22 June 2006
This seminar addressed societal change in the UK and Japan through the prism of interpersonal relations and family life. It also highlighted the increase in one-person households and lone-parent families is impacting upon the economic and social framework of both countries.
More info31 May 2006
A private viewing which exhibited the glass and ceramic work of Keiko Mukaide and Simon Ward by Cross Currents, and examined the cultural differences and similarities of two artists from opposite sides of the world. With a myriad of experience of living and working in both Japan and the UK, the exhibition visually explored fragments of their shared narrative and the sympathies and contrasts between their island cultures.
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This seminar looked at ways in which the design sectors in both countries are developing innovative approaches and solutions to the needs of ageing societies – in the home, in the workplace and in all areas of public life.
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Based on over 800 letters written by a British army officer, Arthur Hart-Synnot, to Masa Suzuki in Tokyo in the early years of the twentieth century, this book not only tells the moving story of its protagonists but sets this against the rapid changes that were taking place in British and Japanese society, and the conflicts of the time.
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For the first time in the UK, work by acclaimed master craftsman Yukio Yamamoto was showcased in a new exhibition. This offered a rare opportunity to discover and appreciate hyoso, the traditional Japanese craft of mounting artworks.
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The image of the shinkansen or ‘bullet train’ passing Mount Fuji is one of the most renowned images of modern Japan. Yet, despite its international reputation for speed and punctuality, little is understood about what makes it work so well and what its impact is.
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This seminar highighted how Britain and Japan was facing up to the future of work was addressed by our speakers who dealt with both the policy and practice of adapting to a new economic environment.
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For the first time in the UK, work by acclaimed master craftsman Yukio Yamamoto will be showcased in a new exhibition. This offers a rare opportunity to discover and appreciate hyoso, the traditional Japanese craft of mounting artworks.
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For the first time in the UK, work by acclaimed master craftsman Yukio Yamamoto was showcased in a new exhibition. It offered a rare opportunity to discover and appreciate hyoso, the traditional Japanese craft of mounting artworks.
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A talk by the acclaimed master craftsman Yukio Yamamoto, who spoke about his work being showcased in his latest exhibition. This offered a rare opportunity to discover and appreciate hyoso, the traditional Japanese craft of mounting artworks.
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Leftist thought and activism stands as a defining force in the articulation of political culture and policy in modern Japan. Operating from the periphery of formal political power for the most part, the Japanese Left has had an impact that extends far beyond its limited success at the ballot box.
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This seminar focused upon some of the issues affecting young people in Japan as they face the transition from school to work.
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