14 September 2011
One of the attractions of Ohba’s art is his use of iridescent pearl paint, ever-changing image shifts and colour transition as the light varies or as the viewer moves. Ohba will be Introduced by Keith Whittle, International Projects Associate, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design and Japan Foundation Fellow.
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The leading Japanese calligrapher, Ransetsu Ozawa, offered a demonstration and workshop against the backdrop of a special exhibition of her calligraphy at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
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English-language newspapers such as the Japan Advertiser, North-China Daily News, Japan Chronicle, China Press, Japan Times, and Seoul Press occupied a vital segment of the public sphere in East Asia in the first half of the 20th century. As forums of opinion on Japanese, Chinese and Western interests in East Asia they also served as vehicles of propaganda, particularly during the crisis-ridden 1930s and the Pacific War.
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The speaker addressed the challenges that are facing Japan in the aftermath of the global economic crisis and the dramatic events of 11 March 2011. Energy shortages and the implications for industry and the economy mirror the experience of the Japanese oil shocks of the 1970s and are turning attention to aspects of risk and crisis management.
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Lord Rowe Beddoe Speech Text This afternoon symposium at Cardiff City Hall considered Japan’s relationship with Wales from inward investment to present-day research, innovation and manufacturing links. Jointly organised by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and the University of Wales, the programme featured speakers from government, business and industry.
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14 June 2011
This fifth seminar in the 2011 series considered the issues surrounding healthcare provision and management in the UK and Japan. This is a highly topical area for debate in the UK as spending cuts and healthcare reforms focus attention on the ways in which the NHS must adapt to changing times. The Japanese health service is facing similar difficulties as Japan’s ageing population and low birth rate impact upon healthcare needs and provision.
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This lecture, part of a UK lecture tour organised by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, looked to the future in assessing the impact and importance of the implicit rivalry between these two major powers with longstanding historical and cultural ties.
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This fourth seminar in the 2011 series, Uncertain Futures: The Individual, Society and the State in the UK and Japan, considered the role of education in society and the pressures of adapting education policy to changing needs.
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In the period 1946-48, as a member of the British Occupation Force in Japan, which formed part of the Allied Occupation following the Asia-Pacific War of 1941-45, Ian Nish collected a number of documents which throw light on the attitudes of the Japanese people in the latter part of the war and the equally critical first two years of the peace.
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Often painting abandoned buildings eroded by nature, Kounosuke Kawakami chooses industrial architecture and resort towns as symbols for the interaction between the natural world and humans. In (H)allo-poiesis, Kawakami uses a new visual language to explore his interest in the relationship between man and the natural world.
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The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation hosted a Recital by Ms Lisa Ueda, in aid of the children who have been orphaned or made homeless by the Tohoku disaster. Minister Noda of the Japanese Embassy gave a note of thanks at the event. Thank you for your kind support. Lisa’s efforts raised £3,009, which has been donated to Save the Children Japan.
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