6 December 2011
Professor Lesley Millar, curator of Bite-Size: Miniature Textiles from Japan and the UK, discussed the projects in which she and the artists in the exhibition have collaborated.
More info1 December 2011
‘Under Eagle Eyes: Lithographs, Drawings and Photographs from the Prussian Expedition to Japan, 1860-61’, edited by Sebastian Dobson and Sven Saaler, was launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
More info29 November 2011
The 2011 Euro-area debt crisis has led us to question if we are again in a danger zone. This seminar considered the economic challenges for countries with aging populations such as the UK and Japan, and discussed structural policies that will overcome obstacles to future growth.
More info24 November 2011
In this final seminar of the series our speakers considered what the State can and can’t provide and the role of the charity sector in uncertain times.
More info8 November 2011
Dr Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere and Dr Rayna Denison introduced ‘Professor Munakata’s British Museum Adventure’. A unique compilation of ten beautifully drawn manga episodes, ‘Professor Munakata’s British Museum Adventure’ is the latest Professor Munakata story from leading Japanese artist, Hoshino Yukinobu.
More info31 October 2011
This exhibition of contemporary textile artists from Japan and the UK celebrated fifteen years of collaborative activity. The curator, Lesley Millar, opened the exhibition and introduced the artists.
More info28 October 2011
‘Dealing with Disaster in Japan: Flight JL123 Crash’ by Christopher P. Hood was launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
More info19 October 2011
In recent years, arts funding in both the UK and Japan has undergone severe cuts and dramatic changes. This seminar considered the issues surrounding support for the arts in the UK and Japan.
More info14 October 2011
By Keith Whittle, Curator, International Projects Associate, Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design and Japan Foundation Fellow and Daisuke Ohba, the artist of ‘The Light Field’ at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
More info12 October 2011
In this special lecture, seven months after the 11th of March earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Ambassador Hayashi examined the impact of the disaster and Japan’s progress in the reconstruction effort to help rebuild the lives of people in the affected areas.
More info5 October 2011
Maritime issues in relation to disputed territorial boundaries are becoming a key theme in debates on regional security in East Asia. One year after the September 2010 incident, the speakers discussed Sino-Japanese relations and the impact of the event from wider political and historical perspectives.
More info22 September 2011
The sixth seminar in the 2011 series, Uncertain Futures: The Individual, Society and the State in the UK and Japan, explored the energy challenges facing Japan as the government seeks to address the economic implications of the March 2011 crisis in the Tohoku region.
More info
