Past Events

18 October 2012

My Primal Memory by Nao Matsunaga

This private view will celebrate the opening of the exhibition My Primal Memory by Nao Matsunaga, which will run until December 13th at the Daiwa Foundation Japan House. In this exhibition the artist responds to his ideas and experiences of dual cultural and national identity, reflecting on his formative years growing up in Japan, and the latter part of his childhood in England. Although this is a deeply personal investigation, his work references ancient universal themes concerning the human condition.

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10 October 2012

Leadership and Innovation

This was the sixth seminar in our 2012 series ‘Leadership: People and Power in the UK and Japan,’ chaired by Rosa Wilkinson, Director of Innovation of the Intellectual Property Office. Hiroyuki Itoh, CEO of Crypton Future Media, creator of the globally popular ‘vocaloid’ Hatsune Miku, and Dr Jaideep Prabhu, co-author of the book ‘Jugaad Innovation’ discussed leadership and innovation from their perspectives.

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5 October 2012

Slurp! A Social and Culinary History of RAMEN – Japan’s Favourite Noodle Soup

‘Slurp! A Social and Culinary History of RAMEN – Japan’s Favourite Noodle Soup′ by Barak Kushner was launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House. Ramen can be regarded as a symbol of the relationship between the two major forces in East Asia – what started as a Chinese food product ended up almost 1,000 years later as the emblem of modern Japanese cuisine. How did that happen and what does it signify?

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25 September 2012

British Music for Lute and Early Guitar: Played by Taro Takeuchi

In this concert respected early guitar/lute player Taro Takeuchi will perform some of the finest pieces for those instruments from the 16th, 17th and 18th century Britain. The concert will include pieces by John Dowland, Henry Purcell, Francesco Geminiani, George Frideric Handel and others. Taro Takeuchi uses antique guitars from the 18th century as well as a faithful modern copy of an original 16th century lute.

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12 September 2012

The Sea by Night and Day

‘The Sea by Night and Day’ is an exhibition containing a new body of work by Japanese artist Toru Kuwakubo. In this first solo show in London, Kuwakubo will experiment by dividing the exhibition spaces into day and night to invite viewers to navigate through his world.

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10 September 2012

40 Years of Love and Hate: Sino-Japanese Relations Since Diplomatic Normalisation

The 40th anniversary of the normalisation of Sino-Japanese relations is being marked in both countries with a series of events, exhibitions and cultural exchanges with the objective of promoting a ‘stable and future-oriented’ relationship. Professor Morio Matsumoto, Professor, Asia Pacific Studies (International Relations), Ritsumeikan APU and Professor Caroline Rose, Professor of Sino-Japanese Relations, University of Leeds, will discuss the relationship between the two countries, in a seminar chaired by Professor Barry Buzan, Emeritus Professor in International Relations at the London School of Economics.

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6 September 2012

Sumidagawa and Curlew River: Britten’s Encounter with Noh

Tokyo University of the Arts staged back-to-back performances of the Noh play ‘Sumidagawa’ and Benjamin Britten’s opera ‘Curlew River’, in London and Suffolk on 7 and 9 September. The Daiwa Foundation is pleased to welcome Professor Tomotaka Sekine and Dr Daisuke Mukai for an evening of discussion about Britten’s encounter with Noh theatre and the making of ‘Curlew River’.

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