27 May 2010
Past Events
25 May 2010
Private view
Drawings and Etchings of Ezo by Gemma Anderson
A private view was held to mark the opening of Gemma Anderson’s exhibition, ‘Drawings and Etchings of Ezo’
More info20 May 2010
Annual Seminar Series Seminar
Class, Social Mobility and Social Divides in the UK and Japan
This fourth seminar in the 2010 series, ‘States in Change: National Identity in the UK and Japan’, explored the factors contributing to life chances in both countries. The speakers addressed the current debates on changing societies and social inequalities which, in the immediate aftermath of the UK General Election, resulted in a lively discussion of what policy makers can and should be doing to effect change.
More info18 May 2010
Lecture
Unhappy 50th Anniversary?: The US-Japan Relationship from an Okinawan Perspective
Five decades after the adoption of the revised US-Japan Security Treaty, and two decades after the end of the Cold War, the Cold War alliance and Cold War assumptions still underpin the relationship between the world’s Number One and Number Two economic powers and therefore the institutional frame of East Asia as a whole.
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'The Japanese Consumer: An Alternative Economic History of Modern Japan' by Penelope Francks
‘The Japanese Consumer: An Alternative Economic History of Modern Japan’ was launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House
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'A New History of Shinto' by John Breen and Mark Teeuwen
‘A New History of Shinto’ by John Breen and Mark Teeuwen was launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House
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Artist talk
Same Differences: Non-Duality and the Serial
Photographer David Williams gave an illustrated presentation exploring the theme of Non-Duality with reference to ‘one taste: (n)ever-changing’, his body of work made at a variety of Buddhist temple sites in Kyoto (2003-2007).
More info20 April 2010
Annual Seminar Series Seminar
Education and National Identity in the UK and Japan
This third seminar in the 2010 series, ‘States in Change: National Identity in the UK and Japan’, explored the impact of education on national identity and the role of the school system and ‘informal education’ in shaping national and social values.
More info30 March 2010
Private view
'one taste: (n)ever-changing': Photographs by David Williams
A private view was held at Daiwa Foundation Japan House to mark the opening of the exhibition
More info24 March 2010
Book launch
Launch of 'New Architecture in Japan' and talk by Yuki and Edmund Sumner
This major new survey showcases Japan’s new architecture, featuring projects of all types, sizes and budgets, from offices and private houses to schools, shops, hospitals, airports and chapels. Both cutting-edge, emerging young practices such as Sou Fujimoto and Junya Ishigami are featured, as well as established, internationally known architects, such as Toyo Ito, Tadao Ando, Kengo Kuma and SANAA.
More info22 March 2010
Talk
Japan under the DPJ Government
Former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hitoshi Tanaka, shares his views on the changes in Japan’s foreign policy since the DPJ came to power.
More info10 March 2010
Artist talk
'Prints Now', talk by Gill Saunders
Gill discussed recent developments in printmaking with Nana Shiomi and talked about her book, ‘Prints Now’.
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