22 March 2017
The British Association of Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholars (BAMS) will host its second edition of the BAMS Talks on Tuesday 28th March 2017, 18:00 – 20:00 at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, with a range of topics from civil society to space robotics. All the presentations will be given by former or newly awarded MEXT Scholars and it is completely free or charge to attend!
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On Monday 10 April 2017, NHK WORLD TV will screen two documentaries in London:
1. What You Taught Me About My Son, 6.30pm – an award-winning documentary about a
Japanese boy with severe autism and 2. Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki, 8.30pm – follows Japanese animation maestro and Studio Ghibli co-founder as he comes out of retirement to work on his first-ever CGI film.
15 March 2017
Opening 23 March 2017 at Barbican Art Gallery, The Japanese House: Architecture and Life after 1945 is the first major UK exhibition to focus on Japanese domestic architecture from the end of the Second World War to now, a field which has consistently produced some of the most influential and extraordinary examples of modern and contemporary design.
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Yamato: The Drummers of Japan will be performing at the Peacock Theatre in London from 14 to 25 March 2017.
Heart-thumping rhythm, thunderous sounds and explosive beats, the Yamato drummers of Japan push their limits in this staggering display of physical strength and ferocious skill.
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Dr Depledge received a Small Grant from the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation that supported a month-long visit to Kobe University where he and Dr Sadaoka were able to further develop their techniques and collaborations. The primary aim of their current project is to explore how VZV latency affects the nerve cells in which they reside.
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“Flora Japonica” at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew from 17 September 2016 celebrates the unique richness of Japanese native flora and the huge influence of Japanese plants on horticulture in the west. About a hundred Japanese wild plants are portrayed by 36 of the most eminent contemporary Japanese botanical artists.
Read on24 February 2017
Two of Daiwa Scholarship alumnus Carl Randall’s oil paintings, “David Mitchell and the Whispering Gallery” and “Katie Leung and the Shed” have been shortlisted for this year’s Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize at The Mall Galleries London, March 6th – 18th.
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Ikebana International London Chapter 6 are holding a demonstration on the theme of ‘Early Spring, Basic to Landscape in Ohara Style’ by Ruriko Kojima, President of London Ohara England Chapter on Tuesday 7th March. All visitors are welcome, no need to prebook. Light Refreshments, Sales table, and Raffle Venue – Brompton Oratory Church Hall (Next to V & A) Brompton Road SW7
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In his new adaptation for Yellow Earth theatre company, Ng Choon Ping directs a startling production with an East Asian cast and live taiko drumming featuring Joji Hirota. London: 15 March to 8 April; Oxford: 13 to 15 April; Colchester: 19-20 April; Birmingham: 21 April 2017.
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Japan Now returns to the British Library on Saturday, 25 February with a packed day exploring contemporary writing and culture from this fascinating country. Alex Kerr, author of Lost Japan, reflects on the beauty and destruction of the Japanese landscape, and leading writers, including Hiromi Kawakami, author of Strange Weather in Tokyo, Masatsugu Ono and
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