10 September 2014
Dr Jonathan Mackintosh, Lecturer in World History at the School of Humanities and Performing Arts (Faculty of Arts & Humanities) took up his post in Plymouth in September 2012. Recently he has been busily involved with Japan400 Plymouth which will take place from 26 September to 1 October 2014. Here he tells us all about it.
Read on16 July 2014
The Carmen Blacker Lecture 2014, co-organised by the Japan Society with the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts & Cultures, will be given by Peter Kornicki, Professor of Japanese Studies and Head of Department, East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge and Deputy Warden, Robinson College.
Read on28 January 2014
The evening will raise funds for the Japan Society’s Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fund and Jesuit Missions’ Philippines Haiyan Typhoon Appeal.
Read on13 November 2013
On Sunday 17th November at 3pm, at the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, St Hilda’s College, Oxford there will be a concert to raise money for the Japanese earthquake victims.
Read on24 September 2013
The Japan Society and the Embassy of Japan are organising a family day, in conjunction with Golden Hinde and in association with Japan400, to celebrate the 400-year ties between Britain and Japan, and to introduce various aspects of Japanese culture to children of all ages. This will take place from 11:00am on Sunday, 29 September
Read on15 May 2013
The Japan Society is the leading independent body in the United Kingdom dedicated to the enhancement of the British-Japanese relationship in all its facets. It is a membership organization and UK charity with a strong educational remit. Its core programmes include approximately 80 academic, business and cultural events each year, support for schools teaching about Japan, provision of small grants, publication of periodicals and books, and maintenance of a small historic library.
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