13 July 2012
Learning about sake
The Japanese government has recently decided that sake should be actively promoted as an export product, and the word has gone out to Japanese organisations across the world.
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12 June 2012
Japan-inspired Family Show at artsdepot: Little Sunshine, Little Rainfall on Friday and Saturday, 15 and 16 June 2012
Little Sunshine and Little Rainfall invite you to their magic garden. But trouble is afoot for the two gardeners when naughty Storm Fox comes to visit…
Read on18 May 2012
(Nearly) meeting the Emperor
To the Japanese Embassy last night for a reception with the Emperor and Empress. There were a lot of rules and regulations for those attending, but this seemed understandable enough. Photographs were also forbidden, so I don’t have any. Standing with the Empress in front of a gold screen, the Emperor gave a short speech in slow, but extremely clear, English, thanking the people of the UK for their support after the Japanese earthquake last March.
Read on26 April 2012
LOOCHOO ‘Time’ – Art & Design Exhibition from Okinawa
It was a cold, wet and miserable day in London yesterday, and with storms threatening I have to say I wasn’t overly keen to spend my evening in a crypt. Fortunately, the artists and designers who are a part of LOOCHOO ‘Time’ which was opening at The Crypt Gallery in London brought all of the warmth of Okinawa with them, along with music, dancing and live painting.
Read on11 April 2012
Daiwa Tohoku Scholarships 2012 - applications now open
2011年3月11日の東日本大震災を受け、大和日英基金は、ブリティッシュ･カウンシルとの提携によ り、東日本大震災被災地域の学生支援のため、奨学基金「大和日英基金東北スコラーシップ（ブリティッシュ・カウンシル提携）」を設立いたしました。昨年に引き 続き、2012年も奨学生を募集いたします。
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'Kugutsu' - An Evening Of Japanese Puppetry at the Little Angel Theatre
Direct from Japan to attend Mr Punch’s 350th birthday celebrations, two masters of kugutsu – Shiro Ito and Eimei Katami – will be appearing at the Little Angel Theatre in London on Thursday, 10 May, to present an evening of puppetry, including a Japanese-style Punch and Judy show.
Read on22 December 2011
'Postcards from Japan: A Message from Tohoku Artists'
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting the UK tour of ‘Postcards from Japan: A Message from Tohoku Artists’, an exhibition of A5 original art works by 22 artists from north east Japan.
Read on30 November 2011
The workshop 'Perspectives in Nuclear Fission' to be held at the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 14-16 March 2012
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting a fission workshop taking place in Japan next March. The University of the West of Scotland and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency will be hosting an international workshop, Perspectives in Nuclear Fission, 14-16 March 2012 at JAEA, Tokai, Japan.
Read on24 November 2011
Daiwa Scholarships 2012
We are now accepting online applications for the Daiwa Scholarships 2012 programme. For further details, see application procedure. The deadline for applications is 1 December 2011.
Read on16 November 2011
19 recipients selected for Daiwa Foundation Tohoku Scholarships (in partnership with the British Council) in 2011
19 recipients have been selected for Daiwa Foundation Tohoku Scholarships, with awards so far totalling £133,000. The Daiwa Foundation established its Tohoku Scholarships in the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake, in collaboration with British Council Japan, for students from the Tohoku region of Japan wishing to study in the UK.
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