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28 July 2015

The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta Comes to Tokyo

Following the huge success of their concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in March 2014, the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta is performing at Opera City in Tokyo on August 20^th 2015 at 7pm. The concert is the culmination of this year’s project, organised by the UK-based charity Keys of Change. Internationally acclaimed concert pianist Panos Karan, the founder of Keys of Change, has been working with young musicians from middle schools in Fukushima for the past four years.

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30 September 2014

Yoi Kawakubo: Art after Fukushima and Tohoku (Talk at ICA at 2pm on 8 October)

Yoi Kawakubo is a photographer and artist, born in Spain and currently based in Tokyo.He bases his works on themes regarding the ontology of photography, light, and social issues such as disaster affected areas of Fukushima and Tohoku. On Wednesday 8 October at 2pm, he will give a talk at the ICA in London (in partnership with the University of the Arts London: Camberwell, Chelsea, Wimbledon).

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10 March 2014

Two-Day Seminar on Energy Policy, Media Representations, and Public Perception of Nuclear Power after the Fukushima Disaster, 19-20 September 2013

The Welsh School of Architecture and the School of Psychology were delighted to present a 2-day seminar at Cardiff University, on 19-20 September, bringing together academics from the UK and Japan in the area of energy policy, media studies, and risk perception.

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28 January 2014

Charity Recital for Tohoku Earthquake and Typhoon Haiyan Victims on 12 March 2014 at 7pm

The evening will raise funds for the Japan Society’s Tohoku Earthquake Relief Fund and Jesuit Missions’ Philippines Haiyan Typhoon Appeal.

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17 September 2013

Daiwa Tohoku Scholarship Report by Michiyo Miyamoto, 9 September 2013

I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation and the British Council for awarding me a Daiwa Foundation Tohoku Scholarship. The Scholarship was a significant life-changing experience and allowed me a memorable 14 months in London, making my long-held dream of ten years – to study abroad – come true.

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21 November 2012

Daiwa Funded Project Exhibits at Architectural Association School of Architecture

Until 8 December the exhibition YATAI HERE YATAI THERE is being shown at the Front Room of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, Bedford Square, London. Opening hours are 10:00am – 7:00pm, Monday to Friday and 10:oo am to 3:00pm, Saturday. The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese foundation gave this project a small grant in 2012. This project was inspired by the

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16 July 2012

Exhibition review: 're:new tohoku' at Asia House

As a lover of Japanese craft and design, the highlight of my weekend was visiting re:new tohoku at Asia House in London – an exhibition of design and craft products from Tohoku. Unfortunately the exhibition has now finished, but the catalogue is available to download here.

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11 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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22 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.

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16 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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