Events 2023

Annual & Special Events
27 MarLecture by Julia Longbottom CMG, British Ambassador to Japan, at Nomura International

8 Sep

The Japan Society Annual General Meeting 2023

1 OctJapan Matsuri 2023

7 Dec

The Japan Society Christmas Party, at the Embassy of Japan

Arts & Culture Events
8 Jan

New Year’s Calligraphy Workshop with calligrapher Yoko Takenami

3 Mar

Enso: Coming Full Circle - Private View with Elena Gileva, at White Conduit Project

22 JulCalligraphy Workshop: Summer Greetings with calligrapher Yoko Takenami

12 AugPrivate Tour - Circles of Stone: Stonehenge and Prehistoric Japan, at Stonehenge, Avebury and Salisbury

26 AugContemporary Ainu Life and Music: Pre-performance Talk with OKI, at St Marys Music Hall

18 NovWoodblock Printing Workshop with artist Hiroko Imada

23 Nov

Talk and Exhibition Tour - Entering the Halls of the Chiyoda Palace, at Japanese Gallery

23 NovJapanese Photography since 1945, with Dr Lena Fritsch (online lecture)

30 NovHiroshi Sugimoto Exhibition - Guided Tour, at Hayward Gallery

Business EventsWebinar Series (chaired by the chair of The Japan Society Bill Emmott)
10 JanJapan Macro Salon with Jesper Koll, in association with Asia Society Japan

7 Feb

Operating in a Time of Global Discord: A Conversation with Sir Paul Tucker

6 Apr

Japan Macro Salon - with Jesper Koll and Nobukatsu Kanehara, in association with Asia Society Japan

29 JunAddressing the Challenges for the Japanese Economy: A Conversation with Hiromi Yamaji

5 Jul

Japan Macro Salon - with Jesper Koll and Takako Hikotani, in association with Asia Society Japan

2 Oct

Japan Macro Salon - with Jesper Koll and Oki Matsumoto, in association with Asia Society JapanIn Partnership with Other Organisations
12 JanLunch on the Occasion of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group’s 39th Annual Meeting

3 Feb

Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo: The City of Tokyo as a Financial and Tourist Centre - in association withWTW

24 AprJapan-UK Symposium: Celebrating the 150 years of Iwakura Mission - in association the Institute ofDirectors

20 OctJCCI Joint Lunch with Professor Michael Mainelli, upcoming Lord Mayor of London - in association withthe Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the UK

15 NovFireside Chat with Dr. Tomohiko Taniguchi: Japan in the World Today and Tomorrow - in association
with the London Business School

Chairman’s Dinner (private, off the record online meetings with an informal talk by the guest of honour)
28 JunJohn Noble, CBE, Former Director of the National Cyber Security Centre, at the The Reform Club

Bilingual Public Speaking Club (held online on the last Wednesday of each month until June 2023)
The first bilingual Japanese-English public speaking club in the UK, open to all people who would like to improvetheir skills at speaking in public in Japanese and English. Sessions were hosted by Deloitte.

Lectures
28 Sep

The Last Ring Home. Film Screening, Talk and Book Signing, at Japan Room, The Freemasons’ Hall

30 OctEducation in Japan: Still on Top of the World? - with Peter Cave, at the Swedenborg Society

20 NovParagons in Print: Exemplary Women in Edo Japan - with Mary Redfern, at the Swedenborg Society

12 DecThe Double Twelfth Conference: The First Period of Japan-British Partnership 1600-1623 - in association
with Japan400, at the Embassy of Japan

Lifestyle Events
30 MarAkatoki Supper Club, at The Prince Akatori London

21 JunThe Japan Society Golf Tournament 2023, at Maidenhead Golf Club

6 Aug

Japanese Garden Community Day, at Hammersmith Park

8 Oct

Collar Cup Golf Match 2023, at Brocket HallBook Club (held alternating online and in-person on the second Monday of each month)
9 Jan

Diary of a Void by Emi Yagi

7 JulWoman Running in the Mountains by
Yuko Tsushima

13 FebTen Nights’ Dreams by Soseki Natsume

14 AugThe Cake Tree in the Ruins by Akiyuki
Nosaka13 MarFish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight by Riku
Onda

11 SepThe Diary of Lady Murasaki

3 Apr

The Easy Life in Kamusari by Shion Miura

9 Oct

Lion Cross Point by Masatsugu Ono

9 May

The Woman in the Dunes by Kobo Abe

13 Nov

Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

12 JunJapan Sinks by Sakyo Komatsu

11 DecIdol, Burning by Rin Usami

Film Club (held online on the first Wednesday of each month)
4 JanThe Funeral directed by Juzo Itami

5 Jul

A Page of Madness directed byTeinosuke Kinugasa

1 Feb

No Regrets for Our Youth directed by Akira
Kurosawa

2 Aug

Twenty-Four Eyes directed by Keisuke
Kinoshita

1 Mar

Tony Takitani directed by Jun Ichikawa

6 Sep

Of Love and Law directed by Hikaru
Toda

5 Apr

Your Name directed by Makoto Shinkai

4 Oct

Woman of the Dunes directed byHiroshi Teshigahara

3 May

Late Spring directed by Yasujiro Ozu

1 Nov

Perfect Blue directed by Satoshi Kon

7 JunSweet Bean directed by Naomi Kawase6 Dec

Love Life directed by Koji Fukada

Japanese Conversation Group (held on the first Tuesday of every month at the Shakespeare’s Head)The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of allnationalities to come together and speak Japanese.

Education
All YearJapan in Your Classroom School Visits: In 2023, The Japan Society facilitated volunteer visits toschools across the UK, almost 50% of which were new to the scheme. Through these visits, 1,350
students learnt about Japan.		Loan Resources: 28 schools and organisations across the UK borrowed our materials and culturalartefacts representing traditional and modern aspects of Japan in 2023. The resources reachedapproximately 4000 students.		New Resource Development: the Education Team continued to work with professionals and teachers
to develop new Japan-related video and digital teaching resources for educators.
Outreach Highlights
January – April
Contributed to Express Yourself 2023, a North-East Festival of Languages and Culture by providing
online and downloadable content related to Japan.
Attended Reading University with Tomoko Hoult to deliver soroban workshops to trainee primaryschool teachers.
May – August
Provided loans of yukata for a National Costumes activity at the Great Exhibition Road Festival.
Launched The Japan Youth Collective pilot, inviting sixteen young people from across the Greater
London area with a passion for Japan to take part in a regular programme of Japan-related activities.
September – December
Hosted a six-week soroban training course for UK teachers to learn how to use the Japanese abacusin the classroom.
Held two events each month for the Japan Youth Collective to learn more about Japan, including avisit to the Japanese Embassy, working with musicians, academics, artists and other Japan relatedprofessionals.
Launched JAL Foundation’s 18th World Children’s Haiku Contest on the theme of Family.
Hosted our annual Sixth Form Day Japan Day event at SOAS, University of London, attended byrepresentatives from 15 universities and organisations and over 120 from 28 different schools.