Japan Society Book Club: The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro by Edogawa Ranpo
he Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro presents four stories by Edogawa Ranpo’s recurring character, the great detective Akechi Kogoro. Akechi first…
Bodyscapes – New films by Japanese artists
Bodyscapes is a collection of new films by Japanese artists whose use of the body is central to their work –…
“Falling Family “ contemporary dance performance
Two rising female choreographers share personal stories of illness, love and loss in a moving and inspiring double bill. 28/2/2019…
Rosetsu’s One-Inch Square Picture and the Culture of Exhibitions in 18th Century Kyoto
In 1798 the painter Nagasawa Rosetsu painted an image of five hundred disciples of the Buddha (arhats) on a piece…
KCC House Concert – Anna Lee & Kumi Matsuo
Artist: Anna Lee (Violin) & Kumi Matsuo (Piano) Tuesday 26 February, 7:00 pmHall KCC, KCCUK Programme Beethoven Violin Sonata No.2 in A major, Op.12 I. Allegro…
‘Come and Sing’ Japan Society Choral Workshop
Following a popular and successful event in 2015, the Japan Society is delighted to present ‘Come and Sing’, a second…
Kyoko Nakajima is a Japanese fiction writer and essayist, who started her career as a novelist with “FUTON” in 2003. Nakajima’s highly acclaimed novels have won multiple prestigious literary prizes in…
The Japan Foundation and SOAS are hosting a special symposium looking at the Japanese phenomenon that is sake. Widely seen as the national drink of Japan, sake exports have…
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Sake Symposium: Understanding the Unique Aspects of Sake
The Japan Foundation and SOAS are hosting a special symposium looking at the Japanese phenomenon that is sake. Widely seen as the national drink of Japan,…
Exhibition View all
Rosetsu’s One-Inch Square Picture and the Culture of Exhibitions in 18th Century Kyoto
In 1798 the painter Nagasawa Rosetsu painted an image of five hundred disciples of the Buddha (arhats) on a piece of…
Van Gogh and Japan: The Provence Years
For Van Gogh, Japan held great appeal, particularly its woodblock prints. In 1888 he left Paris and headed south, to the…
Artist Talk: Mari Katayama
In the photographic self-portraits of Mari Katayama, the artist’s body features prominently, surrounded by painstakingly arranged objects, both in intimate settings…
Seminar View all
he Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro presents four stories by Edogawa Ranpo’s recurring character, the great detective Akechi Kogoro. Akechi first…
Bodyscapes is a collection of new films by Japanese artists whose use of the body is central to their work –…
Following a popular and successful event in 2015, the Japan Society is delighted to present ‘Come and Sing’, a second…
Author Talk: Kyoko Nakajima
Sake Symposium: Understanding the Unique Aspects of Sake
Film View all
Bodyscapes – New films by Japanese artists
Bodyscapes is a collection of new films by Japanese artists whose use of the body is central to their work – either as a landscape, a political metaphor or method of expression – the body acts as a vehicle and…
Afternoon Tea and Film Screening with Director Keisuke Yoshida
Keisuke Yoshida is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. While he was still studying at Tokyo Visual Arts he started making his own independent films and participated in the films of Shinya Tsukamoto. His debut feature Raw Summer (2005) won the Fantastic…
Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2019
Love, in all its semblances and dimensions, is a state so universally experienced by humankind that it has provided a perpetual source of inspiration in the long history of global cinema. Japanese cinema is no different. Love and the…
Food View all
‘I hope food can boost inter-Korean relations’
Bibimbap mixed rice with meat, and some greens with an eobok jaengban (어복쟁반) boiled meat platter. ’ These are the menu items that Director Yoon…
