Yellow Academy is back! 15th – 26th July 2013
After two days of auditions, 16 people have been offered places on this intensive 2 week performance course led by…
Japan Society Book Club – The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima
‘Of such classic design its action might take place at any point across a thousand years’ – San Francisco Chronicle…
Korean War and the UK-Korea Diplomatic Relations in Defence
This year is the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and the United Kingdom. To mark the occasion, the…
East End Film Festival
The East End Film Festival is one of the UK’s largest film festivals, presenting a rich and diverse programme aiming…
Pluto (Myungwangsung): Edinburgh International Film Festival
At an elite boarding school, the murder of a top student adds fuel to the rivalry and suspicion among his…
Japanese Folk: Song, Dance, Instruments (Summer School)
Traditional folk song (min’yo) opens doors to various aspects of Japan’s culture and also to a challenging world of music…
Atsushi Funahashi is one of Japan’s celebrated up-and-coming filmmaking talents emerging on the global stage. Having started making films in the United States, Funahashi’s Office Kitano produced film Big…
The populist tone that has characterized recent Japanese elections recalls a time more than fifty years in the past when people on the margins of society were seen, as…
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Japan Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on…
Evening Language Programme Taster Event
The Evening Language Programme at the University of Westminster will be offering a language taster event. Visit us on Wednesday 26th June 2013 for a free…
Indie Rock Sensation Ling tosite sigure Release First Album Outside of Japan
New London-based label JPU Records is proud to bring Japanese guitar heroes Ling tosite sigure back to the UK for the release of their phenomenal new…
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A Catalogue of Errors By Chris Wainwright
Chris Wainwright works primarily through photography and video as a means of addressing issues related to light and energy, both natural…
Yukako Shibata : COLOUR SHADOW
Yukako Shibata has long explored the myriad possibilities of capturing fleet-ing colours through painting which takes sculptural form and in Colour…
Japanese Embroidery Exhibition
Shizuka Kusano – Exhibition of Japanese Embroidery A small exhibition of some of Kusano-san’s beautiful kimono, obi, wall hangings. This exhibit…
MOON JAR: Contemporary Translations in Britain
Marking 130 years of Anglo-Korean relations our summer exhibition celebrates these ties through the work of four leading UK potters and…
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Despite its many rules and constraints, the stability of Japanese society for more than two centuries under the Shogunate’s policy…
Unveiling of a monument to Professor Alexander Williamson FRS, and his wife Catherine, by the Japanese Ambassador Mr Keiichi Hayashi…
Intrest in formal religion is low in both the UK and Japan. Most people’s involvement is confined to the marking…
SOAS, University of London, will hold an international symposium on Japanese Modern Art and its History on June 19-20, 2013.…
400 years ago: The English mission to Japan and its legacy – Timon Screech
Public Seminar – The Japan Mint and the Royal Mint: A History of Exchange
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London Korean Film Night: Homebound (1967)
Paralyzed from the waist down due to injuries from fighting in the Korean War, Coe is sexually disabled. He becomes a novelist and uses his own marital relationship…
London Korean Film Night: Secret Sunshine (2007)
London Korean Film Night: Bound by Chastity (1962)
Seasons in the Sun: The Heyday of Nikkatsu Studios
Seasons in the Sun: The Heyday of Nikkatsu Studios
Films at the Embassy of Japan:The Chef of South Polar
London Korean Film Night: I Wish I Had a Wife (2000)
London Korean Film Night: Madame Freedom (1956)
My Dear Enemy (2008)
A View of the Korean Society and Women through Films
London Korean Film Night: My Mother, The Mermaid (2004)
Films at the Embassy of Japan: Happy Flight
The Harmonium in My Memory (1999)
London Korean Film Night: ‘HAHAHA’ Screening with Moon So-ri
Films at the Embassy of Japan: Our Mother
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HYPER JAPAN 2013
HYPER JAPAN is the UK’s biggest celebration of traditional and modern Japanese culture and cuisine. HYPER JAPAN is a unique event that offers something for both the dedicated Japanophile and those not so familiar with Japanese or Asian culture.…
Okinawa Day 2013
London Okinawa Sanshinkai and Okinawa Association U.K are delighted to host Okinawa Day 2013 on Saturday 22nd June at Spitalfields in London E1. Okianwa Day 2013 is an admission free outdoor event and organised as a part of the…
Open City Docs Fest
Open City Docs Fest is a festival dedicated to exploring the world through the vision of documentary film. Taking place over four days, the programme features over 100 films across a number of venues including two recent Japanese documentary…
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Discover Korean Food 123: Dr. Sook-Ja Yoon’s “Juksoon Gim”
(Ingredients & Quantity) 130g Bamboo Shoot, 600g (3cups) Water, 50g Beef 20g Minced Beef, 5g (1) Shiitake Mushroom , 0.5g Manna Lichen 3.5g (1tsp) Fine…
