Date: Saturday 24 March at 19.30 Venue: Cadogan Hall, Sloane Terrace, London SW1X 9DQ Japan’s number one iconic concert pianist, Ingrid Fuzjko Hemming is returning to the London stage for one night only. With her unique style of classical piano, Fuzjko will perform works by great composers...
Japan Society Book C...
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Date: Monday 13 February at 7.00pm Venue: 5th View, Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LE Many may recall the chilling news story of Lucie Blackman’s disappearance and murder. Lucie a British woman had gone to see Japan as well as to find work. She ended up working as a bar...
Bunkasai
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Date: 11 March 2012 Venue: Park Crescent Conference Centre, 229 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 5PN Email: info@aidforjapan.co.uk Tel: 020-8940-6610 Web1: www.bunka-sai.com Web2: www.aidforjapan.co.uk Organiser: Aid For Japan On the one year anniversary of the disaster we plan to introduce...
Anna Hashimoto with ...
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Date: Wednesday 7th March 2012, 7.30pm Venue: Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloan Square Terrace, Lodon SW1X 9DQ Tel: 020-7730 4500 Web: http://www.cadoganhall.com Tickets: £10, £15, £25, £35 Organiser: Cadogan Hall & English Chamber Orchestra English Chamber Orchestra Paul Watkins –...
Japanese Exhibition:...
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Date: 6 March – 17 April 2012 Venue: Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP UK Tel: 020 7486 4348 Fax: 020 7486 2914 Email: events@dajf.org.uk Web: www.dajf.org.uk Organieser: Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation “…we find beauty not in the thing itself but...
Book launch – ...
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Date: 29 February 2012, 6:00pm Venue: Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle, London NW1 4QP Tel: 020 7486 4348 Email: office@dajf.org.uk Web: http://www.dajf.org.uk Organiser: The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Much of the existing writing on Japan’s...
The Front Line ̵...
posted by The East
Experience breath-taking action sequences and heart-wrenching performances in this critically acclaimed Korean box-office smash-hit. In the final decisive battles of The Korean War, the battle-worn armies of North and South Korea face a brutal deadlock on the rugged Aerok Hills. Fears of...
JET LI: arriving on ...
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From 1999 to 2006, Hong Kong Legends brought the biggest films of Asian cinema to DVD in the UK. Now, Cine-Asia the UK’s leading Asian action cinema label is reissuing them under the ‘CINE-ASIA presents HKL’ banner, bringing together the two greatest catalogues of Asian cinema under one...
The Seventh Japanese...
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Date: 25 February 2012 Venue: Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) , University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square,London WC1H 0XG Tel: 020 7436 6698 Email: speechcontest@jpf.org.uk Web: http://www.jpf.org.uk/whatson.php#375 Organiser:...
Seminar Series 2012:...
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Date: 23 February 2012, 6:00pm – 7:45pm Venue: Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13 – 14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP. Nearest tube: Baker Street Tel: 020 7486 4348 Email: office@dajf.org.uk Web: http://www.dajf.org.uk Organiser: The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Central banks...
Hyper Japan 2012 Spr...
posted by The East
HYPER JAPAN 2012 Spring will be held on Friday 24, Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 February 2012 at Brompton Hall at Earls Court. Join us at the UK’s biggest J-culture event.
Eat, Drink and Discover the Tastes of Japan: Eat-J...
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Date: 24-26 February 2012 Venue: Earls Court, Brompton Hall, London Web: www.hyperjapan.co.uk Eat-Japan, a UK based media outlet dedicated to Japanese food and drink, will hold three events at this year’s spring HYPER JAPAN. The UK’s biggest J-culture event will be held between Friday 24th and Sunday 26th February at Brompton Hall, Earls Court, London, sponsored by Kikkoman and S&B. Eat-Japan @ HYPER JAPAN is where you can try, taste and discover the flavours, textures and diversity of Japanese cuisine. The three Eat-Japan events are the SUSHI AWARDS, SAKE AWARDS and TASTE DISCOVERY ZONE plus an Eat-Japan spin-off, the Original...
Koshu Masterclass: a...
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Date: Wednesday 22 February 2012 at 6:30pm Venue: Imagination Gallery, 25 Store Street, London WC1E 7BL Cost: £20 for Japan Society members and guests ‘I must confess that what appeals to me about Koshu is its very lack of brashness, its delicacy, purity, limpidity, and the way it goes so...
Prospects for the Co...
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Date: 15 February 2012, 12;30-Drink, 13:00-Lunch, 14:30-Close Venue: The National Liberal Club, Whitehall Place, London SW1A 2HE Tel: 020 7828 6330 Email: events@japansociety.org.uk Web: http://www.japansociety.org.uk/ Organiser: The Japan Society, JCCI UK Philip Stephens is our guest at the...
Japanese discussion ...
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Date: February 15th, 2012 (Sleep will be shown at ICA on February 16th from 6:30pm) Time: 18:30 – 21:00 Venue: The Japan Foundation, London Fee: £7.00 (fee includes free ticket to view the movie Sleep at ICA, worth £10.00) The Japan Foundation are delighted to announce that we will be...
Poetry reading: The ...
posted by The East
Date: 14 February 2012, 2:00pm Venue: Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, Outer Circle, London NW1 4QP Tel: 020 7486 4348 Email: office@dajf.org.uk Web: http://www.dajf.org.uk Organiser: The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Hans Brinckmann, author of The Undying Day: Poems by...
Japan Society Book C...
posted by The East
Date: Monday 13 February at 7.00pm Venue: 5th View, Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LE Fee: Free for Japan Society Members The Temple of the Golden Pavilion is loosely based on the events surrounding an arson attack on the Golden Pavilion carried out by a young Buddhist acolyte,...
Whose Film Is It Any...
posted by The East
Date: 10 February 2012 – 28 March 2012 Venue: London (ICA Cinema), Sheffield (Showroom Workstation), Edinburgh (Filmhouse), Glasgow (Glasgow Film Theatre), Belfast (Queen’s Film Theatre), Bristol (Watershed), Nottingham (Broadway) This year’s Japan Foundation annual touring film...
Yayoi Kusama: Japane...
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Date: 9 February – 5 June 2012 Venue: Tate Modern, Bankside London SE1 9TG Tel: 020 7887 8888 Web: www.tate.org.uk Organiser: Tate Modern The nine decades of Yayoi Kusama’s life have taken her from rural Japan to the New York art scene to contemporary Tokyo, in a career in which...
COP 17 and Japan’s P...
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Date: 9 February 2012, 12;00pm Venue: JETRO, MidCity Place, 71 High Holborn, London WC1V 6AL Tel: 020 7828 6330 Email: events@japansociety.org.uk Web: http://www.japansociety.org.uk/ Cost: £12 for member of the Japan Society, JCCI and those introduced by JETRO. £18 for non-members ...
Well known in Japan ...
posted by The East
Date: Tuesday 7 February from 7.00pm for 8.00pm live performance Venue: Pipeline Bar, 94 Middlesex Street, City of London E1 7DA Cost: £5 in advance, £7 on the door Well known in Japan for their storming QUEEN covers, tribute band QUEER will make their European debut in London! Bulsara as...
Japan Conversation G...
posted by The East
Date: Tuesday, 7th February, 6.30pm and every first Tuesday of the month Venue: The Old Explorer (Lower Ground Floor), 23 Great Castle Street, Oxford Circus London, W1G 0HY Fee: Standard Admission ￡5.50 (£1 Discount for: JS Members/Students/Regulars) The Japanese Conversation Group...
Lecture by Sir David...
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Date: Monday 6 February at 5.50pm for 6.00pm (6.00pm: Lecture, 7.30pm: Reception, 8.15pm: Close) Venue: Nomura International, 1 Angel Lane, London EC4R 3AB) Entrance: Free – Advanced Booking Essential Members will be extremely pleased to know that the British Ambassador in Tokyo, Sir David...
Using “Marugoto: Jap...
posted by The East
Date and Time: February 4th (Saturday), 14:00 – 17:00 Venue: The Japan Foundation, London Lecturer: Seiji Fukushima (Japan Foundation London) Fee: £3.00 (both BATJ members and non-members) Language: Japanese In May 2011, the Japan Foundation published the trial version of Marugoto:...
Japan Underground: 8...
posted by Tom Smith
Get the hairspray and glitter ready; Japan Underground is back and kicking off 2012 with a dose of 80s mayhem – Japanese style! And we’re making sure it is a kind of magic, we’re flying in one of Japan’s cheesiest, most eccentric tribute acts to Queen for their first show on British...
JAPAN: Kingdom of Ch...
posted by Sainsbury Centre..
4th Feb 2012 – 24th Jun 2012 This vibrant exhibition offers the chance to encounter characters from television, computer games and comics. Many have become much loved household names around the world. Kingdom of Characters comes to the Sainsbury Centre following displays in Manila and...
Green Chorus (Japane...
posted by The East
Date: 3 February 2012, 1:15pm Menu: St Bride’s Church, Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8AU Email: keizushi_greenchorus@yahoo.co.jp Web1: http://www.nipponclub.co.uk/html/05.html Web2: http://www.stbrides.com Organiser: Green Chorus ( Nippon Club) Green Chorus is a Japanese women’s choir based...
Japan: Land for Hope
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Date: 3 February 2012 – 24 February 2012 Venue: Gilmorehill Centre, University of Glasgow The 13th season of contemporary Japanese Films 2012, the Gilmorehill Centre is showing 4 exciting features, free of charge, at the Gilmorehill Centre. This year’s programme begins with Hotel...
A NEW SPACE AROUND T...
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Date: 01 February – 28 Feb February 2012 Venue: Korean Cultural Centre UK The Korean Cultural Centre UK presents an exhibition that explores the new generation of South Korean designers, whose works are characterised by humour, hypothetic worlds and highly sculptural creations, almost...
Films at the Embassy...
posted by The East
Date: 31 January 2012 Venue: The Embassy of Japan in the UK, 101 – 104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT Web: http://www.uk.emb-japan.go.jp/en/event/films/films_2011_booking.html Organiser: The Embassy of Japan in the UK This film shows off the directorial and VFX talents of the director and...
Yamada – Way o...
posted by The East
Set in the ancient Kingdom of Ayothaya, this incredible true story brings to life the adventures of Yamada Nagamasa (Seigi Ozeki), a young Japanese Samurai warrior, who gave up his homeland to protect the sovereignty of the Thai people. Betrayed and left for dead by treacherous Japanese...
DJ KRUSH – 20T...
posted by The East
Date: 28 January 2012 Venue: The HMV Forum, 9-17 Highgate Road London NW5 1JY Admission: £17.50 Email: info@soundcrashmusic.com Web: www.soundcrashmusic.com Organiser: Soundcrash Productions The undisputed Godfather of the electronic beats scene, DJ Krush, celebrates 20 years since his...
Japan Foundation Vis...
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Date: 27 January 2012 from 6.30pm Venue: The Japan Foundation, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EH Yoshiko Shimada and Chikako Yamashiro are two of the most significant contemporary artists working in Japan today engaging with challenging and complex issues surrounding...
Japan Foundation / L...
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Date: 26 January 2012 from 6.30pm Venue: The Japan Foundation, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EH With increasing emphasis given to corporate social responsibility, managers are trying to meet the divergent, if not contradictory, requirements of differing stakeholders...
London Korean Film N...
posted by The East
Director: Lee Myung-se Running Time: 111 min Screening Date: January 26, 2012 Theartre: Apollo Cinema, Piccadilly Circus Synopsis In the late Chosun dynasty, counterfeits were circulating around. Detective Ahn of Left Security Station and a passionate newcomer, Nam-sun try to trace the source...
London K-POP Night: K-Pop Lovers’ Party
posted by The East
Date: Every Other Wednesday (18:00) Venue: HAN Bar & Restaurant, 1 High Street, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 4DQ Admission: Free Use of Karaoke: Free (Booking ettential through Facebook Group Event Page) Contact: info@theeast.org Website: www.theeast.org Facebook Group Event Page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=310664385626212 Organiser: UKFC (United Korean Fan Club) (http://www.facebook.com/groups/UnitedKoreanFanClub/) Sponsors: The East Foundation, Han Bar & Restaurant Dear K-pop lovers, We are pleased to announce that The East Charity Foundation will support your K-pop appleals (“Bring K-POP to the UK”, “Bring YG...
After the day Japan ...
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Date: 25 January 2012 from 6.30pm Venue: The Japan Foundation, Russell Square House, 10-12 Russell Square, London WC1B 5EH The effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 were unparalleled, with thousands of people killed, communities washed away, and the ongoing general unease...
Hague must speak up ...
posted by The East
On 23 January, Chinese security forces opened fire on unarmed Tibetan protesters in Drango, Kardze which resulted in fatally wounding three demonstrators and injuring a number of others. This followed an incident last week where again security forces opened fire on an unarmed crowd in Ngaba...
Between Tiers: Wook ...
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Date: Friday, 25 January 2012 – Tuesday, 7 February 2012 Venue: Mokspace, 33 Museum Street, London, WC1A 1LH «Between Tiers» is an extension of Wook Heo’s series of work shown in the group exhibition «The SpaceBetween» presented by Oriental VisArt in Geneva during March 2011. The...
Leadership and Histo...
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Date: 24 January 2012, 6:00pm – 7:45pm Venue: Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13 – 14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP. Nearest tube: Baker Street Tel: 020 7486 4348 Email: office@dajf.org.uk Web: http://www.dajf.org.uk Contributors: Professor Makoto Iokibe, Professor Jeremy...
Award-winning play, ...
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Date: 24 January 2012 – 11 February 2012 Venue: Soho Theatre Hidekia Noda and Colin Teevan’s award-winning play The Bee returns for a 2012 International Tour. After debuting at Soho Theatre in 2006, The Bee made a clean sweep at the 15th Yomiuri Theater Awards 2008, winning the...
Bruce Lee arriving o...
posted by The East
From 1999 to 2006, Hong Kong Legends brought the biggest films of Asian cinema to DVD in the UK. Now, Cine-Asia the UK’s leading Asian action cinema label is reissuing them under the ‘CINE-ASIA presents HKL’ banner, bringing together the two greatest catalogues of Asian cinema under one...
Discover Korean Food...
posted by The East
Jangkimchi is a watery Kimchi made with cabbage and Korean radish brined in soy sauce with various ingredients. Jangkimchi is a delicacy with its deep soy sauce fragrance and sweet taste. It was enjoyed in the royal court in olden days. [Ingredients & Quantity] 200 g Korean cabbage...
London Korean Film N...
posted by The East
Director: Lee Myung-se Running Time: 127 min Screening Date: January 19, 2012 Theartre: Multi-Purpose Hall, KCCUK Synopsis Lee Jong-se is a third-rate comedian who believes himself to be a creative genius. He desires nothing more than to be a movie director. When he befriends barber, Mun...
Art, Performance and...
posted by The East
Date: 19 January 2012 – 26 February 2012 Venue: Pump House Gallery, Battersea Park Art, Performance & Activism features the work of artists/activists based in Japan who push the boundaries of where art, performance and activism intersect. Presenting visually powerful and pioneering...
Japanese-English Lan...
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The Language Exchange is a new event for Japanese and English speakers in London. We guarantee that you will speak the langauge you are learning throughout the night in a friendly and social atmosphere. Light refreshments provided!! Our next event is on Wednesday 18th January! Come along and...
Over the Parched Fie...
posted by The East
Date: 18 January – 1 March 2012 Venue: Daiwa Foundation Japan House, 13/14 Cornwall Terrace, London NW1 4QP UK Tel: 020 7486 4348 Fax: 020 7486 2914 Email: events@dajf.org.uk Web: www.dajf.org.uk Organiser: Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation Akiko Takizawa is a Japanese artist based in...
Collecting Japanese ...
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Date: Monday 16 January 2012 at 6.45pm Venue: The Oriental Club, Stratford House, 11 Stratford Place, London W1C 1ES Fee: Free – Booking recommended A Pay bar is available before the lecture (Please note that Oriental Club rules require gentleman to wear a jacket and tie) Augustus...
Introduction to Aiki...
posted by Ismail Hasan
Monday 9 , 16, 23 and 30 January 2012 · 7.45 – 8.45pm Location Aikido of London Bloomsbury Space St Georges Church Bloomsbury Way London WC1A 2HR Aikido is a traditional Japanese Martial Art and system of practice designed to integrate mind, body and spirit. In this short course, you will...
Japan Society Book C...
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Date: Monday 9 January at 7.00pm Venue: 5th View, Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, London W1J 9LE Fees: Free for Japan Society Members Having read volume 1 of this trilogy for the December book club and following positive feedback from members it has been decided that the January book club...
