Thinking for Oneself. Individuality in Early Modern Japan, with some memories of Carmen Blacker
For this year’s Carmen Blacker Lecture we are delighted to welcome Peter Nosco, Professor of Japanese History and Culture at…
Noh Reimagined 2018: Sublime Illusions
This year’s edition will showcase Mugen (“phantasmal”) Noh – a genre of Noh in which the main actor appears as…
London Korean Film Night: My Brilliant Life
My Brilliant Life presents an idyllic image of youth and innocence as it recounts the first dream-like encounter of Mira…
Sumire Kuribayashi n Friends – Concert presented by Yokohama Calling
Hideaki Kanazawa and Sumire Kuribayashi. Nijuso, meaning duet, make their debut UK performance, playing tunes from their repertoire that are…
Talk: Kengo Kuma on architecture and Identity
As his first UK building nears completion, acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma will speak about architecture and identity, exploring the…
Artist talk -moment- Noritake Kinashi in conversation
In June 2018, the work of anglophile and polymath Noritake Kinashi will be appearing in a new exhibition, introducing the…
MODE is a new annual series of events, staged in collaboration with multiple organisations in different venues across London, featuring a diverse mix of music, visual art, performance and…
Oswald White was a very modest man, both professionally and privately, who never bragged about his great achievements or his intimate knowledge of the Japanese language and culture. As…
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Talk: Kengo Kuma on architecture and Identity
As his first UK building nears completion, acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma will speak about architecture and identity, exploring the relationship between place, building tradition and…
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Art Exhibition – Kazuki Takamatsu
Following the success of our temporary premises in Notting Hill, Dorothy Circus Gallery officially announces its permanence in London with the…
TUKURU – Japanese design and made
3 leading UK based Japanese makers come together to present TUKURU at the Sway Gallery exclusively for Clerkenwell Design Week 2018.…
Double Method by Tokyo Rumando×Hideka Tonomura
Collaborating together for the first time, Tokyo Rumando and Hideka Tonomura are at the cutting edge of an exciting and groundbreaking…
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For this year’s Carmen Blacker Lecture we are delighted to welcome Peter Nosco, Professor of Japanese History and Culture at…
As his first UK building nears completion, acclaimed Japanese architect Kengo Kuma will speak about architecture and identity, exploring the…
In June 2018, the work of anglophile and polymath Noritake Kinashi will be appearing in a new exhibition, introducing the…
Oswald ‘Shiro’ White (1884-1970): Thirty-eight Years in the Japan Consular Service – with Hugo Read
Joint Lunch for Mr Graham Stuart MP, Minister for Investment – The Investment Environment for Japanese companies in the UK
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London Korean Film Night: My Brilliant Life
My Brilliant Life presents an idyllic image of youth and innocence as it recounts the first dream-like encounter of Mira and Dae-su at the tender age of 17. Falling in love, pregnancy and giving up on their future in…
London Korean Film Night: The Old Garden
Anti-government protests provide the stimulus for Im Sang-soo’s romantic drama that charts a love affair across the years. In The Old Garden, we first meet activist Hyun-woo as he’s released from prison after a 17-year stint. Years of cramped,…
Nobody to Watch Over Me 誰も守ってくれない
A drama depicting one of the worrying aspects of modern-day society. The film portrays the distress of a family whose son is involved in a crime and the conflict surrounding a detective sent to shelter them from public hostility.…
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‘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…
