Events & Programmes Archive

The JLPT is a test for non-native speakers of Japanese which evaluates and certifies their Japanese-language proficiency. The test takes place twice a year (July and December) in Japan and various locations around the world. More than 1 million people in 86 countries worldwide registered for the JLPT in 2018. The next JLPT will take place on Sunday, 4th December 2022 at two venues in the UK: London (SOAS University of London) and Edinburgh (The University of Edinburgh). Please refer to each university’s website for application opening dates and registration details. Japan Research Centre, SOAS University of London – Applications open on 22nd August  Please note that applications to take the JLPT at the Japan Research Centre, SOAS University of London have CLOSED as the venue has reached maximum capacity. We apologise for any disappointment caused. Centre for Open Learning, The University of Edinburgh – Applications open on TBD Please note that JLPT is very popular and registration at each test centre will close when the test centre has reached its maximum capacity. For more information about the test, please visit the official JLPT website. (https://www.jlpt.jp/e/) Download A Guide to the 2022 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test here. Let’s Try Sample Questions N1, N2, N3, N4, N5

The Japan Foundation London, in partnership with IndigoRose Project, welcomes Keigo Kamide, a Kutani ware artist to this talk event.   Venue: Jessop Building, Sheffield Date: Tuesday, 22 November 2022 from 4:00pm  For more information and booking:   CLICK HERE Venue: Oriental Museum, Durham Date: Wednesday, 23 November 2022 from 6:00pm No booking required, just turn up!   CLICK HERE Venue: The Swedenborg Society, London Date: Thursday, 24 November 2022 from 6:30pm For more information and booking:   CLICK HERE

The Japan Foundation in Europe (Cologne, London, Madrid, Paris, and Rome offices) will jointly hold an online teachers’ seminar on the new TV programme “Activate Your Japanese!” on 19th November 2022. The programme “Activate Your Japanese!” was jointly developed by the Japan Foundation and NHK Educational, and has been broadcast since February 2022.  A central part of this programme is the drama “Xuan Tackles Japan!". The drama shows how the main character learns various Japanese language strategies to become an independent communicator. For more information of the programme, please see this page.   The theme, date and time of the seminar are as follows. Please find the event details below written in Japanese. *Please note that only information in Japanese is available as the seminar will be conducted in Japanese. Thank you for your understanding.    Theme: Japanese language learning TV programme through strategies “Activate Your Japanese!”  Date/Time: 19th November 2022 (Saturday),  8:00-10;30 (GMT/UTC)  Application Deadline: 11th November 2022 (Friday). 11:00 (GMT/UTC)  Enquiries:  The Japan Cultural Institute in Cologne: kurse@jki.de (Japanese)  Japan Foundation, London enquiries: events.japanese@jpf.org.uk (Japanese / English)   --- このたび、欧州にある国際交流基金（The Japan Foundation）6拠点共催で、日本語学習番組「ひきだすにほんご」をテーマにした研修会を11月19日（土）に開催することになりました。   「ひきだすにほんご」は国際交流基金とNHKエデュケーショナルが共同制作したもので、2022年2月末に放送が始まりました。ドラマ「スアン日本へ行く！」を中心に構成されています。このドラマは、主人公が様々な日本語のストラテジーを学んで、自立的にコミュニケーションを取れるようになっていく様子を描いた内容になっています。番組についての詳しい情報はこちらのページをご覧ください。     今回の研修会では番組制作に携わった講師を迎え、講演（ウェビナー）とワークショップの2本立ての構成で行います。   ご関心のある方、ぜひ、お申し込みください。 ワークショップは席に限りがありますので、お早目のお申し込みをお願いいたします。   日時：2022年11月19日（土）8：00-10：30 （GMT/UTC） テーマ： ストラテジーで学ぶ日本語学習番組「ひきだすにほんご　Activate Your Japanese!」 講師：菊岡 由夏（国際交流基金日本語国際センター 専任講師） 内容：（1）講演 70分 　　　（2）ワークショップ 70分 定員：講演　500名／ワークショップ90名 　　　　＊ワークショップのみの参加は不可 使用言語：日本語 参加費：無料 お申込み：https://forms.office.com/r/RGeFuT722Q 　　　　　＊締切：11月11日（金）11:00（GMT/UTC）   問い合わせ先： 　国際交流基金ケルン日本文化会館 日本語チーム kurse@jki.de （日本語）     国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センター events.japanese@jpf.org.uk （日・英）   ＊その他詳細は、添付のファイルでご確認ください。

The Japan Foundation London, in partnership with IndigoRose Project, brings one of the greatest practitioners of Kaga Yuzen, Hitoshi Maida who will give a talk about his works.   Venue: Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh Date: Monday, 14 November 2022 from 2:00pm  For more information and booking:   CLICK HERE Venue: Jessop Building, Sheffield Date: Tuesday, 15 November 2022 from 4:00pm For more information and booking:   CLICK HERE Venue: The Swedenborg Society, London Date: Wednesday, 16 November 2022 from 6:30pm For more information and booking:   CLICK HERE

The Japan Foundation London, together with Modern Culture, welcomes a rising star in the world of Japanese photography, Hayahisa Tomiyasu who will give an insightful talk about his work.   For more information and booking: CLICK HERE

The Japan Foundation is once again a partner for this year’s Cheltenham Literature Festival, bringing Fuminori Nakamura, one of Japan’s highly respected authors to a UK audience.

The Japan Foundation is hosting an interesting cultural discussion on Ainu, Japan’s indigenous people, in partnership with Ikon Gallery. Including Eiko Soga and Marenka Thompson-Odlum as speakers,this event led by Jonathan Watkins will examine the re-labelling of Ainu artefacts. The discussion is part of the exhibition, MAYUNKIKI: SIKNURE – LET ME LIVE.

Set to the original recordings of Queen’s A Night at the Opera and inspired by Freddie Mercury’s love of Japan, A Night at the Kabuki is a unique retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. 

The Japan Foundation in Europe (Cologne, Budapest, London, Madrid, Paris and Rome offices) will be co-organising an online workshop titled: “Japanese Language Education Practice Design for B2 level.”   Date/Time: 17th and 24th September (Saturday), 10:00-12:30 (BST/Western European Summer Time) 11:00-13:30 (Central European Summer Time) Application Deadline: 8th September (Thursday), 9:00 BST/Western European Summer Time                                                               10:00 Central European Summer Time)   Please find the event details below: *Please note that only information in Japanese is available as the workshop will be conducted in Japanese. Thank you for your understanding.   Enquiries: The Japan Foundation, London: events.japanese@jpf.org.uk (Japanese / English) ---   国際交流基金の欧州6拠点共催で、日本語教育ワークショップを開催いたします。   今回のテーマは「Ｂ２レベルの日本語教育実践デザイン―JF日本語教育スタンダードＢ２教材の学習者体験を基に語り合う―」です。   B2レベルの授業では、教材を自作しているという声もよく聞かれますが、自作の教材を作るとき、みなさんはどのように教材を作り、どのように実践をデザインされていますか。 このワークショップでは、JF日本語教育スタンダードに基づいて開発されたB２教材の学習者体験の機会を持ち、そのうえでB２教材を分析します。また、Ｂ２教材開発の理論的背景やプロセスについての紹介を聞き、自分自身の現場に応用するための方法について語り合います。 みなさまのご参加をお待ちしています。 ＊B2レベルについては、こちらの資料をご参照ください。à CEFR共通参照レベル：全体的な尺度 (英語版 /日本語版）     テーマ：Ｂ２レベルの日本語教育実践デザイン ―JF日本語教育スタンダードＢ２教材の学習者体験を基に語り合う― 講　師：大舩ちさと　（国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センターチーフアドバイザー） 内　容：2回コースで実施します。 　１回目：JFスタンダードB2教材の学習者体験とふり返り 　　　　２回目：B２教材開発の理論的背景の紹介と現場への応用案、実践デザインについて意見交換 日　時：2022年９月17日（土）10:00-12:30 (BST／WEST)／11:00-13:30（CEST）             　　　 9月24日（土）10:00-12:30 (BST／WEST)／11:00-13:30（CEST）　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 場　所：オンライン 使用言語：日本語 対　象：欧州在住の日本語教師および日本語教育を専攻している大学院生 　　　　　（上記の方を主たる対象としていますが、その他の地域の方の参加も可能です） 定　員：80名  （*定員を大幅に超える場合は欧州在住の方を優先） 参加費：無料 お申込み：https://forms.office.com/r/inMPQXxbM6 申し込み締め切り：9月8日（木）9時（WEST）/10時（CEST）   留意事項： ・国際交流基金が運営する「みんなの教材サイト」への会員登録が必要です。 ・事前課題があります。事前課題に取り組むことが求められます。 ・２回連続での受講を基本としますが、やむをえない事情の場合は、いずれか1回の受講も可能とします。ただし、1回目を欠席する場合は、事前課題を必ず実施した上で参加することを条件とします。 　　＊事前にご連絡いただければ、1回のみ参加の方には、ご欠席の回の資料等を後日、お送りします。   【問い合わせ先】    国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センター events.japanese@jpf.org.uk （日・英）   ポスターダウンロード

You can find information on the programme as well as links to download an application form by clicking here Are you considering applying for funding but aren’t sure about how to go about it? Do you have a project in mind but aren’t sure if it’s eligible? We would strongly recommend that you sign up to take part in our Online Seminar and Q&A session. During this half-hour session, a member of our staff will talk participants through the application process, and then open the floor to questions and answers. We want to make sure the application process is as easy-to-understand as possible. This session will be held twice on 8th September 2022 (Thur). 1. First Session: 13:00 to 13:30 2. Second Session: 18:00 to 18:30 We will be using Zoom software. Once you have applied we will send you information on how to join the session. If you would like to take part, please sign up 6th September 2022 (Tue). Apply for a place for Session 1 by filling out our Eventbrite Form here:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/407925384807 Apply for a place for Session 2 by filling out our Eventbrite Form here:  https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/407930259387 If you are unable to attend either session but are still interested in applying, please do not worry! We will be making a recording of the first part of the seminar (explanation of application process) and uploading it to our Youtube channel.  

Hagi Ware is a type of earthenware made in the Hagi region in Yamaguchi prefecture. Closely associated with the Japanese tea ceremony, the ware has long been admired by tea masters such as Sen no Rikyu, for its understated beauty and traditionalism ranked second only to the famous Raku Ware as tea ware. It is rarely decorated, and its simplicity of design is the result of making the most of the features of local Hagi clay. One of the most distinctive characteristics of Hagi Ware is the way it changes and improves over time. This is a process called “nanabake” (seven transformations), in which tea slowly colours the clay as it is absorbed through fine cracks in the glaze.   Gesson HAMANAKA, an award- winning master potter from Hagi and the owner of Oyagama kiln, will introduce traditional Hagi Ware and the process of its creation, giving us a look into his kiln and studio in this online talk event. Together with Dr Clare Pollard, Curator of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, he will also explore the ways in which he seeks to protect Hagi ceramic traditions and how his freedom of expression has been transformed in meeting the needs of contemporary society.   About the speakers Gesson HAMANAKA   Born to a Hagi family, HAMANAKA studied Hagi Ware as a teenager under Yohika Taibi and established his Oya Kiln in 1969. Adopting his artistic name Gesson (Moon Village) he has produced highly acclaimed Hagi Ware, ranging from traditional tea bowls to plates. His works have been exhibited in Japan and internationally. He has collaborated with flower artist Daniel Ost on a number of occasions. In 2001, his kiln revived porcelain, incorporating it into his Hagi Ware repertoire, bringing a new aspect to his work.     Dr Clare Pollard is Curator of Japanese Art at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford University’s museum of art and archaeology and Britain’s first public museum. The Ashmolean is home to an extensive collection of Japanese art, including ceramics, lacquer, paintings, prints, sword furniture and decorative arts of the Meiji era (1868-1912). Clare’s research has focused mainly on Meiji art, while in recent years she has developed a series of exhibitions and catalogues of the Ashmolean’s Japanese print collections.   This event is organised in collaboration with IndigoRose Project

Institutions can apply for up to £3000 for non-profit-making projects or activities which promote Japanese language education in the UK. Please see the attached documents at the bottom of this post for more detailed information. We prioritise projects that fit into one of the four following categories: Category 1 - Newly Introducing Japanese into the curriculum Up to £3,000 for projects that promote the introduction of Japanese into the curriculum (or onto the main school timetable) at primary and secondary schools. This grant covers staff costs and the cost of Japanese language books. Projects may take place online or offline. Category 2 - Supporting GCSE or A-level courses Up to £3,000 for projects that support GCSE or A-level courses. Particularly, if schools/organisations require support to ensure a large number of candidates are able to take formal qualifications in Japanese, they will be able to maintain their project by re-applying the following year. This means organisations will be able to apply for up to a total of £6,000 over two years. (Please note that we do not supplement the salary of teacher(s) already hired by the applying organisation.) Covers staff costs and costs of Japanese language books. Projects may take place online or offline. Category 3 - Japanese clubs Up to £2,000 for organisations that newly introduce Japanese as an extracurricular activity or enrichment subject. In the case of schools, this is even if this is not within the school timetable. Covers staff cost, Japanese language book cost, some costs for items contributing to Japanese language learning, such as origami and calligraphy materials. Clubs may take place online or offline. Category 4 - Projects that enable links between primary/secondary institutions and institutions of higher education Up to £3,000 for projects that strengthen connections between secondary institutions and institutions of higher education and create and/or strengthen networks among pupils, students, and teachers for the purpose of helping to promote Japanese language education in the UK. These projects can be aimed at both potential learners of Japanese and people who already are learning Japanese. This is a recently added category, so please contact us if you have any questions or would like to apply but are unsure as to whether your project is suitable. These projects may take place online or offline. Application deadline: 26th September 2022 (Monday), 23:59 Download general information about the programme.Download the Grant Application Form (Summer/Autumn 2022) Download the LPSP 2022-2023 Grant Flowchart. - Related event!