Events & Programmes Archive

In this special event, Prof Ole G Mouritsen, University of Copenhagen, will examine the benefits of Japanese food referring to how human’s senses are interconnected with the appreciation of food

BFI presents, in partnership with the Japan Foundation, a season highlighting the female stars that shone in the melodrama of Japanese cinema's 'Golden Age'

Naoko Ogigami is an award-winning director and scriptwriter, and is considered one of the most commercially successful female filmmakers in Japan

Come and see the Japan Foundation at Language Show London 2017! Language Show London is the UK's largest language event for those who offer products and services to language teachers, learners, translators, linguists, language professionals and businesses. This year, the Japan Foundation is once again giving visitors chances to learn about Japanese language and culture. We will be running Japanese language tasters, talks and an information stand!

Hiroko Yamaguchi, theatre critic for the Asahi Shimbun newspaper will draw on her vast knowledge and experience of the masterful director’s great body of work

The Japan Foundation is plased to co-produce Ninagawa Company's Macbeth, celebrating the work and career of the late Japanese director, Yukio Ninagawa. Taking place 30 years after the epoch-making piece first introduced the UK to the world-class work of Ninagawa, the production will be reprised at the Barbican and Theatre Royal Plymouth.

The BFI London Film Festival returns this October, showcasing a variety of films from Japan including Naoko Ogigami's latest feature Close-Knit and Takashi Miike's 100th feature film, the manga adaptation Blade of the Immortal. For full details of the line-up, please visit the BFI London Film Festival website. 

Employing clay, models and real-life objects, Prof Yuichi Ito is an animation director and creator of numerous popular TV shows, commercials and music videos

Transnational Cities is an international symposium, hosted by Tate Research Centre: Asia together with TrAIN Research Centre, UAL, and in association with the Japan Foundation, examines the historical interconnectedness of cultures in Tokyo and London. The first day explores Tokyo’s transnational histories and futures. The second day looks at the intersections and points of contact among multiple cultures and diverse artistic legacies in London. Keynote lectures will be delivered by Sonia Boyce, Reiko Tomii and Lee Ufan.

Following the festival's opening weekend in Cardiff, a selection of films will be shown at Abersytwyth Arts Centre on 28 October 2017

Electronic composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda will perform Test Pattern, an audiovisual work presenting intense flickering black and white imagery to a powerful and synchronised soundtrack

The Japan Foundation and Centre Européen d'Études Japonaises d'Alsace (CEEJA) are now accepting applications for participation in Japanese Study Seminar: Digital Media and Communication