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  • Japan Foundation at Japan Matsuri 2016 25 September 2016 · 10:00–20:00

    Japan Foundation will be exhibiting at Japan Matsuri, London's annual festival of Japanese culture. 

  • Talk by author Miri Yu 23 September 2016 · 19:00–00:00

    Miri Yu is a multi award-winning Japanese author of Korean descent from Yokohama, Japan

  • Ninagawa x Shakespeare – Talk by Yuriko Akishima 21 September 2016 · 18:30–00:00

    Yukio Ninagawa was an internationally renowned Japanese theatre director best known for his stylish and innovative stage interpretation

  • London Design Biennale 7 September 2016 – 27 September 2016

    The Japan Foundation will represent Japan at the first London Design Biennale, which takes place this September at Somerset House

  • London Design Biennale 2016 7 September 2016 – 27 September 2016

    The Japan Foundation will represent Japan at the first London Design Biennale, which takes place this September at Somerset House

  • JF Supported: Joint East Asian Studies Conference 2016 7 September 2016 – 9 September 2016

    The Japan Foundation are delighted to support the Joint East Asian Studies (JEAS) Conference 2016, a triennial meeting held by the three academic associations representing East Asian Studies in the UK: The British Association for Chinese Studies (BACS), The British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS), and the British Association for Korean Studies (BAKS). This conference provides a major venue for the dissemination of research on East Asian Studies in various disciplines for academics from both the UK and abroad.

  • Winds of Change: Staged Readings 2016 1 September 2016 · 19:00–00:00

    A monthly series of events introducing the work of some of Japan’s most outstanding playwrights, all of which will be heard in English for the first time.

  • The Twelfth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students 31 August 2016 – 1 December 2016

    We are delighted to announce that the 12th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students is open for applications!

  • Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) December 2016 23 August 2016 – 5 October 2016

    The next Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) will take place on Sunday December 4th. 

  • Shining Stars: Idols in Japanese Cinema in the 1980s and 1990s 20 August 2016 – 27 August 2016

    A film season focusing on the paramount period of the 1980s, an era considered the ‘Heyday of Japanese Idol Films’ when idols regularly graced the silver screen

  • Summer Explorers! 2 – Japanese Anime Screenings 30 July 2016 – 6 August 2016

    Following the popularity of last year’s Summer Explorers, we have come back with many more anime films to brighten your summer days!

  • Japan Foundation at Hyper Japan Festival 15 July 2016 – 17 July 2016

    The Japan Foundation are once again delighted to be exhibiting this July at the Hyper Japan Festival- the UK’s biggest J-Culture event! Come and visit our stand to learn how the Japan Foundation, where you can: Learn about Japanese language and culture, Get information about Japanese language classes Take part in our Japan Quiz Make a wish on our “Tanabata” bamboo Get a free little gift! For more information about Hyper Japan and to buy a ticket, please click here to visit the official Hyper Japan website. Tickets on sale now!
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