News and Reports Archive

The Japan Foundation, London will be moving from our current office at Russell Square House to new premises in Holborn as of 15 December, 2014.  This will be a temporary arrangement until we move into a new office in central London in FY2016.  We would like to thank you all for…

Japan Matsuri returned to Trafalgar Square in London on Saturday 27th September 2014. This popular annual festival brings members of the Japanese community and Londoners together to enjoy the many aspects of Japan with Japanese food, music, dance and other activities. The Japan Foundation ran a stall at the festival…

The application forms for the Japanese Studies Fellowship Programme 2015 have now been released.  To receive an application form or to learn more about the programme contact Hal Parker or visit the programme list on our Tokyo site. Application deadline:  1st December, 2014. Please discuss your eligibility with the Japan Foundation before applying.  

On Saturday September 20th 2014, 37 teachers of Japanese and other individuals in the field of Japanese language education came to the Japan Foundation London to take part in a seminar by Prof. Koichi Nishiguchi of the Center for International Education and Exchange, Osaka University. Prof. Nishiguchi has produced several…

As part of the Japan Foundation’s Primary Japanese Campaign to support and encourage primary schools teaching Japanese language, we have invited 20 head teachers to take a study trip to Japan from the 25th October to 1st November on the Japan Group Tour Programme for UK Head Teachers. We are delighted…

On September 12th 2014, 20 current and prospective volunteers attended a Training Day for the Japan Foundation’s Japanese Taster for Schools (JTS) Programme, in which native and fluent Japanese speakers conduct free Japanese taster sessions in UK schools. After an overview for new volunteers about the Japan Foundation and the…

The Japan Foundation is now accepting proposals for projects to receive Performing Arts Japan Programme for Europe (PAJ Europe) Touring and Collaboration grants for the 2015-2016 fiscal year. To apply for the programme, please read the information on the Performing Arts Funding page carefully and contact the relevant Japan Foundation office…

From August 18th – 20th 2014, 13 intermediate and advanced speakers of Japanese came to the annual Japanese Refresher Course for Teachers  to refresh their Japanese before the start of the new school year. This year’s attendees were non-native Japanese language teachers from a wide range of teaching backgrounds, from…

Ishinomaki is a city in Japan’s Miyagi Prefecture, and is one of the areas that suffered severe damage due to the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. As they began to rebuild, the children of Ishinomaki published Ishinomaki Hibi Kodomo Shinbun; a newspaper created by the children…

A big thank you to the 2,000  visitors who came to the Japan Foundation’s stand at Hyper Japan on the 25th, 26th and 27th July 2014. HYPER JAPAN is the UK’s biggest celebration of Japanese culture, Japanese cuisine, and Japanese cool. The Japan Foundation London’s stand gave visitors a chance to find…

On the 1st of August 2014, 12 primary teachers joined Japan Foundation staff for an introduction to both the Japan Foundation’s new Japanese Scheme of Work for Key Stage 2, and easy to follow resources that can be used alongside the Scheme of work. These teaching materials have been created…

How to write a CV and job application in Japanese, appropriate language to use in job interviews, and even how to effectively present oneself to ensure success – these were just a few of the topics covered in July’s “Japanese for Jobs” Japanese Plus course for advanced Japanese learners, which…