News and Reports Archive

A total of 22 volunteers attended the November 30th Training Day of 2012 of volunteers of 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. The day started with a basic outline of the JTS programme…

From November 12th – November 27th, a total of 50 advanced Japanese language learners experienced a taste of professional Japanese translation, as part of the Japan Foundation’s Japanese Plus course. The course was led by Yoshiko Shimizu, a professional Japanese translator and interpreter, and former Course Director at the University…

A big thank you to everyone who visited the Japan Foundation’s stand at the Hyper Japan 2012 on the 23rd, 24th and 25th November. HYPER JAPAN is the UK’s biggest celebration of Japanese culture, Japanese cuisine, and Japanese cool. The Japan Foundation London held a stand for the first time ever at…

The Department for Education is currently running two consultations that may have a great impact on Japanese language education in the UK, especially in England. Key Stage 4 consultation The Department for Education is considering replacing the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE) with a completely new qualification, the English…

On November 27th 2012, 34 teachers attended the Japan Foundation’s November Japanese language teachers’ seminar, entitled Grammar for Good Writing: Ways of Thinking and Teaching (Applied to GCSE) /「うまく」書くための文法－考え方と教え方(GCSEを例にして). This seminar, co-organised by the Association of Japanese Language Teachers in Europe (AJE) and the Association for Language Learning (ALL), re-examined…

Prof Akira Baba delivering his lecture on the Japanese video game industry Following his lecture on the current situation and problems of the Japanese video game industry held at the Japan Foundation last February, we are pleased to announce the publication of Prof Akira Baba’s article ‘Videogames – A Shared…

A big thank you to everyone who visited the Japan Foundation’s stand at the Language Show Live on the 19th, 20th and 21st October. Held once a year, the Language Show is the UK’s biggest event for language learners, teachers, linguists and anyone with a passion for languages.  This year’s show, held in…

From October 4th to October 6th 2012, the Japan Foundation ran a series of seminars at the University of Edinburgh and the Japan Foundation London office to explore a form of Japanese study many learners and teachers may have already tried – studying through manga and anime! These workshops were…

The Japan Matsuri returned to London on Saturday 6th October 2012. This year the Japan Matsuri was held in Trafalgar square and the organisers expected 70,000 visitors for one busy day! “Matsuri” means “festival” in Japanese and this event took the form of a large Japanese-style festival. There were numerous…

On September 21st  2012, 16 volunteers attended our Training Day for volunteers of 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. The day started with a basic outline of the JTS programme for new volunteers,…

The Japan Foundation London is seeking to appoint a Programme Officer to carry out the general administration and programming of its work in the area of Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange. This is a full-time, permanent position, based at our office in central London. Applicants must already be eligible to…

The second workshop from our “Japanese from Scratch” series for beginners in Japanese language studies took place on the 29th of August 2012 at the Japan Foundation in London. This event was co-organised by the Japan Foundation and Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO) and was designed to help people who are…