News and Reports Archive

On 8th May, 27 delegates attended a one-day course, “Asset Languages Day for Teachers of Japanese”. The course was organised by the Japan Foundation London Language Centre and Asset Languages. In the morning session, Asset Languages trainer Hilly Day gave an extensive overview of the Asset Languages scheme, assisted by…

We are delighted to announce the recipients of our Japanese language grant programmes in 2009-10: Programme for the Donation of Japanese Language Teaching Materials: Campion School Cardiff University, Cardiff Japanese Studies Centre Elthorne Park High School Manchester Metropolitan University Norton Knatchbull School Old Palace of John Whitgift School Oxford Brookes…

The results of our Annual Grant Programmes for 2009-10 have now been announced. Please follow the links below to view the respective programmes within each department. Arts and Culture Films Festivals Abroad Support Programme Performing Arts Japan Programme for Europe Exhibitions Abroad Support Programme Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange Japanese…

Hosei University are now receiving applications to their Foreign Scholars Fellowship Programme for 2010-11. Please click here for more information about this opportunity to conduct research for one year in Tokyo.

An air of mystery and suspense descended upon the Japan Foundation during February and March. In the latest set of Talking Contemporary Japan classes, 20 amateur sleuths gathered together to investigate Japanese mystery stories and to find the answer to the ultimate question – “whodunit!?” Each session, designed for advanced…

At the beginning of March, the pupils of Staines Preparatory School became the latest to receive a Japanese language taster courtesy of the Japan Foundation’s StepOutNet programme. Marina Ishido-Kidd, a StepOutNet volunteer, visited the school and had a lot of fun teaching the Year 6 students Japanese greetings and numbers.…

Great speeches live long in the memory. Throughout history they have served to inform, persuade and move us to action. From the orators of the Roman Forum to battle-weary generals on the big screen, the power of words can never be underestimated. Following in this grand tradition, on Saturday 21st…

On Monday, 23rd February the Japan Foundation London Language Centre hosted the 2009 Head Start Course. Head Start is a one-day course offering curriculum planners, language teachers and coordinators from UK primary and secondary schools the opportunity to get to grips with some of the issues specific to the teaching…

One year ago, Wren Academy, a London secondary school, attended the Japan Foundation’s Head Start Course. Now, Japanese language classes are thriving at the school. Please see below for an interview with Jamie Barnes, Head of Modern Foreign Languages at Wren Academy. Please tell us about yourself. My name is…

On Monday 26th January, the worlds of Japanese language and cultural exchange combined to form the Japan Conference for Schools. About 120 teachers and local authority advisors from the UK and Japan gathered together at the British Council in London to share practical ideas about introducing Japan and Japanese in…

November saw the latest instalment in our Talking Contemporary Japan series, in which 17 participants sought to throw off the winter blues by learning about Japanese comedy. There were four two-hour sessions, all conducted entirely in Japanese, and enthusiastically led by Keiko Kelly, a teacher of Japanese at SOAS. The…

Guidelines and Application Forms for The Japan Foundation Annual Grant Programmes for FY 2009-10 have now been released. Guidelines can be obtained from this office or downloaded from our Head Office website. Please contact this office to discuss your application before applying. The deadline will be 1st December for all…