News and Reports Archive

In line with the current advice from the UK government, The Japan Foundation, London will be temporarily changing the way it operates. Please see below for more information.  General Operations The Japan Foundation, London will continue working to improve mutual understanding between the UK and Japan during this difficult time.…

Once again The Japan Foundation and The British Association for Japanese Studies worked together on the 9th iteration of the Postgraduate Japanese Studies Workshop. Students from across various UK institutions came to SOAS, University of London for a day of workshops, presentations and networking. The aim of this year’s workshop…

Important notice regarding Covid-19: Although we are still accepting applications for this position up until the deadline (27th March 2020), the screening process has been postponed. This is because the general operations of the Japan Foundation, London have been temporarily changed. We will let all applicants know when the situation…

Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese concept of mottainai, the power of translation, the Swiss Army, and ghosts in Edinburgh were just some of the topics coverd by the finalists of the Fifteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students. The Finals Day of the Fifteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students was held…

Applications now being accepted for overseas schools for the 12th Japan Exchange Program for overseas children from the Hakuhodo Foundation.  This is a brilliant opportunity for Japanese teachers and pupils learning Japanese between the ages of 12 and 16 to experience Japan. Through the Preparatory Training in Japan for Overseas…

The Japan Foundation London is inviting IT companies based in the UK to submit their offer for the resourcing our office with PCs by 13th January 2020. The necessarily procedures and specifications can be downloaded from here. All the information, as well as communication concerning this procedure, is either provided…

The 10-day-long 2019 UCL Japan Youth Challenge summer school has come to a close. Jointly organised by the Japan Foundation and UCL, this year saw 52 students from 16 schools across Japan and 36 students from 29 schools around the UK come together to discuss some of the most important…

   The Japan Foundation was proud to have teamed up with the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC), to organise the manga symposium, What is Manga? Exploring Japanese Visual Narratives. This event saw 16 speakers, come from Japan, Europe and North America to discuss the…

国際交流基金では、2020年度に海外に派遣する日本語上級専門家、日本語専門家、日本語指導助手を募集しています。 締め切りは8月14日（水）です（書類必着） 申し込みはこちらです 各国の日本語専門家のレポート「世界の日本語教育現場から」2019年度版が公開されています。 日本語上級専門家、日本語専門家、日本語主導助手の業務についてはご覧ください。

These are some of the Japanese taster sessions that our volunteers in the Japanese Tasters for Schools (JTS) Programme have held in schools around the UK in 2018-19 so far. We would like to thank all the volunteers for their extremely hard work on the programme! If you would like to arrange…

On the 3rd of July 2019, 180 pupils from 10 schools in Leicestershire took part in the Leicestershire Young Ambassador Japan Conference held at the University of Leicester. This event was to mark the run-up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, as well as to celebrate the links…

現在、国際交流基金では2020年度に海外に発見する日本語上級専門家、日本語専門家および日本語指導助手をそれぞれ募集しています。 本募集に関する提出期限を含めた詳細情報やお問い合わせ先については以下リンク先をご覧ください。 日本語上級専門家 日本語専門家 日本語指導助手