The Japan Society is the leading independent body in the United Kingdom dedicated to the enhancement of the British-Japanese relationship. www.japansociety.org.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3muzc657rfh2k📚 The Japan Society Book Club 📚 Still time to book! Join us on Monday 14 September to discuss Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata ✨ ONLINE & free to attend! Find out more and book 👉 https://loom.ly/CbcXcjk08 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3muzc657rfh2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3muow75nyj72cJust one month until Japan Matsuri! 🇯🇵✨ Join us on Sunday 4 October at Trafalgar Square for a day packed with Japanese culture, performances, food & fun! 🥁🎵🍣🍡 We can't wait to see you there! 🙌 🔗 https://loom.ly/71zKq5804 Sep 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3muow75nyj72chttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mufele3pp22jFind out what's happening at The Japan Society in September, there's something for everyone! ✨ Head to our website for more info on our upcoming events and to book 👉 www.japansociety.org.uk/events We look forward to seeing you there! 🇬🇧🤝🇯🇵31 Aug 2026 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mufele3pp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mu545qczgo2s🎥 The Japan Society Film Club 🎥 Still time to book! Join us on Wednesday 2 September when we will discuss Kazuhiro Soda’s political documentary, Campaign 📣 Find out more and book 👉 https://loom.ly/04g8xJ828 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu545qczgo2shttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mtyqz4ac4v2kApplications now open for The 35th Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese (SPPA)! 🎤 Prizes to be won, including a trip to Japan! 🇯🇵 Want to take part? Find out more and enter here 👉 www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/35th-sir-peter-parker-awards-spoken-business-japanese-sppa26 Aug 2026 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyqz4ac4v2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mtve3bial427Join us on Monday 21 September when Tokyo Jazz Joints creator and photographer Philip Arneill will explore the unique subculture of the jazz kissa; pseudo-sacred spaces dedicated to the worship and preservation of jazz culture 🎷🎵 Find out more and book: https://loom.ly/tm7L4Gg25 Aug 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtve3bial427https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mtlcb27p3h2mWe are pleased to invite members and friends to a guided tour of 'Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now', The Photographers’ Gallery exhibition reframing the history of Japanese photography 📸 Tuesday 1 September. Find out more and book 👉 https://loom.ly/nmTFY0U21 Aug 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlcb27p3h2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mtgxiobswa27📚 The Japan Society Book Club 📚 Join us in September when we will discuss Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata. Monday 14 September 2026 ✨ Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/CbcXcjk19 Aug 2026 14:39 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgxiobswa27https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mtdqsoia2527📣 LAST CHANCE TO ENTER! 📣 To celebrate the upcoming England v Japan rugby match on 14 November we are offering members of The Japan Society the chance to win a pair of tickets 🇬🇧🏉🇯🇵 Not a member? Join & enter by 19 August for the chance to win! 👉 https://loom.ly/wnCzy4Y18 Aug 2026 08:01 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdqsoia2527https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mtbntjpv3k2iWe are delighted to announce the winners of the JAL Foundation 19th World Children's Haiku Contest! 🎉 We have received so many brilliant entries and we'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who entered. Check out the prize winners on our page! 😃 https://loom.ly/SLSxMBE17 Aug 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtbntjpv3k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mt4cpj2n3h27📣 STILL TIME TO BOOK! 📣 Join us this Monday 17 August when Justin McCurry in conversation with Jim McCafferty will explore the fascinating history of #keirin track #cycling, from elite racing to its unique place in Japanese society 🚴 🇯🇵 More info 👉 https://loom.ly/yvVBh6c 15 Aug 2026 09:00 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4cpj2n3h27https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mt2fvfyqrg2mOn Friday 24 July, we were joined by Manami Okazaki for a talk on Japanese tattooing from its Edo‑period origins to its entanglement with contemporary underground communities. Thank you to everyone that joined us, and to Manami for the fascinating insights! ✨ More photos 📸 https://loom.ly/Z4LXWvM14 Aug 2026 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2fvfyqrg2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msuwdbugxo2613 August marks the official start of the #Obon Festival, one of Japan's most important celebrations.🏮 During this time, families will gather at their family homes to pay respect to their ancestors and light traditional "welcome fires".🎒To learn more, download our activity pack! ➡️ loom.ly/RLuBqwA12 Aug 2026 10:30 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuwdbugxo26https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msuko53dp42v📣 ONE WEEK LEFT TO ENTER! 📣 To celebrate the upcoming England v Japan rugby match on 14 November we are offering members of The Japan Society the chance to win a pair of tickets 🇬🇧🏉🇯🇵 Not a member? Join & enter by 19 August for the chance to win! 👉 https://loom.ly/wnCzy4Y12 Aug 2026 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuko53dp42vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mssnxdxmp32v🎥 The Japan Society Film Club 🎥 Join us on Wednesday 2 September to discuss Kazuhiro Soda’s political documentary Campaign (2007), an unvarnished portrait of a novice candidate navigating the rigid world of Japanese local elections. Find out more and book 👉 https://loom.ly/04g8xJ811 Aug 2026 12:55 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssnxdxmp32vhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msq2jphy322g📣 NEXT WEEK! 📣 Join us on Monday 17 August when Justin McCurry in conversation with Jim McCafferty will explore the fascinating history of keirin track cycling, from elite racing to its unique place in Japanese society 🚴 🇯🇵 More info 👉 https://loom.ly/yvVBh6c 10 Aug 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msq2jphy322ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msi6s6hngw2kWe are extremely grateful to all the Members who came to our recent Annual General Meeting, and to the Embassy of Japan and Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki for hosting us! 🥂 Photos by Gregory Owain. More on our website: https://loom.ly/nSBdXC807 Aug 2026 08:57 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi6s6hngw2khttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msgb27bszk27This week marks the anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima (6 Aug) & Nagasaki (9 Aug). To help educators find resources to teach young people about the bombings and their impact, our education team have compiled a useful list which can be found on our website 👉 https://loom.ly/ULUhB1U06 Aug 2026 14:32 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgb27bszk27https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msfokjdlgb2bWe had a wonderful time last week with our friends at Clearspring, who introduced us to creative cooking in a fun family workshop with London-based chef Izumi Nakamura 🍙 ✨ More info & photos on our website 👉 https://loom.ly/d61UYqY 06 Aug 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfokjdlgb2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msdn5dq7gd2gLooking for things to do this August? 🌞 From the Japanese Conversation Group (4 Aug) to our online Film Club 🎥 (5 Aug), our in-person Book Club 📚 (10 Aug) to our monthly lecture 🎤 (17 Aug), there really is something for everyone! 🇬🇧🤝🇯🇵 More info 👉 www.japansociety.org.uk/events 05 Aug 2026 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdn5dq7gd2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msdbgbjv6u2bStill time to book a place at our August 📚 Book Club 📚 when we will discuss Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka. Monday 10 August 2026. Find out more and book 👉 https://loom.ly/Z_l_-iA05 Aug 2026 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdbgbjv6u2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3msaseuvt722tInvented in Japan in 1948, the track #cycling sport of #keirin draws heavily on Japan's social and cultural traditions 🚴 Join us on Monday 17 August for a fascinating conversation on keirin with Justin McCurry of The Guardian and Jim McCafferty, Reynolds Technology. More info 👉 loom.ly/yvVBh6c https://loom.ly/yvVBh6c04 Aug 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msaseuvt722thttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mrxdgqkxqc2gStill time to book for our 🎥 Film Club 🎥 in August when we will explore Shinya Tsukamoto’s brutal and devastating war film, Fires on the Plain (2015), a haunting portrayal of Japanese soldiers wandering through the Philippines during the final days of WW2. Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/TjiAIkY31 Jul 2026 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxdgqkxqc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mrpomt3eoq2mWe've had a phenomenal response to our already fully booked guided tour of 'NIGO: From Japan with Love' at the Design Museum 🇯🇵 👟 Don't miss out! Sign up to our mailing list to be among the first to hear about our events 📩 👉 https://loom.ly/PiCzv3I28 Jul 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpomt3eoq2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mreyiq5f6u23To celebrate a historic moment in England-Japan rugby we are offering members of The Japan Society the opportunity to win a pair of tickets for England v Japan Rugby on 14 November 2026 🇬🇧🏉🇯🇵 Not a member? Join & enter the ballot by 19 August for the chance to win! 👉 https://loom.ly/wnCzy4Y24 Jul 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mreyiq5f6u23https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mrctqx5wzr22On Monday 6 July, we welcomed, Andrea Carlson, Kunito Niwa, and James Irvine of Kominka Collective, for a fascinating exploration of Japan’s built cultural heritage and the growing challenges it faces. More information & photos on our website here: https://loom.ly/gqHoq9M23 Jul 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrctqx5wzr22https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mraiot7wdb22Join our 📚 Book Club 📚 in August to discuss Grave of the Fireflies by Akiyuki Nosaka. A stark and devastating account of two siblings struggling to survive in Japan during the final months of the Second World War. Monday 10 August 2026. Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/Z_l_-iA22 Jul 2026 14:07 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraiot7wdb22https://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mr66sq2vvn2aInvented in Japan in 1948, the track #cycling sport of #keirin draws heavily on Japan's social and cultural traditions 🚴 Join us on Monday 17 August for a fascinating conversation on keirin with British track cyclist Joe Truman & Justin McCurry of The Guardian. More info 👉 https://loom.ly/yvVBh6c 21 Jul 2026 16:05 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr66sq2vvn2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mqtdistrni2gOn Monday, we welcomed David Taylor MP, Trade Envoy to Japan and Treasurer of the British-Japanese All-Party Parliamentary Group, as the guest of honour at a joint lunch hosted by The Japan Society and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry. More photos: https://loom.ly/P4-UrIw17 Jul 2026 08:30 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtdistrni2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/thejapansociety.bsky.social/post/3mqol2ac3gm2zJust a few spaces remain at next week's lecture! 📣 Join us as Nandini Das examines the uneasy meeting between John Saris, Captain of The Clove, and William Adams, the 'English Samurai', in 1613 🇬🇧🇯🇵 Find out more and book 👉 https://loom.ly/KiL0wAY15 Jul 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:z5372qfjbixypxyn2jaslnta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqol2ac3gm2z