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🙏A big thank you to Hitoshi Tanaka for joining us today to talk about the precariousness of the liberal international order and Japan’s place in it.

Many thanks as always to our audience, too, for their engagement and thought-provoking questions!

🙏Many thanks to Dr Takashi Inoue; Paul Drechsler, CBE; Waichi Sekiguchi; and Yukihisa Fujita for joining us on Friday evening to talk about the causes of and solutions to Japan’s so-called ‘Lost 30 Years’

Many thanks to all our guests for joining us, too!❤️

The half-abandoned Japanese island at the heart of tensions with China Kasasa island, in the Seto Inland Sea, has only seven residents but its fate is strongly intertwined with relations between Tokyo and Beijing

The half-abandoned Japanese island at the heart of tensions with China

Join @kingsbschool.bsky.social for a talk with Professor Hideaki Miyajima of Waseda University on his co-edited book, The Evolution of Corporate Governance in Japan

📅Thursday 19 March
🕙06:00pm - 08:00pm
📍Anatomy Theatre and Museum, London

Learn more and book here👉 tinyurl.com/32k3xjs5

Even we who run the socials don't know😅

Storytelling in the Age of AI In this talk moderated by Mattias Frey, the filmmaker and researcher Hikaru Kinouchi will explore the theme “Storytelling in the Age of AI: What Changes, What Doesn’t.” Drawing on his multidisciplinar...

Join us for a seminar on the evolving relationship between storytelling and AI, with Hikaru Kinouchi
and Professor Mattias Frey

'Storytelling in the Age of AI'

📅Wednesday 8 April
🕙06:00pm - 08:00pm
📍Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

Learn more and book here👉 tinyurl.com/y876fc5d

Daiwa Foundation Small Grants and Awards The Foundation awards grants to individuals and institutions in the UK and Japan in all areas of the visual and performing arts, the humanities, the social sciences, science and engineering, mathemati...

🚨Don't forget to submit your application for one of our Small Grants or Awards!

It's a unique chance to gain funding for a UK-Japan-related project.

Deadline👉 31 March 2026 (decision by the end of May/early June 2026)

Criteria and more info here: tinyurl.com/32knmbmv

Many thanks to Professor William Nuttall and his co-speakers for joining us yesterday evening to speak about the current state and future of fusion energy ☢️

Learn more about the event here👉 tinyurl.com/54b7muja

Join us in March for our lecture with Rosina Buckland who will explore the British Museum’s major new exhibition (on now until 4 May) which examines the centuries-long trajectory of a Japanese icon, the samurai 🎌
Monday 16 March 2026. Find out more 👉 https://loom.ly/XA6T5dw

London Career Forum | Olympia Turn the page on a new chapter in your career!

How would you like to find and secure your dream job, all in a day? From taking that 1st step on the career ladder to even landing your 1st job interview, a world of career possibilities awaits for Japanese-English bilinguals at London Career Forum on 21 & 22 Feb!

www.olympia.co.uk/events/londo...

Please consider joining the British-Japanese Law Association for their talk, Japan-UK Defence Cooperation: Operationalising the Partnership from a Legal Perspective.

Date: Tuesday 10 March
Time: 5:30pm
RSVPs to: jason.hewitt@skadden.com; clare.mccarthy@skadden.com

More info in the flyer below:

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To find out about the history of The Japan Society and the work we do to cultivate UK-Japan relations, visit our website: www.japansociety.org.uk

Britain names Corin Robertson as next envoy to Japan After joining the Foreign Ministry in 1994, Robertson underwent Japanese language training and worked at the British Embassy in Tokyo from 1997 to 2000.

Many congratulations to Corin Robertson, recently appointed as the United Kingdom's next ambassador to Japan, succeeding Julia Longbottom.

Robertson is scheduled to take up her new post in August.

www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02...

Do go and see the British Museum's spellbinding new Samurai exhibition if you have a chance.

Meanwhile, my essay for Engelsberg Ideas on the origins and legacies of Japan's warrior class:

Britain names Corin Robertson as next envoy to Japan After joining the Foreign Ministry in 1994, Robertson underwent Japanese language training and worked at the British Embassy in Tokyo from 1997 to 2000.

The British Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that diplomat Corin Robertson has been appointed as the U.K.'s next ambassador to Japan, succeeding Julia Longbottom.

The Japan Society - Human Rights in Japan: Why Does Change Lag Behind? - with Sanae Fujita

🚨 Join our friends @thejapansociety.bsky.social 🇯🇵 for an upcoming event: 'Human Rights in Japan: Why Does Change Lag Behind?' - with Dr Sanae Fujita

📅 Date: 16 February 2026
⏰ Time: 6:45pm
🏫 Address: The Swedenborg Society, 20-21 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2TH

Sign up here 👉 tinyurl.com/3u6z2r3w

The Donroe Doctrine and Japan’s Position in a New World Order The post-war international order, anchored in international law, the UN charter and multilateralism, is undergoing a profound transformation with the emergence of  so called ‘great power politics’ and the adoption of the ‘Donroe doctrine’ as the US’s new foreign policy under the Trump administration. Traditional security alliances and economic relations between countries are being tested, accelerating the transition away from a US-centred order. So what is Japan’s response? In this seminar, Japan’s former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hitoshi Tanaka, will explore what is driving change in the global order, as well as the impact of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ on Japan and East Asia. He will discuss how Japan will reposition itself after the February Lower House elections, and what its diplomatic approach is likely to be.

💻Tune in for our upcoming webinar: 'The Donroe Doctrine and Japan’s Position in a New World Order', with Hitoshi Tanaka

📅Tuesday 10 March
🕙10:00am - 11:00am (UK) / 7:00pm - 8:00pm (Japan)

Learn more and book here👉 dajf.org.uk/event/the-do...

For information about our future events, please click here👉 dajf.org.uk/events

🙌Many thanks to Dr Victoria Young for joining us last night to talk about translating contemporary Japanese literature at the borders of the mainstream📖🗾

For more on the topic, check out her book here👉 tinyurl.com/4jhxwab4

Many thanks to Professors Hiroki Habuka and Brendt Mittelstadt for joining us today to give us an insight into the state of AI governance and policy in the UK, EU and Japan, along with suggestions for future regulatory frameworks

Arthur Stockwin: 28 November 1935 to 7 January 2026 Arthur Stockwin passed away on Wednesday afternoon (7 January) at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

It's with profound sadness that we share this post about JAA Stockwin, who passed away on 7/1. He took part in many Daiwa Foundation events over the years & was on the Daiwa Scholarship interview panel. A fabulous academic & a kind & generous man, we'll miss him!

www.nissan.ox.ac.uk/article/arth...

Japanese Taiko Performing Arts Ensemble KODO are back on 6 and 7 March with Luminance for 2026, bringing their theatrical and soul-stirring rhythm to the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall!

serious.org.uk/events/kodo-2

Being Both - A talk on Mixed Identity and Dual Citizenship | multippl Join us for Being Both: a thought-provoking + insightful talk on mixed identity and dual citizenship with Megumi Nishikura of the Hafu film

Join multippl for 'Being Both', a talk by documentary filmmaker @meguminishikura.bsky.social on the issue of mixed identity and dual citizenship in Japan

Date and time: 3 January 2026, 7pm - 9pm

Location: Matcha Mochi at the Brew, London, EC1V 1NR

More info here: www.multippl.com/event/being-...

Holder of/completing a degree comprising at least 50% Japanese Studies? 🎌

Plans for UK- or Japan-based postgraduate Japan-related study in any field?🧑‍🎓

Then check out the Daiwa Scholarship in Japanese Studies!

Deadline: 29 January 2026

More info: dajf.org.uk/scholarships...

Kathleen Reilly "Uncovering Functionality" （(Place) by Method） Held at (Place) by Method. Method Inc. is pleased to present “Uncovering Functionality — 使えるを見つける” a solo exhibition by artist

Kathleen Reilly, #DaiwaScholarships alumna, has a solo exhibition on in Tokyo on until 14 December!

"Uncovering Functionality"

www.tokyoartbeat.com/en/events/-/...

早期の領土返還アピール　元島民ら500人、都内で街頭行進　北方墓参再開も訴え（釧路新聞電子版） - Yahoo!ニュース 北方領土隣接地域振興対策根室管内市町連絡協議会（会長・石垣雅敏根室市長、略称・北隣協）主催の「北方領土返還要求中央アピール行動」が1日、東京都内で実施された。元島民ら500人が、北方領土返還や北方墓

Around 500 people marched in Tokyo on 1 Dec to demand Russia’s return of the Northern Territories. 23 members of parliament joined the annual march.
news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/1d6...

Apply by 15 January 2026:

Applications are invited for a 5-year, fixed term position of Assistant Professor in Japanese Visual Culture in the Department of East Asian Studies, University of Cambridge, starting on 1 September 2026.

www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

Civilisations: Rise and Fall - Everything you need to know about the landmark new four-part series from BBC Arts Explore the ancient worlds of Rome, Egypt, the Aztecs and Japan... and what led to their fall

Looking forward to 'Civilisations: Rise and Fall'.

Two Daiwa Scholarship alumni will feature:

Dr Christopher Harding, School of History, Classics and Archaeology, Edinburgh University &

Edmund de Waal, artist and writer:

www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Serious, producers of the London Jazz Festival are collaborating with the Embassy of Japan for a special day celebrating Japanese Jazz on 22 Nov.

All are welcome at The Jazz Social for a vibrant programme of music, culture, and connection:

efglondonjazzfestival.org.uk/celebrating-...