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The 21st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students...
The 21st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students On Saturday 7th March 2026, the Finals Day of the 21st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students was held at the…
Report: JF/BAJS PhD Workshop 2026...
Report: JF/BAJS PhD Workshop 2026 On Thursday 26 and Friday 27 February, the Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies 2026 took place, this time at the University of Sheffield. This…
Report - Beyond Words: Understanding Japanese Society Through Literatu...
Report - Beyond Words: Understanding Japanese Society Through Literature and Translation On Friday 23 January, we hosted our third talk in our ‘Exploring the World of Japanese Studies’ series.…
Report - War and Peace: How 'Grave of the Fireflies' Speaks to Japanes...
Report - War and Peace: How 'Grave of the Fireflies' Speaks to Japanese Literature, Art, History and International Relations at UEA On Tuesday 4 November, we held our second…
*Attention to Our Newsletter Subscribers*...
*Attention to Our Newsletter Subscribers* From 31 October 2026, the e-mail address that we use to send out our newsletters and promotional e-flyers regarding our upcoming events will be…
Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2025...
Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2025 The Japan Foundation London was proud to work with UCL for the 11th year of the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge! This is a prestigious week-long summer…
Report: Exploring the World of Japanese Studies Seminar Series. Ghibli...
Report: Exploring the World of Japanese Studies Seminar Series. Ghibli in the Machine: AI Controversies and the Appropriation of Anime On Friday 4 July, The Japan Foundation London hosted…
Report: Transnational Perspectives on Anime Symposium...
Report: Transnational Perspectives on Anime Symposium Journal of Anime and Manga Studies Publication *The proceedings of the following symposium have now been published on the Journal of Anime and Manga…
A Welcome Message from our New Director, Mr Kaoru MIYAMOTO...
A Welcome Message from our New Director, Mr Kaoru MIYAMOTO I am Kaoru MIYAMOTO. I have succeeded Mr. Shin-ichi TANAKA as Director of the Japan Foundation London...
Watch Now: Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Talk with Prof S...
Watch Now: Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Talk with Prof Simon Kaner Professor Simon Kaner, (Executive Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures)'s…
JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2025 Fi...
JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2025 Finals Day The Finals Day of the Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK (JaLaChamp) 2025 was held in the…
The 20th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students – Finals Da...
The 20th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students – Finals Day! The Finals Day of the annual Japanese Speech Contest for University Students was held on Saturday, 1st March…
Report: Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies PhD ...
Report: Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies PhD Workshop 2025 On Friday 21st February we welcomed 37 postgraduate students to The University of Edinburgh, for our annual Japan Foundation/British…
Report - The Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Lecture with S...
Report - The Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Lecture with SISJAC's Professor Simon Kaner On Thursday 16th January, we were extremely honoured to invite Professor Simon Kaner, Executive Director…
-Rakugo and Kobanashi: Enjoy Storytelling and Explore Japanese - ...
-Rakugo and Kobanashi: Enjoy Storytelling and Explore Japanese - Our “Rakugo and Kobanashi: Enjoy Storytelling and Explore Japanese” event series was held on 8th and 9th of November…
Junko TAKEKAWA's Recommended Japanese Books - The Times and Sunday Tim...
Junko TAKEKAWA's Recommended Japanese Books - The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2024 On Saturday 5 October, as part of the free programme at this year's The…
Report: The 10th Anniversary of the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge!...
Report: The 10th Anniversary of the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge! ...
A Special Congratulations to SISJAC, Recipient of the Japan Foundation...
A Special Congratulations to SISJAC, Recipient of the Japan Foundation Awards 2024 We are proud to announce that a UK-based institution has been selected as a recipient of the…
Report: Event on Ageing and Care in Japanese Society...
Report: Event on Ageing and Care in Japanese Society On Wednesday 5 June, we were proud to invite Dr Jason Danely, Reader of Anthropology at Oxford Brookes University and…
JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2024 Fi...
JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2024 Finals Day The Finals Day of the 2024 JaLaChamp, Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK, was held on 11th…
The Nineteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - FINAL...
The Nineteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - FINALS DAY The Finals Day of the annual Japanese Speech Contest for University Students was held on Saturday 2nd March…
*Taking Applications* UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2024...
*Taking Applications* UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2024 The UCL-Japan Youth Challenge is now open for applications from pre-university aged students in the UK! This week-long summer school is now in…
The Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies PhD Work...
The Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies PhD Workshop 2024 On Friday 2nd February, we hosted our 9th JF/BAJS Postgraduate Workshop at the University of Sheffield. This year, we were…
Japanese Studies Seminar: Seeds in the Heart and Leaves of Words: Trad...
Japanese Studies Seminar: Seeds in the Heart and Leaves of Words: Traditional Japanese Poetry Beyond the Haiku We were honoured to invite Dr Thomas McAuley, Senior Lecturer in Japanese…
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2023...
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2023 UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2023 This year, the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge returned for its ninth iteration and we were proud to support the programme once again. For the…
Junko Takekawa’s Recommended Japanese Books – The Times and Sunday...
Junko Takekawa’s Recommended Japanese Books – The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023 During The Huddle Free Programme at The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival…
*Applications Now Open* – Japan Foundation Fellowships jointly organ...
*Applications Now Open* – Japan Foundation Fellowships jointly organised with Tobunken and Nichibunken. *Applications Now Open* - Japan Foundation Fellowships, jointly organised with Tobunken and Nichibunken To promote Japanese Studies…
JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2023 â€...
JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2023 – Finals Day! On 8th July 2023, a sunny Saturday, dozens of young learners of Japanese from around the UK…
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Progamme 2023 (JFTFP23) came to a...
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Progamme 2023 (JFTFP23) came to an end on 31 March. Celebrating its 20th anniversary, this year the theme title was Always Evolving. The programme included 21 Japanese films. From recently released…
BAJS/Japan Foundation Postgraduate Workshop 2023 ...
BAJS/Japan Foundation Postgraduate Workshop 2023 The Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies Postgraduate Workshop 2023 On Saturday 18th March, we held our annual PhD Workshop, which is joint organised…
The Eighteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - FINAL...
The Eighteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - FINALS DAY On Saturday 4th March 2023, the annual Japanese Speech Contest for University Students was held in-person for the…
The Japan Foundation Celebrates its 50th Anniversary!...
The Japan Foundation Celebrates its 50th Anniversary! The Japan Foundation is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Established in 1972, we are proud to have supported intercultural and international…
Junko Takekawa’s Recommended Japanese Books – Cheltenham Literatur...
Junko Takekawa’s Recommended Japanese Books – Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022 Our Senior Arts Programme Officer joined one of the events with Daniel Hahn as part of the Cheltenham Literature…
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2022...
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2022 Between 2nd August and 23rd August 2022, the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge held its 8th annual summer school programme for pre-university students. This year, due to…
JaViChamp Japanese Video Championship for Young Learners UK – Finals...
JaViChamp Japanese Video Championship for Young Learners UK – Finals Day! On Saturday 9th July 2022, we were excited and delighted to hold the finals day of the inaugural…
The 17th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students – Finals Da...
The 17th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students – Finals Day! Food in Studio Ghibli films, Francophone bandes dessinée, and plastic surgery – these are just some of the…
Japan Foundation / BAJS Postgraduate Workshop 2022...
Japan Foundation / BAJS Postgraduate Workshop 2022 This year The Japan Foundation and The British Association for Japanese Studies were able to come together again in person for the…
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2021...
UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2021 The UCL-Japan Youth Challenge returned for its 7th annual summer school programme. The programme took place online to ensure the safety of all participants. Between…
Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko: Authorship and Gender Di...
Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko: Authorship and Gender Discourses The Japan Foundation, London partnered with Birkbeck, University of London to present a two-part event: “Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko:…
Rakugo and Kobanashi - Demonstration, Talk and Performance Event...
Rakugo and Kobanashi - Demonstration, Talk and Performance Event You’re in a small, Japanese-style theatre room. The house lights are up, and you’re surrounded by a chattering, excited crowd.…
Nihongo Cup 2021 Finals Day...
Nihongo Cup 2021 Finals Day ...
The Sixteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students – Fina...
The Sixteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students – Finals Day! ...
Japan Foundation / BAJS Postgraduate Workshop 2021...
Japan Foundation / BAJS Postgraduate Workshop 2021 ...
Invitation to Tender 20/01/2021...
Invitation to Tender 20/01/2021 The Japan Foundat...
Rakugo - Performance and Introductory Lecture for Japanese Language an...
Rakugo - Performance and Introductory Lecture for Japanese Language and Japanese Intellectual Studies ...
Japan Foundation, London Infection...
Japan Foundation, London Infection On Monday, Novemb...
The Japan Foundation Appoints New President...
The Japan Foundation Appoints New President We are pleased to...
Nihongo Cup 2020 Finals Day...
Nihongo Cup 2020 Finals Day ...
16th Hakuhodo Japanese Research Fellowship...
16th Hakuhodo Japanese Research Fellowship The Hakuhodo Foun...
Japan 2020 Season at the BFI in partnership with the Japan Foundation!...
Japan 2020 Season at the BFI in partnership with the Japan Foundation! The Japan Foundat...