What’s it like to be part of the Japan Youth Collective? 🇯🇵 Explore Japanese culture, meet new people, build skills & experience hands-on sessions with real experts!🌟 📅Deadline extended to 11 June 2025 🔗Apply here: loom.ly/4xabZXM #year11 #year12 #year13 #sixthform

After an incredible response, our upcoming lecture exploring the evolution of the Japanese tea ceremony, with cultural historian Asao Kozu is now FULLY BOOKED! 🍵✨ Sign up to the waiting list here 👉 loom.ly/ug5DQaI Co-organised with The Japan Foundation Japan Foundation UK

There's still time to apply to the Japan Youth Collective. Are you 16–19 & living in or near Greater London? Join this free programme to explore Japanese culture through workshops, expert-led sessions & hands-on activities. 📅 Deadline: 11 June 2025 🔗 japansociety.org.uk/jyc

Check out our new online resource, The History of Samurai–full of interesting facts and fun activities perfect for Key Stages 2 and 3! 🏯 Bring this exciting part of Japanese history to the classroom and uncover some of the myths about samurai! 🔍👀 🔗loom.ly/pNcbBhI

Japan's rainy season in June is called Tsuyu, meaning "plum rain" ☔ Hydrangeas bloom during this time, and many people associate them with the rainy season. You might also see small ghost-like dolls hanging outside windows. Our activity pack explains why loom.ly/2uIgV6w

This Wednesday 4 June, join us in our 🎥Film Club🎥 to discuss Paprika, Satoshi Kon's stunning animated psychological thriller 💭 FREE & ONLINE. Book here 👉 loom.ly/xPac4I4

🌟Save the date!🌟 Japan Matsuri, the UK’s biggest festival of Japanese culture returns this September! 🎌 Expect incredible Japanese food, goods, and entertainment! 🍡🍙🍥 More details coming soon.. Trafalgar Square, Sunday 21 September 👉 loom.ly/qspaShE Japan Matsuri

Join us ONLINE in July for our 🎥Film Club🎥 when we will discuss the 1966 classic by Yasuzo Masumura, Irezumi, a tale of seduction and revenge in the Edo Period 🕷️ Wednesday 2 July. Book here 👉 loom.ly/MOZkq0I

📚Book Club📚 Voices of the Fallen Heroes and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Yukio Mishima, first published in Japanese in the 1960s and available in English for the first time in 2025! Join us ONLINE on Monday 14 July to discuss ✨👉 loom.ly/l2qfyho

For the July edition of our regular Macro Salon series, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Kaori Iida, Deputy Chief Commentator at NHK, to discuss issues in international commercial diplomacy. ONLINE & FREE. Tuesday 8 July, 12.00pm. Find out more and book: loom.ly/eV_R-pc