The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation – Supporting closer links between the UK and Japan
What's on
Exhibition: 18 Jan 2012 – 1 Mar 2012
Over the Parched Field by Akiko Takizawa
Akiko Takizawa is a Japanese artist based in London. The exhibition, ‘Over the Parched Field’, showcases a selection of Takizawa’s photographs since 2006, including new works made especially for the exhibition. This is Takizawa’s first solo show in London.
Special event: 14 February 2012
Poetry reading: The Undying Day
Hans Brinckmann, author of ‘The Undying Day: Poems by Hans Brinckmann’, will be reading a selection of his poems followed by translations by Hiromi Mizoguchi. After the reading, there will be a discussion on the writing and translation of poetry.
Seminar: 23 February 2012
Leadership in Central Banking
In this seminar, the second in the 2012 series ‘Leadership: People and Power in the UK and Japan’, we ask what lessons can be learnt from the Bank of Japan’s experience over the last two decades – and what central bankers in both countries should do next?
Book launch: 27 February 2012
A Sociology of Japanese Youth: From Returnees to NEETs
‘A Sociology of Japanese Youth: From Returnees to NEETs’, edited by Professor Roger Goodman, Dr Yuki Imoto and Dr Tuukka Toivonen will be launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.