Upcoming Events
Seminar: Thursday 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: Monday 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.
Book launch: Wednesday 29 February 2012
The Historical Consumer: Consumption and Everyday Life in Japan, 1850-2000
‘The Historical Consumer: Consumption and Everyday Life in Japan, 1850-2000′, edited by Dr Penelope Francks and Professor Janet Hunter, will be launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
Private view: Tuesday 6 March 2012
Patterns of Shadows
‘Patterns of Shadows’ is an exhibition of oil paintings by Pip Dickens, derived from her research in Kyoto in 2011. The paintings (oil on canvas) draw upon colour, pattern, rhythm and vibration, associated with kimono fabrics and katagami stencils, and frequently juxtapose these with quieter, understated greys, shadows and subtle interplays of light. The artist will be introduced by Professor Monty Adkins, Professor of Experimental Electronic Music at the University of Huddersfield.
Lecture: Thursday 8 March 2012
Can the Democratic Party finally raise Japan’s consumption tax?
Japan has one of the highest levels of government borrowing in the world. Many commentators agree that an increase in the Consumption Tax rate (currently 5%) is inevitable sooner or later. But such an increase would disproportionately hit the poor, so it is highly contentious. This lecture discusses the politics of raising the Consumption Tax,
Seminar: Thursday 15 March 2012
North Korean Security Challenges – Post Kim Jong-il
North Korea is a source of security tensions in Northeast Asia, and the regime there poses a range of problems for its own people, its neighbours and the wider world. Three speakers will discuss the security challenges presented by the new regime in North Korea to the US, South Korea and Japan.
Artist talk: Tuesday 20 March 2012
Patterns of Shadows
By Professor Monty Adkins, Professor of Experimental Electronic Music at the University of Huddersfield and the artist of ‘Patterns of Shadows’, Pip Dickens.
Special event: Monday 2 April 2012
The Appeal of Mino Washi
In this special event at Daiwa Foundation Japan House, Satoshi Hasegawa and Zoë Howard will introduce Mino washi (traditional Japanese paper from Mino City), which has a proud tradition of more than 1,300 years.
Talk: Tuesday 10 April 2012
Curator Talk: Yayoi Kusama
Rachel Taylor, Assistant Curator of the Tate Modern exhibition, Yayoi Kusama, will introduce the exhibition and discuss the work of Yayoi Kusama in a special event held at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.
Book launch: Thursday 3 May 2012
Fukushima Colours
‘Fukushima Colours’ by Elin Lindqvist, a reportage book documenting the aftermath of the 11 March 2011 disaster, will be launched at Daiwa Foundation Japan House.