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Mino 'washi' event article in Japanese
Posted on 5 April 2012, under Events
Mr Nobuhiko Ariga, a journalist with the Chunichi Shimbun, has written an article in Japanese about Mr Satoshi Hasegawa’s recent talk at Daiwa Foundation Japan House: The Appeal of Mino Washi.
'Kugutsu' - An Evening Of Japanese Puppetry at the Little Angel Theatre
Posted on 4 April 2012, under Events, Theatre & Film
Direct from Japan to attend Mr Punch’s 350th birthday celebrations, two masters of kugutsu – Shiro Ito and Eimei Katami – will be appearing at the Little Angel Theatre in London on Thursday, 10 May, to present an evening of puppetry, including a Japanese-style Punch and Judy show.
Coming soon: A Japanese Season at the Ruthin Craft Centre in Wales, 1 April – 24 June 2012
Posted on 28 March 2012, under Art & Exhibitions, Events, Grants
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting the Ruthin Craft Centre’s Japanese Style: Sustaining Design, a season of exhibitions rooted in sustainable design, due to run from 1 April to 24 June 2012. The Ruthin Craft Centre, the Centre for the Applied Arts was originally established in 1982. Rebuilt and re-opened in 2008, it boasts
Kan Yasuda's work on display in the Fitzwilliam Museum's Sculpture Promenade 2012
Posted on 26 March 2012, under Art & Exhibitions, Grants
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting The Fitzwilliam Museum’s third Sculpture Promenade, featuring work by Kan Yasuda, 6 March 2012 until January 2013.
A trip to Hakone with Daiwa Scholars
Posted on 23 March 2012, under Scholarships
I also spent some time down in Hakone on Friday and Saturday with some of the 2011 Scholars (and one from 2010).
Daiwa Foundation now on Twitter and Facebook!
Posted on 23 March 2012, under Other News
We are happy to announce that the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is now on Facebook and Twitter! We hope that you will “like” us and “follow” us, and look forward to interacting with you through these social media tools.
The 2010 Daiwa Scholars' graduation ceremony (15 March 2012)
Posted on 23 March 2012, under Scholarships
I was in Tokyo last week for the graduation ceremony for our 2010 Daiwa Scholars.
Japan-inspired Family Show at artsdepot: Little Sunshine, Little Rainfall
Posted on 16 March 2012, under Events, Theatre & Film
Little Sunshine and Little Rainfall invite you to their magic garden. But trouble is afoot for the two gardeners when naughty Storm Fox comes to visit…
Shūji Terayama Retrospective at the Tate Modern, Friday 16 March to Sunday 25 March 2012
Posted on 14 March 2012, under Grants, Theatre & Film
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting Shūji Terayama ‘who can say that we should not live like dogs?’ at the Tate Modern, Friday 16 March to Sunday 25 March 2012.
Vicky Tuke, a current Daiwa Scholar, participated in the first high-profile 'Young Strategists Forum', 2-6 March 2012
Posted on 12 March 2012, under Scholarships
From March 2-6 2012, Dr Vicky Tuke (Daiwa Scholar 2011) participated in the first ‘Young Strategists Forum’, organised by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan. The programme brought together policymakers, academics, journalists and military officers between the ages of 25 and 39.
