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May I wish everyone a Happy New Year. 2011 was the year of the Great East Japan Earthquake. We felt tremendous shock and deep sorrow at the enormous damage caused - the most extensive since WWII. At the same time we were greatly encouraged by by the warm support from the UK and all over the world. I am confident that the recovery will gather momentum in 2012 ...more		London 2012 Olympics: Spotlight on,,, Ai Fukuhara After turning professional at 10 years old, she went on to become the youngest player to be selected for the Japanese national team, at the age of 11. Her participation in London 2012 will be the first time that a female Japanese table tennis player has participated in three consecutive Olympic games ..more

	Emperor's Birthday Reception The Embassy of Japan held a National Day Reception on 8 December 2011 to celebrate His Imperial Majesty Akihito's 78th birthday ...more			Living and learning in Japan: My MEXT scholarship experience During our year at Osaka University, we were exposed to a wide variety of classes ...more
	Japanese government honours Mr Paul Norbury The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, was bestowed on Mr Paul Henri Norbury ...more			Sherlock Holmes inspiration honoured in Scotland Dr Bell is best known as the inspiration for the great detective Sherlock Holmes ...more
	Celebration of opening of Maggie's South West Wales The South West Wales centre was designed by the late Kisho Kurokawa, a world famous architect ...more			One Year After the Great East Japan Earthquake Please check and send your submissions for the new section of our Events Calendar.