This calendar has been established to keep people up to date on new and upcoming Japan-related cultural events in the UK.

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(Note: The Embassy of Japan does not accept any responsibility for the events registered, or any loss or damage resulting from the events registered in the calendar or from any reliance placed on the information in the Events Calendar. With the exception of those events with explicit support of the Embassy of Japan, the inclusion of an event in the Events Calendar does not amount to an endorsement by the Embassy of Japan or the Government of Japan of any event or organisation.)



UPCOMING EVENTS

Photographic Exhibition and Other Events to Mark the 100th Anniversary of the 1910 Japan-British Exhibition

 

17 July - 19 September 2010

Museum of Fulham Palace, London

In 1910, exactly 100 years ago, The Japan-British Exhibition was held at White City in West London and was visited by over 8 million people.......more>>

 

MANGA JIMAN COMPETITION 2010

 

Submission close on 1 Nov 2010

The Embassy of Japan is once again launching the major manga-writing competition, MANGA JIMAN 2010, with fantastic prizes and open to anyone fourteen (14)* years of age or over.... more>>

 

Manga UK

6 Aug - 5 Sep 2010
Idea Store Whitechapel, London

The exhibition at Idea Store Whitechapel will present some of the best manga produced by British artists,contextualising it with authentic manga from Japan.. .... more>>

         
   

St Dunstan’s August Classical Music Festival

 

17, 18, 25 & 27 August 2010

St Dunstan-In-The-West, London

Part of the continuing AJSW classical music concert series promoting and supporting Japanese musicians drawn from a variety of environments be they professional, students, visiting or home based. It is also included in St Dunstan’s August Classical Music Festival.... more>

 

'The Light' - Portraits of the 'Hibakusha' at the Brunei Gallery, University of London

 

5 Aug - 8 Oct 2010

The Brunei Gallery, SOAS,London

This exhibition will be the first occasion that these paintings have left Japan. For the past several years Professors and PhD students have been painting survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima... more>>

 

Japan Matsuri 2010

18 Sep 2010
ISpitalfields Market, London

Join us for the second Japan Matsuri this September. After the runaway success of last year¡Çs event, we are delighted that we will be able to use both new and old Spitalfields Markets, giving much more space to move.... more>>