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A summer visit to East Anglia The weather was glorious at the end of May, and this provided the backdrop for my first ever visit to the county of Suffolk. My two-day trip, on 31 May and 1 June, was made possible by the kind arrangements of Councillor Tim Passmore, Olympic Ambassador for Suffolk ...more		Looking ahead to the London 2012 Paralympic Games An interview with the Secretary General of the Japan Paralympic Committee and Delegation Chief. "I think we will stand a good chance of obtaining gold medals in the athletics events, wheelchair tennis and judo." ...more
Keep an eye on our JAPAN-UK Events Calendar for details of upcoming events.

	Films at the Embassy: Aiki Tuesday 17 July 2012 Embassy of Japan in London ...more		Exhibition: YATAI HERE YATAI THERE until 13 July 2012 Embassy of Japan in London ...more
	Exhibition: TOKYO 1964 18 July - 7 September 2012 Embassy of Japan This exhibition at the Embassy of Japan takes a glimpse of Tokyo in 1964 ...more		Spotlight on... Olympic Attaché and Deputy Director of the JICC, Daisuke Tsuchiya During the Games I will be helping things to run smoothly so that the Japanese team can perform their best ...more
	Japanese nationals take part in Olympic Flame tour of the UK 3 Japanese nationals were chosen to carry the Olympic Torch, including Sadaharu Mishina from Sendai ...more		JAPAN & LONDON 2012 Throughout the summer we will be updating our website with information related to the Games in both Japanese and English.
	Interview with Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medalist Kazuyuki Ishihara Kazuyuki Ishihara tells us about his new landscape design and experience of teaching sumo wrestler Asashoryu how to look after a garden! ...more		KANPA+i London! sake tasting event A sake-tasting was held at the Embassy last month. Amongst the Kuramotos (sake brewers) represented was Niizawa brewery which was severely hit by the earthquake in March 2011 ...more