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A testament to human endeavour It is hard to believe that a month has already passed since the ending of the spectacular London 2012 Olympic Games. Now, indeed, the Paralympics have just finished, and they were equally memorable. On the evening before they started, the Embassy ...more		JAPAN & LONDON 2012: Paralympic Highlights The London 2012 Paralympic Games saw Japan take a total of 16 medals. Team Japan did well in the Swimming events with 8 medals (2 gold, 2 silver and 4 bronze), including a World Record set by Yasuhiro Tanaka in the 100m Breastroke - SB14. ...more

	Films at the Embassy:The Story of Jiro Wednesday 26 September 2012 Embassy of Japan in London ...more		Exhibition: KINTAIKYO – Building a Japanese Bridge 14 September – 16 November 2012 Embassy of Japan ...more
	School students show their support for Japanese paralympic team The Japanese Paralympic team were really friendly and welcoming and we enjoyed chatting, via interpreters, about their sports and intensive training ...more		The Hiroshima Stone Memorial is unveiled at the National Memorial Arboretum The Hiroshima Stone was officially unveilled by Ambassador Hayashi on 15 August ...more
	Cricket connecting Britain and Japan Miyaji aims to introduce cricket to many people in Japan to build bridges between Japanese communities and those in other countries, especially the UK ..more		Preparations underway for autumn festival Tthe 4th Japan Matsuri will take place on Saturday 6th October at Trafalgar Square, and promises to be bigger and better than ever! ...more
	Spotlight on…ArcelorMittal Orbit architect Kathryn Findlay Our spotlight is on British architect Kathryn Findlay, who recently worked on Britain’s tallest sculpture, the ArcelorMittal Orbit ...more		JAPAN-UK Events Calendar Keep an eye on our Events Calendar for details of other upcoming events and check out the latest photos on our Flickr page.