Update from JICC
2025/3/28
On 6 March, the Embassy hosted a lecture on “Sustainable Textile Futures: Contemporary Design Responses to Traditional Japanese Craft” alongside the previous exhibition. The lecture was delivered by Professor Emerita Lesley Millar MBE from the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), a distinguished expert in textile. In her lecture, she explored the cultural and industrial connections between Japan and Britain through the lens of textiles.
This month our new exhibition featuring the winners of the 18th Manga Jiman Competition opened to the public. Visitors can enjoy reading all the shortlisted entries in our special display. Advance tickets are available here but walk-ins are also welcome. Admission is free, but please note that you will need to show photographic ID to gain entry to the Embassy.
This month our new exhibition featuring the winners of the 18th Manga Jiman Competition opened to the public. Visitors can enjoy reading all the shortlisted entries in our special display. Advance tickets are available here but walk-ins are also welcome. Admission is free, but please note that you will need to show photographic ID to gain entry to the Embassy.
Ambassador Suzuki's Activities
From 28 February to 1 March, Ambassador Suzuki visited the University of Oxford. During his stay, he attended an event organised by a major research institute and exchanged views with the presidents and other prominent people at three colleges and other institutions related to the University. Read more about Ambassador's visit to Oxford here.
The Embassy hosted two events at which Ambassador gave remarks, the Japan-UK Fusion Symposium Reception on 4 March and the Japan-UK Financial Networking Reception on 12 March, and Ambassador attended two Japan House London events - the opening of the new exhibition “The Craft of Carpentry: Drawing Life from Japan’s Forests” and the Annual Members’ Event.
He also had a meeting with Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, and attended the Zoological Society of London Cherry Tree Planting Ceremony at London Zoo. For all Ambassador's activities, you can find them listed in the archive here.
The Embassy hosted two events at which Ambassador gave remarks, the Japan-UK Fusion Symposium Reception on 4 March and the Japan-UK Financial Networking Reception on 12 March, and Ambassador attended two Japan House London events - the opening of the new exhibition “The Craft of Carpentry: Drawing Life from Japan’s Forests” and the Annual Members’ Event.
He also had a meeting with Rt Hon Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, Speaker of the House of Commons, and attended the Zoological Society of London Cherry Tree Planting Ceremony at London Zoo. For all Ambassador's activities, you can find them listed in the archive here.