Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation

Hope you will visit us at Experience Japan to find out more about the Daiwa Scholarships and Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies on Saturday 17 November at the Royal Society in London!
Also attending will be a number of leading Japanese universities, the UK JET Programme and the MEXT Scholarship Programme.
There will also be talks by experts on working and studying in Japan. See you here: http://www.experience-japan.jp/
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Tsuyoshi Anzai's exhibition "Jailhouse Locke" opens next Tuesday! Come along to the Private View on 6 November for a first look at his work. Book for free at: https://bit.ly/2NHEr44
To find out more about Anzai's art have a watch of this video: https://vimeo.com/268891496

Last night the former Daiwa Scholar and cultural historian, Dr Chris Harding gave a great talk about his new book "Japan Story: In Search of a Nation, 1850 to the Present". Thank you to Chris and everybody who came!

We are hiring! There is a job vacancy for a Receptionist/Arts and Cultural Event Assistant. The deadline is 3 November. For more info and to apply please visit: https://bit.ly/2DeU0PX

The next Annual Seminar on 22/11 is about Japan's security policy & what effects the Trump presidency may have on the US-Japan Security Treaty. Speakers include Professor Naoyuki Agawa of Doshisha University. Book for free at: https://bit.ly/2Ayzszm

Japan’s foreign and security policy has remained unchanged under the leadership of Prime Minister Abe, and the Japan-US alliance remains coherent and strong so far. With Donald Trump as President of the United States, however, anything could happen. In the longer term, there is the possibility that President Trump’s America, or anybody else’s America, may be a less reliable ally, and may weaken its treaty obligations to defend Japan, given that US public opinion is increasing...ly unenthusiastic about international commitments of this kind.
Should that be the case, however, is an exit from the US-Japan Security Treaty, the pillar of Japan’s post-war foreign and security policy, a viable option for Japan? If not, what can Japan do to prevent that from happening? Will there be any other options available? What would be the impact and implications of each of these options for the future of regional and global order? These are the questions that this lecture will try to address from political, constitutional, economic and demographic viewpoints. Two experts from Japan and the UK will discuss how Japan should best maintain its peace and prosperity in this new age.
Book for free at: https://bit.ly/2Ayzszm
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On Friday, David James of the West Wales Maritime Heritage Society spoke about the sinking of the Hirano Maru ship at the end of WWI and his efforts to restore a memorial to the Japanese sailors who died on board. Thank you to everyone who came!

Yesterday's event was a fascinating discussion on climate change trends and policies in the UK and Japan. Thank you to the speakers Professor Sam Fankhauser, of LSE's Grantham Research Institute, Dr Takeshi Kuramochi, of the New Climate Institute, and the Chair Professor Jim Skea, of Imperial College London.

Tsuyoshi Anzai will be discussing his work which is on display in his exhibition ‘Jailhouse Locke’. These works pose questions about the “thereness” of everyday items. Taking inspiration from the Platonic philosophical assumption of a world of ideas which is hidden from human senses, Anzai attempts to disrupt the way we unconsciously and passively perceive “representation”, by creating a state where the object is suspended somewhere between reality and illusion.
In the serie...s of works ‘distance’ (2016- ), a device invented by Anzai, called ‘New Video Player’, enables viewers to see an object as an illusory video image, although the object is in fact in front of them. Using the mechanism of a camera obscura, this box-like device projects an image of 3D objects onto a screen through a lens. The device produces moving images in a way that is completely different from conventional video-recording devices, since the subject itself, namely the kinetic sculpture, is moving inside the device. Etymologically referring to the ancient Greek word kinesis (motion), kinetics started being applied to art at the end of the 19th century, by impressionist artists seeking a more rounded representation of the human figure through the use of perspective. In the 20th century, the concept of movement was then applied to objects and three dimensional works.
Intending to put under scrutiny the dualism between representation and interpretation, in the paintings ‘TBD’, inspired by everyday items, Anzai removes the illustrated objects from any context and leaves the viewer free to focus on their pure form.
Breaking free of what the artist defines as the “modern disease of the subject/object distinction created by Descartes”, Anzai’s works challenge the visitors to look beyond simplifications and into the intertwined complexities of our modern world.
This event is part of the exhibition Jailhouse Locke by Tsuyoshi Anzai.
Book for free at: https://bit.ly/2yxg4By
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On the 15th November, the Japanese artist Tsuyoshi Anzai will be in conversation with Dr Dean Kenning of Kingston School of Art. Anzai will be discussing his exhibition ‘Jailhouse Locke’ which will be on display at the Daiwa Foundation from the 7th November. Book for free at: https://bit.ly/2yxg4By

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation has a vacancy for a receptionist/arts & cultural events assistant. Please apply by 3 November 2018: http://dajf.org.uk/…/vacancy-for-recept ionist-arts-and-cult….

Thursday's seminar is "New approaches to addressing climate change in the UK and Japan". Come to hear Prof Jim Skea, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Prof Sam Fankhauser, of LSE's Grantham Research Institute, and Dr Takeshi Kuramochi, of NewClimate Institute, in discussion. Book for free at: https://bit.ly/2N6B8YK

Akira Yamaguchi's fabulous exhibition "Resonating Surfaces" is on display at the Daiwa Foundation until 30 October. The gallery is open from 9.30am-5pm - free entry! More info at: https://bit.ly/2yvKu75

This Friday's talk is 'The Forgotten War 1914-18'. David James, of the West Wales Maritime Heritage Society, will be telling the story of the Hirano Maru, a Japanese ship, which was sunk by German forces at the end of WWI. Book for free at: https://bit.ly/2phOpiP

Daiwa Scholarship Alumnus Carl Randall was interviewed by CNN about his Japan paintings, as part of a programme about Formula 1 in Japan. Carl was selected to be artist in residence at the 2007 Grand Prix Formula 1 in Japan, and in the programme he talks about the residency and his paintings. Video duration: 23mins 05secs (Randall interview 10:15 to 12:50).
'The Japanese Grand Prix: F1 in Japan' (October edition of ‘The Circuit’), broadcast on CNN at selected times, also available to view online here:
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Last night the Japanese photographer Kazuma Obara spoke about his work. He explained why he began photographing the effects of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the challenges he faces in documenting nuclear disasters. Thank you to Kazuma and Dr Ele Carpenter, the chair of the event.

Not able to make it to tonight's talk by the Japanese photographer Kazuma Obara? You can still by his book 'Reset Beyond Fukushima' (Lars Müller Publishers), which is written in English & Japanese, for £45 from Lars Müller Publishers website: https://bit.ly/2yn0bgZ

Later this month City, University of London is hosting will host a visit from senior officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Metropolitan University. As part of the visit, Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo and Dr Haruo Shimada, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Tokyo Metropolitan University will give talks at City on the morning on the 31st October - 10am.
This is an open event.
https://www.city.ac.uk/…/global-cities- drivers-for-a-more-s…