Professor Simon Kaner, (Executive Director of the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures)'s talk, 'How Japanese Arts and Cultures Make Us Happier' is now available to watch on YouTube!

On Friday 18 October, 2024, The Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Event was held in Tokyo, to celebrate the recipients of the award.

SISJAC was one of these recipients, for their ongoing hard work in promoting Japanese culture and their achievements in the area of Japanese Studies and International Dialogue.

During the ceremony, SISJAC's Executive Director, Professor Simon Kaner delivered an exciting and inspirational talk, 'How Japanese Arts and Cultures Make Us Happier'. The talk covered SISJAC's widespread and ground-breaking work in bridging the gap between Japan and the UK. Prof. Kaner also explored the wider concept of happiness and wellbeing, and how arts and culture can bring together communities.

Prof. Kaner was invited to deliver his talk at a special event organised by the Japan Foundation London, hosted at Japan House London on Thursday 16 January, which was also livestreamed online to a huge audience. You can read our news report about this event here.

If you missed it, Prof. Kaner's talk at the official ceremony in Tokyo has now been uploaded to the Japan Foundation YouTube channel!

To watch the video, click this link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BRAWSTLl_E

We would like to offer our congratulations once more to our friends at the Sainsbury Institute for the Study of Japanese Arts and Cultures!

To find out more about the Japan Foundation Awards, click here.

To find out more about SISJAC, click here.