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		<title>Report - Voices for a Better Japan: Insights from Anthropology, Religi...</title>
		<description>Report - Voices for a Better Japan: Insights from Anthropology, Religion, Sociology, and History
On Wednesday 11 March, our fourth talk in our &#38;lsquo;Exploring the World of Japanese Studies&#38;rsquo; series took place at The University of Manchester.
This time, to commemorate the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, the topic was Voices for a Better Japan: Insights from Anthropology, Religion, Sociology, and History. The focus was on what happens when disasters and crises occur and how individuals and communities respond to them, viewed from the lens of each academic discipline featured in the title of the talk.
Joining us were four speakers from The University of Manchester: Dr. Chika Watanabe, Prof. Erica Baffelli, Dr. Yuki Asahina an...</description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:30:49 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>A Huge Thank You for Joining Us: The Japan Foundation Touring Film Pro...</title>
		<description>A Huge Thank You for Joining Us: The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 Comes to a Close
On 31 March, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026 came to a close on a high note. To everyone who attended, helped spread the word, hosted us so generously, or simply stopped by to say hello &#38;ndash; thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
Across 251 screenings nationwide, showcasing 26 Japanese films, we were thrilled to welcome thousands of you throughout the 2026 programme. We were also delighted to host three fabulous filmmakers &#38;ndash; IIZUKA Kasho, YOSHIDA Daihachi and KAI Sayaka &#38;ndash; who answered questions in person.
Here&#38;rsquo;s what some of our wonderful audience members had to say:
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:06:22 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>The 21st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students...</title>
		<description>The 21st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students

On Saturday 7th March 2026, the Finals Day of the 21st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students was held at the Bush House Auditorium, King&#38;rsquo;s College London.
This year, we received applications from seventy-six students from eighteen UK universities. On the Finals ...</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:26:55 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report: JF/BAJS PhD Workshop 2026...</title>
		<description>Report: JF/BAJS PhD Workshop 2026
On Thursday 26 and Friday 27 February, the Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies 2026 took place, this time at the University of Sheffield.
This year, we decided to organize the workshop over two days, to allow the students more time for networking, and to enable a varied programme with different speakers across both days.
30 postgraduate students from across the UK visited Sheffield for the workshop, from all sorts of different disciplines and at varying stages of their PhDs or studies.
We had a packed programme, kicking off with welcome speeches from Prof. Jennifer Coates, BAJS President and Senior Lecturer in East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield. The Director of the Japan Foundation, Mr Kaoru Miya...</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:16:44 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report - Beyond Words: Understanding Japanese Society Through Literatu...</title>
		<description>Report - Beyond Words: Understanding Japanese Society Through Literature and Translation
On Friday 23 January, we hosted our third talk in our &#38;lsquo;Exploring the World of Japanese Studies&#38;rsquo; series. This time, we were supported by the University of Leicester.
The talk topic was Beyond Words: Understanding Japanese Society Through Literature and Translation.
We were lucky to be joined by three speakers: Dr Michael Tsang (Birkbeck, University of London); Ms Joanna Dare (De Montfort University, Leicester); and Prof. Nana Sato-Rossberg (SOAS University of London).

Dr. Michael Tsang contextualized our topic by discussing the changing waves of Japanese literature overseas, and the growing infrastructure of translation and translators. We heard about the increasing ...</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:51:27 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report - War and Peace: How &#039;Grave of the Fireflies&#039; Speaks to Japanes...</title>
		<description>Report - War and Peace: How &#039;Grave of the Fireflies&#039; Speaks to Japanese Literature, Art, History and International Relations at UEA
On Tuesday 4 November, we held our second talk in our &#38;lsquo;Exploring the World of Japanese Studies&#38;rsquo; series at the University of East Anglia.
The wide spread of specialisation amongst the staff at UEA allowed us to truly showcase the diversity of research at this institution. To align with the research interests of the academics and to commemorate the 80th year since the end of World War Two, the theme of this talk was &#38;lsquo;War and Peace: How &#38;lsquo;Grave of the Fireflies&#38;rsquo; Speaks to Japanese Literature, Art, History, and International Relations.
The talk featured contributions from:
Dr Eriko Tomizawa-Kay...</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2026 12:40:32 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<description>*Attention to Our Newsletter Subscribers*
From 31 October 2026, the e-mail address that we use to send out our newsletters and promotional e-flyers regarding our upcoming events will be changing.
This relates to our&#160;monthly newsletter, as well as specfic notices of events or projects run by our Arts and Culture, Japanese Studies, and Japanese Language departments.
The old&#160;e-mail address we used was:&#160;LO_info@jpf.go.jp
The new e-mail address we will be using to send out our newsletters and e-flyers is:
news@lo.jpf.go.jp
This email address will be used for outgoing digital newsletters&#160;only.
It will&#160;not be used&#160;as a general da...</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 12:43:40 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2025...</title>
		<description>Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2025
The Japan Foundation London was proud to work with UCL for the 11th year of the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge!
This is a prestigious week-long summer school, bringing together high school students from schools around Japan and pre-university students from the UK for a week of lectures, tours, and cultural exchange. It is a great opportunity for young people to get a taste of university life in the UK, while making new friends and practicing their communication skills in a multicultural environment.
We were pleased to see a high num...</description>
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		<title>Report: Exploring the World of Japanese Studies Seminar Series. Ghibli...</title>
		<description>Report: Exploring the World of Japanese Studies Seminar Series. Ghibli in the Machine: AI Controversies and the Appropriation of Anime

On Friday 4 July, The Japan Foundation London hosted a seminar at Lancaster University, as part of our new series, Exploring the World of Japanese Studies.
This new series aims to display the breadth and diversity within Japanese Studies, to inspire and motivate future researchers as well as to shine a light on the to the research being conducted at various universities around the UK to the general public!
We took the opportunity when partnering with Lancaster University&#38;rsquo;s Anime symposium that took place earlier on the 4th July (read the event report about that symposium here) to host a separate lecture that same ev...</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:06:41 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report: Transnational Perspectives on Anime Symposium...</title>
		<description>Report: Transnational Perspectives on Anime Symposium
Journal of Anime and Manga Studies Publication
*The proceedings of the following symposium have now been published on the Journal of Anime and Manga Studies*. This is freely available to the public and available online!
Access the journal here: Vol. 6 No. 1 (2025): Proceedings from Transnational Perspectives on Anime: A Symposium | The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies
Event Report
We were proud to partner with Lancaster University on this one day symposium, &#38;ldquo;Transnational Perspectives on Anime&#38;rdquo; that took place on Friday 4 July.
This symposium brought together experts in their field, acad...</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:32:46 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>A Welcome Message from our New Director, Mr Kaoru MIYAMOTO...</title>
		<description>A Welcome Message from our New Director, Mr Kaoru MIYAMOTO
I am&#160;Kaoru MIYAMOTO. I have succeeded Mr. Shin-ichi TANAKA as&#160;Director of the Japan Foundation London...</description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2025 11:35:07 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Watch Now: Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Talk with Prof S...</title>
		<description>Watch Now: Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Talk with Prof Simon Kaner
Professor...</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:52:37 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2025 Fi...</title>
		<description>JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2025 Finals Day
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 10:40:08 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>The 20th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Finals Da...</title>
		<description>The 20th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Finals Day!
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		<link>http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=539</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 12:03:37 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<description>Report: Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies PhD Workshop 2025
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2025 16:52:10 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report - The Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Lecture with S...</title>
		<description>Report - The Japan Foundation Awards 2024 Commemorative Lecture with SISJAC&#039;s Professor Simon Kaner
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:36:25 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>-Rakugo and Kobanashi: Enjoy Storytelling and Explore Japanese - ...</title>
		<description>-Rakugo and Kobanashi: Enjoy Storytelling and Explore Japanese - 
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:45:54 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Junko TAKEKAWA&#039;s Recommended Japanese Books - The Times and Sunday Tim...</title>
		<description>Junko TAKEKAWA&#039;s Recommended Japanese Books - The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2024
On Saturday 5 Oct...</description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 11:56:20 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report: The 10th Anniversary of the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge!...</title>
		<description>Report: The 10th Anniversary of the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge!
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2024 14:49:41 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>A Special Congratulations to SISJAC, Recipient of the Japan Foundation...</title>
		<description>A Special Congratulations to SISJAC, Recipient of the Japan Foundation Awards 2024
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:00:09 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report: Japanese Studies Seminar - In the Shadows of Gratitude: Ageing...</title>
		<description>Report: Japanese Studies Seminar - In the Shadows of Gratitude: Ageing and Care in Japanese Society
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:36:09 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2024 Fi...</title>
		<description>JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2024 Finals Day
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 13:24:05 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>The Nineteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - FINAL...</title>
		<description>The Nineteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - FINALS DAY
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		<title>Report: The Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies ...</title>
		<description>Report: The Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies PhD Workshop 2024
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		<title>Report: Japanese Studies Seminar - Seeds in the Heart and Leaves of Wo...</title>
		<description>Report: Japanese Studies Seminar - Seeds in the Heart and Leaves of Words: Traditional Japanese Poetry Beyond the Haiku
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:35:14 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2023...</title>
		<description>Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2023
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:12:59 GMT</pubDate>
		
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		<title>Junko Takekawa&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Recommended Japanese Books &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The Times and Sunday...</title>
		<description>Junko Takekawa&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Recommended Japanese Books &#226;&#8364;&#8220; The Times and Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival 2023
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Oct 2023 11:37:33 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>*Applications Now Open* &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Japan Foundation Fellowships jointly organ...</title>
		<description>*Applications Now Open* &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Japan Foundation Fellowships jointly organised with Tobunken and Nichibunken.
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2023 15:01:42 BST</pubDate>
		
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		<title>JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2023 &#226;&#8364;...</title>
		<description>JaLaChamp Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK 2023 &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Finals Day!
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		<title>The Japan Foundation Touring Film Progamme 2023&#194;&#160;(JFTFP23)&#194;&#160;came to&#194;&#160;a...</title>
		<description>The Japan Foundation Touring Film Progamme 2023&#194;&#160;(JFTFP23)&#194;&#160;came to&#194;&#160;an&#194;&#160;end on 31 March.
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		<description>Report: BAJS/Japan Foundation Postgraduate Workshop 2023 
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		<title>The Eighteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - FINAL...</title>
		<description>The Eighteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - FINALS DAY
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		<title>The Japan Foundation Celebrates its 50th Anniversary!...</title>
		<description>The Japan Foundation Celebrates its 50th Anniversary!
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		<title>Junko Takekawa&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Recommended Japanese Books &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Cheltenham Literatur...</title>
		<description>Junko Takekawa&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Recommended Japanese Books &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022
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		<title>Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2022...</title>
		<description>Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2022
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		<title>JaViChamp Japanese Video Championship for Young Learners UK &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Finals...</title>
		<description>JaViChamp Japanese Video Championship for Young Learners UK &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Finals Day!
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		<title>The 17th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Finals Da...</title>
		<description>The 17th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Finals Day!
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		<link>http://www.jpf.org.uk/news.view.php?id=509</link>
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		<description>Report: Japan Foundation / BAJS Postgraduate Workshop 2022
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		<description>Report: UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2021
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		<title>Report: Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko: Authorship and G...</title>
		<description>Report: Japanese Documentary Filmmaker Haneda Sumiko: Authorship and Gender Discourses
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		<description>Rakugo and Kobanashi - Demonstration, Talk and Performance Event
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		<title>The Sixteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Fina...</title>
		<description>The Sixteenth Japanese Speech Contest for University Students &#226;&#8364;&#8220; Finals Day!
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