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The Takarazuka Revue Company, one of the largest theatre groups in Japan, features an all-female cast that specialises in either a “male role” or a “female role” in the musicals, stage dramas and dance revues. Showcasing a wide range of genres, it has attracted a mass audience of mostly female followers, resulting in tickets sales reaching fever pitch levels. But what is the role of Takarazuka in the world of Japanese theatre and what does it signify?

This special event commemorating the 100^th anniversary of Takarazuka provides an opportunity to cultivate a cross-cultural understanding of the theatre company through discussion. Beginning with a brief talk by Dr Nobuko Anan, a lecturer in Japanese studies at Birkbeck, University of London, regarding the history and characteristics of Takarazuka, she will be joined by Noriko Tosaka (aka Ai Otohara) and Machiko Nakano (aka Reo Kazami), two distinguished former Takarazuka performers, as well as Jano Williams, co-director of the documentary Dream Girls (1994). Tosaka and Nakano will reflect on their past experiences inside the exclusive, fiercely competitive company whose practices have remained largely unchanged for a century. As arguably one the first filmmakers outside of Japan to capture the elite world of Takarazuka, Williams, a British filmmaker, will speak about their motives for making their insightful film, and what they observed through the camera behind the scenes of the dazzling revue.

Following the discussion, the former Takarazuka performers will take part in a short demonstration illustrating the distinct form of male and female characterisations that the company is so well known for.

This event will extend beyond a simple overview of Takarazuka and together, the speakers, each with their own perspectives, will delve into the impact of Takarazuka, issues associated with Takarazuka, including gender, as well as the societal norms that have created this spectacular scene.

Date:	27 June 2014 from 6.30pm
Venue:	The Japan Foundation, London

Booking:

This event is free to attend but booking is essential. To reserve a place, please e-mail your name and the title of the event you would like to attend to event@jpf.org.uk

Beyond Words: Understanding Japanese Society Through Literature and Translation

Date: Friday 23 January 6pm - 7.30pm GMT

Venue: Lecture Theatre 2, Sir Bob Burgess Building, University of Leicester, Freemen's Common, LE2 7TF*

Online Streaming Available via Zoom

Are you someone with a general interest in Japanese culture and society? Or are you a sixth form student or current university student, either studying Japanese language or with an interest in learning more about Japan? Why not come and listen to our next lecture as part of our seminar series: 'Exploring the World of Japanese Studies'!

Our third talk, Beyond Words: Understanding Japanese Society Through Literature and Translation, is hosted by the University of Leicester.

Talk Description

In recent years, Japanese literature has been gaining attention in the UK. Reading literature offers much more than the enjoyment of a story; it provides a window into the social and cultural values that shape it. This session explores how literary works help us understand Japanese society and the wider world, and how we can make sense of Japanese literature's recent growth in popularity. We will also consider what happens when such works are translated from Japanese into English: how is the cultural context of the original text conveyed, adapted, or transformed in the process? For example, we will consider how onomatopoeic expressions used commonly in Japanese can be translated to be understood worldwide.

To discuss these questions, we will bring together a literary scholar, a specialist in translation studies, and a professional translator working between Japanese and English.

*Arriving by car: There is a paid car park available for visitors.

Paid car park: The Freemen's multi-storey car park is the closest parking space to the Sir Bob Burgess building. Access to the car park is on Putney Road (please see the map above). The cost for 3 to 6 hours will be £2.50, payable by card (no cash). THIS CAR PARK IS ACCESSIBLE FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS.

About the Speakers

Dr Michael Tsang is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies and Programme Director for BA Japanese Studies at Birkbeck, University of London. His research focuses on world literature, postcolonial literature, and popular culture with an emphasis on East Asia. He has published widely in journals and edited volumes, including Murakami Haruki and Our Years of Pilgrimage (co-edited with Gitte Marianne Hansen: Routledge, 2021). He is also a creative writer and has published tanka poetry in English.

Professor Nana Sato-Rossberg is a leading scholar in the field with expertise in Japan and East Asia. She is currently Chair of the Centre for Translation Studies at SOAS, and the programme convener for the BA Translation pathway and MA Translation and Intercultural Studies. She is also an Executive Council member of the International Association of Translation and Intercultural Studies and the co-founder of the East Asian Translation Studies conference series (since 2014). She is author of thre monographs and five co-edited books, including Translation and Translation Studies in the Japanese Context (co-edited with Judy Wakabayashi, Bloomsbury, 2012) and 「翻訳と文学 (Translation and Literature)」(ed. Misuzu, 2021).

Ms Joanna Dare is University Librarian at De Montfort University in Leicester. Alongside her work as a university librarian, Joanna Dare is active as an emerging literary translator and Coordinator of the East Midlands Regional Group of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting. She studied Japanese at the University of Sheffield, and Translation Studies at Portsmouth University. She currently studies Japanese through the Languages at Leicester programme at the University of Leicester. In 2020, she won second prize in the 4th Japanese Literature Publishing Project International Translation Competition, followed by first place in the Institute of Translation and Interpreting Japanese Network Translation Competition in 2022, 2023, and 2024.

This event is free to attend, but registration is essential for online and in-person attendees.

For IN-PERSON attendance, click here.

For ONLINE attendance, click here.

Organised by

The Japan Foundation

With support from

University of Leicester

Date:

23 January 2026

Voices for a Better Japan: Insights from Anthropology, Religion, Sociology, and History

Image: A monk painting the Kanji of the Year 2011, ‘kizuna’, meaning bonds, chosen following the 2011 Tohoku triple disaster. Credit: https://www.jiji.com/jc/d4?p=knj120-jpp11868337&d=d4_dd

Date: Wednesday 11 March, 2026, 6pm – 7.30pm

Venue: Lecture Room 6.213, University Place Room, The University of Manchester

This event will also be livestreamed via Zoom.

Our fourth talk, Voices for a Better Japan: Insights from Anthropology, Religion, Sociology and History, is supported by the University of Manchester. We will be joined by Dr. Chika Watanabe, Prof. Erica Baffelli, Dr. Yuki Asahina and Dr. Aya Homei, with a special introduction to Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester by Dr. Peter Cave.

Talk Description

On March 11, 2011, at 2:46 p.m., a 9.1magnitude earthquake struck off the northeast coast of Japan, triggering a devastating tsunami and a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, this event will explore what happens when disasters and crises occur and how individuals and communities respond to them. Each speaker will give a short presentation (approximately 10 minutes) drawing on their specific area of expertise, followed by questions from the audience.

The presentations will explore themes such as the intersections between disaster preparedness and art in activities with children; new social connections created through disaster relief activities in Tohoku with marginalised communities in Tokyo; collaboration between labour unions in supporting temporary and precarious workers; and actions, including formal apologies, addressing Japan’s painful past of forced sterilisation. Collectively these talks will reflect on examples from Japan that show how individuals and organisations mobilise to respond to disasters, crises, and difficult historical legacies.

About the Speakers:

	Dr. Chika Watanabe Chika WATANABE is Senior Lecturer in Social Anthropology at the University of Manchester. Her research and teaching focus on disaster preparedness, play, futurity, and humanitarian and development aid. She has two forthcoming books, Play to Survive: Disaster Preparedness Along the Ring of Fire (2026) and Patchwork Ethnography: a Methodological Guide (2027).
	Professor Erica Baffelli Erica BAFFELLI is Professor of Japanese Studies at The University of Manchester (UK). She is interested in religion in contemporary Japan, with a focus on groups founded from the 1970s onwards. Her research projects and publication focus on religion in contemporary Japan; religion and media; new and minority religions; religion, gender and violence; and Buddhism and emotion. She is currently PI on a Leverhulme Research Project on "Fear and Belonging in Minority Buddhist Communities" (2023-2027).
	Dr. Yuki Asahina Yuki ASAHINA is a lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester. Trained as a sociologist, his research interests include social inequality and political sociology, focusing on Japan and South Korea. Yuki has recently completed his first book manuscript, Meritocracy’s Children (2027), and an edited volume, The Digital Rise of the Far Right in Japan (2026).
	Dr. Aya Homei Aya HOMEI is a Reader in Japanese Studies at the University of Manchester. Her research focuses on the history of medicine and science in modern Japan and East Asia, with interests in reproduction, population, gender and diplomacy. Aya is the author of Science for Governing Japan’s Population (2023) and co-edited Medical Women in the Japanese Empire (2025). Most recently, she is working on a historical book examining Japanese family planning and healthcare diplomacy in Southeast Asia and involuntary sterilisation in Japan after World War II.
	Dr. Peter Cave : Introduction to Japanese Studies at Manchester Peter CAVE is Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies and director of the Japanese Studies programme at the University of Manchester. His research focuses on education in Japan, both contemporary and twentieth-century. His publications include books on primary and junior high school in Japan, as well as articles about educational reform, history education, maths education, and club activities in Japanese schools.

This event is free to attend but registration is essential

For IN-PERSON attendance, click here

For ONLINE attendance, click here

Date:

11 March 2026

Meet the Authors: SHIBASAKI Tomoka and Polly Barton

In celebration of Japanese literature in the UK, join us this March for this rare talk event with multiple award-winning author SHIBASAKI Tomoka and renowned Japanese literary translator Polly Barton. Fluently changing subject between third-person and first-person, SHIBASAKI’s first English-translated book, Spring Garden, is a poetic but foreboding narrative of Taro and his neighbour, NISHI, who holds an obsessive interest towards the old house next door.

In this special talk, Tomoka and Polly will discuss the dazzling novels Spring Garden and the newly translated A Hundred Years and a Day.

'A master class in novel writing… Tomoka Shibasaki rightly won the Akutagawa Prize in 2014 for this sublime novella of dislocation and regret, and Polly Barton’s light, understated translation does it immense justice' - Japan Times

SHIBASAKI Tomoka

SHIBASAKI Tomoka is a Japanese novelist. Her debut novel Kyō no dekigoto (A Day on the Planet) was adapted into a film by YUKISADA Isao in 2004. Her 2007 novel Sono machi no ima wa (That Town, Today) received multiple awards including the Geijutsu Sensho Newcomers Prize. In 2010, her novel Netemo sametemo (Whether Asleep or Awake) received the Noma Literary New Face Prize; the book was subsequently adapted for the screen by HAMAGUCHI Ryusuke as Asako I & II and screened at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

In 2014, SHIBASAKI won the Akutagawa Award for Spring Garden, translated into English by Polly Barton and published by Pushkin Press. Her 2023 novel Tsuzuki to hajimari (Continuing and Beginning) received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Art Encouragement Prize and the Tanizaki Junichiro Prize. Her 2018 work A Hundred Years and a Day was translated into English by Polly Barton and published by Stone Bridge Press in 2025. Her latest novel is Kaerenai tantei (The Detective Who Couldn't Go Home), published in 2025.

Polly Barton

Polly Barton is a writer and Japanese literary translator. Her translations include A Hundred Years and a Day and Spring Garden by SHIBASAKI Tomoka, Butter by YUZUKI Asako, Hunchback by ICHIKAWA Saou, Where the Wild Ladies Are by MATSUDA Aoko, and Mild Vertigo by KANAI Mieko. She is the author of Fifty Sounds, Porn: An Oral History. Her debut novel What Am I, A Deer? comes out in April.

Date:	8 March 2026 from 2.00pm
Venue:	LONDON on 8 March, 14:00~, at Foyles Charing Cross Road Click here for details

Talk series presented by the Japan Foundation together with Foyles, the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture.

Meet the Authors: YAGISAWA Satoshi and YAGI Emi

YAGI Emi Photo: © ABE Mayumi

Japanese literature has never been so popular in the UK!

Following the successful talk tour by YUZUKI Asako and TSUJIMURA Mizuki, the Japan Foundation is delighted to present two authors from Japan whom you should watch out for: YAGISAWA Satoshi, the author of the worldwide best-selling novel Days at the Morisaki Bookshop and its sequel, as well as our previous guest YAGI Emi (Diary of a Void) whose new book When the Museum is Closed is now available in English.

Although the two authors have different writing styles and storylines, both sincerely face and examine in their books the lives of women in a complex modern world and their journeys of coping with relatable personal issues.

They will talk about their own books in London and Manchester.

YAGISAWA Satoshi

Debuted in 2010 with Morisaki Shoten no hibi (Days at the Morisaki Bookshop), which was adapted into a hit film and followed up with a sequel publication. His Morisaki Bookshop series has since been translated worldwide, become an international bestseller and was shortlisted for the British Book Awards. His other works include the Junkissa Torunka (Torunka Cafe) series. His hobbies include playing the guitar and he loves coffee and cats.

YAGI Emi

Born in Nagano in 1988, is the award-winning author of Diary of a Void and When the Museum is Closed. Her work has been translated into 25 languages and acclaimed internationally. Her first novel, Diary of a Void, won the Osamu Dazai Prize. She lives in Tokyo and is an editor at a leading women’s magazine.

Date:	13 March 2026 - 14 March 2026
Venue:	LONDON on 13 March, 19:00~, at Foyles Charing Cross Road, Click here for details MANCHESTER on 14 March, 19:00~, as part of Manchester Literature Festival at Manchester Central Library Click here for details

Talk series presented by the Japan Foundation together with Foyles, Manchester Literature Festival, the Agency for Cultural Affairs and the Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture.

Online Roundtable Discussion - True Self in Film from Japan and Beyond

Do we really know who we are and who others are? This is the main theme for the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026. Because of the complex nature of our minds and emotions, many filmmakers have employed the theme through various forms and narratives. Arguably, examples can be seen in KUROSAWA Akira’s Rashomon and our screening last year of Ichiko by TODA Akihiro, to name only a few. Recently, advanced technologies, widespread social networking services, as well as greater gender diversity, seem to bring fascinating new stories of self-images.

In this wrap-up online talk, we have invited experts who have long-standing careers in the film industries of Japan and the UK, to explore the theme of the true self by illustrating some concrete examples of their choices. Together, they will discuss the narratives, voices, and approaches of filmmakers to this theme by examining the course of film in the past and future.

This online talk is free to attend, but booking is essential.
Click here to book your place on Eventbrite.

Date:	26 March 2026 from 1.00pm
Venue:	Online via Zoom

Japanese Taster for Schools Training Session – September 2024

The Japanese Taster for Schools (JTS) Programme exists to create links between schools and Japanese-speaking volunteers. JTS volunteers carry out school visits across the UK to introduce students at any level to the Japanese language by carrying out fun and informative taster sessions. The JTS programme is a fantastic opportunity to use your Japanese to gain practical experience volunteering in your local community.

To empower and encourage volunteers, we will be holding an online training session on 9^th September 2024. We will provide information about the JTS programme and there will be a talk given by an experienced teacher of Japanese, Ms Clare Kuroishi. There will also be a chance to ask us questions, speak to other volunteers, and a fun quiz that will test your Japanese language volunteer knowledge!

This event is open to everyone – including those who are not yet registered as volunteers. We hope that existing volunteers can use this event as a chance to hone their skills and to be inspired, and that new members can get an idea about the programme.

Find out more about the JTS Programme here

General Information

Date/Time: 9^th September 2024 (Monday), 17:30-18:30 (BST)
Venue: Online (Zoom software)
Cost: Free (booking essential)
Maximum number of participants: 20
Spoken language: English

You can take part whether you are already registered as a volunteer or are interesting in registering as a volunteer. JTS volunteers can have any level of Japanese, from beginner to fluency.

Experienced teachers of Japanese are very welcome to attend, but will be treated as lower priority applicants if the event reaches maximum capacity.

Event Schedule

17:30 – 17:35: Intro / Explanation of the JTS programme
17:35 – 17:50: Guest speaker talk – Ms Clare Kuroishi (Tips for teaching Japanese numbers as part of a one-off taster session)
17:50 – 18:10: Group activity (quiz)
18:10 – 18:25: Q&A, networking and discussion
18:25 – 18:30: Close

Speaker: Ms Clare Kuroishi (Teacher of Japanese)

Topic: Tips for teaching Japanese numbers to beginners

Biography: “I first went to Japan 34 years ago and have been teaching Japanese on and off for the past 26 years. Originally, I taught adults, then moved into GCSE, IB & A Level at grammar and independent schools. However, I have spent the last 10 years teaching in a Primary school & marking the Edexcel GCSE. I prefer to teach through experiences where possible as I believe it helps form the connections that aid retention.”

Click here to fill out an application form to attend

NB: There is NO application deadline but applications will close if the maximum number of participants is exceeded.

Date:	9 September 2024 from 5.30pm - 6.30pm
Venue:	Online event

マドリード日本文化センター第18回日本語教育オンライン研修（欧州拠点共催）:「文章産出を支える辞書とは？―文脈の見える例文作成を考える―

*Please note that information about this seminar is only available in Japanese.

【研修本編】

日時： 2026年1月23日（金）10時〜12時（中央ヨーロッパ時間）

※お住まいの国との時差にご注意ください！

【研修アフタートーク】

日時： 2026年1月30日（金）10時～11時（中央ヨーロッパ時間)

※アフタートークの申し込みは、1月23日研修本編にてお知らせいたします。

【講師】鈴木智美先生（東京外国語大学,国際日本学研究院,教授）

講師プロフィール:

https://www.tufs.ac.jp/research/researcher/people/suzuki_tomomi.html https://www.tufs.ac.jp/ts/personal/SUZUKI_Tomomi/

【講師からのメッセージ】
学習者が文章を産出する際に役に立つツールとは、どのようなものでしょうか。

AI 翻訳の精度が高まっている現在でも、私たちが自分の考えを目標言語で書いたり推敲したりするためには、やはり辞書が重要な役割を果たします。

特に、該当項目の説明だけでなく、使い方を具体的に示す良い例文が豊富な辞書は、学習者にとって大きな助けとなります。しかし、この「例文」は、母語話者であれば誰でも容易に作れるわけではなく、言語学的・言語教育学的観点からの検討が欠かせません。

本研修では、まず、学習者の誤用分析から始まり、学習者の辞書使用に関する実態調査を経て、各種ツール開発に利用可能な質の高い例文バンク（例文データベース）の構築へと進められてきた一連の調査・実践の流れを紹介します。そして、皆さんとともに、質の良い例文を作成するための方法について、具体的に考えていきたいと思います。

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共催： 国際交流基金欧州拠点（ロンドン日本文化センター、ケルン日本文化会館、パリ日本文化会館、ローマ日本文化会館）

形式： オンライン（ZOOM）

対象： 欧州在住の日本語教師を優先します

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お申込み：　こちらから　

※締め切り：　2026年1月14日(水)

お問合せ：国際交流基金マドリード日本文化センター　nihongo.kyoshi@jpf.go.jp

Date:	23 January 2026 from 10.00am - 12.00pm
Venue:	Online

Japanese Clubs from Scratch Project: - Call for Participating Schools for the Online Training Programme FY 2024-2025-

Is your school interested in starting a Japanese Club?

Sign up now to receive a Japanese Club package (including teacher training) so your school can be ready to run a Japanese Club in near future!

Applications from more than one teacher from the same school are very welcome as it will provide you with opportunities to use what you learn through the course!

What we provide (free of charge):

1. Teaching materials: “Kon-Kon! Konnichiwa Japanese Club”

Material set about Japanese culture and language
The materials consist of 10 topics for 30-60 minute club activities (KS 2-4) (*Examples of topics covered: Greetings, Self-introduction, Food, Numbers, Festivals, Manga etc.)

2. Online teacher training course
- 12 x 1-hour online sessions
* Please see the training schedule below.

3. Support and advice for teachers running the Japanese Club

The teaching material and the training programme are designed for teachers who don’t have any experience of running Japanese clubs or Japanese language knowledge.

Details

Aims of the online training programme:

to learn how to use the set of materials.
to learn basic knowledge of Japan and the Japanese language.
to build a network of teachers who are interested in language and cultural education.

Eligibility:

primary or secondary schools that are interested in starting Japanese clubs.
schools that currently don’t have a Japanese programme as a part of curriculum.
schools that have a teacher who is available to attend the training programme and run a club at school.

* No prior experience in Japanese language learning and running a Japanese Club is required.

* Applications from more than one teacher from the same school are very welcome.

* In case of a high number of applicants, those who have no or limited experience in Japanese will be prioritised.

Benefits:

to be able to learn how to run a Japanese Club for at least 1 term (10 to 12 sessions).
to be able to learn how to use the materials.
to be able to gain basic knowledge of Japan and the Japanese language.
to be able to expand your network.

Training Schedule:

* Participants are expected to attend all the sessions below:

Every Monday (excluding half-term and holidays) starting from 7 October, 4 pm to 5 pm. Please refer to the schedule below for precise dates.
In total of 12 sessions of 1h/week classes.

October: 7, 14

November: 4, 11, 18, 25

December: 9

January: 13, 20, 27

February: 3, 10

Venue: Online

Medium of language: English

Fee: Free

Number of participants: around 10 teachers

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Application:

Please click here to fill out the application form

*Please ask your head teacher or other senior teachers acting on behalf of the head teachers at your school for permission before applying.

Application deadline:

3rd October 2024 at 4pm

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Enquiries: Language Team, The Japan Foundation, London

events.japanese@jpf.go.jp (English/Japanese)

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FAQ:

Q: I am interested in working at a school but currently am not teaching at any school. Can I apply?

A: This course is designed mainly for teachers who are already employed by a school. You can apply but please note that school-employed teachers will be prioritised in the event of a high number of applicants.

Q: Can a teacher who is a native speaker of Japanese apply to this course?

A: Japanese native speakers with no experience of teaching Japanese can apply. For those experienced teachers of Japanese, we are going to provide another opportunity in future to introduce the set of materials over a shorter period of time.

Q: Can I get support while running a Japanese club after the training?

A: Yes, you can contact us if you have any concerns.

Q: Can I apply although we are not certain we can run a Japanese club this September?

A: Yes, as long as you and your school have an active intention to start a Japanese club in the future. You don't necessarily have to start the club before finishing the course.

Date:	7 October 2024 - 10 February 2025
Venue:	Online event

ハイブリッドセミナー「ヨーロッパの日本語教師のための、日本国内の日本語教育基礎講座」

ハイブリッドセミナー

「ヨーロッパの日本語教師のための、日本国内の日本語教育基礎講座 」

主催：パリ日本文化会館主催　　　共催：ロンドン日本文化センター＆ローマ日本文化会館

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【日程】
2026年2月27日（金）
10:00-12:00 ハイブリッドセミナー（パリ時間　オンラインZoom　対面会場：パリ日本文化会館）
12:00-13:00 アフタートーク（対面のみ・会場：パリ日本文化会館　限定15名）

【講師紹介・メッセージ】
神吉宇一（かみよしういち）（武蔵野大学グローバル学部教授、武蔵野大学学外学修推進センター長 ）
専門は日本語教育政策、地域日本語教育。社会人の始まりは小学校教員、その後、さまざまな職を経て2013年から大学教員に。元日本語教育学会副会長、元文化審議会国語分科会委員、その他国や自治体の委員等多数の実績あり。主な著書・訳書『ことばの教育と平和』（2023年明石書店）、『日本語学習は本当に必要か』（2024年明石書店）、『一歩進んだ日本語教育概論』（2024年大阪大学出版会）、『よい教育研究とはなにか』（ガートビースタ著 2024年明石書店）。『現代日本語教育ハンドブック』（2025年大修館書店）。2021年度日本語教育学会学会賞、2021年度日本語教育学会学会活動貢献賞。

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【セミナー内容】

現在、日本は特定技能ビザや育成就労制度などで外国人就労者の受け入れを進めており、文化庁が「日本語教育の参照枠」を策定、文科省が認定日本語教育機関制度を定め、登録日本語教員制度が開始するなど、大きな岐路に立っています。ヨーロッパの日本語教師にとっては、現在のところ直接的な影響はありませんが、グローバル化が進み、オンラインで授業を行うことができるようになっている今、いずれはその影響を受けると考えられます。本セミナーでは、日本の日本語教育政策にも深く関わってきた武蔵野大学の神吉宇一氏を講師として迎え、日本の現在の日本語教育の動向を解説していただき、今後のヨーロッパの日本語教育への影響を考えます。

【言語】日本語

【形式】ハイブリッド　ZOOM＆体面

【費用】無料

【お申し込み締め切り】　2026年2月25日（水）

【お申込み】こちらから

【主催】国際交流基金パリ日本文化会館

【共催】国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センター・ローマ日本文化会館

【セミナーに関するお問い合わせ先】kenshu@mcjp.fr

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チラシのダウンロードはこちらから

Date:	27 February 2026 from 10.00am - 1.00pm
Venue:	Online event
Download 20260227ヨーロッパの日本語教師のための

Special screening with director Q&A - Totto-chan the Movie: The Little Girl at the Window (2023, dir. YAKUWA Shinnosuke)

We've added an extra screening to our bumper day in Cambridge this November, and this time, it's accompanied by a director Q&A session! Join us, together with director YAKUWA Shinnosuke, for a very special screening of Totto-chan the Movie: The Little Girl at the Window (2023).

Totto-chan (ONO Liliana) is an energetic young girl, filled with enthusiasm for the world around her. However, her overwhelming vitality is viewed negatively by her school, which expels her, and Totto-chan is instead enrolled at Tomoe School, an institution founded by headmaster KOBAYASHI Sosaku (YAKUSHO Koji). KOBAYASHI's values differ strongly from those of Totto-chan's previous school: he is a firm believer in the importance of children's independence, and in their freedom to act as they wish and express themselves in their own ways. It is at his school that Totto-chan truly begins to flourish, but in the background, the shadow of impending hardship looms: war is on the horizon.

To book your ticket,
click here to visit the Panorama Journal website.

Date:	16 November 2024 from 11.30am
Venue:	Frankopan Hall, West Court, Jesus College, Cambridge, CB5 8BL

Price: £5-10 per person

Presented by the Japan Foundation.
In collaboration with Scotland Loves Anime; All the Anime; Panorama: The Journal of Travel, Place, and Nature; and Jesus College, University of Cambridge.

Curator's Talk - KITAI Kazuo: Gazing at the Present Moment

Japanese photographer KITAI Kazuo (1944– ) may not be well known in the way other photographers such as MORIYAMA Daido are in the UK. Yet he, as the first recipient of the prestigious Kimura Ihei Award, is regarded as one of the most notable figures in the world of Japanese photography.

Away from strong individuality or radical expression, KITAI’s photography – ranging from a series of shots of the Japanese rural landscape to protests in the 1960s and 1970s – captures ordinary people’s lives. His works share a renewed appreciation for the potential of this medium, offering a time for reflection on things we should have seen but have lost sight of.

For this special talk event, FUJIMURA Satomi (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Arts Council Tokyo), an expert in photography, will explore KITAI’s career as a photographer and his unique style while discussing how his images intertwine with political and social changes in Japan.

This event is co-presented with The Photographers’ Gallery and in conjunction with KITAI’s first solo exhibition in Paris, Kazuo Kitai, l’éloge du quotidien (Kazuo Kitai, in Praise of the Everyday), at the Japan Foundation’s Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris. FUJIMURA is the exhibition curator.

Date:	1 May 2026 from 7.00pm
Venue:	The Photographers' Gallery, 16-18 Ramillies St, London, W1F 7LW Click here for details and booking

Presented by the Japan Foundation at The Photographers’ Gallery.

JF/BAJS PhD Workshop 2025 - Career Development in Japanese Studies

Date: Friday 21 February, 2025

Venue: The University of Edinburgh

If you are Ph.D. student whose research focuses on Japan, why not attend the Japan Foundation/British Association for Japanese Studies Ph.D. Workshop 2025!

This year, our workshop will be held at The University of Edinburgh, with the theme 'Career Development in Japanese Studies'.

Student attendees will be divided into groups and will spend their morning sharing their research with one another in short presentations, before receiving specialist feedback from peers and the experienced academics assigned to the group!

This is an opportunity to gain experience in presenting your work, no matter what stage of your research you are in. Whether you want to develop your ideas at the start of your research project, or if you want to practice presenting your completed findings, the morning session will be of huge benefit! It is also a fantastic opportunity to learn more about your peers' research, and current developments in postgraduate research in the field.

During the afternoon session, funding organisations will present on their programmes and opportunities to help postgraduate speeches.

Then, there will be a keynote speech on the theme of career development, delivered by an established academic. The day will end with a chance to grill the assembled panel of academics on their wide-ranging experiences and expertise, followed by a drinks reception!

As ever, the workshop will also include breaks to allow attendees to network with one another and the lecturers in between sessions.

It is always an inspiring and enlightening event, and we look forward to seeing many of you there!

Student Submissions:

As an essential part of the workshop, attendees will be asked to present their research in small groups. Further information about this will be provided after the registration deadline. However, if you have any questions about this, please email Mara Patessio at BAJS, mp78@soas.ac.uk.

Financial Support:

Travel Grant: JF will offer a partial travel grant for student participants. Once an initial 30 GBP is covered, JF will provide up to 110 GBP maximum for public transportation to the event. For any questions, please contact Iona Vos LO_JapaneseStudies@jpf.go.jp.

Hotel Grant: As many attendees will be travelling to Edinburgh from further away locations, BAJS has generously decided to offer a two-night hotel grant, of maximum 90 GBP a night per attendee. This maximum amount is based on absolute necessity. BAJS would be very grateful if students could still cooperate, by seeking budget/cheaper accommodation, or organising shared accommodation with other attendees, to try and avoid reaching the maximum amount. For any questions about the hotel grant, please contact Mara Patessio mp78@soas.ac.uk.

Please note:

Attendance to this event is limited to 40 students, on a first come, first served basis. As the number of participants is limited, please only register if you know you can attend, and email Iona Vos at LO_JapaneseStudies@jpf.go.jp if you have registered but need to cancel your place.

Ph.D. students will be prioritised. MA students will join a waitlist, with MA places being confirmed after the deadline has passed.

Deadline for registration for this event has now passed.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Iona Vos at LO_JapaneseStudies@jpf.go.jp.

Date:	21 February 2025
Venue:	The University of Edinburgh

国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センター日本語教育セミナー: 制作者から学ぶパターン・ランゲージ

国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センター日本語教育セミナー

制作者から学ぶパターン・ランゲージ

― 継承語およびその他実践へのツールとしての活用の可能性―

■ご案内

　日本語教師や教育関係者の中で、パターン・ランゲージに注目している方は少なからずいらっしゃると思います。パターン・ランゲージとは、その分野の先人たちの暗黙知や経験知をパターンとして集め言語化したもので、日本語教育の各分野の実践においても大変有用なツールになると考えられます。国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センターが今年２月に英国日本語教育学会と共催で行ったパターン・ランゲージを題材にしたセミナーも大変好評でした。

　そこで今回は実際にパターン・ランゲージのカードの制作者を講師にお招きして、実際のカードの作成プロセスや活用方法などについて学びます。パターン・ランゲージやその作成に興味がある方は大歓迎です。また、パターン・ランゲージはともすると情報交換の機会が乏しくなりがちな継承語教育分野とも相性がよいと考えておりますので、継承語教育に関わってらっしゃる方も同じく大歓迎です。もちろん、今回初めてパターン・ランゲージについて聞いたという方も大歓迎です。

　みなさまのお申し込みを心よりお待ちしております。

Among Japanese language teachers and education professionals, there are undoubtedly many who are paying attention to pattern language. A pattern language describes a collection of solutions to problems, all of which have been sourced from experienced people and based on their pre-existing knowledge and experience. These collections of solutions are created to tackle problems impacting a single broader topic such as “heritage language”. Pattern languages are considered a highly useful tool for practice across various areas of Japanese language education.

　This time, we are delighted to welcome a creator of pattern language cards as our instructor. We will learn about the actual card creation process and methods for utilising these cards. Those interested in pattern language and its creation are most welcome to attend. Furthermore, we believe pattern language is well-suited to the field of heritage language education, where opportunities for information exchange can sometimes be lacking. Therefore, those involved in heritage language education are especially encouraged to attend as well. Naturally, those hearing about pattern language for the first time are also most welcome.

　We look forward to receiving your applications.

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■概要

日　時: 2025年11月30日（日）　10:00~12:00（英国時間）
テーマ: 制作者から学ぶパターン・ランゲージ

― 継承語およびその他実践へのツールとしての活用の可能性―

講　師: 花王株式会社　経営企画部門　コンシューマーインテリジェンス室　マネジャー　伊藤公江氏

対　象: 英国・欧州の日本語教師および日本語教育関係者

（上記の方を優先しますが、その他の地域の方の参加も可能です）

実施形態: オンライン（Zoom）
使用言語: 日本語
参加費: 無料
お申込み方法: こちらのフォームからご登録ください。

お申込み締め切り: 2025年11月25日（火） 12:00（英国時間）

※定員に達し次第、受付を終了します。

主　催: 国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センター

共　催: 国際交流基金パリ日本文化会館

■セミナー内容

本セミナーでは、パターン・ランゲージ『日々の世界のつくりかた』を作成された花王株式会社の制作担当者の方を講師としてお招きし、パターン・ランゲージの作成プロセスを中心にお話を聞きます。『日々の世界のつくりかた』の作成の際に、経験則をどのように集め、結果をどのように分類し、カードの枚数をどう決定し、タイトルや表現をどう選んだのかなどについて制作担当者から具体的なお話を聞く貴重な機会です。加えて、作成後の実際の活用事例などにも触れていただき、Break Out Roomではパターン・ランゲージカードを実際に使いながら、グループ活動を行います。

今回はパターン・ランゲージ『日々の世界のつくりかた』を事例とします。『日々の世界のつくりかた』（2016）は花王株式会社　生活者研究センターが慶應義塾大学総合政策学部　井庭崇研究室との共同研究プロジェクトとして制作したパターン・ランゲージカードで、自分らしく子育てしながら働くためのヒントが34のことばにまとめられています。無料公開されておりダウンロード可能です。

【日々の世界のつくりかた】

https://www.kao.co.jp/content/dam/sites/kao/www-kao-co-jp/lifei/report/pdf/hibino-sekaino-tsukurikata.pdf

※事前課題：セミナーに参加される方は、あらかじめこのカードに目を通しておいてください。

■講師プロフィール: 伊藤公江（いとう・きみえ）

花王株式会社　経営企画部門　コンシューマーインテリジェンス室　マネジャー

外資系調査会社を経て、2005年に花王株式会社に入社。家事や子育て、働き方など幅広いテーマでライフスタイル研究を担当。

生活者研究の知見をパターン・ランゲージにまとめた「日々の世界のつくりかた」や「家族のためのスタイル・ランゲージ」のプロジェクトメンバーとして発足当初から継続的に関わり続けてきた。現在は、研究の視野をタテ・ヨコの両面で広げ、生活者の「今とこれから」をグローバル視点で捉え、より良い未来を作るためのヒントを関係者と共に考えるための情報と共有手段（ワークショップ等）の開発に注力している。

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イベントチラシのダウンロードはこちら

お問合せ / Enquires: events.japanese@jpf.go.jp

Date:	30 November 2025 from 10.00am - 12.00pm
Venue:	Online
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BATJ-JF Co-Organised Seminar / Mastering “CEFR” and the “Framework for Japanese Language Education” / - Beyond the Can-Do List -

BATJ-JF共催　日本語教育セミナー

「CEFR」と「日本語教育の参照枠」を主体的に使いこなす

- Can do リストを超えて考える日本語教育-

（English below)

本セミナーは、英国日本語教育学会と国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センターが共催で実施するものです。毎年、共催セミナーでは、参加者の教育実践の現場や学習者がどのようなものであれ、汎用性の高いテーマを取り上げ、その分野の最前線の講師の先生をお招きして、新鮮で魅力的な学びの機会を提供しております。

今回は、長年、文化審議会国語分科会等の審議会委員として、その知識とご経験を日本語教育施策の立案に反映させ、「日本語教育の参照枠」やCan doリストに基づくカリキュラム開発にも深くかかわっていらっしゃる学習院大学教授の金田智子先生をお迎えします。金田先生はその功績が認められ令和６年度文化庁長官表彰を受賞されました。25年8月のキールでの英国日本語教育学会大会にもご参加されましたので、現地でお会いになった方も多いのではないでしょうか。

2001年に「CEFR（ヨーロッパ言語共通参照枠）」が発表され、2010年には国際交流基金から「JF日本語教育スタンダード」が、また2021年には文化庁から「日本語教育の参照枠」が発表されました。今回のセミナーでは「CEFR」や「参照枠」の理念を理解し、背景にある行動中心主義、Can-doに結び付いた日本語教育の課題などについて考えます。

多くのみなさまのお申し込みを心よりお待ちしております。

概　要

日　時： 2026年 2月8日（日）　10:00～12:00（英国時間）
テーマ：「CEFR」と「日本語教育の参照枠」を主体的に使いこなす

-Can doリストを超えて考える日本語教育-

講　師：金田智子先生（学習院大学文学部日本語日本文学科教授）
対　象：英国・欧州の教育機関の現職日本語教師および日本語教育専攻の大学院生

　　　　　　（上記の方を主たる対象としていますが、その他の地域の方の参加も可能です。）

定　員： 80名
実施形態：オンライン（Zoom会議システムを使用）　使用言語：日本語
参加費詳細とお申込み方法：こちらをご覧ください。（申請開始は12月23日から）
お申込み締め切り： 2026年2月3日（火） 12:00（英国時間）　※定員になり次第、締め切ります。

※参加ご希望の方はこちらの「セミナー前調査票」のご記入もお願いします。

主　催：英国日本語教育学会、国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センター

セミナー内容概要：（講師より）

ヨーロッパを中心に広く共有されてきた CEFR（ヨーロッパ言語共通参照枠） は、言語教育の共通基盤として国や言語を越えて大きな影響力を持ってきました。日本においても、2021年10月に文化審議会国語分科会より『日本語教育の参照枠』（以下「参照枠」）が公表され、CEFRの理念を踏まえた日本語教育の枠組みが示され、日本における日本語教育・学習に大きな影響を与えています。

現在、日本では A1、B2 といったCEFRや参照枠による能力レベルと、在留資格や大学入学資格などとの関連付けが進み、多くの日本語教育機関では「参照枠」の背景にある行動中心アプローチや Can doなどの受容を求められ、「参照枠」に基づいた教育課程をいかに編成するかが最重要課題となっています。

本セミナーでは、CEFR および参照枠の主要概念に対する理解を深めつつ、枠組みや Can do リストを、教育者自身が主体となって用いるということがどういうことかを考えます。外国語／第二言語としての日本語教育において、何を判断軸として授業やカリキュラムを設計していくべきなのか、日本語教育は何を大切にしたらいいのか、どうあるべきかについて、参加者のみなさんと共に、改めて検討する機会としたいと考えています。

講師プロフィール：金田智子（かねだともこ）

学習院大学文学部日本語日本文学科教授

Ed.M in TESOL (Teachers College)

文化外国語専門学校、Earlham College（米国）、

広島大学留学生センター、国立国語研究所を経て、現職

専門は日本語教育、教師教育。研究テーマは、授業分析の手法を用いた教師教育、教師の成長、地域における日本語教育。国立国語研究所在職時より、「生活のための日本語」に関する調査研究を行い、2013年からは大学院生らと共に在住外国人を対象とした日本語教室での実践に取り組んでいる。また、2011年から2020年まで、文化審議会国語分科会委員として、地域日本語教育、日本語教育人材の養成・研修、日本語教員の資格日本語能力の評価等について審議に携わる。2022年から３年間、文化庁／文部科学省による「『日本語教育の参照枠』を活用した教育モデル開発・普及事業」（日本語教育学会受託）に取り組み、生活Can doを基にしたモデルカリキュラムを開発した。

【関連する出版物・論文】

1.「学習につながる自己評価―「生活のための日本語」教育の可能性―」単著，『「評価」を持って街に出よう：「教えたこと・学んだことの評価」という発想を超えて』（宇佐美洋編著），2016年，くろしお出版．

2.『新・日本語教育を学ぶ：なぜ、なにを、どう教えるか』共著，2020年，三修社．

3.「生活のための日本語を学ぶカリキュラムのこれから―「日本語教育の参照枠」を生かす―」単著，『日本語学』44巻，3号，2025年，明治書院．

This seminar is co-organised by the British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and The Japan Foundation, London. Each year we choose a universal topic that is relevant to all participants regardless of their teaching institution or their students. We invite a lecturer who is a leader in that field to provide a novel and interesting learning opportunity for all participants.

This time, we will welcome Professor Tomoko Kaneda of Gakushuin University. Professor Kaneda’s wealth of knowledge and experience from her many years of work as a committee member of the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Japanese Language Policy and Education Section is reflected in Japanese language education policy planning. She is deeply involved in the development of a curriculum based on the “Framework for Japanese Language Education” and “Can-Do Lists”.

In 2024 Professor Kaneda was awarded a commendation from the Agency for Cultural Affairs in recognition of her many achievements. We are sure a lot of you met her when she participated in the BATJ Annual Conference in Keele in August 2025. In 2001 the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) was announced, with the Japan Foundation’s The JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education following in 2010 and the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ Framework for Japanese Language Education in 2021. Through this seminar, you will revisit the principles of CEFR and these frameworks, and consider the action-oriented approach behind them, as well as challenges of Japanese-language education tied to Can-Do.

We hope to receive many applications!

Details

Date/Time: 8th February 2026, 10:00 – 12:00 (GMT)
Theme: Mastering “CEFR” and the “Framework for Japanese Language Education”

– Beyond the Can-Do List –

Lecturer: Professor Tomoko Kaneda (Faculty of Letters, Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Gakushuin University)
Intended audience: Japanese language teachers working at educational institutions in the United Kingdom and Europe or post-graduate students specialising in Japanese language education. (We also welcome participation from people who do not fit into either category).
Max. number of participants: 80
Location: Online (Zoom meeting software).
Language used: Japanese
Participation fees and information on how to apply: Please click here. *( 23rd December～).
Application deadline: 3rd February 2026 (Tuesday), 12:00 (GMT).

Applications will close early if the maximum number of participants is reached.

If you wish to apply, please fill out the following: “Pre-Seminar Questionnaire”: here

Organisers: The British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and The Japan Foundation, London.

(For detailed information on seminar content and the speaker, please see the Japanese description above).

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Event Flyer: Japanese / English

Date:	8 February 2026 from 10.00am - 12.00pm
Venue:	Online
Download 2026_BATJ-JF共催セミナー_金田智子先生案内文_JP
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Roundtable discussion - Japanese Fashion on Film, Film as Fabric

The Japan Foundation is proud to partner with London Metropolitan University's Centre for Creative Arts, Cultures & Engagement (CREATURE) as they present this insightful roundtable discussion exploring the intersection of film and fabric within a Japanese context.

Moderated by Professor Wessie Ling, Rachal Bradley, Dr Nicolas Cambridge, Dr Nathalie Khan, and Professor NARUMI Hiroshi will examine the connections and exchanges between the textile history of northwest England and the Japanese avant-garde fashion of Yohji YAMAMOTO, KAWAKUBO Rei, and Issey MIYAKE, seeking to understand fashion on film as a broader register of cultural exchange and to investigate how subcultures emerge.

The discussion is centred around the ongoing work of Rachal Bradley's feature-length non-fiction film, FOLD襞, which is scheduled for national and international distribution in late 2025. The film takes an anthropological look at these iconic Japanese avant-garde fashion designers, and explores how their work resonates beyond Japan, particularly in the northwest of England.

This event is free to attend, but booking is essential.
Click here to book your place on Eventbrite.

Date:	26 February 2025 from 6.00pm - 7.30pm
Venue:	The Wash Houses (CCG-02), 16 Goulston Street, London, E1 7TP

The 21st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students - Finals Day / 第21回大学生のための日本語スピーチ・コンテスト決勝大会

We are delighted to announce that the 21^st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students Finals Day will be held on Saturday 7^th March 2026 at King's College London.

The contest is co-organised by the British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ) and The Japan Foundation, London. It has been held annually since 2006, in order to give university students learning Japanese in the UK and Ireland a chance to demonstrate their Japanese speaking skills.

On the Finals Day, finalists will give their speeches and presentations, entirely in Japanese, to an audience consisting of members of the public, fellow students, teachers, families, key figures from the UK-Japan community and a panel of judges. In this year’s speeches and presentations, finalists will talk about various themes, including genjitsu tōhi (escapism), ichi-go- ichi-e (a Japanese idiom which translates to “once in a life time”), and social diversity.

Come along and listen to what university students studying Japanese in the UK and Ireland have to say. Everyone is welcome! This event is free to attend, but prior registration is required. The registration deadline is Wednesday, 4th March 2026 at 1pm.

Title: The 21^st Japanese Speech Contest for University Students, Finals Day

Date & Time: Saturday, 7^th March 2026 1pm – 6pm (TBC)

* The hall is located inside the university building. As there are no vending machines or cafes within the building we would recommend bringing your own bottle of water or drinks if necessary.

Venue: the Auditorium at Bush House, King’s College London (Strand Campus, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG)

* Please note that the venue is different to previous years. The auditorium is in a different building than the recent venue.

Maximum capacity: 150 people (spaces are limited, so early booking is recommended)

Fee: Free to attend but prior booking is required.

Language: Speeches and presentations will be given in Japanese. Speech summaries and abstracts of presentations will be made available in English.

Deadline for Registration: Wednesday, 4^th March 2026 at 1pm (GMT)

Download the event poster

Book here

If you would like to know more about this year’s speeches and presentations, please download the speech and presentation abstracts below.

Enquiries: speechcontest@jpf.go.jp

Organisers: The British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ) and The Japan Foundation, London

This event is supported by (in alphabetical order): British Association for Japanese Studies (BAJS), Central Japan Railway Company, Clearspring, Eikoku News Digest Ltd, E’quipe Japan, Ltd., The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, Japan Airlines, Japan Association in the UK, Japan Centre, JP BOOKS, NIHON SHOKKEN HOLDINGS CO.,LTD, Nikkei Europe Limited, Ningyocho IMAHAN, Regions, Ricoh UK Limited

Date:	18 December 2025 - 7 March 2026
Download 21st Speech Contest Finals Day Poster
Download Speech Summaries & Presentation Abstracts
Download 21st Speech Contest Finals Day Programme

Play readings in Oxford and London - "Women Who Want To Tidy Up" written by NAGAI Ai

Three childhood friends now find themselves in their 50s. When one of them stops answering the phone after a break-up with her boyfriend, the others decide to pay a visit to her apartment. Upon their arrival, they discover the place is full to the brim with clutter, and in a comically escalating (yet ultimately fruitless) attempt to create order from this chaos, they lay bare the messes that have been building up within their own lives...

Featuring a new translation, these readings of leading female playwright NAGAI Ai's ambitious best-seller Women Who Want To Tidy Up mark the first ever British takes on this laugh-out-loud script, exploring relationships, hoarding, aging, menopause, and many more issues most women will relate to at some point in their lives.

Directed by Ria Parry, each of these readings in Oxford and London will also be followed by a post-performance talk with NAGAI Ai herself!

- Oxford -
The North Wall
Tuesday 11 March, 14:00
FREE but booking required
Click here to book

- London -
Arcola Theatre
Friday 14 March, 14:00
£3 per person
SOLD OUT - returns only!
Click for more details

Date:	11 March 2025 - 14 March 2025
Venue:	The North Wall, Oxford (11 March) Arcola Theatre, London (14 March)

マドリード日本文化センター発第17回日本語教育オンライン研修: AIと共に学ぶ作文教育：自律性と協働性をつなぐ視点

AIと共に学ぶ作文教育：自律性と協働性をつなぐ視点

*Please note that information about this seminar is only available in Japanese.

【研修本編】

日時： 2025年11月14日（金）10時～12時（中央ヨーロッパ時間)

　※この時期は夏時間が終了しています。お住まいの国との時差にご注意ください！

【研修アフタートーク】

日時： 2025年11月28日（金）10時～11時（中央ヨーロッパ時間)

※アフタートークの申し込みは研修本編にてお知らせいたします。

講師：李在鎬(りじぇほ) 先生（早稲田大学大学院, 日本語教育研究科, 教授）

講師プロフィール：https://researchmap.jp/jhlee/

主な著書：

『AIで言語教育は終わるのか?: 深まる外国語の教え方と学び方』（共著, くろしお出版, 25年5月）
『社会の中のことば』（シリーズ〈ことばの認知科学〉, 朝倉書店, 24年10月）

　※第７章「ことばのコーパス分析」を執筆

『日本語学習は本当に必要か』（編: 村田晶子・神吉宇一, 明石書店, 24年2月）

　※第12章「テクノロジーは日本語学習をなくすのか」を執筆

『データ科学×日本語教育』（ひつじ書房, 21年11月）

講師からのメッセージ：
　第二言語としての作文教育は、これまでプロセス・アプローチやジャンル・アプローチを中心に発展してまいりましたが、近年は生成AIの登場により、大きな転換点を迎えております。AIは学習者に即時的なフィードバックや多様な表現例を提示し、語彙の拡充や文章構成の習得を支援してくれます。その一方で、過度な依存によって自律的な学習の機会が失われてしまうというリスクも抱えています。
　本講演では、まず第二言語ライティング研究の理論的枠組みを整理し、その中にAI活用を位置づけてご紹介いたします。次に、学習者の作文を評価する活動を通して、「書く力」とは何かという問題を考えてまいります。また、生成AIを用いた実際のシステムも体験していただきながら、AI活用の可能性と課題について皆さまと一緒に考えていきたいと思います。最後に、AIを排除するのではなく「共作者」や「コーチ」として取り入れる視点から、今後の作文教育における教師の役割や教育デザインの可能性を展望いたします。

共催：国際交流基金欧州拠点（ロンドン日本文化センター、ケルン日本文化会館、パリ日本文化会館、ローマ日本文化会館、ブダペスト日本文化センター）
形式：オンライン（ZOOM）
対象：欧州在住の日本語教師を優先しますが、他地域からもご参加できます

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お申込み：　こちらから　

※締め切り：　2025年11月2日(日)

お問合せ：　国際交流基金マドリード日本文化センター　nihongo.kyoshi@jpf.go.jp

みなさまのお申込みをお待ちしております！

Date:	14 November 2025
Venue:	Online Event

Refresher Course - Spring 2026

Do you think your Japanese level is getting rusty? Why not study Japanese online to brush up your Japanese level?

This course is for non-native-speaker-level Japanese teachers who currently teach Japanese in secondary and/or primary schools. You can improve not only your Japanese level but also your teaching skills. Moreover you can build a network among other Japanese teachers. Trainee teachers are also welcome to join. School teachers who are not currently teaching Japanese but wish to do so are also welcome. For more information, see below.

Eligibility (any one or more of the following):

Non-native-speaker-level Japanese teachers who teach or wish to teach at secondary and/or primary schools, including teaching extra-curricular activities such as school clubs.
PGCE students wo are aiming to become Japanese teachers.
SCITT trainees/candidates.

Suitable Japanese Level:

JLPT N2 or CEFR B2* (if you cannot assess your own level, please contact us.)

*This is an advanced course. The intermediate course will be held from April. Please wait for a future announcement.

Schedule:

This course consists of Online Sessions and a face-to-face Final Day event. The online sessions will be held on Mondays on the dates below, followed by the Final Day event, which will be held for all level native-speaking and non-native-speaking Japanese teachers together.

Online sessions

Time: 18:00-19:30 (90 min x 4 lessons)
Date: Monday 26th January, 9th February, 2nd March and 16th March.

In-Person Final Day Event (TBC)

On a Saturday in late June or in early July, London Venue, 11:00-15:00.
Workshops in person, commendation ceremony and lunch reception.
More detailed information will be given later. Teachers of all Japanese levels are welcome. Applications for the Final Day event will open closer to the date.

N.B. The course will take place online, but on the final day of the course we would like to hold a special face-to-face session, with special speakers, and there will be a commendation ceremony. The Japan Foundation, London will provide lunch and cover your travel expense partly for the participants of the online sessions*.

* All participants are asked to pay up to £10 of their travel expenses out of their own pocket (no reimbursement). The rest of their travel expenses will be reimbursed by The Japan Foundation, London for amounts up to £100.00. If you need to travel the day before and stay overnight the night before the Final Day event, please consult us in advance.

Course fee: Free (including all handouts)

Registration Deadline: 18th January 2026

Languages used: Japanese (All handouts will be given during the lesson.)

This course may count as 10 hours of CPD (TBC)

Course Objectives: To be able to teach A-level or IB B-standard/higher level confidently

Course Content:

Week 1 (online): Introduction, Review of A-level specification
Week 2 (online): Review of Grammar and Kanji
Week 3 (online): Review of Grammar and Kanji
Week 4 (online): Review of Grammar and Kanji
Final Day (face-to-face) : Workshop and resource sharing

To register, please click here

Further Enquiries: Ms Hiroko Tanaka

Hiroko_Tanaka001@jpf.go.jp

Date:

26 January 2026 - 11 July 2026

The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2026

The #JFTFP26 official programme is now live!

Dates: Friday 6 February to Tuesday 31 March 2026

Venue: Cinemas nationwide

Get your tickets for the UK’s biggest Japanese film festival, the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme, starting in February!

From one of the most talked-about social dramas by TAKASHI Miike, Sham, to The Hotel of My Dream, a light comedy based on the novel by the YUZUKI Asako (Butter), our diverse programme offers something for everyone.

We have even invited three filmmakers from Japan to visit various cities – do not miss our exclusive Q&A sessions!

Are you ready?

Directors Q&A Sessions:

IIZUKA Kasho

(Director, Blue Boy Trial)

12 Feb: HOME, Manchester

13 Feb: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London

14 Feb: Chapter, Cardiff

YOSHIDA Daihachi

(Director, Teki Cometh)

14 Feb: Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA), London

15 Feb: QUAD, Derby

16 Feb: Showroom, Sheffield

17 Feb: The Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP), Oxford

KAI Sayaka

(Director, Adabana)

25 Feb: Storyhouse, Chester

26 Feb: Riverside Studios, London

27 Feb: Queen’s Film Theatre (QFT), Belfast

3 Mar: Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds

View our full exciting line-up at our official website:

https://www.jpf-film.org.uk/

Date:

6 February 2026 - 31 March 2026

Online roundtable discussion - "Action!": Dealing with Social Issues in Cinematic Narratives

Justice (along with the closely-aligned concept of fairness) is one of the fundamental rights of the human being. Sadly though, history and current affairs prove that this right is not always available to all, causing unresolved issues in society. Many creators have expressed themselves through the arts in response to these issues, and cinema is no exception. In Japan KORE-EDA Hirokazu stormed the world with his breath-taking social film Nobody Knows, but, as seen in the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2025 (JFTFP25), he was not the last or even the first to bring social voices into films.

But what is it that inspires filmmakers to explore the concepts of criminal, social and moral justice in their cinematic narratives, and can films contribute to a public refocusing on the problems citizens might have long turned a blind eye to?

Reflecting the theme of the JFTFP25, Am I Right? Justice, Justification and Judgement, and focusing on non-documentary films, a panel of six film professionals from Japan and the UK will discuss how cinema now and then corresponds to the world we live in, while contemplating the role of cinema in changing society.

This online talk is free to attend, but booking is essential.
Click here to book your place on Eventbrite.

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Date:	26 March 2025 from 1.00pm
Venue:	Online via Zoom