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Events later in 2013
March A series of lectures marking the second anniversary of the Earthquake and Tsunami on 11 March, 2011: Professor Norma Field (University of Chicago) will give the Annual Tsuda Lecture Pre-War Revolutionary Culture and the Fukushima Disaster. 13 March, SOAS … Continued
Seijiro Takeshita’s speech at the Japan400 press launch
Why Japanese choose Britain Investment flow in Britain by the Japanese has reached ¥ 1 trillion in 2011, the figure being second only to the US. Britain is by far the most favored franchise for the Japanese firms. Why is … Continued
Susan Haydock’s speech at the Japan400 press launch
William Adams Festival as an example of making history relevant today; the value of people-to-people exchanges Gillingham, Kent, now within the Unitary Authority of Medway, was where William Adams was born. The Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre is the … Continued
Nicolas Maclean’s speech at the Japan400 press launch
2013 is a year of remarkably important anniversaries for Japan’s international relations: the 400th anniversary of the arrival of an East India Company ship with presents and letters from King James I of England and VI of Scotland, establishing state to state relations and the first … Continued
The [London] Times : Celebrating 400 years of Anglo-Japanese links
The Times Saturday, 12 January 2013 Four hundred years ago today a British ship sailed for Japanese waters to establish the first contact between the two nations and start a mutually beneficial relationship which prospers to this day. In 1613 … Continued
Evening Standard : Tokyo 2020 bid out of the blocks
Friday, 11 January 2013 Tokyo Governor Naoki Inose, Japan’s answer to Boris Johnson, was in London yesterday launching Tokyo-s bid for the 2020 Olympics—in the Ladies’ Smoking Room of the St Pancras Hotel of all places. Some say that as … Continued
CLAIR: Japan400—from the high seas to the high street
JLGC Blog Friday, 11 January 2013 [The Japan Local Government Centre is the London office of CLAIR—the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations. CLAIR was established in 1988 as a joint organization made up of local governments. We provide … Continued
Legacy
Japan400 is actively involved with a Schools Programme, including the sending of young British students to Japan, and welcoming Japanese in the UK. Numerous academic events will take place, and the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) will host … Continued
Mainichi Shimbun: 400 years of Japan-British relations to be celebrated through various events
Mainichi Shimbun Thursday, 10 January 2013 LONDON: A host of events will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the start of diplomatic and cultural relations between Japan and Britain, the organizer announced here on Jan. 10. The “Japan 400,” comprising Japanese … Continued