Past Events

7 April 2005

UK-Japan Overtures: Developments and Collaborations in Music

From the introduction of the Western classical tradition to Japan in the Meiji period to the study of Japanese traditional music in the West, the cross-currents of influence have evolved in a range of performance contexts. Music education in Britain has been enriched by the influence of Yamaha and Suzuki methods while Japanese artists and musicians have become central to the international music scene.

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16 February 2005

Europe and Asia: Cultural Policy and National Identity

To mark the EU-Japan Year of People-to-People Exchanges, this seminar addressed the subject of cultural policy and national identity. How national image and culture may be projected abroad and how cultural policy is adapted to different overseas contexts were explored from the perspectives of the British Council, the German Embassy and the French Institute. The

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1 February 2005

A Tale of Two Countries: higher education 'incorporation’ in the UK and Japan

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, in association with the Japan-UK Higher Education Collaboration Programme, hosted a joint seminar given by Professor Sir David Watson, Vice Chancellor, University of Brighton, and Professor Fujio Ohmori of the Research Centre for Higher Education, Kumamoto University. Sir Howard Newby, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for England, was

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15 January 2005

Okeanos: Contemporary Japanese Music for Chamber Ensemble

A new ensemble, Okeanos, presents works for sho, koto, sanshin, hichiriki, viola, oboe and clarinet especially composed for them. Creating a beautiful and delicate sound-world, their programme includes new music recently premiered at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival by Dai Fujikura, Howard Skempton and Gabriel Jackson. Newly composed works by Robin Thompson and Shinuh Lee

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29 November 2004

The Urban Utopia: Images of the Perfect City

This final, special event at the Royal Institute of British Architects marked the culmination of the series. All speakers and audience members who had attended any of the previous lectures were also invited to join the discussion on the urban utopia, which focussed on what Japan and the UK can learn from each other in seeking to make this goal a reality.

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