3 November 2026
Daiwa Scholarships alumnus Carl Randall is one of 63 contemporary artists invited to make original work in response to Paul McCartney lyrics, chosen by Paul himself from Band on the Run: “Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash as we fell into the sun.” Carl’s artwork Split Satoshi shows the McCartney lyrics translated into
Read on13 October 2026
Rebellious Bodies Butoh Festival 2026 takes place across October and November, bringing highly inspirational, well-established Japanese butoh artists to UK audiences. The highlight is two nights at The Place in London (13 and 14 November), including Mother Forest, a once-in-a-lifetime ensemble piece led by the legendary Mitsuyo Uesugi, who trained and performed alongside Kazuo Ohno
Read on14 September 2026
Onsen, an oil painting by Daiwa Scholarships alumnus and artist Carl Randall, has been used on the cover of the book Skinship published by Salt Publishing. Skinship is a collection of poems by author Alexandra Corrin-Tachibana, who like Carl, spent 10 years living in Japan. The title Skinship comes from a Japanese loan word fusing
Read on28 August 2026
Daiwa Scholarships 2027: Language Study, Homestay & Work Placement in Japan – apply by 3 December 2026 The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is a UK charity supporting UK-Japan links through awarding Daiwa Scholarships and Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies; offering grants to support UK-Japan collaboration and organising events including seminars, and exhibitions at its London headquarters.
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Nonomiya/Song of Rona Island – taking place at Edinburgh International Book Festival this August! Monday 24 August 2026 | 19:00 – 21:00 at Greyfriars Kirk and repeated on Tuesday 25 Aug at 19:00 Noh Reimagined theatre company will introduce Noh Theatre in Part One with Nonomiya – a piece based on the oldest novel of
Read on19 July 2024
This exhibition presents part of a research project still in progress by Dr Danilo Di Mascio, Senior Lecturer in Architecture, researcher and registered architect. The study was supported by a Daiwa Foundation grant to enable Danilo’s travel to Japan in order to meet academics in Tokyo and Osaka, and document the relationships between architecture, culture,
Read on16 July 2024
The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation is delighted to be supporting this year’s UCL-Japan Youth Challenge, a prestigious summer school programme for pre-university students from both the UK and Japan. Students will attend a series of university-style lectures on a wide range of subjects by academics from leading UK universities including UCL (University College London), and engage
Read on15 July 2024
Huge congratulations to Daiwa Scholarships alum Gareth Mattey who has been awarded a theatre translator mentorship by Foreign Affairs. Gareth will be translating a Japanese play to be performed in London next year! Throughout the programme, Gareth and cohort will receive mentoring and take part in workshops to nurture their knowledge and skills for theatre
Read on11 July 2024
Daiwa Scholarship alumnus and artist Carl Randall’s oil painting ‘Alain at Kew’ is now on display at the Herbert Smith Freehills Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery in central London. 50 paintings were chosen from 1,647 entries from 62 countries. The exhibition is free to visit and on until 27 October 2024, after which
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