28 April 2026
A new Japan painting by Daiwa Scholarship alumnus and artist Carl Randall has been selected for this year’s Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition, 7 to 19 May. ‘Graveyard Getsuho’ will be included in the show at the Mall Galleries in central London. The painting will then also be shown at The Contemporary British Portrait
Read on27 March 2026
Daiwa Scholarship alumnus and artist Carl Randall was commissioned by The Creative Restaurant Group to make a series of paintings for Kioku by Endo – a high-end Japanese restaurant in Whitehall London, located on the top floor of the luxury hotel Raffles at The OWO (in between Downing Street and Trafalgar Square). “Michelin-starred chef Endo
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We are delighted to be supporting aspects ot the lecture series connected to “Beneath the Great Wave: Hokusai and Hiroshige” showing at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester until 15 November 2026. You can find a list of the talks here: https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/beneaththegreatwave/events-programme/ Exhibition details can be found via this link: https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/beneaththegreatwave/
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Alumna (Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies) Heidi Clark is holding a poetry translation workshop at East Bristol Books on Thursday 26 March. Doors open at 18:00 with the event starting at 18:15. The event finishes at 20:00. Why do people produce different translations of the same source text? In this workshop, participants will be introduced
Read on2 February 2026
In early January 2026, all of us at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation were saddened to hear of the death of Professor Arthur Stockwin. He was a towering figure in Japanese Studies in the UK, and a long-standing friend of the Daiwa Foundation, sometimes speaking at or moderating our events, but most memorably as a member of the interview panel assessing potential Daiwa Scholars.
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The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (www.dajf.org.uk) has published details of its Small Grants and Awards awarded to support a total of 24 UK-Japan projects in its latest funding round: September 2025. A Daiwa Foundation Small Grant will support the travel to Japan of five cast and team members from Raw Material Arts Limited to tour the
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The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation invites specialists from a wide range of fields to share their knowledge on the latest important topics. This time, we interviewed the artist Ishiuchi Miyako about her work ひろしま/hiroshima, currently on view at the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, as well as the driving forces behind its creation and the power of art.
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Piece written by Heidi Clark Daiwa Scholar in Japanese Studies 2024 In May of this year, I became interested in zines. The word ‘zine’ (pronounced ‘zeen’) refers to a type of DIY publication. Its origins are often traced back to 1930s Chicago, with the first issue of the Science Correspondence Club’s science fiction publication, The
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Exploring a Japanese Fishing Village through Art A Small Grant was awarded in March 2025 to support travel to Kitaushima village, Sado Island by artists Michael Collier, who recorded the sounds of swallows and other birds in order to then render them into visual pieces, and Hazel Barron-Cooper, who conducted research for watercolour paintings. The
Read on7 November 2025
Daiwa Scholar and artist Carl Randall has been invited to take to take part in exhibitions in two central London commercial galleries this month: The Distinctive Eye: Singular Voices in British Painting The Distinctive Eye: Singular Voices in British Painting at Panter & Hall Gallery, Pall Mall London, 11 to 21 November 2025 The ten
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Noh Reimagined, the festival dedicated to the artistry of Noh theatre, returns to Kings Place, London from 28 to 29 November 2025. Now in its fifth edition, the festival invites audiences to explore the timeless spiritual and aesthetic power of Noh through rare classical performances, cross-cultural innovation, and world premieres that bridge Japan and Scotland in unprecedented
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Multippl are pleased to present Hāfu2Hāfu: a photography exhibition exploring mixed-identity. Hāfu2Hāfu is a project created by Netherlands-based Japanese-Belgian photographer Tetsuro Miyazaki, who set out to photograph a hāfu – a person with one Japanese parent – from every UN-recognised country. Alongside the black and white photographic portraits, taken with hāfu from over 100 countries, are pressing
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Daiwa Scholarships 2026: Language Study, Homestay & Work Placement in Japan – apply by 4 December 2025 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.
Read on30 September 2025
The editors of Diversifying Accountability: Exploring Nikkei Struggles for Memory and Redress Around the Globe seek proposals from prospective authors for chapters in this edited scholarly book.
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Matsukaze & Song of Rona Island • Contemporary • Kings Place Date: Sat 29 Nov Start time:7.30pm (Doors: 7pm) Daiwa Scholarships alum Gareth Mattey is the dramaturg for this piece: Song of Rona Island (World Premier) Rona, a tiny island in the Outer Hebrides, was once home to a chapel founded by St Ronan in the
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