News for October 2018

'Onsen' by Carl Randall

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

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Daiwa Scholarships and Daiwa Scholarships in Japanese Studies

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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Catch Nonomiya/Song of Rona Island at Edinburgh International Book Festival on 24 and 25 August 2026

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

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Carl Randall's 'The Kokeshi Maker' on display until 11 July at Gallery 8

Daiwa Scholarships alumnus and artist Carl Randall has a new Japan-themed painting on show at the Hampstead Art Society Summer Exhibition until 11 July at Gallery 8 in Mayfair, central London. His oil painting The Kokeshi Maker is one of 90 artworks chosen from 3,252 worldwide submissions. The show also includes paintings by Winifred Nicholson

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Daiwa Foundation funds projects ranging from a reciprocal cultural exchange between two UNESCO Cities of Literature to collaborative research into temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis

The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation (www.dajf.org.uk) has published details of its Small Grants and Awards awarded to support a total of 31 UK-Japan projects in its latest funding round: March 2026. A Daiwa Foundation Small Grant will support the travel of 11 explorer scouts and 2 leaders from the 83rd Fife Scout Group to attend the

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CNN interview with Carl Randall: Grand Prix Formula 1 in Japan.

Daiwa Scholarship Alumnus Carl Randall was interviewed by CNN about his Japan paintings, as part of a programme about Formula 1 in Japan. Carl was selected to be artist in residence at the 2007 Grand Prix Formula 1 in Japan, and in the programme he talks about the residency and his paintings. Video duration: 23mins

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Global Cities - drivers for a more sustainable world - with Yuriko Koike at City, University of London on 31 October at 10am

Find out about Tokyo’s plans to become the world’s leading financial and environmental city and the educational and employment opportunities this offers.

On Wednesday, 31 October at 10am, City, University of London is hosting will host a visit from senior officials from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Metropolitan University. As part of the visit, Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo and Dr Haruo Shimada, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Tokyo Metropolitan University will give talks at City.

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Butoh performance on 18 October 2018 to complement 'We are Going to Need Some More Coffee'

In conjunction with White Conduit Project’s current exhibition, We Are Going To Need Some More Coffee: City Vignettes from Tokyo and Buenos Aires by Maria Guerberof  (on until 28th October 2018), Florencia Guerberof will present a contemporary Butoh performance on the boundaries of music and contemporary art. Thursday 18th October 2018, 7:00pm to 10:00pm Doors open

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