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.
Read on12 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
Read on20 August 2019
“Emily” will be performed at Tara Arts Theatre (Earlsfield, London): 4 to 6 September. For three nights only, professional Noh actors and musicians from Japan will offer a cross-cultural take on one of the most significant events in women’s political history. In 1913, Emily Wilding Davison ran onto the racetrack at the Epsom Derby in support of votes for women. She was struck down by the King’s horse and died four days later. But what happened to the jockey that killed her?
Read on12 August 2019
This multidisciplinary forum at London Southbank University on Wednesday 28 August (10 to 5) aims to share expertise and present state-of-the-art research work in the form of presentations touching on themes such as Vacuum Physics, Building Integrated Renewable Energy, Solar Thermal Vacuum Engineering, Smart Windows, Vacuum Insulation, Building Retrofitting Technologies, Solar Collectors, Solar Heating and Cooling Technologies, Solar Architecture and Building Integration and Intelligent Energy Systems for NZEBs.
Read on2 August 2019
Interview with Daiwa Scholarship alumna Francesca Le Lohé. Her production of THE鍵KEY, a new Anglo-Japanese, site-specifc opera inspired by Junichiro Tanizaki’s novel of the same name will be performed in East Dulwich, London on 3 and 4 August 2019 as part of Tête a Tête: The Opera Festival 2019.
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