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 on23 September 2019
The four 2019 Daiwa Scholars in Japanese Studies will embark on their chosen university courses, supported by the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, from September. They will be studying at Cambridge University and Oxford University in the UK, and Tokyo University and Ritsumeikan University in Japan, respectively. Their research includes pre-modern and contemporary literature, politics, economics, anime, and manga.
Read on12 September 2019
Maddie Baker, History and Japanese student at the University of Exeter, gives as a whistle-stop tour into the Kotatsu Festival. The festival is nearing its 10-year anniversary and, this year, has selected 8 of the most entertaining, action-packed and thought-provoking animation films to screen to audiences. Alongside the films, on-lookers can enjoy the Japanese marketplace
Read on4 September 2019
This year’s eight Daiwa Scholars have departed for Japan, embarking on their 19-month programme of language study, homestay, and work placements. Fresh from a month of Japanese tuition in the UK, the Scholars will hone their language skills at Waseda university in Tokyo over the course of the next year. The Scholarship will allow them to further their studies and specialties, which range from the fine arts to science and humanities, and forge new and enduring links between the UK and Japan.
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