Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

29/09/2026

The deadline to apply to the 35th Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese has been extended to the 5th October - there's still time to apply!

We are delighted to announce the 35th Sir Peter Parker Awards, which will take place on Tuesday, 3 November 2026 at SOAS.

16/09/2026

The Japan Society would love to hear about your experience of the Working Holiday Visa or Youth Mobility Scheme (YMS)!

This is your chance to help shape the future of these programmes! If you've applied for one of these visas, taken part, or even just considered it, you can take part in one of the below surveys - open for responses until Sunday 27th September.

- For English citizens regarding the Working Holiday Visa: https://loom.ly/KINPmsE
- For Japanese citizens regarding the YMS Visa: https://loom.ly/rfsVwxY

Eligible respondents will be able to enter a prize draw for a £50 or ¥10,000 book voucher, and will receive a complimentary one-year membership for The Japan Society.

02/09/2026

Three of the featured artists from 'Japanese Women Photographers: From 1950s to Now' will be speaking at what's sure to be a fascinating event on the 18th of September. The exhibition features 27 different artists in total, and is on display at The Photographer's Gallery until the 27th of September.

Tickets and further event details available below!

One-day event | Beyond Labels: Japanese Women Photographers 11:00am - 05:30pm, Fri 18 Sep 2026 Hear more from exhibiting photographers and the context for their work from the 1990s to now i One-day event | Beyond Labels: Japanese Women Photographers 11:00am, Fri 18 Sep 2026 Hear more from exhibiting...

26/08/2026

We're supporting The Sir Peter Parker Awards for Spoken Business Japanese in its 35th year!

Applications are open until the 26th of September, and the Awards will take place on the 3rd November.

https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/35th-sir-peter-parker-awards-spoken-business-japanese-sppa

21/08/2026

Also at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Nonomiya/Song of Rona Island by Noh Reimagined! With performances taking place on the 24th and 25th of August, this unique fusion of Japanese and Scottish culture is not to be missed.

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20/08/2026

Also in Edinburgh this month, we helped to bring three Japanese authors over to deliver some exciting talks at the Edinburgh International Book Festival!

Nao-Cola Yamazaki, speaking alongside translators Polly Barton and Charlotte Goff: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/nao-cola-yamazaki-polly-barton-charlotte-goff-writing-the-interior

Mieko Kawakami on Sisters in Yellow: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/mieko-kawakami-sisters-in-yellow

Natsuo Kirino on Swallows: https://www.edbookfest.co.uk/events/natsuo-kirino-swallows

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18/08/2026

The Edinburgh festivals are in full swing, and we've supported a number of events happening across the month!

Pianist Makoto Ozone will join cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and The Kleio Quartet on stage at the Queen's Hall tomorrow, for an unusual programme featuring quintets by Schubert and Bartók.

The Kleio Quartet – BBC New Generation Artists and winners of the 2023 Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition – made an ecstatically received

01/07/2026

We're supporting the Oxford Translates Summer School, which kicks off next week!

The keynote by Ann Morgan on ‘How Translators Changed My Life’ is open to all, and will take place over Zoom on Monday 6th July, 5-6pm BST.

You can scan the QR code below or follow this link to register: https://lnkd.in/etGry2wk

08/06/2026

We are delighted to welcome Dr Victoria Young to the Foundation’s board of trustees. A long-standing friend of the Foundation, Dr Young's connection with the Foundation spans her career, from receiving support as a student to contributing to our studentship programme and judging our translation prize.

We look forward to working with her in this new role.

05/06/2026

Team GBSF have a special interest in this year's FT Nikkei Ekiden - as one fifth of the Embassy of Japan in the UK State Visit Legacy Team.

Our gruelling training regime now enters its final, most delicately calibrated phase, and we hope the same is true for our teammates from The Japan Society, Japan House London and of course the Embassy of Japan in the UK itself. 🇯🇵🇬🇧

The FT Nikkei UK Ekiden, now in its 3rd year, takes place on Friday 12 June! Competitors will run along the Thames path starting in Windsor. 🏃

The event celebrates today's young generation and aims to strengthen the friendship between 🇯🇵 and 🇬🇧 through this popular Japanese style relay race.🎽

Good luck to all runners, and to all the spectators - have fun cheering on your team!