What's On

Step into the world of Kabuki with six stunning kimonos worn by the legendary actor BANDO Tamasaburo V, known for his renowned onnagata roles (male actor who performs female roles). Experience the intricate artistry of these garments, highlighting a diverse range of complex textile techniques, encompassing weaving, dyeing, embroidery, and hand-painting. We are delighted to collaborate with the Ashmolean Museum.

Date: 21 November 2023 - 8 December 2024

Venue: The Ashmolean Museum

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Linked to this exhibition is a special lunchtime Kabuki concert featuring a seasoned Kabuki musician, TANAKA Denjiro VII.

Date: Tuesday 21 November,13:00

Venue: Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Click here for details – Tickets are sold out

We are proud to be partnering with the University of Edinburgh for a number of talks in their Asian Studies Seminar Series.

Join the University of Edinburgh for this talk, The Scots and Japan: First Contact (1613-1623) by Professor Ian Gow which will reveal evidence of Scots working with Japan in the early 17th century!

This talk event is free and booking is not required, just turn up! 

To find out more, click here.

Are you interested in teaching Japanese in secondary schools in England? Would you like to get the teaching qualification to realise that ambition? If so, please don’t miss this great opportunity!

The National Modern Languages SCITT and the Japan Foundation, London will be holding an information event aimed at potential applicants for the National Modern Languages SCITT (School-Centred Initial Teacher Training). This is a national scheme approved by the government’s Department for Education. It is designed to train successful applicants to become Early Career Teachers by obtaining a QTS.

The National Modern Languages SCITT (The NML SCITT) is unique, being the only national single-subject provider to specialise solely in the teaching of modern languages. The NML SCITT programme is a great opportunity for those who are looking to gain QTS together with the recognised standard qualification of Post Graduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). The PGCE programme is offered in conjunction with Sheffield Hallam University, and comes with credits towards an eventual possible Masters-level qualification, should trainees take up the option to continue study in the future. Subject to financial, degree classification and residential qualification, participants accepted on the programme may receive a substantial bursary while training; this is currently £25,000, but please note that this is subject to annual change. The training year consists of an empowering combination of practical training in school placements, supported by University- and centre-based academic tuition.

The NML SCITT will introduce a new pathway for training Japanese language teachers as part of its programme; there will be an expectation in the first instance that Japanese will be offered alongside either French, German or Spanish in order to cater for schools’ existing curricular offers, and to ensure that there is a possibility of qualifying for the bursary. Whilst in the past the provider’s focus has mainly been on these nationally prevalent modern languages (French, German, and Spanish), Mandarin, Arabic, Russian and Italian have also featured in our trainees’ languages skill sets. The NML SCITT will be proud and pleased to add Japanese to the programme portfolio.

Please note that trainees are required to have French, German or Spanish as a primary foreign language they can potentially teach, with Japanese as an additional language. This means that trainees will be able to teach two languages.

On this information day, Mr Keith Faulkner from the National Modern Languages SCITT will give a speech about SCITT, and explain how to apply for the NML SCITT. There will also be a Q&A session.

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• Dates:

Note: Each session will have the same content.

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• To apply, please click here:

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• Participation fee: Free (registration in advance is required.)

• Registration deadlines:

• Languages used: English

• Format: Online (ZOOM meeting)

About this Event

Poetry has been a part of Japanese life for more than a millennium, with the first major anthology of waka - poems in Japanese - compiled in the late eighth century. Later, it was to become an essential part of life for the aristocrats of the new capital city of Heian-kyō - modern Kyoto - and through their production and patronage exert a profound influence on almost all aspects of Japan’s cultural life, as warlords, warriors and merchants sought the social status and approval that came with the composition of poetry. Images from waka were used in painting, on clothing, and utensils of various kinds. Waka topics influenced which plants and animals were cherished, and which were not and subtly shaped Japan’s ideas of itself as a nation and people. Indeed, the influence of waka has been so pervasive and enduring that it’s possible to say without an understanding of waka, you don’t really understand Japan.

This lecture will trace the development of waka from its early beginnings as a tool for communication and social relationships among the elite nobility, through its role in providing a ritual underpinning to the aristocratic state, and its development into an arena of critical and literary conflict between factions determined to maintain and promote their views of appropriate poetic style, leading eventually to the development of new poetic form such as the haiku. It will reveal how and why waka thrived, and how its topics and the emotions associated with them came to express many of the attitudes which are considered quintessentially Japanese.

About the Speaker

Dr Thomas McAuley is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese Studies at the University of Sheffield, and an expert on premodern Japanese poetry and culture. Among his publications is the complete translation and commentary of Roppyakuban uta’awase (‘Poetry Contest in Six Hundred Rounds’; 1193-94), one of the most significant poetic and critical texts of the period.

An experienced translator, he regularly posts new translations of premodern Japanese poetry on his website, www.wakapoetry.net.

Among his current projects are studies of premodern critics’ attitudes to the inclusion of Chinese-influenced material in waka poetry  and the impact of poets’ gender on their compositional practice.

To register for this event, click here.

Booking for this event has now closed.

The Japan Foundation London will hold an online exchange event for teachers of Japanese as heritage language on 26th November 2023, Sunday. 

The date and time of the event are as follows. Please find the event details below written in Japanese.

*Please note that information is only available in Japanese, as the event will be conducted in Japanese. Thank you for your understanding.

Title: UK Online Exchange for Teachers of Japanese as heritage Language 2023

Date/Time: 26th November 2023 (Sunday),  10:00-12:00 (GMT/UTC)

Application Deadline: 22th November 2023 (Wednesday) 13:00（GMT/UTC）

Click here to apply using our online application form

Enquiries:

Japan Foundation, London enquiries: events.japanese@jpf.go.jp  (Japanese / English)

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　この度JFロンドンでは、英国にて継承日本語教育に携わる先生方やプレイグループの運営に携わる保護者の皆さまを対象に、オンライン交流会を実施いたします。

　JFロンドンでは近年、外国語としての日本語教育のサポートに加え、継承語として日本語教育のサポートを進めています。

　これまで教師のみなさまを対象とした事業としては、欧州内のJF拠点の共催セミナーやヨーロッパ日本語教師会のSIG「欧州継承日本語ネットワーク」が主催する交流イベントの後援など、欧州全域のみなさんを対象としたものを実施してまいりました。また「小噺をとりいれた教育実践」等、継承日本語教育にも適したテーマの研修会やイベントも行ってきました。子どもたちが参加できるイベントとしては、JaLaChamp（Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK）を2023年より実施しています。

　ですが、英国内の継承日本語教育関係者がざっくばらんに情報交換をする機会は限られており、そのような場を望む声が届いています。昨年、JFロンドンが継承日本語教育関係者の方々にヒアリング調査を行った際にも、定期的な情報交換や実践共有の場がほしいという声が出ていました。

　そこで、今回は英国内で継承日本語教育に携わっている方々がオンラインで集い、お互いの活動を共有したり、耳より情報を共有したりする機会を設けたいと思います。また、「英国の継承日本語教育の未来」をテーマに、自分たちにできること、やってみたいことについてざっくばらんに話をする時間も設ける予定です。

　日曜の午前の実施で恐縮ですが、ご参加を検討いただけると幸いです。

　どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。

タイトル：英国継承日本語教育関係者オンライン交流会2023

日時：　2023年11月26日（日）10時～12時GMT/UTC

場所：オンライン（Zoom meeting）

対象者：英国で継承日本語教育に携わる教員やプレイグループ等の運営に携わる保護者等

参加費：無料

使用言語：日本語

申込み締切：2023年11月22日（水）13:00　GMT/UTC

申込み　オンライン・フォーム

【問い合わせ先】

　ロンドン日本文化センター events.japanese@jpf.go.jp （日本語／英語）

The Japan Foundation in Europe (Cologne, Budapest, London, Madrid and Paris offices) will jointly hold an online teachers’ seminar on the topic ‘Bringing Language and Culture Together in the Classroom’ on 24th November 2023, Friday.

The theme, date and time of the seminar are as follows. Please find the event details below written in Japanese.

*Please note that information is only available in Japanese, as the seminar will be conducted in Japanese. Thank you for your understanding.

Theme: ‘Bringing Language and Culture Together in the Classroom: Activity Examples for Intercultural Understanding’

 Date/Time: 24th November 2023 (Friday),  8:30-10:30 (GMT/UTC)

 Application Deadline: 10th November 2023 (Friday) 17:00（GMT/UTC)
         https://forms.office.com/r/sJEx1rV5pY

 Enquiries:
 The Japan Foundation, Madrid: nihongo.kyoshi@jpf.go.jp (Japanese)

The Japan Foundation, London enquiries: events.japanese@jpf.go.jp  (Japanese / English)

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このたびマドリード日本文化センターが中心となり、国際交流基金の欧州５拠点共催で、以下の通り2023年11月24日（金）にオンライン日本語教師研修会を開催する運びとなりました。

テーマ：「ことばと文化を一緒に学ぶ授業へ　―異文化理解のための活動例―」

講師：二瓶知子 先生（国際交流基金 日本語国際センター）

日時：11月24日（金）8:30-10:30（GMT/UTC）

共催：JFマドリード、ケルン、パリ、ロンドン、ブダペスト

形式：オンライン（Zoomミーティング）

定員：90名程度　

対象：日本語教師（欧州在住の日本語教育に携わっている方を優先します）

参加費：無料

使用言語：日本語

講師からのメッセージ：

　みなさんは、どのように日本文化を教えていますか。また、教科書に散りばめられている日本文化をどのように扱っていますか。文化を学ぶことは、ただ知識を得るだけでなく、相互理解を促し、より豊かなコミュニケーションにつながります。本セミナーでは『まるごと 日本のことばと文化』やその他の教材を例に、JF日本語教育スタンダードの異文化理解の考え方と、授業での扱い方を紹介し、「自分は教室で学習者に『何を』『どのように』伝えているか」を振り返ります。

講師略歴：

　これまで日本及び海外において、教師研修や教材開発、日本語教育に関するセミナーやワークショップを数多く担当。国際交流基金ジャカルタ日本文化センターでは『まるごと』を使ったコースの立ち上げ・運営・実施に関わる。著書に『中級日本語で挑戦！スピーチ＆ディスカッション』、『もっと中級で挑戦！スピーチ＆ディスカッション』（凡人社）、『外国人のためのケータイメール＠にっぽん』（アスク出版）等

【参加申し込み】

　https://forms.office.com/r/sJEx1rV5pY

　（〆切：11月10日 17:00　GMT）

【広報用フライヤー】

　フライヤーはこちらからダウンロードください。

　なお、ポスター内の時間は「中央ヨーロッパ時間 CET」で記載されており、英国時間とは1時間の時差がございますので、ご注意ください。

【問い合わせ先】

　マドリード日本文化センター　 nihongo.kyoshi@jpf.go.jp（日本語）

　ロンドン日本文化センター events.japanese@jpf.go.jp （日本語／英語）

Date:	24 November 2023
Download Online Seminar on 24 Nov_Flyer

Applications are now open for JaLaChamp 2024!

Latest updates

• 31/10 - Prospective applicants and their teachers/guardians can now check out our Frequently Asked Questions document.
• 26/10 - Check out our JaLaChamp 2024 outline video!
• 18/10 - You can now download Video Creation Hints!

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JaLaChamp, or Japanese Language Championship for Young Learners UK, is a contest for primary and secondary school students studying Japanese. There are two categories - the speech category, where students give a speech on a theme of their choice, and the video category where students are asked to create an original video either by individual or part of a group.

The world is changing very quickly. Technology is advancing, and nowadays if we have a computer or a smartphone we can send a message to anyone in the world. In a time like this, we should always consider the following questions: “What message do I want to convey and how?” Using the voice, the written word, visuals, design and more – there are many ways to express ourselves. It is important to be able to combine these different choices of expression to create a way of expressing ourselves that others can understand, empathise with or be persuaded by.

We want to encourage students to share with us their thoughts and viewpoints, as well as show us their creativity in full and have fun challenging themselves by entering this contest and using their Japanese!

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Application deadline for the Speech Category: 6^th December 2023 (Wednesday), 15:00

• Speech Category Application Form

Application deadline for the Video Category: 24^th January 2024 (Wednesday), 15:00

• Video Category Application Form

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1. Download Guidelines and Event Poster

• English Guidelines
• Japanese Guidelines
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Download our JaLaChamp 2024 poster
• Watch our JaLaChamp 2024 Outline Video

2. Reference Materials for Students

• Video Creation Hints
• Videos of JaLaChamp 2023

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• Finals day: 11th May 2024 (Saturday)
• Venue: Japan House London, 101-111 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5SA

* Please note: The Finals Day of JaLaChamp 2023 was held in July, however the JaLaChamp 2024 Finals Day will be held in May

Date:	25 September 2023 - 24 January 2023
Download JaLaChamp 2024 Poster (1)
Download JaLaChamp2024_Application Guideline_EN
Download JaLaChamp2024_Application Guideline_JP
Download JaLaChamp2024_Video Creation Hints
Download JaLaChamp FAQ

The Japan Foundation in Europe (Cologne, Budapest, London, and Paris offices) will jointly hold an online teachers’ seminar on the topic ‘View Language Through the Japanese’ on 21st October 2023.

The theme, date and time of the seminar are as follows. Please find the event details below written in Japanese.

*Please note that information is only available in Japanese, as the seminar will be conducted in Japanese. Thank you for your understanding.

 Theme: ‘View Language Through the Japanese’

 Date/Time: 21^st October 2023 (Saturday),  8:30-11:30 (BST/UTC+1)

 Application Deadline: 15^th October 2023 (Sunday) 11:00（BST/UTC+1）

 Enquiries:

 The Japan Foundation, Cologne:  kurse@jpf.go.jp (Japanese)

 Japan Foundation, London enquiries: events.japanese@jpf.go.jp  (Japanese / English)

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このたび、国際交流基金（The Japan Foundation）欧州４拠点では「日本語からことばを考えよう」をテーマとしたオンライン研修会を開催する運びとなりました。

日本語教育通信の人気連載「日本語からことばを考えよう」の執筆者イクタン先生が日本語に特徴的な要素をいくつか取り上げ、日本語を通してことばを捉えなおす視点を提供します。

ぜひみなさま、ご参加をご検討ください。

テーマ： 「日本語からことばを考えよう」

講師：　生田　守（国際交流基金日本語国際センター　専任講師）

【研修内容】

(1) セミナー　　　　「日本語からことばを考えよう」　 90分

(2) ワークショップ　「日本語からことばを考えよう」から考えよう　80分

日時：　2023年10月21日（土）8:30-11:30 （英国夏時間 BST/UTC+1）

　　  9:30-12:30 (中央ヨーロッパ夏時間 CEST)

形式：　オンライン（Zoomウェビナー及びミーティング）

定員：　セミナー500名、ワークショップ90名程度

対象：　欧州在住で日本語教育に関心があるすべての方

　　　　※上記の方を主たる対象としていますが、その他の地域の方の参加も可能です

　　　　※ワークショップの参加者は欧州在住の日本語教師の方を優先します。ワークショップのみの参加はできません。

参加費：　無料

使用言語：日本語

【参加申込】　

　こちらのリンクからお申し込みください。

　https://forms.office.com/r/CVvwS9jF2a

　10月15日 11:00（英国夏時間 BST/UTC+1）締切

【広報用ポスター】

ポスターはこちらからダウンロードください。

　なお、ポスター内の時間は「中央ヨーロッパ夏時間 CEST」で記載されており、英国時間とは1時間の時差がございますので、ご注意ください。

URL

【問い合わせ先】

ケルン日本文化会館　日本語チーム　kurse@jpf.go.jp (日本語)

国際交流基金ロンドン日本文化センター events.japanese@jpf.go.jp （日本語／英語）

Date:	21 October 2023 from 8.30am to 11.30am
Venue:	Online
Download 03_Flyer_Online seminar on 21 Oct 2023

We are delighted to announce that the 19th Japanese Speech Contest for University Students is open for applications!

Date:	7 September 2023 - 4 December 2023
Download 19th Speech Contest Application Poster
Download SpC19 FAQ
Download SpC19 Speech Category guidelines
Download SpC19 Individual Presen guidelines
Download SpC19 Group Presen guidelines

Supporting Hiroshi Sugimoto: Time Machine at Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre.

Discover SUGIMOTO Hiroshi, a Japanese visionary artist, in his first UK retrospective that challenges our perception of time and memory. Decades of meticulously crafted and thought-provoking photographs will be displayed in one place.

For more details, click here 

Proudly supporting Daido Moriyama: A Retrospective at The Photographers' Gallery. 

MORIYAMA Daido is, without doubt, one of the most legendary photographers of our time. This retrospective showcases over 60 years of MORIYAMA's iconic images, featuring his renowned grainy photographs, a collection of rare photobooks, magazines, and a display of more than 200 works and large-scale installations.

For more details, click here