Genius! Improve the taste of food by running an electric current through it as you eat.

Next Friday, Alex Goody & I bring together Japanese and British scholars in Oxford to think about digital inequality via Kazuo Ishiguro's Klara and the Sun.

This Daiwa Foundation event is free & part of Postgrad Research in the Humanities at Wolves 's UN/REAL project.

Register here: bit.ly/4bSGOwz

#DaiwaScholarships alumnus Carl Randall 's recent painting 'Kintsugi' was selected by art critic William Feaver for his curated exhibition ‘Reassorted’ - a sequel show to this year's Royal Society of Portrait Painters Exhibition.

On until 1 June mallgalleries

Jason and the Adventure of 254 is on Wellcome Collection until January 2025:

wellcomecollection.org/exhibitions/ZZ…

We funded Jason's trip to #Japan in 2023 with a Small Grant.

He delivered an artist residency and workshops with local disability groups in the Tokyo and Yokohama.

Many thanks to today's speakers Ryo Sahashi / 佐橋亮 Charlie Parton & Cindy Yu- Following the recent inaugural speech by Lai Ching-te, this timely discussion dived into current tensions around the Taiwan Strait with the threat of invasion by China & the impact on the global economy.

The new Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te issued an inauguration speech on Monday:
japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/2…

We are hosting a webinar tomorrow @ 12pm (BST) which will explore the current situation in Taiwan & China and its global implications, register here:
dajf.org.uk/event/taiwan-a…

On Wednesday, we were delighted to host an artist talk, ‘“Closing and Opening” through Weaving by Aiko Tezuka’.

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Aiko Tezuka for sharing a range of her beautiful pieces and her journey of creating unique art works!

🌻So happy to announce my first UK solo show happening in London from the end of May, opening 30th May 6pm, come visit :)

Huge congratulations to #DaiwaScholarships alumna Becca Voelcker on having been chosen as an AHRC/BBC New Generation Thinker 2024!

See below for more information on these
ten brilliant, original thinkers:

bbc.com/mediacentre/20…

大阪英国総領事館では #大阪・関西万博 に向けて秘書業務を担当するエグゼクティブアシスタントを募集しています。

2025年のメインイベントの一つである #Expo2025 。一緒に英国パビリオンを盛り上げていきませんか？応募は5月19日(日)まで

詳細👉 ow.ly/oiTz50RGBlE

Here you can see Daiwa Scholarship alumnus and artist Carl Randall working on 'Kintsugi'.

This piece can be seen the RP
exhibition mallgalleries in London until 18 May!

More: dajf.org.uk/news

Ahead of their performance at Flatpack Festival in Birmingham, Aileen Ang speaks with Shin & Emi - the couple behind performance duo ‘Usaginingen’ about how they use art as a medium to reclaim Teshima from its nickname ‘Garbage Island.’

Full read live now 🔗⬇️

shado-mag.com/see/turning-wa…

Taiwan and China: Implications for the World

Join us for a webinar with Ryo Sahashi / 佐橋亮, Charlie Parton & Cindy Yu - Tuesday 21 May, 12pm – 1:30pm

Booking essential: dajf.org.uk/event/taiwan-a…

Daiwa Scholarship alumnus and artist Carl Randall has a beautiful new painting on display the RP exhibition mallgalleries in London until 18 May!

More: dajf.org.uk/news

A sneak peek of this week's concerts with SNJO, makoto ozone & Bertie Baigent! Join us: rsno.org.uk/liveevent/rsno…

Concert sponsored by Gallagher UK and supported by Daiwa Foundation and The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

It was an privilege to enjoy the Japanese solo storytelling traditions of rakugo & kōdan with performances from rakugo master 立川志の春 & kōdan master Kanda Yōko, with introductions from Prof Laura Moretti & Prof Motoi Katsumata - thank you for a captivating evening!

The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan wins all three by-elections for the House of Representatives, dealing a serious blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
nippon.com/en/news/yjj202…

“I feel that the deceased are somehow linked to the living”, Ozaki said. “Likewise, the living are linked to the dead. That’s what makes life so thrilling”.

Wonderful Times review by Richard Lloyd Parry of Naoko Abe’s THE MARTYR & THE RED KIMONO, just out from Chatto & Windus.