Career Information Event for Aspiring Japanese Language Teachers Are you interested in teaching Japanese in secondary school in England? Why not join us in December for our online information event about gaining a teaching qualification through SCITT? lo.jpf.go.jp/whats-on/school…

The weather can't deter us! ☔ Nao-cola YAMAZAKI is on their way to #Bristol and we can't wait to welcome you for tonight's sold out #AuthorTalk at @StorysmithBooks. Rain or shine, it's going to be a great evening! 📚✨

Coming to #Cambridge on 10 November! Discover the culture in Ise City and make your own Zai (Ceremonial Baton) used for the Okihiki Ceremony in Ise Jingu’s famous Shikinen Sengu (Periodic Shrine Rebuilding). 🔗 panoramajournal.org/event/gl… #japaneseculture #shrine #workshop

Nao-cola YAMAZAKI is heading to #Bristol tomorrow for a SOLD OUT talk! 🔥 Looking to catch the award-winning #author? The final event is at @otsfestival in #Sheffield on 24 Oct. Tickets below. ⬇️ 🔗offtheshelf.org.uk/events/do… #japaneseliterature #meettheauthor #authortalk

If you are currently taking a Japanese language course at a university in the UK or Ireland, why not apply to the 22nd Japanese Speech Contest for University Students? *Applications open now!* For full details visit: lo.jpf.go.jp/whats-on/the-22…

#London! Join us at @ICALondon [17 Nov] for a rare screening of #ImamuraShohei's #documentary "Karayuki-san: The Making of a Prostitute" (1973), shedding light on the lives of women trafficked across Asia as indentured sex workers. 🔗 ica.art/films/imamura-karayu… #JapaneseFilm #ICA

Japanese Language Local Project Support Programme 2026-2027 (Autumn) applications are now open! Institutions can apply for up to £2500 for non-profit projects promoting Japanese language education. Find out more here: lo.jpf.go.jp/funding/program… Deadline: 19/11/2026 (23:59)

#London! Join Nao-cola YAMAZAKI at @Dauntbooks, Marylebone for another fantastic event this evening as the UK #tour arrives in the capital. ✨ 🔗 dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events… #authourtour #london #japaneseliterature #novel

In June, “TOWA MURA”, a powerful collaboration between Tottori, Japan and Galloway, Scotland, came to the stage, supported by the Japan Foundation’s International Creations in Performing Arts 2025. The project was featured on ITV news. Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/lIVNt5OvypA?t=66

Next stop: #London! 🚆 A huge thank you to #Manchester for such a warm welcome for Nao-cola YAMAZAKI. Now it's on to the next leg of the UK #tour, and we can't wait to see everyone in London tomorrow! Get your tickets: 🔗dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events… #authortalk #japaneseliterature

#Manchester! Bestselling #author Nao-cola YAMAZAKI takes the stage tonight 19 Oct at @mcrlitfest following a beautiful evening at @cheltfestivals. Don’t miss out. ⬇️ 🔗 manchesterliteraturefestival… #japaneseliterature #meettheauthor #manchesterevents #authortalk

Touch down!🛬 Nao-cola YAMAZAKI has officially arrived in the #UK and is heading to the first stop on their UK #tour: Cheltenham Literature Festival on 18 October! Grab your tickets below⬇️ 🔗cheltenhamfestivals.org/even… @cheltfestivals #uktour #Japaneseliterature #authortalk

#Bristol! On 23 Oct, join #author Nao-cola YAMAZAKI and literary #translator Polly BARTON as they discuss Polly's recent translation of Nao-cola's #bestselling book 'Don't Laugh at Other People's Sex Lives'. More info and #tickets below⬇️ 🔗storysmithbooks.com/product/… #authortalk

Still want more? 👀 Akane ARAKI’s tour may be over but Nao-cola YAMAZAKI’s is yet to begin! Kicking off 18 Oct with talks in #Cheltenham, #Manchester, #London, #Oxford, #Bristol, & #Sheffield ⬇️ 🗓️ 18 - 24 Oct 🔗 lo.jpf.go.jp/whats-on/meet-t… #japaneseliterature #meettheauthor

*One week to go!* Join us on Thurs 22nd Oct at @Cambridge_Uni for our talk with Prof. Laura Moretti and Dr. Vicky Young, discussing wordplay in Japanese literature across time! 📍Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, Cambridge 📅22 Oct 6pm-7.30pm 🔗lo.jpf.go.jp/whats-on/why-so…

That’s a wrap on Akane ARAKI’s UK tour! 👏 Thank you to @McrLitFest , @cheltfestivals , @otsfestival , @Panorama_J , @Foyles , all who came along, & Akane ARAKI herself. See you next week when our author talks continue... #japaneseliterature #meettheauthor #authortalks

All good things must come to an end 🥲 The final stop: #London! 📍 Join acclaimed #author Akane ARAKI at @Foyles for the last event of her UK tour tonight (14 Oct). ⬇️ 🔗foyles.co.uk/events/murder-a… #japaneseliterature #meettheauthor #LondonEvents

Ahead of her Cambridge talk tonight, Akane ARAKI stopped by crime fiction specialists Bodies in the Bookshop📚 Truly the #AgathaChristie of Gen Z.🕵️‍♂️ Catch her final event tomorrow (14 Oct) at @Foyles in #London. 🔗foyles.co.uk/events/murder-a… #crimefiction #authortalk #mysterynovel

A HUGE thank you to Manchester Literature Festival, @cheltfestivals and @otsfestival for a fantastic start to Akane ARAKI's #UK tour! And of course, a very special thank you to Akane✨ Now en route to #Cambridge! 🚄 Get your last-minute #tickets below: panoramajournal.org/event/gl…

📍Nao-Cola YAMAZAKI will join Sharlene TEO at @dauntbookspub Marylebone on 21 Oct discussing her #bestselling books ‘Beautiful Distance’ and ‘Don't Laugh at Other People's Sex Lives’; two tender portraits of love in its many forms. 🔗dauntbooks.co.uk/shop/events… #Japaneseliterature