Japanese Studies at U. of Manchester

One of our final-year students, ドリューさん, has received the Best Volunteer Award 2026 at UOM for her parkrun project in Osaka, and that news is recognised on the Japanese Parkrun Blog :) Excellent news!! Congratulations!!

マンチェスター大学　学生ボランティア最優秀賞 - 服部緑地parkrun | parkrun Japan Blog 先月、マンチェスター大学（英国）にて、年間最優秀ボランティア表彰式（University Volunteer of the Year Awards）が開催され、多くの参加者が見守る中で受賞者が発表されました。  ...

Yuzuki Asako (柚木麻子) san came to Manchester again for her book talk! She remembered coming to our classroom two years ago and talking with our students :)

The end-of-the-year party! (What a lovely hot-summer-like day 🌞🌞🌞)

卒業後ずっと日本で活躍しているフェイユンさんが、遊びに来てくれました！Another proud graduate, Feiyun san, visited us from Japan ☺️ Thank you very much for sharing your precious stories with us!

A special screening of KOKUHO, Japan's highest-grossing live-action movie ever, will be held at Vue Manchester Printworks on Tuesday 5 May - doors open 6.00 pm, movie starts 6.30 pm. Note it is 3 hours long!

Link to purchase tickets: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1987844784261?aff=oddtdtcreator [eventbrite.co.uk]

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGfu5-cDqxA&t=4s

MANCHESTER | MilkTea Community Preview of KOKUHO with Voice ESEA Community preview of Lee Sang-il's KOKUHO

Asako Yuzuki will be returning to Manchester in June to discuss her newly translated novel Hooked - tickets on sale tomorrow and sure to attract a big audience!

Asako Yuzuki | Manchester Literature Festival This event is now on sale to MLF Get Closer Members and will go on general sale from Friday 24 April, 2026. Sign up to become a member here.

2026年3月18日　英国ミツカン社　ミドルトン工場を訪問！
A big thank you to Mr Ken, Ms Caroline, and Mr Neil from Mizkan Euro Ltd., and to everyone in the Middleton office!! We appreciate the opportunity to visit and learn more about the local businesses related to Japan. Thank you very much for a memorable day! (18 March 2026)

Data about peak cherry blossom time helps us understand not only contemporary climate change, but also climate change and its effects during Japanese history!

After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death Prof Yasuyuki Aono’s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate change

Just a reminder that the Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation organises regular events exploring important and interesting issues involving Japan (and the UK). Many of these can be joined online, and are often recorded too. Upcoming events deal with World War Two, AI, the Iran War, and Japan's 'Peace Constitution', for example. Definitely worth a look!

Upcoming events 9 April 2026Special eventGallery Tour: Lines, Gazes, LandscapesJoin us for a free lunchtime tour of Hikaru Fujii’s first solo exhibition in the UK, Lines, Gazes, Landscapes, led by Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation staff. Fifteen years after the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, this exh...