Akari Lantern Project at the Thames Festival

There will be a lantern parade in the Thames Festival Night Carnival with members of the Japanese community and friends, accompanied by Japanese drumming by the Joji Hirota Taiko Drummers. 

It is organised by a group of people, both Japanese and non-Japanese, raising money for Tohoku, 6 months to the day after the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami of 11 March.

There is more information about the event here.

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Posted on: 22 August 2011

3rd Annual Terracotta Asian Film Festival

Premiere Asian movie festival in the UK, the Terracotta Far East Film Festival is back in London to present its third roundup of choice hand-picked films from the Far East.

Running from Thursday 5th to Sunday 8th May 2011, this year's 14 films selected to represent the best in current Asian Cinema:

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Posted on: 27 April 2011

March 2011 Round-Up Part One

From Norwegian Wood, Tran Anh Hung's film, based on Murakami's book.

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Posted on: 3 March 2011

Japanese Cinema Extravaganza!

‘Tis the season for Japanese cinema.  The latest, coolest Japanese films crowd into London every autumn for your viewing pleasure.  And catching London’s Japanese film season is perhaps even better than seeing films in Japan!  Why?  Here, the Japanese films are subtitled in English… so you can practice your Japanese and/or English skills and be highly entertained at the same time...

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Posted on: 28 September 2010