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We are looking for an Experienced Freelance Youth Worker to work with us on a new youth initiative, the Japan Youth Collective, responsible for working with the Japan Society and the young Collective members to ensure they get the best outcomes from the programme.

We are pleased to announce a new initiative for youth in the Greater London area–Japan Youth Collective.

We are looking for a Membership & Development Officer to work with us as the first point of call for the Society’s members and donors, responsible for supporting the donor relations team, attracting new members, and developing our donor funnel.

The Japan Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Rivera King as its new Chief Executive.

We are looking for a Chief Executive with strong leadership skills, proven fundraising experience and the vision and drive to develop the organisation as we stay relevant for existing members and broaden our reach.

Members and friends will be interested in the forthcoming auction at Sotheby’s London of Books and Manuscripts from the Japan Society Library. As you know, the board took the decision several years ago to dispose of this historic and valuable collection, which the Society was unable to use or maintain properly and which was gradually deteriorating. 

Ian Nish had been involved with the Japan Society for over 70 years, since studying for his PhD at SOAS, and was known to many members. He was the last of the wartime Japanologists, and spent the majority of his career in the International History Department at LSE. After retiring, he continued to research and publish on the subject of international relations and diplomacy.

We are looking for a Communications & Events Officer and a Membership & Development Intern to work with us developing Japan-related events and activities for members and audiences in the UK.

The Japan Society Members' Corner is a new space for members to share their favourite memories of Japan and their involvement with the country’s cultural traditions, cuisine and people.

Tsunagu/Connect is a project from New Earth Theatre documenting the lives of dozens of women who were born in Japan but have settled in the UK since 1945. As part of the project New Earth Theatre is creating a short intergenerational film of young people interviewing their Japanese mothers or grandmothers about their lives in Japan and here in the UK and are looking for young people of Japanese heritage (age 8 - 16) to take part.