03. June 2023
Online event held by Kansai St. David's Society! Below is an extract from their email. The Kansai St. David's Society, The Academic Society of Welsh Studiees, Japan, and Boreda Kikaku have held online events to introduce Welsh culture for more than 2 years. This time, the theme is "Welsh Rock music" and Mr. Yoshifumi Nagata, a university lecturer and a professional writer on various music, passionately talks about it. He guides us from Welsh choral hymns to Welsh folk songs which have become...
12. May 2023
St David's Society president Ursula (right) with ex-society secretary Bethany (left) at the fun coronation reception themed as a street party at the British embassy on 9 May 2023.
06. May 2023
Congratulations to King Charles III & Queen Camilla on their coronation! From St David's Society Japan
13. April 2023
Crown Prince and Princess Akishino to attend coronation of King Charles III Japan's Crown Prince and Princess Akishino will visit Britain next month to attend the coronation ceremony of King Charles III on behalf of the Emperor. The Imperial couple's four-day visit to Britain was approved during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Crown Prince and Princess Akishino will leave Japan on May 4 and arrive in London on the same day. The two are expected to attend a reception hosted by the King at...
01. April 2023
A reminder that we're having a social event on Friday 7th April at Craic Bar, Akasaka from 6.30pm. Come along for food and drink from the bar, a bit of a quiz and the chance to chat with others connected to or interested in Wales! If you're going or interested, please add your name to the event on our Facebook page or email us at japancds at gmail.com We hope to see you there!
If you're interested in going (or have any questions), please send us a quick message at japancds@gmail.com or click Going or Interested on the event on our Facebook page, so that we can get an idea of numbers. We look forward to seeing you again or meeting you for the first time!
13. March 2023
Thank you to everyone (all 66 people!) who attended our St David's Day dinner for making it such a special evening!
04. March 2023
Last chance to join St David's Society Japan's dinner on 9th March at Foreign Correspondents' Club Japan (FCCJ)! As well as celebrating St David and having fun, we have several other focuses. This year is the 60th anniversary of the first Japan v Wales rugby game. One of our guests will be Tadayuki Ito, who famously scored against Wales in 1973, which arguably ultimately led to the Rugby World Cup being held in Japan in 2019. Another focus is the importance of Welsh investment in Japan: 13...