The Japan Society of the UK

The Japan Society of the United Kingdom, founded in 1891, is an organisation that fosters British-Japanese relations. It is the oldest such organisation dedicated to inter-cultural understanding and positive relationships between a European Country and Japan. The society is also known as the Japan Society of London, or simply as The Japan Society.

The Japan Society of London
Formation1891
TypeBilateral relations organisation
PurposePromote good relations between Japan and the UK
Location
  • London, Japan
Region served
Japan, UK
Official language
English, Japanese
Websitehttp://www.japansociety.org.uk/
Japan-British relations

United Kingdom
Japan

History
A caricature (by Spy) of Arthur Diosy, founder of the Japan Society of London.

The society grew out of a meeting of the International Congress of Orientalists, held in London on 9 September 1891, when a resolution was passed calling for the formation of a society "for the encouragement of Japanese studies and for the purpose of bringing together all those in the United Kingdom and throughout the world who are interested in Japanese matters".

The society's founder, Arthur Diosy (1856-1923), was a debonair figure, who spoke fluent Japanese, and wrote several books including The New Far East'.[1]

Membership

The society reports that it has a membership in excess of 1,000 individual and corporate members, 45% of which are Japanese.

Merger

In October 2007, the UK charity Japan 21, merged into the society,[2] which adopted its educational and grassroots activities relating to Japan, alongside the society's business-related, academic and cultural activities.

Publications
  • "Proceedings". Japan Society. London. ISSN 0952-2050.

From 1957 to 1985, the society published:

From 1892 to 1941, the society published:

  • "Transactions and Proceedings". Japan Society. London.[3]

See also

References
  1. Vanity Fair, 1902
  2. Japan 21 Merger announcement Archived 2008-08-07 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Publication dates for Transactions and Proceedings


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