Time and Date: 1430 hrs on Friday, 30th March
Place: Elgar House Restaurant (Meguro)

Time and Date: 1430 hrs on Wednesday, 7th March
Lecturer: Professor Sozo Umemiya (Waseda University)

Information will be provided in the next circular notice.

Have you ever seen sumo wrestlers up close?
The Junior group will visit Kitanoumi-beya, a sumo stable (heya), to watch a training session (keiko).
After observing keiko, we will visit the Fukagawa-Edo Museum in Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, and all enjoy chanko nabe lunch at the end of the tour in Ryogoku. Our guide will be Ms. Doreen Simmons,
a long-time member who is one of the English-language commentators on NHK’s satellite sumo broadcasts.
If you wish to participate, please register your full name and phone number with the JBS Secretariat by
E-mail. The number of participants is limited, so please make your
reservation now! Please note that this event is limited to the Junior members and foreign members.
Details of this event will be provided to participants about a week in advance.

Assemble at 7:50 at Kiyosumi Shirakawa Station (Observing Keiko takes about an hour.)
Date: Sunday, 12th February
Fee: Junior Members JPY2,500 (Students JPY2,000) Members JPY3,000
Please pay at the venue.
*Incl. admission fee of Fukagawa-Edo Museum and lunch.
*Excl. the fare JPY170 from Kiyosumi Shirakawa to Ryogoku.
*If you have any special dietary requirement, please advise.

Mr Panos Karan, a UK based pianist, gave charity concerts in the summer last year for the people affected by the Great East Earthquake and Tsunami , which were broadcasted by the BBC in the UK. He will make another Japan tour in March this year to play some charity concerts in the Tohoku area.

He runs a charity programme called “Keys of Change” in order to give opportunities for people who have never listened to classical music or who are in a difficult condition to enjoy piano music.
We are happy to invite JBS members to his charity concert in Ginza/Tokyo, which will follow a casual reception organised by the JBS and the Japan-Greece Society at the same venue. It will be a good opportunity for members to enjoy talking with him over a glass of wine after the concert.

To make a booking for this special event, please register your full name and phone number with the JBS Secretariat by e-mail, telephone, fax, or mail no later than 8th March, and make full payment to the bank shown below. No refunds will be made after this date and no shows will be charged.
Panos Karan Website http://www.panoskaran.com/

Programme: The Sunken Cathedral (Debussy), Love and Death (Granados), Three Greek Dances (Hadjidakis), 12 Etudes Op.10 (Chopin) etc.
Time: 1830-2100 hrs Door opens at 1745
Date: Friday, 16th March
Place: Oji Hall ( 4-7-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku Tel: 03-3564-0200)
Price: Members JPY4,500 Guests JPY5,000 (Concert –non reserved seats only, 1 drink and snack included)
*Please pay by bank transfer by 8th March.
*If you would like only the concert tickets, a special discount rate of JPY3,500 (Regular price at JPY4,000) applies. Please contact the JBS Secretariat.

An English translation of “1Q84” was published in the UK in October 2011, and was very news worthy. George Orwell’s “1984” was focused on again after Haruki Murakami’s “1Q84” came out.
Prof. Kentaro Oishi, who is a former chairman of the Japan George Orwell Society, will talk on Orwell and his masterpiece “1984”. He will also touch on the connection between the two books, “1984”and “1Q84”. (The lecture will be in Japanese.)
To book, please contact the JBS Secretariat by telephone or e-mail by 27th January and make full payment to our bank account. (Applications by 27th Jan.)

Kentaro Oishi
is a professor at Digital Hollywood University and a part-time professor at Waseda University, Hosei University and Tsurumi University. He established the Orwell Archives in Waseda University and was the former Chairman of the Orwell Society in Japan. He wrote many essays and thesies on George Orwell as well as translations into Japanese of such books as “Orwell Remembered” by Audrey Coppard & Bernard Crick and “A Reader’s Guide to George Orwell” by Jeffrey Meyers.

Time: 1830-2000 hrs *Door opens at 1800
Date: Thursday, 2nd February
Place: International House of Japan (5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku Tel: 03-3470-4611)
Price: Members JPY1,500 Guests JPY2,000 *Please pay by bank transfer by 27th Jan

The JBS will hold an orientation for Pilgrims summer courses for children ranging from seniors at elementary school to high school students. Mr Sean Duvall of Pilgrims Ltd. will explain the courses with a picture presentation.
Please find enclosed a flyer with December notice for details, and if you are interested in joining the orientation meeting, please contact the Secretariat.

Time: 1400-1500 hrs
Date: Saturday, 28th January
Place: The Japan-British Society Office (2F Fuji Bldg., 3-2-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku Tel: 03-3211-8027)

At this annual event of the Junior Group, members and friends will celebrate the New Year with freshly-pounded rice and oden and enjoy a Taiko performance by the British Embassy Taiko team.
If you wish to join the party, please register your full name and phone number with the Secretariat by telephone (after 4th January) or e-mail no later than 13th January.
Ordinary members and their children are welcome, but please note that the number of guests is limited to three per member. (Applications by 13th Jan.)

Time: 1400-1600 hrs *Door opens at 1345
Date: Saturday, 21st January
Price: Junior /Students JPY2,000 Junior Guests / Members JPY3,000 Guests JPY3,500 *Party fee will be collected at the venue.

Only registered members and their guests carrying official ID will be permitted to enter the Embassy compound. Please see Dec notice for further details.

An annual convivial party will be held at the Society's office. This party is only for JBS members, but guests who are interested in the Society will be welcome.
No reservation is required, so please drop in for the get together.

Time: Open from 1700 to 1900 hrs
Date: Friday, 13th January
Place: The Japan-British Society Office (Room 213, 2F Fuji Bldg., 3-2-3 Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku)
Price: Free of Charge (Some snacks and drinks will be prepared, but contributions are always welcome.)

There will be a reception for the Japanese Ambassador to the UK, Mr. Keiichi Hayashi, who took up the post in January 2011.
For booking please find the details in the enclosed flyer with December notice. (Applications by 4th Jan.)

Time: 1830-2030 hrs *Door opens at 1800
Date: Tuesday, 10th January
Dress Code: Lounge Suit
Place: Gakushi Kaikan (3-28 Nishiki-cho Kanda, Chiyoda-ku Tel: 03-3292-5936)
Price: Members JPY6,500 Guests JPY7,500 *Please pay by bank transfer by 4th January.

We are now entering the festive season. This year, the Junior Group's Christmas Party theme will be "Being someone famous".
Participants are asked to be someone, like a celebrity or famous character everyone knows! (or please simply wear something green, white or red!)
The highlight of the party will be a Christmas Cake-decorating challenge.
This year, the party will be held at a newly opened pub, FINN McCOOL'S, in Kasumigaseki.
To book, please contact the Secretariat by telephone or e-mail. No cancellation will be made after 5th Dec. (applications by 5th Dec.)

Time: 1830-2030 hrs *Door opens at 1815
Date: Saturday, 10th December -
Place:FINN McCOOL'S in Kasumigaseki (1F Iino Bldg., 2-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku Tel: 03-6273-3997)
　　　　　 Map in English (Iino Bldg)
1min from Exit C3 of Kasumigaseki sta. 3 min from Exit 9 of Toranomon sta. directly connected from Exit A6 of Uchisaiwai-cho sta. via Hibiya-city
Price: Junior / Students JPY3,500 Junior Guests / Members JPY4,000 Guests JPY4,500
*Buffet food and all you can drink.
*Please pay at the venue.