At our recent March meeting, Professor Joy Hendry gave a fascinating talk drawing on her four decades and extensive collection of personal photographs and extracts from her famous book on the subject of Japanese wrapping. The lecture was well attended by members and friends, both in-person and via zoom, as well as academic staff fromContinue reading “PAST EVENT: Communicating beyond the spoken word in Japan: with some reference to its arts and crafts”
Category Archives: Past Events by JSOS (2024)
Communicating beyond the spoken word in Japan: with some reference to its arts and crafts
Date – 12 March 2024 at 19:00 Venue – Room G.02, 50 George Square Guest Speaker – Professor Joy Hendry ORS (Oxford Brookes University) Indirect communication is important in Japan, where, as in other Pacific societies, it may be positively rude to speak too directly. This language is not easy to learn out of context, but various material meansContinue reading “Communicating beyond the spoken word in Japan: with some reference to its arts and crafts”
Annual General Meeting 2024
Held on Saturday 3rd of February 2024 at 11am The 37th AGM of The Japan Society of Scotland Members in-person and on zoom joined us for our annual AGM on the morning of the 3rd. It was brisk and efficient with all necessary matters approved and ratified. We would like to thank all those whoContinue reading “Annual General Meeting 2024”
Found in Translation: Mackintosh, Muthesius and Japan
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR THE 2024 AGM THERE IS NO NEED TO REGISTER FOR THIS TALK This event is part of our AGM, but if the talk is the only part that interests you then please find the sign up details for it below. Click here to sign up for the in-personContinue reading “Found in Translation: Mackintosh, Muthesius and Japan”