# THE JAPAN SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1063952
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 14, 1997
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1063952


## Contact

- **Address:** 13/14 CORNWALL TERRACE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** NW1 4QP
- **Phone:** 02079350475
- **Email:** info@japansociety.org.uk
- **Website:** www.japansociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF AND WITH REGARD TO JAPAN; (B) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF JAPAN AND ITS PEOPLE IN ALL THEIR ASPECTS, TRADITIONAL AND MODERN, AND TO MAKE THE RESULTS OF SUCH STUDY MORE ACCESSIBLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC; (C) TO PROMOTE THE STUDY OF BRITAIN AND ITS CULTURE BY JAPANESE PEOPLE AND TO FURTHER EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGES BETWEEN BRITAIN AND JAPAN.

**Activities:** Educational and cultural activities to enhance the relationship between the UK and Japan. We provide resources and advice to schools teaching about Japan or wishing to make long-term links with schools in Japan. A small grants scheme enables educational and grassroots organisations to put on Japan-related programmes. We also have a wide ranging programme of events for members and non-members alike

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Japan
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £523183 | £604743 | £527627 | 9 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £445853 | £428076 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £393145 | £439726 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £381396 | £380855 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £427791 | £353820 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Akiko Yano — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- Anna Jane Dingley — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- Clare Margaret Weaver — appointed July 28, 2020
- Darren Richard Goff — appointed July 23, 2025
- Dr Helen Joy Macnaughtan — appointed Sept. 29, 2021
- Emma Hickinbotham — appointed Sept. 29, 2021
- Gregory David Clark — appointed Jan. 1, 2025
- JULIE ROGERS — appointed July 23, 2025
- Mohan Yrjo Manuel — appointed July 23, 2025
- Nicholas Andrew Woodford — appointed Sept. 8, 2023
- Rie Yoshitake — appointed July 28, 2020
- Stephen Douglas Barber — appointed Sept. 29, 2021
- Tomoko Sasaki — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- Yoko Dochi — appointed Sept. 29, 2021