Read the article by Sean Curtin J400 The Return of Japan’s Lost Telescope after Four Hundred Years See more about the ceremony in Cambridge on 17 January 2014, before the telescope left for Japan
Ito Shimbun Newspaper 5 November 2013 伊東版 2013年11月05日 Report of Japan400 Steering Committee’s Susan Haydock’s visit to the Committee for International Relations in Ito-city, Japan in November 2013 Susan is Chairman of the Medway Japan Group, Honorary Mayor of Yokosuka and former … Continued
Many thanks to you for your support of Japan400 throughout 2013. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of some of our achievements, and our forthcoming plans. Details of all past and future events can be seen … Continued
‘400’ is the magic number it seems this year. Let’s take a look at some of the other anniversaries and significant events carrying this number in 2013. • As well as celebrating the 400th anniversary of the first encounter between … Continued
The first viewing of the telescope took place in front of the well-preserved suit of Japanese armour which was one of the return gifts made by the Shogunate to King James. Mutual pledges of everlasting friendship and respect between the … Continued
400 Years since the gift of a telescope to the Japanese ruler by a British envoy on 8 September 1613 First viewings of the telescope will take place at Hatfield House and the Tower of London 400 years after the … Continued
Asian Affairs, May 2013David Watts meets Sanjiv Mehta, chairman and managing director of the reborn East India Company, who has big plans for this global luxury brand with an outstanding pedigree.
The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman Roger Gifford, is leading a senior City business delegation to Tokyo next month (4-9 April) to deepen ties between Japan and the UK as the two nations celebrate the 400th anniversary … Continued
One of the most viewed video items on the BBC News Website this month is an interview with Japanese superstar guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei, best known in the West for his instrumental Battle Without Honour Or Humanity, which has appeared in many … Continued
