Events

Mr Teruhisa (Terry) Nakamura, C&O’s previous Representative Honorary Secretary, passed away at the age of 86 on February 12th. His funeral was attended only by family members, but we will be holding a memorial event for him at The Tokyo Club on Tuesday, 2nd April (18:00 – 20:00). Drinks and a light buffet will be served.

The attendance fee is 4,000 yen per person, payable in advance. If you would like to attend, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Sunday, 31st March.

Our first event of the year will be a seated dinner at The Tokyo Club on St Valentine's Day. Singles are, of course, welcome!

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen
Dress code: lounge suits

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by February 9th.

We return to our regular venue for the Christmas Party, I-House, on December 11th.

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen
Dress code: smart casual

If you would like to join us, please let Tim Minton know by December 7th (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org).

Our main September event is a Late Summer Party to be held on Thursday, September 21st (19:00 – 20:30) at the British Ambassador’s Residence and hosted by the Society’s President and British Ambassador to Japan, HE Ms Julia Longbottom CMG.

Applications to attend will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis, and guests are, at the behest of the Embassy, limited to members’ spouses or partners. Members who wish to attend should apply by email to Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by September 8th.

The October event will be a seated dinner at The Tokyo Club to welcome Professor Roger Goodman to Japan. Professor Goodman is the Warden of St Antony’s College Oxford and Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies; he has kindly agreed to give a short after-dinner talk at this event.

Members who wish to attend should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Thursday, 26th October. The attendance fee is 8,000 yen (payable in advance), and members are welcome to invite one guest each.

Join us for a casual evening of fun at BBQ Beach in Toyosu, a new venue for C&O!

The attendance fee is 6,500 yen, and there is no particular dress code.

If you would like to sign up for this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford.org) by 18th July.

In June, we will be revisiting one of our favourite venues, Ark Hills Club, where we be holding a dinner in honour of visiting Oxford Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Development & External Affairs, Professor David Gann CBE.

The attendance fee is 8,000 yen for members and 10,000 yen for guests (payable in advance), which covers a seated meal and drinks in the Continental Dining Room. Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

If you wish to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton, Honorary Secretary, by e-mail (t.minton[at]camford.org) by 1st June, 2023.

This event is already full, but members may apply to have themselves added to the waiting list.

Our November event will be a small drinks party in a private room belonging to The Imperial Lounge Aqua (on the 17th floor of the Imperial Hotel), at which we will be able to accommodate only 20 people.

The attendance fee of 10,000 yen includes free flow of drinks and a small selection of food.

Members who wish to attend should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Monday, 20th November. Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

With the exception of the joint event with Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Princeton in February, all 2020 events were cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. No events were held in 2021, either, except for the Triennial General Meeting (via Zoom) in November, and although we considered the idea of resuming events with a Christmas Party in 2022, the eighth wave put paid to those plans.

However, we have now decided to resume events with a seated New Year Dinner at The Tokyo Club (capacity 50) on Friday, 20th January, 2023. A notice has already been sent to members.

Further events will be announced in the new year.

April 2020 Event T.B.D.