By kind invitation of C&O President and British Ambassador to Japan, Mr David Warren, and Mrs Pamela Warren

Dress: Lounge suits
One guest per member welcome
Attendance fee: 5,000 yen per person (payment required in advance; the Society’s bank account details will be sent to those who apply; no-shows will not be refunded.)

Members wishing to attend this event should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by May 16th. Please supply kanji for all Japanese names (both members and guests).

Acknowledgements will not be sent until May 17th or 18th.

Our first main event of 2016 will be a relaxing evening of delicious food and wine at Armani Ristorante Wine Lounge in Ginza (Armani Ginza Tower 10F, 5-5-4 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061).

Attendance fee: 7,000 yen (includes buffet and all drinks)
Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend. No refunds for those who sign up but do not attend, or who cancel after the closing date (Feb. 25).

Dress code: smart casual

Members who would like to attend should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Thursday, February 25th. Members may invite one guest each.

This event has been cancelled.

Dr Barak Kushner, Cambridge University Lecturer in Japanese History and Fellow of Corpus Christi College, will deliver a talk on the following subject:

What happened to Japanese soldiers in postwar China and
what did the Chinese do to them?

The talk will be followed by a Q&A session and drinks.

Attendance fee: 2,000 yen (payable in cash on arrival)

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by July 20. Members are welcome to invite guests. There is no dress code.

Our main July event is a Summer Buffet on Friday, 5th July at Tsunamachi Mitsui Club (www.tsunamachimitsuiclub.co.jp/), a private club for senior members of the Mitsui Group, which is housed in a spectacular 1913 mansion designed by British architect Josiah Conder (1852 – 1920). It was originally built as the Mitsui family’s guesthouse. This will be our second visit to the Club. The first was last September, when we held a farewell party there for Sir David and Lady Warren.

To give members a chance to view the extensive gardens before it goes dark, the reception desk will open at 18:00. Please note, however, that drinks will not be served until 18:30.

Attendance fees: 8,000 yen (members), 10,000 yen (guests)

Dress code: jacket and tie

If you would like to attend this event, please let Tim Minton know by Tuesday, 2nd July (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org).

The Triennial General Meeting will be chaired by our President, Mr Tim Hitchens. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and is likely to last 30 or 40 minutes. It will be followed by a seated dinner starting around 7 o’clock, the cost of which will be subsidised by the Society for those who attend the GM. Drinks will be served in the interim. This event is for members only.

Members who would like to attend this event should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Friday, 19th June. Members may, of course, attend the General Meeting without attending the dinner (and without charge), but to comply with Tokyo Club’s rules we still require advance notice of intention to attend. Members may also opt to attend the dinner without attending the GM, but anyone who chooses this option will be charged the full per-person cost of the dinner.

Attendance fees (to be paid in advance; account details will be sent to those attending): GM only: 0 yen, GM + Dinner: 5,000 yen, Dinner only: 8,000 yen
No-show/late cancellation charges will be 8,000 yen (except for those who sign up for the GM only).

If you would like to join us for an evening of merriment at what is, for C&O, a new venue, please let Tim Minton know (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by December 10th. Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

Attendance fees: members 9,000 yen, guests 12,000 yen
Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend. No refunds for no-shows or cancellations after December 10th.

Dress code: lounge suits

We are delighted to welcome Lord Smith of Finsbury, Master of Pembroke College Cambridge, to a five-course seated dinner at The Tokyo Club. Lord Smith has kindly agreed to speak after dinner.

Members are welcome to invite one guest.

Members who would like to attend this dinner should let Tim Minton know (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by March 30th.

Dress code: jacket and tie (required by Tokyo Club rules)
Attendance fee: 8,000 yen (Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend. Those who cancel after the deadline [March 30th] or fail to show up will not be refunded.)

The list for this event is full, but members may still register for places on the waiting list.

Our annual Early Summer Party will be hosted by C&O President and British Ambassador to Japan Mr Tim Hitchens.

Dress code: Lounge suits

Attendance fees: 9,000 yen for members, 12,000 yen for guests
Payment is required in advance; the Society’s bank account details will be sent to those who apply; those who cancel after the deadline (14th May) will be charged the full attendance fee (12,000 yen) unless their places can be passed on.

If you wish to attend this key event in the Society’s calendar, please apply to Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Thursday, 14th May. Please supply the following information:
Your full name in both romaji and kanji (if applicable)
Your university/college
The full name of your guest (in both romaji and kanji) if you intend to bring one; please also state the sex of your guest if it is not completely obvious from his/her name (this information is required for insurance purposes).

In principle only one guest per member is allowed, although this rule is waived in the case of family members.

This event is now full, but members may still register their names for inclusion on the waiting list.

We are pleased to announce that Sir David Warren’s successor as British Ambassador to Japan, HE Mr Tim Hitchens (Christ’s Cambridge 1980), has kindly agreed to succeed Sir David as President of C&O as well. To welcome Mr Hitchens and his wife, Sara (Christ’s Cambridge 1980), to Japan, we are holding a seated 5-course dinner at The Tokyo Club on February 5th: reception and aperitifs from 18:30, dinner from 19:00, after-dinner drinks.

Members who would like to attend this important event should contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Feb. 1. Members are welcome to invite one guest each. Directions to The Tokyo Club will be sent to those who sign up.

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen (payment required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend; no refunds for no-shows or those who cancel after Feb. 1)

Dress code: lounge suits