The first event of the second half (September to December) will be a Buffet Party at The Tokyo Club. Members are welcome to invite one guest each to this event.

Attendance fee: 6,500 yen
Payment is required in advance; account details along with directions to The Tokyo Club will be sent to those who apply to attend.

Dress Code: Lounge Suits

If you would like to attend, please let Tim Minton know by Thursday, September 8: t.minton[at]camford[dot]org

No-shows and cancellations after the closing date will not be refunded.

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.

Members and their guests are invited to a buffet dinner at Mitsubishi Club, which is located on the 21st floor of the Mitsubishi Shoji Building (2-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo).

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen inclusive (payment required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend.) No-shows and cancellations after the closing date (July 6) will not be refunded.

Dress code: jacket required, tie optional

If you would like to attend this event, please contact Tim Minton, Honorary Secretary, by email (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Wednesday, 6th July.

Early Summer Party, British Ambassador's Residence

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.

This event has been cancelled.

We are indebted to Mr Yoshio Karita (Christ Church Oxford) for again arranging free admission for members and their guests to Mori Art Museum, this time to view Phantom Limb, by Odani Motohiko. The museum visit will be followed by a seated lunch at The French Cellar in Roppongi Hills Club (charge: 3,000 yen, including one soft drink).

Mori Art Museum (www.mori.art.museum/jp/index.html) is on the 53rd floor of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, and Roppongi Hills Club (www.roppongihillsclub.com) is on the 51st floor of the same building. Details of the arrangements for the day will be sent to those who sign up.

If you wish to attend, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Tuesday, 15th February.

Our Christmas Party will be held as usual in the Kabayama Room (樺山ルーム) at The International House of Japan:
5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032 (Tel. 03-3470-4611).

The closest subway station is Azabu Juban (5 minutes’ walk), but access is also easy from Roppongi (12 minutes’ walk). A map can be found at http://www.i-house.or.jp/jp/

Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

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 cancellations after the closing date.)

Dress code: none

If you would like to attend, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org by Friday, December 10.

A prior member of the C&O Society, Mr Miguel Poklepovic (Lincoln College, Oxford 1975) - the Minister-Counsellor, Embassy of Chile in Tokyo, very kindly offered to help organize a wine tasting event. The C&O Society has held successful wine and whiskey tasting events in the past, and the committee decided to take up Mr Poklepovic's offer. Unfortunately (for us), Mr Poklepovic was assigned to a new role as first Consul-General at the Chilean Embassy in Guangdong before the event was held, and so was unable to attend. The C&O Society appreciates the Embassy's subsequent effort to follow through with the planning and running of the event. In particular, Mr Herman Beck, Director of Commercial Office, Embassy of Chile, and Ms Catalina Sànchezs, Assistant; Commercial Office; Embassy of Chile.

Chilean Wine Tasting 1

The wine tasting was held at the Tokyo 21c Club in the Shin Marunouchi building on 22nd November. As expected, the attendance was high, over 50 people. A fine selection of Chilean wines was provided, thanks to several importers who were generous enough to provide samples of their products. Red and White Wines from Vintisquero, Leyda/San Antonio Valley, Limary Valley and Emiliana Natura were on offer. In fact there were so many excellent wines, it would be hard to name them all. Both Whites and Reds were provided with a wide range of different favours, something for everyone. There was also a Chilean olive oil called Santiago provided, with a very interesting and pleasant fruity taste. A buffet was provided, and finished off in double quick time by the hungry crowd. Many vineyard maps and brochures as well as Chilean gourmet books were displayed against a slide backdrop of the beautiful Andes.

Buffet Dinner
Mitsubishi Club
Tuesday, July 6, 2010 (18:00 – 21:00)
(By kind arrangement of Mr Buhei Okumura)

Mitsubishi Club is located on the 21st floor of the Mitsubishi Shoji Building in Marunouchi. The closest stations are Tokyo and Nijubashimae. Detailed directions will be sent to those who sign up.

Charge: 8,000 yen per person inclusive
(Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who apply to attend. Usual charges will be applied for no-shows and late cancellations.)

Dress: Jacket and tie

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