This dinner replaces the one planned at the New Sanno Hotel on November 17. It will be C&O's first event at Century Court, which is in the basement of Meiji Semei-kan in Marunouchi. Directions will be sent to those who sign up.

Attendance fee: 8,000 yen, inclusive of food and free flow of drinks
Payment is required in advance; account details will be sent to those who sign up. No refunds will be made to no-shows or those who cancel after the closing date.

If you would like to attend this event, please let Tim Minton know by Thursday, 10th November (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org). Members are welcome to invite one guest each.

Dress code: no jeans/sneakers; ties optional

French Buffet Dinner at Nambu-tei (南部亭): http://www.nambu-tei.com/

Nambu-tei is near Hibiya Kokai-do (日比谷公会堂), just inside the south-west entrance to Hibiya Park, opposite the Fukoku Seimei Building.

Attendance fee: 7,000 yen inclusive (payment required in advance; account details will be sent to those who sign up). No refunds for no-shows or cancellations after the closing date.

One guest per member welcome.

If you would like to attend, please contact Tim Minton (t.minton[at]camford[dot]org) by Monday, October 17th.

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.