Japan Society North West (JSNW) is a
non-profit organization
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based in the northwest of
England
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. Its objective is the promotion of
Japanese Culture.
History
JSNW grew out of the UK Japan Society of the North West, which was founded in 1996 to provide a focus for local companies with business interests in Japan. This organisation was eventually dissolved, and many of its members then got together to form Japan Society North West in May 2004.
Japan Society North West organised a Japan Day in 2006, at
Manchester Town Hall. This event was opened by His Excellency Mr Yoshiji Nogami, Japan's
Ambassador to the UK, and Councillor David Sandiford,
Lord Mayor of
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
.
See also
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Japan Society of London
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Anglo-Japanese relations
The Anglo-Japanese style developed in the United Kingdom through the Victorian period and early Edwardian period from approximately 1851 to the 1910s, when a new appreciation for Japanese design and culture influenced how designers and craftspe ...
External links
Japan Society North WestEmbassy of Japan in the UK
Japan–United Kingdom relations
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