Trinity Japan events and news
officially recognized group: Trinity College, Cambridge University
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Trinity bonenkai dinner on Tuesday 16 December 2025 at 7:30pm in Tokyo Ambassador Ra Jong Yil (Trinity 1967) will speak on “The Dragon and the Beauty – Why a political scientist writes fairy tale stories” (in person in Tokyo only, not on zoom) Registration and prepayment before 16 November 2025. I will send location and…
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On Friday 11 July 2025 at 6pm we’ll meet for dinner in central Tokyo Registration and prepayment until one week before on Friday 4 July 2025. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to those who register. To register: All Trinity College Cambridge Fellows, students, alumni or members living in or visiting…
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Lunch meeting with Frank Stajano, Professor of Security and Privacy, Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and Director and Founder of Cambridge Cyber, for discussions on cybersecurity, e-money and other topics in Tokyo.
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On Friday 27 June 2025 at 6pm we’ll meet for dinner in central Tokyo. Three Cambridge medical students (two from Trinity) doing clinical electives in Tokyo, one stem-cell PhD researcher, and pharma/medical device professionals joined us, for discussions on neurosurgery, cancer surgery, stem-cell research, medical devices, and UK/Japan comparisons. Registration and prepayment until one week…
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On Friday 30 May 2025 at 6pm we’ll meet for dinner in central Tokyo. Registration and prepayment until one week before on Friday 23 May 2025. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to those who register. To register: All Trinity College Cambridge Fellows, students, alumni or members living in or visiting…
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Discussing Japan’s economic growth, national debt, Piero Sraffa and Trinity with Peter Poole-Wilson (Trinity 1988) 24 May 2025. More about Trinity Fellow Piero Sraffa here: Lord John Eatwell on “Piero Sraffa: the Trinity enigma who placed a time bomb under economic theory”, 21 May 2021
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Discussing corporate governance reforms, decarbonization, and investments in Japan with Joyce Yim (Trinity 1991) over Trinity dinner in Tokyo on 22 May 2025.
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Trinity Japan discussing investing in AI and ventures in Japan, 9 May 2025 and 11 May 2025
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Meeting with Trinity Fellow Per Ola Kristensson in Yokohama on 3 May 2025 with discussions on AI, Trinity in Japan and many other topics. About Professor Per Ola Kristensson Per Ola Kristensson is Professor of Interactive Systems Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge. Per…
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On Friday 25 April 2025 at 6pm we’ll meet for dinner in central Tokyo. Registration and prepayment until one week before on Friday 18 April 2025. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to those who register. To register: All Trinity College Cambridge Fellows, students, alumni or members living in or visiting…
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On Thursday 3 April 2025 at 6pm we’ll meet for dinner in central Tokyo. Registration and prepayment until one week before on Friday 28 March 2025. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to those who register. To register: All Trinity College Cambridge Fellows, students, alumni or members living in or visiting…
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On Thursday 20 February 2025 at 6pm we’ll meet for dinner in central Tokyo. Registration and prepayment until one week before on Thursday 13 February 2025. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to those who register. To register: All Trinity College Cambridge Fellows, students, alumni or members living in or visiting…
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On Friday 31 January 2025 at 6pm we will have our 2025 shinnenkai – new year meeting – in central Tokyo. Registration and prepayment until one week before on Friday 24 January 2025. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to those who register. To register: All Trinity College Cambridge Fellows, students,…
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All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 20 December 2024 at 6pm we will have our 2024 bonenkai – year end meeting – in central Tokyo. Registration and prepayment until one week before on Friday 13 December 2024. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to…
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Trinity Japan dinner with Trinity PhD alumnus Ambassador Ra Jong-Yil on 18 December 2024. Ambassador Ra Jong-Yil Ambassador Ra Jong-Yil served as South Korea’s ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2001 to 2003 and as its ambassador to Japan from 2004 to 2007, and is former head of the Republic of Korea’s national intelligence service.…
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Trinity Japan member and prolific film director John Williams (Professor, Faculty of Foreign Studies, Sophia University, Tokyo) will show two of his recent films in Tokyo, and we are planning Trinity Japan discussion dinners with John Williams in the New Year 2025 on John’s films. 『北鵜島』North Cormorant Island “North Cormorant Island”, Director John Williams, will…
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All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 15 November 2024 at 6pm we will have our dinner in central Tokyo. Registration and prepayment until one week before on Friday 8 November 2024. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to those who register. To register: All…
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Trinity Japan dinner with Dame Carol Black (Chair of The British Library Board) and Sir Roly Keating (Chief Executive of The British Library) on Thursday 31 October 2024 in Tokyo. The British Library is the national library of the UK, and also hosts The Alan Turing Institute. Dame Carol Black (Chair of The British Library…
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Professor Stephen Toope (Trinity 1983), President and CEO of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) on his recent book “A Rule of Law for Our New Age of Anxiety” and thoughts of a Vice-Chancellor Kazumi Nishikawa, Principal Director, Trade and Economic Security Bureau, Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (METI), “latest developments of METI/GOJ’s…
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Ivan Sorrentino (Trinity 1988), Head of Regional Marketing, Northeast and Southeast Asia PacificCambridge University Press and Assessment, will talk on “Japan and the English language” and Michael Banner to give an update on the College We founded Trinity in Japan on 5 September 2014 – we will celebrate the 10 year anniversary of Trinity in…
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At the 10 years Trinity in Japan event, Founder and Chair, Gerhard Fasol, talked about mission and aims of Trinity in Japan.Trinity in Japan is the Japan organization and alumni organization of Trinity College Cambridge.Trinity College is Cambridge University’s largest College with 34 Nobel Prize winners and much impact on the world, including of course…
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Japan and the English language” – summary Why is the general level of English in Japan so low? Is this an intrinsic problem with the system of education or an unrealistic expectation from outside. Many factors are involved in determining how easy specific language learning is in any given country, and Japan is no exception.…
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by Gerhard Fasol (25 August 2024) Reyhan Silingar (Trinity 2021), member of Trinity in Japan and regular participant in our meetings here in Tokyo, and PhD candidate at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, is currently working in Japan researching the role of the Japanese Emperor in Japan’s diplomacy both before and after the critical year…
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All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome On Friday 23 August 2024 at 6pm we will have our dinner in central Tokyo. Registration and prepayment until one week before on Friday 16 August 2024. I will send location details and account details for prepayment to those who register. To register: All…
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Michael Maclay (Trinity 1972), Executive Chairman of the strategic consultancy Montrose Associates on “Strategic Intelligence” On Monday 22 July 2024 at 6pm Michael Maclay (Trinity 1972) will discuss Strategic Intelligence at our Trinity in Japan dinner in central Tokyo. All Trinity members – Fellows, Past Fellows, students, alumni very welcome Registration and prepayment until one…
