Can love and humour help us face difficult issues and avoid polarisation? Philippe Valdois FRSA reports back from a humorous Fellows meet-up in Tokyo on Valentines day. Unmitigated love or distaste for one's own country of residence or birth is, fortunately, a rarity, but few could deny there is often a love/hate relationship at play and that when discussing serious issues, tempers sometimes flair, giving the impression that there is no middle ground to be found. RSA Fellows

Globalisation is routinely cited as a top priority by Japanese government and businesses. But many communities and workplaces in Japan are struggling to integrate foreign people and ideas. There is one group which would seem perfectly placed to help bring about this change: Japanese people who have studied or worked abroad and returned to live in Japan. Read the official write up of this RSA JFN event here on the RSA Blog #RSA #rsajapan #rsajfn #RSAJFNOFFICIALEVENT #RSAJapan

“Fine art is that in which the hand, the head, and the heart of man go together.” – John Ruskin A key area of the RSA’s work is education and working towards “… an education of the head, hand and heart…”. But what does this mean in 2018? And, could the ideas of a man born 200 years ago give us some clues? As its contribution to the RSA’s Creative Learning & Development, RSA Japan Fellows’ Network ran: Ruskin Calling: Educating Hands, Heads & Hearts In The Age Of AI Approa