08/12/2025IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai
Mild Vertigo is a quietly disorienting novel that captures the inner life of a Tokyo housewife caught in the stifling routines of domesticity.
11/12/2025The Japan Society Christmas Party 2025
We are delighted to invite members of The Japan Society and their guests to this year’s Christmas Party held once again in the Ballroom of the Japanese Embassy, thanks to the kind support of our President, Ambassador Suzuki. We hope that many members will join us for this festive occasion to catch up with old friends and make new ones.
13/12/2025Festive Workshop for Young People: Nengajo Making
In this workshop, artist Aya Burbanks will show you a selection of her original designs, featuring typical motifs used in Nengajo, and will then teach you the techniques of boku-ga (ink wash painting) before you create your own new year card to mark the start of 2026, the year of the horse!
15/12/2025Eco-Political Film Histories: Land Cinema in Japan and beyond - with Becca Voelcker
In this lecture, author Dr Becca Voelcker will discuss Japan's centrality in a genre she calls 'land cinema', offering examples ranging from downtown Tokyo to rural rice paddies in Yamagata which resonate with our own era of social and environmental crises.
07/01/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Glasses directed by Naoko Ogigami
Join us online for the first Film Club of 2026 when we will discuss Naoko Ogigami's 2007 comedy-drama, Glasses.
13/01/2026Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.
03/02/2026Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.
03/03/2026Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.
07/04/2026Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.
05/05/2026Japanese Conversation Group
The Japanese Conversation Group provides a friendly and informal atmosphere for Japanese speakers of all nationalities to come together and speak Japanese. Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month.