The Japan Society
Events

Upcoming Events

02/09/2025Japanese Conversation Group

02/09/2025

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.

03/09/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Sonatine directed by Takeshi Kitano

03/09/2025

Join us for our film club in September when we will discuss Takeshi Kitano's critically acclaimed yakuza film, Sonatine

08/09/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Wildcat Dome by Yuko Tsushima

08/09/2025

Wildcat Dome is a novel that examines postwar Japan through the intertwined lives of Mitch and Kazuo, mixed-race orphans born to Japanese mothers and American soldiers.

15/09/2025The Rise of Far-Right Movements in 21st-Century Japan

15/09/2025

This lecture offers an overview of the rise of far-right movements in Japan since the early 21st century, highlighting the emergence in recent decades of diverse social movements marked by nationalist sentiments and xenophobic ideologies.

01/10/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: The New God directed by Yutaka Tsuchiya

01/10/2025

For our film club in October we will discuss The New God, a 1999 documentary by Yutaka Tsuchiya.

07/10/2025Japanese Conversation Group

07/10/2025

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.

04/11/2025Japanese Conversation Group

04/11/2025

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.

02/12/2025Japanese Conversation Group

02/12/2025

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.

08/12/2025IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Mild Vertigo by Mieko Kanai

08/12/2025

Mild Vertigo is a quietly disorienting novel that captures the inner life of a Tokyo housewife caught in the stifling routines of domesticity.