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12/10/2026IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Traitor by Kobo Abe

12/10/2026

The Traitor offers a bleak meditation on betrayal, power, and moral uncertainty, revealing how individuals are compromised by political control and pervasive fear.

03/11/2026Japanese Conversation Group

03/11/2026

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.

09/11/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Third Love by Hiromi Kawakami

09/11/2026

The Third Love follows a married woman who escapes into dreamlike lives set across different historical periods, experiencing love in new forms.

01/12/2026Japanese Conversation Group

01/12/2026

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.

14/12/2026IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Troubled Waters by Ichiyo Higuchi

14/12/2026

Troubled Waters is a collection of five stories depicting everyday lives on the margins of Meiji‑era Tokyo with lyrical restraint.

24/04/2026ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill

24/04/2026

For the April edition, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ).

20/04/2026ARCHIVED Reimagining Shrinking Communities: Rural Agency and Sustainability in Japan’s SDGs Future Cities

20/04/2026

In this lecture, Marco Reggiani will explores how rural communities designated as SDGs Future Cities are using global sustainability ideas to craft new narratives of revitalisation.

13/04/2026ARCHIVED IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Kobe Hotel - Memoirs by Sanki Saito

13/04/2026

The Kobe Hotel: Memoirs recounts poet Sanki Saitō’s wartime exile in Kobe after he was censored by Japan’s Special Higher Police and lived in a run-down hotel alongside bar hostesses, drifters, and foreign residents.

09/04/2026ARCHIVED Samurai – Private View with Project Curator Joe Nickols (Members-only)

09/04/2026

The Japan Society is pleased to invite members to an exclusive private view of Samurai, introduced by Project Curator Joe Nickols. This special event offers an opportunity to delve into the world of the samurai through remarkable artworks and artefacts spanning centuries of Japanese history.

07/04/2026ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

07/04/2026

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.