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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.

14/01/2026ARCHIVED Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill

14/01/2026

For the first Macro Salon of 2026, Jesper and Bill will be joined by Japanese business leader Takeshi Niinami.

13/01/2026ARCHIVED Japanese Conversation Group

13/01/2026

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.

12/01/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Strange Pictures by Uketsu

12/01/2026

Strange Pictures is a suspense-horror novel built around nine eerie drawings that serve as cryptic clues. It opens with a psychologist analysing a haunting child’s sketch, setting a framework for the book’s visual‑psychological puzzles.

07/01/2026ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Glasses directed by Naoko Ogigami

07/01/2026

Join us online for the first Film Club of 2026 when we will discuss Naoko Ogigami's 2007 comedy-drama, Glasses.

15/12/2025ARCHIVED Eco-Political Film Histories: Land Cinema in Japan and beyond - with Becca Voelcker

15/12/2025

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.

13/12/2025ARCHIVED Festive Workshop for Young People: Nengajo Making

13/12/2025

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!