The Japan Society

Upcoming Events

12/11/2024ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Tokyo Express by Seicho Matsumoto

12/11/2024

In a rocky cove in the bay of Hakata, the bodies of a young couple surface, seemingly victims of a lover's cyanide pact. To the police, it's an open-and-shut case, but...

25/11/2024The LGBT Boom: Queerness in the Japanese Media since 2010

25/11/2024

Since the early 2010s, Japan has been amidst a growth in media, scholarly, political and societal discourse surrounding sexual and gender minorities known as the LGBT Boom. This talk will examine the issues surrounding queerness that are discussed in contemporary Japan and how these are then represented in media texts.

03/12/2024Japanese Conversation Group

03/12/2024

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.

09/12/2024IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Inheritance from Mother by Minae Mizumura

09/12/2024

In her mid-fifties, Mitsuki Katsura, a Japanese French-language instructor, faces a harrowing reality in Tokyo. Her husband's affair and caring for her demanding mother challenge her deeply.

16/12/2024An Unsettled Future: Life after prison in Japan’s ageing society

16/12/2024

In this talk, social anthropologist, Dr. Jason Danely, will discuss the factors leading to the criminalization of older people in Japan, and what must be done to bring about alternatives to incarceration.