Past Events

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...

Join us for the latest in our regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill.

In Tokyo, twenty-seven-year-old Cho Norieconceals her unconventional life amid corporate routines. While colleagues fret over the economy, marriage, and family, she guards her sexuality and a past violent upheaval.

In August, our film club will explore Shohei Imamura's Black Rain, uncovering the lasting impact of war and the resilience of the human spirit in the aftermath of the Hiroshima bombing.

Shocked to find her flat emptied, Rinko's life takes a dramatic turn. Abandoned by her boyfriend, she returns to her estranged village and mother, reigniting past connections.

Join us for the latest in our regular quarterly webinar on business and current affairs, Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill. In this Salon, they will be joined by Mitsunobu Koshiba, Chairman of the Committee on Economic Security, Science & Technology, Keizai Doyukai

For our film club in July, we invite you to join our discussion on Kamikaze Girls, a quirky teenage comedy crafted by the imaginative Tetsuya Nakashima.

The Japan Society is delighted to welcome the economist and journalist Richard Katz in an online conversation with Bill Emmott.

Join us for our film club in June where we will discuss another classical masterpiece by Ozu Yasujiro, The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice.

When Takako's boyfriend announces his impending marriage with someone else, she reluctantly moves into her uncle Satoru's quaint space just above his enchanting Morisaki bookshop in Jimbocho, Tokyo.