Past Events
The Japan Society runs more than 80 events per year providing opportunities for members and others interested in Japan to meet, learn and exchange ideas and experiences. Our archive of Past Events below shows events we have offered in previous years starting from 2020.
A list of Past Events from 2009 can be downloaded in pdf:
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14/07/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Voices of the Fallen Heroes by Yukio Mishima
Voices of the Fallen Heroes and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Yukio Mishima, first published in Japanese in the 1960s and available in English for the first time in 2025
02/04/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Sailor Suit and Machine Gun directed by Shinji Somai
In Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (1981), a teenage girl inherits a yakuza clan in a surprising blend of crime, satire, and coming-of-age drama. Be part of our film club discussion on this unique film by Shinji Somai.
18/02/2025ARCHIVED ONLINE LECTURE - Home for All: Sanctuaries for Post-disaster Community Rebuilding
The Japan Society is delighted to host a zoom lecture by Mark Dytham MBE and Yuko Yoshikawa from Klein Dytham architecture (KDa) to discuss the Home for All (HFA) project and the challenges faced in Noto one year after the earthquake.