The Japan Society

Upcoming Events

03/06/2025Japanese Conversation Group

03/06/2025

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.

04/06/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Paprika directed by Satoshi Kon

04/06/2025

Join our Film Club in June to discuss Satoshi Kon's animated surrealistic science fantasy psychological thriller, Paprika.

09/06/2025IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Story of a Single Woman by Chiyo Uno

09/06/2025

This novel follows Yukiko, a woman in her thirties, grappling with societal pressures, personal desires, and the tension between independence and traditional expectations in early 20th-century Japan.

16/06/2025The Golden Age of Tea Ceremony: Rikyu, Oribe, Enshu

16/06/2025

In this lecture, cultural historian Asao Kozu will explore the evolution of chanoyu (tea ceremony) across three generations - Rikyu, Oribe, and Enshu - linked through a lineage of master and disciple.

21/06/2025The Japan Society Golf Tournament 2025ジャパンソサエティ年次ゴルフトーナメント2025

21/06/2025

In 2025 The Japan Society Annual Golf Tournament, for the Asprey and Garrard Plate, will be held at Pine Ridge Golf Course. The format will be Stableford.

01/07/2025Japanese Conversation Group

01/07/2025

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.

14/07/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Voices of the Fallen Heroes by Yukio Mishima

14/07/2025

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

05/08/2025Japanese Conversation Group

05/08/2025

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.

11/08/2025IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi

11/08/2025

Set during the final stages of World War II, "Finger Bone" is a haunting portrayal of the psychological and physical toll of war.

02/09/2025Japanese Conversation Group

02/09/2025

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.