14/07/2025ONLINE 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
04/08/2025Atomic People: Memories of the Hibakusha on Screen
To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9 August 1945, The Japan Society is delighted to host filmmaker Megumi Inman, co-director and producer of the documentary "Atomic People" (2024).
06/08/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Hiroshima directed by Hideo Sekigawa
To mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, our August film club will focus on Hiroshima (1953), Hideo Sekigawa’s powerful anti-war docudrama.
11/08/2025IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Finger Bone by Hiroki Takahashi
Set during the final stages of World War II, "Finger Bone" is a haunting portrayal of the psychological and physical toll of war.
08/09/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Wildcat Dome by Yuko Tsushima
Wildcat Dome is a novel that examines postwar Japan through the intertwined lives of Mitch and Kazuo, mixed-race orphans born to Japanese mothers and American soldiers.