11/05/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Point Zero by Seicho Matsumoto
Point Zero centres on a woman searching for her husband after his sudden disappearance. As she uncovers hidden pasts and shifting identities, the novel exposes deception, social pressure, and the precarious position of women in postwar Japan.
03/06/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Tokyo Drifter directed by Seijun Suzuki
For our Film Club in June, we invite you to explore Seijun Suzuki’s stylish and subversive yakuza film, Tokyo Drifter (1966), a vibrant tale of loyalty, identity, and life on the run during post-war Japan.
13/07/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Set My Heart on Fire by Izumi Suzuki
Through stark, fragmented narratives, Set My Heart on Fire portrays women navigating unstable relationships and emotional isolation in postwar Japan.
14/09/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata
Vanishing World imagines a near‑future society in which artificial reproduction replaces sexual relationships, reshaping ideas of love, family, and identity.
09/11/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: The Third Love by Hiromi Kawakami
The Third Love follows a married woman who escapes into dreamlike lives set across different historical periods, experiencing love in new forms.