The Japan Society

Upcoming Events

18/02/2025ONLINE LECTURE - Home for All: Sanctuaries for Post-disaster Community Rebuilding

18/02/2025

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.

05/03/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Sansho the Bailiff directed by Kenji Mizoguchi

05/03/2025

This month, our film club explores Sansho the Bailiff (1954), Kenji Mizoguchi’s story of a governor’s exile and the separation and suffering of his family. Join us to discuss this powerful tale of perseverance and justice.

10/03/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Scattered All Over the Earth by Yoko Tawada

10/03/2025

"Scattered All Over the Earth" centers on an unnamed narrator navigating a fragmented world, where communication barriers and shifting borders create a sense of dislocation.

02/04/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Sailor Suit and Machine Gun directed by Shinji Somai

02/04/2025

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.

12/05/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Quicksand by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki

12/05/2025

Quicksand is a psychological novel set in 1920s Osaka, exploring themes of love, obsession, and manipulation.

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

08/09/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Wildcat Dome by Yuko Tsushima

08/09/2025

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.

10/11/2025ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Mina's Matchbox by Yoko Ogawa

10/11/2025

Mina's Matchbox is a coming-of-age novel set in 1972 Japan. After her father's death, 12-year-old Tomoko moves from Tokyo to Ashiya to live with her aunt's affluent family.