04/03/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Typhoon Club directed by Shinji Somai
04/03/2026
Join us for our Film Club March to discuss Shinji Somai’s beloved cult film Typhoon Club (1985).
08/06/2026IN-PERSON EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami
08/06/2026
In Sisters in Yellow, Hana, now in her forties, reflects on her youth in Tokyo’s “Yellow House” during the 1990s.
13/07/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Book Club: Set My Heart on Fire by Izumi Suzuki
13/07/2026
Through stark, fragmented narratives, Set My Heart on Fire portrays women navigating unstable relationships and emotional isolation in postwar Japan.