13/02/2026Special Film Club: Tea & Screening with Director Kasho Iizuka co-organised with the Japan Foundation
The Japan Society is delighted to offer a small group of members a unique opportunity to join director Kasho Iizuka for a conversation over cream tea ahead of the screening of his film Blue Boy Trial (2025) at the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme in London.
04/03/2026ONLINE EVENT - The Japan Society Film Club: Typhoon Club directed by Shinji Somai
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
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
Through stark, fragmented narratives, Set My Heart on Fire portrays women navigating unstable relationships and emotional isolation in postwar Japan.