The Japan Society Review

This installation quietly but confidently brought traditional Japanese materials and philosophies into dialogue with contemporary spatial design. Review by Sanae Inagaki

By Otani Akira In this no-holds-barred queer thriller, a fierce mixed-race fighter develops a powerful attachment to the yakuza princess she's been forced to kill. Review by Alex Russell

By Shibasaki Tomoka This collection is a finely wrought tapestry of life in Japan and abroad, imbued with universal themes of family, memory, resilience, and change. Review by Renae Lucas-Hall

By Aoyama Michiko This novel a quietly profound work that invites us to listen more closely — to others, to books, and to ourselves. Review by Vittorio Cimino

Directed by Kitano Takeshi A visceral and darkly comic historical epic, Kubi deconstructs samurai-era masculinity and homoerotic power dynamics. Review by Mayumi Donovan

By Enchi Fumiko Written by one of the greats of postwar Japanese literature, Enchi Fumiko, Masks is a masterfully layered dismantling of conventional ideas of female forgiveness and love. Review by Tara Jones

Edited by Ruth Taplin and Fuchikawa Kazuhiko This volume addresses the regulatory challenges posed by digital platforms, whose rapid rise has led to new forms of market dominance. Review by Kenneth S. Friedman

By Anna Jackson and Yamada Masami This book explores the important role that woodblock prints played in the fashionable world of Edo-period Japan (1603-1868). Review by Carolin Becke

This exhibition steps into the serene world of Japanese carpentry transporting visitors from the living forests that sustain the craft to the celebrated structures it has produced. Review by Sanae Inagaki

Edited by Fiona Collins This volume brings together over 75 significant woodblock prints, spanning 300 years, from the 17th to the late 20th centuries, from the Worcester Art Museum's collection, donated by John Chandler Bancroft in 1901. Review by Joseph Rosalind-Hayat