PERFORMANCE
Our Planet
Monday, February 6, 7:30 PM
Playwright Yukio Shiba juxtaposes the minutia of an average Japanese family’s life with the galactic events of the Earth’s birth and death.
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Upcoming Events
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CORPORATE PROGRAM
U.S. Presidential Preview: American Foreign Policy after the 2012 Election
Thursday, February 9, 6 PM
Foreign policy commentators Steve Clemons, Josh Rogin, and Adam Segal give a preview of what to expect from the next administration with an emphasis on the future of U.S. policy toward China and Japan.
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EDUCATOR PROGRAM
Japan Across the Elementary Curriculum
Saturday, February 11 — Sunday, April 29
Spice up mathematics lessons with Japanese cooking or geometric origami paper folding. Explore the natural world and natural disasters through the lens of Japanese geography. Engage visual learners and reluctant readers with traditional kamishibai storytelling and modern manga graphic novels. -
CORPORATE PROGRAM
CEO Attitudes on Japan and the Global Economy
Wednesday, February 15, 6 PM
David Jansen of PricewaterhouseCoopers discusses his recent survey of 300 global CEOs and their attitudes toward Japan since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear accident. Jonathan Spector of The Conference Board discusses trends in The Conference Board’s CEO Confidence Index and its annual global CEO Challenge, with a focus on Asian executives.
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LECTURE
Tokyo Underworld 2012: An Evening with Robert Whiting
Thursday, February 16, 6:30 PM
In this lecture, author Robert Whiting addresses the intractable role of yakuza in virtually all areas of modern day society in Japan.
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SPECIAL EVENT
Going Global!
Tuesday, February 28, 6:30 PM
A special international feast benefiting Japan Society's Education and Family Programs featuring Chef Pierre Thiam taking the challenge of integrating Asian ingredients into 10 Senegalese dishes. -
FILM
KOTOKO
Friday, March 2, 7:30 PM
A young mother who holds a fragile grip on reality fiercely protects her son from what she imagines are constant predatory threats.
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FILM
Air Doll
Saturday, March 3, 2 PM
Internationally acclaimed director Hirokazu Kore-eda's most surprising work to date is an anti-fairy tale about an air doll that suddenly comes to life in modern, lonesome Tokyo.
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FILM
My Dear Enemy
Saturday, March 3, 4:30 PM
In a fascinating pas de deux, Lee's beautifully crafted film teases out the intricacies of modern relationships as it follows the ex-lovers on an unlikely road trip to gather the money.
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FILM
Vital
Saturday, March 3, 7 PM
Hiroshi Takagi (played by the fantastic Tadanobu Asano--Zatoichi, Ichi the Killer), a young man in his 20s, awakens in a hospital bed to find an auto accident has completely wiped out his memory.
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FILM
A Snake of June
Saturday, March 3, 9 PM
In an anonymous Japanese metropolis, a dark erotic force infiltrates the lives of a reserved career woman in her 30s and her obsessively clean workaholic husband.
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Visitor Information
Location
333 East 47th Street
New York, NY 10017
The Building and Box Office will be closed:
Saturday, February 18
Monday, February 20
Saturday, February 26
Box Office hours:
Monday - Friday, 11 AM - 6 PM,
Weekends during exhibitions, 11 AM - 5 PM
Business hours:
Monday - Friday, 9:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Phone: (212) 832-1155
Box Office: (212) 715-1258
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