<h5>Online Workshop</h5>

Thursday, July 7, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

This workshop will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).

This crash course for travelers offers a quick introduction to the Japanese language as well as Japanese customs, which can be very helpful for first-time or even veteran travelers to Japan. Through our mini-workshop, you will be introduced to basic Japanese phrases for greeting, ordering food, shopping and other aspects of daily life. Get more out of your Japanese adventure with this useful preparatory course!

Although it is not required to show your face or video online, we highly recommend having your video on if possible. Seeing each other’s facial expressions is a part of interactive learning. We also ask that every participant be able to participate via their microphone. If you do not have one of these capabilities or would like to discuss accommodations, please contact us at <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a>. 
 
<h2>Instructor:</h2> 

Ms. Kazue Kurahara holds a BA from Hunter College and an MA in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and TESOL from NYU. She holds teaching certificates in both Japanese and ESL. She has taught Japanese at various institutions, including New York University, Hunter College, Pace University, and The New School. She is the scriptwriter and host of Japan Society’s YouTube series "Uki Uki NihonGO! + Culture”..
 

For a printer friendly version, please click here: <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/7MycWiZbK8QlngtoYLybTn/638356ca18ccb78f85beb671a4f412e6/2022_Summer_Crash_Course_for_Travelers_to_Japan_Workshop-_July_as_of_5-6-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Workshop Information (PDF)</a>
 

<h2>How To Register</h2>

Tuition: $40 nonmembers /$35 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members
Registration may be completed online (recommended) or by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. At the moment, we are only taking payment in the form of credit or debit cards (no checks or cash).
Registrants will receive a Welcome Email and the Zoom link from <a href="mailto:language_inquiries@japansociety.org">language_inquiries@japansociety.org</a> in the afternoon of the business day before each workshop.
Please register by Tuesday, July 5, if possible. After this date, seats may not be available so we appreciate your early registration. 
 
<h2>Please Note</h2>
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted until 12 pm ET, the business day before a workshop begins. With a cancellation, a refund of tuition minus a service charge ($20 for courses, $5 for workshops) will be provided. After this deadline, cancellations are not accepted.

Cancellations are accepted by phone only. We do not accept email cancellations. 

Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, students already enrolled will receive full refunds (no service charge).

By registering for a workshop, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy.

Students must be age 16 or older.

We do not record our workshops, and recording of this workshop is prohibited.

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This crash course for travelers offers a quick introduction to the Japanese language as well as Japanese customs, which can be very helpful for first-time or even veteran travelers to Japan. 

Crash Course

Crash Course for Travelers to Japan

Thursday, June 30, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT, Instructor: Atsuko Shio 
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PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).

This business etiquette workshop is designed to teach basic Japanese phrases and behavioral skills needed in Japanese corporate environments. Participants will learn practical expressions and manners used in various business contexts, such as formal greeting, business card exchange, seating order (Kamiza and Shimoza), proper bowing, unique hand gestures and table manners. The workshop will be conducted in English and is suitable for persons at any level of Japanese language experience, including those who have little or no previous background in Japanese.
For a printer friendly version, please click here: <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/42LlYgxxlouARzAiRvqlbn/2beb3abfab76c8e326c065a5e99ecc42/2022_Summer_Business_Etiquette_Workshop_as_of_5-2-2022.pdf">Workshop Information (PDF).</a>

Although it is not required to show your face or video online, we highly recommend having your video on if possible. Seeing each other’s facial expressions is a part of interactive learning. We also ask that every participant be able to participate via their microphone. If you do not have one of these capabilities or would like to discuss accommodations, please contact us at <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a>. 
 
<h2>Instructor:</h2> 

Ms. Atsuko Shio has a BS in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Hoshi University in Tokyo. She has over 12 years of experience working in Product Management and in Sales at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. She is a graduate of Japan Society’s Teacher Training Program and has been teaching at the Language Center since September 2016.
 

<h2>How To Register</h2>

Tuition: $40 nonmembers /$35 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members
Registration may be completed online (recommended) or by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. At the moment, we are only taking payment in the form of credit or debit cards (no checks or cash).
Registrants will receive a Welcome Email and the Zoom link from <a href="mailto:language_inquiries@japansociety.org">language_inquiries@japansociety.org</a> in the afternoon of the business day before each workshop.
Please register by Tuesday, June 28, if possible. After this date, seats may not be available so we appreciate your early registration. 
 
<h2>Please Note</h2>
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted until 12 pm ET, the business day before a workshop begins. With a cancellation, a refund of tuition minus a service charge ($20 for courses, $5 for workshops) will be provided. After this deadline, cancellations are not accepted.

Cancellations are accepted by phone only. We do not accept email cancellations. 

Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, students already enrolled will receive full refunds (no service charge).

By registering for a workshop, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy.

Students must be age 16 or older.

We do not record our workshops, and recording of this workshop is prohibited.

This workshop will teach basic Japanese phrases and behavioral skills needed in Japanese corporate environments. Participants will learn practical expressions and manners used in various business contexts.

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Japanese Business Etiquette Workshop

<h5>Live Webinar</h5>
Monday, May 9 at 7-8 pm EST | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

The present conflict between Ukraine and Russia is altering the global geopolitical landscape, bringing about a major shift in relations between Russia and Western nations. In addition, as China’s influence continues to grow in Asia and around the world, U.S.-China relations are increasingly strained, with the major powers disagreeing on trade, technology, security and, more recently, the future of Taiwan. How does the current uncertainty affect U.S.-Japan relations and what are the priorities for the U.S.-Japan alliance? How will the Quad impact Asia’s geopolitics? In this webinar, speakers examine the current state of world affairs, and discuss the implications for Japan and the U.S.-Japan security alliance. 

<h4>Watch the full program:</h4> 

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<h4>Speakers</h4>
Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor, Doshisha University; Senior Advisor, The Asia Group; former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Joseph Nye, University Distinguished Service Professor, Emeritus & former Dean, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs

<h4>Moderator</h4> 
Takako Hikotani, Professor, Gakushuin University International Centre; Visiting Professor, School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California at San Diego

<h4>Agenda</h4>
7-8 pm EST – Discussion and Q&A Session

<h4>Program Details</h4> 
This is a free event, with advance registration required. The program will be live-streamed through YouTube, and registrants will receive the viewing link by email the day before the event. Participants can submit questions through YouTube during the live stream.

<h4>About the Speakers</h4>

Mr. Nobukatsu Kanehara served as Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe from 2012 to 2019. In 2013, Mr. Kanehara also became the inaugural Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Secretariat, a role which he held until his retirement from government service in 2019. He also served as Deputy Director of the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office.
Mr. Kanehara’s role in the Cabinet built on a distinguished career at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served in a number of notable positions. These included the Director-General of Bureau of International Law, Deputy Director-General of the Foreign Policy Bureau, Ambassador in charge of the United Nations and Human Rights, He served abroad as Deputy Chief of Mission in Seoul, Republic of Korea and Political Minister at the Embassy of Japan in Washington. He was decorated by the president of Republic of France with l’Ordre de la Legion d’Honneur.


Joseph S. Nye, Jr. is University Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus and former Dean of Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He received his bachelor's degree summa cum laude from Princeton University, won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, and earned a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard. He has served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, Chair of the National Intelligence Council, and a Deputy Under Secretary of State. His most recent books include The Powers to Lead, The Future of Power, Presidential Leadership and the Creation of the American Era, and Do Morals Matter? Presidents and Foreign Policy from FDR to Trump. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the British Academy, and the American Academy of Diplomacy. In a recent survey of international relations scholars, he was ranked as the most influential scholar on American foreign policy, and in 2011, Foreign Policy named him one of the top 100 Global Thinkers. In 2014, Japan awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun.
 

<h4>About the Moderator</h4>

Takako Hikotani is Professor at Gakushuin University International Centre, and concurrently Visiting Professor at the School of Global Policy and Strategy, University of California at San Diego and Policy Fellow at Asia Society Policy Institute / Asia Society Japan. From 2016 to 2021, she was the Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University, and has previously taught at the National Defense Academy of Japan. Her publications (in English) include, "The Japanese Diet and defense policy-making," International Affairs, 94:1, July, 2018; "Trump's Gift to Japan: Time for Tokyo to Invest in the Liberal Order," Foreign Affairs, September/October 2017. Takako received her B.A. and M.A. from Keio University, M.A. from Stanford　University, and Ph.D. from Columbia University where she was a President's Fellow.

How does the current uncertainty affect U.S.-Japan relations and what are the priorities for the U.S.-Japan alliance?

Geopolitical Landscape

Asia’s Geopolitical Landscape: China’s Rise & U.S.-Japan Relations

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<h3 style="font-family: 'Noto Sans JP';">『パラダイスビュー』</h3>
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, May 13 at 7 pm

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			Screening followed by opening night reception featuring a live musical performance by Okinawan duo Sonny Ochiai (Uta-Sanshin) and Naomi Mizoguchi (Fue, Uta-Sanshin).
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North American Premiere of 2021 Edit. Go Takamine’s rarely screened first theatrical feature is a pioneering work of Okinawan cinema. Taking place shortly before the resumption of Japanese sovereignty over Okinawa, this leisurely-paced film tacitly addresses the island prefecture’s complicated history of occupation through the story of a community’s preparations for a wedding between a local girl and a Japanese teacher. On the periphery of these events is Reishu, who quits his job on a U.S. military base and uses the extra time to catch snakes and play with ants—and get the bride-to-be pregnant. 

Dir. Go Takamine, 1985, 117 min., DCP, color, in Okinawan (Uchinaaguchi) and Japanese with English subtitles. With Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Togawa, Haruomi Hosono.

Tickets: $15 / $10 members

For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, we kindly ask that you please review our <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/page/visitor-policies-and-safety-protocols" target="_blank">Visitor Policies and Safety Protocols.</a>

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 “Is Okinawa Japan?” I once said that Okinawa would be Japan if it lost its characteristic languor, or chirudai.

I would venture to say that what all of the films in this series have in common is that they present the confusion, verification, conflict, and struggle surrounding Okinawa being declared part of Japan as of May 15, 1972. They take a very cautious and careful approach to the question of whether or not Okinawa is Japan, a question that belongs to the realm of the “negative memory” of the reversion.

In my case, what I wanted to capture in my films is the repose of spirits, or mabui, of the deceased, who are perhaps still drifting through the daily landscape of Okinawa, the only part of Japan to experience ground warfare. However, it is the living who have “memory gaps,” and since the living are unreliable, those gaps cannot be completely reconciled. These memory gaps are endless. And so too are the “record gaps.” “Recording the air,” whether that is a documentary or narrative work, is a particularly important element in identifying a place. I think that is one of the most exciting aspects of cinema.

I would like to extend my gratitude to Japan Society, for planning and programming this series, as well as to all of the audience members.

 -	Go Takamine Director of <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/films/paradise-view/">Paradise View</a> and <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/films/untamagiru/">Untamagiru</a> 4/30/22
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Go Takamine’s rarely screened first theatrical feature is a pioneering work of Okinawan cinema. 

Paradise View

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<h3 style="font-family: 'Noto Sans JP';">『ウンタマギルー』</h3>
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Saturday, May 21 at 7 pm

Imported 35mm Print. Go Takamine’s celebrated adaptation of the famous Uchinaa Shibai play follows Giru, a day laborer, who flees his post after seducing his employer’s daughter. Escaping his boss’s wrath, Giru hides in the mythical Untama forest where he is bestowed with mystical powers, transforming himself into the Okinawan folk hero Untamagiru. Featuring the acting talents of Jun Togawa and John Sayles, Takamine’s essential opus of Okinawan cinema follows the film’s titular character as he attempts to create an independent Okinawa on the eve of the reversion.

Dir. Go Takamine, 1989, 120 min., 35mm, color, in Okinawan (Uchinaaguchi) and Japanese with English subtitles. With Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Togawa, John Sayles.

Tickets: $15 / $10 members

For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, we kindly ask that you please review our <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/page/visitor-policies-and-safety-protocols" target="_blank">Visitor Policies and Safety Protocols.</a>

<div class="mini-block">
 <div class="divider"></div><div style="background-color: #dbdbdb; padding: 2rem;"><h3>Director's Note</h3>
 “Is Okinawa Japan?” I once said that Okinawa would be Japan if it lost its characteristic languor, or chirudai.

I would venture to say that what all of the films in this series have in common is that they present the confusion, verification, conflict, and struggle surrounding Okinawa being declared part of Japan as of May 15, 1972. They take a very cautious and careful approach to the question of whether or not Okinawa is Japan, a question that belongs to the realm of the “negative memory” of the reversion.

In my case, what I wanted to capture in my films is the repose of spirits, or mabui, of the deceased, who are perhaps still drifting through the daily landscape of Okinawa, the only part of Japan to experience ground warfare. However, it is the living who have “memory gaps,” and since the living are unreliable, those gaps cannot be completely reconciled. These memory gaps are endless. And so too are the “record gaps.” “Recording the air,” whether that is a documentary or narrative work, is a particularly important element in identifying a place. I think that is one of the most exciting aspects of cinema.

I would like to extend my gratitude to Japan Society, for planning and programming this series, as well as to all of the audience members.

 -	Go Takamine Director of <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/films/paradise-view/">Paradise View</a> and <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/films/untamagiru/">Untamagiru</a> 4/30/22
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Go Takamine’s celebrated adaptation of the Uchinaa Shibai play follows Giru, a day laborer, who flees his post after seducing his employer’s daughter. Escaping his boss’s wrath, Giru hides in the Untama forest where he is bestowed with mystical powers,

Untamagiru

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<h5>Live Webinar</h5>
Wednesday, June 8 at 7-8 pm ET | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

As part of <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/okinawa-series">Okinawa in Focus</a>, a special year-long series commemorating the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan from the United States, this webinar explores the crucial role Okinawa has played in U.S.-Japan security relations, serving both Japanese and American strategic interests. Due to the islands' geo-strategic location, Okinawa is host to a significant number of U.S. military bases in Japan that maintain peace and security in the region. What is Okinawa’s role in the U.S.-Japan security relationship? Will it remain a strategically important hub? As the war in Ukraine brings a historic spotlight on the importance of strengthening geopolitical alliances and strategic interests across the globe, our U.S.-Japan security experts discuss the current geopolitical situation, Okinawa’s significance today, and its future role in U.S.-Japan relations.

<h4>Video Message</h4>
The Honorable Yasuhiro “Denny” Tamaki, Governor, Okinawa Prefecture

<h4>Speakers</h4>
Masaaki Gabe, Emeritus Professor, The University of the Ryukyus
Sheila A. Smith, John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies, Council on Foreign Relations

<h4>Moderator</h4> 
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society

<h4>Agenda</h4>
7-8 pm ET – Video Message, Discussion and Q&A Session

<h4>Program Details</h4> 
This is a free event, with advance registration required. The program will be live-streamed through YouTube, and registrants will receive the viewing link by email the day before the event. Participants can submit questions through YouTube during the live stream.

<h4>About the Speakers</h4>

Professor Masaaki Gabe is a specialist in international politics, having previously taught courses on International Relations, including U.S.-Japan relations at several universities. He is a native Okinawan. He studied at Keio University in Tokyo, Japan, and completed his Ph. D. in Asian Studies in 1983. Furthermore, he served as Special Assistant to the Ambassador at the Japanese Embassy in Manila, Philippines from 1985-1986. After joining the University of the Ryukyus, he expanded his academic work to focus on security studies. He received the US-Japan Friendship grant, conducting research at the Sigur Center at George Washington University, and publishing his work on how the Okinawa Reversion was carried out in 1972. In addition, Gabe published numerous works on U.S.-Japan relations and East Asia’s security issue from a politico-military standpoint. He was Director of International Institute for Okinawan Studies at the University of the Ryukyus from 2010-2013, and a board member of the Japan Association of International Relations in 2013-2014. He devoted a year of sabbatical leave in 2014-2015 to research and publish on the Okinawa Reversion based on archival records from both governments. Furthermore, he was appointed as Emeritus Professor at the University of the Ryukyus in March 2020. His new book entitled U. S. Military Transformation in the Northeast Asia: Focusing on Korean Peninsula and Japan (in Japanese with co-author) will come out this summer.

Sheila A. Smith is John E. Merow senior fellow for Asia-Pacific studies at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). An expert on Japanese politics and foreign policy, she is the author of Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power, Intimate Rivals: Japanese Domestic Politics and a Rising China (released in Japanese as 日中 親愛なる宿敵: 変容する日本政治と対中政策), and Japan's New Politics and the U.S.-Japan Alliance. She is also the author of the CFR interactive guide Constitutional Change in Japan. Smith is a regular contributor to the CFR blog Asia Unbound and a frequent contributor to major media outlets in the United States and Asia. Smith joined CFR from the East-West Center in 2007, where she directed a multinational research team in a cross-national study of the domestic politics of the U.S. military presence in Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines. She was a visiting scholar at Keio University in 2007-08, where she researched Japan’s foreign policy towards China, supported by the Abe Fellowship. Smith has been a visiting researcher at two leading Japanese foreign and security policy think tanks, the Japan Institute of International Affairs and the Research Institute for Peace and Security, and at the University of Tokyo and the University of the Ryukyus. Smith is chair of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission (JUSFC) and the U.S. advisors to the U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange (CULCON), a binational advisory panel of government officials and private-sector members. She teaches as an adjunct professor at the Asian studies department of Georgetown University and serves on the board of its Journal of Asian Affairs. She also serves on the advisory committee for the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future program of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation. Smith earned her MA and PhD from the political science department at Columbia University.
 

<h4>About the Moderator</h4>

Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., is President and CEO of Japan Society and has held positions of leadership at Eurasia Group, the USA Pavilion of the 2017 World Expo, the APCO Institute and APCO Worldwide. He has served in the State Department and the Defense Department; is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress; co-founded the Yale Journal of International Affairs; and attended the University of Richmond, Yale and Princeton Universities.

As part of Okinawa in Focus, a special year-long series commemorating the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa's reversion to Japan from the United States, this webinar explores the crucial role Okinawa has played in U.S.-Japan security relations.

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The Okinawa & U.S.-Japan Security Alliance in Critical Times

Friday, February 4, 6:30-8:30 PM EST, Instructor: Atsuko Shio 
Thursday, March 31, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT, Instructor: Momoyo Kitaura | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).

This business etiquette workshop is designed to teach basic Japanese phrases and behavioral skills needed in Japanese corporate environments. Participants will learn practical expressions and manners used in various business contexts, such as formal greeting, business card exchange, seating order (Kamiza and Shimoza), proper bowing, unique hand gestures and table manners. The workshop will be conducted in English and is suitable for persons at any level of Japanese language experience, including those who have little or no previous background in Japanese.

For a printer friendly version, please click here: <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/628APmGrQyDufapmmhonjp/95d8381f79f6cbca14ddf09ed1f3e5e6/2022_Spring_Business_Etiquette_Workshops_as_of_12-14-2021.pdf">Workshop Information (PDF).</a>

Although it is not required to show your face or video online, we highly recommend having your video on if possible. Seeing each other’s facial expressions is a part of interactive learning. We also ask that every participant be able to participate via their microphone. If you do not have one of these capabilities or would like to discuss accommodations, please contact us at <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a>. 
 
<h2>Instructors:</h2> 

Ms. Yumiko Kakutani has a BA in French Literature from Keio University in Tokyo and is a graduate of Japan Society’s Teacher Training Program. She worked for Sakura Bank in the International Planning Division and Foreign Exchange Division for 10 years. She has taught privately in the United States for a number of years (including JLPT and SAT II students). She currently teaches at City College of New York and Baruch College.

Ms. Momoyo Kitaura has a BA from Tokyo Woman’s Christian University. She is a certified Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) tester for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). She passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency test and has over 15 years of experience working at a Japanese language school in Japan. Since 2018, she has been teaching at the Language Center. She’s also a co-researcher of the National Institute of Language and Linguistics.
 

<h2>How To Register</h2>

Tuition: $40 nonmembers /$35 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members
Registration may be completed online (recommended) or by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. At the moment, we are only taking payment in the form of credit or debit cards (no checks or cash).
Registrants will receive a Welcome Email and the Zoom link from <a href="mailto:language_inquiries@japansociety.org">language_inquiries@japansociety.org</a> in the afternoon of the business day before each workshop.
 
<h2>Please Note</h2>
Cancellation Policy: Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable (including for credit) for any reason after 12PM noon, the business day before your workshop starts. All refunds are subject to a $5 service charge, including those requested by the deadline date above. No partial registration or auditing is permitted. Please note that cancellations are accepted by phone only. Cancellations via e-mail are not accepted. Japan Society reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such a case, students already enrolled will receive full refunds. 
By registering for a workshop, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy. You also verify that the student taking this workshop is 16 years or older.

We do not record our workshops, and recording of this workshop is prohibited.

Sunday, March 20 at 10:30 —11:45 am  ET

Led by performers from <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/performances/traditional-dance-music-okinawa" target="_blank">Waves Across Time: Traditional Dance and Music of Okinawa</a>, this in-person family workshop explores not only the stylized movements and gestures of Okinawa’s traditional court dances and zo odori (popular folk dances), but also the beats and sounds of Okinawa’s iconic music. Participants will get a chance to see the performers’ costumes and musical instruments up close.

Single ticket: $15/$12 members 
 Family ticket: $40/$32 members

Max. 20 participants. For children 5 years and older. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please note that a Family Ticket only covers four (4) persons. For additional persons in your family, please purchase a Single Ticket. Participants must wear socks and workout attire. No prior dance experience necessary.

 
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This in-person family workshop explores not only the stylized movements and gestures of Okinawa’s traditional court dances and zo odori (popular folk dances), but also the beats and sounds of Okinawa’s iconic music. 

Young children dancing with two instructors in a classroom.

032022 Okinawa Dance Workshop (Families)

Okinawan Dance Workshop for Families

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This in-person workshop is structured for beginners wishing to try the art of Japanese calligraphy. Students will learn how to use a brush and the brush strokes in basic kanji. Japanese language skills are not required. Supplies will be provided.

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<h2>Instructor:</h2> 

Megumi Barringer 雅号：修佳 (Shuka) is a licensed Japanese calligrapher since 1997 by Nihon Sogo Shogeiin in Japan, has been teaching calligraphy for over 20 years in Kamakura, Japan and in Princeton, New Jersey. She teaches at Princeton Community Japanese Language School, Princeton University, and at her own private studio in Princeton. Her work (seal carving, kanji, kana) was selected for the Mainichi Calligraphy Exhibition. She presents her work every August at a calligraphy exhibition held at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.
 

<h2>How To Register</h2>

Tuition: $40 nonmembers /$35 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members
Registration may be completed online (recommended) or by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. At the moment, we are only taking payment in the form of credit or debit cards (no checks or cash).
 
<h2>About In-Person Workshops</h2>
All registrants of in-person workshops and events must be fully vaccinated, with at least 14 days having passed since their final dose prior to the day of the workshop. Additionally, proof of a booster is required for all those who are eligible to receive it, with a four-week grace period upon becoming eligible. Students will be required to show proof of vaccination and ID on the day of the workshop or event. 

All students and instructors must wear a mask that covers the nose and mouth at all times.

Japan Society reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop due to unforeseen circumstances, including but not limited to insufficient enrollment. Enrolled students will be refunded 100% of the tuition paid without incurring a service charge.

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For more information, please email us at <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a>, or call at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. Please note that while we are working remotely, we may not always be reachable by phone.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Please register by Thurs., June 9, 2022. After this date, please email us to inquire as seats may no longer be available.
 
<h2>Please Note</h2>

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted until 12 pm ET, the business day before a course or workshop begins. With a cancellation, a refund of tuition minus a service charge ($20 for courses, $5 for workshops) will be provided. After this deadline, cancellations are not accepted.

Cancellations are accepted by phone only. We do not accept email cancellations. 

Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, students already enrolled will receive full refunds (no service charge).

By registering for a workshop, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy.

Students must be age 16 or older.

This workshop is structured for beginners wishing to try the art of Japanese calligraphy. Students will learn how to use a brush and the brush strokes in basic kanji. Japanese language skills are not required. Supplies will be provided.

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Shodo Workshop for Beginners

<h5>Traditional & Contemporary Music</h5>

Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm—followed by a MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception &nbsp;SOLD OUT 

Oki Kano, known professionally as OKI, is a leading musician of Ainu music—the music of Japan’s northernmost indigenous people. Born to a Japanese mother and an Ainu father, OKI has recovered and recreated traditional music on the tonkori, a stringed instrument of the Ainu people of Karafuto (a region also known as Sakhalin). The rich, reverberating twang of the tonkori strings, which are traditionally made from deer tendons, allowed Ainu shamans to communicate with spirits that control the wind, rain and other natural phenomena called kamuy. In this program, OKI performs solo pieces as well as contemporary works with his band members from their new album, Tonkori in the Moonlight, released in January 2022. OKI is also featured in the film <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/films/ainu-mosir">Ainu Mosir (2020)</a>.

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 Saturday, May 7 at 7 pm

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In this program, Oki performs solo pieces as well as contemporary works, performed by his internationally-known Oki Ainu Dub Band, that fuse Reggae, African and Electronica with Ainu folk melodies.

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<h3 style="font-family: 'Noto Sans JP';">『モスラ』</h3>
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, July 8 at 7 pm

Screening on 35mm! When a shipwrecked crew is rescued from a Pacific island previously used for nuclear testing, word quickly spreads of its newly discovered indigenous inhabitants. Driven by scientific curiosity, a joint expedition of Japanese and Rolisicans (a portmanteau for Russia and America) venture into the island's depths, discovering a paradise of mutated species and hidden glyphs—and, among them, a pair of tiny twin fairies (played by ’60s pop duo The Peanuts). When the expedition’s leader decides to secretly kidnap the fairies, the natives are forced to awaken their ancient deity, Mothra. A kaiju classic from Godzilla’s Ishiro Honda, Mothra established one of Toho’s most memorable kaiju and forever ingrained the Peanuts’ “Mothra’s Song” into popular culture.

Dir. Ishiro Honda, 1961, 101 min., 35mm, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Frankie Sakai, Hiroshi Koizumi, Kyoko Kagawa.

Tickets: $15 / $5 members

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<h3 style="font-family: 'Noto Sans JP';">『影武者』</h3>
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, June 10 at 7 pm

Screening on 35mm! A majestic chronicle of a petty thief surreptitiously given another chance at life to serve as a kagemusha (double) for an aging warlord, Kurosawa’s late-period masterpiece erupts into a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions—relaying a fable of fealty, duty and power against a backdrop of feudal Japan. When the lord is mortally wounded, the kagemusha reluctantly impersonates the daimyo at the command of the clan’s inner circle. Fated to play a part in a life not his own, the kagemusha must deceive even the warlord’s closest kin, challenging his own commitment to the role even as the outbreak of war looms.

Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1980, 160 min., 35mm, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara.

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Kagemusha

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<h3 style="font-family: 'Noto Sans JP';">『お早よう』</h3>
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, June 3 at 7 pm

Screening on 35mm! Yasujiro Ozu’s late ’50s re-working of I was Born But… is a delightful comedy of manners, spurred on by an adolescent’s disdain for the pleasantries and proclivities of suburban Tokyo life. Taking an emphatic stance against their parents (and all adults, for that matter), Minoru and younger brother Isamu vow to remain silent until their parents purchase a television set. Poking fun at adult conversation—oftentimes buoyed by a meaningless sea of Konnichiwa’s, Ohayo’s and Konbanwa’s—Ozu’s gentle technicolor comedy takes aim at ’50s consumerism, small-town gossip and generational gaps while also offering some of cinema’s most memorable (and amusing) flatulence gags.

Dir. Yasujiro Ozu, 1959, 94 min., 35mm, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Keiji Sada, Yoshiko Kuga, Chishu Ryu.

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<h3 style="font-family: 'Noto Sans JP';">『沖縄やくざ戦争』</h3>
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, May 20 at 7 pm

A fictionalized depiction of the fourth Okinawa War (still ongoing at the time of the film’s release), Terror of Yakuza situates the yakuza conflict in the days following Okinawa’s reversion, when encroaching mainland gangs wanted in on a piece of the action. Banned from release in Okinawa, director Sadao Nakajima’s Terror of Yakuza features a psychotically unhinged performance from the late Sonny Chiba and would trigger a string of Okinawan-shot productions in the years to come. Cultural critic Isao Nakazato would later write that, “the struggle of Okinawa is represented in the blood feud” of Nakajima’s ripped-from-the-headlines classic.

Dir. Sadao Nakajima, 1976, 96 min., DCP, color, in Japanese with live English subtitles. With Sonny Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Tsunehiko Watase.

Tickets: $15 / $10 members

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A fictionalized depiction of the fourth Okinawa War (still ongoing at the time of the film’s release), Terror of Yakuza situates the yakuza conflict in the days following Okinawa’s reversion, when mainland gangs wanted in on a piece of the action. 

Terror of Yakuza

<h5>In-Person Screening</h5>
Saturday, May 7 at 7 pm

In Ainu Mosir, a sensitive Ainu teen searches for a spiritual connection with his recently deceased father while navigating his indigenous identity in a changing world. Takeshi Fukunaga’s second narrative feature film was created in 2020 as a Japan/U.S./China co-production with non-actor Ainu cast in the lead roles, after being developed at Cannes Film Festival’s Cinéfondation Residence and Sam Spiegel International Film Lab. Ainu Mosir won Special Jury Mention in International Narrative Competition at Tribeca Film Festival and Best Film at Guanajuato International Film Festival. The New York Times wrote, “Rather than relying on dialogue, Fukunaga allows emotion to shine through musical performances. These scenes speak for themselves, and they build upon the story with quiet power.”

Followed by a Q&A session with Ainu musician and performer OKI, featured in the film.

Written and directed by Takeshi Fukunaga 
Starring: Kanto Shimokura, Debo Akibe, Emi Shimokura


Tickets: $15 / $5 members
Ticketholders enjoy free admission to our exhibition <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/exhibitions/kazuko-miyamoto">Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line</a> between 6-7 pm on the day of the screening.

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				Traditional & Contemporary Music
 Oki Kano, known professionally as OKI, is a leading musician of Ainu music—the music of Japan’s northernmost indigenous people. Born to a Japanese mother and an Ainu father, OKI has recovered and recreated traditional music on the tonkori, a stringed instrument of the Ainu people of Karafuto (a region also known as Sakhalin). The rich, reverberating twang of the tonkori strings, which are traditionally made from deer tendons, allowed Ainu shamans to communicate with spirits that control the wind, rain and other natural phenomena called kamuy. In this program, OKI performs solo pieces as well as contemporary works with his band members from their new album, Tonkori in the Moonlight, released in January 2022. OKI is also featured in the film Ainu Mosir (2020).


 Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm 

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In Ainu Mosir, a sensitive Ainu teen searches for a spiritual connection with his recently deceased father while navigating his indigenous identity in a changing world.

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<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Saturday, May 14 at 4:30 pm

A lo-fi PC game becomes the impetus for a mnemonic exploration of the past when a computer programmer (Catherine Belkhodja) is tasked with recreating the Battle of Okinawa. In dialogue with her deceased lover, she embarks on a haunting exploration of Okinawa’s history, navigating information networks populated with testimonies, interviews (including one with director Nagisa Oshima), eye-witness accounts and archival footage—prompting a cathartic convergence of thought, image and memory interwoven within Marker’s uniquely digital framework. The final feature by Chris Marker, Level Five examines the forgotten tracts of history that still reverberate throughout Okinawa—a locale that, as Marker puts it, has not forgotten the war.

Dir. Chris Marker, 1996, 106 min., DCP, color, in French with English Subtitles. With Catherine Belkhodja, Nagisa Oshima, Chris Marker.

Tickets: $15 / $10 members

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A lo-fi PC game becomes the impetus for a mnemonic exploration of the past when a computer programmer (Catherine Belkhodja) is tasked with recreating the Battle of Okinawa. 

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<h4>In-Person Lecture</h4>

<h5>Presented by the Metropolitan Opera, in association with Japan Society</h5>

Tuesday, May 3 at 6:30 pm

Since its Metropolitan Opera premiere in 1907, <a href="https://www.metopera.org/season/2021-22-season/madama-butterfly/">Madama Butterfly</a> has been a fixture of the company's repertory. While the work's themes of love, hope and betrayal, keenly wrought through Puccini's evocative score, are timeless and continue to captivate the contemporary audience, another core element of this opera—the encounter between two different cultures, America and Japan—is an important aspect worthy of addressing now in conjunction with AAPI Heritage Month. Metropolitan Opera radio host Debra Lew Harder, in conversation with music historian Kunio Hara and others, explores the history and evolution of the opera during its 115-year tenure on the Met stage, with a special performance by soprano Eleonora Buratto, currently singing the title role in the Met's revival of Anthony Minghella's acclaimed production.

Location: Japan Society <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Japan+Society/@40.75251,-73.968287,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xedfb17103403911d!8m2!3d40.75251!4d-73.968287?hl=en-US&shorturl=1">(333 East 47th Street, New York)</a>

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Have you always wanted to learn Japanese, but were unsure where to start? Come for a Japanese Trial Lesson for Beginners, taught by the Language Center’s Director, Tomoyo Kamimura. These Japanese Trial Lessons are scheduled throughout the year prior to the start of Japanese Level 1 courses.

Each lesson covers the same material and is structured for complete beginners of Japanese. If you are not a complete beginner, please take a look at the <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/education/language-center" target="_blank">Language Center homepage</a> (see the Japanese Level Guide and the Language Center Schedule) for information about our courses. You may also email <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a> with your questions.

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 Ms. Tomoyo Kamimura holds a BA from Waseda University, an MA in Linguistics from the University of Oregon and an MBA from Columbia University. She has been teaching Japanese at universities both in the US and Japan for over 15 years. Ms. Kamimura has numerous publications and has served as co-editor of Ohbunsha's Japanese - English Dictionary. Previously, she was coordinator of The New School’s Japanese program. Previously, she created The New School's undergraduate Japanese program and became its coordinator.

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Japanese Trial Lessons are structured for complete beginners of Japanese and taught by the Language Center’s Director, Tomoyo Kamimura.

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Japanese Trial Lesson

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<h5>Traditional Performance</h5>

Friday, March 18 at 7:30 pm—followed by a MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception 
Saturday, March 19 at 7:30 pm—followed by an artist Q&A

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Okinawa’s return to Japan after the U.S.'s post-WWII occupation, a group of the islands' most exquisite dancers will perform a diverse repertoire of Okinawan traditional performing arts accompanied by live music. As specially selected by the young artistic director of the National Theatre Okinawa Michihiko Kakazu, the versatile artists will perform highlights from the traditional repertoire of kumiodori, a noh-inspired theater form developed during the period when the archipelago was an independent kingdom called Ryukyu (15th-19th centuries). The program also features popular folk dances (zo odori) with traditional ensemble music. From the brightly-dyed bingata costumes to the island music's iconic use of pentatonic scales, audiences are invited to relish the history and heritage of Japan's southernmost prefecture.

Performed in Okinawan and Japanese with English surtitles.

A pre-performance lecture begins one hour prior to the start of each performance, led by Dr. James Rhys Edwards. In 2015, he received his doctorate in Ethnomusicology from the University of California, Los Angeles, with a dissertation on the aesthetics and politics of performing arts in Okinawa.

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Tickets: $42/$32 members

<h5>Related Workshops</h5>

Performers in this program will lead two special workshops: <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/performances/introduction-okinawan-dance" target="_blank">Introduction to Okinawan Dance</a> on March 19 and <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/performances/okinawan-dance-workshop-families" target="_blank">Okinawan Dance Workshop for Families</a> on March 20.

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In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, Japan Society is engaging in a dynamic year-long exploration of the archipelago’s people, culture, history, and geopolitical significance. <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/okinawa-series" target="_blank">See more upcoming events from the Okinawa in Focus series &rarr;</a>

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement, a group of the islands' most exquisite dancers will perform a diverse repertoire of Okinawan traditional performing arts accompanied by live music. 

Waves Across Time: Traditional Dance and Music of Okinawa


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Waves Across Time: Traditional Dance and Music of Okinawa  

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 <h2>Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line</h2> 
 <h4>April 29 – July 10, 2022</h4>
 
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Japan Society will present the solo exhibition Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line between April 29–July 10, 2022. The exhibition will be the first institutional survey of Kazuko Miyamoto (b.1942, Tokyo), a relatively little-known but significant artist, and will provide a long overdue examination of this singular artist’s career. This exhibition reclaims Miyamoto’s contributions to the development of Minimalism, challenging its general understanding as male dominated, and embraces her highly individual artistic pursuit to reveal a sustained interest in the body through evocative conceptual experiments and investigations in performance and textiles.

Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line provides an overview of the artist’s work, moving from her contributions to the Minimalism movement through early paintings and drawings from the 1960s, and her increasingly spatial string constructions in the 1970s, to her conceptual experiments in performance, culminating in her kimono series from 1987 through the 1990s. A number of works that will be on view have never been shown publicly, offering a crucial opportunity for the public to encounter Miyamoto’s rich oeuvre for the first time.

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On-Sale Dates for Timed Tickets 
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 General Public: April 15

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Japan Society will present the solo exhibition Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line between April 29–July 10, 2022. 

Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line

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<h3>『攻殻機動隊』</h3>
 
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, April 15 at 7 pm

Join us at 6 pm for a pre-screening party with Japanese foods and snacks provided by Kikkoman. The first 10 people who take photos in costume with our supporter banner and tag Japan Society on social media will receive a dual membership to Japan Society! 


Mamoru Oshii’s groundbreaking cyberpunk classic conjures a startling vision of the future—a new age of global interconnectedness wherein neural pathways and information networks have become inextricably linked. Surveilling the sprawling technopolis of New Port City, Major Motoko Kusanagi, a cyborg officer specializing in cybercrime, hunts down a mysterious entity responsible for a series of ‘ghost-hackings’ that have infiltrated human hosts. Known only as the Puppet Master, the newly-surfaced threat leads Major to uncover a vast conspiracy—prompting her to question her own humanity and purpose of existence. 

Dir. Mamoru Oshii, 1995, 83 min., DCP, color, in Japanese with English Subtitles. With Atsuko Tanaka, Akio Otsuka, Iemasa Kayumi.

Tickets: $15 / $5 members

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A cyborg agent tracks down a mysterious hacking entity, known as the Puppet Master, in Mamoru Oshii’s seminal cyberpunk classic. 

Ghost in the Shell

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<h3 style="font-family: 'Noto Sans JP';">『夏の妹』</h3>
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Saturday, May 14 at 7 pm

Released the year of the reversion, Oshima’s final ATG production presents an uncharacteristically cheerful exterior with its faraway passages to tropical vistas and cinema-verité naturalism. Teenage Sunaoko receives a letter from her stepbrother, inviting her to visit him on Okinawa, and together with her guardian Momoko, she travels to the prefecture under the guise of a tourist. Their guide, a beer-guzzling ex-soldier, takes them to the locale’s tourist attractions, quickly delving into the underlying scars of the island’s wartime history. With its contradictory, light-hearted tone, Oshima’s disruptive politics reveal entanglements of identity, generational disputes on Okinawa’s future, and the complicated nature of the islands’ history with Japan, all accompanied by the breezy, sundrenched bliss of Toru Takemitsu’s breezy score.

Dir. Nagisa Oshima, 1972, 97 min., 35mm, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Hiromi Kurita, Lily, Shoji Ishibashi.

Tickets: $15 / $10 members

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Released the year of the reversion, Oshima’s final ATG production presents an uncharacteristically cheerful exterior with its faraway passages to tropical vistas and cinema-verité naturalism. 

Dear Summer Sister

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<h3 style="font-family: 'Noto Sans JP';">『夜は短し歩けよ乙女』</h3>
 
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5> 

Friday, June 17 at 7 pm

Spunky college student Otome embarks on a booze-soaked romp through Kyoto in search of a book from her childhood. As the night stretches on for what seems like years, her quest takes on epic, hallucinatory proportions—starring a fanged god of used books, a guerilla theater troupe, a committee of crab-dancing philosophers, and love-inducing carp that fall from the sky. Meanwhile, an upperclassman at her university (voiced by pop star Gen Hoshino) undergoes a series of equally improbable misadventures in his attempts to win her heart. Adapted from the award-winning novel by Tomihiko Morimi, acclaimed animation director Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Short, Walk on Girl is a delightful trip down the rabbit hole into questions of fate and interconnectedness, rendered in an astounding visual style.

Dir. Masaaki Yuasa, 2017, 93 min., DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Gen Hoshino, Kana Hanazawa, Hiroshi Kamiya, Ryuji Akiyama. 

Tickets: $15 / $5 members

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<h3>『もののけ姫』</h3>
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, July 22 at 7 pm

25th Anniversary. The arrival of a diseased boar spirit, enraged and corrupted by an iron slug, leaves young warrior prince Ashitaka infected by its demon curse. With his days numbered, Ashitaka journeys westward to seek a cure for his affliction, tracing the boar’s path to the sacred forest of the Deer God, a forbidden realm belonging to an ancient forest spirit. Upon his arrival, Ashitaka stumbles into an elemental conflict between the forest’s protector San, a fearless warrior princess raised by wolves, and a neighboring iron town that has ravaged the earth. Released to universal acclaim, Hayao Miyazaki’s 14th-century tale is one of the director’s grandest achievements, a sweeping epic with breathtaking visuals and profound thematic ambitions that has captivated audiences ever since its release.

Dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 1997, 134 min., 35mm, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Yoji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida, Yuko Tanaka.

Tickets: $15 / $5 members 

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Released to universal acclaim, Hayao Miyazaki’s 14th-century tale is one of the director’s grandest achievements, a sweeping epic with breathtaking visuals and profound thematic ambitions that has captivated audiences ever since its release.

A young girl rides a large wolf in this animated still from Princess Mononoke.

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Princess Mononoke

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<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, May 27 at 7 pm

A straight-to-DVD classic, the anime companion to The Matrix series received a limited number of theatrical screenings in 2003 as part of a promotional push for Reloaded. Rarely screened since, this dazzling and visually inventive tie-in laid the groundwork for franchise anthology spinoffs with its nine imaginative stories—directed by some of anime’s greatest luminaries including Ninja Scroll’s Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Cowboy Bebop’s Shinichiro Watanabe and Æon Flux’s Peter Chung. Expanding upon the series’ universe, this frenetic and imaginative addition to the Matrix franchise is anything but a lazy cash-grab and ranks as one of best Matrix films.

Dir. Peter Chung, Andy Jones, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Takeshi Koike, Mahiro Maeda, Koji Morimoto, Shinichiro Watanabe; 2003, 102 min., 35mm, color, in English. With Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Clayton Watson.

Tickets: $15 / $5 members

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The Animatrix

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Sunday, May 8, 2022 
Session 1: 11 am–12:30 pm 
Session 2: 1–2:30 pm

Hang the koinobori carp streamers and dust off your samurai helmets—Children's Day is on its way! Come share Japan’s national holiday with us, where all children are stars and their happiness is celebrated. Embrace samurai tradition with our life-sized armor displays and a popular sword-fighting workshop led by Kyo Kasumi from TATE Hatoryu NY. 2022 Children’s Day will introduce families to diverse cultures of Japan through a beautiful performance in traditional Okinawan dance led by dance master Junko Nagahama. Children can create their own wearable origami kabuto samurai helmets and bring Children’s Day home with additional take-home craft activities!

Tickets: $15 / $12 Japan Society members; children ages 2 and under free. Free for Cool Culture members. Advance ticket purchase recommended, event will be limited to 40% capacity. This event will be photographed. Recommended for children ages 3-10 and accompanying adults.

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In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, Japan Society is engaging in a dynamic year-long exploration of the archipelago’s people, culture, history, and geopolitical significance. <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/okinawa-series" target="_blank">See more upcoming events from the Okinawa in Focus series &rarr;</a>

Children's Day is on its way! Come share Japan’s national holiday with us, where all children are stars and their happiness is celebrated. 

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Children’s Day: Kodomo no Hi

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<h4>Live Webinar</h4>

Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 7 pm ET | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

Brutalist architecture on Japan's Okinawa Prefecture was born of necessity, as seasonal typhoons are commonplace and concrete buildings can better withstand severe weather than those made of wood and other natural materials. Today, 90 percent of new buildings on Okinawa are made of concrete, reflecting in architecture the post-Occupation Americanization of Japan. This live webinar explores the little-known Brutalist architecture on Okinawa as part of special programming commemorating the 50th anniversary year of Okinawa's return to Japanese sovereignty from the U.S. in 1972. Speakers also address the problems of concrete as a building material, considering sustainable strategies such as re-use and longevity while questioning its continued prevalence in building and associated environmental costs.

<h4>Speakers</h4>
Paul Tulett, Okinawa-based photographer

Paul Tulett is a photographer focused on brutalist architecture in Japan. His interest in brutalism grew during postgraduate studies in Urban Planning and Environment. Through his Instagram account (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/brutal_zen/" target="_blank">@brutal_zen</a>), he aims to promote interest in this previously maligned and misunderstood style. By presenting the finessed Japanese expression of what originated in the UK, Paul hopes that preservation and heritage efforts can be bolstered internationally. His current interests include the origins and ongoing development of concrete use in Okinawa and sustainability issues surrounding this material.

Michael Kubo, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for Architectural History and Theory, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture and Design, University of Houston

Michael Kubo’s recent co-authored publications on the history of 20th-century architecture and urbanism include Imagining the Modern: Architecture and Urbanism of the Pittsburgh Renaissance (2019), Heroic: Concrete Architecture and the New Boston (2015), OfficeUS Atlas (2015) and the forthcoming Futures of the Architectural Exhibition (2022).

<h4>Moderator</h4> 
Tiffany Lambert, Curator, Japan Society

Tiffany Lambert has held prior curatorial positions at Columbia University’s Arthur Ross Gallery, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, and the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York as well as teaching positions at the Rhode Island School of Design and Pratt Institute. Her writing has been published internationally, including in The Architectural Review, Artsy, Cultured, Domus, Metropolis, PIN–UP, Surface, TANK and The New York Times. Her forthcoming book from Phaidon Press examines the artistic philosophy of Japanese designer Sori Yanagi.

<h4>Program Details</h4> This is a free event, with advance registration required. Pay What You Wish options are also available to support our innovative programs. The program will be live-streamed through YouTube, and registrants will receive the viewing link by email on the day before the event. Participants can submit questions through YouTube during the live stream. 

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<h4>Viewing Link</h4> 

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In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, Japan Society is engaging in a dynamic year-long exploration of the archipelago’s people, culture, history, and geopolitical significance. <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/okinawa-series" target="_blank">See more upcoming events from the Okinawa in Focus series &rarr;</a>

This live webinar explores the little-known Brutalist architecture on Okinawa as part of special programming commemorating the 50th anniversary year of Okinawa's return to Japanese sovereignty from the U.S. in 1972. 

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Concrete Paradise: Okinawan Brutalist Architecture

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Saturday, March 19 at 11 am—1 pm  EST

Learn about the history of Okinawa’s performing arts in an in-person, interactive dance workshop that introduces the movements and rhythms of Okinawa’s traditional court dances and zo odori, popular folk dances. Led by the artistic director of National Theatre Okinawa, Michihiko Kakazu, the workshop will be facilitated by performers from <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/performances/traditional-dance-music-okinawa" target="_blank">Waves Across Time: Traditional Dance and Music of Okinawa</a>. This intimate workshop also allows participants to view the traditional bingata-dyed costumes and stylized rustic apparel used in each dance form.

Tickets: $50/$40 members

Max. 25 participants. Participants must wear socks and workout attire. No prior dance experience necessary.

 
For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, we kindly ask that you:

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For more information, please review our <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/page/visitor-policies-and-safety-protocols" target="_blank">Visitor Policies and Safety Protocols.</a>

 
In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, Japan Society is engaging in a dynamic year-long exploration of the archipelago’s people, culture, history, and geopolitical significance. <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/okinawa-series" target="_blank">See more upcoming events from the Okinawa in Focus series &rarr;</a>

Learn about the history of Okinawa’s performing arts in an in-person, interactive dance workshop that introduces the movements and rhythms of Okinawa’s traditional court dances.

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Introduction to Okinawan Dance

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<h5>Live Webinar</h5>
Wednesday, October 20, 7-8:15 pm EDT | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

With vaccination rates increasing, businesses re-opening and countries loosening restrictions, people are slowly emerging from their homes and resuming their daily lives after over one and half years of a global pandemic. While vaccinations have helped to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and substantially reduced the severity, COVID and COVID variants continue to infect those across the globe with no end in sight. Many of us need to mentally prepare for a new normal, as we recognize that life is not the same as it was in the past. Additionally, the pandemic has created uncertainty in nearly every aspect of daily life, and has taken a toll on our mental wellbeing. What effect has the pandemic had on mental health? What are some healthy ways to cope with coronavirus-related anxiety? In this webinar, mental health experts share their insights into the psychological impact of living in a COVID-19 world in Japan and the United States, and how we can best transition to this new way of life.

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Speakers: 

Jeremy Hunter, Founding Director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute & Associate Professor of Practice, Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University 
Kaori Itokazu, Counselor, Ganjuu Wellbeing Service, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) 
Mark James, Philosopher & Cognitive Scientist, Embodied Cognitive Science Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)

Moderator: 
Ramona Handel-Bajema, Ph.D., Chief Program Officer, Japan Society

Agenda: 
7-8:15 pm EDT &emsp;&emsp;	Discussion and Q&A

Admission: 
This is a free event. You must register for the webinar to receive the login details. 

For more information, please contact the Box Office at 212-715-1258 or email <a href="mailto:boxoffice@japansociety.org">boxoffice@japansociety.org</a>.
 
In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, Japan Society is engaging in a dynamic year-long exploration of the archipelago’s people, culture, history, and geopolitical significance. <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/okinawa-series" target="_blank">See more upcoming events from the Okinawa in Focus series &rarr;</a>

<h5>About the Speakers</h5>



Jeremy Hunter, Ph.D. is the great-grandson of a sumo wrestler. He serves as the Founding Director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute as well as Associate Professor of Practice at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. He is also a co-founder and partner of Transform LLC in Tokyo, Japan. For nearly two decades, he has helped leaders transform themselves while retaining their humanity in the face of monumental change and challenge. He created and teaches The Executive Mind, a series of demanding and transformative executive education programs. They are dedicated to Drucker’s assertion that “You cannot manage other people unless you manage yourself first.” He also co-leads the Leading Mindfully Executive Education program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and teaches the Mindfulness for Effective Leadership Executive Education track at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. He has designed and led leadership development programs for a wide variety of organizations, including Fortune 200 aerospace, Fortune 50 banking and finance, accounting, the arts and civic non-profits. Program impacts have lead to both positive professional, personal and financial outcomes for participants. Hunter has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, The Financial Times, the Los Angeles Times and National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. He has been voted Professor of the Year eight times. His work is informed by the experience of living day-to-day for 17 years with a potentially terminal illness. When faced with the need for life-saving surgery more than a dozen former students came forward as organ donors. Dr. Hunter received his Ph.D. from University of Chicago, under the direction of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. He also holds a degree in Public Policy from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and in East Asian Studies from Wittenberg University.

Kaori Itokazu is a counselor at Ganjuu Wellbeing Service. She has been working at OIST since 2015 and provides services in Japanese and English. She is originally from Okinawa but obtained her training and counselor license (LPC) in Denver, Colorado. Prior to her curent role, she was a mental health clinician at Asian Pacific Development Center in Denver and mainly worked with Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders population including newly resettled refugees. She has worked with diverse populations from different cultures in both settings. Kaori holds a MA in Counseling Psychology Counselor Education from University of Colorado Denver and a BS in Psychology from University of Maryland University College. She lives with her husband, her mother, and a 2-year-old son in Naha, Okinawa.

Mark M. James, Ph.D. is a currently working as a philosopher and cognitive scientist within the Embodied Cognitive Science Unit at OIST. Mark was awarded the JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for his project Locating Virtual Bodies and will use findings from the COVID-19 Pandemic Experiences surveys to inquire into the role of digital mediation in enabling experiences of social connection throughout the pandemic.
Mark has published on topics related to embodied intersubjectivity, habituation, enactive cognitive science, learning, and design (See James 2020, James & Loaiza 2020). Mark was previously awarded the prestigious Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship by the Irish Research Council for his PhD project, entitled Enhabiting Participatory Sense-Making Frames. In that project, he developed an account of how the dynamics of in-person interaction enable the emergence of stable interactive patterns that both perpetuate and transform the cultural order wherein they come into being (see James 2021).
Mark has appeared in numerous public venues to speak and write about the application of philosophical insights to everyday matters, and he is the host of the recently launched Connectomics podcast, where he speaks with guests about the intersection of embodied cognitive science, philosophy, culture, technology and design.

Mental health experts share their insights into the psychological impact of living in a COVID-19 world in Japan and the United States, and how we can best transition to this new way of life.

Adjusting to the New Normal: COVID-19 & Mental Health

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<h5>Live Webinar</h5>
Tuesday, February 1 at 7-8 pm EST | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

Oceans cover more than 70 percent of the earth’s surface and are vital to the world economy. The ocean economy is estimated at $2.5 trillion in goods and services annually—equivalent to 5 percent of global GDP—and is the 7th largest economy in the world. However, increasing greenhouse gas emissions from human activities have had a significant impact, resulting in decline of marine life and extreme weather events. How is climate change posing a threat to the world’s oceans? What are the promises of a blue economy? In this webinar, speakers discuss how climate change is affecting marine life, with a particular focus on Okinawa’s waters, and the importance of transitioning to a sustainable ocean economy.

<h4>Speakers</h4>
Timothy Ravasi, Professor of Marine Science & Principal Investigator, Marine Climate Change Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University 
Charlotte de Fontaubert, Global Lead for the Blue Economy, World Bank 


<h4>Moderator</h4> 
Robert B. Dunbar, W.M. Keck Professor at the School of Earth Sciences, Stanford University; Senior Fellow, Woods Institute for the Environment

<h4>Agenda</h4>
7-7:45 pm &emsp;&emsp; Discussion 
7:45-8 pm &emsp;&emsp; Q&A Session

<h4>Program Details</h4> 
This is a free event, with advance registration required. The program will be live-streamed through YouTube, and registrants will receive the viewing link by email on the day before the event. Participants can submit questions through YouTube during the live stream.
 
In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, Japan Society is engaging in a dynamic year-long exploration of the archipelago’s people, culture, history, and geopolitical significance. <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/okinawa-series" target="_blank">See more upcoming events from the Okinawa in Focus series &rarr;</a>

Speakers discuss how climate change is affecting marine life, with a particular focus on Okinawa’s waters, and the importance of transitioning to a sustainable ocean economy.

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Climate Change & the Blue Economy: Diving into Okinawa’s Waters

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<h3>『はなび』</h3>
 
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, April 1 at 7pm

 25th Anniversary — Archival 35mm Presentation! Crippled by tragedies at home and work, a depressed police detective (Takeshi Kitano) resolves to rectify his situation and the lives of those around him through illicit means. Told through elliptical editing and interspersed with flora-inspired canvases painted by Kitano himself, Hana-bi oscillates between tender moments and temperamental bouts of violence, delicately constructing an affecting and melancholic meditation on mortality. Following its Golden Lion win at Venice, Hana-bi served as Kitano’s directorial breakthrough in Japan, cementing his position as a serious filmmaker after years of eluding critical stature and recognition at home.

 35mm print courtesy of the Chicago Film Society.

Dir. Takeshi Kitano, 1997, 103 min., 35mm. With Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima.

Tickets: $15 / $5 members

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Crippled by tragedies at home and work, a depressed police detective (Takeshi Kitano) resolves to rectify his situation and the lives of those around him through illicit means. 

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<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Saturday, April 2 at 7 pm

Doors open at 6 pm for Premium ticket holders and 6:30 pm for General Admission ticket holders.

 Japan's favorite ultraromantic rom-com hits the Big Apple with the U.S. premiere of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-! Be the first to watch the highly anticipated Season 3 of this hit anime, where love makes fools out of geniuses as Shuchiin Academy student council members Kaguya Shomiya and Miyuki Shirogane continue their highly cerebral warfare in which the first to confess their love loses!

This special event features an advance screening of Episode 1 (in Japanese with English subtitles), plus an exclusive prerecorded talk featuring the main cast—Aoi Koga (Kaguya Shinomiya), Makoto Furukawa (Miyuki Shirogane), Konomi Konohara (Chika Fujiwara), Ryota Suzuki (Yu Ishigami) and Miyu Tomita (Miko Iino). Premium ticket holders receive early admission in addition to a poster and a limited-edition tote bag featuring Kaguya and her iconic phrase—“How cute.” 

Tickets: <strike>$35 (Premium Ticket – Early Admission + Tote Bag & Poster)*</strike> SOLD OUT / $15 (General Admission) / $10 (Member Price)

*Limited to 50 Premium Tickets

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<h5>About Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-</h5> 
Shuchiin Academy—an elite school where the most gifted students flock to. It is also where its Student Council brought together Vice President Kaguya Shinomiya and President Miyuki Shirogane. While everyone expected a speedy courtship and agreed that the two geniuses would make the perfect couple, the pair, it seems, has too much pride to confess their true feelings for one another! 

“By what means shall I make the other confess?” The two remain fully committed in devising a highly cerebral strategy in this cunning war of love... 

Will they take their relationship to the next level by the final day of Shuchiin Academy’s culture festival!?

For more information on the series: <a href="https://kaguyasama-anime.com/" target="_blank">kaguyasama-anime.com</a>
 

For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, we kindly ask that you: 

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<li>- Bring proof of vaccination and photo ID with you. As of February 1, proof of a booster shot is required for anyone who is eligible, with a 4-week grace period after eligibility.
</li>
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For more information, please review our <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/page/visitor-policies-and-safety-protocols" target="_blank">Visitor Policies and Safety Protocols.</a>

Japan's favorite ultraromantic rom-com hits the Big Apple with the U.S. premiere of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-! Be the first to watch the highly anticipated Season 3 of this hit anime.

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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic- U.S. Premiere in New York

Monday, May 9, 7-8 pm EDT | ５ 月 ９ 日（月）、午後７時―８時（アメリカ東部時間） 
Tuesday, May 10, 8-9 am Japan Time | ５ 月 １０ 日（火）、午前８時－９時（日本時間） 
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PLEASE NOTE: This free event will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET). このオンライン語学交換会は「Zoom」というアプリを使って施行されます。事前にパソコン、タブレット、スマホのいずれかにアプリのダウンロードをお願い致します。

Join Japanese-language students and native Japanese speakers at this informal virtual language exchange to practice your Japanese. We will use breakout rooms grouped by level to chat. Levels include introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. 日本に興味のある人たちや日本語を勉強中の人たちと気軽に会話を楽しみましょう。日本語、英語のレベル別にグループに分かれて語学交換を行います。日本人の方、英語を勉強中の方、ふるってご参加ください！

Admission: This is a free event, with advance RSVP required. Participants must be age 16 or older. 参加費無料。事前のお申し込みが必要です。

Further event details, including the Zoom link, will be sent the morning of the event.　 
Zoomのリンクを含む詳細は、イベント当日の朝にメールにてお知らせ致します。

Questions? Please contact <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org" target="_blank">language@japansociety.org</a> or (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293.
 

Please consider making a tax-deductible <a href="https://boxoffice.japansociety.org/events/5fbefdcb-a236-8efb-a7b9-cc9b0d3d0bf4" target="_blank">donation</a>. Your gift enables our continued development of innovative programs, keeping the spirit of arts, culture and language alive.

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Join Japanese-language students and native Japanese speakers at this informal virtual language exchange to practice your Japanese.

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Nihongo Chat

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<h3>『影武者』</h3>
 
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, January 21 at 7pm

 Screening in 35mm! A majestic chronicle of a petty thief surreptitiously given another chance at life to serve as a kagemusha (double) for an aging warlord, Kurosawa’s late-period masterpiece erupts into a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions—relaying a fable of fealty, duty and power against a backdrop of feudal Japan. When the lord is mortally wounded, the kagemusha reluctantly impersonates the daimyo at the command of the clan’s inner circle. Fated to play a part in a life not his own, the kagemusha must deceive even the warlord’s closest kin, challenging his own commitment to the role even as the outbreak of war looms.

Dir. Akira Kurosawa, 1980, 160 min., 35mm. With Tatsuya Nakadai, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Hagiwara.

Tickets: $15 / $5 members

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Attendance is limited to 40% capacity to allow attendees to maintain space between parties. Please note, however, that 6-foot distancing will not be possible. For more information, please review our <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/page/visitor-policies-and-safety-protocols" target="_blank">Visitor Policies and Safety Protocols.</a>

Screening in 35mm! A majestic chronicle of a petty thief surreptitiously given another chance at life to serve as a kagemusha (double) for an aging warlord.

A Japanese warlord stands against an ominous landscape.

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Monday, April 4, 7–8 pm EDT 
４月４日（月）、午後７時～８時（アメリカ東部夏時間) 
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Tuesday, April 5, 2–3 pm EDT 
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PLEASE NOTE: These free events will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET). このオンライン英会話体験講座は「Zoom」というアプリを使って施行されます。事前にスマホ、タブレット、パソコンのいずれかにアプリのダウンロードをお願い致します。

ジャパン・ソサエティー・語学センターでは、日英バイリンガル講師による日本人向けの英会話教室のオンライン体験講座を実施いたします。この英会話体験講座は、どのレベルの方にもご参加いただけます。体験講座を通して当センターでの英会話教室にご興味をお持ちいただいた方は、ぜひ2022年夏期英会話教室（４月中旬開講）にお申込みください。質問タイムも設けていますので、日々の生活や学習の中で英語に関する質問がある方は大歓迎です。（日本語でも可です。）日本はもとより、世界中からのご参加をお待ちしております。*体験講座の参加費は無料ですが、事前のお申し込みが必要です。

このイベントは講義スタイルではなく、実際のレッスンと同様に全員参加型のイベントとなりますので、可能な限りビデオとサウンドをオンにしてご参加ください。

 
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This is a free event, with advance RSVP required. 参加費無料。事前のお申し込みが必要です。

Participants must be age 16 or older. この体験レッスンは、16際以上の方を対象としております。

 Further instructions and the Zoom link will be provided on the morning of the event by email from <a href="mailto:language_inquiries@japansociety.org">language_inquiries@japansociety.org</a>. Zoomのリンクを含む詳細は、イベント当日の朝にメールにてお知らせ致します。
 
<h4>講師の紹介 / Teacher Introduction</h4>

Ben Milam (ベン・マイラム)：コロンビア大学教育学部で応用言語学の修士号を取得したベン・マイラム先生は現在ニューヨーク大学で語学教授法の教鞭を執られています。また、政府、教育、エンターテインメントの３業界に精通する経歴の持ち主で、和英翻訳と日英通訳のプロです。かつて国際連合アドバイザーを務めたこともあります。アスク出版社の「Nihongo Fun & Easy」や外務省出版の漫画「めぐみ」など、様々な教科書や漫画の翻訳にもわっています。エンターテイメント業界でのハイライトは、所ジョージの「笑ってコラえて！」でテイラー・スウィフトにインタビューしたこと、また、日本のセレブ相手の英語個人教師など、多々の経験をもった異色英語教師として現在活躍中です。

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Support for Japan Society's Toyota Language Center is provided, in part, by Mark F. Goldfield and Mary E. Hatch; Christopher Hong; Steven Giordano; Juan Ruiz Gomez; The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles; and Dr. Bic Kanayjorn.

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日英バイリンガル講師による日本人向けの英会話教室のオンライン体験講座です。この体験講座では、1月下旬開講の春期英会話教室の中級〜上級それぞれのレベルで扱う内容を少しずつご紹介しますので、どのレベルの方にもご参加いただけます。

English Trial Lesson

英会話体験講座 English Trial Lesson

<h5>YouTube Premiere</h5>
Tuesday, March 8 at 6 pm EST
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“How does the artist breathe life into his work? By summoning the spirit of the art that lives inside him… Power comes from the artist’s spirit, warmth from his tenderness, and serenity from his prayers.” —Shikō Munakata, Hanga no Hanashi (1954)

In this virtual walkthrough of <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/exhibitions/shiko-munakata-way-of-seeing" target="_blank">Shikō Munakata: A Way of Seeing</a>, D. Max Moerman, professor and chair of Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures at Barnard College, delves into the artist’s rich Buddhist roots, unveiling key philosophies, motifs and figures at the heart of Munakata’s oeuvre. In conversation with Japan Society’s Chief Program Officer Ramona Handel-Bajema, Ph.D., Moerman discusses the religious significance of works such as Eulogy to Shōkei (1945), a six-panel screen containing 24 individual prints, and The Ten Great Disciples of Buddha (1939/1948), a set of 12 expressive, black-and-white hanging scrolls, as well as several calligraphic works. 

This free program will premiere on YouTube on Tuesday, March 8 at 6 pm EST. Register in advance to receive a reminder email and viewing link the day before the event.

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D. Max Moerman is Professor in the Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Cultures at Barnard College. He is Co-Chair of the Columbia University Seminar in Buddhist Studies and an Associate Director of the Columbia Center for Buddhism and Asian Religions. He holds an A.B. from Columbia College and a Ph.D. from Stanford University. His research interests are in the visual and material culture of Japanese religions.

In this virtual walkthrough of Shikō Munakata: A Way of Seeing, D. Max Moerman, professor and chair of Asian & Middle Eastern Cultures at Barnard College, delves into the artist’s rich Buddhist roots.

Three hanging scrolls featuring woodblock prints of Buddhist dieties.

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Sacred Screens and Scrolls: Decoding Buddhist Symbols in Shikō Munakata’s Prints

This online, single-session professional development course, offered in collaboration with <a href="https://www.facinghistory.org/" target="_blank">Facing History and Ourselves</a>, prepares educators to teach the memoir Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. As Wakatsuki shares her family’s experience of being uprooted from their home and placed in Manzanar internment camp, this memoir imparts to students a personal understanding of the discrimination endured by Japanese Americans during World War II. This course equips ELA, Social Studies and Humanities middle and high school teachers with new interdisciplinary teaching strategies that reinforce literacy skills and historical understanding.

CTLE hours are available for this workshop.

To register for this free workshop, create an account at the <a href="https://www.facinghistory.org/calendar/w2022ny15-teaching-about-japanese-american-incarceration-during-wwii" target="_blank">Facing History and Ourselves event page.</a>

This online, single-session professional development course, offered in collaboration with Facing History and Ourselves, prepares educators to teach the memoir Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston and James D. Houston. 

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Teaching About Japanese American Incarceration During WWII

<h5>In-Person & Virtual Lecture</h5>
Sunday, March 20 11 am ET
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In celebration of Asia Week New York 2022, the Japanese Art Society of America (JASA) is delighted to invite you to join JASA Members for the 2022 Annual Meeting and keynote address by well-known ukiyo-e collector George Mann, who will speak about extraordinary prints and legendary figures in the Japanese print world. 

Each lecture ticket will include one free admission to the exhibition <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/arts-and-culture/exhibitions/shiko-munakata-way-of-seeing" target="_blank">Shikō Munakata: A Way of Seeing</a> before the lecture starts. Timed tickets will be required after the lecture. Redemption code will be included in the ticket confirmation email. 

Note: Advance registration is required. To purchase in-person tickets or register for the free virtual lecture, click the "Tickets" button at the top of this page. If joining virtually: Once your order with Japan Society is complete, you will receive an email with a link to complete the Zoom registration. Zoom will also send you a reminder one week before the event, one day before the event, as well as one hour prior to the event. For any questions, please contact <a href="boxoffice@japansociety.org">boxoffice@japansociety.org</a> or (212) 715-1258.

Tickets: 
Free for Japan Society members 
Free if joining virtually 
$12 for general audiences attending in person

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In celebration of Asia Week New York 2022, the Japanese Art Society of America is delighted to invite you to join JASA Members for the 2022 Annual Meeting and keynote address by well-known ukiyo-e collector George Mann.

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JASA Lecture: Reflections of a Collector: George Mann

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 <h2>Shikō Munakata: A Way of Seeing</h2> 
 <h4>December 10, 2021 – March 20, 2022</h4>

This new presentation of nearly 100 path-breaking works by celebrated artist Shikō Munakata (1903-1975) is organized from Japan Society’s rare collection—the largest Munakata collection in the United States. Primarily known for his powerfully expressive woodblock prints, this exhibition reveals the breadth of Munakata’s oeuvre, which spanned from prints to calligraphy, sumi ink paintings, watercolors, lithography, and ceramics.

With his bold, spontaneous, and sketch-like lines, Munakata developed an innovative style that revolutionized the woodblock print. A highlight of the installation is his complete Tōkaidō Series (1964), a set of 61 newly rediscovered prints that depict scenes the artist witnessed while traveling along the vital coastal route between Tokyo and Kyoto, which Munakata extended to Osaka. This full set will be on view for the first time since 1965.

No matter the medium, Munakata’s artistic explorations were characterized by a spirited curiosity and relentless experimentation. Munakata incorporated diverse sources and inspiration in his dynamic works, including Japanese folk tales, Buddhism, Western literature and poetry, and nature motifs, represented by works in the exhibition. The exhibition underscores Munakata’s first visit to the United States in 1959 as a Fellow in Japan Society’s Print Artists Program, and includes works he made expressly for Japan Society during his time in New York. Original, experiential exhibition design is by New York- and Barcelona-based MAIO Architects, with graphic design by Eline Mul.

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 Admission: $12/$10 students and seniors. Free for Japan Society members. 
 

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This new presentation of works by Shikō Munakata (1903-1975) is organized from Japan Society’s rare collection—the largest Munakata collection in the United States. December 10, 2021 – March 20, 2022.

Shikō Munakata: A Way of Seeing

<h5>Online Workshop</h5>

Friday, April 15, 6:30-7:30 PM EDT | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

This workshop will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).

This workshop is an introduction to quick & simple Japanese phrases to help you get by when dining, shopping, and meeting new people. Participants will learn how to greet people, introduce themselves, order food, and ask for prices, among other expressions. Please note: this workshop is roughly equivalent to the first half of the Crash Course for Travelers to Japan Workshop.

Although it is not required to show your face or video online, we highly recommend having your video on if possible. Seeing each other’s facial expressions is a part of conversation and language learning. We also ask that every participant be able to participate via their microphone. If you do not have one of these capabilities or would like to discuss accommodations, please contact us at <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a>. 

Instructor: Ms. Kazue Kurahara holds a BA from Hunter College and an MA in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and TESOL from NYU. She holds teaching certificates in both Japanese and ESL. She has taught Japanese at various institutions, including New York University, Hunter College, Pace University, and The New School. She is the scriptwriter and host of Japan Society’s YouTube series "Uki Uki NihonGO! + Culture”.

For a printer friendly version, please click here: <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/4VnOGHMO5XkkxhhbDMzum5/6fae5aa9574dcf774f88ab83c0beb344/2022_Spring_Survival_Japanese_Workshop-_April_as_of_2-20-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Workshop Information (PDF)</a>
 

<h2>How To Register</h2>

Tuition: $20 nonmembers /$18 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members

Registration may be completed online (recommended) or by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. At the moment, we are only taking payment in the form of credit or debit cards (no checks or cash).

Registrants will receive a Welcome Email and the Zoom link by email from <a href="mailto:language_inquiries@japansociety.org">language_inquiries@japansociety.org</a> in the afternoon of the business day before each workshop.
 
<h2>Please Note</h2>
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted until 12 pm ET, the business day before a course or workshop begins. With a cancellation, a refund of tuition minus a service charge ($20 for courses, $5 for workshops) will be provided. After this deadline, cancellations are not accepted.

Cancellations are accepted by phone only. We do not accept email cancellations. 

Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, students already enrolled will receive full refunds (no service charge).

By registering for a workshop, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy.

Students must be age 16 or older.

We do not record our workshops, and recording of this workshop is prohibited.

This workshop is an introduction to quick & simple Japanese phrases to help you get by when dining, shopping, and meeting new people.

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Survival Japanese 

Friday, April 22, 6:30-8:30 pm EDT (Part 1) 
Friday, April 29, 6:30-8:30 pm EDT (Part 2) | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 



PLEASE NOTE: These workshops will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).

Why is stroke order important? Why are there multiple readings of the same Kanji? Is there an efficient and less painful way to learn new ones? What can I do to overcome my “Kanji allergy?”

Join us in these fun, hands-on workshops for adult learners (ages 16 and up) and get a jumpstart toward reading and writing Japanese with more confidence!

For students in Levels 1–4, these workshops are a perfect introduction to Kanji.

For students in Levels 5–9, these workshops will be an excellent opportunity to revisit the fundamentals of Kanji to reinforce your existing and future Kanji knowledge.

For a printer friendly version, please click here: <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/2v6kG8p1eRdp06KDKbteNn/401e6b54720099870cc03abd627f87ee/2022_Summer_Kanji_Workshops_Part_1___2_Info_as_of_2-17-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Workshop Information (PDF)</a>

<h3>Part 1 Workshop:</h3>

In this workshop, you will be guided through the fundamental concepts of Kanji structure, bushu (radicals), on & kun readings, and more.

Part 1 is the equivalent of the previous “Kanji Workshop” offered through Spring 2021.

<h3>Part 2 Workshop:</h3>

In Part 2, you will be introduced to some of the most essential bushu (Kanji radicals). You will see how easily and quickly bushu can help increase your Kanji repertoire.

This is a continuation of Kanji Workshop Part 1, and Part 1 is a prerequisite to taking Part 2. Please note: Anyone who has attended a previous “Kanji Workshop” through Spring 2021 (equivalent of Part 1) may register for Part 2.

Due to this being a language learning workshop, we highly recommend having your video on if possible. We do ask that every participant is able to participate via their microphone. If you do not have this capability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a>. 

<h3>Instructor:</h3> 

Ms. Kazue Kurahara holds a BA from Hunter College and an MA in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and TESOL from NYU. She holds teaching certificates in both Japanese and ESL. She has taught Japanese at various institutions, including New York University, Hunter College, Pace University, and The New School. She is the scriptwriter and host of Japan Society&rsquo;s YouTube series &quot;Uki Uki NihonGO! + Culture&rdquo;.
 

<h2>How To Register</h2>

Tuition: $37 nonmembers /$30 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members (per workshop)
Registration may be completed online (recommended) or by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. At the moment, we are only taking payment in the form of credit or debit cards (no checks or cash). 
Registrants will receive a Welcome Email and the Zoom link from <a href="mailto:language_inquiries@japansociety.org">language_inquiries@japansociety.org</a> in the afternoon of the business day before each workshop.
 
<h2>Please Note</h2>
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted until 12 pm ET, the business day before a course or workshop begins. With a cancellation, a refund of tuition minus a service charge ($20 for courses, $5 for workshops) will be provided. After this deadline, cancellations are not accepted.

Cancellations are accepted by phone only. We do not accept email cancellations. 

Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, students already enrolled will receive full refunds (no service charge).

By registering for a workshop, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy.

Students must be age 16 or older.

We do not record our workshops, and recording of this workshop is prohibited.

Why is stroke order important? Join us for fun and hands-on kanji workshops to get a jumpstart toward reading and writing Japanese with more confidence!

2021 Fall Fundamentals of Kanji Workshops

Fundamentals of Kanji Workshops 

Wednesday, May 11, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

This workshop will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).

Did you know Japanese has more onomatopoeia than almost any other language in the world, next only to Korean? Virtually everything you experience—sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste—can all be vividly expressed with onomatopoeia. In this workshop, students learn different groups of onomatopoeia such as giongo and gitaigo, covering many topics including animal sounds, weather, health, action, and of course, food! Students will act out a scene from manga, explore fun sound effects, and feel the power of descriptive writing using onomatopoeia.

Although it is not required to show your face or video online, we highly recommend having your video on if possible. Seeing each other’s facial expressions is a part of conversation and language learning. We also ask that every participant be able to participate via their microphone. If you do not have one of these capabilities or would like to discuss accommodations, please contact us at <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a>. 

For a printer friendly version, please click here: <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/4KBfCB8MIQSujTRjAcl9L0/e71a24135abbd1a1fc8047f0c05cb56e/2022_Summer_Onomatopoeia_Workshop_as_of_2-17-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Workshop Information (PDF)</a>

<h3>Instructor:</h3> 

Ms. Kazue Kurahara holds a BA from Hunter College and an MA in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and TESOL from NYU. She holds teaching certificates in both Japanese and ESL. She has taught Japanese at various institutions, including New York University, Hunter College, Pace University, and The New School. She is the scriptwriter and host of Japan Society’s YouTube series "Uki Uki NihonGO! + Culture”.
 

<h2>How To Register</h2>

Tuition: $37 nonmembers /$30 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members
Registration may be completed online (recommended) or by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. At the moment, we are only taking payment in the form of credit or debit cards (no checks or cash). Registrants will receive a Welcome Email and the Zoom link by email from <a href="mailto:language_inquiries@japansociety.org">language_inquiries@japansociety.org</a> in the afternoon of the business day before the workshop.
 

<h2>Please Note</h2>
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted until 12 pm ET, the business day before a course or workshop begins. With a cancellation, a refund of tuition minus a service charge ($20 for courses, $5 for workshops) will be provided. After this deadline, cancellations are not accepted.

Cancellations are accepted by phone only. We do not accept email cancellations. 

Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, students already enrolled will receive full refunds (no service charge).

By registering for a workshop, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy.

Students must be age 16 or older.

We do not record our workshops, and recording of this workshop is prohibited.

Learn different groups of Japanese onomatopoeia and discover the Japanese sounds for animals, weather, health, action, and food in this online workshop.

Onomatopoeia Workshop

Japanese Onomatopoeia Workshop

Friday, May 6, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (Hiragana) 
Thursday, May 12, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (Katakana) | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

PLEASE NOTE: This workshop will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).

These mini-workshops offer the beginning student of Japanese the opportunity to quickly and efficiently master the reading of the two Japanese syllabaries, hiragana and katakana. It is these two writing systems, in combination with the more complex kanji (ideograms which represent meaning), which constitute the written Japanese language.

Due to this being a language learning workshop, we highly recommend having your video on if possible. We do ask that every participant is able to participate via their microphone. If you do not have this capability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org">language@japansociety.org</a>. 

For a printer friendly version, please click here: <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/3zbnELspvjA83ZeyFFiqad/e516e920861ee1c1106f01fd7bae4308/2022_Summer_Hiragana_Katakana_Workshops_info___reg_as_of_2-17-2022.pdf" target="_blank">Workshop Information (PDF)</a>

<h3>Instructor:</h3> 

Ms. Kazue Kurahara holds a BA from Hunter College and an MA in Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language and TESOL from NYU. She holds teaching certificates in both Japanese and ESL. She has taught Japanese at various institutions, including New York University, Hunter College, Pace University, and The New School. She is the scriptwriter and host of Japan Society’s YouTube series "Uki Uki NihonGO! + Culture”.

 

<h2>How To Register</h2>

Tuition: $37 nonmembers /$30 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members (per workshop)

Registration may be completed online (recommended) or by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293. At the moment, we are only taking payment in the form of credit or debit cards (no checks or cash). 
Registrants will receive a Welcome Email and the Zoom link from <a href="mailto:language_inquiries@japansociety.org">language_inquiries@japansociety.org</a> in the afternoon of the business day before each workshop.
 

<h2>Please Note</h2>
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted until 12 pm ET, the business day before a course or workshop begins. With a cancellation, a refund of tuition minus a service charge ($20 for courses, $5 for workshops) will be provided. After this deadline, cancellations are not accepted.

Cancellations are accepted by phone only. We do not accept email cancellations. 

Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, students already enrolled will receive full refunds (no service charge).

By registering for a workshop, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy.

Students must be age 16 or older.

We do not record our workshops, and recording of this workshop is prohibited.

These mini-workshops offer the beginning student of Japanese the opportunity to quickly and efficiently master the reading of the two Japanese syllabaries, hiragana and katakana.

Learn to Read Hiragana & Katakana Workshops at Japan Society

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Learn to Read Hiragana & Katakana Workshops 

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<h3>『女囚さそり/第41雑居房』</h3>
 
<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

Friday, March 4 at 7pm

 50th Anniversary — Rare 35mm Presentation. Best recognized outside of Japan for her role as the mesmerizing, katana-wielding Lady Snowblood, Meiko Kaji’s equally definitive portrayal of the fearless convict Sasori (Scorpion) initially cemented her status as an icon of 70s exploitation. After a year in solitary confinement in a vicious women’s prison, Sasori has taken on a mythic stature among the prisoners. Escaping with an uncouth band of inmates, she leads the group while the prison’s sadistic guards follow in hot pursuit. The second film in Toei’s Female Prisoner Scorpion series, Shunya Ito’s fever dream sequel is recognized as the series’ best entry, bolstered by avant-garde tinged visuals, delirious violence, a fuzzy guitar score and, of course, Meiko Kaji’s fierce, steely-eyed performance of rage and vengeance.

Dir. Shunya Ito, 1972, 90 min., 35mm. With Meiko Kaji, Fumio Watanabe, Kayoko Shiraishi.

Tickets: $15 / $5 members

Please review our safety protocols at the bottom of this page.

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For more information, please review our <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/page/visitor-policies-and-safety-protocols" target="_blank">Visitor Policies and Safety Protocols.</a>

The second film in Toei’s Female Prisoner Scorpion series, Shunya Ito’s fever dream sequel is recognized as the series’ best entry, bolstered by avant-garde tinged visuals, delirious violence, and Meiko Kaji’s fierce performance.

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Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41

<h5>Immersive Audio Performance</h5
 
Thursday, February 24 at 6 pm, 8 pm 
 Friday, February 25 at 5:30 pm, 7:30 pm 
 Saturday, February 26 at <strike>2 pm</strike> (SOLD OUT), <strike>4 pm</strike> (SOLD OUT), <strike>6:30 pm</strike> (SOLD OUT), 8:30 pm 
 Sunday, February 27 at 12:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 4:30 pm, 7 pm
 

Believed to have originated in India, shomyo is a ritual form of Buddhist chant that traveled along the Silk Road to China, eventually reaching Japan in the sixth century. For this one-of-a-kind in-person performance, Brooklyn-based media designer Tei Blow will transform Japan Society’s stage into an immersive soundscape featuring the ethereal voices of Shomyo no Kai—Voices of a Thousand Years, a group of two dozen priests from the esoteric Shingon and Tendai Buddhist sects. Incorporating the lyrics and graphic score of the Japanese female composer Yu Kuwabara’s shomyo piece Spiral Mandala Ceremony and the ancient mandalas that inspired her work, Blow's visuals, in tandem with Shomyo No Kai's vocals, create an ever-shifting environment with dreamlike power. 

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Tickets: $15/$12 members

TICKET ON-SALE DATES: 
 Members: January 27 
 Corporate Members: January 27 (For purchase before February 3, please contact the Box Office with your corporate discount code at (212) 715-1258 or <a href="mailto:boxoffice@japansociety.org">boxoffice@japansociety.org</a>)
 General Public: February 3

Location: <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/rq1LYfMi7Zq5Pib3A" target="_blank">Japan Society</a> (333 East 47th Street, New York)

Please note that, due to COVID related travel issues, Shomyo no Kai will not be present for this in-person, immersive audio performance. The approximate capacity per performance is 30 people seated on Japan Society’s stage.

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For the health and safety of our staff and visitors, we kindly ask that you: 

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For this one-of-a-kind in-person performance, Brooklyn-based media designer Tei Blow will transform Japan Society’s stage into an immersive soundscape featuring the ethereal voices of Shomyo no Kai—Voices of a Thousand Years.

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Shomyo: Buddhist Ritual Chant—Spiral Mandala Ceremony 

<h5>Language Center Event</h5>
Tuesday, November 30, 7-8:30 pm EST | １１月３０日（火）、午後７時―８時半（アメリカ東部時間） 
Wednesday, December 1, 9-10:30 am Japan Time | １２月１日（水）、午前９時－１０時半（日本時間） 
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PLEASE NOTE: This free event will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET). このオンライン語学交換会は「Zoom」というアプリを使って施行されます。事前にパソコン、タブレット、スマホのいずれかにアプリのダウンロードをお願い致します。

Join Japanese-language students and native Japanese speakers at this informal virtual language exchange to practice your Japanese. After a short presentation by our J-Culture guest, we will move into breakout rooms grouped by level to chat. Levels include introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. 日本に興味のある人たちや日本語を勉強中の人たちと気軽に会話を楽しみましょう。ゲストによるプレゼンテーションの後で、日本語、英語のレベル別にグループに分かれて語学交換を行います。日本人の方、英語を勉強中の方、ふるってご参加ください！

If you have previous experience writing your own Haiku and are willing to share one of your poems, please send it to <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org" target="_blank">language@japansociety.org</a> by Monday, Nov. 29 at 12pm ET. Otaka-sensei will review select poems and may discuss them during the Nihongo Chat event. We look forward to seeing your submissions. 
過去に俳句の創作経験のある方は是非、自身の作品を <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org" target="_blank">language@japansociety.org</a> にてお送りください。講師の大高先生がイベントで使う例題として数作品選びます。締め切りは11月29日（月）アメリカ東部時間午後12時です。皆様の俳句の応募をお待ちしております。

Admission: This is a free event, with advance RSVP required. Participants must be age 16 or older. 参加費無料。事前のお申し込みが必要です。

Further event details, including the Zoom link, will be sent the morning of the event.　 
Zoomのリンクを含む詳細は、イベント当日の朝にメールにてお知らせ致します。

Questions? Please contact <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org" target="_blank">language@japansociety.org</a> or (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293.

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<h5>About the Guest</h5>

Shō Ōtaka (Haiku poet)

Born in Tokushima Prefecture, Shō Ōtaka began composing haiku at the age of 13. She currently teaches haiku at Kyoto University for the Arts, and began holding haiku workshops overseas in 2010. Ōtaka-sensei has traveled to France, the United Kingdom, and the United States to educate audiences about the fascinating characteristics of haiku, such as their seasonal words (kigo), and the beauty of Japanese culture.

大高　翔（おおたか・しょう）

俳人。藍花（あいばな）俳句会副主宰。俳人協会幹事。京都芸術大学(旧名称 : 京都造形芸術大学)非常勤講師。現在、句作を中心に、エッセイの執筆、校歌作詞、また、長女出産をきっかけに2004年より、こどもたちや初心者への作句指導に取り組む。2010年から、海外での俳句ワークショップを開催、句会体験や季語の解説によって、日本文化の魅力を伝えている。

チラシは、こちらからご覧いただけます。 Please click below for a printable PDF of this information: 
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Please consider making a tax-deductible <a href="https://apps.guidebycell.com/gbc2/commerce/mobilepay/1772?mid=1772" target="_blank">donation</a>. Your gift enables our continued development of innovative programs, keeping the spirit of arts, culture and language alive.

Practice your Japanese and learn about Japanese culture at this informal virtual language exchange featuring haiku. 

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Practice your Japanese and learn about Japanese culture at this informal virtual language exchange featuring haiku.

Nihongo Chat + J-Culture: Haiku

<h4>Live Webinar</h4>
Part of the Living Traditions Series
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 7-8 pm EST (4-5 pm PST) | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

Japanese pop culture, symbolized by manga and anime, has become an increasingly significant part of the cultural conversation across the globe. Julia Mechler, manga creator and Content Production Group Manager at mixi, inc., and Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S., provide their insights into the current state of the industry, from pen to paper to screen, unpacking some of the latest trends and emerging technologies in Japanese pop culture. This webinar covers the historical development of manga and anime, the global influence of otaku culture, and what the future may bring inside and outside of Japan. Moderated by Bill Tsutsui, author of Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization, the fifth and final event in our five-part Living Traditions webinar series invites you on a journey into the sprawling Japanese pop culture grounded in a unique cultural DNA.

<h4>Speakers</h4>
Julia Mechler, manga creator and Content Production Group Manager at mixi, inc. 
Roland Kelts, author of Japanamerica: How Japanese Pop Culture Has Invaded the U.S. 



<h4>Moderator</h4> 
Bill Tsutsui, President and CEO of Ottawa University; author of Japanese Popular Culture and Globalization

<h4>Agenda</h4>
7-8 pm EST	(4-5 pm PST) &emsp;&emsp;	Discussion and Q&A

<h4>Program Details</h4> This is a free event, with advance registration required. The program will be live-streamed through YouTube, and registrants will receive the viewing link by email on the day before the event. Participants can submit questions through YouTube during the live stream. 

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<h4>Viewing Link</h4> 

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 This webinar covers the historical development of manga and anime, the global influence of otaku culture, and what the future may bring inside and outside of Japan. 

021522 Talks JP Pop Culture

Japanese Pop Culture: Connecting the World through Manga and Anime

Monday, February 28, 7-8:30 pm EST | ２月２８日（月）、午後７時―８時半（アメリカ東部時間） 
Tuesday, March 1, 9-10:30 am Japan Time | ３月１日（火）、午前９時－１０時半（日本時間） 
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PLEASE NOTE: This free event will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET). このオンライン語学交換会は「Zoom」というアプリを使って施行されます。事前にパソコン、タブレット、スマホのいずれかにアプリのダウンロードをお願い致します。

Join Japanese-language students and native Japanese speakers at this informal virtual language exchange to practice your Japanese. After a short cooking demonstration by our J-Culture guest, we will move into breakout rooms grouped by level to chat. Levels include introductory, beginner, intermediate, and advanced. 日本に興味のある人たちや日本語を勉強中の人たちと気軽に会話を楽しみましょう。料理のデモンストレーション後で、日本語、英語のレベル別にグループに分かれて語学交換を行います。日本人の方、英語を勉強中の方、ふるってご参加ください！

Admission: This is a free event, with advance RSVP required. Participants must be age 16 or older. 参加費無料。事前のお申し込みが必要です。

Further event details, including the Zoom link, will be sent the morning of the event.　 
Zoomのリンクを含む詳細は、イベント当日の朝にメールにてお知らせ致します。

Questions? Please contact <a href="mailto:language@japansociety.org" target="_blank">language@japansociety.org</a> or (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293.

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<h5>About the Guest</h5>

Born in Oita prefecture, Yoko Yamamoto has a passion for adding a spark to people’s lives through organization and cooking. After working as a secretary for the Rockefeller Foundation, Yamamoto-san started <a href="http://www.organizemeyoko.com/" target="_blank">“Yoko Organizing & Staging”</a>, a home organizing company. She also hopes to connect others with her culture through Japanese cooking.

山本容子シム:　大分市出身。ロックフェラー財団副社長秘書を経て個人事業「Yoko Organizing & Staging」を始める。個人宅や事務所の整理整頓、クローゼットのセットアップ、部屋(時にはガレージ)のメイクオーバー、オープンハウスのステージング、などが主な仕事である。また日本料理を通じて文化を伝えることを願っている。

チラシは、こちらからご覧いただけます。 Please click below for a PDF of this information: 
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Please consider making a tax-deductible <a href="https://boxoffice.japansociety.org/events/5fbefdcb-a236-8efb-a7b9-cc9b0d3d0bf4" target="_blank">donation</a>. Your gift enables our continued development of innovative programs, keeping the spirit of arts, culture and language alive.

Practice your Japanese and learn about Japanese culture at this informal virtual language exchange featuring a donburi cooking demo.

A bowl of rice with meat and egg toppings. 

022822 Nihongo Chat Donburi

Nihongo Chat + J-Culture: Donburi

<h5>Live Webinar</h5>
Thursday, February 17 at 7-7:45 pm EST | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a> 

Asia’s trade landscape is undergoing seismic shifts due to the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, as well as the U.S.-China trade dispute. It is further complicated by the establishment of two massive trading blocs: the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the world’s largest trade deal with 15 member countries including Japan and China, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which China, Taiwan and South Korea have signaled interest in joining. Neither include the United States as a member. How will these trade blocs affect trade between the U.S. and Japan and the Asian region? In this webinar, U.S.-Japan experts discuss trade in the Asia-Pacific region, the significance of RCEP and CPTPP, and the future of trade in Asia.

<h4>Speakers</h4>
Akira Amari, Advisor, Research Commission on the Tax System; Head, Headquarters for Economic Security Measure, Policy Research Council; former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy; Member of the House of Representatives 
Michael Froman, Vice Chairman & President, Strategic Growth, Mastercard; Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society; former U.S. Trade Representative (2013-2017) 


<h4>Moderator</h4> 
Merit E. Janow, Former Dean, School of International and Public Affairs; Professor of Practice in International Economic Law and International Affairs, Columbia University; Chair of the Board of Directors, Mastercard; Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society

<h4>Agenda</h4>
7-7:45 pm &emsp;&emsp; Discussion and Q&A Session

<h4>Program Details</h4> 
This is a free event, with advance registration required. The program will be live-streamed through YouTube, and registrants will receive the viewing link by email the day before the event. Participants can submit questions through YouTube during the live stream.

 

<h4>About the Speakers</h4>

Akira Amari is currently Advisor of the Research Commission on the Tax System, Head of the Headquarters for Economic Security Measure for the Policy Research Council, and Member of the House of Representatives. He also served as Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy.

He was born on August 27, 1949, in Kanagawa, Japan, located just south of Tokyo. After graduating from Keio University with a major degree in political science, he joined Sony Corporation in 1972. Two years later, he started working for his father Tadashi Amari, who served as the Member of the House of Representatives. In 1983, Amari began his own political career. He was elected to the House of Representatives for the first time, and is currently serving his twelfth consecutive term. 

Amari has held numerous positions in multiple administrations and in the Liberal Democratic Party including:
-Minister of Labor (1998-Obuchi administration) 
-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (2006- Abe administration, Fukuda administration) 
-Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, Administrative Reform, and Civil Service Reform (2008- Aso administration) 
-Chairperson, Policy Research Council, LDP (2012-) 
-Chairperson, Headquarters for Promoting Administrative Reform, LDP (2017-) 
-Chairperson, Election Strategy Committee, LDP (2018-) 

In December 2012, Amari was appointed as the Minister for Economic Revitalization, and the Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Amari’s responsibilities covered policy-making and implementing Abenomics, negotiating and reaching agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal, and initiating corporate tax reform. He has been chosen as one of the "50 Most Influential" people in global finance in the 2013 edition of Bloomberg market magazine. Amari is currently the Chairperson of the Research Commission on the Tax System for the Liberal Democratic Party and leads fundamental tax reforms to make Japanese Economy digitally cutting edged and innovative. 

Amari resides with his wife in Tokyo and is a father of two daughters. He is also blessed with two little grandchildren. 


Mike Froman serves as vice chairman and president, Strategic Growth for Mastercard. In that role he is responsible for growing strategic partnerships, scaling new business opportunities, and advancing the company’s efforts to partner with governments and other institutions to address major societal and economic issues. He and his team drive financial inclusion and inclusive growth efforts and work to develop new businesses key to the company’s strategic growth.

Mike is chairman of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth and is a member of the company’s management committee.

From 2013 to 2017, Mike served as the U.S. Trade Representative, President Barack Obama’s principal advisor and negotiator on international trade and investment issues. During his tenure, Mike worked to open foreign markets for U.S. goods and services, reach landmark trade agreements and enforce the rights of American workers, farmers and firms. From 2009-2013, he served at the White House as assistant to the President and deputy national security
advisor for international economic affairs.

Prior to joining the Obama Administration, Mike held several executive positions at Citigroup, including CEO of its international insurance business, COO of its alternative investments business and head of its infrastructure and sustainable development investment business. He helped shape the company’s strategy in China, India, Brazil and other emerging markets. Earlier in his career, during the Clinton Administration, he worked at the White House and the Treasury Department.

Mike is a distinguished fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company and a Member of the Board of Directors for the Japan Society.

Mike received a bachelor’s degree in public and international affairs from Princeton University, a doctorate in international relations from Oxford University, and a law degree from Harvard Law School, where he was an editor of the Harvard Law Review.
 

<h4>About the Moderator</h4>

Merit E. Janow is an internationally recognized expert in international trade and investment. She has extensive experience in business, academia and government, and has had life long involved with Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. Janow has been on the faculty of Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and Columbia Law School since 1994, and served as Dean of SIPA from July 2013 until December 2021. She has written three books and numerous articles. Professor Janow has had three periods of government service: In December 2003, while at Columbia University, she was elected as one of the seven Members of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Appellate Body. In the course of her four years of service, she reviewed more than 30 appeals. From 1997-2000, Janow served as the Executive Director of the first international antitrust advisory committee to the Attorney General and Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust of the US Justice Department. From 1989 to 1993, prior to joining Columbia, Janow served as Deputy Assistant USTR for Japan and China in the Executive Office of the President. Janow has also had extensive corporate and nonprofit board experience. She currently serves on the board of Mastercard (Chair), several boards within the American Funds/Capital group, and Aptiv. She was previously Chair of the Nasdaq Stock Market for nearly a decade, Trimble Corp. and Rockefeller Financial. Janow also serves on non profit boards of Japan Society and the National Committee on US China Relations. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Trilateral Commission. She is on the global advisory council of MUFG and was an inaugural member of the international advisory council of China’s sovereign fund, the China Investment Corporation (CIC). Early in her career, Janow was a corporate lawyer specializing in cross-border mergers and acquisitions with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom in New York. She grew up in Tokyo, Japan and speaks Japanese. She has a JD from Columbia Law School where she was a Stone Scholar and a BA in Asian Studies with honors from the University of Michigan.

U.S.-Japan experts discuss trade in the Asia-Pacific region, the significance of RCEP and CPTPP, and the future of trade in Asia. 

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