<p style="font-weight: normal">Japan Society Gallery is among the premier institutions in the U.S. for the exhibition of Japanese art. Extending in scope from prehistory to the present, the Gallery’s exhibitions since 1971 have covered topics as diverse as classical Buddhist sculpture and calligraphy, contemporary photography and ceramics, samurai swords, export porcelain, and masterpieces of painting from the thirteenth to the twenty-first century. Each exhibition, with its related catalogue and public programs, is a unique cultural event that illuminates familiar and unfamiliar fields of art.</p> 
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<p><strong>April 29, 2021 from 6-8 PM EDT
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<p>One of the tools most closely associated with the idea of Japanese craftsmanship, the chisel is used for the precise definition and patient refinement of both simple and complex geometries of wooden joinery, and for preparing elements for final assembly into a full-scale architectural structure.</p>

<p>Join carpenter (<em>daiku</em>) <strong>Jeff Bearce</strong> in this interactive online workshop dedicated to traditional Japanese chisel set-up and strategies for tool use. In this unique workshop, learn techniques that have been used by Japan&rsquo;s master carpenters for centuries. Previous experience is helpful but not required. In partnership with <strong>Kezurou-kai USA</strong>. Advanced registration is required (maximum capacity of 20).</p>
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<p><em>$50/$40 members. Event registration includes 1 ticket to the on-site gallery exhibition.</em> </p>

<p>Items recommended for the chisel set-up class:</p>

<p>1. Chisel, preferably a Japanese bench chisel. For beginning sharpeners, chisels about 3/4&rdquo; wide will be easiest to sharpen. </p>
<p>2. Three water stones: coarse (1000-1200 grit); medium (4,000 to 5,000 grit) fine (8,000 to 10,000 grit). Alternatively, a simpler two stone set kit may suffice: 1200 and 8,000 grits are then recommended. </p>
<p>3. A flattening device for the water stones&mdash;either wet/dry sandpaper and a flat glass or granite slab; or a minimum 3&rdquo;x8&rdquo; diamond stone (DMT brand or similar) at about 1000 grit (this may also serve as one&rsquo;s coarse sharpening stone). </p>
<p>4. An angle finding device for determining bevel angle: e.g., the General Tools Square Head Angle Protractor (under $10), or similar.</p>

<p>5. Hammer </p>

<p>6. Sharp chisel or small carving knife for adjusting the wood handle when setting the steel hoop (a sharp Exacto knife works in a pinch).</p>

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Join carpenter (<em>daiku</em>) <strong>Jeff Bearce</strong> in this interactive online workshop dedicated to traditional Japanese chisel set-up and strategies for tool use.

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Setting Up a Japanese Chisel

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<p>Japanese carpentry tools have developed over a millennium through a dialogue between carpenters (<em>daiku</em>) and wood since Buddhism was introduced into Japan in the 6th century. Unique to Japanese tools is also the manner of how they are used. Many Japanese carpentry tools are pulled, rather than pushed, in order to cut or shape wood, as is common in woodworking traditions in other countries such as China, Europe, or the United States.</p>

<p>Connect with us in this two-part video series on Instagram and dive deeper into how Japanese tools are used. Japanese planes and other joinery techniques will be demonstrated by a trained carpenter. In partnership with Kezurou-kai USA. No prior experience necessary. </p>

<p>Follow us on Instagram (<a href="https://instagram.com/japansociety" target="_blank">@japansociety</a>) to participate in this unique IGTV program.</p>

Connect with us in this two-part video series on Instagram and dive deeper into how Japanese tools are used. Japanese planes and other joinery techniques will be demonstrated by a trained carpenter.

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Tools for Working Wood

<h5>Lecture</h5>
<p>Thursday, June 24, 7 PM EDT  | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a> </p>

<p>This keynote lecture by the acclaimed Japanese architect <strong>Sou Fujimoto</strong>, who supervised the exhibition design of <em>When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan</em>, discusses his work and connections between contemporary architectural practice and traditional craftsmanship.</p>

<p>Tickets: $12/$10 members, students and seniors; Event registration includes 1 ticket to the on-site gallery exhibition.</p>

<p>Born in Hokkaido in 1971, Sou Fujimoto graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering at Tokyo University and established Sou Fujimoto Architects in 2000. He has won several international competitions, including his recent 1st prize for the 2014 International Competition for the Second Folly of Montpellier, France (&quot;L'Arbre Blanc&quot;). In 2019, he was selected as the master architect for the Tsuda University Kodaira Campus Master Plan development. Among his notable projects are the annual summer pavilion for the Serpentine Gallery in London (2013)&mdash;the youngest architect to receive the commission; House NA in Tokyo (2012); Musashino Art University Museum &amp; Library (2010); and House N (2008). In 2012, he was part of the Japanese team that won a Golden Lion award for Best National Participation at the Venice Architecture Biennale for their design of alternative housing concepts for homes destroyed by the 2011 tsunami. Most recently, he was selected as site producer for the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka, Japan.</p>

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<p><em>When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan</em> is supported by Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum, Japan; TAKENAKA CORPORATION, and the E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation.<br />
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Exhibitions and Arts &amp; Culture Lecture Programs at Japan Society are made possible, in part, by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund, the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation, Masako H. Shinn, Raphael and Jane Bernstein, Friends of the Gallery, and an anonymous donor. Support for Arts &amp; Culture Lecture Programs is provided, in part, by the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund. Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airline sponsor of Gallery.
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This keynote lecture by Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, who supervised the exhibition design of When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan, discusses connections between contemporary architectural practice and traditional craftsmanship. 

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Sou Fujimoto: Between Nature and Architecture

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  <h3>From Here to There</h3>  
  <p> <strong>September 24, 2020&mdash;January 21, 2021</strong></p>

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<p><strong><em>From Here to There</em></strong> is Japan Society's first online, commissioned project initiated as a testing ground for artistic practice, discussion, and production. This dynamic online programming reflects upon the current moment and responds to our collective resilience and desire for meaningful connections. Striving to deepen understanding and encourage public engagement in the Japan-U.S. relationship has been at the heart of Japan Society&rsquo;s mission for over a century.</p>

<p>The ongoing pandemic has exposed our vulnerability but also our resiliency. It has demanded isolation even as opportunities to make connections continue to evolve. Given the current flux of culture and life,<em><strong> From Here to There</strong></em> introduces the work of <strong>Nobutaka Aozaki</strong>, <strong>Hanako Murakami</strong>, and <strong>Aki Sasamoto</strong>, three visual artists whose new projects reckon with time, place, and context.</p>

<p>Each project takes its own direction and interpretation on the theme through its respective medium and attempts to collapse the distinctions that are particularly resonant today: isolation/community; physical/digital; illusions of control/agency. A dossier-style website for each project serves as an experimental testing site and reveals behind-the-scenes videos, photographs, research notes, related texts, and more&mdash;providing living documentation for each in-progress project with regular updates of new material throughout the duration of the show.</p>

<p>Through new and reframed projects, including commissioned works, performances, and digital programs, the exhibition aims to blur boundaries and create meaningful connections that bridge physical sites of artistic production and display, such as artist studios and spaces for exhibition, with online sites to explore creative processes and to cultivate a dialogue around the visual arts today.</p>

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            Thursday, September 24, 2020  | <a href="https://fromheretothere.cargo.site/archive" target="_blank">Archive</a></p>

            <p><strong>Nobutaka Aozaki</strong>, <strong>Hanako Murakami</strong>, and <strong>Aki Sasamoto&nbsp;</strong>introduce their newly developed projects in discussion with Tiffany Lambert and Yukie Kamiya.</p>
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                         <strong>Nobutaka Aozaki: <em>Retail on Broadway</em> Reading</strong><br />
            Thursday, October 8, 6&mdash;8 PM EDT  | <a href="https://fromheretothere.cargo.site/archive" target="_blank">Archive</a></p>

            <p>Performative reading of the names of all retail businesses currently located along Broadway, brought to life by a collection of invited artists and special guests and choreographed by <strong>Nobutaka Aozaki</strong>.</p>
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              <p>                     <strong>Aki Sasamoto: Performance Attempt #1 + Q&amp;A with Daisy Nam</strong><br />
            Thursday, October 22, 6&mdash;7 PM EDT  | <a href="https://fromheretothere.cargo.site/archive" target="_blank">Archive</a></p>

            <p>Artist Aki Sasamoto and collaborators at Yale School of Art participate in an improvisational performance followed by a conversation with Daisy Nam (Ballroom Marfa, Texas). </p></td>
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            <td style="vertical-align:top; padding: 5px 5px 5px 15px;"><p>                     <strong>Hanako Murakami: Making <em>Imaginary Landscapes</em></strong><br />
            Thursday, November 5, 2&mdash;3 PM EST  | <a href="https://fromheretothere.cargo.site/archive" target="_blank">Archive</a></p>
            <p>Artist Hanako Murakami shows how she processes her work in her personal darkroom.</p> </td>
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            <td style="vertical-align:top; padding: 5px 5px 5px 15px;"><p>                     <strong>Aki Sasamoto: Performance Attempt #2 + Q&amp;A with Felipe Arturo</strong><br />
            Thursday, November 19, 6&mdash;7 PM EST  | <a href="https://fromheretothere.cargo.site/archive" target="_blank">Archive</a></p>
            <p>Artist Aki Sasamoto and collaborators at Yale School of Art participate in an improvisational performance followed by a conversation with Felipe Arturo (Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogot&aacute;). </p></td>
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            <td style="vertical-align:top; padding: 5px 5px 5px 15px;"><p>                     <strong>Aki Sasamoto: Performance Attempt #3 + Q&amp;A with Kyle Dancewicz</strong><br />
            Thursday,  December 3, 6&mdash;7 PM EST  | <a href="https://fromheretothere.cargo.site/archive" target="_blank">Archive</a></p>
            <p>Artist Aki Sasamoto and collaborators at Yale School of Art participate in an improvisational performance followed by a conversation with Kyle Dancewicz (SculptureCenter, New York). </p></td>
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            <td style="vertical-align:top; padding: 5px 5px 5px 15px;"><p>                     <strong>Nobutaka Aozaki: Artist Talk and Gallery Walkthrough</strong><br />
            Thursday,  December 3, 6&mdash;7 PM EST  | <a href="https://fromheretothere.cargo.site/archive" target="_blank">Archive</a></p>
            <p>Artist Nobutaka Aozaki discusses the development of his commission, followed by a tour of his intervention on view in the Japan Society Gallery.</p></td>
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            <td style="padding: 0px 5px 5px 15px;">                  <strong>Dialogue: Hanako Murakami x Simon Baker </strong><br />
            Thursday,  January 14, 6&mdash;7 PM EST  | <a href="https://fromheretothere.cargo.site/archive" target="_blank">Archive</a></p>
            <p>This conversation traverses the processes, histories, and strategies of influence from the field of film and photography, exploring how artist Hanako Murakami adapts these techniques in her work. With Simon Baker, Director of Maison Europ&eacute;enne de la Photographie.</td>
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    <p><em>En/trance</em> is a series of projects providing a platform for the presentation of contemporary visual arts for year-long periods. In 2017, New York/Tokyo based multi-talented artist <strong>Hiroshi Sugimoto</strong> renovated the Japan Society foyer garden and it became a stage for welcoming visitors with immersive experiences with art. For the 2020-21 edition of <em>En/trance</em>, <strong>Teppei Kaneuji</strong> introduces his new site-specific installation.</p>

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  <p>Artist <strong>Teppei Kaneuji</strong> investigates the mass consumption of contemporary society, sourcing materials from everyday life, found objects, and figures in popular culture to create artworks that are at once playful and critical. For his new installation in the garden pond, <strong><em>S. F. (Splash and Flakes)</em></strong>, he combines natural elements &mdash; tree branches from New York City &mdash; with ready-made artificial items &mdash; tubing and pipe fittings &mdash; in bricolage sculptures that add a dynamic narrative to the space. On the second floor, he displays works from his signature series, <strong><em>White Discharge</em></strong>, for which he assembled various everyday objects and plastic goods covered with white resin. His complex arrangements become fixtures that expand the garden&rsquo;s original context, presenting a dialogue between the artworks and the plants.</p>

<p><strong>Teppei Kaneuji</strong> (b. 1978, Japan) lives and works in Kyoto, Japan. He earned a Masters degree in Sculpture at Kyoto City University of the Arts and was in the exchange program at Royal College of Art, London, UK. He has participated in various international exhibitions including the Setouchi Triennial (Japan, 2019), the Echigo Tsumari Triennial (Japan, 2017), and Japanorama, at the Pompidou Center Metz (France, 2017), as well as solo exhibitions at Jane Lombard Gallery, New York; STPI Singapore; the Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, China; Yokohama Museum of Art, Japan; and others. Kaneuji has also directed theater works including Tower (theater) (2017), developing concepts from his drawing and video works. He often collaborates with creators across genres and most recently worked as scenographer for Eraser Mountain with playwright Toshiki Okada and chelfitsch at NYU Skirball, which will tour to Europe this summer.</p>

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<em>En/trance</em>

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  <h3>Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics</h3>  
  <p> <strong>March 6&mdash;July 19, 2020</strong></p>

<p> <em>Boro</em> (&ldquo;rags&rdquo; or &ldquo;tatters&rdquo;) are patchwork textiles hand-pieced by peasants in Japan in the 19th and early 20th centuries. The inability to cultivate cotton in the northern climate of Tohoku necessitated the practice of stitching remnants of used fabric into utilitarian items, including blankets, coats and mittens. These hard-used garments &ndash; reworked over generations &ndash; express essential principles of Japanese ethics and aesthetics, such as an appreciation for distinguished imperfections and the avoidance of waste.</p>

<p>For the first time in the U.S., this exhibition assembles over 50 archival pieces from the personal collection of folklorist and cultural anthropologist Chuzaburo Tanaka (1933&ndash;2013) presented alongside new portraits by editor-photographer <strong>Kyoichi Tsuzuki</strong>, designs by pioneers of Japanese avant-garde fashion <strong>Rei Kawakubo</strong>, <strong>Issey Miyake</strong>, <strong>Yohji Yamamoto</strong>, and textile-based works by <strong>Susan Cianciolo</strong> and <strong>Christina Kim</strong> &ndash; part of a generation of contemporary artists influenced by the aesthetics and ethics of mending, patchwork, and re-use. The installation, designed by New York architecture firm <strong>SO&ndash;IL</strong>, rediscovers this traditional handicraft, its history of survival and ingenuity, and its continued legacy within creative practices today.</p>
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This exhibition rediscovers this traditional handicraft of boro, its history of survival and ingenuity, and its continued legacy within creative practices today.

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Boro Textiles: Sustainable Aesthetics

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  <h3>Radicalism in the Wilderness: Japanese Artists in the Global 1960s</h3>  
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<p>Delve into the radical experiments of artists from 1960s Japan who made groundbreaking contributions to the development of international postwar art in defiance of existing conventions. Little known in the U.S., artist <strong>Yutaka Matsuzawa</strong> and the two collectives <strong>The Play</strong> and <strong>GUN</strong> challenged established norms to expand the definition of visual art through language, performance, mail art, land art, and political art. <em>Radicalism in the Wilderness</em> surveys the range of their projects, at times colorful, imaginative, and playful, but also inextricably linked to complex social, political, and cultural issues of the turbulent and innovative 1960s.</p>

<p>This exhibition is part of our <em>Japan in the Global 1960s</em> series.</p>
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Delve into the radical experiments of artists from 1960s Japan who made groundbreaking contributions to the development of international postwar art in defiance of existing conventions. Little known in the U.S., artist Yutaka Matsuzawa and the two collectives The Play and GUN challenged established norms to expand the definition of visual art through language, performance, mail art, land art, and political art. Radicalism in the Wilderness surveys the range of their projects, at times colorful, imaginative, and playful, but also inextricably linked to complex social, political, and cultural issues of the turbulent and innovative 1960s.

Radicalism in the Wilderness: Japanese Artists in the Global 1960s

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<p>Thursday, September 23, 7-8:15 pm EDT | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a> </p>

<p>Climate change is significantly altering the environment, damaging ecosystems and fueling extreme weather events across the world, from deadly wildfires in California and Greece to devastating downpours and landslides in Japan. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released a code-red report definitively stating that today’s climate crisis is human-driven—how will the administrations of Japan and the U.S. prioritize their response? Prime Minister Suga has pledged Japan’s commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050, while the U.S. officially rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement during President Biden's first hours in office. Corporations also have a critical role to play in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and contributing toward a more sustainable future. In this webinar, experts discuss climate and environmental policy in Japan and the U.S., how leading corporations are addressing this challenge, and the potential of private-public partnerships as a policy response.</p>

<p><strong>Speakers:</strong><br>
<strong>Audrey Choi</strong>, Chief Sustainability Officer, Morgan Stanley<br>
<strong>Naoko Ishii</strong>, Executive Vice President and Professor, University of Tokyo; Director, Center for Global Commons<br>
<strong>Miho Kurosaki</strong>, Head of ESG, Asia Pacific Region & Chief Representative, Tokyo Office, BloombergNEF<br>
<strong>Melanie Nakagawa</strong>, Special Assistant to the President & Senior Director for Climate and Energy, National Security Council, The White House</p>

<p><strong>Moderator:</strong><br>
<strong>Carolyn Kissane</strong>, Academic Director & Clinical Professor, Global Affairs and Global Security, Conflict, and Cybercrime, Center for Global Affairs, New York University</p>

<p><strong>Agenda:</strong><br>
7-8:15 pm EDT &emsp;&emsp;	Discussion and Q&A</p>

<p><strong>Admission:</strong><br>
This is a free event. You must register for the webinar to receive the login details.</p> 

<p>For more information, please contact the Box Office at 212-715-1258 or email <a href="mailto:boxoffice@japansociety.org">boxoffice@japansociety.org</a>.</p>

<h5>About the Speakers</h5>

<p><strong>Audrey Choi</strong> is Morgan Stanley’s Chief Sustainability Officer and is the founding CEO of Morgan Stanley’s industry-leading Institute for Sustainable Investing where she oversees the Firm's efforts to promote global sustainability through the capital markets. She also serves on the Firm’s Management Committee and for four years, Ms. Choi simultaneously served as Morgan Stanley’s Chief Marketing Officer where she stewarded the brand to reflect the Firm's core values of leading with integrity and exceptional ideas, and won industry awards for best corporate strategy and media innovation as the Morgan Stanley brand reached an all-time high. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Ms. Choi held senior policy positions in the Clinton Administration, including serving as Chief of Staff of the Council of Economic Advisers, and Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President. Previously, Ms. Choi was a foreign correspondent and bureau chief at The Wall Street Journal. She serves on the boards of several national nonprofits focused on sustainability, community development and social justice. Ms. Choi is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Business School.</p>

<p><strong>Dr. Naoko Ishii</strong> is a professor and executive vice president at the University of Tokyo, where she is also the inaugural director for the Center for Global Commons, whose mission is to catalyze systems change so that humans can achieve sustainable development within planetary boundaries. She believes academia can and should play an active role in mobilizing movements towards shared goals of nurturing stewardship of the global commons. Before joining the university, Dr. Ishii was CEO and chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) from 2012-2020. She formed GEF’s first mid-term strategy, GEF 2020, focusing on the transformation of key economic systems. Dr. Ishii entered Japan’s Ministry of Finance in 1981 and served as Deputy Vice Minister of Finance from 2010-2012. She holds a B.A. in economics and a Ph.D. in international development, both from the University of Tokyo.</p>

<p><strong>Miho Kurosaki</strong> leads analysis on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) in Asia Pacific region. Prior to her current role, she managed Japan and Korea research team analyzing Japan’s power market, economics of renewable energy and energy policy. She is a member of the climate change expert panel for Prime Minister’s Office of Japan and an independent advisor to RE100 initiative. She also served as a committee member of climate change advisory panel for Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and coal export policy for Ministry of Environment of Japan. Prior to joining BNEF, she has developed Bloomberg’s ESG analytics platform as a senior ESG analyst. She has also worked for a London based environmental research firm, Trucost, as an analyst covering environmental risks in portfolio management. Miho holds an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London and a BA in Economics from Keio University.</p>

<p><strong>Melanie Nakagawa</strong> serves as the Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Climate and Energy at the National Security Council.  Her work includes the U.S. return to the Paris Agreement and advancing the Biden-Harris Administration’s policy of integrating climate change into U.S. foreign policy and national security.  Most recently, she was the Director of Climate Strategy at Princeville Capital, leading their climate-focused strategy to invest in global growth-stage technology-enabled companies delivering transformative solutions to climate change, and launching their inaugural climate tech fund. Prior to her investment role, she served in the Obama-Biden administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Transformation at the U.S. State Department and was a strategic advisor on climate change to the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.  Earlier in her career, she was the Senior Energy and Environment Counsel for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and an attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.  Nakagawa earned a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law, an M.A. in International Affairs from American University’s School of International Service, and an A.B. from Brown University.</p>

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Experts discuss climate and environmental policy in Japan and the U.S., how leading corporations are addressing this challenge, and the potential of private-public partnerships as a policy response in this live webinar.

Toward a Sustainable Future: Climate & Environmental Policy in Japan & the U.S.

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<p>Thursday, June 3, 8:00 AM EDT  | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a></p>

<p>Watch the video <a href="/watch-and-read/videos/challenges-opportunities-for-us-japan-korea-trade-relations">here.</a></p>

<p>How can the U.S., Japan and Korea cooperate on shared challenges to achieve prosperity and shape the economic rules of the road, and what does the Biden administration mean for U.S. trade policy? Join us for a discussion about the dynamics of U.S.-Japan-Korea trade relations and regional economic integration, featuring Asia Society Policy Institute Vice President <strong>Wendy Cutler</strong>, Waseda University Professor Emeritus and Economic Research Institute for East Asia and ASEAN Senior Research Advisor <strong>Shujiro Urata</strong>, and Korea Development Institute and Johns Hopkins University Professor <strong>Wonhyuk Lim</strong>. This program is co-hosted by the Korea Society, Japan Society and Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI), and moderated by Korea Society President Tom Byrne with an introduction by Japan Society President Joshua W. Walker.</p>

<p><strong>Speakers:</strong> <br />
<strong>Wendy Cutler</strong>, Vice President &amp; Managing Director, Asia Society Policy Institute; former Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative <br />
<strong>Wonhyuk Lim</strong>, Professor, KDI School of Public Policy and Management; Adjunct Lecturer, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University<br />
<strong>Shujiro Urata</strong>, Professor Emeritus, Waseda University; Senior Research Advisor to President, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia </p>

<p><strong>Moderator: <br />
Thomas J. Byrne</strong>, President &amp; CEO, The Korea Society</p>

<p><strong>Agenda</strong><br />
8:00-9:00 AM EDT&nbsp; Discussion and Q&amp;A</p>

<p><strong>Admission:</strong> <br />
This is a free event. You must register for the webinar to receive the login details.</p>

<p>For more information, please contact the Box Office at 212-715-1258 or email <a href="mailto:boxoffice@japansociety.org" target="_blank">boxoffice@japansociety.org</a>.</p>

<p><strong>About the Speakers:</strong><br />
<strong>Wendy Cutler</strong> is Vice President at the Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) and the managing director of the Washington, D.C. office. In these roles, she focuses on building ASPI&rsquo;s presence in the nation's capital and on leading initiatives that address challenges related to trade, investment, and innovation, as well as women&rsquo;s empowerment in Asia. She joined ASPI following an illustrious career of nearly three decades as a diplomat and negotiator in the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), where she also served as Acting Deputy U.S. Trade Representative. During her USTR career, she worked on a range of bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade negotiations and initiatives, including the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, U.S.-China negotiations, and the WTO Financial Services negotiations. She has published a series of ASPI papers on the Asian trade landscape and serves as a regular media commentator on trade and investment developments in Asia and the world.</p>

<p><strong>Wonhyuk Lim</strong> is a professor at the Korea Development Institute School of Public Policy and Management and adjunct lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Since he joined KDI in 1996, his research has focused on state-owned enterprises and family-based business groups (chaebol). He has also written extensively on development issues, in conjunction with policy consultation projects under Korea&rsquo;s Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP). After the 2002 Presidential Election in Korea, he worked for the Presidential Transition Committee and the Presidential Committee on Northeast Asia and helped to set policy directions for the restructuring of the electricity and gas sector and for Northeast Asian energy cooperation. Dr. Lim was at Brookings as a CNAPS Fellow in 2005-06. After returning to KDI in 2007, he became Director of the Office of Economic Development Cooperation, precursor to the Center for International Development (CID).</p>

<p><strong>Shujiro Urata </strong>is Professor Emeritus, Waseda Unversity. He received his Ph.D in Economics from Stanford University in 1978. Before joining Waseda University in 1986, he was research associate at the Brookings Institution and an economist at the World Bank. He is currently affiliated with Economic Research Institute for East Asia and ASEAN (ERIA), Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), and Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER). His focus of research is in international trade and development economics.</p>
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How can the U.S., Japan, and Korea overcome obstacles to cooperate on shared challenges to achieve prosperity and shape the economic rules of the road? 

Challenges and Opportunities for U.S.-Japan-Korea Trade Relations

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    Joe Biden became President during an extraordinarily difficult time for the U.S., with the coronavirus pandemic worsening and an increasingly grim economic outlook. His priorities will include not only addressing challenges at home but also focusing on international issues and rebuilding America&rsquo;s European and Asian alliances. What are President Biden&rsquo;s priorities for U.S. foreign policy and how will this impact Japan? What will he accomplish in his first 100 days in office? In this webinar, speakers discuss the Biden administration&rsquo;s strategies and policies, and their implications for U.S.-Japan economic and security relations. 
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        <strong>Toshihiro Nakayama</strong>, Professor of American Politics and Foreign Policy, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University; Senior Adjunct Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs<br />
        <strong>Mireya Solis</strong>, Director, Center for East Asia Policy Studies; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies; Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, Brookings Institution<br />
        <strong>Gillian Tett</strong>, Chair of the Editorial Board &amp; Editor-at-Large, <em>Financial Times</em>
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Inside the White House: U.S.-Japan Relations under President Biden

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

<p>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.</p>

<p><strong>Speakers:</strong><br>
<strong>Tom Froese</strong>, Assistant Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)<br>
<strong>Jeremy Hunter</strong>, Founding Director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute & Associate Professor of Practice, Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management, Claremont Graduate University<br>
<strong>Kaori Itokazu</strong>, Counselor, Ganjuu Wellbeing Service, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)<br>

<p><strong>Moderator:</strong><br>
<strong>Ramona Handel-Bajema, Ph.D.</strong>, Chief Program Officer, Japan Society</p>

<p><strong>Agenda:</strong><br>
7-8:15 pm EDT &emsp;&emsp;	Discussion and Q&A</p>

<p><strong>Admission:</strong><br>
This is a free event. You must register for the webinar to receive the login details.</p> 

<p>For more information, please contact the Box Office at 212-715-1258 or email <a href="mailto:boxoffice@japansociety.org">boxoffice@japansociety.org</a>.</p>

<h5>About the Speakers</h5>

<p><strong>Tom Froese</strong> is a cognitive scientist with a background in computer science and complex systems. He investigates the interactive basis of life and mind with a variety of methods, including evolutionary robotics, agent-based modeling, sensory substitution interfaces, artificial neural networks, and virtual reality. He is particularly known for his contributions to the field of artificial life and to the enactive approach to cognitive science. One of the central questions that guides Froese’s research is: how are agents transformed by the interactions in which they participate with others? He explores this question across various scales of analysis, including the origins of life, the origins of social awareness, the origins of symbolic communication, and the origins of large-scale social organization. Another important aspect of Froese’s research is to reveal the essential role of tools and technology, and of environmental mediation more generally, in facilitating these qualitative transitions in the complexity of life and mind. As a paradigmatic case study, he studies how the use of human-computer interfaces has the potential to transform the user’s perceptual experience, which has implications for the science of consciousness.</p>

<p><strong>Jeremy Hunter, Ph.D.</strong> 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.</p>

<p><strong>Kaori Itokazu</strong> 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.</p>

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<p style="font-weight: normal">From July 23 to August 8, 2021, the spotlight will shine on Tokyo, host to the world’s Summer Games. In celebration of this monumental event, Japan Society proudly presents <em>Passing the Torch</em>, a spirited program reflecting on sports in Japan.</p>

<p style="font-weight: normal">As the Olympic flame began its journey across Japan,  the series kicked off this spring with talks on judo, martial arts classes for kids, and sports-themed film screenings.</p>

<p style="font-weight: normal"> Now in our series' second wave, newly added programs highlight resiliency and strength in overcoming adversity by honing in on the mindset of superstar athletes, past and present. All roads will lead to our celebration of the Summer Games! </p>
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<p><strong>Wednesday, July 14, 8 PM EDT</strong><br />
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<p><strong>Watch the video <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/watch-and-read/videos/baseball-japan-us" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></p>

<p>Baseball–the national pastime of both Japan and the U.S.–will be featured at the Tokyo Summer Games for the first time since 2008. In a lead-up to the 150th anniversary of baseball in Japan, join us for a discussion of the differences in the game in both countries, the popularity of the sport, experiences playing through the pandemic, and prospects for baseball at the Tokyo Summer Games. Participants include <strong>Warren Cromartie</strong>, outfielder and first baseman from Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) (Tokyo Yomiuri Giants), Major League Baseball (Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals), and 1989 NPB MVP; <strong>Matt Murton</strong>, popular MLB outfielder (Chicago Cubs, Oakland A’s, Colorado Rockies) and 2010 NPB single-season hit record breaker (Hanshin Tigers); <strong>Leon Lee</strong>, who played for 7 years in the U.S. (St. Louis Cardinals) and 10 years in Japan (Lotte Orions, Yokohama Taiyō Whales, Yakult Swallows) and went on to become the first African American manager in Japan in 2003 (Orix Blue Wave); and <strong>Robert Whiting</strong>, a journalist and author of <em>You Gotta Have Wa</em> (on baseball in Japan), <em>Tokyo Underworld</em> and his latest release, <em>Tokyo Junkie</em>. Moderated by director <strong>Yuriko Gamo Romer</strong>, whose upcoming film, <em>Diamond Diplomacy</em>, explores the relationship between the U.S. and Japan through a shared love of baseball.</p>

<p>This program is part of our <a href="https://japansociety.org/series/passing-the-torch/"><em>Passing the Torch</em></a> series, a celebration of the upcoming Tokyo Summer Games.</p>

<p><strong>Program Details:</strong> This is a free event, with advance registration required. Suggested donations are welcome to support our innovative programs. This program will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. Registrants will receive the viewing link by email in advance of the event.</p>

<div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 18px;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/2TM2gC9gfiC1HKr1kQGJMW/40e5b5ade205fb7450ebf3a0cc35acca/Warren_Cromartie_Photo.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Warren Livingston Cromartie</strong> was drafted by the Chicago White Sox upon graduation from high school, but instead opted to attend college. He was later drafted by three MLB clubs and turned them down, finally signing with the Montreal Expos in 1973. The outfielder’s youth, speed and talent soon made him the talk of the baseball world and he became very popular with fans in Montreal, who nicknamed him “Cro.” After becoming a free agent in 1983, he had his agent put out feelers in Japan and he was signed by NPB’s Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, where he was managed by the legendary Sadaharu Oh. He became the first, and perhaps most prominent American player in his prime to sign with a Japanese baseball team, playing with the Giants from 1984 to 1990. He went on to win the 1989 NPB MVP Award. After returning to the US, Cromartie co-wrote his autobiography, <em>Slugging It Out in Japan: An American Major-Leaguer in the Tokyo Outfield</em> with Robert Whiting. He worked as a broadcaster for the Florida Marlins in Miami from 1997 to 2002. He also spent time as a baseball coach and a manager in Miami and in Japan.
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<div style="clear: both;margin-bottom: 18px;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/5rcU70uBc9AJQvnkipknqy/05e74e8eeb72418f7eaba8ef9e59c4b6/Leon_Lee_Photo_3.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Leon Lee</strong> played for 17 years as a professional baseball player; 7 years with the St. Louis Cardinals and 10 years in Japan (Lotte Orions, Yokohama Taiyō Whales, Yakult Swallows). He was a hitting instructor with the Montreal Expos and the Director of Pacific Rim Operations for the Chicago Cubs. He became the first African American Manager in Japan in 2003 (Orix Blue Wave). He has a podcast titled Talking Baseball with Leon Lee and is the founder of the organization, Dream Alive Vision, which he sees as the ultimate opportunity to create an economic balance in disadvantaged and underserved communities across the United States.<br/></div>
<div style="clear: both;margin-bottom: 18px;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/1Q2sjMEzULrFadgbAWHTj5/f941aef8008ec9e8a5c03e3bbb0d6bd0/matt.png" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Matt Murton</strong> attended the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta where he studied Business Management. He was a member of the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets NCAA Division I college baseball team from 2001-2003. In 2003, he was drafted in the Supplemental First Round, 32nd overall by the Boston Red Sox. He went on to play fourteen years professionally as an outfielder; both as a member of the MLB (Colorado Rockies, Oakland Athletics and Chicago Cubs) and the NPB for the Hanshin Tigers Baseball Club from 2010-2015. He led the Chicago Cubs with a .297 batting average during the 2006 season and participated in both the MLB and NPB playoffs. He was a seven-time All-Star and a four-time Best Nine Award Winner, NPB. He led the Central League in hits on three different occasions and was the NPB Central Division Batting Title Winner in 2014. He was the first player in league history to reach 1,000 hits within his first six seasons as a member of the NPB. In 2010, he broke the NPB’s single season hit record with 214 hits, which was previously held by Ichiro Suzuki, and is currently held by Shogo Akiyama with 216 hits. After completing his playing career in 2017, he became a member of the Chicago Cubs front office where he worked as a Baseball Operations Assistant. He currently works as an assistant coach at GCA in Franklin, TN. He works with various non-profit organizations within Japan as he looks to further strengthen US-Japan relations by giving back to a community and culture that has so richly blessed his family. He is also working on the establishment of his own non-profit organization in Japan.
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<div style="clear: both;margin-bottom: 18px;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/4DEkxub0h29D602zcSmaSC/6ded0210cec6d6a709b58b58628380a6/Yuriko_Romer_Baseball_Event_Moderator__1_.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Yuriko Gamo Romer</strong> directed and produced the only documentary about Keiko Fukuda (1913-2013), the first woman to attain the tenth degree black belt in judo. <em><a href="https://www.mrsjudomovie.com/">Mrs. Judo</a></em> has traveled to more than 25 film festivals internationally and was awarded the Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary at the 2013 International Festival of Sport Films in Moscow. Currently, Romer is mid-production on <em><a href="https://www.diamonddiplomacy.com/">Diamond Diplomacy</a></em>, which tells the 150-year history connecting the U.S. and Japan through the shared national pastime of baseball. Romer was born in Japan and raised in the United States and is bilingual. She holds an MA in documentary filmmaking from Stanford University. She is a National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Scholar and an American Association of Japanese University Women Scholar. <br/> </div>

<div style="clear: both;"><img src="//images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/4FHk6IN6mp3HezeBNqTxf9/814c2645dfeb9882cbc482ddac851ce7/Robert_Whiting_Headshot_Baseball_Event.png" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Robert Whiting</strong> is a journalist and author who has lived in Tokyo on and off for more than half a century. One of only a few Western writers to have a regular newspaper column in Japanese, he is the author of several highly successful books on Japan including the best-selling <em>You Gotta Have Wa</em> (on baseball in Japan) and <em>Tokyo Underworld</em> (currently under option to Legendary Global). Topics he has written on include sports, Tokyo nightlife, and crime. His latest work is <em><a href="https://tokyojunkie.com/">Tokyo Junkie</a></em>, a memoir of more than half a century in Tokyo. </div>

Join Japan Society for a discussion of the differences in the game of baseball in Japan and the U.S., the popularity of the sport, experiences playing through the pandemic, and prospects for baseball at the Tokyo Summer Games.

Let's Play Two: Baseball in Japan & the U.S.

<h5>Passing the Torch</h5>
<p><strong>Tuesday, June 29, 8 PM EDT<br />
  Wednesday, June 30, 9AM JST</strong> | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a></p>

<p><strong>Watch the video <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/watch-and-read/videos/the-inside-edge-skating-champions-from-japan-and-the-u-s">here</a>.</strong></p>

<p>Champion figure skaters from Japan and the U.S. speak out about training and competing, the athletic mindset and resiliency in overcoming challenges, superfans and the extreme popularity of the sport in Japan, and life after competitive skating. Participants include two-time Olympian, 2018 Olympic bronze medalist and 2008 U.S. National Champion <strong>Mirai Nagasu</strong>; 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion and three-time Japanese National Champion <strong>Miki Ando</strong>;  two-time Olympian, 1994 World Champion, 1990 Junior World Champion and two-time Japanese National Champion <strong>Yuka Sato</strong>; and four-time Japanese National Champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018), 2016 Four Continents Champion, 2018 Winter Olympian (4th), World Silver Medalist (2015), World Bronze Medalist (2018) and Grand Prix of Figure Skating Silver Medalist (2015, 2016) <strong>Satoko Miyahara</strong>. Moderated by two-time Olympic and World medalist and 1993 U.S. National Champion <strong>Nancy Kerrigan</strong>. <em>Viewers will be able to ask direct questions during this interactive online program.</em></p>
<p>This program is part of our <a href="https://japansociety.org/series/passing-the-torch/"><em>Passing the Torch</em></a> series, a celebration of the upcoming Tokyo Summer Games.</p>
<p><strong>Program Details:</strong> This is a free event, with advance registration required. Suggested donations are welcome to support our innovative programs. This program will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>. Registrants will receive the viewing link by email in advance of the event. </p>
<div style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 18px;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/yw7Vkra19pXNGozrxgBhj/7d0020b07e3e9369e8a976331f365235/062921-ptt-inside-edge-miki-ando-457x814.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Miki Ando</strong> was born in 1987 in Nagoya City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. She began skating in earnest at the age of nine and already by the age of 14, she achieved the feat of landing the first successful quadruple Salchow in an official women’s competition at the 2002 Junior Grand Prix Final. Miki participated in the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino and won her first World Championship in 2007. She won Gold medals at the Grand Prix Series Cup of Russia and NHK Cup during the 2009-2010 season and went on to finish 5th at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. During the 2010-2011 season, Miki won Gold medals at both the Cup of China and Cup of Russia in the Grand Prix Series, was crowned champion at Japanese Nationals and then at Four Continents and won the World Championships for the second time in four years. Miki currently teaches and skates professionally in ice shows in Japan and abroad and is active in various media outlets including television and print. She participates in many charitable activities such as serving as a Service Dog Support Ambassador with the (Fuku) Japan Service Dog Association, as a Special Olympics Dream Supporter, and with her own reconstruction project, <em>Reborn-Garden</em>. In 2017, she served as a Tourism Ambassador to Gangwon-do for the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang.</div>
<div style="clear: both;margin-bottom: 18px;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/7is2C5iUWDrOQc4kP3PWXJ/6a699091a73cc962cdff747f4b9a90e9/062921-ptt-inside-edge-nancy-kerrigan-297x528.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Nancy Kerrigan</strong> has been one of America’s most recognizable sports icons for over 25 years. Her rise to competing at a national level began when she placed 3rd at the 1991 U.S. Figure Skating Championships, allowing her to qualify for the 1991 World Championships where she won the bronze medal as part of an American sweep. She earned the bronze medal at the 1992 Albertville Winter Olympics and the silver medal at the 1992 World Championships.  In 1993, Kerrigan became the U.S. Ladies Champion and followed that up with her historic silver medal performance at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Olympics. Along the way, Kerrigan became known for her groundbreaking fashion on the ice teaming up with Vera Wang and others to create some of the most memorable skating outfits in the history of the sport. In addition to her work on the ice, she has regularly appeared on television and in movies as an actor and is well known for being instrumental in the creation of <em>Halloween on Ice</em> and other figure skating shows.<br>
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Nancy has been a product endorser, author, motivational speaker and advocate for issues related to infertility. The Nancy Kerrigan Foundation has raised significant funds for the vision impaired in honor of her legally blind mother and she has been recognized for her excellence on and off the ice. More recently, Kerrigan has focused on her family (three children, ages 13, 16 and 24), and choreography (<em>Halloween on Ice</em>, <em>SkateNiagara</em>, <em>Bryant Park Holiday Show</em>) while also appearing on <em>Dancing with the Stars</em> in Season 24. Nancy is currently executive producing the upcoming documentary <em>Why Don’t You Lose 5 Lbs.</em>, which will examine the silent epidemic of eating disorders in sports and was on the Advisory Board for the Aurora Games, which is an international platform for women in sports and entertainment. She is also still active in working with various companies including Massachusetts-based Revise Energy.</div>
<div style="clear: both;margin-bottom: 18px;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/7doT83XRzdf5KU5Vv8iLE7/3ee3c965a20b012a70a54ffe6d06e274/062921-ptt-inside-edge-satoko-miyahara-900x1600.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Satoko Miyahara</strong> was born in 1998 in Kyoto, Japan. Her family relocated to Houston, Texas for work when she was five years old and they returned to Kyoto when she was seven years old. Satoko is currently competitive and trains in Toronto, Canada. She is a four-time Japanese National Champion (2014, 2015, 2016, 2018), 2016 Four Continents Champion, 2018 Winter Olympian (4th Place), World Silver Medalist (2015), World Bronze Medalist (2018) and Grand Prix of Figure Skating Silver Medalist (2015, 2016). Satoko graduated from the University of Kansai in March 2021. Apart from figure skating, she enjoys speaking English, which she first studied during her time in Houston, cooking, and coloring books. </div>
<div style="clear: both;margin-bottom: 18px;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/237XKrYtBBoXI3YcXGN20Y/a94a9231672920fbf60b0329d9880ba0/062921-ptt-inside-edge-mirai-nagasu-988x1759.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Mirai Nagasu</strong> was born and raised in California, and began skating at the age of five. She was one of the youngest competitors to win a US National Title in 2008. She placed 4th at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, and went on to win a Bronze Medal at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in the Team Event; making history as the first American woman to land a triple Axel at an Olympic Games. Mirai recently graduated from the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs with a B.S. in Business Administration, Magna Cum Laude, and was the first Japanese-American woman to land a spot in the EY Women Athletes Business Network (WABN) Global Mentoring Program. She also completed a certificate at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Next Step: Transition to Business. This highly selective on-campus certificate program taught by MBA faculty and designed for military veterans and elite athletes focuses on leadership development, strategy, financial analysis, spreadsheet modeling and business communication. </div>
<div style="clear: both;"><img src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/4pCJ6QqH466Z3LDSd64xPk/675ba282f4d295e9493f3be63cd8b595/062921-ptt-inside-edge-yuka-sato-297x528.jpg" alt="" style="width: 125px; float: left; clear: both; margin: 0 20px 10px 0; "><strong>Yuka Sato</strong> was born in 1973 in Tokyo, Japan, and one may say that she has skating in her blood. Her parents are former Japanese Champions who both represented Japan at the Olympic Games. Yuka started skating at the age of four and began competing at the age of six. Yuka is a two-time Olympian, finishing 7th at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 5th at the 1994 Winter Olympics. She is a two-time Japanese National Champion (1993, 1994), and won the gold medal at Skate America, as part of the Grand Prix Series in 1992. She also holds many professional titles including winning the gold medal (1995, 2000, 2001) and the silver medal (1996, 1998) at the World Professional Championships. The highlight of Yuka’s amateur skating career was at the 1994 World Championships, where she won the World title in her home country. Japan was extremely proud of their newly crowned champion and she helped to further the popularity of figure skating in Japan. After the 1994 Worlds, Yuka made the decision to turn professional. Yuka toured with Stars on Ice during eight consecutive seasons (2000-2010). She is a professional skater, choreographer, commentator, and coach – and looks forward to another exciting year to come.</div>


Champion figure skaters from Japan and the U.S. speak out about training and competing, the athletic mindset and resiliency in overcoming challenges, superfans and the extreme popularity of the sport in Japan, and life after competitive skating.

The Inside Edge: Skating Champions from Japan & the U.S.



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The Inside Edge: Skating Champions from Japan & the U.S.

<h5><strong>Film</strong></h5>

<p><strong>Online Streaming Dates: TBA</strong></p>

<p>Amid the sociopolitical turmoil following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake, a group of radical male anarchists who call themselves the Guillotine Society cross paths with an itinerant female sumo troupe and form a bond strengthened by their shared resistance to rising militarism and racist vigilante nationalists targeting socialists and Koreans. Chronicling a country caught between flowering liberal democracy and a reactionary shift towards fascism, <strong>Takahisa Zeze&rsquo;s </strong>exhilarating and sprawling epic paints a compelling portrait of the late Taisho era using historical incidents and figures while highlighting the little-known story of Japanese women&rsquo;s sumo&mdash;a sport that continues to relegate women&rsquo;s participation to non-professional circuits. </p>

<p>&ldquo;A high-energy passion project.&rdquo; -<em>The Japan Times </em></p>

<p><em>2018. 189 min. DCP, color, in Japanese with English subtitles. Directed by Takahisa Zeze. With Mai Kiryu, Hanae Kan, Masahiro Higashide, Kanichiro.</em></p>

<p><em>Please note: This film contains strong sexual content including depictions of sexual violence.</em></p>

<p>This program is part of our <a href="/series/passing-the-torch"><em>Passing the Torch</em></a> series, a celebration of the upcoming Tokyo Summer Games. </p>

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  <p>Japan Society Film's programs are generously supported by the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund.</p>
<p>Additional season support is provided by The Globus Family, Masako H. Shinn, George Gallagher, Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide, David Toberisky, Geoff and Fumi Matters, Laurel Gonsalves, Masu Hiroshi Masuyama, Dr. Tatsuji Namba, David S. Howe, and Michael Romano.</p>

<p>Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airline sponsor of Japan Society Film. </p>

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Chronicling a country caught between flowering liberal democracy and a reactionary shift towards fascism, Takahisa Zeze’s sprawling epic paints a compelling portrait of the late Taisho, highlighting the little-known story of Japanese women’s sumo.

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The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine

<h5>Online Workshop</h5>

<p><strong><s>Monday, May 24, 5-6 PM EDT</s> <span style="color: #ff3600;"><em>Cancelled</em></span><br />
<s>Monday, June 14, 12-1 PM EDT</s> <span style="color: #ff3600;"><em>Cancelled</em></span><br />
Wednesday, July 7, 6:30-7:30 PM EDT<br />  </strong> | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a> </p>

<p><strong><span style="color: #ff3600;">PLEASE NOTE</span>: This workshop will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>.</strong> 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).</p>

<p>This workshop is an introduction to quick &amp; 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. <em>Please note: this workshop is roughly equivalent to the first half of the Crash Course for Travelers to Japan Workshop</em>. </p>

<p>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>. </p>

<p><strong>Tuition:</strong> $20 nonmembers /$18 Japan Society Individual and Corporate members</p>

<p>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.</p>

<p>Please note that we do not record these classes/workshops, and recording of these classes/workshops is prohibited. </p>

<p><strong>Instructor:</strong> 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;. </p>

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<p><strong><span style="color: #ff3600;">PLEASE NOTE</span>: Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable (including for credit) for any reason after 12 pm noon, the business day before your workshop starts</strong>. All refunds are subject to a $5 service charge, including those requested by the deadline date. 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. Students must age 16 or older to register.</p>

<p>This program is part of our <a href="/series/passing-the-torch"><em>Passing the Torch</em></a> series, a celebration of the upcoming Tokyo Summer Games. </p>

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

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Survival Japanese

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<h3>Corporate Membership & Sponsorhip</h3>  
<p>Japan Society Corporate Membership offers uncommon access to the people and issues that define U.S.-Japan relations in a global context. Corporate members benefit from an extensive array of business and policy programs, knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities, cultural and entertainment experiences, discounts on events and facility rentals, as well as opportunities to enhance brand awareness within the business community. Based in the world&rsquo;s center of arts, culture, and finance&mdash;New York&mdash;our reach spans the globe through active collaborations with partner organizations in the U.S., Japan and beyond, helping your company stay informed and relevant in the Japan-US space.</p>

<p>All Corporate member companies receive complimentary tickets to our public Business & Policy events, with select tiered levels receiving access to invitation-only CEO/Chairman roundtables, exclusive opportunities to sponsor programs, and expansive benefits for all employees.</p>

<p>For more information on Corporate Membership, visit <a href="/join-and-support/corporate-support">this page</a>.</p>

<p style="font-weight: normal;">The Society is excited to announce a return to live, in-person performance with programs in theater, dance, music and more. This Fall 2021, we spotlight local women theater makers with deep ties to the culture of Japan. In Spring 2022, we welcome back international artists from Japan and East Asia, and present a set of programs highlighting indigenous art forms from Japan’s northernmost and southernmost prefectures, Hokkaido and Okinawa.</p>
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<p><strong>Friday, January 14</strong> at 7:30 pm—followed by a <em>MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception</em><br>
<strong>Saturday, January 15</strong> at 7:30 pm—followed by an artist Q&A</p>

<p>One of New York City’s most anticipated contemporary dance events kicks off 2022 with its return. Now in its 19th installment, the Contemporary Dance Festival (formerly known as the <em>Contemporary Dance Showcase</em>) from Japan and East Asia includes: from Japan, butoh artists <strong>Kentaro Kujirai</strong> and <strong>Barabbas Okuyama</strong> embodying the philosophy of yin and yang in their haunting duet entitled <em><strong>A HUM SAN SUI</strong></em>; from Taiwan, mathematician-turned-choreographer <strong>Hao “Demian” Cheng</strong> uses the stage as his chalkboard in a solo that explores quantum physics through repetitive circular motion; and duo <strong>Choi Min-sun</strong> and <strong>Kang Jin-an</strong> from Korea, who twitch and jerk like windup toys to the sound of a ticking clock in their comical and technically-daring piece <em><strong>Complement.</strong></em></p>

<p><em>Tickets and more information to be announced in late October.</em></p>


 The Contemporary Dance Festival, one of New York City’s most anticipated contemporary dance events, kicks off in 2022 with artists from Japan, Taiwan and Korea.

Contemporary Dance Festival: Japan + East Asia


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Contemporary Dance Festival: Japan + East Asia 

<h5>Traditional Music</h5>

<p><strong>Friday, February 11</strong> at 7 pm</p>

<p><em>Co-presented with the Mid-Manhattan Performing Arts Foundation at St. Bartholomew’s Church</em></p>

<p>Believed to have originated in India, <em>shomyo</em> is a ritual form of Buddhist chant that traveled along the Silk Road to China, eventually reaching Japan in the sixth century. The ethereal voices of <strong>Shomyo no Kai—Voices of a Thousand Years</strong>, a group of priests from two of Japan’s major Esoteric Buddhist sects (<em>Shingon</em> and <em>Tendai</em>), have enraptured audiences around the world with their ecstatic monophony.  Inspired by Navajo folktales and ancient Buddhist mandalas, young, female composer <strong>Yu Kuwabara</strong> presents a new shomyo piece written in the traditional style, entitled <strong><em>Spiral Mandala Ceremony</em></strong>. Clad in brightly-colored monastic robes, the choir’s powerful chanting transports the audience to a transcendent meditative state within the exceptional acoustics of St. Bartholomew’s Church.</p>

<p><em>Tickets and more information to be announced in late October.</em></p>

<p><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https:https://stbarts.org/" target="_blank">St. Bartholomew’s Church</a> (325 Park Avenue and 51st Street)</p>


Inspired by Navajo folktales and ancient Buddhist mandalas, young, female composer Yu Kuwabara presents a new shomyo piece written in the traditional style, entitled Spiral Mandala Ceremony.

Shomyo: Buddhist Ritual Chant—Spiral Mandala Ceremony


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Shomyo: Buddhist Ritual Chant—Spiral Mandala Ceremony 

<h5>Traditional Performance</h5>

<p><strong>Friday, March 18</strong> at 7:30 pm—followed by a <em>MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception</em><br>
<strong>Saturday, March 19</strong> at 7:30 pm—followed by an artist Q&A</p>

<p>Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1971 Okinawa Reversion Agreement, in which the U.S. ended its occupation of Okinawa following WWII and returned the island to Japan, 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 <strong>Michihiko Kakazu</strong>, the versatile artists will perform highlights from the traditional repertoire of <em>kumiodori</em>, 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 (<em>zo odori</em>) with traditional ensemble music. From the brightly-dyed <em>bingata</em> 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.</p>

<p><em>Tickets and more information to be announced in late October.</em></p>

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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  

<h5>Traditional & Contemporary Music</h5>

<p><strong>Early May</strong></p>

<p>Oki Kano, known professionally as <strong>OKI</strong>, 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 <em>tonkori</em>, a stringed instrument of the Ainu people of Karafuto (a region also known as Sakhalin). The rich, reverberating twang of the <em>tonkori</em> 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 <em>kamuy</em>. In this program, Oki performs solo pieces as well as contemporary works, performed by his internationally-known <strong>Oki Ainu Dub Band</strong>, that fuse Reggae, African and Electronica with Ainu folk melodies. OKI is featured in the film <em>Ainu Mosir</em> (2020), currently streaming on Netflix.  </p>

<p><em>Tickets and more information to be announced in late October.</em></p>

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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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OKI: Music of the Ainu

<p style="font-weight: normal;">Education Program sparks interest in Japan through a suite of family, school and educators programs. </p>

<h5>Educators Professional Development</h5>

<p><strong>Saturday, October 30 & Saturday, November 13, 9 am–12 pm EST</strong></p>

<p>Educators are invited to explore different topics related to contemporary Japan through two online units with video lectures and live Zoom sessions. Topics include the current U.S.-Japan relationship under the new administrations, sustainable environmental issues, declining birthrate and aging population, and women’s social advancement. This course will delve into how contemporary Japan can be understood within the context of broader global issues and how “Japan-specific” content themes can be used to raise awareness of social issues that American students face. Teachers will develop a lesson plan and be equipped to teach about Japan with culturally diverse perspectives in their classroom.</p>

<h3><u>Video and Live Sessions</u></h3>
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<h4>Unit 1 - Contemporary Japan: Policy and Sustainable Environment</h4>
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<h4>Unit 2 - Future Japan: Declining Birthrate and Aging Population</h4>
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      November 6-13, 2021       
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      <td style="width: 50%; vertical-align: top;"><strong>Live Lecture Date</strong> <br />
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<p><strong><em>Final lesson plans are due on December 6, 2021 for teachers who resister for P-credits with DOE.</em></strong></p>

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<h3><u>How to Register</u></h3>

<p><strong><u>Free</u></strong> registration with Japan Society for all in-service K-12 teachers. To register, please fill out the registration form below and send it to <a href="mailto:jseducation@japansociety.org">jseducation@japansociety.org</a>.

<p><strong><a href="https://assets.contentful.com/zwqohdz2e0fx/4yPa2zhNfJTvHFXTn43dzg/afd19fea0c3cedd88c109813559d4792/NY_Registration_Form_Fillable.pdf" target="_blank">Download Registration Form</a><strong></p>

<p>1 P credit is available with DOE (Please visit ASPDP site for a separate registration with $45 registration Fee with NYC DOE).</p>

<p>CTLE credit hours are available through NYC Social Studies Supervisors Association (no fee).</p>


Educators are invited to explore different topics related to contemporary Japan through two online units with video lectures and live Zoom sessions.

Contemporary Japan: Global Initiatives, Sustainability & Social Impacts (online)


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Contemporary Japan: Global Initiatives, Sustainability & Social Impacts (Online)

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  <h3>About Japan: A Teacher's Resource</h3>
    <p>About Japan: A Teacher’s Resource provides a variety of resources about Japan to educators for use in the K-12 classroom.  Resources are organized around the themes of culture, environment, globalization, history, Japanese language, and social issues and consist of lesson plans, articles by leading scholars and primary source images and video.  Through these classroom ready resources, educators are able to expand and deepen their teaching on Japan.</p>
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  <a href="https://aboutjapan.japansociety.org/" target="_blank" class="primary-button">Visit About Japan</a>
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A dynamic website bringing together experts about Japan and K-12 educators to provide teaching ideas, essays and multimedia resources. 

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About Japan: A Teacher's Resource

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        School tours  &copy; Ayumi Sakamoto
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<h3>K-12 School Tours and Workshops</h3>

<p>The goal of Japan Society is to introduce and connect students to the dynamic historic and contemporary culture of Japan through rotating exhibitions and engaging workshops led by experienced museum educators and teaching artists. </p>

<p>Maximum group size at one time is 30 students for both Virtual and On-site Gallery tour with a requirement of 1 chaperone for Virtual Gallery Tour and 2 chaperones for On-site Gallery Tour.</p>

<p>We request each reservation to be made <strong><u>at least two weeks in advance</u></strong> of your desired date. A one-week notice for any cancellations or changes is required to avoid fees barring extreme weather or case-by-case emergencies. </p>

<p>To book a tour and/or workshop, or if you have questions, please call (212) 715-1275 or email us at <a href="mailto:jseducation@japansociety.org">jseducation@japansociety.org</a></p>

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<h3 >Virtual Gallery Tour (45 Minutes)</h3>

<p>Japan Society&rsquo;s gallery tour offers an interactive art experience led by trained museum educators, who incorporate close-looking, personal connections, inquiry, and related activities for K-12 students. </p>

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    <strong><a href="https://www.japansociety.org/page/programs/gallery/when-practice-becomes-form-carpentry-tools-from-japan">When Practice Becomes Form: Carpentry Tools from Japan</a> </strong>(Grades K-12)<br />
    <em>Virtual school tours start from April 1 by appointment.</em><br />
    This new exhibition celebrates the spirit of architecture and craftsmanship through Japanese woodworking tools, patterns and models. Students will learn about the tools and techniques that have been used to build Japan&rsquo;s wooden architectural masterpieces for hundreds of years&mdash;from temples and shrines to teahouses and bridges- all while gaining insight on Japanese history and culture.
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<h3>Arts &amp; Culture Workshops</h3>

<p>Workshops are longer, immersive hands-on experiences led by professional artists that connect K-12 audiences with traditional and contemporary approaches to Japanese art and culture.</p>

<p style="color: red;">In-person Arts &amp; Culture Workshops are currently unavailable. Select Virtual Arts &amp; Cultures Workshops are available upon request. Email <a href="mailto:jseducation@japansociety.org">jseducation@japansociety.org</a> for more information.</p> 

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    <strong>Virtual Sumi-e Ink Painting (grades K-12)</strong><br />
    <em>1-30 students</em><br />
    Students will learn about the ancient tradition of Japanese ink painting and learn to create their own paintings with a professional sumi-e artist! This workshop is 60 minutes.
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    <strong>Virtual Manga Workshop (grades 3-12)</strong><br />
    <em>1-30 students</em><br />
    Experience one of Japan&rsquo;s most popular and contemporary art styles with this manga workshop! Students will be guided through a step-by-step demonstration of one of Japan&rsquo;s most popular manga characters with the help of a professional manga artist. This workshop is 60 minutes.
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The goal of Japan Society is to introduce and connect students to the dynamic historic and contemporary culture of Japan through rotating exhibitions and engaging workshops led by experienced museum educators and teaching artists.

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K-12 School Tours & Workshops

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Japan Society Junior Fellows
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  <h3>Japan Society Junior Fellows Program</h3>

  <p>The Junior Fellows Leadership Program brings 10 selected U.S. high school students to Japan to meet with industry leaders, experience daily life with a host family and travel to historical sites. This 3-week culturally immersive program connects Junior Fellows with present leaders and establishes a network of Junior Fellow alumni with a global worldview, forming close bonds between the U.S. and Japan. Open to students nationwide, needs-based scholarships available.</p>

<p style="font-weight: normal;"><strong>Note</strong>: Prioritizing the safety and well-being of participants, our host families, and school communities in the U.S. and Japan, Japan Society Education Department has modified the 2021 Junior Fellows Leadership Program from an in-person experience to an online format.</p>
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 <p>  <a class="primary-button" href="/education/teacher-and-k-12/junior-fellows-program/apply">Apply Now</a> </p>
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  <h3>Junior Fellows Leadership Program Goals</h3>

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    <li>Create a junior network of rising student leaders in Japan and the United States.</li>
    <li>Motivate young American and Japanese leaders to engage in and contribute to furthering U.S.-Japan relations.</li>
    <li>Raise awareness of important issues relevant to the United States and Japan among next generation leaders in both countries.</li>

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  <p><em>“The Junior Fellows Program has helped me see my potential<br /> and unlock my determination to find my passion.”<br />
—Participant from San Francisco, CA</em></p>
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<p>Further Questions<br />
For more information, contact the Japan Society Education Program at Japan Society at (212) 715-1275 or juniorfellows@japansociety.org.</p>

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  <h3>Junior Fellows Program</h3>

    <p><a href="/education/teacher-and-k-12/junior-fellows-program">Fellows Home</a>  |  <a href="/education/teacher-and-k-12/junior-fellows-program/leader-meetings">Leader Meetings</a>  |  <a href="/education/teacher-and-k-12/junior-fellows-program/cultural-experiences">Cultural Experiences</a>  |  <a href="/education/teacher-and-k-12/junior-fellows-program/alumni-network">Alumni Network</a>  |  <a href="/education/teacher-and-k-12/junior-fellows-program/impact">Impact</a>  |  <a href="/education/teacher-and-k-12/junior-fellows-program/meet-the-fellows">Meet the Fellows</a></p>

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The Junior Fellows Leadership Program brings 10 selected U.S. high school students to Japan to meet with industry leaders, experience daily life with a host family and travel to historical sites.

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Japan Society Junior Fellows Program

<p style="font-weight: normal">Japan Society Film screens a diverse selection of classic and contemporary Japanese cinema throughout the year — including retrospectives of seminal directors, thematic series, and special screenings of international, U.S. and NY premieres — and organizes <em>JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film</em>, the largest festival of its kind in North America. <em><strong>Follow Japan Society Film on <a href="https://twitter.com/js_film_nyc" target="_blank">Twitter</a> for Japanese cinema content and news about upcoming screenings.</strong></em</p>
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<h3>『スパイの妻』</h3>
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<h5>In-Person Screening | Centerpiece Presentation</h5>

<p><strong>Friday, August 27, 7 PM</strong></p>

<p>Part of <a href="/arts-and-culture/films/japan-cuts-festival-of-new-japanese-film">JAPAN CUTS 2021</a></p>

  &ldquo;Anchored by Yu Aoi’s terrific turn, Wife of a Spy pivots from being a knotty, Hitchcockian, plot-driven spy caper to telling the story of a young woman’s political awakening, and the resultant growth of her self-respect as she realizes that she has resources of cunning, intelligence and integrity that she had not been aware of previously.&rdquo;&nbsp;
    <div style="margin-left: 40px;">&mdash;<em>The Playlist</em></div> 

<p><strong>New York Premiere</strong>. Satoko Fukuhara (Yu Aoi) lives with her import/export businessman husband Yusaku (Takahashi Issey) in the port city of Kobe, with Japan on the precipice of entering WWII with Axis powers Germany and Italy in 1940. Their pleasant cosmopolitan life constricted by rising militarism, the couple is surveilled by Satoko’s admiring childhood friend who is now a steely military police officer (Masahiro Higashide). When Yusaku makes a trip to Manchuria where he witnesses colonial violence firsthand, and the mysterious woman (Hyunri) he returns with is discovered dead, Satoko questions allegiance and desire like never before, in a brave performance by Aoi. Co-written with his former students Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Tadashi Nohara (<em>Happy Hour</em>) and shot in 8K digital video for public broadcaster NHK, Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s first historical drama eerily evokes horrors of the past in the visual register of our own terrifying times.</p>

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  <li>Silver Lion Best Director, Venice International Film Festival 2020</li>
    <li>Best Film, Kinema Junpo Awards 2021</li>
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<p><em>Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 2020, 115 min. </em></p>

<p><strong>Tickets:</strong>  $15 / $10 members</p>

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<p>JAPAN CUTS is sponsored by Shiseido Americas.</p>
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 <p>Additional support is provided by Sapporo U.S.A., Inc.</p>
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<p>Japan Society Film programs are generously supported by ORIX Corporation USA, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund. Additional season support is provided by The Globus Family, Masako H. Shinn, David Toberisky, Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide, Geoff and Fumi Matters, Laurel Gonsalves, David S. Howe, and Masu Hiroshi Masuyama. Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airline sponsor of Japan Society Film. </p> 

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Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s first historical drama is a dizzying tale of suspicion, betrayal, and love during WWII, featuring surprising metafilmic turns and condemnation of colonialism, with a brave performance by Yu Aoi.

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Wife of a Spy

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<h3>『カツベン！』</h3>
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<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

<p><strong>Friday, August 20, 4 PM<br />
Saturday, August 28, 1 PM
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<p>Part of <a href="/arts-and-culture/films/japan-cuts-festival-of-new-japanese-film">JAPAN CUTS 2021</a></p>

  &ldquo; [A] joyously entertaining, inventively plotted, beautifully shot farce.&rdquo;&nbsp;
    <div style="margin-left: 40px;">&mdash;<em>Variety</em></div> 

<p><strong>New York Premiere</strong>. The latest film by celebrated director Masayuki Suo (<em>Shall We Dance?</em>) is set in the last days of Japan’s silent movie era, when the real stars were not the actors on screen but live narrators known as <em>benshi</em> who dictated the action, voiced characters and transported audiences into the world of moving images. Hiding from the law in a small town cinema after a burglary gone wrong, lifelong cinephile Shuntaro (Ryo Narita) seeks to change his ways and fulfill his childhood dream of being a star <em>benshi</em>—but before long, a cocky rival performer, a gang of criminals and a relentless detective threaten to undo everything. Filled with charming period details and visual gags, <em>Talking the Pictures</em> is a genuine love letter to Japan’s golden age of silent cinema and a tribute to the magic of moviegoing.</p>

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<p><em>Dir. Masayuki Suo, 2019, 127 min.</em></p>

<p><strong>Tickets:</strong>  $15 / $10 members</p>

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<p>Image: © 2019 “Talking the Pictures” Production Committee.</p>

<p>JAPAN CUTS is sponsored by Shiseido Americas.</p>
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 <p>Additional support is provided by Sapporo U.S.A., Inc.</p>
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<p>Japan Society Film programs are generously supported by ORIX Corporation USA, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund. Additional season support is provided by The Globus Family, Masako H. Shinn, David Toberisky, Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide, Geoff and Fumi Matters, Laurel Gonsalves, David S. Howe, and Masu Hiroshi Masuyama. Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airline sponsor of Japan Society Film. </p> 

<p><img style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" src="https://images.ctfassets.net/zwqohdz2e0fx/4eO038iy62lBKJiilxxJ7I/fe523c7d90872a152f30f67f18ec9f59/logo_orix_200_133.jpg" alt="ORIX" width="auto" height="50" />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 5px;" src="https://jscommunity.japansociety.org/image/nyc_cultural_affairs_logo.png" alt="" width="auto" height="25"</p>

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A charming and comedic love letter to Japan’s silent movie era that follows an aspiring benshi (silent film narrator) as he tries to save a movie house with his performances while also running from the law.

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Talking the Pictures

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<h3>『峠 最後のサムライ』</h3>
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<h5>In-Person Screening </h5>

<p><strong>Saturday, August 21, 4 PM<br />
Wednesday, September 1, 7 PM
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<p>Part of <a href="/arts-and-culture/films/japan-cuts-festival-of-new-japanese-film">JAPAN CUTS 2021</a></p>

<p><strong>New York Premiere</strong>. Following the end of Japan’s Edo period in 1867—when governing power was relinquished by the Tokugawa shogunate and restored to the Emperor—a civil war erupts between imperial loyalists in the west and the remaining shogunate in the east. Caught between both armies, Tsuginosuke Kawai (Koji Yakusho, <em>13 Assassins</em>), chief retainer of the Nagaoka domain in Echigo, decides to remain neutral in order to safeguard the lives of his clan. When his attempts at brokering peace through negotiation fail, however, Kawai resolves to face the end of the samurai era with dignity. Directed by Takashi Koizumi (<em>After the Rain</em>, 2000)—assistant director on Akira Kurosawa’s epic samurai masterpiece <em>Ran</em> (1985)—<em>The Pass</em> is a skillfully realized throwback to classic samurai cinema, replete with gorgeous period costumes and sets, epic battle scenes and even an appearance by legendary samurai actor Tatsuya Nakadai.</p>

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<p><em>Dir. Takashi Koizumi, 2020, 114 min.</em></p>

<p><strong>Tickets:</strong>  $15 / $10 members</p>

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<p>JAPAN CUTS is sponsored by Shiseido Americas.</p>
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<p>Japan Society Film programs are generously supported by ORIX Corporation USA, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund. Additional season support is provided by The Globus Family, Masako H. Shinn, David Toberisky, Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide, Geoff and Fumi Matters, Laurel Gonsalves, David S. Howe, and Masu Hiroshi Masuyama. Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airline sponsor of Japan Society Film. </p> 

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In late 19th century Japan, a respected samurai (Koji Yakusho) tries to avoid war for his clan through negotiation, but when he is left with no other choice, he picks up his sword and heads into battle.

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The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai

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<h3>『海辺の映画館―キネマの玉手箱』</h3>
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<p><strong>Thursday, September 2, 7 PM</strong></p>

<p>Part of <a href="/arts-and-culture/films/japan-cuts-festival-of-new-japanese-film">JAPAN CUTS 2021</a></p>

  &ldquo;Forget a swan song: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s final film is a shriek, a tirade, a lecture and a rollicking action-adventure stuffed into a three-hour pop-art package.&rdquo;&nbsp;
    <div style="margin-left: 40px;">&mdash;<em>The New York Times</em></div>

<p><strong>New York Premiere</strong>. The final film by Nobuhiko Obayashi finds the late director returning to the subject of Japan’s history of warfare following the completion of his “War Trilogy,” which ended with <em>Hanagatami</em> (JC 2018). On the last night of its existence, a small movie theater in Onomichi—the seaside town of Obayashi’s youth where he shot nearly a dozen films—screens an all-night marathon of Japanese war films. When lightning strikes the theater, three young men are transported into the world onscreen where they experience the violent battles of several wars leading up to the bombing of Hiroshima. A breathless cinematic journey through Japan’s past, <em>Labyrinth of Cinema</em> finds Obayashi using every trick in his book to create an awe-inspiring, visually resplendent anti-war epic that urges us to consider cinema as a means to change history. The culmination of an exceptional 60-year career worth celebrating.</p>

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<p><em>Dir. Nobuhiko Obayashi, 2019, 179 min.</em></p>

<p><strong>Tickets:</strong>  $15 / $10 members</p>

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<p>JAPAN CUTS is sponsored by Shiseido Americas.</p>
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 <p>Additional support is provided by Sapporo U.S.A., Inc.</p>
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<p>Japan Society Film programs are generously supported by ORIX Corporation USA, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund. Additional season support is provided by The Globus Family, Masako H. Shinn, David Toberisky, Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide, Geoff and Fumi Matters, Laurel Gonsalves, David S. Howe, and Masu Hiroshi Masuyama. Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airline sponsor of Japan Society Film. </p> 

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The late Nobuhiko Obayashi’s swan song is a breathless journey through Japan’s war-torn past and an elegiac celebration of cinema—an awe-inspiring conclusion to a 60-year filmmaking career.

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Labyrinth of Cinema

Emphasizing the diversity and vitality of one of the most exciting world cinemas, JAPAN CUTS gives cinephiles their first (and sometimes only) chance to discover the next waves of filmmaking from Japan.

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JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film

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<h2>Tragedies of Youth: Nobuhiko Obayashi's War Trilogy</h2>
<p><strong>Streaming July 9 - August 6</strong></p>
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<p>In the last decade of his long and prolific career, Nobuhiko Obayashi (1938-2020)—best-known in the U.S. as the filmmaker behind the cult hit <em>House</em> (1977)—wrote and directed a trio of deeply personal and formally audacious films that confronted Japan’s wartime past. Made in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami of March 2011 and informed by Obayashi’s firsthand experience as a child born on the eve of World War II in Hiroshima Prefecture, the staggering films in this trilogy—consisting of <em>Casting Blossoms to the Sky</em> (2012), <em>Seven Weeks</em> (2014) and <em>Hanagatami</em> (2017)—collectively consider the loss of innocence for an entire generation of Japanese youth raised in the shadow of war and national disaster. Scheduled as a lead-up to the 76th anniversary of the end of WWII, Japan Society is proud to present Obayashi’s monumental trilogy together online for the first time. <em>Presented in partnership with KimStim.</em></p> 
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<p><strong>Tickets:</strong> $10 / 20% off members</p>

<p><strong>Series Bundle:</strong> $24 / 20% off members</p>
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<p style="font-weight: normal">Japan Society Film programs are generously supported by ORIX Corporation USA, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund. Additional season support is provided by The Globus Family, Masako H. Shinn, David Toberisky, Geoff and Fumi Matters, Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide, Laurel Gonsalves, David S. Howe, and Masu Hiroshi Masuyama. Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airline sponsor of Japan Society Film. </p> 

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Japan Society is proud to present Nobuhiko Obayashi's monumental trilogy, a trio of deeply personal and formally audacious films that confront Japan’s wartime past.

Tragedies of Youth: Nobuhiko Obayashi's War Trilogy

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<h2>Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara & Sachiko Kobayashi</h2>
<p><strong>Streaming June 4 - July 2</strong></p>
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<p>This year marks the 50th anniversary of Shisso Productions, the independent film company founded by influential Japanese documentarian Kazuo Hara and his wife, producer and collaborator, Sachiko Kobayashi. Widely-recognized for their compelling, complicated and deeply personal portraits of iconoclastic individual—such as the ex-soldier Kenzo Okuzaki hellbent on exposing unspoken war crimes in their best-known film, <em>The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On</em> (1987)—Hara and Kobayashi have dedicated their lives to documenting the struggle between people and the powers that be.</p> 

<p>In recognition of the pair’s milestone with Shisso Productions, Japan Society presents a career-spanning online retrospective of Hara and Kobayashi’s work—from the groundbreaking debut <em>Goodbye CP</em> (1972) to their latest epic documentary <em>Minamata Mandala</em> (2020)—including their rarely screened sole narrative feature, <em>The Many Faces of Chika</em> (2005). <em>Presented in partnership with Janus Films and Shisso Productions.</em> </p>
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<p><strong>Tickets:</strong> $10 / 20% off members</p>

<p><strong>Bundle 1:</strong> $30 / 20% off members<br />
  Includes: <em>Goodbye CP</em>, <em>Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974</em>, <em>The Emperor’s Naked Army Marches On</em>, <em>A Dedicated Life</em>, and <em>Sennan Asbestos Disaster</em> - Available in the US and Canada.</p>

<p><strong>Bundle 2:</strong> $20 / 20% off members<br />
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<p>Japan Society Film programs are generously supported by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund. Additional season support is provided by The Globus Family, Masako H. Shinn, David Toberisky, Geoff and Fumi Matters, Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide, Laurel Gonsalves, David S. Howe, and Masu Hiroshi Masuyama. Transportation assistance is provided by Japan Airlines, the exclusive Japanese airline sponsor of Japan Society Film.</p> 

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Japan Society presents a career-spanning online retrospective of Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi’s work, two filmmakers widely-recognized for their compelling, complicated and deeply personal portraits of iconoclastic individuals.

Cinema as Struggle: The Films of Kazuo Hara & Sachiko Kobayashi

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<p style="font-weight: normal;">Kids and family programs bring together diverse communities to experience Japanese culture through storytelling, art making workshops and festivals.</p> 
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<p><strong>Shichi-go-san Notice:</strong> <em>Given the continuing global concerns around COVID-19, we’ve made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Shichigosan (7-5-3) ceremony. This decision has been made to prioritize the safety of all parties involved. Thank you very much for your understanding.</em></p>
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<p><em>For questions, please contact <a href="mailto:jseducation@japansociety.org">jseducation@japansociety.org</a> or 212-715-1275.</em></p>

<h5>Online Workshop</h5>
<p>Saturday May 15 &amp; Sunday May 16, 10 AM-12 PM EDT | <em><a href="http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a></em></p>

<p><span style="color: #c00;">This class is at capacity. To be added to the waitlist, please email <a style="color: #c00;" href="mailto:jseducation@japansociety.org" target="_blank">jseducation@japansociety.org</a> or call (212) 715-1275. Spaces will be released to waitlisted participants in the order they are added.</span></p>

<p>Join us for a weekend of manga, art and fun! With this intensive online course, students will learn the ins and outs of different Japanese manga styles and techniques to help explore and build your own unique manga creations from start to finish. Using characters from popular manga and anime as examples, artist <strong>Richard Ford III</strong> will guide students through essential techniques, tools and processes to design original manga characters in the style of your choice! Get ready to start a career as a manga artist with this two-day workshop! </p>

<p><strong style="font-size: 12px">Tuition:</strong><br />
<em> $65/$50 Japan Society Members. Recommended for ages 11-17 years old. One student per registration. Space is limited to 15 students: advanced registration required.</em></p>

<p><strong>About Instructor:</strong>  Richard Ford III is a professional illustrator based in NYC. Inspired by Japanese anime, manga, and street art, Richard works with various mediums, from digital illustration to traditional paintings, as well as murals. Richard is excited to share his knowledge and techniques with young artists! Richard received a Bachelor&rsquo;s of Fine Arts in illustration from Columbia College Chicago. </p>

<p><strong>This course will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download">Zoom</a>. </strong>To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Further instructions will be provided before the course begins in May. Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET)</p>

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 With this intensive online course, students will learn the ins and outs of different Japanese manga styles and techniques to help explore and build your own unique manga creations from start to finish.

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Weekend Manga Workshop: Develop Your Own Style!

<h5>Education &amp; Family</h5>

<p><strong>10 Sundays, September 26 &ndash; December 12</strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"> (no class on 10/10 & 11/28)</span></p>

<p>Learn Japanese through a series of fun, interactive online courses designed just for kids! This fall, we are offering exploratory sessions for children ages 3-5 and 6-10 in multiple levels. </p>

<p><strong>These courses will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>.</strong> To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Further instructions will be provided before the course begins in June. Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).</p>

<p>For questions, please contact our Education &amp; Family team: <a href="mailto:jseducation@japansociety.org" target="_blank">jseducation@japansociety.org</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Japanese for Kids: Step 1</strong> (online)<br />
<strong>10 Sundays, Sept. 26—Dec. 12</strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"> (no class on 10/10 & 11/28)</span></p>

<blockquote><p>Absolute beginners in Japanese will have the opportunity to build basic vocabulary, listening, speaking and cultural skills with these Step 1 courses, designed for families with no or minimal Japanese experience. Families are encouraged to take one full year of Step 1 Japanese before moving onto Step 2. </p>

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<p><strong>3-5-Year-Olds, 10:30-11 am ET </strong>  <a href="http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a><br />
Young learners explore Japanese language and culture through a seasonal and theme-based curriculum filled with storytelling, songs, games and interactive activities to basic vocabulary and understanding (a PDF will be available for download).</p>

<a href="https://boxoffice.japansociety.org/events/d03fb147-6b01-6822-8500-865de72d2278" class="primary-button" target="_blank">Register</a>

<p><strong>6-10-Year-Olds, 11:30 am-12 pm ET </strong>  <a href="http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a><br />
Using a theme-based curriculum, children learn Japanese through a variety of age-appropriate engaging activities, games and songs aimed at building everyday vocabulary. Speaking and basic reading and writing skills are introduced in a fun and supportive environment.</p>

<a href="https://boxoffice.japansociety.org/events/aefa22ec-48ea-fac3-571c-e99bda055f7b" class="primary-button" target="_blank">Register</a>
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<p><strong>Tuition:</strong> $165/$125 Japan Society members. <em>Adult accompaniment recommended.</em> Space limited to 12 students; advance registration required. </p>
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<p><strong>Japanese for Kids: Step 2</strong> (online)<br />
<strong>10 Sundays, Sept. 26—Dec. 12</strong> <span style="color:#ff0000;"> (no class on 10/10 & 11/28)</span></p>

<blockquote><p>Young learners build upon existing basic vocabulary and speaking skills through situational lessons and become more comfortable using Japanese in everyday life. Step 2 courses are intended for families who have taken a full year of Step 1 courses or for families with previous Japanese language experience. </p>

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<p><strong>3-5-Year-Olds, 9:30-10 am ET </strong>  <a href="http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a> <br />
Young learners explore Japanese language by building vocabulary related to the world around them. Through storytelling, games and engaging activates, children improve their listening skills and learn how to use Japanese in their everyday life with simple sentences and common expressions.</p>

<a href="https://boxoffice.japansociety.org/events/9474b18a-08d6-31e9-7e43-2a7ad17797ee" class="primary-button" target="_blank">Register</a>

<p><strong>6-10-Year-Olds, 12:30–1 pm ET</strong>  <a href="http://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a><br />
Using everyday situations, Japanese learners practice speaking and listening with age-appropriate activities and learn how to understand and respond with more advanced sentence structure. Building on age-appropriate vocabulary, students will be able to describe items used in everyday life.</p>

<a href="https://boxoffice.japansociety.org/events/55458732-5bed-1dd8-a4f4-f02c59a2cc9a" class="primary-button" target="_blank">Register</a>

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<p><strong>Tuition:</strong> $165/$125 Japan Society members. <em>Adult accompaniment recommended.</em> Space limited to 12 students; advance registration required.</p>

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Learn Japanese through a series of fun, interactive online courses designed just for kids! We are offering exploratory sessions for children ages 3-5 and 6-10 in multiple levels.

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<h5><strong>STUDENT COURSE FOR TEENS<br />
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<span style="font-size:13px;"><strong>Wednesdays, February 3&mdash;April 21, 2021, 4&mdash;5 PM ET (Online) </strong></span> <em><a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank">Calculate your local time</a></em> <strong><br />
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10 Lessons per course (No class on 2/17 and 3/31)<br />
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<strong> This course will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>.</strong> </strong>To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Further instructions will be provided before the course begins in February. Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).<br />
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<strong>Learn to become a manga artist from home!</strong>  With this series, manga enthusiasts can transform their imaginations into their very own manga. This ten-session course for artists will establish the basic drawing skills, character design and story development needed for manga design. Manga artists will help students infuse their designs with their own unique style, and unlock their inner manga artists through personal attention. <br />
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<strong> <strong>Tuition:</strong> </strong>$250/$200 Japan Society members. <em>Designed for students ages 11-17.</em> Space is limited to 15 students: advanced registration required.<br />
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For questions, please contact our Education &amp; Family team: <a href="mailto:jseducation@japansociety.org">jseducation@japansociety.org</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>About the Instructor:</strong></span><br />
<strong>John Somoza</strong> (Drake Tinta)  is a professional manga artist who has been working in the field since 2012. His major works include an ongoing manga-influenced series titled <em>Ninja Express</em>, which can be read on Comixology.com. Mr. Somoza looks forward to encouraging and teaching the next generation of artists who are looking to enter the field of manga and comics.<br />
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<span style="font-size:12px;"><strong>Terms &amp; Conditions:<br />
</strong></span><em>Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable for any reason after <u>12PM ET on Monday, January 25</u>. No partial registration is permitted. Cancellations are accepted by phone or email. Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any course if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, those students already enrolled will receive full refunds. For questions about a registration you placed, please contact the Box Office at (212) 715-1258.</em>

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Manga Workshop: Basics for Aspiring Artists

<h5>EDUCATION &amp; FAMILY COURSE</h5>
<p>Beginners are invited to start their Japanese language learning journey with this course designed just for teens! In this online course, students will learn and practice the fundamentals of Japanese language and culture with a group of like-minded peers. Using a variety of fun and engaging activities and examples from popular Japanese media like anime and manga, teens will develop practical listening, speaking, writing and cultural skills to kick-start their Japanese language abilities!</p>

<p><strong>Tuition:</strong> $250/$200 Japan Society members. <em>Open to ages 11-15. Space is limited to 12 students: advanced registration required.</em></p>

<p><strong>These courses will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download" target="_blank">Zoom</a>.</strong> To participate fully, you will need access to a device with internet, microphone, and camera (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet). Further instructions will be provided before the course begins in October. Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).</p>

<p>For questions, please contact our Education &amp; Family team: <a href="mailto:jseducation@japansociety.org" target="_blank">jseducation@japansociety.org</a>.</p>

<p><strong>10 Tuesdays, October 5—December 14, 5-6 pm ET <span style="color:#ff0000;">(no class 11/23)</span> | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a></strong></p>


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<p><strong>10 Wednesdays, October 6—December 15, 5:30-6:30 pm ET <span style="color:#ff0000;">(no class 11/24)</span> | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a></strong></p>

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In this online course, students will learn and practice the fundamentals of Japanese language and culture with a group of like-minded peers.

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Japanese for Teens 

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<p style="color: #ff0000">Both performances on September 11 are sold out. <em>The Story Box</em> will run through October 9 at various locations in NYC. Check <u><a href="https://here.org/shows/the-story-box/" target="_blank">here</a></u> for a list of venues and times.</p>

<h5>Theater</h5>
<p><strong>Saturday, September 11</strong> at 4 pm<br>
 <strong>Saturday, September 11</strong> at 7 pm</p>
<p><em>Co-presented with HERE</em></p>

<p>Written and performed by <strong>Suzi Takahashi</strong> and directed by <strong>Kristin Marting</strong>, <em>The Story Box</em> explores the importance of safeguarding our civil rights through the lens of Japanese American identity. Using <em>kamishibai</em> (a traditional Japanese storytelling method), coupled with Takahashi’s own family history and original music, this show takes audience members on a 230-year journey through our country's problematic treatment of Asian immigrants. In this outdoor event on 47th Street in front of Japan Society, each audience member receives a suitcase to sit on—a prop that alludes to Japanese Americans taking "only what they could carry" during their relocation during WWII. What will you find in your suitcase?</p>

<p><em><strong>All patrons attending performances will be required to show proof of vaccination (NY Excelsior pass or vaccination card) and be masked.</strong></em></p> 

<p><strong>Tickets:</strong> Pay What You Wish</p>

<p><strong>Location:</strong> On 47th Street between First and Second Avenue, in front of Japan Society’s building (333 East 47th Street, Manhattan)

<p>This public event, permitted under New York City's Open Culture Program, commences a series of performances of <em>The Story Box</em> in outdoor spaces in each of the five boroughs of New York City.</p>

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Written and performed by Suzi Takahashi and directed by Kristin Marting, The Story Box explores the importance of safeguarding our civil rights through the lens of Japanese American identity.

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<p>Image: <em>The Story Box</em> © Photo of Suzi Takahashi by Paula Court, Family Photos courtesy of Suzi Takahashi, Graphic Design by Alex M. Lee</p>

<p><em>The Story Box</em> is co-presented and produced by HERE. In addition to this September 11 Manhattan performance, the show will be performed in each of the other Boroughs through partnerships with Asian American Arts Alliance, Bronx Academy of Art and Dance, Flushing Town Hall, New York Economic Development Corporation, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island Arts, and Target Margin Theater. <em>The Story Box</em> has been developed with support from Alfred University, Bethany Arts Community, Bristol Valley Theatre and National Park of Women’s Rights, and the Venturous Theatre Fund of the Tides Foundation. Additional support provided by The Venturous Theatre Fund of the Tides Foundation; and GREEN / ARTS LIVE NYC. GREEN / ARTS LIVE NYC is made possible with support from New York Community Trust and Con Edison’s Arts Al Fresco Series, administered by City Parks Foundation in collaboration with the Horticultural Society of New York, New Yorkers for Culture & Arts, NYC Department of Transportation, OpenCultureWORKS, and Street Lab.</p>

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<p style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;"> 2021-2022 Performing Arts Season</p>

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<p style="font-weight: normal">The season is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.</p>

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<p style="font-weight: normal">Major Support is generously provided by Doug and Teresa Peterson, with endowment support from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund and the Endowment for the Performing Arts, established with a leadership gift from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.</p>

<p style="font-weight: normal">Additional support is provided by Helen and Kenneth A. Cowin, Dean Jeanette C. Takamura, Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II, Mr. Alan M. Suhonen‡, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon, Paula S. Lawrence, Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Michiko Levine, Marjorie Neuwirth, Hiroko Onoyama, Lyndley and Samuel Schwab, and Nancy and Joe Walker. Transportation assistance is provided by All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Yamaha is the official piano provider of Japan Society. <em>MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception</em> is provided by MetLife Foundation.</p><br>

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<p style="font-weight: normal;">&dagger; In memoriam.</p>


The Story Box 


<h5>Theater</h5>

<p><strong>Friday, October 1</strong> at 7:30 pm—followed by a <em>MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception</em> &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD OUT</span><br>
  <strong>Saturday, October 2</strong> at 7:30 pm<br>
  <strong>Sunday, October 3</strong> at 7:30 pm<br>
  <strong>Thursday, October 7</strong> at 7:30 pm—followed by an artist Q&A &nbsp;&nbsp;<span style="color:#ff0000;">SOLD OUT</span><br>
  <strong>Friday, October 8</strong> at 7:30 pm<br>
  <strong>Saturday, October 9</strong> at 3 pm & 7:30 pm<br>
  <strong>Sunday, October 10</strong> at 3 pm</p>

<p><em>Co-presented with the Chocolate Factory Theater</em></p>

<p>Japanese American playwright/director <strong>Aya Ogawa</strong> presents this final version of their intimate autobiographical piece that explores their fractured relationship with their long-deceased, enigmatic father. Since the show's sold-out work-in-progress showings at Brooklyn Arts Exchange and The Public Theater's Under the Radar Incoming! Series, downtown theatergoers have been anticipating the premiere of <em>The Nosebleed</em>. Through a series of turbulent, absurd and poignantly comic vignettes, Ogawa reveals the seemingly insurmountable cultural and generational gap between themself and their father, who was a typical Japanese corporate businessman, and examines the questions faced by the playwright in their own motherhood experience today. A theatrical memorial and healing ritual for the audience, this darkly humorous, tender and inventive play considers how we inherit and bequeath failure, and what it takes to forgive. </p>

<p><em><strong>All audience members will be required to show proof of vaccination at Will Call and wear a face mask at all times inside the Japan Society building. The approximate capacity per performance is 50 people.</strong></em></p>

<p><strong>Tickets:</strong> $30/$25 members</p>

<p><strong>Location:<strong> Japan Society (<a href="https://goo.gl/maps/aomQJJEQkk7hVA5S7" target="_blank">333 East 47th Street, New York</a>)</p>

<p><strong>ON-SALE DATES</strong><br>
  <strong>Members:</strong> August 10<br>
<strong>General public:</strong> August 17</p> 

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Japanese-American playwright/director Aya Ogawa presents this final version of their intimate autobiographical piece that explores their fractured relationship with their long-deceased, enigmatic father.

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<p>Image: <em>The Nosebleed</em> © Maria Baranova</p>

<p><em>The Nosebleed</em> is co-presented with the Chocolate Factory Theater. <em>The Nosebleed</em> was developed in part through the Parent Artist Space Grant and AIR Program at Brooklyn Arts Exchange and The Public Theater’s Devised Theater Working Group/<em>Under the Radar Incoming! Series</em>. Subsidized studio space provided by The Play Company through the A.R.T./New York Creative Space Grant, supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Support for <em>The Nosebleed</em> was provided by a residency at Mount Tremper Arts and The Made in NY Women’s Film, TV & Theatre Fund by the City of New York Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment in association with The New York Foundation for the Arts.</p>

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<p style="font-size: 20px; font-weight: bold;"> 2021-2022 Performing Arts Season</p>

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<p style="font-weight: normal">The season is made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.</p>

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<p style="font-weight: normal">Major Support is generously provided by Doug and Teresa Peterson, with endowment support from the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Endowment Fund and the Endowment for the Performing Arts, established with a leadership gift from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.</p>

<p style="font-weight: normal">Additional support is provided by Helen and Kenneth A. Cowin, Dean Jeanette C. Takamura, Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II, Mr. Alan M. Suhonen‡, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon, Paula S. Lawrence, Dr. Stephen and Mrs. Michiko Levine, Marjorie Neuwirth, Hiroko Onoyama, Lyndley and Samuel Schwab, and Nancy and Joe Walker. Transportation assistance is provided by All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Yamaha is the official piano provider of Japan Society. <em>MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception</em> is provided by MetLife Foundation.</p>

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<p style="font-weight: normal;">&dagger; In memoriam.</p>


The Nosebleed

<h5>Online Workshop</h5>
<p>Wednesday, September 22 at 6:30 pm EDT | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a> </p>

<p>Delicate and delicious, tofu is a versatile food enjoyed in many Japanese dishes, from silky, chilled <em>hiyayakko</em> to deep-fried <em>agedashidofu</em>. At this online workshop, learn how to make fresh, authentic tofu at home with London-based chef and culinary educator <strong>Akemi Yokoyama</strong>. In the spirit of sustainability embodied by the Japanese concept of <em>mottainai</em>, participants will also use the tofu by-product to make tasty okara mochi. Discover what this plant-based protein has to offer, from bean to block and everything in between!</p>

<p><em>All participants will receive a recipe and ingredient list, and may follow along during the workshop or simply observe.</em></p> 

<p><strong>Tickets</strong>:&nbsp;$25/$20 Japan Society members, seniors &amp; students</p>

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<p>Please Note: <strong>This program will be conducted online via <a href="https://zoom.us/download">Zoom</a></strong>. Registrants will receive the viewing link by email in advance. Please note that all times listed are New York time (ET).</p>


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Learn how to make fresh, authentic Japanese tofu at home with London-based chef and culinary educator Akemi Yokoyama in this online workshop.

Authentic Japanese Tofu: From Bean to Block


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<p>Photo credit: © Akemi Yokoyama/gohan.london</p>

<p style="font-weight: normal;"><em>The Food Talk series is sponsored by Kikkoman Corporation.</em><br />
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<p>Talks+ Programs at Japan Society are generously sponsored by MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) and ORIX Corporation USA. Additional support is provided by an anonymous donor, the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund, and Helen and Kenneth A. Cowin. </p>

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Authentic Japanese Tofu: From Bean to Block (Online Workshop)

<h5>Live Webinar</h5>
<p><strong>Part of the Living Traditions Series</strong></p>
<p>Tuesday, September 28 at 7‑8:15 pm EDT (4‑5:15 pm PDT) | <a href="https://www.thetimezoneconverter.com/" target="_blank"><em>Calculate your local time</em></a> </p>

<p>The Japanese garden is not simply a place of beauty, serenity and contemplation grounded in a long tradition, but it is also a holistic art form functioning as a place of discovery and innovation that continues to evolve through cross-pollination with other cultural forms. This talk explores the historical journey of one of the world's oldest land art forms and examines its evolving relevance to the world. Inviting experts of critical acclaim from various creative fields, this interactive webinar delves into how Japanese landscape design principles and aesthetics have impacted the ways in which modern society approaches art and architecture while helping mold the human relationship with nature. <em>This is the first of the five-part</em> Living Traditions <em>webinar series.</em></p>

<p><strong>Speakers:</strong><br>
<strong>Kendall Brown</strong>, Professor of Asian Art History, California State University, Long Beach<br>
<strong>Dana Buntrock</strong>, Professor of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley<br>
<strong>Dakin Hart</strong>, Senior Curator, The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum</p>

<p><strong>Moderator:</strong><br> 
<strong>Aki Nakanishi</strong>, Arlene Schnitzer Curator of Culture, Art, and Education, Portland Japanese Garden</p>

<p><strong>Agenda</strong><br>
7-8:15 pm EDT (4-5:15 pm PDT) &emsp;&emsp;	Discussion and Q&A</p>

<p><strong>Program Details:</strong> 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 event day. Participants can submit questions through YouTube during the live stream.</p>

Explore the history of the Japanese garden, one of the world's oldest land art forms, and its evolving relevance to the world today in this live webinar.

The Japanese Garden: Living Classroom of Nature, Architecture & Culture

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<p><em>Living Traditions</em> webinar series is co-presented with Portland Japanese Garden and supported by the Government of Japan.</p>

<p><img src="https://images.contentful.com/zwqohdz2e0fx/1sehAK7EyRVC5QvM9MleQt/55d6109f85f1e67846be7c03572808a0/PJG_Logo_Black.png" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; padding-top: 10px;" alt="Portland Japanese Garden" width="auto" height="55"/>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

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<p>Talks+ Programs at Japan Society are generously sponsored by MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group) and ORIX Corporation USA. Additional support is provided by an anonymous donor, the Sandy Heck Lecture Fund, and Helen and Kenneth A. Cowin. </p>

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