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Greetings from Ainu musician OKI and the members of the OKI DUB AINU BAND, who will be performing live at Japan Society on Friday, May 6 as part of their All-America tour 🥁👏
As we head into , we invite you to explore the diversity of Japanese culture through this in-person program spotlighting — the music of Japan’s northernmost indigenous people.
🎟️ Learn more & secure your tickets at japansoc.org/OKI
Documenting the historical, political and cultural spaces of Okinawa around the time of its 1972 reversion from American sovereignty back to Japan, our upcoming Globus Film Series—Visions of Okinawa: Cinematic Reflections—launches on May 13!
Explore the full lineup and secure your tickets today at the link below🎟👇
In commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of Okinawa’s reversion to Japan, Japan Society is engaging in a dynamic year-long exploration of the archipelago’s people, culture, history and geopolitical significance. Learn more about the series at japansoc.org/Okinawa.
Join us on Monday, May 9 at 7 pm ET for a timely discussion on U.S.-Japan relations in the context of the conflict and China's growing influence worldwide.
In this webinar, Nobukatsu Kanehara, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Joseph Nye, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, examine the current uncertainty affecting U.S.-Japan relations, as well as the impact of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue ( ).
Moderated by Takako Hikotani, professor at Gakushuin University International Centre.
Register for free today: japansoc.org/GeopoliticsAsia
Learn to read and write hiragana, enrich your vocabulary with Japanese onomatopoeia and more in our one-day, online workshops—all led by native Japanese instructors with extensive teaching experience.
Here’s what we’re offering this spring:
🌸 Fundamentals of Kanji Workshops
🗓 Friday, April 22, 6:30-8:30 pm EDT (Part 1)
🗓 Friday, April 29, 6:30-8:30 pm EDT (Part 2)
🌸 Learn to Read Hiragana & Katakana Workshops
🗓 Friday, May 6, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (Hiragana)
🗓 Thursday, May 12, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT (Katakana)
🌸 Nihongo Chat (Virtual Language Exchange)
🗓Monday, May 9, 7-8 pm EDT
🌸 Japanese Onomatopoeia Workshop
🗓 Wednesday, May 11, 6:30-8:30 PM EDT
Learn more & register: japansoc.org/JapaneseWorkshops
Update: 🚨🍿GHOST IN THE SHELL is sold out 🚨🍿 We're beyond thrilled to launch our series tonight with Mamoru Oshii’s seminal classic—if you purchased a ticket, be sure to join us at 6 pm for a pre-screening party and snap a photo in costume with our supporter banner for a chance to win an exciting prize✨
In case you can't make it to tonight's screening, explore our full lineup below👇 Up next is a rare 35mm presentation of THE ANIMATRIX (2003), screening Friday, May 27 at 7 pm.
Opening on April 29—We’re pleased to present the solo exhibition “Kazuko Miyamoto: To perform a line,” the first institutional survey of the Tokyo-born artist’s pioneering career.
A connector, curator, gallerist and champion for underrepresented artists, Miyamoto has lived and worked in the Lower East Side of Manhattan since 1964, when she was in her early twenties. This exhibition reclaims the artist’s contributions to (and subversions of) the movement, challenging its general understanding as male dominated, and explores what it means to be a woman and an immigrant making art in New York City.
Learn more & plan your visit: japansoc.org/KazukoMiyamoto
🎨 "Plant Kimono," 1991, Photo transfer on silk (52 in x 46 in), Courtesy of the artist and Zürcher Gallery, New York/Paris.
This Friday’s in-person screening of GHOST IN THE SHELL is almost sold out! Secure your seats today to experience Mamoru Oshii’s groundbreaking cyberpunk classic on the big screen, screening April 15 at 7 pm 📽️👏
Plus: To celebrate of the launch of our series, audiences are invited to a pre-screening party at 6 pm with Japanese food & snacks. Arrive in your cyberpunk best and take a photo in costume with our supporter banner (make sure to tag 👆) for a chance to receive a dual membership to Japan Society!
🍿 japansoc.org/MonthlyAnime
A vintage telephone card featuring artwork from Masamune Shirow’s groundbreaking 1989 manga series, “Ghost in the Shell” ☎️✨
Originally published in Tokyo’s Weekly Young Magazine, the series follows the episodic adventures of cyborg officer Major Motoko Kusanagi—the last two chapters of which served as the basis for Mamoru Oshii’s 1995 feature film adaptation, screening in person next Friday, April 15 at 7 pm as part of our series.
Join us at 6 pm for a pre-screening party with Japanese food and snacks provided by Kikkoman. The first 10 people to take photos in costume with our supporter banner and tag Japan Society on social media will receive a dual membership to Japan Society!
🎟 japansoc.org/MonthlyAnime
We're proud to celebrate in May with OKI, one of the best-known musicians of Japan's northernmost indigenous people, the Ainu.
For one night only on Friday, May 6 at 7:30 pm, OKI and his band will perform an in-person concert of traditional pieces alongside contemporary works from his just-released 2022 album, Tonkori in the Moonlight.
🎟 japansoc.org/OKI
Calling all anime lovers in NYC! We’re excited to announce a new year-round film series exploring the legacy of Japanese animation. Kicking off on April 15 with a Mamoru Oshii’s seminal cyberpunk classic GHOST IN THE SHELL (1995)— offers an eclectic range of classic, underseen and contemporary visions from Japanese anime, presented in-person in our auditorium.
🎟 Tickets now available at japansoc.org/MonthlyAnime 🎟
🍿GHOST IN THE SHELL
🗓Friday, April 15 at 7 pm
✨Join us before the film for a 6 pm pre-screening party with Japanese food and snacks.
🍿 THE ANIMATRIX
🗓Friday, May 27 at 7 pm
🍿 THE NIGHT IS SHORT, WALK ON GIRL
🗓Friday, June 17 at 7 pm
🍿 PRINCESS MONONOKE
🗓Friday, July 22 at 7 pm