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This page displays all Asia Society content on Japan in reverse chronological order. For more Asia Society work on Japan visit Asia Society Japan. Established in 2018, at a time when Japan needs to be more strongly engaged with Asia, Asia Society Japan plays an important role in connecting Japan to leaders, ideas, and innovations shaping Asia and America today. 

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Kamakura: Realism and Spirituality in the Sculpture of Japan

"Kamakura: Realism and Spirituality in the Sculpture of Japan" examines the interplay of realism and the sacred in more than thirty Buddhist masterpieces from the Kamakura period (1185–1333).
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Local Chef Dishes on "Second-Generation" Japanese Cuisine in Houston

Asia Society Texas Center welcomed local chef Naoki Yoshida of Shun Japanese Kitchen in conversation with food writer Francine Spiering to discuss “second-generation Japanese cuisine” and how a restaurant can stand out in Houston.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Family Craft Day: Winter Wonderland
14 Dec 2019
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Art Tour
14 Dec 2019
3 - 4 p.m.
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Webinar: Asia’s Future is Now
08 Jan 2020
4 - 5 p.m.

Current Exhibitions

In Focus: Lakshmi
10 Sep 2019 - 05 Jan 2020
Tsuruya Kōkei: Modern Kabuki Prints Revised & Revisited
14 Sep 2019 - 19 Jan 2020
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The U.S.-Japan Alliance and America First: Coping with Change in the Indo-Pacific

Daniel Russel delivered a lecture at Johns Hopkins for the SAIS 2019 Reischauer Lecture.
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Asia’s Future is Now: Collaboration with McKinsey Global Institute

Asia Society Southern California is collaborating with the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) on a series of live and webcast events over the next year, featuring McKinsey and other expert perspectives.
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Asia In-Depth Podcast: Pico Iyer on Life and Loss in Japan

Writer Pico Iyer sits down with James Shaheen to discuss his most recent works on Japan.
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Asia Society Texas Center Opens New Installation "Form is Emptiness, Emptiness is Form" by Artist Miya Ando in Texas Debut

In addition to water and light, the exhibition makes use of wood and metal that Miya Ando has altered by natural physical treatment such as sculpting and charring, as well as by chemical and electrical processes.
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How philanthropy can provide a new path for engagement with China

By John Fitzgerald, Emeritus Professor in the Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology
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U.S.-Asia Entertainment Summit: How Disney is Building “The Happiest Places on Earth”

Bob Weis, President, Walt Disney Imagineering, about how he guides the creative forces behind the magic in the themed parks.
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Briefing MONTHLY #21 | November 2019

Summit season | Indonesia’s new ministry | Best countries for business
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Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike Accepts Asia Game Changer Award

The governor, unable to attend due to a recent typhoon, was honored in absentia for her role in shattering the glass ceiling in Japan.
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All-Female Honorees Celebrated at Phenomenal Asia Game Changers Ceremony

Asia Society recognized Sana Mir, Jane Jie Sun, and other remarkable women in a stirring night in New York.
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Pico Iyer — A Beginner's Guide to Japan (Complete)

Through the lens of seasonal change, aging, death, and baseball, the author Pico Iyer shows the rest of the world how his adopted homeland feels hauntingly familiar yet completely foreign.
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Briefing MONTHLY #20 | September 2019

A new Jakarta | Educating Asia | Safe cities ranked
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Event Recap | Hawker Ball

The official opening of the Asia Society Australia Centre, Hawker Ball, at the National Gallery of Victoria.
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Asia Society Announces All-Female Asia Game Changer Awards

A group of inspiring and path-breaking women to be honored in New York City on October 24, 2019.
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Challenges Remain to Finalize U.S.-Japan Trade Deal

Wendy Cutler outlines the remaining challenges to reaching a U.S.-Japan trade deal.
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Neighbourhood Watch Panel at Asia Briefing LIVE 2019

Are leaders or institutions driving change in the region? The "Neighbourhood Watch"panel discussed the geopolitics of "America First" and the "China Dream".