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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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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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Asia Society Japan Center, Arts Committee Signature Symposium
18 Nov 2019
3 - 6:30 p.m.
The U.S.-Japan Alliance and America First: Coping with Changing the Indo-Pacific
19 Nov 2019
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Sonoko Sakai - Japanese Home Cooking
04 Dec 2019
4 - 5 p.m.
Art Workshop: The Drama of Kabuki
06 Dec 2019
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Children's Origami With Sam Ita
07 Dec 2019
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Seasonal and Local: Houston's New Take on Japanese Cuisine
07 Dec 2019
1:45 - 3 p.m.
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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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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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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".
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Daniel Russel Opens the 'Neighbourhood Watch' Panel at Asia Briefing LIVE 2019

Are the twin typhoons of the US and China the biggest issue for the region? Daniel Russel opened the geopolitical session by asking what is going on.
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Australia-Asia 360° at Asia Briefing LIVE 2019

Greg Earl and Ed Johnson map how attitudes have changed towards Australia's role in the region.
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Deals and Dollars Panel at Asia Briefing LIVE 2019

The "Deals and Dollars" panel discussed where Australia sits between a potential team west and and team China.
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Dr. Martin Parkinson Opens the 'Deals and Dollars' Panel at Asia Briefing LIVE 2019

Dr Martin Parkinson opened the business and economics session with a sense of optimism about the economic prospects for Australia and the region.