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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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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.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Asia Society Policy Salon Tokyo | Breakfast #11 Prof. Kenneth J. Ruoff
18 Oct 2019
8 - 9:30 a.m.
2019 Asia Game Changer Awards and Dinner
24 Oct 2019
6 - 9 p.m.
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[APYLP x Asia21 Joint Session] What the Future Holds for an LGBT-inclusive Asia
29 Oct 2019
6 - 8 p.m.
Arts Committee Breakfast Series #|6 Marty Gross
31 Oct 2019
8 - 9:30 a.m.
Asia Society Policy Salon Tokyo | Breakfast #14 Zainab Ahmad
07 Nov 2019
8 - 9:30 a.m.
"The Majestic Lion" of the Kabuki Theater Workshop
09 Nov 2019
10 - 11:30 a.m.
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Art Tour
09 Nov 2019
3 - 4 p.m.
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Art Class: Woodblock Printing
11 Nov 2019
6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Asia Society Japan Center, Arts Committee Signature Symposium
18 Nov 2019
3 - 6:30 p.m.
Seasonal and Local: Houston's New Take on Japanese Cuisine
07 Dec 2019
1:45 - 3 p.m.
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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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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.
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"Tsuruya Kōkei: Modern Kabuki Prints Revised & Revisited" Opens in its Final American Venue at Asia Society Texas Center

Only the second U.S. museum to host the exhibition "Tsuruya Kōkei: Modern Kabuki Prints Revised & Revisited," Asia Society will also serve as its final American venue.
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Asia Society Policy Salon Tokyo | Breakfast #9 Evan Wolfson

A lawyer and a campaigner for equal marriage rights in the US.  Evan Wolfson founded and was the President of Freedom to Marry, the campaign that won marriage in the US, architect of the movement that led to nationwide victory in 2015.
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Event Recap | Asia Briefing LIVE 2019

Asia Society Australia's annual executive forum taking the pulse of Asia and Australia's engagement with the region.
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Briefing MONTHLY #19 | July-August 2019

Asia Briefing LIVE Special Edition | Plus: White Australia re-examined and the PM’s regional tour
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Arts Committee Breakfast Series #4 |Naoto Fukasawa

Mr. Fukazawa introduced the concept of Mingei, referring to its distinction from Kogei, and discussed Mingei’s influence on modern design. Participants discussed about the boundaries among Mingei, Kogei, industrial design and minimalism.
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Asia Society Policy Salon Tokyo | Breakfast #6 Prof. Kent E. Calder

Prof. Calder discusses the concepts at work in transforming Eurasia: connectivity, geo-economics, technology.