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      • Tokelau
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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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Australia and the world in 2023

Asia Society Australia Executive Director of Policy, Richard Maude, writes his forecast for 2023.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Big Picture: The Double Life of Artifacts
05 Apr 2023
6:30 - 8 p.m.
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Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill #4
06 Apr 2023
8 - 9 p.m.
Symposium: To Hell and Back
14 Apr 2023
6 - 5 p.m.
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Stay in an Art Piece, Support an Artist—How BnA Is Using Hospitality to Empower Local Artistic Communities
17 Apr 2023
8 - 9:15 a.m.
Commemorate the Birth of Gautama Buddha
06 May 2023
2 - 4 p.m.
High Risk Japan—How Vulnerable Is Japan to Cyber Attacks?
25 May 2023
8 - 9:15 a.m.
Members Get-Together at Lechbinska Gallery
07 Sep 2023
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Exclusive Tour: KIMONO. Kyoto to Catwalk
22 Sep 2023
12 - 1:30 p.m.
Big Picture
05 Oct 2023
6:30 - 8 p.m.
Talk at the Library: Time Pressure and Boredom in Medieval Japan
25 Oct 2023
12 - 1 p.m.

Current Exhibitions

Comparative Hell: Arts of Asian Underworlds
28 Feb 2023 - 07 May 2023
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TONARI—Fusion of Film, Dance, and Jazz beyond Borders (Recap)

Photo highlight from the TONARI performance in Tokyo at the International House of Japan.
Video

Japan's Security Strategy in the Indo-Pacific: Denial, Resilience, and Networking

Ken Jimbo, Daniel Russel, and Rorry Daniels unpack Japan’s new, transformational security documents that address security challenges in the region.
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Sundance Film Festival with Asia Society Northern California

January 22, 2023 — For the fifth consecutive year, Asia Society Northern California hosted conversations with Asian and Asian American filmmakers and talent at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
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Briefing Monthly #58 | January 2023

Election watch | Students return | Aid shake-up looms | ASEAN business challenges | China export hopes
Raja Mohan+ Bassi
series

4th Asia Roundtable: Australia and India: Our place in the Indo-Pacific

4th Asia Roundtable: Australia and India: Our place in the Indo-Pacific
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3rd Asia Roundtable: Developments in Japan’s Defence Policy

3rd Asia Roundtable: Developments in Japan’s Defence Policy
Rakesh Sood+Raja Mohan
series

2nd Asia Roundtable: Towards a Nuclear East Asia?

2nd Asia Roundtable: Towards a Nuclear East Asia?
Video

Startup Nation Japan: Japan’s Democracy in Action — The Case of CALL4

Motoki Taniguchi talks about the innovative civil rights crowdfunding platform that he founded.
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article

Art for Social Innovation—Art Collaborating with ESG and SDGs (Recap)

November 10, 2022 — A panel of curators and artists discussed the relationship between art, ESG, and SDGs and how art can help make a difference in social issues.
Video

APEC 2023: Creating a Resilient and Sustainable Future Amidst Global Disruption

Matthew D. Murray, Angelica Tang, Monica Hardy Whaley, and Wendy Cutler discuss the opportunities and challenges facing APEC’s 21-member economies.
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Asia Trade and Innovation Hub

Asia Society Australia, in partnership with RMIT University, present the Asia Trade and Innovation Hub in the heart of Melbourne’s academic and innovation precinct.
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Meet the General — General Charles A. Flynn (Recap)

December 13, 2022 — General Charles Flynn provided us with his views on U.S. Army activities in the Indo-Pacific region, the role of the network of Allies and Partners, and the importance of the U.S.-Japan Alliance.
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Experts Discuss the Future of U.S.–China Relations and East Asian Security

In partnership with the Council of Korean Americans, Asia Society Texas hosted a panel discussion on the future of the U.S.–China relationship, and the role that the Korean Peninsula will play in that relationship.
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Bergos Now on State of Asia

Bergos Now host Aurelia Rauch and Asia Society Switzerland's Nico Luchsinger approach the questions: is this the Asian Century, and where is Asia, actually?
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Art for Breakfast 2022: Magnus Renfrew, Co-Founder, Tokyo Gendai (Recap)

November 15, 2022 — Asia Society Japan welcomed Magnus Renfrew to speak about the upcoming art fair in 2023 known as Tokyo Gendai.
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