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[Leaders Shaping the Future of the Indo-Pacific] The #MeToo Movement in Asia: How Can We Fight Against Sexual Violence?

Shiori Ito, cited as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2020 and 2019 Asia 21 Young Leader joined us to share her experiences of the #MeToo movement and her work as a documentary filmmaker.
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Asia Society Policy Salon Tokyo | Ambassadors' Circle with the British Ambassador

Before his departure, British Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Paul Madden CMG joined Asia Society 's first Ambassadors' Circle of the year. Here, he reflected on his time in Japan during his illustrious diplomatic career.
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ART + BUSINESS Beyond 2020 - Discussions of Corporates Partnering with Art

In this period of COVID-19 we’ve seen the power of arts, humanities, and culture in bringing communities together to fight this crisis. Joined from HK-Shanghai-Tokyo, online and in person, we discussed how corporates are utilizing art.
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Japanese Textile: Now and Investible Asset Class?

In Collaboration with American Chambers of Commerce, the first arts program for 2021 was on textiles from the LACMA collection.
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[Webinar Series: Leaders Shaping the Future of the Indo-Pacific] Conversation with Minister Audrey Tang

On January 15, we invited Taiwan’s digital minister Audrey Tang speaking on governance, education, and creativity/technology as seen in the Covid-19 era.
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Kyoto Art Journey 2020 - The Harmony of Zen and Art in Kyoto

This year, the art journey to Kyoto was about exploring the artist's evolution from when they are a student to how they grow a full-fledged artist.
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Art for Breakfast 2020: Kenryou Gu | Artist

Kenryou Gu discussed about his works and evolution as an artist in a discussion titled, “We May Never Understand Art”. In a year without travel, he talked about how he got here and where he is headed as a young artist.
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Special Program : Author and poet Mieko Kawakami (BREASTS AND EGGS) in conversation with author Roland Kelts (JAPANAMERICA)

Jointly with International House of Japan, it was an honor to have Akutagawa-sho winning author and poet, Mieko Kawakami and author Roland Kelts for our first program on literature.
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Prescreening of History Channel's "Tokyo Legacy"

Thanks to our friends at A&E, we had our first screening event, "Tokyo Legacy"  before it was aired on History Channel from December 20.  Program was introduced by A+E Networks Japan, General Manager, John Flanagan.
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The Evolving Landscape of Asian America – 55th Anniversary of the Immigration & Nationality Act (Japan)

Emerging from the margins to starring in the mainstream, certain heroes arising from these cultural communities have proudly and gracefully represented this collective hyphenated identity of what it means to be “Asian American”.