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Her Excellency Ms. Melba Pría Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States
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Ambassadors' Circle with the Mexican Ambassador

June 22, 2021 — Japan Center welcomed Her Excellency Ms. Melba Pría to June Ambassador’s Circle. Ambassador Pría discussed Mexico’s relations with US and Canada as well as its partnership with Japan.
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Art for Breakfast 2021: Steve Beimel | JapanCraft21

April 8, 2021 - Steve Beimel, founder of JapanCraft21, talks about the vision behind JapanCraft21 and its very first Japan Traditional Craft Revitalization Contest in 2021 which Asia Society Japan Center co-sponsors.

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Asia Society Policy Salon Tokyo | Ambassadors' Circle with the Japanese Ambassador to Australia

May 25, 2021 — H. E. Shingo Yamagami,gives an outside-in perspective of the future of Asia in a conversation with Jesper Koll and Robert Feldman.
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Art for Breakfast 2021: Everett Kennedy Brown | Artist

March 22, 2021 — Everett Kennedy Brown, a Kyoto-based American artist, takes us on a mystical journey where past, present and future collide through his photographic works, using wet plate negatives in his presentation.
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Ambassadors' Circle with the German Ambassador

March 3, 2021 - Japan Center welcomed H.E. Ms. Ina Lepel, Ambassador of Germany to the March Ambassadors' Circle. Germany’s new policy priorities for the Indo-Pacific, partnerships with Japan was discussed.
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The Fukushima Disaster 10 Years On: Lessons to Never Forget

March 2, 2021 — A panel of experts reflect on the 10th anniversary of the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown that struck Japan in 2011 and assess how the company has changed in the years since.
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Asia Society Policy Salon Tokyo | Ambassadors' Circle with the Brazilian Ambassador

On April 13, Japan Center welcomed H.E. Mr. Eduardo Saboia, Ambassador of the Federative Republic of Brazil to the Ambassadors' Circle. For this session, Ambassador Sabois spoke on "Brazil-Japan Relations in the Post -Pandemic World".
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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.