ANNUALREPORT

年次報告書

2022

2023

Board of Directors
Chair
Vice Chair
Vice Chair
President & CEO
Secretary

Merit E. Janow
Alan S. MacDonald
Masatoshi Komoriya
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D.
Susan J. Onuma

Gerald L. Curtis*
Burgess Professor of Political
ScienceColumbia University

Eri Kakuta*
Partner
PJT Partners

Ariel J. Deckelbaum
Partner
ROPES & GRAY LLP
Richard A. Drucker
PartnerCornell Capital LLC
Bradley Edmister
Partner
Hogan Lovells
Louis J. Forster
General Partner
Green Visor Capital
Hiroshi Fujikawa
SVP and General Manager
of Corporate Development Division
ITOCHU International Inc.
Carol Gluck*
George Sansom Professor of History
Columbia University

Kenzo Hakuta
CEO, Founder and Director
Kenzo Digital Media, LLC
Yosuke Honjo
President & CEO
ITO EN (North America) INC.
Keishi Hotsuki
Senior Advisor
Morgan Stanley
Merit E. Janow*
Chair
Japan Society
Dean Emerita
School of International andPublic Affairs
Professor of Practice,
International Economic Law &International Affairs
Columbia University

Robert A. Karr
Principal
Joho Capital, LLC
Satoshi Kawamura
President & CEO
Nomura Holding America Inc.
Tetsuo Kawate
President & CEO
Mitsubishi Corporation(Americas)
Mark Khalil
President & General Counsel
Sony Corporation of America
Linda Kirkpatrick
President, North America
Mastercard
Masahiro Koike
Managing Executive Officer
Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.
Deputy CEO
Tokio Marine North America,
Inc.
Masatoshi Komoriya*
Vice ChairJapan Society
Executive Chairman of theBoard
MUFG Americas Holdings
Corporation
Gary Kozlowski*
Partner, Global Financial
Services
Ernst & Young LLP
Alan S. MacDonald *Vice ChairJapan Society
Chief Client Officer, Vice
Chairman
Citibank, N.A.

Keiji Machida
Chairman & CEO
Daiwa Capital Markets
America Holdings Inc.

David Snoddy*
Founder & Managing Partner
Nezu Asia CapitalManagement

Jun Makihara*

Joshua N. Solomon
Principal
New York City Department of
Education

Shuji Matsuura
Chairman & CEO
Mizuho Americas
Theodore Miller
President & CEO
Empire Entertainment Japan
President & CEO
Iroco Design Japan
Thomas K. Montag
Gary Moriwaki
PartnerWindels Marx
Satoru Murase*
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Toby S. Myerson*
Chairman & CEO
Longsight Strategic Advisors
LLC
James Nash
President & CEO
AIG Japan Holdings KK
Tatsuo Okazaki
Vice President, Government
Affairs
Toyota Motor North
America, Inc.
Hirofumi (Hiro) Otsuka*
Managing Executive Officer
SMBC Americas
CEO
Americas Division
Joseph R. Perella*
Chairman Emeritus
Perella Weinberg Partners
Douglas L. Peterson*
President & CEO
S&P Global
Richard N. Shaak
President
STARR INSURANCEHOLDINGS, INC.

Yuji Sugimoto
Managing Director, Co Head
Asia Private Equity
Bain Capital Private Equity
Japan LLC
Yoshiteru (Terry) Suzuki*
President & CEO
ORIX Corporation USA
Gary M. Talarico*
Managing Director
Cora Street Partners
Donald J. Toumey
Partner
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Sayu Ueno
President & CEO
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.

PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Motoatsu Sakurai
Japan Society
SECRETARY
Susan J. Onuma
Partner
Ingram Yuzek Gainen Carroll &Bertolotti, LLP
SENIOR ADVISORS
Frederick H. Katayama
Executive Vice President
U.S.-Japan Council
Kazuo Koshi
Advisor to the President
MUFG Bank, Ltd.
Justin A. Rockefeller
Addepar.com
Rockefeller Brothers FundThe ImPact
HONORARY DIRECTORS
Mikio Mori
Ambassador & Consul
General of Japan in New York
Consulate General of Japan

Tomonori (Tom) Wada
President & CEO
Sumitomo Corporation ofAmericas

J. Thomas Schieffer
Founder & CEO
Envoy International LLC

Joshua W. Walker*
President & CEO
Japan Society(Ex officio)

Maurice R. Greenberg
Chairman & CEO
C.V. Starr & Co., Inc.

Adam F. Weissenberg
Vice Chairman, Chief Global
Officer Audit & Assurance;
Asia Pacific Leader, US Global
OfficeDeloitte US
Kevin Willsey
Global Chairman – Investment
Banking
JP Morgan & Co.
Michael A. Zarcone
Chairman
MetLife Foundation
Executive Vice President,
Head of Corporate Affairs
MetLife

LIFE DIRECTORS

Richard S. LanierPresident Emeritus
Asian Cultural Council
Deryck C. Maughan

Japan Society connects American and Japanese people,
cultures, and societies through a global lens.
Japan Society is the premier organization connecting
Japanese arts, culture, business, and society with audiencesin New York and around the world.
At Japan Society, we are inspired by the Japanese concept of
kizuna (絆)—forging deep connections to bind people together.
We are committed to telling the story of Japan while strengthening
connections within New York City and building new bridges beyond.
In over 100 years of work, we’ve inspired generations by establishingourselves as pioneers in supporting international exchanges in artsand culture, business and policy, as well as education between
Japan and the U.S.
Now, more than ever, we strive to convene important conversations
on topics that bind our two countries together, champion the next
generation of innovative creators, promote mutual understanding,and serve as a trusted guide for people everywhere who seek tomore fully appreciate the rich complexities and abundance of Japan.
From our New York headquarters, a landmark building designed
by architect Junzo Yoshimura that opened to the public in 1971,
we look forward to the years ahead, which will be defined by our
digital and ideational impact through the kizuna that we build.
Our future can only be enhanced by learning from our peers andengaging with our audiences, both near and afar. Please join us.

ジャパン・ソサエティー（JS）は、日本の芸術、文化、ビジネス、社会をニューヨーク及び世界の人々とつなぐ全米随一の規模を誇る日米交流団体であり、芸 術と文化 、公共政 策、ビジネス、
サステナビリティ、教育における革新的なプログ

ラムを通じて、ニューヨーク市歴史的保存建築に指定されているJS本部ビルからだけでなく、オンライン形式でも情報・文化を発信しています。

JSでは、「きずな（絆）」という言葉に触発され、革新的な次世代クリエーターの支援、日米相互理解の促進、日本の多様性を深く理解しようと願う世界の人々にとって信頼できる案内役となること、

そして日米間の相互理解の促進と絆を深めることを目指しています。拠点とするニューヨーク市でのつながりを一層強化することに加え、米国内外
での新たな架け橋の構築にも取り組んでいます。

Henry A. McKinnell, Jr.
ChairmanAccordia Global HealthFoundation
Former Chairman of the Board& CEO
Pfizer Inc.
*Denotes member ofthe Executive Committee

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for current Board list

—As of June 13, 2023
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At our 2023 Annual Dinner, for the first timein our 116-year-history, we had friends and former Board Members
joining us live from Tokyo at the International House of Japan —connecting 600+ people from New York to Tokyo’s 70+ VIPs.

Dear Friends and Supporters,

ジャパン・ソサエティー（JS）サポーターの皆様

President's Message

理事長のメッセージ

During the 78th session of the United National General Assembly,
Japan Society was honored to host Japanese Prime Minister
Fumio Kishida at a high-level UNGA side event bridging crucial
discussions on achieving a more resilient and equitable universal
health coverage. Co-organized by the government of Japan,
the forum brought together key global health partners includingBill Gates, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Catherine Russell,and Ken Shibusawa. We also welcomed Yoko Kamikawa, Japan’s
new Foreign Minister, who was appointed only five days before hervisit, symbolizing just how vital Japan Society’s mission is to global
diplomacy from here in New York to Tokyo and beyond!
At our 2023 Annual Dinner, for the first time in our 116-year-history,
we had friends and former Board Members joining us live from Tokyo
at the International House of Japan along with their own speakers,
astronaut Naoko Yamazaki of Space Port Japan Association andCabinet Secretary Noriyuki Shikata, actualizing our new JapanEngagement Strategy and connecting 600+ people from New Yorkto Tokyo’s 70+ VIPs. Success for a nonprofit gala is not measured
just by the historic $1.7 million raised, it is in presenting our mission
and story to impact the societies we serve. At a time when thebalance of world power is in flux, especially in Asia, keynote speakers
James Gorman of Morgan Stanley and Nobuyuki Hirano of MUFG
Bank, Ltd. signify—not only through their institutional alliance but
through their close personal bond—that the U.S.-Japan alliancehas never been more important to each country, society, and to theworld.
Our new U.S.-Japan Women Leaders Initiative aligns with Japan
Society’s longstanding mission to convene important conversations
on topics that bind our two countries together, and to forge deep
connections between the U.S. and Japan for positive change. The
launch of our annual Global Risks Forum brought together high-levelbusiness leaders and experts to discuss the emerging and evolving
risks that shape our world. We congratulate Performing Arts Artistic
Director Yoko Shioya for her outstanding cross-cultural bridge4

building. Yoko was one of three Artist-in-Industry honorees
at the Chocolate Factory’s first Annual Gala, and she wasjust awarded the Taiwan Cultural Collaboration Medal
recognizing those who have made long-term contributions
to the development of Taiwanese culture. Our 16th annualJAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film was a resounding
success, reflecting the energy, connections, and inspiration of
the Society’s new Director of Film, Peter Tatara. The exhibition
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga, the first show
devoted to the art of contemporary fashion at Japan Society,explored the intersections between fashion, art, and identity
through the lens of Japan Society’s institutional history.
The second year of the Living Traditions webinar series, copresented with the Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden,brought the best of Japanese culture to online audiences
across the United States. Less visible but just as important
were our Education and Family initiatives, which included thepilot year of the Japan Society School Partnerships Program—
long-term, multi-year partnerships with a select group of New York
City public schools from underserved communities. Last, but
certainly not least, Japan Society has the the "best language
classes in New York," according to New York Magazine.
The U.S.-Japan alliance has never been more important than inthis moment of geopolitical tension, and Japan has never been
more appealing or valuable as a global partner. This is true not justat the governmental level, but in civil society, which Japan Society
has been doing through our mission of connecting global peoples
and societies through arts and culture, business, and education,
for the past 116 years. Thank you very much for all of your support,
and for joining us for the future of U.S.-Japan.
Sincerely,
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D.
President & CEO, Japan Society

第78回国連総会の会期中、JSは、より強靭で公平なユニバーサル・ヘルス・

カバレッジの実現に向けた重要な議論の架け橋となるハイレベルの国連総会関連イベントに、岸田文 雄内閣総理 大臣をお迎えするという栄誉にチョコレート・ファクトリー・シアター（CFT）開催による第１回アニュアル・
ガラにて「アーティスト・イン・インダストリー賞」を塩谷を含む3名が受賞しました。それに加え、塩谷は台湾文化の発展に長期に渡り貢献した人に浴しました。日本政府と共催したこのフォーラムには、ビル・ゲイツ博士、贈られる「台湾文化協力賞（中国語で「文協奨章」）」も受賞しました。

その他政府・国際機関代表など、グローバル・ヘルスの主要なパートナーが一堂

ジャパン・カッツ～」では、JS新任の映画部ディレクター、ピーター・タタラ

テドロス・アダノム・ゲブレイエスス博士、キャサリン・ラッセル氏、渋澤健氏、に会しました。また、新任の武見敬三厚生労働大臣、G7関係者、その他世界の主要な保健大臣、そして訪米の5日前に任命されたばかりの上川陽子外務大臣をお迎えしました。これはまさにJSの使命が当地ニューヨークから東京、そして世界へ向けてのグローバル外交にいかに不可欠なものであるかを象徴するものでした。

2023年度アニュアル・ディナーでは、創設116年初の試みとして、生中継でニューヨークと東京の会場をつなぎ、元理事を始めとした在東京のサポーターの皆様に、国際文化会館でのブレックファスト・イベントとしてご参加頂きました。スペース・ポート・ジャパンの元宇宙飛行士、山崎直子代表理事と、四方敬之内閣広報官からスピーチがあり、ニューヨークから600名以上のゲストと東京での70名以上のVIPの方々をお繋ぎし、弊会の新しい「ジャパン・エンゲー
ジメント戦略」を体現する形となりました。非営利団体として、祝賀会の成功は170万ドルというこれまでにない寄付金の額で測られるものではなく、JSの果たすべく使命の中にあり、それを具現化し、社会に影響を与え、貢献していくことにあると思っています。基調講演にはモルガン・スタンレーのジェームズ・
ゴーマン氏と株式会社三菱UFJ銀⾏の平野信行氏をお迎えし、両氏は世界のパワーバランス、特にアジアにおけるパワーバランスが流動的である今、両社の組織的な提携のみならず親密な個人的な絆を通し、日米同盟は両国および社会、さらに世界にとって、かつてないほど重要であると呼びかけられました。

「日米女性リーダーズ・イニシアティブ」は、日米両国を結ぶトピックスに関する重要な討論を通し、前向きな変革のために日米間に深いつながりを築くことを提唱するフォーラムです。これはまさにJSが誇る、JSの長年の使命に沿ったプログラムであります。また毎年恒例の「グローバル・リスク・フォーラム」を開催し、ビジネス界のトップレベルのリーダーや専門家が一堂に会し、世界が直面する新たなリスクや進化しつつあるリスクに対しどのような対策を取る

べきか、リスクの特定と分析、またその影響と動向について解説・討論が行なわれました。また、JS舞台公演部芸術監督である塩谷陽子は、その卓越した異 文 化 間 の 橋 渡し の 貢 献と 功 績 に 対して、クイーンズ に 拠 点 を 置く

日本の新作映画を集めた毎年恒例の映画祭、第16回「JAPANCUTS～のエネルギー、コネクション、インスピレーションが十分に発揮され、大成功を収めました。また、JSのギャラリーでの展覧会「Refashioning:CFGNY
and

WataruTominaga」では、コンテンポラリー・ファッションのアートをテーマに、ファッション、アート、アイデンティティの接点を

JSの歴史的視点からも探求がされた展覧会でした。ポートランド日本
庭園

ジャパン

インスティテュートと共催の「リビング・トラディション」

ウェビナーシリーズは今年で２年目を迎え、全米のオンライン視聴者にクオリティーの高い日本文化情報を提供しました。そして、普段目にしな
いかもしれませんが、弊会の重要な取り組みとして教育とファミリーのイニシアチブを行っており、その一環として「ジャパン・ソサエティース
クール・パートナーシップ・プログラム」の初年度を試験的に行いました。
このプログラムはニューヨーク市の公立学校の中でも十分なサービスが行き届いていないエリアにある学校と長期的かつ複数年にわたるパートナ
シップを組むことを目的としています。最後になりますが、JSの語学センター

はニューヨーク・マガジンの「Curbed」で、「ニューヨークで最高の語学教室を提供する団体」として紹介されました。

地政学的緊張が高まっている今ほど、日米同盟の重要性が問われる時はなく、また、日本はグローバル・パートナーとして、未だかつてないほど魅力的で価値のある国という立ち位置にあります。これは政府レベルだけでなく、市民社会においても同様であり、ジャパン・ソサエティーは過去116
年、芸術、文化、ビジネス、教育といった分野を通し世界の人々と社会をつなぐという使命を基に様々な活動に取り組んできました。皆様のご支援と、日米の未来のためのお力添えに心より感謝の意を表し、結びとさせて頂きます。

ジャパン・ソサエティー理事長

ジョシュア・W・ウォーカー（政治学博士）
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The ballroom at Cipriani 42nd Street.

Special guests Michi Hirata North, a pianist who performed at the 1954 Japan Society Dinner,and Sheyenne Puello, 2013 Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership Program alumni.

Annual Dinner
Japan Society’s 2023 Annual Dinner took place on June 14 at
Cipriani 42nd Street, with more than 600 guests attending. The galaraised over $1.7 million, providing essential funding for the Society’s
programs and operations, an amount exceeded only by the Society’s
Centennial celebrations in 2007. This was the first year that our friends
in Japan were able to join us by livestream from I-House in Tokyo for
the inaugural Tokyo Annual Dinner Breakfast, sharing this very specialnight in New York City together with opening remarks by Kazuo Koshi
of MUFG and James Kondo of I-House, and featured speakers
Naoko Yamazaki of Space Port Japan Association and Cabinet
Secretary Noriyuki Shikata, with Claire Mitsuru Chino of Itochu serving
as Tokyo Master of Ceremonies. In New York, the evening featured
a keynote dialogue between James P. Gorman, Chairman & CEO,

Morgan Stanley and Nobuyuki Hirano, Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.,
with moderation by Japan Society Board Chair Merit E. Janow,
Dean Emerita, School of International & Public Affairs, Professor ofPractice, International Economic Law & International Affairs, Columbia
University. Morgan Stanley and MUFG were co-recipients of theJapan Society Award. Multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Watanabe wowed
guests with his performance, followed by the presentation of theJapan Society Award to Masamichi Udagawa, Partner, Antenna
Design, introduced by Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Curator ofContemporary Design, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Junko Kubo was our Master of Ceremonies for the evening, which also
included a silent auction of a print by Kyohei Inukai.

去る6月14日、CIPRIANI 42ND STREETにて、ジャパン・ソサエティー（JS）2023
年度アニュアル・ディナー/授賞式が開催され、600名以上の方にご出席いただきました。晩餐会で皆様から頂戴したご寄付は170万ドル以上とな
り、当協会のプログラム運営や活動に不可欠な資金になります。またこの170万ドルという額は2007年の100周年の記念式典を除けば過去最高の金額となります。今年は初めてニューヨークと東京を中継で繋ぎ、日本で同時開催されていた国際文化会館でのブレックファスト・イベントが紹介されました。東京では、株式会社三菱UFJ銀行（MUFG）顧問の越和夫氏と国際文化会館理事長ジェームス・近藤氏による開会のご挨拶から始まり、元宇宙飛行士でスペース・ポート・ジャパンの山崎直子代
表理事と四方敬 之内閣広報官による講演、司会は伊藤忠商事常務執行 役 員の茅 野みつる氏 が 務められました 。一方、ニューヨークでの基調講演には、モルガン・スタンレー会長兼最高経営責任者（CEO）
ジェームズ・P・ゴーマン氏と株式会社三菱UFJ銀行特別顧問平野信行氏をお招きし、ジャパン・ソサエティー会長メリット・E・ジャノウ（コロンビア大学国際公共政策大学院名誉学長、国際経済法・国際関係学教授）がモデレーターとなり、両企業グループの戦略的提携について対談形式で行なわれました。

Left to right: Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Curator of Contemporary Design, Cooper Hewitt,
Smithsonian Design Museum; Junko Kubo, journalist; Kaoru Watanabe, multi-instrumentalist;
Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School of International & Public Affairs, Professor of Practice,
International Economic Law & International Affairs, Columbia University; Nobuyuki Hirano,
Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd.; Hope Knight, President, CEO & Commissioner of Empire State
Development; James P. Gorman, Chairman & CEO, Morgan Stanley; H.E. Mikio Mori, Ambassador andConsul General of Japan in New York; The Hon. Wilbur L. Ross, Jr., former Secretary of Commerce
and former Chair of Japan Society; Joshua W. Walker, President & CEO, Japan Society;
Hilary Geary Ross; Elaine Fan, Director of Asian Affairs, Governor’s Office, State of New York;
Masamichi Udagawa, Partner, Antenna Design; and H.E. Kimihiro Ishikane, Ambassador
Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations.

Japan Society’s Annual Dinner brings
all our friends, partners, supporters,
community leaders and international
figures together for one magical evening
in a powerful and awe-inspiring momentfor U.S.-Japan.

Acclaimed multi-instrumentalist
Kaoru Watanabe provided
the evening’s entertainment.

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今年のジャパン・ソサエティー賞は、モルガン・スタンレーと三菱UFJファイナン
シャルグループに共同授与され、作曲家・楽器演奏家として活躍する渡辺
薫氏の素晴らしい演奏をはさみ、ニューヨーカーの生活に多大な影響を与えた在NYの日本人インダストリアル・デザイナー、アンテナデザインの共同設立者兼パートナーである宇田川信学氏にも同賞が授与されました。
贈呈は、スミソニアン・デザイン博物館クーパー・ヒューイットの現代デザインのキューレーターであるアレクサンドラ・カニングハム・キャメロン氏
により行なわれました 。当日の司会 進 行 役は元テレビキャスターの久保 純子氏。また本年度のサイレント・オークションでは、1970年代初頭に制作されたと考えられているキョウヘイ・イヌカイの貴重な版画作品が出品されました。

Alexandra Cunningham Cameron, Curator of Contemporary Design,
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, presents the 2023 Japan
Society Award to Masamichi Udagawa, Partner, Antenna Design.

Keynote dialogue with James P. Gorman, Chairman & CEO, Morgan Stanley, and Nobuyuki Hirano,
Senior Advisor, MUFG Bank, Ltd., moderated by Japan Society Board Chair Merit E. Janow,
Dean Emerita, School of International & Public Affairs, Professor of Practice, International Economic
Law & International Affairs, Columbia University. Mr. Gorman and Mr. Hirano both accepted theJapan Society Award on behalf of the Morgan Stanley and MUFG partnership.

All photos © Daphne Youree

Video highlights of the 2023 Annual Dinner.
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On November 2, 2022, Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO of Japan Society, signed a Memo of Understanding (MOU) withJames Kondo, Chairman of the International House of Japan (I-House), to further the two organizations’ historic cooperation.

Japan Society’s robust new Japan Engagement Strategy
includes the formation of a Japan Alumni Club, a strategic
partnership with I-House in Tokyo, and programs for the
Tokyo audience.

Japan
Engagement
Strategy
As a convener of the best of U.S.-Japan across industries
from New York to Tokyo, Japan Society aims to capture newopportunities for growth and branding to create a broader
presence in Japan through engaging with former and current
Board members and corporate leaders and expanding
relationships with Japanese media, government and ministries
and various American and Japanese organizations.

Highlights Video from the
New Year's celebration in Tokyo.

ジャパン・
エンゲージメント戦略

ニューヨークと東京を含む日米の幅広い業界の仲介役として、元理事や現理事、また企業のリーダーの方々との交流を通し、日本での存在感を高め、また日本のメディア、政府、官庁、日米の様々な組織との関係も拡大しつつ、新たな成長の機会とブランドの確立を目指しています。

In January 2023, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike joined nearly
100 VIPs, longtime friends, and supporters of Japan Society,including 25 former Board Members, at a New Year’s celebration
at I-House welcoming Japan Society Board Chair Merit E. Janow,
Dean Emerita, School of International & Public Affairs,
Professor of Practice, International Economic Law & International
Affairs, Columbia University.

For the inaugural Tokyo Annual Dinner Breakfast on June 15, 2023, Japan Society’s friends and supporters joined
the 2023 Annual Dinner by livestream from I-House in Tokyo, sharing this very special night in New York City together
with featured speakers Naoko Yamazaki of Space Port Japan Association and Cabinet Secretary Noriyuki Shikata.
Claire Mitsuru Chino of Itochu served as Master of Ceremonies, and MUFG and Japan Society
Senior Advisor Kazuo Koshi and I-House Chair James Kondo each made opening remarks.

All photos © Kenichi Aikawa
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Bridge-Building
Japan Society is committed to telling the story of Japan
while strengthening connections within New York Cityand building new bridges beyond.

架け橋

ニューヨーク市内でのつながりを強化しながら、日本を伝え、更にその先の未来の新たな架け橋となることに全力で取り組んでいます。

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Japan Society hosted the annual conference of the National Associationof Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) in August 2022, convening around70 leaders from other Japan-America Societies around the country.
Events included a special reception hosted by Ambassador Mikio Mori at
the Consulate General of Japan in New York.

Japan Society President & CEO Joshua W. Walker spoke to 1,000 people at the annual membership meeting of
the Portland Japanese Garden in April—and, building on an already established partnership, Japan Society andJapan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden also collaborated on an invitational Peace Symposium at Japan Houseon Sept. 21, 2023, the International Day of Peace, during the UN General Assembly.
Photos © Nina Johnson

Bridge-building is a natural extension of Japan
Society’s activities—from honoring Chiune Sugihara,
to welcoming our fellow Japan-America Societies toJapan House in New York, and forging new ties at thePortland Japanese Garden.
An Intimate Prelude to A Concert for Sugihara was
co-hosted by Japan Society and American Society
for Yad Vashem, in cooperation with the K3 Council.
The evening featured cello virtuoso Kristina Reiko
Cooper, who conceptualized A Concert for Sugihara
to commemorate the life of Chiune Sugihara, the“Schindler of Japan,” accompanied by Zac Zinger
on shakuhachi, and a talk by Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic
Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.
Photos © Daphne Youree

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Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer,
Shibusawa and Company, Inc.; Founder and Chairman,
Commons Asset Management;
Founder and CEO, &Capital, Inc.;
Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group, the featured speaker at
Prime Minister Kishida’s New Capitalism:
Why Japan Needs Its Implementation.
© Jane Kratochvil

Left: Takeshi Niinami, Chief Executive Officer,
Suntory Holdings Limited, speaking at
Suntory: Leadership & Vision.
© Daphne Youree

Right: Top Global Risks in 2023: Economics,
Business & Geopolitics. Keynote speaker
Ian Bremmer, President & Founder,
Eurasia Group and GZERO Media.
© Daphne Youree

The Business & Policy Forumlaunched as a more clearly
defined and expanded space fordiscussion and interaction in thebusiness and policy arena.

Business &Policy Forum

Japan Society welcomed
The Honorable Yoshimasa Hayashi,
Minister for Foreign Affairs,
Government of Japan.

The Business & Policy Forum hosts unique public and private
programs for the international business and policy community,
which promote reciprocal exchange and deep engagement on
issues that define U.S.-Japan relations within a global context.

ビジネス＆政策

日米の政財界より著名人を招聘して会議、講演会、パネル討論会を開催。国際ビジネスや政策に携わる人々や国際的な課題に関心を寄せる人々を対象に、日本・アジア・米国における諸問題をグローバルな視点から考察することを目的としています 。

The Honorable Yuriko Koike, Governor ofTokyo, addressing guests at her talk on
leading Tokyo.

Top Global Risks in 2023: Economics,
Business & Geopolitics. Networking
reception. © Daphne Youree
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Women in Leadership—Why It Matters.
Left to right: Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO,Japan Society; Mya Fisher, Founder and Chief Executive
and Transformation Officer (CETO), Global Equity Forward;
Director, Richard U. Light Fellowship, Yale University;
Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley; andKeiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and Adjunct SeniorResearch Scholar, School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University.
© Daphne Youree

Women in Leadership—Why It Matters. Members of the audience with U.S.-Japan
Women Leaders Initiative Advisory Council member Keishi Hotsuki.
© Daphne Youree

The U.S.-Japan Women Leaders
Initiative aligns with Japan Society’s
longstanding mission to convene
important conversations on topics
that bind our two countries together,and to forge deep connections
between the U.S. and Japanfor positive change.

U.S. — Japan
Women Leaders
Initiative
The U.S.-Japan Women Leaders Initiative was launchedwith the aim of empowering women in the U.S.-Japan space.
This initiative presents a diverse range of impactful events,
including panel discussions featuring renowned speakers
and exclusive, hands-on workshops. It serves as a valuable
platform for learning, empowerment, and fostering ongoing
discussions and connections.

日米女性リーダーズ・
イニシアチブPrivate Group Visit: Women’s Leadership
Development Program. A group of women leadersfrom Japan, headed by U.S.-Japan Council Member
Yoko Otani, met privately with Joshua W. Walker,
Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society, andKeishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley.

Pitch Perfect: Find Your Unique Expression.
Workshop participants, led by communication
expert Christine Clapp, engaged in aninteractive two-hour program to practice andrefine their communication skills.

日米の女性活躍を推進する目的で発足した日米女性リーダーズ・
イニシアチブ。トップリーダーを招き女性の地位向上をテーマに議論を深めるパネルディスカッションや、ビジネススキルに特化した少人数での実践的なワークショップを開催し、学びの場、交流の場を提供しています。

The Future of Work and Office Life: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.
Networking reception.
© Daphne Youree

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The Future of Work and Office Life: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.
Left to right: Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society; Robin Milberg,
Chief Human Resources Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation; Susan Reid,
Managing Director and Global Head of Talent, Morgan Stanley; and Keiko Tashiro,
Member of the Board, Deputy President, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
© Daphne Youree

The Future of Work and Office Life: A Cross-Cultural Perspective.
Audience members ask questions during the Q&A session.
© Daphne Youree

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Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (Shinji Somai, 1981), part of the 2023 Globus Film Series,
Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai.
© 1981 Kadokawa Corp.

Film

Special screenings andpremieres of Bullet Trainand Shin Kamen Rider,as well as series showcasing
director Shinji Somaiand Women Filmmakers
from JAPAN CUTS highlighted
the 2022-23 film season.
Merch booth at the special screening of Destroy All Monsters(Ishiro Honda, 1968), co-presented with the Tribeca Festival.
© Daphne Youree

Japan Society Film presents year-round screenings
spanning eternal classics of Japanese cinema, rarely
shown treasures and contemporary masterpieces.
Major premieres, previews and member-only events
featuring captivating new films bring fresh audiences
and press attention to Japan Society. Expertly curated
series showcase the work of Japan’s seminal actors anddirectors as well as their contemporaries and cultivate adeep appreciation and understanding of Japanese film
culture among American audiences.

映画

All About Lily Chou-Chou (Shunji Iwai, 2001),
part of the series Love Letters: Four Films by Shunji Iwai.
© 2001 Lily Chou-Chou Partners

I can say with absolute conviction that noJapanese filmmaker makes a film without being
conscious of Shinji Somai’s existence”—Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car)on Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai

Guests pose with cosplayer at the North American
Premiere of Hideaki Anno’s Shin Kamen Rider.
© Daphne Youree
Opening night reception for the 2023 Globus Film Series,
Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai.
© Daphne Youree

日本映画の永遠の名作から、めったに上映されない貴重な作品、現代の傑作に至るまで、年間を通して上映しています。魅力的な新作映画をフィーチャーした大規模なプレミア上映、試写会、会員限定のイベン

トは、新たな観客を惹きこみ、マスコミの注目を集めています。専門的に厳選されたシリーズでは、日本の独創的な俳優や監督、また同時代の人たちの作品を紹介し、アメリカの観客に日本映画の文化に対する理解と認識を深める機会を提供しています。

Kagero-za (Seijun Suzuki, 1981), screened as part of the Seijun Suzuki Centennial series.
© 1981 presented by LittleMore Co., Ltd.

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Installation view of Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga.
Photo © Naho Kubota.

Installation view of Kyohei Inukai, with sumi-e inspired works.
Photo © Naho Kubota.

An exploration
into the art of fashionand the re-envisioningof an unknown artist
defined our two
Gallery exhibitions.

GalleryJapan Society Gallery is the premier institution in
the United States for the presentation of Japanese
art and culture, with groundbreaking exhibitions that
foster a broader understanding and appreciation ofJapan's contributions to global artistic heritage.
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga,
Nov. 18, 2022-Feb. 19, 2023, and Kyohei Inukai,Mar. 17-June 25, 2023, were both organized by
Japan Society.

展覧会

日本の芸術と文化を紹介する米国随一の機関です。世界の芸術遺産への日本の貢献をよ

Runway performance— CFGNY(Concept Foreign Garments NewYork)
presented a new collection inspired bytheir ongoing collaboration with tailors
in Ho Chi Minh City.
Photo © Nick Sethi.

“Inukai’s playful silkscreen prints are filledwith vibrant colors, shapes, and lines. In one
untitled painting from 1978, a parabolamade of deep red as it changes to orange
is set against various contrasting blocks of blue
with a red dot at its center. The overall effect ismesmerizing. Surrounding that work,
several works on papers, framed in light wood,lean against custom-built shelves,in the same light wood.”—Xintian Wang, ARTnews
on Kyohei Inukai

CFGNY artists at the press preview for
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga.

り広く理解・鑑賞していただくために先駆的な展覧会を開催しています。

Tominaga and CFGNY’s designs offer new skins,
letting us see ourselves changed at a moment whenchange increasingly feels impossible. And yet what
‘Refashioning’ pursues is not so much the thrill of
feeling distinguished in a crowd: It invites us to face
the much harder challenge of fully occupying theflesh that we are in."
— Danielle Wu, Artforum
on Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga

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Installation view of Kyohei Inukai.
Photo © Naho Kubota.

Online 3D tours are available for both exhibitions by clicking the links below.
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga
Kyohei Inukai
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Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang combined and reimagined three texts by Ryunosuke Akutagawa fornote to a friend, the world premiere of a new chamber opera directed by theater luminary Yoshi Oida starring legendary
New York vocalist Theo Bleckmann that addressed humanity’s eternal fascination with death, love, family and suicide.
© Richard Termine“Having just experienced theunboundedness of smoke that blew infrom Canada’s wildfires to blanket theMidwest and the East Coast, I pondered‘Extinction Rituals’... Our interdependencewith the environment had never felt more real.”— Karen Greenspanfor Fjord Review on Extinction Rituals

The Performing Arts Program introduces
performers from Japan’s contemporary
and traditional music, dance and theater scenes and commissions nonJapanese performing artists to create works on themes relating to Japan.
Many distinguished artists have performed in the Society’s 260-seat theaterand on Society-produced North American tours.
During the recent season, alliances in art were showcased through magicalcreations arising from a fusion of Japanese and American imaginations.
Drawing inspiration from Japanese literature, history, and rituals, both
Japanese and non-Japanese artists collaborated to bring their uniquecreativity to each performance. Notably, the world premiere of the chamber
opera note to a friend, commissioned by Japan Society, featured Pulitzer
Prize-winner David Lang's composition and was directed by theater luminary
Yoshi Oida. Co-produced with Tokyo Bunka Kaikan, this opera was inspiredby three texts from renowned Japanese novelist Ryunosuke Akutagawa.

舞台公演

最高峰の演者による古典芸能から、最先端の演劇、ダンス、音楽まで、第一線の日本の舞台作品と舞台芸術を米国に招聘。JS館内の260席の劇場で年間を通して主催上演する他、北米ツアーをプロデュース。日本の若手演出家・振付家には国際的キャリアへの登竜門として、また米国のアーティストに対しては日本をテーマにした 新 作 委 嘱の機 関として、
日米双方の舞台芸術界に比類の無い貢献をしています。

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It was a gala seasonof honors, awards
and creative crosscultural bridge-buildingin the performing arts.
“Most notable was how
Lang’s postminimalcomposition strategicallyaligned each performer…
in a very rich and beautiful
atmosphere of continuousmusic paired with thelibretto. In fact, every
moment of this opera wasan active connection to themusic, with every single notebeing excruciatingly heartfelt,
thoughtful and penetrating
to the soul.”— Jennifer Pyron
for Opera Wire on note to a friend

Directed, choreographed and designed by Ximena Garnica and Shige Moriya,
Extinction Rituals was inspired by acts of remembrance celebrating the life andloss of animals, plants and environments, featuring an original score by Oscarnominated composer Kaoru Watanabe, the powerful voice of Colombian singer
Carolina Oliveros, and the butoh-rooted work of the LEIMAY Ensemble.
© Maria Baranova.

Members of the Kita Noh School performed two works fromnoh theater’s classical repertoire: Kotei (The Emperor),shown here, and Makura Jido (Chrysanthemum Boy).
© Ayumi Sakamoto

For 9000 Paper Balloons, New York-based Japanese artist
Maiko Kikuchi and American puppeteer Spencer Lott blended
puppetry, animation and masks in a poetic and eerie performanceinspired by Imperial Japan’s stranger-than-fiction secret weaponsthat floated over America during WWII. © Maria Baranova.

“If you suspend your disbelief
and apply your imagination, these ancient plays
cease to be museum artifacts and pulse with feeling.
And when women in the audience are wearing
kimono, the time between then and now seems
to vanish like the ghost of a man.”— Barbara Newman
for Dancewatch on Kotei | Makura Jido

Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s short story The Dragon, in a stage
portrait told through the traditional puppetry style kuruma ningyo in
AKUTAGAWA, part of a five-story-long international collaboration
between puppeteers Koryu Nishikawa V (Tokyo) and Tom Lee (Chicago),
with live music by Yukio Tsuji (New York).
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Architect Shigeru Ban with moderator Matilda McQuaid, Acting Director of Curatorial
and previously Head of Textiles at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum at Shigeru Ban: Timber in Architecture.
© Daphne Youree

Talks+ brought the bestof Japanese culture
to New York audiences,
as well as special initiatives
and the second seasonof the Living Traditions
series.

Talks+

Talking Sustainability—Ancient Wisdom, Modern Practice,a Living Traditions webinar with Azby Brown, author, artist and designer and
Ken Tadashi Oshima, Professor of Architecture, University of Washington.
Željka Carol Kekez, urban designer, moderating.

Talks+ introduces vital issues and trends in Japanese culture,inviting leading pioneers and professionals to engage withand explore diverse topics including Japanese art, cuisine,
innovation and technology. Events are hosted in a variety
of formats. At on-site programs, audiences interact withspeakers during intimate lectures, view onstage presentations,experience hands-on workshops, enjoy delicious foods
and drinks at tastings and meet speakers during post-event
receptions. Virtual programming introduces Japanese trends
and traditions to a global audience through interactive online
talks, workshops and classes.

トーク＋

Bingata Textiles: Preserving a Royal Tradition in Okinawa,
part of the Living Traditions webinar series, with Ginny Soenksen, Director,
Madison Art Collection and Lisanby Museum, and Touma Chinen, 10th generation
head of the Shimujiibu line of the Chinen family of Bingata craftsmen;
President of the Chinen Bingata Institute. Dr. Masato Ishida, Director,
Center of Okinawan Studies, University of Hawai`i, Mānoa, moderating.

Kanagawa Prefecture Governor Yuji Kuroiwa
at an invitational event.

デザイン、食、文芸、ポップ・カルチャー、テクノロジー、伝統

Seasonality, Superfoods and Other Secrets of Japanese Cuisine,a Living Traditions webinar with Yumi Komatsudaira, President of K-Seaweed andauthor of Japanese Superfoods: Learn the Secrets of Healthy Eating and Longevity– the Japanese Way! and Nancy Singleton Hachisu, author of Japanese Farm
Food, Japan: The Cookbook and other cookbooks.
Akiko Katayama, food writer and host & producer of “JAPAN EATS!,” moderating.

工芸等の文化一般から教育や環境などの社会問題に至るまで、幅広いテーマを取り上げて米国の人々に日本の多様な面を紹介するプログラム。著名人や識者・専門家を招いたパネル

トークからデモンストレーションや試食をを交えた講演会やJapanese Animation
in a Global Era

ます。会場での対面イベントでは試食やミニ展覧会を交えた“The information was very interesting and filledwith things that you rarely hear about. I loved
hearing the facts from people who take thisgenre seriously from economic, entertainmentand social settings.”

ワークショップまで、テーマに応じた様々な形態で開催していイベントを開催し、オンラインではワークショップやトークイベント等を世界中から参加する有識者と共に世界中のオーディエンスに向け発信しています。

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Guests at the Annual Sake Lecture & Tasting:
In Search of the Perfect Sip.
© Daphne Youree

Just Enough—Finding the Essenceof Japanese Design“I loved learning about the cultural backgroundof valuing beauty/function! From a stone to a silk
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Setsubun—Bean Throwing workshop at PS1 147,
part of a monthly series of in-person workshops introducing seasonal traditions
and themes from Japanese culture to elementary school students.

“As we Fellows, who are active
all over Japan and all over the world,came together to share our knowledge,
I felt with a renewed sense of importancethe need to ‘think globally, act locally.”
Edamame Champ: Japanese Food Workshop for JSSP High School Students
with Bronx Collaborative High School and
The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem.

Education &Family Programs
Education & Family Programs spark interest inJapan through a suite of offerings including teacher
professional development programs, school programs
and partnerships, and family programs as well as a
student exchange program. Our interactive website,
About Japan: A Teacher’s Resource, provides
educational resources to users throughout the world.
aboutjapan.japansociety.org

教育

米国の初・中等教育者を対象にしたセミナー、—Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership
10th Anniversary participantEducation and Family
initiatives saw the returnof in-person family eventsand the pilot year of theJapan Society School
Partnership Program.
Introduction to Traditional Japanese Theater: A Noh Workshop
for JSSP High School Students with Bronx Collaborative High School
and The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem.
© Ayumi Sakamoto

A teacher speaks with guest lecturer
Dr. Kazuto Suzuki after his talk on
Contemporary Japan during
a teacher conference.

Children take to the stage for a taiko drummingmini-workshop during our Oshogatsu: Japanese New Year’s Celebration.

学校向けプログラムやパートナーシップ、また高校生対象の国際交流プログラムなどを通じて、日米相互理解や日本文化の学習の関心を高めることを目的にしています。教育者向けのウェブサイト(ABOUTJAPAN.JAPANSOCIETY.
ORG) では、日本に関する英語の教材情報を提供。ファミリー・プログラムでは、年中行事などの参加型のプログラムを通して日本を紹介しています。

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new language, new customs, and a new window
to the world has opened. This was an experience
they will always remember.”— Japan Society School
Partnership Teacher

PS 147 Japanese Dual Language Program
students get a close look at artwork by
Kyohei Inukai during a guided Gallery Tour.
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The C.V. Starr Library
The C.V. Starr Library contains
approximately 14,000 volumes
on Japan and U.S.-Japan relations,primarily in English. Use of the libraryis limited to Japan Society members
and Language Center students.

Language Center
The Language Center offered 13 comprehensive levels of Japanese language including
JLPT preparation, kanji and specialized courses in 2022–23. Other courses included
shodo (Japanese calligraphy), English for native Japanese speakers (ESL), a Japaneselanguage teacher training program, Japanese for ages 12–15, and weekend intensives.
Additional programs included language exchange events, trial lessons in Japanese andEnglish, and workshops on hiragana, kakatana, kanji and onomatopoeia, plus Japanesebusiness etiquette and a crash course for travelers to Japan. Private lessons were available
at all levels, and offsite Japanese courses and etiquette workshops were offered to local
companies upon request.

CVスター図書館

英 語 の 書 籍 を中 心 に、日本 および
日米 関 係に関する約1 万4 0 0 0 冊の書籍を所蔵しています。図書館の利用者をJS会員と語学センター受講者の方々に限り、きめ細かいサービスと静かな環境を提供しています。

As New York Magazine
wrote, Japan Society
has “the best language
classes in New York!”

In total, 399 courses, workshops, and events were offered to over 3,800 participants during
FY22-23. Most programs were held online, a change since the beginning of the pandemic,
with more in-person courses gradually being offered.

語学センター

米国最大規模の日本語教育機関として、受講者の能力にあわせた13段階の日本語教室をはじめ、日本語能力試験準備コース、会話、漢字、日本のドラマ、日本の時事ニュース、ビジネス

用敬語、アニメなど、専門性を持たせたクラスも完備しており、年間約３９９の講座を開講し、のべ３８００人以上が受講しています。また、書道、日本人対象の英会話、日本語教師養成

講座、週末集中講座の他に、語学交換イベント、初級日本語及び英語体験講座、ひらがな、
カタカナ、漢字、オノマトペのワークショップ、ならびに旅行者向けの集中講座や日本のビジネスエチケットの講座を設けています。その他、企業派遣プログラムやプライベート
レッスンも提供しています。パンデミック以来、ほとんどのプログラムはオンライン授業
ですが、対面授業のクラスも徐々に増えつつあります。
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Special preview screening of David Leitch’s Bullet Train.

From Gallery openings
and special screenings
to behind-the-scenes tours
and excursions, Japan Society
members experience the bestof Japan in New Yorkand beyond!

Celebrations &Explorations

Member preview ofRefashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga.
© Zhen Qin

Special events and upper-level membership activities
celebrate and explore the rich culture of Japan.

セレブレーション＆エクスプロレーション

日本の豊かな文化を祝賀し、探求する機会を提供する、上級会員向けのプログラム・特別イベントです。

Cocktails and tour of Kyohei Inukai exhibition.

Ichi-go Ichi-e Encounters at Globus Washitsu,
with Sachiyo Takahashi.

Ringing in the Year of the Rabbit
at the annual New Year’s Party.
© Daphne Youree

Member tour of Nakashima Studio and Raymond Farm in
New Hope, PA, with Mira Nakashima (center).
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Circle of Friends
DIRECTOR'S CIRCLE

Ronin Gallery NYC (G)Airi Kohlbach and Griffin Smith (P)Anonymous

Richard and Momona Royce (E)

Ms. Ichun Lai

Mr. Frederick H. Schultz, Jr. and Ms. Carole
Aoki (G)Ms. Diane Lamonaca

Mark Steven Barres
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Chafetz
Peggy and Dick Danziger (G)The John and Miyoko Davey Foundation
Mark F. Goldfield and Mary E. Hatch

has two beautiful new doors, imagined, manufactured, and installed by long-time Japan
Society members and architectural consultant Koko Architecture + Design, with our deep
gratitude and thanks for the generous support of Board Member Satoru Murase. The Murase
Room doors were constructed from the traditional Japanese method of treating wood
called shou sugi ban (also called yakisugi), which has preserved the deep grains
and the weathered texture of the Japanese cedar (hinoki) The oil rubbed bronze door
hardware was inspired by the Japanese paper craft of origami.

to all of our supporters!
Japan Society is supported by our individual members, corporate members,
Circle of Friends members, John D. Rockefeller 3rd Society, corporate sponsors,and foundation and government grants.

Join us! 		
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Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II (P)Mr. David Toberisky (F)Mr. Samuel Lee and Mr. Jeffrey Steen
Monica and Edward Lenci (G)Mr. Leonard M. Levie (P)Ms. Sarah Lubman

LEADERSHIP CIRCLE
Mrs. Kiyoko Ohata Brown

PATRON CIRCLE

Ms. Yoko Makino

Fred EychanerMs. Hope Aldrich and Mr. Michael B. Jeffers

The Masako Mera and Koichi Mera, PhD
Fund for Education and the Arts

Catherine Heald and Donald Heald

An Anonymous Fund at Aspen Community
Foundation

Mr. Christopher HongAnonymous (2)Dr. Nancy C. Maruyama

Mrs. Ayumi Aratune (F)Thierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro (G)Mike Audet and Saki Tanaka (F)David and Susan Rockefeller

Ms. Pamela Bejsovec

Starry Night FundMyer Berlow and Deborah Barr (G)Dr. Jeanette C. Takamura (P)Graeme Birchall and Katya Hansen

Nancy and Joe Walker

Jim and Yuko Brumm

BENEFACTOR CIRCLE

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Catanzaro (F)Dilipkumar Chauhan

Mr. Marc Mailhot (G)Geoff and Fumi Matters (F)Satoko Miyake and Aaron Nir (G)Etsuko O. Morris
Miyeko Murase (G)Ms. Atsuko Murayama Shilowitz
Marjorie NeuwirthMichael and Cynthia North
Yoko Okamoto and James Dell’Olio (F)Pamela Perlman
Joseph Rajaratnam (F)Ms. Estelle and Mr. Andrew Ross (E)Shin and Maho Abe (G)Ms. Ayumi Arafune (F)Mr. David C. Chou

Barbara Bertozzi Castelli (G)Dr. Vincent T. Covello and Mrs. Carol Mandel

Mr. Robert Cory and Mr. Shuichiro Takeda

Dr. Raymond Daddazio and Ms. Sawako
Yamaguchi

Mr. Bradley Smith and Ms. Mami Tsuchiya

Mrs. Anne N. Jones Dawson

Dr. Patricia M. Sovern

Ms. Jane DeBevoise (G)Mr. George Gallagher
Brendan and Jenifer Garvey
Laurel Gonsalves (F)(G)David S. Howe (F)(G)Thank you

Ms. Matsuko Shibuya

Paula S. Lawrence (P)Roger L. Weston

The Globus Family (F)(P)Japan Society’s Murase RoomPaul and Yoshiko Sheard

Mr. Timothy J. Hower (F)Dale A. Jenkins and Sandra Panem
Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide (F)Frodo and Sam Krull
Taishi Kushiro and Natsuko Yamazaki
Mrs. Jane Lombard (G)Susan McCormac (P)Ms. Akiko Mikumo and Ms. Asako Mikumo (P)Edward and Ann Niehoff
Hiroko Onoyama (E)(P)Mr. Eugene E. Reilly and Ms. Marlene
Rosenthal

Mr. Seth Coren and Yana Coren

Mr. Robert L. Dilenschneider
Jennifer Gordon and Richard Shanley (P)Wendy and Leeds Gulick
Lesley Nan Haberman (E)Mr. Jonathan Rouner and Ms. Katrin Rouner
Mrs. Lyndley M. Schwab and Mr. Samuel C.
Schwab (P)Mr. Michael W. Sonnenfeldt (G)Kiyoka Tanaka
Nora and David Tezanos (G)William K. Tomita (G)Ms. Patricia Hallstein and Mr. Axel Kramer

Mrs. Bette Sue Wadsworth and Mr. Jack
Wadsworth

Mr. Johnathan Hayden

Kenneth R. Weinstein, PhD

Ms. Tracey Hecht and Mr. David Smilow

Hua Zhou (G)Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. HeffnerMichi Hirata North
Professor Keiko Honda (G)Glenn Hubbard
Dharshini Iolanthe Sivakumaran (F)Dr. Bic Kanayjorn
Ms. Pamela Keld and Mr. Mark Imhof (G)(E) Friends of Education(F) Friends of Film(G) Friends of Gallery(P) Friends of Performing Arts

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Supporters

July 1, 2022—June 30, 2023

$150,000 AND ABOVE$75,000 AND ABOVEAll Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Booth Ferris Foundation
Citi
The John and Miyoko Davey
Foundation
MetLife Foundation
Morgan Stanley
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group(MUFG)AIG
FGS Global
Howard Gilman Foundation
Mastercard
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
New York City Department of Cultural
Affairs
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Sumitomo Corporation of Americas$100,000 AND ABOVE
Deloitte
Government of JapanThe Japan Foundation
Mizuho Americas
ORIX Corporation USA
Doug and Teresa Peterson
ToyotaXcoal Energy & Resources$50,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous
Association of Performing Arts
Professionals
Bain Capital
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLPITO EN (North America) INC.
JPMorgan Chase
Mr. Kazuo Koshi
Makioka Foundation
MetLife
New York State Council on the Arts
Nomura America Foundation
S&P Global
Shiseido Americas
Sony Corporation of America
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited
United States-Japan Foundation

Japan Society gratefully acknowledges
donors who have had their contributions
matched by their employer.

32$25,000 AND ABOVE$10,000 AND ABOVEAn Anonymous Family Foundation
Canon U.S.A., Inc.
Daikin U.S. Corporation
Daiwa Capital Markets America Holdings Inc.
Element Capital Management LLC
Ernst & Young LLP
Mr. Louis J. Forster
Hogan Lovells
ITOCHU International Inc.
KPMG LLP
Ms. Yoko Makino
Marubeni America Corporation
Mayer Brown LLP
Mr. Toby S. Myerson
PJT Partners
PwC
Joshua and Geula Solomon
The Starr Foundation
Suntory America Inc.

Mark Steven Barres
Consulate General of Japan in New York
Ariel and Cathy Deckelbaum
Mr. and Ms. Richard A. Drucker
Bradley K. Edmister, Esq.
Eisai Inc.
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation
Fujisankei Communications International, Inc.
The Globus FamilyMark F. Goldfield and Mary E. Hatch
Glenn Hubbard
Merit E. Janow
JETRO New YorkThe Jim Henson Foundation
Ms. Eri Kakuta
Kikkoman Corporation
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC
Mr. Gary J. Kozlowski
Mr. Alan S. MacDonald
Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Inc.
Monstarlab Americas
Etsuko O. Morris
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
Oliver Wyman
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
Pacific Bays Capital LLP
Paul Hastings LLP
Sompo International
Ms. Donna Sternberg
Mr. Donald J. Toumey
Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf, LLP

Tokio Marine Group$15,000 AND ABOVE
Anonymous
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Mr. and Mrs. Randall Chafetz
Cornell Capital LLC
Peggy and Dick Danziger
Empire Entertainment
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Hitachi America, Ltd.
Mr. Keishi Hotsuki
The Japan Foundation, New York
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates PC
Mr. Thomas K. Montag
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Satoru and Hiroko Murase
National Association of Japan-America
Societies, Inc.
Nippon Steel North America, Inc.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLPThierry Porté and Yasko Tashiro
Sojitz Corporation of America
Sompo Holdings, Inc.
TAK Development, Inc.
Yen Press LLC$5,000 AND ABOVE
Advantage Partners, Inc.
American Honda Motor Co., Inc.
Anonymous
Bank of Japan
Central Japan Railway Company
Ms. Anla Cheng-Kingdon
Mr. Philip M. Darivoff/ Vibrant Capital Partners, Inc.
DBJ Americas Inc.
DNP Corporation USA
Fred EychanerFisher Phillips, LLP
Catherine Heald and Donald Heald
Heidrick & Struggles, Inc.
IHI Americas Inc.
Inukai Estate
Izumibashi USA
Japan Bank for International Cooperation
Japan Securities Dealers Association
Kanagawa Prefectural Government
Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc.
Mark E. Kingdon
Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Mr. David A. McCreery
Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management (U.S.A.), Inc.
Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd.
Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu NY LLP
Nikkei America, Inc.
Nippon Life GroupThe Norinchukin Foundation
NTT America, Inc.
NTT DOCOMO USA, INC.
NYK Group Americas Inc.
David and Susan Rockefeller
Starry Night Fund
Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc.
Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II
Dr. Jeanette C. Takamura
Gary M. Talarico and Linda W. Filardi
Tokai Tokyo Securities (USA), Inc.
William K. Tomita
Toray Industries (America), Inc.
Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.
Vilcek Foundation
Jack and Susy Wadsworth$2,500 AND ABOVE
Aozora Bank, Ltd.
Becker, Glynn, Muffly, Chassin & Hosinski LLP
Brother International Corporation
Coqui-san LLC
Mrs. Jane B. DeBevoise
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Mr. George Gallagher
Mr. Steven Giordano and Ms. Luisa Bertoli
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Supporters
Professor Carol Gluck
Laurel Gonsalves
Harkness Foundation for Dance
Mr. Timothy J. Hower
J.C.C. Fund of the Japanese Chamber ofCommerce and Industry
Japan Airlines
Japan Local Government Center
Japan National Tourism Organization
Jiji Press America, Ltd.
Kajima U.S.A. Inc.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (USA), Inc.
Kikkoman Sales USA, Inc.
Kyodo News America, Inc.
Mrs. Jane Lombard
Jun Makihara and Megumi Oka
Meiji Yasuda America Incorporated
Milbank LLP
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical America, Inc.
Mitsui Chemicals America, Inc.
Mitsui Fudosan America, Inc.
MoloLamken LLP
Monex Group, Inc.
MUFG Fund Services (USA) LLC
Miss June Nagao
NHK General Bureau for America
Nikon Inc.
Nishimura & Asahi NY LLP
Nitto, Inc.
The Norinchukin Bank
Hiroko Onoyama
Orient Corporation of America
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United
Nations
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLPThe Saison Foundation
SB Telecom America Corp.
Mr. Matthew Sinks
Subaru of America, Inc.
TOKYU HOTELS CO., LTD.
TV Asahi America, Inc.
UNIQLO USA, LLC
Warner Media GroupMr. Shuji Yagi and Mrs. Tomoko Yagi
The Yomiuri Shimbun$1,000 AND ABOVE
The Amphion Foundation, Inc.
Anonymous (2)Anonymous
Ms. Ayumi Arafune
Mike Audet and Saki Tanaka
Myer Berlow and Deborah Barr
Graeme Birchall and Katya Hansen
Jim and Yuko Brumm
Barbara Bertozzi Castelli
Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Catanzaro
Mr. David C. Chou
Mr. Seth Coren and Yana Coren
Mr. Robert Cory and Mr. Shuichiro Takeda
Mrs. Anne N. Jones Dawson
Ms. Bonnie L. Dixon
Brendan and Jenifer Garvey
Jennifer Gordon and Richard Shanley
Lesley Nan Haberman
Ms. Patricia Hallstein and Mr. Axel Kramer
Ms. Tracey Hecht and Mr. David Smilow
Dr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Heffner
Taryn Higashi and Ivan Zimmerman
Professor Keiko Honda
Ms. Kathy and Mr. Mitchell Jacobson
Ms. Hope Aldrich and Mr. Michael B. Jeffers
Dale A. Jenkins and Sandra Panem
Dr. Bic Kanayjorn
Ms. Akiko Kimura
Airi Kohlbach and Griffin Smith
Akiko Koide and Shohei Koide
Frodo and Sam Krull
Ms. Ichun Lai

July 1, 2022—June 30, 2023

Monica and Edward Lenci
Ms. Sarah Lubman
Dr. Nancy C. Maruyama
Geoff and Fumi Matters
Ms. Akiko Mikumo
Mitsui Seiki USA Inc.
Mr. Gary S. Moriwaki
Moshi
Ms. Atsuko Murayama Shilowitz
Marjorie Neuwirth
Edward and Ann Niehoff
Mr. Rikiya Okuhara
Pamela Perlman
Mr. Eugene E. Reilly and Ms. Marlene Rosenthal
Ronin Gallery NYC
Ms. Estelle and Mr. Andrew Ross
Richard and Momona Royce
Mr. Frederick H. Schultz, Jr. and Ms. Carole Aoki
Paul and Yoshiko Sheard
Estate of Alan M. Suhonen
Silicon Valley Bank
Sarah Billinghurst Solomon
Dr. Patricia M. Sovern
Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management (USA), Inc.
Mr. Thomas Sze
Kiyoka Tanaka
Nora and David Tezanos
Mr. Alan ThomasMrs. Barbara Tober and Mr. Donald Tober
Mr. David Toberisky
Nancy and Joe Walker
Mr. Adam F. Weissenberg
Roger L. Weston

In Memoriam
Japan Society notes with sadness the loss of Betty Borden,
our dear and long-time colleague and an important voicein the U.S.-Japan space. During her 23 years at Japan
Society, among other things, Betty oversaw and directed
the Innovator’s Network, which was launched as aCentennial project to provide opportunities for leaders
and innovators from the U.S. and Japan to come together,share knowledge and insight, and catalyze positive socialchange. Her thoughtfulness and warmth were matchedby her professionalism, hard work, and commitment to acause much bigger than herself. Just as significantly, Betty
managed the dispersal of the Society’s $14 million Japan
Earthquake Relief Fund over the years, using her insightand connections to advocate for long-term support in therecovery process. Her singular voice had a profound impact
on how the fund was used to support the recovery of Tohoku
after 3.11. So many people have reason to be grateful for her
work on their behalf.
All of us at Japan Society will greatly miss the warmth andgenerous spirit of Claudette Karabey, our Director of
Major and Planned Gifts. Claudette supported the remarkable
growth of Japan Society’s Development team from 2008
through 2017 before leaving for a stint as Executive Directorof French-American Aid for Children, a nonprofit organizationin New York City aimed at supporting vulnerable Frenchand American children. In April 2022, Claudette rejoined theJapan Society family as Director of Major and Planned Gifts.
During her short tenure, she gave structure to our prospectpool of individual supporters and developed significant andmeaningful donor relationships.

Japan Society received matching gifts from the following companies during
the 2022—2023 Program Season:
Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
Bloomberg Philanthropy
BNY Mellon
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
Caterpillar Foundation

Google Inc.
HSBC USA Inc.
IAC Group North America
Johnson & Johnson
MUFG (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group)
S&P Global
Texas Instruments Incorporated© Daphne Youree

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Japan Society has lost a dear friend with the passing of
Ryuichi Sakamoto, the renowned composer, musician,actor, and environmental and peace activist. Sakamoto
performed with violinist Anne Akiko Meyers at Japan
Society’s Concert for Japan, a day-long benefit held forthe reconstruction of the Tohoku region following theGreat East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster.
In 2013, John Zorn and Sakamoto came together for two
improvisational concerts held at Japan Society. At
JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film in 2016,
Sakamoto introduced the U.S. Premiere of Yoji Yamada’s
Nagasaki: Memories of My Son, which he had scored.
Japan Society is privileged to have had Ryuichi Sakamotoas the Guest of Honor at our 110th Anniversary Arts & Culture
Bash in November 2017.
Japan Society marks the passing of Shoichiro Toyoda(1925-2023), former Chairman of Toyota Motor Corporationand head of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic
Organizations) from 1994-1998. Dr. Toyoda was a great friend
and supporter of Japan Society. A frequent participant inSociety programs, he chaired the Society’s Japan Advisory
Committee for a number of years, and was Co-Chair of theCentennial Honorary Committee. One of the most tangible
results of his vision and commitment was the Society’s
Toyota Language Center, a national resource for Japanese
language instruction and training. In 1996, Dr. Toyoda gave
the keynote address at the Society’s Annual Dinner.
Dr. Toyoda received the Japan Society Award in 2000
and the Japan Society Centennial Award in 2007.

We also mourn the loss of other friends and supporters ofJapan Society. Their generosity and friendship will always
be remembered.
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Funders
SPECIAL SERIES & INITIATIVESK3 COUNCIL
This initiative was supported by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
America, Inc.; Donna Sternberg; and Kathy and Mitchell Jacobson.
U.S.-Japan-Israel Collaboration: Shinzo Abe’s Vision,
A Look Back and Forward was presented by the K3 Council.
An Intimate Prelude to A Concert for Sugihara wasco-organized by American Society for Yad Vashem, incooperation with the K3 Council.

U.S.-JAPAN WOMENLEADERS INITIATIVE
This initiative was made possible, in part, by a generous
grant from The Japan Foundation, with additional leadershipsupport provided by Morgan Stanley. Additional support wasprovided by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation.

BUSINESS & POLICY FORUM
This season was sponsored by Global Leader Citi and
Corporate Partners Deloitte, Mizuho Americas, and Toyota.
Business & Policy Forum’s private events were generously
supported by Element Capital Management LLC.
Additional support was provided by: National Associationof Japan-America Societies, Inc.; Epstein Becker & Green,
P.C.; Consulate General of Japan in New York; and Mizuho
Research & Technology, Ltd. Transportation assistance wasprovided by All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

FILM
The season was generously supported by ORIX Corporation
USA and public funds from the New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Endowment support was provided by the Lila WallaceReader’s Digest Endowment Fund and The John and Miyoko
Davey Endowment Fund. Additional season support wasprovided by The Globus Family, Timothy J. Hower, Akiko
and Shohei Koide, David Toberisky, and Friends of Film.
Transportation assistance was provided by Japan Airlines,
the official Japanese airline sponsor of Japan Society Film.
Monthly Anime was presented by Yen Press. Additional
support for Monthly Anime was provided by Sapporo U.S.A.

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Japan Society programs were made possible by leadership support
from Booth Ferris Foundation, Shiseido Americas, The Ford Foundation,and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Officeof the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Tekkonkinkreet and Angel's Egg: The screenings ofTekkonkinkreet and Angel's Egg were supported by Kodansha
USA Publishing, LLC.
ACA Cinema Project, The Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers
from JAPAN CUTS and Beyond was co-presented by the Agency
for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan. The project was also
supported by a lead corporate sponsor, Shiseido Americas.
Princess Mononoke: The screening of Princess Mononoke
was supported by Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC.
Seijun Suzuki Centennial was co-presented by The JapanFoundation.
Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai was supported,in part, by a generous gift from The Globus Family.

GALLERY
Exhibitions and Arts & Culture Lecture Programs at Japan Society
were made possible, in part, by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest
Endowment Fund; the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment Fundestablished by the Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke
Foundation; The Masako Mera and Koichi Mera, PhD Fund for
Education and the Arts; Peggy and Dick Danziger; Thierry Portéand Yasko Tashiro; and Friends of the Gallery. Support for Arts &Culture Lecture Programs were provided, in part, by the Sandy
Heck Lecture Fund. Transportation assistance was provided by
Japan Airlines, the official Japanese airline sponsor for Japan
Society gallery exhibitions.
Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga was supported,in part, by public funds from the New York City Department ofCultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Kyohei Inukai was supported, in part, by a grant from the Vilcek
Foundation.

PERFORMING ARTS
The season was sponsored by Lead Sponsor MetLife Foundation;and made possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City
Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the
Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. Major
support was generously provided by Howard Gilman Foundation
and Doug and Teresa Peterson. Endowment support was provided
by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund and theEndowment for the Performing Arts, established with a leadership

FY 2022—2023

gift from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional
support was provided by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels
Foundation, Dr. and Mrs. Carl F. Taeusch II, Dr. Jeanette C.
Takamura, Estate of Alan M. Suhonen, and Friends of the
Performing Arts. Transportation assistance was provided by All
Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. Yamaha was the official piano providerof Japan Society. MetLife Meet-the-Artists Reception wasprovided by MetLife Foundation.
Yukio Mishima’s Hanjo was supported by Doug and TeresaPeterson; presented in association with Catapult Opera and
NYU Skirball.
9000 Paper Balloons was supported by a grant from the
Association of Performing Arts Professionals, made possible
through support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and
The Jim Henson Foundation. The development of 9000 Paper
Balloons was supported by The Jim Henson Foundation; aFoundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grant; theAmerican Theater for Puppetry Arts; and Heather Henson andthe Henson Carriage House. This work was commissioned
and developed through the HERE Artist Residency Program(HARP), 2017-2021, and premiered digitally in November 2021.
Behind-the-scenes of My Neighbour Totoro was supported
by Doug and Teresa Peterson.
Kotei | Makura Jido was supported by the Agency for Cultural
Affairs, Government of Japan through the Japan Arts Council,
and Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for
History and Culture).
note to a friend was co-produced with Tokyo Bunka Kaikan
and was supported by Doug and Teresa Peterson, withspecial cooperation from The Japan Foundation, New York.
This project was presented by Japan Society as part of
PROTOTYPE Festival 2023. Additional support was provided
by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of
the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
AKUTAGAWA was supported by Arts Council Tokyo(Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), theArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts with support
from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Jim Henson
Foundation, The Osaka Community Foundation / anonymous
fund No.22, and The Japan Foundation.
I’m Trying to Understand You, But… was supported by The
Saison Foundation.
Performances of Extinction Rituals at Japan Society weremade possible in part by the New York State Council on theArts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New
York State Legislature and The Harkness Foundation for Dance.
Extinction Rituals was produced by LEIMAY and supported, in part, by
an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, Creative Capital,
Japan Foundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

TALKS+
Season support was provided by an anonymous donor and the
Sandy Heck Lecture Fund.
Living Traditions webinar series was co-presented with the Japan
Institute of Portland Japanese Garden and supported by theGovernment of Japan.
Sake Tasting Workshop: Flavors Across Japan and Annual
Sake Lecture & Tasting: In Search of the Perfect Sip were coorganized by the Sake Export Association. The Food Talk Series
was sponsored by Kikkoman Corporation.
Joining Forces on Healthcare: Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa
was co-organized by the Kanagawa Prefectural Government.

EDUCATION & FAMILY
Education and Family Programs were generously supported by ananonymous donor, ORIX Corporation USA; Mitsubishi Corporation(Americas), public funds from the New York City Department ofCultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council; The Masako
Mera and Koichi Mera, PhD Fund for Education and the Arts;The Norinchukin Foundation; and Friends of Education & Family
Programs.
Japan Society’s Professional Development Programs were madepossible by a generous grant from an anonymous funder.
The Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership program was
supported by generous grants from an anonymous familyfoundation and ITO EN (North America) INC. Transportation
assistance was provided by All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
Japan Society School Partnerships were made possible by agenerous grant from MetLife Foundation and supported by theUnited States-Japan Foundation and MUFG Bank, Ltd.

LANGUAGE CENTER
Support for Japan Society's Language Center was provided, inpart, by Mark F. Goldfield and Mary E. Hatch, Christopher Hong,
Steven Giordano, Juan Ruiz Gomes, and Dr. Bic Kanayjorn.

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Consolidated Statementof Financial Position

Consolidated Statementof Activities

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2023

2022

2023
NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONSOPERATINGBOARD
DESIGNATED

TOTALContributions, grants and membership$2,454,097—$2,454,097

Revenue from functions and activities

1,758,649—

Allocated investment return

3,064,888

Operating investment return (loss)
Special events, net of direct expenses

SUPPORT AND REVENUE

NET ASSETS
WITH DONORRESTRICTIONSCash and cash equivalents

ASSETSCash designated for Japan Earthquake Relief Fund

JUNE 30, 2023

JUNE 30, 2022

$1,188,760$1,297,674

9,604

9,595

67,157,963

66,019,061

TOTAL

TOTAL

$2,822,722$5,276,869$5,037,196

Receivables and other assets

683,403600,303

1,758,649—

1,758,649

1,348,214

Land, building and equipment, net

6,341,162

6,153,907

2,355,067

5,419,955—

5,419,955

3,279,162					Total assets$75,380,892$74,080,540(28,597)—(28,597)—(28,597)(153,232)

1,359,150—

1,359,150—

1,359,150

1,329,609$748,546$ 721,800

287,780

271,471

1,036,326

993,271				Operating

8,357,010

7,536,138

Investments, at fair value

Net assets released from restrictions

3,103,589—

3,103,589(3,103,589)——

Total support and revenue

11,711,776

2,355,067

14,066,843(280,817)

13,786,026

10,840,949

LIABILITIESAND NET ASSETS

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued expenses			

Deferred membership revenue					Total liabilities
Net assets

OPERATING EXPENSES

Program services

Net assets without donor restrictions

				Board-designated

6,169,319

7,730,561

Gallery

1,673,716—

1,673,716—

1,673,716

1,789,952

					14,526,329

15,266,699

Performing Arts

1,638,403—

1,638,403—

1,638,403

1,314,425

			

Film

507,714—507,714—507,714342,506

				Program restricted

12,519,636

10,521,969

Talks

—

—

—

—

—

303,831

				Endowment fund47,298,601

47,298,601

Business and Policy Forum

941,619—

941,619—

941,619

771,499

					

59,818,237

57,820,570

Language Center

1,165,418—

1,165,418—

1,165,418

1,035,872

74,344,566

73,087,269

Education and Family

604,692—

604,692—

604,692

388,135$75,380,892$74,080,540

Media & Marketing

1,555,802—

1,555,802—

1,555,802

1,240,976

292,174—

292,174—

292,174

298,650

—

—

—

—

—

90,8008,379,538—

8,379,538—

8,379,538

7,576,646

MembershipJapan Earthquake Relief Fund		

Total program services

General3,599,816—

3,599,816—

3,599,816

2,820,311

Development

1,804,738—

1,804,738—

1,804,738

1,296,141

Total supporting activities

5,404,554—

5,404,554—

5,404,554

4,116,452

Total expenses

13,784,092—

13,784,092—

13,784,092

11,693,098(2,072,316)

2,355,067

282,751(280,817)

1,934(852,149)

Excess (deficiency) of revenue over expenses
from operations before non-operating revenue

Net assets with donor restrictions

Total with donor restrictions					Total net assets
					Operating Income

Supporting activities

Total without donor restrictions

Total liabilities and net assets

Sources ofContributed Support

13%
49%

38%

Operating Expenses

23%
54%
23%

39%
61%

Non-operating revenue

38

Total investment return, net ofallocation to operations

2,893,188(3,916,309)(1,023,121)

2,278,484

1,255,363(15,907,980)

Increase (decrease) in net assets

820,872(1,561,242)(740,370)

1,997,667

1,257,297(16,760,129)

Contributed

Corporations

Program Services

Net assets, beginning of the year

7,536,138

7,730,561

15,266,699

57,820,570

73,087,269

89,847,398

Investment

Foundation & Government

Supporting Services

Net assets, end of year

$8,357,010$6,169,319$14,526,329$59,818,237$74,344,566$73,087,269

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Staff
EXECUTIVE OFFICEHUMAN RESOURCES

Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D.
President & CEO

William Rahardjo, Human
Resources Manager

Emi Marica,
Board Liaison & Manager of the
Office of the President

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Mia Saidel
Manager, Strategic Initiatives
Miwa Suzuki
Director and Head of Japan Strategy& Global Initiatives

ADMINISTRATION &OPERATIONSAndrew Connor
Chief Operating Officer

BUILDING SERVICES
John Agapito
Director, Building Services
Carlos Estrada
Porter

FINANCE
Lisa Bermudez
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Moji Oke
Payroll Manager
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60,932,040 Lifetime views
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391,745 Total unique visitors
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552,472 Total visits
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HOUSE OPERATIONS
Lydia Gulick
Director of Events
Tatum Alli
Rental Event Manager
Carmen Ben
Manager, House Activities
Jahi Johnson
Welcome Desk Associate
Robert Hardy
Welcome Desk Associate
Kyra Arsenault Rivera
Welcome Desk Associate
Taina Rodriguez
Welcome Desk AssociateMichael Wilson
Welcome Desk Associate

Archie Alegre
Desktop Support Engineer
Julia Jin
Manager, Data Operations

Yuki Aizaki, Instructor

Ben Warren
Head of Creative & Design

Yuko Aizawa, Instructor

Kazuho Yamamoto
Marketing and Communications
Manager

BUSINESS & POLICY FORUM
Tomoko Okuno
Senior Director, Business & Policy

Yukari Aoki, Instructor
Sanae Asai, Instructor
Megumi Barringer, Instructor
Keiko Hammer, Instructor
Yumiko Kakutani, Instructor
Momoyo Kitaura, Instructor

DEVELOPMENT

Yuka Terada
Deputy Director, Business & Policy

Gregory Corsico
Chief Development Officer

Adam Goebler
Program Officer, Business & Policy

Mana Kobuchi, Instructor

Nicholas Bianchi
Associate, Development Operations

Yukari Kiyotake
Program Officer, Business & Policy

Ben Milam, Instructor

Kieran Callinan
Assistant Director, Corporate
Partnerships

EDUCATION & FAMILY

Pauline Fan Bu
Associate, Corporate Partnerships
Lisa Goldenberg
Senior Director, Development
Nozomi Iizuka
Director, Corporate Partnerships
Rebecca Menasché
Associate, Foundation &Government Relations
Mika Nagasaki
Director, Foundation &Government Relations
Ann Niehoff
Development Officer
Brandy Wang
Associate, Donor Engagement
Kimberly Woodward
Director, Development Operations
Sandy Zheng
Associate, Corporate Partnership

MEDIA & MARKETING
Chiharu “Cara” Arai
Chief Marketing Officer

Mari Nakamura, Instructor

Yumi Nagasawa, Ed.D.
Director, Education & Family
Programs

Mami Nakanishi, Instructor

Timothy Nassau
Education Officer

Kenko Ogino, Instructor

Valerie Santelli
Education Officer

Atsuko Shio, Instructor

Sanshiroh Ogawa, Instructor
Kaoru Shinohara, Instructor
Yukie Yamaguchi, Instructor

FILM

PERFORMING ARTSPeter Tatara
Director of Film

Yoko Shioya
Artistic Director

Alexander Fee
Film Programmer

Futoshi Miyai
Director, Productions & TechnicalManagement

GALLERY

Amanda Waddell
Senior Program Officer

Tiffany LambertCurator and Interim Director

Karin Yamamoto
Program Officer

Daqian Cao
Exhibition Manager
Ayaka Iida
Assistant Curator

TALKS+Tomomi Sekiya
Head of Event Management

Stefani Oh
Curatorial AssistantAnna Cabasso
Event Manager

LANGUAGE CENTER
Tomoyo Kamimura
Senior Director, Language Center& Library

Camille Miller
Direct Marketing & Social Media
Assistant Manager

Megan Brindle
Assistant Director, Language Center

Cynthia Sternau
Managing Editor & Archivist

Kazue Kurahara, Instructor
Yumi Mori, Instructor

Nestor Martinez
Senior Website Manager

Allison Rodman
Director, Communications

Rika Kobayashi, Instructor

Alex Rosenthal
Event & Marketing Associate

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Aya Wilson
Language Center Manager

for current Staff list

Kimberly Campuzano
Language Center Assistant—As of June 30, 2023

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Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s short story The Dragon, told throughthe traditional puppetry style kuruma ningyo in AKUTAGAWA,© Richard Termine