CHRONOLOGYOF EVENTS
2022—2023
on shakuhachi, and a talk by Zalmen Mlotek, Artistic
Director of the National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene.

2022 NAJAS Conference
24 & 25 AUGUST

Japan Society programs were made possibleby leadership support from Booth Ferris
Foundation and the New York State Council
on the Arts with the support of the Officeof the Governor and the New York State
Legislature.

Japan Society hosted the annual conference of the
National Association of Japan-America Societies(NAJAS), convening around 70 leaders from otherJapan-America Societies around the country.

Memo of Understanding with I-House, Tokyo
2 NOVEMBERSPECIAL EVENTS& INITIATIVESK3 Council

Tokyo. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO
of Japan Society, signed a Memo of Understanding(MOU) with James Kondo, Chairman of theInternational House of Japan (I-House), to further thetwo organizations’ historic cooperation.

This initiative was supported by Mitsubishi Heavy
Industries America, Inc.; Donna Sternberg; and Kathy and
Mitchell Jacobson.

Tokyo New Year’s Celebration

U.S.-Japan-Israel Collaboration: Shinzo
Abe’s Vision, A Look Back and Forward

Patrons and Board Members gathered to celebrate
the Year of the Rabbit. Featuring traditional New
Year’s cuisine and a lion dance and taiko performanceby Soh Daiko.

13 OCTOBER

Washington, DC.

An Intimate Prelude to A Concert for
Sugihara
14 MARCH
Co-organized 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

Japan Society 2023 Annual Dinner Tokyo
Breakfast
15 JUNE

Built on the Japanese word kizuna, a bond orconnection that goes beyond mere friendship, the K3
Council’s objective is to explore synergistic potential
between the U.S., Japan and Israel in strategic fields.
During 2022-23, the K3 Council hosted a series offora spanning cultural and policy topics, including an
event on Capitol Hill honoring the late Prime Minister
Abe’s legacy and his vision for U.S.-Japan-Israel
trilateral cooperation, a special prelude event to the
U.S. debut of A Concert for Sugihara at Carnegie
Hall, and private meetings among key stakeholders in
the U.S., Japan and Israel to identify further areas ofopportunity for strategic technology cooperation.

Presented by the K3 Council.

following listing for details of the Tokyo Breakfast].
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 ofInternational & Public Affairs, Professor of Practice,
International Economic Law & International Affairs,
Columbia University. Morgan Stanley and MUFG
were co-recipients of the Japan Society Award.
Multi-instrumentalist Kaoru Watanabe wowed guests
with his performance, followed by the presentationof the Japan Society Award to Masamichi Udagawa,Partner, Antenna Design, introduced by Alexandra
Cunningham Cameron, Curator of Contemporary
Design, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
Junko Kubo was our Master of Ceremonies for theevening, which also included a silent auction of a print
by Kyohei Inukai.

12 JANUARYTokyo. 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 ofPractice, International Economic Law & International
Affairs, Columbia University.

New Year’s Celebration
19 JANUARYTokyo. Japan Society’s friends and supporters joined
the 2023 Annual Dinner by livestream from I-Housein Tokyo for the inaugural Tokyo Annual Dinner
Breakfast, sharing this very special night in New York
City together with featured speakers Naoko Yamazakiof Space Port Japan Association and Cabinet
Secretary Noriyuki Shikata, with Claire Mitsuru Chino
of Itochu serving as Tokyo Master of Ceremonies, andopening remarks by MUFG & JS Senior Advisor Kazuo
Koshi and I-House Chair James Kondo.

BUSINESS & POLICYFORUM
CONFERENCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS,SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIA

Japan Society 2023 Annual Dinner
14 JUNE

Japan Society’s 2023 Annual Dinner took place onJune 14 at Cipriani 42nd Street, with more than 600
guests attending. The gala raised over $1.7 million,
providing essential funding for the Society’s programs
and operations, an amount exceeded only by theSociety’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 [seeU.S. Midterm Elections: Key Takeaways &Impact on U.S.-Japan Relations
16 NOVEMBERThis program was supported by a generous grant fromthe National Association of Japan-America Societies, Inc.,
with the support of The Embassy of Japan. Transportation
assistance was provided by All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.

With Mieko Nakabayashi, Ph.D., Professor, Center forInternational Education, Waseda University; former
Member of Japan’s House of Representatives; former

Republican Professional Staff, Senate Committee
on the Budget; Glenn Nye, President & CEO, Centerfor the Study of the Presidency & Congress; former
Member of U.S. Congress; and Jacob Schlesinger,
Fellow, Distinguished Careers Institute, Stanford
University; Senior Correspondent, Wall Street Journal.
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan
Society, moderating.

Assessment of Top Global Risks in 2023:
Economics, Business & Geopolitics
24 JANUARYWith keynote speaker Ian Bremmer, President &Founder, Eurasia Group and GZERO Media. Joshua
W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society,presiding. Panelists: Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk
Officer, Morgan Stanley; Member of the Board, Japan
Society; Mitsunobu Koshiba, Chairman Emeritus,
JSR Corporation; Vice Chairman, Keizai Doyukai; andSamm Sacks, Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center,
Yale Law School; Senior Advisor, Eurasia Group.
Kathleen Hays, Global Economics & Policy Editor,
Bloomberg Television, moderating.

Cybersecurity Pitfalls and Privacy
Perils: Legal Challenges Confronting U.S.
Corporations
15 FEBRUARYThis program was generously sponsored by Epstein Becker& Green, P.C.

With Jonathan Goldsberry, Senior Manager,
Deloitte; Gregory Krabacher, Member of the Firm,
Epstein Becker Green; Alaap Shah, Member of theFirm, Epstein Becker Green; and Keith Sonderling,
Commissioner, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission. Frances Green, Member of the Firm,
Epstein Becker Green, moderating.

WEBINARSWith Yasumasa Yamamoto, Adjunct Professor,
Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University.

The Legacy of Shinzo Abe & the Aftermath of
His Assassination

Cybersecurity in Japan: Trends, Emerging
Threats & Outlook

14 JULY

10 NOVEMBERWith Gerald L. Curtis, Burgess Professor Emeritus
of Political Science, Columbia University; Chairman,
Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Core
Faculty, Center on Japanese Economy and Business,
Columbia Business School; Distinguished Research
Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research;
Member of the Board of Directors, Japan Society;and Ryo Sahashi, Associate Professor of International
Relations, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The
University of Tokyo; Research Fellow, Japan Center
for International Exchange. Merit E. Janow, Dean
Emerita, School of International and Public Affairs;
Professor of Practice in International Economic Law
and International Affairs, Columbia University; Chair of
the Board of Directors, Mastercard; Chair of the Boardof Directors, Japan Society, moderating.

With Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity
Strategist, NTT Corporation.

ESG Investing: Its History, Practice & Future
9 MAY

With Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professor and AdjunctSenior Research Scholar, School of International andPublic Affairs, Columbia University; and Takatoshi
Ito, Professor, School of International and Public
Affairs, Columbia University; Director, Program on
Public Pension and Sovereign Funds & Associate
Director, Research, Center on Japanese Economy
and Business, Columbia Business School. Joshua
W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society,moderating.

3 OCTOBER

With Takeshi Niinami, Chief Executive Officer, Suntory
Holdings Limited. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President &CEO, Japan Society, presiding.

LUNCHEON

Prime Minister Kishida’s New Capitalism:
Why Japan Needs Its Implementation
16 MARCH

24 JANUARYWith Ian Bremmer, President & Founder, Eurasia
Group and GZERO Media; Keishi Hotsuki, Chief Risk
Officer; Member of the Board, Japan Society, Morgan
Stanley; Mitsunobu Koshiba, Chairman Emeritus, JSR
Corporation; Vice Chairman, Keizai Doyukai; Samm
Sacks, Senior Fellow, Paul Tsai China Center, Yale
Law School; Senior Advisor, Eurasia Group; Kathleen
Hays, Global Economics & Policy Editor, Bloomberg
Television; and Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President &CEO, Japan Society.

Polycrisis: U.S.-Japan and China: Global
Business Implications
28 FEBRUARY

With Paul Goldstein, President and CEO, PTB Global
Advisors.

Private Luncheon: Japan Securities Summit
1 MARCH

Private Discussion: Prime Minister Kishida’s
New Capitalism
16 MARCH

INVITATION-ONLY EVENTSWith Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer,
Shibusawa and Company, Inc.; Founder and Chairman,
Commons Asset Management; Founder and CEO,&Capital, Inc.; Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group.

2022 Japan’s Upper House Election: Top
Priorities for Prime Minister KishidaTransformation of Japan’s Corporate Sector:
How are Companies Evolving?

19 JULY

13 APRIL

With Takatoshi Ito, Professor, School of Internationaland Public Affairs, Columbia University; Director,
Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds &Associate Director, Research, Center on Japanese
Economy and Business, Columbia Business School.

With Oki Matsumoto, Chairman of the Board & CEO,Monex Group, Inc.

Leading Tokyo: A Conversation with
Governor Yuriko Koike

25 MAYLECTURE

Suntory: Leadership & Vision

Private Luncheon: Global Risk Forum

16 SEPTEMBERWith The Honorable Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo,
Japan.

This program was co-organized by Consulate General ofJapan in New York.

Welcoming Foreign Minister Hayashi toJapan SocietyWith Ken Shibusawa, Chief Executive Officer,
Shibusawa and Company, Inc.; Founder and Chairman,
Commons Asset Management; Founder and CEO,&Capital, Inc.; Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group.
Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan
Society, presiding.

19 SEPTEMBERWith The Honorable Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister for
Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan.

2022 Tech Trends in Japan: Web 3.0 &Digital Transformation
20 OCTOBER

Global Economic Challenges: Japan’s
Perspective on China, Emerging Asia andBeyondThis program was generously supported by Mizuho
Research & Technologies, Ltd.

With Takehiko Nakao, Chairman of the Institute,Mizuho Research & Technologies, Ltd.; former
President, Asian Development Bank.
The 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.
Transportation assistance was provided by All Nippon
Airways Co., Ltd.

U.S.-JAPAN WOMENLEADERS INITIATIVECONFERENCES, PANEL DISCUSSIONS,SEMINARS AND SYMPOSIAThis initiative was made possible, in part, by a generous
grant from The Japan Foundation, with additional
leadership support provided by Morgan Stanley. Additional
support was provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corporation.

With Merit E. Janow, Dean Emerita, School ofInternational and Public Affairs; Professor of Practicein International Economic Law and International
Affairs, Columbia University; Chair of the Board of
Directors, Mastercard; Chair of the Board of Directors,
Japan Society; Mya Fisher, Founder and Chief
Executive and Transformation Officer (CETO), Global
Equity Forward; Director, Richard U. Light Fellowship,
Yale University; Keiko Honda, Adjunct Professorand Adjunct Senior Research Scholar, School ofInternational and Public Affairs, Columbia University;and Keishi Hotsuki Chief Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley;
Member of the Board, Japan Society. Joshua W.
Walker, Ph.D., President & CEO, Japan Society,moderating.

1 FEBRUARY

The Ballad of Narayama (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1958)
3 MARCH

FILM

Women in Leadership—Why It Matters
9 NOVEMBER

Rashomon (Akira Kurosawa, 1950)

Totally F***ed Up (Gregg Araki, 1993)19 MAY

SPECIAL SCREENINGS
Destroy All Monsters (Ishiro Honda, 1968)
Co-presented with the Tribeca Festival
Major premieres, previews and member-only events
featuring captivating new films brought new audiences
and attention to Japan Society.
Bullet Train (David Leitch, 2022)
Advance Screening
29 JULY

Inu-Oh (Masaaki Yuasa, 2021)
East Coast Premiere

16 JUNE

Monthly Anime
Monthly Anime was presented by Yen Press. Additional
support was provided by Sapporo U.S.A.

Offering an eclectic range of classic, underseen andcontemporary visions of Japanese animation, thisongoing series explored the possibilities that have
kept the medium at the forefront of popularity not justin Japan, but worldwide.

5 AUGUSTThe Future of Work and Office Life: A CrossCultural Perspective
9 MARCHThis event was co-organized by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
Corporation.

With Hirofumi (Hiro) Otsuka, Managing Executive
Officer, SMBC Americas; CEO, Americas Division;
Member of the Board, 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. Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D.,
President & CEO, Japan Society, moderating.

Princess Mononoke (Hayao Miyazaki, 1997)
Shin Kamen Rider (Hideaki Anno, 2023)
North American Premiere
23 MAYFILM SERIESMonthly Classics
Year-round screenings of beloved classics, hidden
gems and recent discoveries of Japanese cinema.
Mothra (Ishiro Honda, 1961)

WORKSHOP

8 JULYThe screening of Princess Mononoke was supported by
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC.
22 JULY

Tekkonkinkreet (Michael Arias, 2006)
The screening of Tekkonkinkreet was supported by
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC.

Followed by a Q&A with screenwriter Anthony
Weintraub
16 SEPTEMBERAngel’s Egg (Mamoru Oshii, 1985)
The screening of Angel’s Egg was supported by Kodansha
USA Publishing, LLC.
14 OCTOBER

Pitch Perfect: Finding Your UniqueExpression
25 APRIL

With Christine Clapp, Founder, Spoken with Authority.

INVITATION-ONLY EVENT

After Life (Hirokazu Koreeda, 1998)
12 AUGUSTMy Neighbor Totoro (Hayao Miyazaki, 1988)
4 NOVEMBER

Kill! (Kihachi Okamoto, 1968)
2 SEPTEMBER

Metropolis (Rintaro, 2001)
16 DECEMBER

Ringu (Hideo Nakata, 1998)
7 OCTOBER

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (Ram Mohan,

Private Group Visit: Women’s Leadership
Development Program

Rikyu (Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1989)

East Coast Premiere of 4K Remaster18 APRIL

14 DECEMBER

20 JANUARY

A Fugitive from the Past (Tomu Uchida, 1965)

Whisper of the Heart (Yoshifumi Kondo, 1995)

World Theatrical Premiere of 4K Restoration
Introduction by John David Baldwin

17 FEBRUARY

With Yoko Otani, Audit Committee Chair, U.S.-Japan
Council; Partner, Straterix Inc.; Keishi Hotsuki, Chief
Risk Officer, Morgan Stanley; Member of the Board,
Japan Society; and Joshua W. Walker, Ph.D., President& CEO, Japan Society.

Yugo Sako, Koichi Sasaki, 1992)

18 JANUARYVoices of a Distant Star (Makoto Shinkai, 2002)

Good Stripes (Yukiko Sode, 2015)

Plan 75 (Chie Hayakawa, 2022)

17 MARCH

North American Premiere

East Coast Premiere

13 NOVEMBER

20 NOVEMBER

The Place Promised in Our Early Days (Makoto
Shinkai, 2004)
17 MARCH

Conflagration (Kon Ichikawa, 1958)
International Premiere of 4K Restoration
14 NOVEMBERThe Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers fromJAPAN CUTS and Beyond
11—20 NOVEMBERACA Cinema Project, The Female Gaze: Women
Filmmakers from JAPAN CUTS and Beyond, was copresented by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Governmentof Japan. The project was also supported by a leadcorporate sponsor, Shiseido Americas.

Two of Us (Risa Negishi, 2019)
Followed by a Q&A with director Negishi
15 NOVEMBER

Long-Term Coffee Break (Naoya Fujita, 2022)
Followed by a Q&A with director Fujita

15 NOVEMBER
A survey of the growing prominence and visibility ofwomen in film, this ACA Cinema Project series The
Female Gaze: Women Filmmakers from JAPAN CUTS Riverside Mukolitta (Naoko Ogigami, 2021)
and Beyond focused on the essential roles that female U.S. Premiere
artists play from behind the camera in Japanese
Followed by a Q&A with director Ogigami
cinema—ranging from directing and screenwriting
18 NOVEMBER
to production and cinematography. Presenting an
exciting array of screenings and premieres—that
included new mainstream and independent works
His Lost Name (Nanako Hirose, 2019)from alumni and rising talents alongside a classics
18 NOVEMBER
selection—The Female Gaze offered a much-needed
deep dive into the remarkable and overlooked
Women in Film Panel
contributions of women in contemporary JapaneseA unique discussion focusing on the advancement
cinema.
and increased visibility of female filmmakers in a
global context as well as in both the U.S. and Japanesefilm industries. Panelists included Naoko Ogigami,
Wedding High (Akiko Ohku, 2022)
director of Riverside Mukolitta, S. Casper Wong, an
North American Premiereaward-winning New York-based filmmaker, technology
Followed by a Q&A with Akiko Ohku
lawyer, social entrepreneur, activist and Founder of
11 NOVEMBEROO Media, and Cidney Hue, Sci-Fi Director, Filmmakerand Founder of PANO.

One Summer Story (Shuichi Okita, 2020)

9—23 DECEMBER

One of the most original talents to emerge fromJapan in the 1990s, director Shunji Iwai tapped into
the dreams and lives of Japan’s youth with his lyrical
meditations on the hardships of young adulthood,capturing pivotal and unforgettable moments oflife. Balancing popular entertainment with arthousepredilection, Iwai’s exhilarating takes on the youth
film provided a much-needed voice for the younger
generation, offering delicate portraits of adolescence,ripe with poetic yearnings of grief, friendship andyoung love. Iwai’s sumptuous visual style coupled withhis affecting and underground appeal opened a worldof new possibilities in the ‘90s cinescape—marking
him as one of the most accomplished and uniquefilmmakers of his generation.
IN-THEATER SCREENINGS:

Love Letter (Shunji Iwai, 1995)
9 DECEMBER

Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the
Bottom? (Shunji Iwai, 1993)
U.S. Premiere of New Color Grading & Remaster10 DECEMBER

April Story (Shunji Iwai, 1998)
10 DECEMBER

19 NOVEMBERNew York Premiere
12 NOVEMBER

Love Letters: Four Films by Shunji Iwai

All About Lily Chou-Chou (Shunji Iwai, 2001)
Let Me Hear It Barefoot (Riho Kudo, 2021)

10 DECEMBER

East Coast Premiere
Dreaming of the Meridian Arc (Kenji Nakanishi, 2022)

19 NOVEMBER

ONLINE SCREENING:

U.S. Premiere
12 NOVEMBER

No Longer Human (Mika Ninagawa, 2019)
East Coast Premiere

She Is Me, I Am Her (Mayu Nakamura, 2022)

April Story (Shunji Iwai, 1998)
9—23 DECEMBER

19 NOVEMBERWorld Premiere
12 NOVEMBER

A Stitch of Life (Yukiko Mishima, 2015)
New York Premiere

Her Brother (Kon Ichikawa, 1960)

20 NOVEMBERInternational Premiere of 4K Restoration
13 NOVEMBER

Nagi’s Island (Masahiko Nagasawa, 2022)
North American Premiere

The Nighthawk’s First Love (Yuka Yasukawa, 2021)
International Premiere
13 NOVEMBER

20 NOVEMBER

Seijun Suzuki Centennial
3—11 FEBRUARY
Co-presented by The Japan Foundation. Series guest
programmed by William Carroll, Assistant Professor ofModern Japanese Cultural Studies at the University ofAlberta.

Celebrating 100 years of iconoclast director
Seijun Suzuki (1923-2017), a singular force inJapanese cinema whose radical stylistic vision andunpredictable narratives shaped the B-movie genre,
Japanese cinephilia and the political New Left, Japan
Society and The Japan Foundation presented aselection of six films from across the filmmaker’s
nearly 60-film body of work, all on imported 35mm
prints straight from Japan. Covering ground from his
earliest yakuza feature (Satan’s Town) to his unbridled
return to studio filmmaking after being blacklisted
for 10 years (A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness) and his
subsequent independent success (Kagero-za), thisspecial series offered a rare glimpse into the core of
Suzuki’s creative genius.

Love Hotel (Shinji Somai, 1985)
29 APRIL

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun [Complete Version] (Shinji
Somai, 1982)
29 APRIL

Sailor Suit and Machine Gun [Theatrical Version] (Shinji
Somai, 1981)

Kagero-za (Seijun Suzuki, 1981)

5 MAY

3 FEBRUARY

Luminous Woman (Shinji Somai, 1987)
Satan’s Town (Seijun Suzuki, 1956)
4 FEBRUARY

Love Letter (Seijun Suzuki, 1958)

International Premiere of 2K Restoration
5/5 screening introduced by lead actress Monday
Michiru (Michiru Akiyoshi)
5 & 13 MAY

The Catch (Shinji Somai, 1983)
12 MAY

4 FEBRUARYTokyo Heaven (Shinji Somai, 1990)
Carmen from Kawachi (Seijun Suzuki, 1966)

11 FEBRUARY

2023 GLOBUS FILM SERIES
Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai

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
Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund and The John
and Miyoko Davey Endowment Fund. Additional season
support was provided by The Globus Family, Timothy
J. Hower, Akiko and Shohei Koide, David Toberisky, andFriends of Film. Transportation assistance was provided
by Japan Airlines, the official Japanese airline sponsor ofJapan Society Film.

Rites of Passage: The Films of Shinji Somai was supported,in part, by a generous gift from The Globus Family.

GALLERY

Widely lauded in his native Japan, director Shinji Somai (19482001) remains largely unrecognized in the West. A pioneeringfilmmaker during what is oftentimes referred to as the “lostdecade” of Japanese cinema, Somai came to prominence
during the 1980s—a time when the nation’s film industry
found itself in flux following the collapse of the Japanesestudio system. This transitional period would lead to the riseand development of independent productions, leaving Somaito serve as a crucial bridge into the post-studio era. Somai’s
potent evocation of adolescence has influenced filmmakers
from Shunji Iwai and Shinji Aoyama to Kiyoshi Kurosawa
and Ryusuke Hamaguchi. More than 20 years have passed
since Somai’s untimely death at the age of 53. The first North
American retrospective on Somai, Rites of Passage: The Filmsof Shinji Somai, showcased his remarkable work for American
audiences today.

Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga

Typhoon Club (Shinji Somai, 1985)

EXHIBITION

28 APRIL

P.P. Rider (Shinji Somai, 1983)
4/29 screening introduced by Ed McCarry, Cinema
Guild
29 APRIL & 13 MAY

EXHIBITION-RELATED PROGRAMSARTIST TALK

Artists in Conversation: CFGNY and Wataru
Tominaga
With CFGNY (Concept Foreign Garments New
York) and Wataru Tominaga. Dr. Yuniya Kawamura,professor of Sociology at the Fashion Institute ofTechnology, moderating.
RUNWAY PERFORMANCE

28 APRIL—13 MAY

World Premiere of 4K Restoration

17 NOVEMBER

13 MAY

10 FEBRUARY

A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness (Seijun Suzuki, 1977)

Members’ Reception

22 NOVEMBER

4 FEBRUARYTokyo Drifter (Seijun Suzuki, 1966)

that engage with the intersections between fashion,
art and identity. Featuring garments, accessories
and textile-related works, the exhibition examined
the ways in which these two practices—one based in
New York, and the other in Tokyo—experiment withartistic mediums beyond conventional forms of dress,
while challenging preconceived notions of gender andidentity. Refashioning travels to the Hammer Museumin Los Angeles in June 2024.

This exhibition was supported, in part, by public funds
from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs inpartnership with the City Council. Exhibitions and Arts &Culture Lecture Programs at Japan Society were madepossible, in part, by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest
Endowment Fund; the Mary Griggs Burke Endowment
Fund established 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 Porté and Yasko Tashiro; and Friends ofthe Gallery. Support for Arts & Culture Lecture Programs
was 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.

18 NOVEMBER, 2022—19 FEBRUARY, 2023

Japan Society presented the exhibition Refashioning:
CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga from November 18,
2022 through February 19, 2023. The first show
devoted to the art of contemporary fashion at Japan
Society, the exhibition explored the work of CFGNY
and Wataru Tominaga, two emerging fashion labels

Fashion Max 2
28 JANUARY

CFGNY (Concept Foreign Garments New York)
presented its fourth fashion collection inspired bytheir ongoing collaboration with tailors in Ho Chi MinhCity.
WORKSHOP

Refashion Your Wardrobe with Sky Cubacub
12 FEBRUARY

With Sky Cubacub, founder and designer of Rebirth
Garments.
VIRTUAL TOUR

Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga
Online. Exhibition 3D tour.

Kyohei Inukai
This exhibition was supported, in part, by a grant from theVilcek Foundation. Exhibitions and Arts & Culture Lecture
Programs at Japan Society were made possible, in part,by the Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Endowment Fund; theMary Griggs Burke Endowment Fund established by the
Mary Livingston Griggs and Mary Griggs Burke Foundation;
The Masako Mera and Koichi Mera, PhD Fund for Educationand the Arts; Peggy and Dick Danziger; Thierry Porté and
Yasko Tashiro; and Friends of the Gallery. Support for Arts
& Culture Lecture Programs was provided, in part, by the
Sandy Heck Lecture Fund. Transportation assistance wasprovided by Japan Airlines, the official Japanese airline
sponsor for Japan Society gallery exhibitions.

EXHIBITION
17 MARCH—25 JUNE

Kyohei Inukai was the first institutional solo exhibitionof Kyohei Inukai (1913–1985), a largely unknown,
yet prolific Japanese American artist. Throughthe presentation of key bodies of work—many ofwhich had never been shown before—this exhibition
highlighted Inukai’s paintings and screenprints ofillusionary, abstract lines and shapes that defined
his artistic style during the latter years of his career,from the 1960s through the ‘80s. These works were
juxtaposed with a series of sumi-e, or Japanese
ink paintings, that dovetailed Inukai’s distinctive
curvilinear forms and nuanced color palettes withtraditional Japanese art. This rare presentation ofan underrecognized artist’s legacy built upon Japan
Society’s ongoing mission to embrace and showcase
diverse narratives of art and artists of Japan and theJapanese diaspora.

Members’ Reception
16 NOVEMBEREXHIBITION-RELATED PROGRAMSLECTUREJASA Annual Meeting and Lecture:
Highlights of Japanese Art from thePhiladelphia Museum of Art
19 MARCH

In celebration of Asia Week New York 2023, theJapanese Art Society of America and Japan Society
hosted a special lecture presented by Dr. Felice
Fischer, Curator Emerita, and her successor Dr.
Xiaojin Wu, Luther W. Brady Curator of Japanese Art
at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
WORKSHOP

Family Art Day: Printing with Shapes—
Inspiration from the Kyohei Inukai Exhibition
16 APRIL

A block-printing workshop for children and families
inspired by Kyohei Inukai’s prints and paintings.
SPECIAL INSTALLATION

Film & Art Night: Celebrating AAPI HeritageMonth
19 MAYIn celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander(AAPI) Heritage Month, a screening of Totally F***ed
Up directed by Gregg Araki and a special installationof What is Your Name? (2020), a sound and sculpture
work created by contemporary visual artists Natsuki
Takauji and Haksul Lee.

PERFORMING ARTSJapan Society’s 2022-23 Performing Arts season
highlighted artistic alliances through enchanting
creations born from blending Japanese and American
imaginations. Japanese and non-Japanese artists
drew from Japanese literature, history and rituals tocollaborate and infuse distinct creativity into each
show—from contemporary puppetry theater anddance to cerebral presentations of opera and noh.

Yukio Mishima’s Hanjo
14 SEPTEMBER
Yukio Mishima’s Hanjo was supported by Doug and TeresaPeterson; presented in association with Catapult Opera
and NYU Skirball.

In conjunction with NYU Skirball’s North American
premiere of Hanjo, Catapult Opera’s founder andconductor Neal Goren spoke with Artistic Director
Yoko Shioya about the inspiration and challenges tomaterialize this haunting opera. Prominent Japanesecomposer Toshio Hosokawa also shared his thoughtson the production in a pre-recorded interview. The
evening began with an introduction to Mishima’s
original script by Prof. Satoko Naito and culminatedwith live singing of the opera’s centerpiece aria bysoprano Eri Nakamura.

9000 Paper Balloons
28—30 OCTOBER
9000 Paper Balloons was supported by a grant fromthe Association of Performing Arts Professionals, madepossible through support from The Andrew W. Mellon
Foundation, and The Jim Henson Foundation. The
development of 9000 Paper Balloons was supportedby The Jim Henson Foundation; a Foundation forContemporary Arts Emergency Grant; the American
Theater for Puppetry Arts; and Heather Henson and theHenson Carriage House. This work was commissioned anddeveloped through the HERE Artist Residency Program(HARP), 2017-2021, and premiered digitally in November
2021.

Inspired by Imperial Japan’s stranger-than-fiction
secret weapons that floated over America during
World War II, 9000 Paper Balloons was a poetic andeerie performance that examined distance—the
distance between two friends, between two enemies,
two cultures and two generations. New York-based
Japanese artist Maiko Kikuchi and American
puppeteer Spencer Lott blended puppetry, animationand masks as they wove their own family histories intoa surreal and visually stunning collage that spoke tothe past and the future.

Behind-the-scenes of My Neighbour Totoro
10 NOVEMBERVIRTUAL TOUR

Kyohei Inukai
Online. Exhibition 3D tour.

Behind-the-scenes of My Neighbour Totoro was supported
by Doug and Teresa Peterson.

Puppet artist extraordinaire Basil Twist discussed his
creative role in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s
upcoming staging of the beloved Studio Ghibli
animated feature film, My Neighbour Totoro incollaboration with Improbable and Nippon TV. In
this event, Twist shared backstage images anddescribed the process of creating real-life versionsof the film’s fantastical creatures for the live staging
of My Neighbour Totoro that premiered at London’s
Barbican in fall 2022.

Kotei | Makura Jido
1—3 DECEMBER
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).

Living National Treasure Akiyo Tomoeda, along withmembers from the Kita Noh School, performed twoworks from noh theater’s classical repertoire. Set
during China’s Tang Dynasty, Kotei (The Emperor) told
the story of the deity Shoki, who rescues the ailing
Empress Yang Guifei and pledges his allegiance toEmperor Xuanzong. Also set in China, Makura Jido
(Chrysanthemum Boy) was about a boy who has
joyfully lived for 700 years by drinking an immortal
elixir from the dew of a chrysanthemum leaf.

note to a friend
12—15 JANUARY
note to a friend was co-produced with Tokyo Bunka
Kaikan and was supported by Doug and Teresa Peterson.
The world premiere presentation of note to a friend waspresented by Japan Society with special cooperationfrom The Japan Foundation, New York. This project waspresented 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.

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Langcombined and reimagined three texts by iconic
Japanese novelist Ryunosuke Akutagawa in thishaunting new chamber opera that addressed
humanity’s eternal fascination with death, love, family
and suicide. Theater luminary Yoshi Oida, Parisbased opera director and longtime member of Peter
Brook’s international theater company, directed thisworld premiere for legendary New York vocalist Theo
Bleckmann.

AKUTAGAWA
23—25 FEBRUARY
AKUTAGAWA was supported by Arts Council Tokyo(Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture),
the ArtsCONNECT program of Mid Atlantic Arts withsupport from the National Endowment for the Arts, The Jim
Henson Foundation, The Osaka Community Foundation /anonymous fund No.22, and The Japan Foundation.

This stage portrait of Ryunosuke Akutagawa, fatherof the modern Japanese short story, was told throughthe traditional puppetry style kuruma ningyo. Blended
with dynamic video images, the show was an amalgamof five of his famous short stories—Rashomon, Hell
Screen (Jigokuhen), The Dragon, Toshishun andKappa—that explored the author’s artistic insightand fragile emotional state. This production wasmade through an international collaboration between
puppeteers Koryu Nishikawa V (Tokyo) and Tom Lee(Chicago), with live music by Yukio Tsuji (New York).

Play Reading Series: I’m Trying toUnderstand You, But …
13 MARCH
I’m Trying to Understand You, But… was supported by The
Saison Foundation.

In the 17th installment of Japan Society’s annual Play
Reading Series, NYC-based director NJ Agwuna took
on Yuri Yamada’s timely play that depicts a volatileconversation between a young couple, beginningwith an unplanned pregnancy reveal and evolving
into a gender-swapped analysis of its origins. Twotime Kishida Kunio Drama Award nominee Yamada
participated in a post-show Q&A with the audienceand director.

Extinction Rituals
9—10 JUNE
Performances of Extinction Rituals at Japan Society weremade possible in part by the New York State Council on
the Arts 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, JapanFoundation, and the New York State Council on the Arts.

Directed, choreographed and designed by Brooklynbased multidisciplinary artist duo Ximena Garnica& Shige Moriya, Extinction Rituals was inspired byacts of remembrance celebrating the life and loss ofanimals, plants and environments from the places
they call home—Kyoto, Bogota and NYC. Throughpoetic vignettes of movement, light, music andsong, these mesmerizing tableaux wove together an
original score by Oscar-nominated composer Kaoru
Watanabe, the powerful voice of Colombian singer
Carolina Oliveros, and the butoh-rooted work of the
LEIMAY Ensemble.

Hachioji Kuruma Ningyo Puppet Theater. After the
lively demonstration, families were able to try theirhand at manipulating the puppets through a guided
workshop facilitated by puppeteers in the production
AKUTAGAWA.
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 YorkState 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 the Endowment for the Performing
Arts, established with a leadership gift from the Doris Duke
Charitable Foundation. Additional support was provided
by The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Dr. andMrs. Carl F. Taeusch II, Dr. Jeanette C. Takamura, Estateof 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.

Noh Movement Workshop
3 DECEMBER
Held in conjunction with Kotei | Makura Jido.

Led by members of the illustrious Kita Noh School,
participants learned the basic movements used in one
of Japan’s oldest formalized theatrical traditions—noh.

Kuruma Ningyo Masterclass
24 FEBRUARY
Held in conjunction with AKUTAGAWA.

This master class covered the unique mechanics ofkuruma ningyo, literally meaning “puppets on wheels.”
Part of the workshop was spent mastering select,
short scenes from master puppeteer Koryu Nishikawa
V’s repertoire.

Family Workshop on Kuruma Ningyo
Held in conjunction with AKUTAGAWA.
24 FEBRUARY

Families were invited to watch a special shortperformance by Koryu Nishikawa V, grand master of

31 JANUARY

Online. With Mike Toole, editor at large at Anime
News Network and Thomas Lamarre, Professor,
Department of Cinema and Media Studies, East Asian
Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago.
Julia Mechler, manga creator, moderating.

Just Enough—Finding the Essence ofJapanese Design
2 MARCH

Online. With Taku Satoh, graphic designer andSarah Teasley, Professor of Design, RMIT University.
Linda Hoaglund, filmmaker and cultural producer,
moderating.

Joining Forces on Healthcare: Kanagawa
Governor Yuji Kuroiwa
21 OCTOBER
This program was co-organized by the Kanagawa
Prefectural Government.

TALKS+

Invitational event with Governor Yuji Kuroiwa,
Kanagawa Prefecture and remarks by Kenichi
Kawamoto, President, JETRO New York Office.

Living Traditions Webinar Series

Shigeru Ban: Timber in Architecture

18 OCTOBER—2 MARCH
The Living Traditions webinar series was co-presented
with the Japan Institute of Portland Japanese Garden andsupported by the Government of Japan.

Bingata Textiles: Preserving a Royal
Tradition in Okinawa
18 OCTOBERWORKSHOPS

Japanese Animation in a Global Era

Online. With Ginny Soenksen, Director, Madison Art
Collection and Lisanby Museum, and Touma Chinen,
10th generation head of the Shimujiibu line of theChinen family of Bingata craftsmen; President of theChinen Bingata Institute. Dr. Masato Ishida, Director,
Center of Okinawan Studies, University of Hawai`i,
Mānoa, moderating.

Seasonality, Superfoods and Other Secretsof Japanese Cuisine
7 DECEMBER

Online. With Yumi Komatsudaira, President of
K-Seaweed and author 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 writerand host & producer of “JAPAN EATS!,” moderating.

Talking Sustainability—Ancient Wisdom,
Modern Practice
25 JANUARY

Online. With Azby Brown, author, artist and designer
and Ken Tadashi Oshima, Professor of Architecture,
University of Washington. Željka Carol Kekez, urban
designer, moderating.

27 FEBRUARY

With Shigeru Ban architect, educator andhumanitarian and Matilda McQuaid, Acting Director ofCuratorial and previously Head of Textiles at Cooper
Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Sake Tasting Workshop: Flavors AcrossJapan
21 JUNE
This program was co-organized by the Sake Export
Association. The Food Talk Series was sponsored by
Kikkoman Corporation.

With John Gauntner, sake expert and founding
member of the Sake Export Association.

Annual Sake Lecture & Tasting: In Search of
the Perfect Sip
22 JUNE
This program was co-organized by the Sake Export
Association. The Food Talk Series was sponsored by
Kikkoman Corporation.

With sake expert Timothy Sullivan.
Season support was provided by an anonymous donor andthe Sandy Heck Lecture Fund.

EDUCATION & FAMILYPROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES

high school social studies, literature, global history,geography and art classrooms.

Geopolitical Japan: Security, Society andEconomy29 OCTOBERJAPAN’S ANNUAL FESTIVITIESJapan Society’s Annual Festivities brought together
diverse communities to experience Japanese culture
through interactive workshops, art-making and live
performances.

Oshogatsu: Japanese New Year’s
Celebration
29 JANUARYChildren’s Day: Kodomo no Hi

Online. With Dr. Takako Hikotani, Gakushuin
University, Japan; Dr. Mitzi Carter, School ofInternational & Public Affairs, Florida International
University; David Jacoby, President, Boston Strategies
International; and Jack Chan, President, NYC Social
Studies Supervisors Association.

Representing Japan’s Rise
17 SEPTEMBER
In collaboration with the U.S.-China Institute at Universityof Southern California.

7 MAY

Online. With Dr. Bruce Coats, Scripps College, CA and
Dr. Noriko Aso, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Onigiri Action! (Online Workshop for
Families)

U.S.-Japan Relations and Japan in U.S. Pop
Culture11 DECEMBER
In collaboration with Table for Two USA.

Online. Families were guided on how to create
their own panda onigiri (rice balls) together using
ingredients and materials sent to each home.

15 OCTOBER
In collaboration with the U.S.-China Institute at Universityof Southern California.

Online. With Dr. Yuichi Hosoya, Keio University, Japanand Dr. Alisa Freedman, University of Oregon.

Family Art Day: Printing with Shapes—
Inspiration from the Kyohei Inukai Exhibition

Okinawa in Focus: 50 Years After Reversion
to Japan

16 APRIL

1 OCTOBER

In collaboration with Japan Society Gallery.

In collaboration with Japan-America Society of Houston.

Using inspiration from the Japan Society exhibition
Kyohei Inukai, families created their own original print
artwork.

Online. With Dr. Tosh Minohara, Professor, Graduate
School of Law / Division of Law and Political Science,
Kobe University, Chairman, Research Institutefor Indo-Pacific Affairs; Dr. Mitzi Carter, School ofInternational & Public Affairs, Florida International
University; and Dr. Ran Zwigenberg, Dept of AsianStudies, Pennsylvania State University.

Ouchigohan! — Japanese Home Cooking
In collaboration with Table for Two USA, the Japan Societyof Boston, Japan America Society of Colorado, the Japan
America-Society of Georgia, Japan America Society of
Houston, Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia,
the Japan-America Society of Washington DC, and JapanAmerica Society of Indiana.

Online. Families followed step-by-stepdemonstrations of how to make the most popular
Japanese dishes in this monthly cooking class series.

Shojin Ryori (Vegetarian)
21 MAY

Picnic Bento
17 JUNE

NYC SSSA Teacher Conference
8 NOVEMBER
In collaboration with the NYC Social Studies Supervisors
Association.

Online. With Dr. Kazuto Suzuki, Graduate Schoolof Public Policy, University of Tokyo and Dr. Ran
Zwigenberg, Dept of Asian Studies, Pennsylvania
State University.

Teaching Japanese-American Incarceration& WWII
10 FEBRUARYPROGRAMS FOR EDUCATORSTEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSJapan Society’s Professional Development Programs weremade possible by a generous grant from an anonymous
funder.

Teacher Professional Development Programs
provided educators with the resources and skills
to create and refine lesson plans for middle andIn collaboration with Facing History and Ourselves.

Online. With Dr. Mark Jones, Professor of History &Chair of History Department, Central Connecticut
State University and Juan Castellanos, Associate
Program Director, New York, Facing History andOurselves.

PROGRAMS FOR STUDENTS

Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership
Program
The Japan Society Junior Fellows Leadership Program
was supported by generous grants from an anonymous
family foundation and ITO EN (North America) INC.
Transportation assistance was provided by All Nippon
Airways Co., Ltd.

The Junior Fellows Leadership Program selects
10 high school students from the United States
and Japan to meet with industry leaders, engage
in international school exchange and complete
and present research projects related to the UN’s
Sustainable Development Goals. This cross-cultural
program connects Junior Fellows with present leadersand establishes a network of Junior Fellow alumni witha global worldview, forming close bonds between the
U.S. and Japan. As 2022 marked the 10th anniversaryof the program, 2022-2023 was dedicated to the 10th
Anniversary event for the Fellows in Japan to reunite
and reconnect in-person at the International House ofJapan in Tokyo.

Junior Fellows 10th Anniversary Event inJapan
10—12 MARCH

This year marked the 10-year anniversary of the
Junior Fellows Leadership Program. To celebrate theoccasion, a special reunion event brought together 37
alumni Fellows in Japan from all generations. Japan
alumni participated in a special networking reception
with industry leaders, a leadership workshop andcultural activities.
With Kazushi Ambe, Senior EVP, Human Resourceand General Affairs, Sony Corporation; Azby Brown,
Lead Researcher, Safecast; Hiroyuki Hanaoka,
National Children’s Cafeteria Support Center, Musubie
General Manager of Corporate Planning Division;
Hiroki Inagawa, CEO, Monstarlab; Moriyasu Ito, Shinto
Priest, International Research Institute, Meiji Jingu;
and Dr. Tosh Minohara, Professor, Graduate Schoolof Law / Division of Law and Political Science, Kobe
University, Chairman, Research Institute for IndoPacific Affairs..
Japan Society Junior Fellows alumni: Yuno Fukatsu,
2017 Japan Fellow; Takeru Fukugauchi, 2020 Japan
Fellow; Junsei Fukushima, 2021 Japan Fellow; Kodai
Hasunuma, 2017 Japan Fellow; Rena Hayashi, 2018
Japan Fellow; Anna Irei, 2014 Japan Fellow; Jinryo Ito,2017 Japan Fellow; Mahiro Kawamoto, 2018 Japan
Fellow; Yuto Kimura, 2021 Japan Fellow; Ryo Kohara,
2018 Japan Fellow; Sae Koyama, 2016 Japan Fellow;
Daisuke Kuroki, 2017 Japan Fellow; Daiki Kusahara,
2020 Japan Fellow; Shotaro Kusunoki, 2015 Japan
Fellow; Kenta Mamiya, 2019 Japan Fellow; Joichi
Matsunaga, 2020 Japan Fellow; Rei Mitsui, 2020
Japan Fellow; Saya Miyake, 2021 Japan Fellow; Haruna
Nakagaki, 2019 Japan Fellow; Taihei Nakamura, 2015
Japan Fellow; Ren Nakano, 2019 Japan Fellow; Ayane
Nakanoh, 2015 Japan Fellow; Ayumi Namba, 2020
Japan Fellow; Shingo Nonaka, 2018 Japan Fellow;

Rin Ogura, 2019 Japan Fellow; Ayaka Ohara, 2019Japan Fellow; Toshiki Okamoto, 2018 Japan Fellow;
Yuji Ozawa, 2016 Japan Fellow; Miki Saito, 2014 Japan
Fellow; Towa Sasaki, 2019 Japan Fellow; Kotono Sato,2015 Japan Fellow; Airi Seya, 2020 Japan Fellow;
Raiku Shiraiwa, 2017 Japan Fellow; Yui Ueda, 2015
Japan Fellow; Tomohito Umemura, 2021 Japan Fellow;
Daiki Utoo, 2020 Japan Fellow; Yosuke Wakana; Ai
Yoshida, 2020 Japan Fellow; and Misaki Yoshioka,
2014 Japan Fellow.

PROGRAMS FOR SCHOOLS

K-12 GALLERY TOURS AND ARTS & CULTURE
WORKSHOPS

New York City public schools from underserved
communities. Students, families and teachers areinvited to all Education & Family programs, in addition
to the below programs. All programs are offered freeof charge to partner schools. 2022-23 School Year
Partner Schools: PS 147 Isaac Remsen, Brooklyn, NY;
PS 189M Magnet School of Inquiry and Expression,
New York, NY; The Young Women’s Leadership
School of East Harlem, New York, NY; and Bronx
Collaborative High School, Bronx, NY.

Gallery Tours and Arts & Culture Workshops
Available to JSSP partner schools throughout theyear.

JSSP After-School Programs for High SchoolStudents

Throughout the 2022-23 school year, K-12 Gallery
Tours and Arts & Culture Workshops served over
2,600 students onsite at Japan Society, at schools
and virtually. A significant portion of participating
schools were Title I schools with a high percentage
of students from low-income households, whose
students attended Japan Society programs at no
cost.

Jump into Japanese After-School Language

K-12 GALLERY TOURS

FALL SEMESTER: 28 SEPTEMBER—14 DECEMBER

Guided Gallery Tours encouraged students toobserve, discuss and experience selected works ofart from the Society’s seasonal exhibitions led byexperienced museum educators.
2022-2023 EXHIBITIONS

Refashioning: CFGNY and Wataru Tominaga
18 NOVEMBER—19 FEBRUARY

Kyohei Inukai
17 MARCH—25 JUNE

K-12 ARTS & CULTURE WORKSHOPSJULY—JUNE

Arts and Culture Workshops introduced andconnected students to the dynamic historic andcontemporary culture of Japan through engaging
workshops led by experienced teaching artists.
2022-2023 WORKSHOPS

Sumi Ink Painting & Calligraphy
Manga Drawing
Woodblock Printing
Kamishibai StorytellingJAPAN SOCIETY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPPROGRAM (JSSP)
Japan Society School Partnerships were made possible bya generous grant from MetLife Foundation and supportedby the United States-Japan Foundation and MUFG Bank,
Ltd.

Japan Society School Partnership are long-term,
multi-year partnerships with a select group ofThis introductory online program for JSSP highschools offered students an opportunity to learn
fundamentals of the Japanese language and culture
through fun and engaging activities in multi-session
weekly online classes. With Bronx Collaborative HighSchool, The Young Women’s Leadership School of
East Harlem, and New York City Museum School(JSSP peer school).

Edamame Champ: Japanese Food Workshop
for JSSP High School Students
19 APRIL
In collaboration with Table for Two USA.

With Bronx Collaborative High School and The Young
Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem.

JSSP Student Exhibitions
MAY—JUNE

Exhibitions onsite at each partner school
brought together students, families, teachers andadministrators to view student artwork and photos
from Japan Society programs, watch student
performances and presentations, participate inactivities and enjoy a mini-reception at each schoolsite. After the mini-exhibitions, selected student
artwork was displayed at Japan Society and wasaccessible to the general public.
Education and Family Programs were generously
supported by an anonymous donor; ORIX Corporation
USA; Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas); public funds
from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs inpartnership with the City Council; The Masako Mera andKoichi Mera, PhD Fund for Education and the Arts; The
Norinchukin Foundation; and Friends of Education andFamily Programs.

SPRING SEMESTER: 8 FEBRUARY—26 APRIL

After-School Manga Workshops
Aspiring manga artists from JSSP high schools
participated in multi-session weekly online
workshops. Students followed along with experienced
manga artists and drew popular characters, learned
to create their own original characters and refinedskills in anatomy, posing, perspective and more. With
Bronx Collaborative High School, The Young Women’s
Leadership School of East Harlem, and New York City
Museum School (JSSP peer school).

Manga Workshop: Basics for Aspiring Artists
4 OCTOBER—13 DECEMBER

Manga Workshop: Power Up!
7 FEBRUARY—21 MARCHJSSP After-School Arts & Culture
Workshops for Elementary Students
Monthly in-person workshops at JSSP elementary
school sites introduced seasonal traditions andthemes from Japanese culture through discussionbased learning, storytelling and hands-on craft
activities. With PS 189M and PS 147. This program
included topics such as Momijigari—Autumn Leaves
and Hina Matsuri—Doll Festival.

Introduction to Traditional Japanese
Theater: A Noh Workshop for JSSP HighSchool Students
2 DECEMBER
In collaboration with Performing Arts.

With Bronx Collaborative High School and The Young
Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem.

LANGUAGE CENTER
2022-23 LANGUAGE CLASSESJAPANESE LANGUAGE PROGRAMS

Mini-Workshops: Learn to Read Hiragana &Katakana
13 & 15 SEPTEMBER
19 & 20 JANUARY
10 & 11 MAY

Online. Workshops for beginner students to efficiently
master the reading of the two Japanese syllabaries,
hiragana and katakana.

Mini-Workshops: Fundamentals of Kanji,
Part 1 and Part 2
26 AUGUST & 14 SEPTEMBER
6 & 13 JANUARY
4 & 5 APRIL

Online. An introduction to the fundamental conceptsof kanji structure, radicals, on and kun readings, andmore.

Mini-Workshops: Onomatopoeia
19 AUGUST

Online. Beginner students learned the fundamentals
of Japanese language and culture using a variety of
fun and engaging activities.

16 DECEMBER
21 APRIL

Online. Students learned different groups of
onomatopoeia such as giongo and gitaigo, covering
many topics including animal sounds, weather, health,action and food.

Japanese Language Courses
26 SEPTEMBER—9 DECEMBER
23 JANUARY—3 APRIL
15 MAY—7 AUGUST

Mostly online; some in-person courses. Thirteen levels
of Japanese, from beginning to advanced, including
JLPT preparation, kanji, and special courses: learning
Japanese through Anime, Conversation, JapaneseFilms, J-Drama, Japan Right Now (news in Japan),
Poetry in Music, Vocabulary Builder, Japanese Idioms,
and Keigo & Business.

Japanese Language Courses (5-Week)
10 AUGUST—12 SEPTEMBER
12 DECEMBER—18 JANUARY
10 APRIL—9 MAY

Mostly online; some in-person courses. Additionalcourses of Japanese language offered outside of the
10-week semesters. Levels 1, 2 and 10 were offered.

SHODO PROGRAMSDesigned specifically for Japanese native speakers
and taught by a bilingual instructor.

Japanese-Language Teacher Training
Program: Introductory
日本語教師養成講座：初級
21 SEPTEMBER—30 NOVEMBER

Shodo for Beginners Workshop
11 JULY
17 OCTOBER
20 MARCH

In-person. Workshop structured for beginners learning
Japanese calligraphy. Students learned how to use abrush and the brush strokes in basic kanji.

Shodo Courses

Online. Essential classroom teaching skills for nativeand fluent speakers of Japanese with little or noformal training in the teaching of Japanese as asecond language.

Japanese-Language Teacher Training
Program: Intermediate
日本語教師養成講座：中級
25 JANUARY—29 MARCH

Online. A continuation of the teacher training program,providing the skills necessary to teach Japanese at
the intermediate level.

12 AUGUST—23 SEPTEMBER
7 OCTOBER—16 DECEMBERSPECIAL WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

3 FEBRUARY—7 APRIL
21 APRIL—19 MAY

Mini-Workshops: Crash Course for Travelers
to Japan

2 JUNE—28 JULY

7 JULY

Online. Hands-on, small group courses on thetechniques of shodo, Japanese calligraphy. Kanji andKana emphasis courses were offered for experienced
students, and Basic Kanji was offered for those whocompleted the Beginners course.

5 OCTOBER
6 FEBRUARY
27 MARCH

Shodo for Beginners Courses

14 APRIL

12 AUGUST—23 SEPTEMBER

3 JUNE16, 17, 23, 24 JULY

11 NOVEMBER—DECEMBER 16

29 JUNE5, 6, 12, 13 NOVEMBER

10 MARCH —7 APRILIntensive Weekend Japanese Courses

18, 19, 25, 26 MARCH

Online. Concentrated courses designed to teachbeginners basic Japanese.

Conversational Japanese Courses
10 AUGUST—12 SEPTEMBER
12 DECEMBER—18 JANUARY
10 APRIL—9 MAY

Mostly online; some in-person courses. Beginner
through advanced level courses with the aim ofstrengthening the student’s ability to communicate
effectively in social situations. Course materials
emphasizes vocabulary and grammar useful ineveryday activities.

Japanese for Youth: Ages 12 to 15
11 OCTOBER—7 DECEMBER
7 FEBRUARY—4 MAY
23 MAY—3 AUGUST

21 APRIL—19 MAY

Mostly online; some in-person. Participants learned
basic Japanese phrases and customs helpful for
traveling to Japan, focusing on greeting, ordering food,shopping, and other aspects of daily life.

2 JUNE—30 JUNE

Online. Hands-on, small group introductory courses
for absolute beginners wishing to experience
Japanese calligraphy.

PROGRAMS FOR NATIVE JAPANESE
SPEAKERS

English Conversation Courses
日本人対象の英会話教室
25 JULY—25 AUGUST

Mini-Workshops: Japanese Business
Etiquette
24 OCTOBER
13 FEBRUARY
31 MAY

Mostly online; some in-person workshops.
Participants learned practical expressions andmanners used in Japanese corporate environments,
such as formal greetings, business card exchange,
seating order, proper bowing and table manners.

20 SEPTEMBER—8 DECEMBER

Nihongo Chat

23 JANUARY—3 APRIL

16 AUGUST

17 APRIL—28 JUNE

4 OCTOBER

Online. Low intermediate, intermediate andintermediate/advanced levels of English courses.

14 NOVEMBER

11 JANUARYPERSONALIZED PROGRAMS

6 MARCH
1 MAY
23 JUNE

Online. Japanese language students and native
Japanese speakers gathered at these informal events
to practice Japanese and English conversation.

Japanese Trial Lessons for Beginners

Private Lessons
ONGOING

Private lessons in Japanese language, shodo or
English tailored to an individual’s needs. Online.

Corporate Group Lessons
ONGOING

Online. Group lessons tailored to a company’s needs.

26 JULY
28 JULY
22 AUGUST
24 AUGUST
25 OCTOBER
30 NOVEMBER
5 DECEMBER
4 JANUARY
9 JANUARY
27 FEBRUARY
24 MARCH
29 MARCH
17 APRIL
24 APRIL

Online. A single trial lesson structured for absolutebeginners wishing to experience a Japanese language
class.

English Trial Lesson
英会話体験講座
6 JULY

1 SEPTEMBER
11 JANUARY
5 APRIL

Online. A single trial lesson structured for native
speakers of Japanese wishing to learn about andexperience English classes at Japan Society.

Open House for the Teacher Training
Program
日本語教師養成講座 見学説明会
17 AUGUST

Online. An information session for the JapaneseLanguage Teacher Training Program and other
Language Center opportunities for native speakers ofJapanese.

Support for Japan Society’s Language Center wasprovided, in part, by Mark F. Goldfield and Mary E. Hatch,
Christopher Hong, Steven Giordano, Juan Ruiz Gomez, andDr. Bic Kanayjorn.

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