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SUMMARY:Puppet Theater: Kojiki de Creation
DESCRIPTION:CONTEMPORARY PUPPET THEATER | WORLD PREMIERE \nThursday\, October 15 at 7:30 pm—Followed by a Private Gathering for Artists and Members\nFriday\, October 16 at 7:30 pm—Preceded by a Pre-Performance Lecture\nSaturday\, October 17 at 7:30 pm—Preceded by a Pre-Performance Lecture\nSunday\, October 18 at 2:30 pm—Followed by an Artist Q&A \nFollowing the acclaim of 2022’s 9000 Paper Balloons\, New York-based puppeteer Maiko Kikuchi returns to Japan Society with Kojiki de Creation — a world premiere animating the gods\, islands\, critters and howling chaos of the Kojiki\, Japan’s oldest mythological chronicle. As a lone reader opens the book\, an ancient world erupts from its pages onto the stage: Kikuchi fashions fearsome Shinto gods from everyday objects and draws primordial creatures into being before your eyes. The result is a theatrical conjuring of the birth of Japan itself — assembled\, with characteristic whimsy\, from paper\, ink and imagination. \nOn Friday\, October 16 and Saturday\, October 17\, a pre-performance lecture on Japanese creation myths and the Kojiki begins at 6:30 pm.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/puppet-theater-kojiki-de-creation/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Cultural Programs,Puppet Show
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260805T151106Z
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SUMMARY:Rooted: Akiko Yano — Japanese and American Folk
DESCRIPTION:Pianist\, singer-songwriter and musical icon Akiko Yano returns to Japan Society to dig into the folk roots of her two homes in Japan and the United States\, performing arrangements of min’yo (Japanese folk song) and American folk alongside two extraordinary collaborators. Yano reunites with Tsugaru-shamisen virtuoso Hiromitsu Agatsuma\, rekindling the celebrated duo “Yano et Agatsuma” in the very theater where their electrifying min’yo project first ignited over a decade ago. And in a first-ever pairing\, Yano welcomes fringe American folk luminary Sam Amidon — a fellow traveler in musical reinvention — to breathe new life into the Appalachian and American songbook. \nFriday\, September 18 at 7:30 pm—Followed by a Season Opening Reception with Artists \nTickets: $48 Members\, $63 Nonmembers
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/rooted-akiko-yano-japanese-and-american-folk/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concert,Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T222100
DTSTAMP:20260828T164924Z
CREATED:20260828T164924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T164924Z
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SUMMARY:Donald Cammell’s Wild Side (Director’s Cut)
DESCRIPTION:The fourth and final film of eccentric filmmaker Donald Cammell\, best known for his brilliant 1970 debut Performance co-directed with Nic Roeg\, Wild Side was butchered by studio interference\, re-cut and taken away from Cammell who subsequently took his own life. A provocative\, erotic neo-noir starring Christopher Walken in one of his most over-the-top performances\, Wild Side indulges in a rapacious world of power\, sex\, crime and money. Walken’s paranoid Bruno\, a notorious money launderer\, is the subject of an undercover sting operation that pulls in Anne Heche’s banker-turned-high-class prostitute\, who in turn becomes enraptured with Bruno’s elegant wife (Joan Chen). Painstakingly re-cut by Cammell’s widow and longtime editor using Cammell’s notes and a personal cut\, this posthumous director’s cut restores much of its original vision: its humor\, avant garde leanings and non-linear plotting\, along with a new score by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Screening on one of only two 35mm prints ever made. \nDir. Donald Cammell\, 1995/2000\, 111 min.\, 35mm\, color\, in English. With Anne Heche\, Christopher Walken\, Joan Chen\, Steven Bauer\, Allen Garfield\, Adam Novak. \nPart of Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto\nSeptember 11—12
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/donald-cammells-wild-side-directors-cut/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T200000
DTSTAMP:20260828T020636Z
CREATED:20260828T020636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T020636Z
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SUMMARY:Tokyo Decadence
DESCRIPTION:Based on Ryu Murakami’s 1988 short story Topaz and lesser known than Hideaki Anno’s point-and-shoot adaptation of its sequel Love & Pop: Topaz 2\, Tokyo Decadence marks the fourth feature directed by the transgressive author behind Audition and In the Miso Soup. A murky descent into Tokyo’s seductive underworld of BDSM\, Murakami’s erotic drama whisks lovesick callgirl Ai (Miho Nikaido) between clients amid the empty spaces of high-rise lofts and dimly lit hotels in Tokyo’s nocturnal cityscape. Murakami formulates a bleak indictment of Japan’s bubble-era excess as Ai struggles to find purpose and meaning in catering to the degrading desires and hedonistic fantasies of an anesthetized elite. \nDir. Ryu Murakami\, 1992\, 113 min\, DCP\, color\, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Miho Nikaido\, Sayoko Amano\, Yayoi Kusama. \nPart of Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto\nSeptember 11—12
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/tokyo-decadence/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260912T180000
DTSTAMP:20260828T020017Z
CREATED:20260828T015917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T020017Z
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SUMMARY:All Star Video / Adelic Penguins
DESCRIPTION:All Star Video\n『電子の拓本』 \nOpening with Ongaku Zukan era Ryuichi Sakamoto in a technological haze\, All Star Video breaks out into a series of interviews\, documenting “All Stars” of the New York arts scene—John Cage\, Allen Ginsberg and Charlotte Moorman among them—many of whom are interviewed by Sakamoto himself. Re-enacting Fluxus performances\, from cello concertos to a piano’s destruction\, and interspersed with musical interludes throughout\, Paik’s All Star Video pays an indelible tribute to the collaborative spirit of Fluxus and the avant garde. \nDir. Nam June Paik\, 1984\, 32 min.\, digital\, color\, in English and Japanese. With Ryuichi Sakamoto\, Allen Ginsberg\, Charlotte Moorman\, Laurie Anderson\, John Cage. \nAdelic Penguins \nCommissioned by Sony and performed live on a fourteen-story TV set aptly named the JumboTRON at the Expo in Tsukuba\, Adelic Penguins is a six-part video art mesh of diving penguins\, chroma key composites and propulsive rhythms. Sakamoto\, not merely credited with composing the music\, appears on screen dancing\, twirling and performing in the expanse of Fitzgerald and Garrin’s radiating\, polychromatic overdrive.  \nDir. Kit Fitzgerald\, Paul Garrin\, 1986\, 33 min.\, digital\, color\, in Japanese with English subtitles. \nPart of Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto\nSeptember 11—12
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/all-star-video-adelic-penguins/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T211500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T231500
DTSTAMP:20260828T015431Z
CREATED:20260828T015359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T015431Z
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SUMMARY:Mystery Screening
DESCRIPTION:Introduction by Jawni Han. Leave it up to chance and come watch a Sakamoto-affiliated picture\, presented on film. \n35mm. Approx. 90-120 min. \nPart of Music by Ryuichi Sakamoto\nSeptember 11—12
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mystery-screening/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260911T210000
DTSTAMP:20260828T014921Z
CREATED:20260828T014921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260828T014921Z
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SUMMARY:Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise
DESCRIPTION:New 4K Restoration. The debut of animation studio Gainax (Neon Genesis Evangelion) and a seminal work of cel animation\, Hiroyuki Yamaga’s Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise launched a new generation of animators with its conceptual\, Promethean ambitions. Set on an alternate Earth in the kingdom of Honnêamise\, where space travel has not yet been achieved\, Bandai’s first foray into film production finds intrepid pilot Shirotsugh Lhadatt\, a member of the country’s oft-ridiculed space program\, making one last attempt to man a flight into space. Determined to reach the heavens despite corrupt political machinations and the looming shadow of war\, Lhadatt struggles to reconcile his mission with the ramifications of mankind’s progression to the stars. Featuring the talents of Hideaki Anno\, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto\, Mahiro Maeda and Hiromasa Ogura\, with music by Ryuichi Sakamoto\, Royal Space Force was envisioned as an art film\, with rich worldbuilding that countered the conventions of contemporaneous anime—an outsider work “to make anime fans reaffirm reality”. \nDir. Hiroyuki Yamaga\, 1987\, 119 min.\, DCP\, color\, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Leo Morimoto\, Mitsuki Yayoi\, Aya Murata.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/royal-space-force-the-wings-of-honneamise/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260909T200000
DTSTAMP:20260811T005641Z
CREATED:20260811T005641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T005641Z
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SUMMARY:Aesthetic Intelligence: Building a New Generation of Global Brands
DESCRIPTION:In an era of rapid technological change and economic uncertainty\, a company’s identity has become one of its most valuable strategic assets. To succeed\, companies must do far more than command attention. They must inspire trust\, convey meaning\, create memorable experiences and forge lasting connections with customers. This program brings together two leaders in luxury and branding to explore the concept of Aesthetic Intelligence and discuss how Japan’s distinctive traditions of design\, craftsmanship\, and cultural heritage can serve as the foundation for a new generation of world-class brands. Through conversation and case studies\, participants will gain practical insights into how aesthetics can strengthen brand identity\, secure a competitive advantage\, and drive long-term business growth. \nAgenda\n6:30pm – 7:30pm: Discussion and Q&A\n7:30pm – 8:00pm: Networking Reception \nAdmission \nThis is a paid event with advance registration required. A designated number of tickets are available for free to our corporate members. (Corporate member code is required to register for the event. If you don’t know your corporate member code\, please contact corp-membership@japansociety.org.) Please note that seating is limited and on a first come\, first served basis.\n\n\nSpeakers Bio \nPauline Brown\nFounder and CEO\, Aesthetic Intelligence Group; Former Chairman\, LVMH North America \nPauline Brown is the Founder and CEO of Aesthetic Intelligence Group and former Chairman of North America for LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton. Over the course of a 30-year career\, she has built\, led\, and advised many of the world’s leading premium and luxury brands. At LVMH\, she provided regional leadership across 70 brands spanning fashion\, jewelry\, beauty\, wines and spirits. Previously\, she was a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group\, where she specialized in consumer and retail investments. Earlier in her career\, she held senior executive positions at Estée Lauder and Avon and began her career as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. Today\, Pauline advises companies and executives through Aesthetic Intelligence Group\, hosts the weekly SiriusXM Business Radio program Aesthetic Intelligence: The Other A.I.\, and is the author of Aesthetic Intelligence (HarperCollins\, 2019)\, which examines how aesthetics drive consumer behavior\, brand value\, and business success. She has served on the boards of Moncler and Neiman Marcus Group and currently serves on the advisory board of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Neuroaesthetics. She holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute. \nMiyoko Demay \nExecutive Representative of World Monuments Fund Japan; Outside Director and the Member of Board\, Nintendo Co.\, Ltd.; North America Advisory Board\, The International House of Japan; Vice Chair\, The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan (ACCJ) Women In Business Committee \nMiyoko Demay is a highly accomplished strategist and cultural catalyst with an exceptional career spanning global business and non-profit leadership. With a three-decade tenure at Tiffany & Co.\, she was a key figure in the company’s global operations. In senior roles such as President of Tiffany Japan and Vice President of Global Sales Operations in New York\, She led pivotal transformations in corporate strategy\, company culture and client engagement. Her current mission is on cultural preservation as the Japan Representative for the World Monuments Fund\, where she guides efforts to protect Japan’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage and build robust community partnerships. Beyond this\, Ms. Demay provides strategic counsel as an Outside Board Director for Nintendo. A recognized Dame Chevalier of the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne\, she is deeply committed to diversity and mentorship\, inspiring and empowering leaders across industries. Ms. Demay is also the author of the recently published 自分を一生モノに磨く方法 (Refine Yourself into a Lifelong Masterpiece)\, which shares insights on leadership\, communication\, and professional growth drawn from her global executive career.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/aesthetic-intelligence-building-a-new-generation-of-global-brands/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Business,Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260823T173000
DTSTAMP:20260820T161802Z
CREATED:20260811T004900Z
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SUMMARY:Mackenyu Q&A and Signing
DESCRIPTION:Mackenyu\, best known as Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix live action adaptation of One Piece\, will be making his first North American convention appearance at Anime NYC this August\, and as part of his time in New York\, he’ll be visiting Japan Society for an onstage Q&A and autograph signing. \nMackenyu was born in Los Angeles in 1996 and is the son of actor\, producer\, director and martial artist Sonny Chiba. Growing up in LA\, he appeared in a few films and TV shows while he was in school and had many interests that included horseriding\, karate\, gymnastics\, water polo\, wrestling\, saxophone\, and flute. \nMackenyu rose to fame as an actor after landing the role of Arata Wataya in the Chihayafuru trilogy\, earning him the Japan Academy Film Prize’s Newcomer of the Year Award in 2017. His fame grew dramatically following his supporting role as Cadet Ryoichi in the feature Pacific Rim: Uprising and lead role in the racing action movie Over Drive. Mackenyu was then cast as the villain\, Yukishiro Enishi\, in the blockbuster Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter and as Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist: The Revenge of Scar and Fullmetal Alchemist: Final Transmutation. \nIn 2021\, Mackenyu was cast as Roronoa Zoro in the Netflix live action series adaptation of One Piece. \nPlease join us for an hour-long conversation about his career followed by a signing. \nSigning Details \nA signing ticket is required to take part in Mackenyu’s autograph session. You may bring one item to be signed. We request you bring official items to be signed connected to Mackenyu’s acting roles.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/mackenyu-qa-and-signing/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Discussion
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260822T210600
DTSTAMP:20260811T004239Z
CREATED:20260811T003721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260811T004239Z
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SUMMARY:Blank Canvas with Akiko Higashimura Q&A
DESCRIPTION:U.S. Premiere. Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) is an autobiographical manga by Eisner-winner Akiko Higashimura\, the creator of Princess Jellyfish and Tokyo Tarareba Girls\, about her high school dream to become a comic book creator. Published in Japan from 2011 to 2015\, it inspired a live-action adaptation in 2025\, and Japan Society is honored now to present this film with original manga creator Akiko Higashimura joining us in-person for a Q&A and signing. \nHigh schooler Akiko (Mei Nagano) has big plans to become a popular manga creator before she even graduates\, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix\, she signs up for an art class\, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She’s in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn’t care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams! \nThe Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey manga is published in the US by Seven Seas Entertainment. \nDir. Kazuaki Seki\, 2025\, 126 min.\, DCP\, color\, in Japanese with English subtitles. With Mei Nagano\, Yo Oizumi. \nAbout Akiko Higashimura\nAkiko Higashimura (also known as ACCO Sensei) is a legendary manga artist\, known for best-seller works such as Princess Jellyfish (nominated for the Manga Taisho Award and winning the Kodansha Manga Award)\, Tokyo Tarareba Girls (nominated for the Manga Taisho Award and winning the Eisner Award for Best US Edition of International Material)\, and Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist’s Journey (winning the Manga Taisho Award and receiving the Grand Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival). Higashimura was born in 1975 in Miyazaki Prefecture. Influenced by shojo manga of the 1980s\, she aspired to become a manga artist from a young age. She debuted as a professional manga artist in manga magazine Bouquet Deluxe in 1999 with the short story Fruits Komori. Her first serialized work was Kisekae Yuka-chan in 2001\, published in the magazine Cookie. One of her first hits was Mama wa Tenparist in 2007\, selling over one million copies. \nSigning Details\nAkiko Higashimura will join us in the lobby following the screening to sign autographs and pose for pictures. Please bring copies of her manga from home or shikishi for signature. Books will not be sold at this event.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/blank-canvas-with-akiko-higashimura-qa/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260812
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260814
DTSTAMP:20260713T134151Z
CREATED:20260708T015810Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260713T134151Z
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SUMMARY:Japan Society Ainu Summer Festival - 50% Discount Code
DESCRIPTION:Use discount code JACLAINU50 for a 50% discount\nFor the first time ever\, Japan Society is bringing over 25 Ainu performers\, artisans\, educators to New York City. This exciting series of events has been years in the planning and is a collaboration between Japan Society\, the town of Biratori in Hokkaido\, Japan. The events are co-programmed by filmmaker Naomi Mizoguchi\, director of the film Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan with support from various NYC Japanese American community members.  \nVisit japansociety.org/ainufestival for tickets and more information. Use discount code JACLAINU50 for a 50% discount upon checkout for any of the four main auditorium events\, Sinot: The Dances of the Sar River\, Ipe: The Culinary Heritageof the Ainu\, and Ikarkar & Itak: Ainu Embroidery and Language (workshops are not included in the discount). Please click on the specific event for individual tickets. \nPlease note that Naomi Mizoguchi’s film\, Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan will be screening prior to the main events on August 13th and will be presented free with RSVP.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/japan-society-ainu-summer-festival-2/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Festival,Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T200000
DTSTAMP:20260720T221233Z
CREATED:20260720T221134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260720T221233Z
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SUMMARY:Crash Course for Travelers to Japan
DESCRIPTION:This in-person crash course for travelers offers a quick introduction to the Japanese language as well as Japanese customs\, which can be very helpful for first-time or even veteran travelers to Japan.  Through our mini-workshop\, you will be introduced to basic Japanese phrases for greeting\, ordering food\, shopping and other aspects of daily life.  Get more out of your Japanese adventure with this useful preparatory course! \nThis workshop is for adults ages 18 and above. \nTickets: $42 Nonmemnbers\, $35 Members
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/crash-course-for-travelers-to-japan/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Language
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260722
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260724
DTSTAMP:20260722T161150Z
CREATED:20260708T015621Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T161150Z
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SUMMARY:Japan Society Ainu Summer Festival - 50% discount code
DESCRIPTION:Use discount code JACLAINU50 for a 50% discount\nFor the first time ever\, Japan Society is bringing over 25 Ainu performers\, artisans\, educators to New York City. This exciting series of events has been years in the planning and is a collaboration between Japan Society\, the town of Biratori in Hokkaido\, Japan. The events are co-programmed by filmmaker Naomi Mizoguchi\, director of the film Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan with support from various NYC Japanese American community members.  \nVisit japansociety.org/ainufestival for tickets and more information. Use discount code JACLAINU50 for a 50% discount upon checkout for any of the four main auditorium events\, Sinot: The Dances of the Sar River\, Ipe: The Culinary Heritageof the Ainu\, and Ikarkar & Itak: Ainu Embroidery and Language (workshops are not included in the discount). Please click on the specific event for individual tickets. \nPlease note that Naomi Mizoguchi’s film\, Ainu: Indigenous People of Japan will be screening prior to the main events on July 22nd\, 23rd and August 13th and will be presented free with RSVP.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/japan-society-ainu-summer-festival/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Art,Festival,Film
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260708
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260719
DTSTAMP:20260713T151550Z
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SUMMARY:Film Festival: Japan Cuts 2026
DESCRIPTION:North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese film returns for its 19th year this summer at Japan Society! Join us for over 30 curated films from across Japan featuring major award-winners\, indie darlings\, up-and-coming filmmakers\, restorations\, documentaries\, short films\, anime and more. JAPAN CUTS Powered by Canon is a showcase of the latest in Japanese cinema\, featuring both today’s most popular actors and directors as well as tomorrow’s pioneering talent. Become part of our passionate filmgoer community for premieres\, parties and celebrity guests in the heart of America’s biggest city! \nLeading this year’s highlights: \nJAPAN CUTS will present lauded actress Suzu Hirose with the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film and host the New York Premiere of A Pale View of Hills starring Hirose as our Centerpiece Film\, and the festival will conclude with legendary director Hirokazu Koreeda appearing in-person for the North American Premiere of Sheep in the Box\, our Closing Film. \nAdmission Information & Pricing \nCenterpiece: $35 Nonmembers/ $28 Members / $32 Students & Seniors\nScreenings with Receptions: $26 Nonmembers/ $20 Members / $23 Students & Seniors\nScreenings with Intros: $24 Nonmembers/ $19 Members / $22 Students & Seniors\nAll Other Feature Screenings: $20 Nonmembers / $16 Members / $18 Students & Seniors\nScreenings Under 60 Minutes: $16 Nonmembers / $12 Members / $14 Students & Seniors\nNew Directions in Japanese Cinema: Free with RSVP\nFestival Pass: $350 Member Exclusive\nAll-Access Pass: $1\,000 Nonmembers / $800 Members \nPrices are inclusive of fees\, where applicable. All screenings take place in-person at Japan Society located at 333 East 47th Street in New York\, NY.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/film-festival-japan-cuts-2026/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Film
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T200000
DTSTAMP:20251005T015253Z
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SUMMARY:Selected Shorts: Haruki Murakami Night with Jennifer Ikeda
DESCRIPTION:One of Japan’s foremost modern fiction writers\, Haruki Murakami is known for his surreal\, unforgettable journeys through the human psyche. To celebrate the acclaimed author of Norwegian Wood\, 1Q84 and The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle\, Japan Society and the hit podcast Selected Shorts present an evening of his stories read live on stage by actors from stage and screen. Featuring oddball characters\, dreamlike twists and deeply human dilemmas\, this event will satisfy Murakami newcomers as well as those who know every jazz reference and talking cat. \nMurakami’s works will be read live onstage by… \nJennifer Ikeda \nJennifer Ikeda’s theater work includes Top Girls on Broadway\, The Barbarians at La Mama\, Vietgone at the Manhattan Theatre Club\, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. with Soho Rep\, Love and Information with New York Theatre Workshop\, Titus Andronicus at the Public Theater\, Hamlet with Theatre for a New Audience\, and The Bacchae at the Delacorte Theater. Her film and television credits include Advantageous\, Killing Hasselhoff\, Dash & Lily\, Blue Bloods\, Maniac\, Blindspot\, and Elementary. Additional projects include David Michalek’s Portraits in Dramatic Time at the Lincoln Center Festival\, Selected Shorts\, and more than 100 audiobooks\, for which she has been honored with two Audie Awards\, and including bestsellers by Deborah Harkness\, Sarah J. Maas\, and Jean Wakatsuki Houston’s seminal book on Japanese American internment\, Farewell to Manzanar. Ikeda is a proud union member. \nJavier Muñoz \nJavier Muñoz is best known for starring and co-creating the role of Alexander Hamilton as part of the original cast of Hamilton on Broadway. He got his break starring as Usnavi in In the Heights on Broadway. He recently starred in the world premiere adaptation of the Emmy-winning series Schmigadoon! at the Kennedy Center and in Galileo at Berkeley Repertory Theater\, opposite Raúl Esparza\, and the pre-Broadway run of the musical The Devil Wears Prada\, in the role of Nigel Owens\, with music by Elton John. Muñoz starred in the dark comedy indie feature Monuments\, the indie feature Love Reconsidered\, and Three Months on Paramount+. He voices a lead character in the Disney Jr. animated series Eureka! Additional screen credits include recurring on Shadowhunters\, Blindspot\, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Muñoz is also an outspoken activist for USAID and LGBTQ+ rights. \nMike Doyle \nMike Doyle has appeared on screen in New Amsterdam\, City on a Hill\, The Romanoffs\, the Law & Order franchise\, The Accidental Wolf\, Narcos: Mexico\, Jersey Boys\, The Invitation\, Green Lantern\, Fallout and The Greatest\, among others. His stage credits include The New Century at Lincoln Center and Betrayed with the Culture Project. Doyle wrote and directed the feature films Almost Love starring Kate Walsh\, Patricia Clarkson\, and Scott Evans and Passing Through\, in which he also stars with Kevin Daniels and Amy Ryan. His next film\, Bookends\, stars F. Murray Abraham and Caroline Aaron.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/selected-shorts-haruki-murakami-night-with-maulik-pancholy-and-jennifer-ikeda/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Reading,In Person,Performance
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250422T193000
DTSTAMP:20250414T221547Z
CREATED:20250410T152207Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Hip Hop: A Cross-Cultural Conversation featuring COMA-CHI\, ASUKA & MeccaGodZilla
DESCRIPTION:Japan Society is honored to host a conversation about the cross-cultural horizons of Hip Hop with Japanese and New York artists bringing worlds together. Join us for a special dialogue with artists COMA-CHI\, ASUKA and MeccaGodZilla about their Hip Hop journeys\, and the unique Hip Hop bridges connecting cultures from New York to Japan.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/japanese-hip-hop-a-cross-cultural-conversation-featuring-coma-chi-asuka-meccagodzilla/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Music,Panel
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250403T200000
DTSTAMP:20250326T053427Z
CREATED:20250318T073542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T053427Z
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SUMMARY:Navigating the Semiconductor Industry and Supply Chain in the U.S. & Japan
DESCRIPTION:Semiconductors are at the heart of the devices we use every day\, from smartphones and computers to cars. Often called “the new oil” for their critical role in modern technology and economic growth\, semiconductors are vital to the national and economic security of both the United States and Japan. However\, their highly complex\, globally interconnected supply chain is vulnerable to disruptions\, such as geopolitical tensions and natural disasters. What is the current state of the semiconductor industry and its supply chains in the United States and Japan? Are recent efforts to strengthen these supply chains leading to greater resilience? In this event\, industry experts discuss the latest developments in semiconductors and the supply chain landscape in the United States and Japan\, addressing both current and emerging challenges and highlighting opportunities for U.S.-Japan collaboration to build stronger\, more reliable supply chains.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/navigating-the-semiconductor-industry-and-supply-chain-in-the-u-s-japan/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Person,Panel
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250112
DTSTAMP:20250109T090622Z
CREATED:20241218T031518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T090622Z
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SUMMARY:Contemporary Dance Festival: Japan + East Asia
DESCRIPTION:The Contemporary Dance Festival celebrates its 20th showcase of East Asia’s juiciest contemporary dance with three ensemble pieces. \nFrom Japan\, Where we were born\, choreographed by Ruri Mito and performed by ensemble Co. Ruri Mito\, weaves and unravels delicately and intricately connected dancers\, creating one kaleidoscopic body. \nFrom Taiwan\, …and\, or…\, choreographed by I-Ling Liu\, a former dancer with Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company\, features two dancers whose relationship rapidly shifts through delicate and sharp movements in a non-music/sound environment. \nAnd\, from South Korea\, Trivial Perfection\, choreographed and performed by Dae-ho Lee with ensemble C.Sense\, builds complex shapes in this crescendoing\, exuberant piece combining modern dance\, hip-hop and martial arts.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/contemporary-dance-festival-japan-east-asia/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,In Person
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241107
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241110
DTSTAMP:20240825T234613Z
CREATED:20240825T234613Z
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SUMMARY:Shinnai Meets Puppetry: One Night in Winter & The Peony Lantern
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, November 7 at 7:30 pm\nFriday\, November 8 at 7:30 pm—Followed by an artist Q&A\nSaturday\, November 9 at 2:30 pm and 7:30 pm \nLimited seating. (Seating: General Admission) \nFollowing her highly popular run of SHEEP #1 at Japan Society in 2021\, NYC-based artist Sachiyo Takahashi/Nekaa Lab presents two whimsical and spooky tales: a heart-warming-then-wrenching fable on the friendship between a shapeshifting tanuki trickster and a lonely old man; and a classical Japanese ghost story to chill you to the bone. These stories were set by shinnai-bushi Grand Master Okamoto Bunya (1895-1996) to rustic\, lyrical storytelling music with shamisen accompaniment. Takahashi\, who has practiced shinnai-bushi under the authorized stage name of Okamoto Miya\, performs this expressive music while her collaborators Rowan Magee and Emma Wiseman animate these fantastical stories with original puppets and new puppetry techniques\, sure to enchant children and adults alike. (Recommended Age 8+) \nPerformed in English and Japanese with English supertitles. \n 
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/shinnai-meets-puppetry-one-night-in-winter-the-peony-lantern/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20241005T120000
DTSTAMP:20240825T235538Z
CREATED:20240825T235538Z
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SUMMARY:Japanese Puppet Theater 101: A Close Look at Bunraku
DESCRIPTION:Learn about the unique mechanics of bunraku in this closer look at Japanese traditional puppetry\, led by members of Japan’s National Theatre! Master puppeteers will demonstrate key techniques of one-person and three-person puppet manipulation in bunraku theater. Participant tickets are now sold out – please note that these are observer tickets only.
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/japanese-puppet-theater-101-a-close-look-at-bunraku/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education,Theater
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241005
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241006
DTSTAMP:20240825T234820Z
CREATED:20240825T233216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240825T234820Z
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SUMMARY:National Bunraku Theater
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 5 at 3:00 pm and 7:30 pm \nThe National Theatre makes its triumphant arrival with bunraku theater in New York City for the first time in 32 years! Witness a stunning production of traditional Japanese puppet theater\, with two quintessential climaxes from bunraku repertoire: Date Musume Koi no Higanoko (Oshichi\, the Greengrocer’s Daughter) and Sonezaki Shinju (The Love Suicides at Sonezaki). Known for its globally influential three-person puppet manipulation technique invented in the mid-18th century\, bunraku has been designated as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Featuring scenography by Kazuo Oga\, art director for many classic Studio Ghibli anime such as My Neighbor Totoro and Princess Mononoke\, this performance offers Americans a rare opportunity to glimpse the rich culture not only of bunraku\, but of Japan’s second-largest city ahead of Expo 2025\, held in Osaka. \nA pre-performance lecture on bunraku led by Hunter College Professor Claudia Orenstein begins one hour before each evening performance. \nPerformed in Japanese with English supertitles. \nYour ticket for October 4 and 5 performances also includes complimentary\, same-day admission for one person to Bunraku Backstage\, on view at Japan Society Gallery through January 19\, 2025. To view the exhibition please show your ticket/receipt to the Welcome Desk for free admission before the performance. \nNational Bunraku Theater is part of a North American tour produced and organized by Japan Society\, NYC\, that will make stops at Aratani Theater (Los Angeles\, CA; September 28)\, Quick Center for the Arts (Fairfield\, CT; October 1)\, The Kennedy Center (Washington\, D.C.; October 8 & 9)\, and The Jeannette & L.M. George Theater (Houston\, TX; October 12).
URL:https://potluckasianamerica.org/event/national-bunraku-theater/
LOCATION:Japan Society\, 333 East 47th Street\, New York\, NY\, 10017\, United States
CATEGORIES:Theater
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