Tag: Japan Society

beer, craft beer, Japan Society, NYC, Japan, Joshua M. Bernstein, Akiko Katayama, JAPAN EATS!
Events, Food & Drink

Craft Beer Lecture and Tasting at Japan Society 🗓 🗺

Crafting Beer: Traditional Techniques, Modern Brews Wednesday, October 24 at 6:30 p.m. Japan Society – 333 E. 47th Street (between First and Second Avenues) Admission: $35/$30 members, seniors, and students Over the past few decades Japan has developed a formidable craft beer scene, but before that, Japanese brewers spent centuries perfecting the brewing of sake. Today, American beer brewers have started to turn to Japan … Continue reading Craft Beer Lecture and Tasting at Japan Society 🗓 🗺
Susan
A Whale of a Tale, The Cove, documentary, whaling, whaling industry, dolphins, Taiji, Japan, NYC, Asia Society, Japan Society, Quad Cinema, Kickstarter, Megumi Sasaki
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Culture, Events

Kickstarter Campaign for “A Whale of a Tale” Enters Final Days, Film Opens August 17 at Quad Cinema 🗺

There are a few days remaining in the Kickstarter campaign for A Whale of a Tale, a documentary film by New York-based Japanese filmmaker Megumi Sasaki (Herb & Dorothy). A Whale of a Tale is about the sleepy fishing town of Taiji, Japan, which suddenly found itself in the worldwide media spotlight after The Cove, a documentary denouncing the town’s longstanding whale- and dolphin-hunting traditions, … Continue reading Kickstarter Campaign for “A Whale of a Tale” Enters Final Days, Film Opens August 17 at Quad Cinema 🗺
Susan
JAPAN CUTS, Japan Society, film festivals, Japanese cinema, NYC, Japan, movies, Kirin Kiki, Ramen Shop, Mori The Artist's Habitat, Hanagatami
Arts & Entertainment, Events

Japan Society Unleashes Its 12th Annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film 🗓 🗺

JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film Thursday, July 19 through Sunday, July 29 Japan Society – 333 E. 47th Street (between First and Second Avenues) Admission: $15/$12 seniors and students/$10 Japan Society members $21/$18/$16 for July 19 screening of Ramen Shop and July 26 screening of Mori, The Artist’s Habitat Film Pass: Purchase tickets for at least 3 different films in the same transaction … Continue reading Japan Society Unleashes Its 12th Annual JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film 🗓 🗺
Susan
Shirotama Hitsujiya, NYC, Japan, Asia, Japan Society, playwrights, Vietnam, immigration, women in theater, AJOKAI, Southeast Asia
Arts & Entertainment, Community, Culture, Events

Japan Society Presents a Public Forum on Theater, Women, and Immigration 🗓 🗺

“Rest in Peace, New York.” A Public Forum on Theater, Women and Immigration Monday, May 14 at 7:30 p.m. Japan Society – 333 East 47th Street (between First and Second Avenues) Admission: $10/$8 Japan Society members Japan Society welcomes back Shirotama Hitsujiya, internationally known performance artist, artistic director of the experimental theater company YUBIWA Hotel, and founder of AJOKAI (Asian Women Performing Arts Collective), for … Continue reading Japan Society Presents a Public Forum on Theater, Women, and Immigration 🗓 🗺
Susan
Sebastian Masuda, Abby Denson, Cool Tokyo, Harajuku, Akihabara, Japan, NYC, Japan Society, travel, kawaii
Arts & Entertainment, Events, Fashion

Cool Tokyo: Harajuku, Akihabara and Beyond – Ticket Giveaway! 🗓 🗺

Cool Tokyo: Harajuku, Akihabara and Beyond – Ticket Giveaway! Tuesday, May 8 at 6:30 p.m. Japan Society – 333 E. 47th Street (between First and Second Avenues) Admission: $14/$11 Japan Society members, seniors, and students. Or FREE to one lucky winner! Tickets are still available for Japan Society’s Talk+ Program’s upcoming event Cool Tokyo: Harajuku, Akihabara and Beyond. But we have one ticket to give away … Continue reading Cool Tokyo: Harajuku, Akihabara and Beyond – Ticket Giveaway! 🗓 🗺
Jen Green