Japan News Roundup: Tsunami Debris Relief, 'Corking' U.S. Troops, Training Santa-san

Island dispute sees dips in visits to Japan. Via. • Japan will give the U.S. National Ocean...Read more

News Roundup: Japan Elections Set, Beijing Let's Japanese Marathoners Run, Tsunami Teens Visit NJ, Japan's Innovative 'Greatness'

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Destination JS: Macaron Edition

How many times have my friends and I argued over the difference between a macaroon and a macaron? More than once, but fewer times than the number of flavors available at Macaron Café NYC. Its brand new location ...Read more

Dots Mark The Spot: Yayoi Kusama’s Triumphant Return To NYC

Yayoi Kusama holds sway over all. Via. The Louis Vuitton store on Fifth Avenue Read more

Japan House: An American Made, Distinctly Japanese Landmark

"Japan House" - Final 1969 design sketch by Junzo Yoshimura.

In 1969, when then Japan Society President John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Japanese Foreign Minister Kiichi Aichi broke ground for the construction of Japan S...Read more

Deco Dance: Take A Jazz-Age Spin With Japan's 'Modern Girl'

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Pleasure seekers, late night revelry, and a glut of cosmopolitan glamour characterize Japan S...Read more

Cibo Matto: Reunited And It Tastes So Good

Putting the mmmmm in . Photo by Valentine. After a 10-year hiatus, NYC’s delicious downtown duo Miho Hatori and Yuka Honda take Japan Society’s stage ...Read more

Landmark Birthday for Japan Society’s Building

>"I have tried to express in contemporary architecture the spirit of Japan. " --Junzō Yoshimura Days before the opening of its 104th gall...Read more

Social Entrepreneurs And Youth in Japan: Agents Against A Return To Isolation

When Ashoka, a leading American nonprofit that supports social entrepreneurs, opened an office in Japan recently, founder Bill Drayton noted at the press conf...Read more

You Better Workshops: Manga & Anime In The Classroom + Some Hakuin Help

Manga and anime can color classroom doldrums. Via. The influence of anime and manga (Japanese animated films and comic books resp...Read more