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Book Breaks

Book Breaks

Book Break: Hiromi Ito (伊藤比呂美), author of "The Thorn Puller (とげ抜き 新巣鴨地蔵縁起)"

Thursday, June 27, 2024, 18:00 - 20:30
日本語の告知文が英文の下に続きます。 Described as a “shaman of poetry,” poet, author and essayist Hiromi Ito, is a leading figure in the Japanese literary scene. Critics have described her skills as “allowing the voices of others to flow through her,” while noting that her literary vision is drawn...
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Book Break: Thomas Lockley, author of "A Gentleman from Japan: The Untold Story of An Incredible Journey from Asia to Queen Elizabeth’s Court"

Tuesday, June 11, 2024, 18:00 - 20:30
Author's description and background A Gentleman from Japan is the first book to focus on the beginning of relations between Japan and the English-speaking world between 1587 and 1592. It follows the life of 'Christopher' (as the English named him), an enslaved Japanese man in...
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Book Break: Peter Tasker, author of "On Kurosawa: A Tribute to the Master Director"

Thursday, April 11, 2024, 18:00 - 20:30
“Why Kurosawa? Because his best work is for the ages; like an unscaled mountain range, it inspires, intimidates and challenges. Because he encapsulates both the history of cinema and the history of modern Japan. Because he changed my life.” Few artists have bequeathed the world...
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CANCELLED: Book Break: Amy Chavez, author of “The Widow, the Priest and the Octopus Hunter: Discovering a Lost Way of Life on a Secluded Japanese Island” - The Charms of Life in the Seto Inland Sea -

Friday, March 29, 2024, 18:00 - 20:30
The Library Committee regrets to announce that the above planned event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Library, Archives & Workroom Committee
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Book Breaks

Cancelled- Book Break: Scott A. Snyder, author of "The United States–South Korea Alliance: Why It May Fail and Why It Must Not"

Thursday, February 15, 2024, 18:00 - 20:30
  The Library Committee regrets to announce that the above planned event has been cancelled. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your understanding. Library, Archives & Workroom Committee
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Book Breaks

Book Break: Richard Katz, author of "The Contest for Japan's Economic Future: Entrepreneurs vs Corporate Giants"

Wednesday, February 07, 2024, 18:00 - 20:30
Just as a wave of entrepreneurship created Japan’s postwar “economic miracle,” so it will take a new generation of entrepreneurs to revive its stagnant economy. In today’s Japan, assorted political and economic obstacles impede such newcomers. Fortunately, major social and technological changes are breaking down...
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Book Break: Joshua Paul Dale, author of “Irresistible: How Cuteness Wired Our Brains and Conquered the World”

Monday, January 15, 2024, 18:00 - 20:30
(英文の下に日本語の案内があります)  Why are some things cute, and others not? What happens to our brains when we see something cute? And how did cuteness go global, from Hello Kitty to Disney characters? Cuteness is an area where culture and biology get tangled up. Seeing a cute...
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Book Break: W. David Marx, author of “Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style” - A presentation in conversation with Roland Kelts

Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 18:00 - 20:30
Tokyo-based author W. David Marx will speak about his 2015 cultural history of American fashion in Japan — Ametora: How Japan Saved American Style — which has recently been re-released by Basic Books with a new afterword after surprising global success. Marx will give a...
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Book Breaks

Book Break: Alex Kerr, author of “Hidden Japan: An Astonishing World of Thatched Villages, Ancient Shrines and Primeval Forests”

Monday, November 06, 2023, 18:00 - 20:30
Hidden Japan is the story of ten little known or less visited places in Japan. It was inspired by one of the author’s mentors, writer Shirasu Masako 白洲正子, whose 1971 book Kakurezato (『かくれ里』, “Hidden Hamlets”) focused on the rich history of small...
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Book Break: Karen Hill Anton, author of "A Thousand Graces"

Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 18:00 - 20:30
In her debut novel, A Thousand Graces, award-winning author Karen Hill Anton takes readers on a trip back in time to late 60s early 70s Japan. Deftly avoiding cultural and gender stereotypes, Anton, a keen observer, draws on her decades living in Japan to...
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