Book Breaks

“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...

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

  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

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...

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...

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...

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...