Book Break: Translators' Round Table

Tuesday, October 25, 2022, 18:00 - 20:30
The library committee will host an evening with three top translators from Japanese to English who will examine the deeper nuances of language in literature. The authors will discuss their personal journeys through their work to bring some of Japan’s most loved authors to a ...

Book Break : “Beyond Tokyo’s Vices And The Underworld” - Robert Whiting (Tokyo Underworld) and Jake Adelstein, (Tokyo Vice) discuss decades of reporting on the dark side of the rising sun and their next career moves.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 18:00 - 20:30
Best-selling author and journalist Robert Whiting and Jake Adelstein are respected names in the not-so respected underworld of Japan. They will speak about their deep knowledge of Japan’s criminals, racketeers, hustlers, corrupt politicians, nine-fingered gangsters, sex, violence, or, as they call it, the sleaze of ...