Events

*In-person Event Nippon Kobo Vol.2 ~ Ma (間): The Space Between All Things ~ This season-opening event will showcase a chamber music program by Japanese composers, real-time calligraphy performance by Aoi Yamaguchi, and a special talk by Miryam Sas (Professor of Comparative Literature and Film & Media at the University of California, Berkeley). The program…

*English, In-person program Join us for our second event with bestselling author Jake Adelstein, an investigative journalist in Japan since 1993! This event will feature a special talk and signing in celebration of his latest book, The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection. スピーカーのジェイク・アデルスティーン氏は、渡辺謙や笠松翔らが出演する人気ドラマシリーズ Max（WOWOW）『Tokyo Vice』 の原作者/モデルでもあり、1990年代に外国人として初めて読売新聞の記者となって以来、数々のスクープを手がけてきました。ビットコインという概念がどのようにして誕生し、仮想通貨ブームが起こったか、その黎明期からの流れをたどり、かつて世界最大級を誇ったマウントゴックス事件が、仮想通貨業界に与えた影響、仮想通貨が持つ理想と危険を、日本という舞台で生じた実例を通じて解説する新刊記念ブックトーク、ぜひご参加ください（英語プログラム）

*Invitation Only Event Organized by the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco Dive into the world of Japanese fermentation! This event invites culinary enthusiasts, restaurateurs, industry professionals, and researchers to embark on a journey through the depths of ‘Hakko’—Japan's time-honored fermentation technique. Discover how these traditional methods are revolutionizing modern gastronomy, offering new dimensions…

Step into the world of Inami woodcarving, one of Japan’s most remarkable traditional arts — a living craft with more than 250 years of history, born in the temple town of Inami in Toyama Prefecture. Known as an art of subtraction, Inami woodcarving transforms a single block of wood into intricate sculptural forms through patient,…