Thursday, February 5, 7:30 PM
Friday, February 6, 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 7, 7:30 PM
Where:
333 East 47th Street
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U.S. Debut<br />Written & directed by Toshiki Okada<br /> <br /> <strong>By juxtaposing global events and personal revelations [Okada] beautifully captures the distance and conflict between them.</strong> <em>Yomiuri Newspaper</em><br /> <br /> <strong>Comical... excellent... [This scene is] characteristic of the theatrical symbolism in Okada's work that gives it such strength.</strong> <em>Le Soir</em><br /> <br /> In the days before the U.S. began its war against Iraq in March 2003, two Japanese urban hipsters meet at a post-rock show and get swept up into a one-night stand that turns into five days’ continuous sex. Such is the anticlimactic story in <em><strong>Five Days in March</strong></em>, the prestigious Kishida Kunio Drama Award-winning play by <strong>Toshiki Okada</strong>. Characterized by seemingly insubstantial narrative accompanied by exaggerated fidgeting gestures-turned-choreography, the ground-breaking and modern works of <strong>chelfitsch Theater Company</strong> have made them the most talked-about theater company in Japan. The story unfolds through actors who slip in and out of character while casually narrating and playing out scenes. Oblivious to the imminent invasion of Iraq, the slackers obsess over the details of a love affair, perfectly capturing the irony and impotency of Generation Y in Japan today. <br /> <br /> <strong>In Japanese with English subtitles.</strong><br /> <strong></strong><strong><a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/chelfitsch_theater_company_five_days_in_march"><br /> View an image gallery of previous productions of <em>Five Days in March</em>.</a><br /> <br /> <iframe width="452" scrolling="no" height="430" frameborder="0" src="http://media.japansociety.org/flash/PA_Chelfitsch.html"></iframe><br /> <br /> Tickets </strong><br /> $35/$32 Japan Society members<a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/buy_tickets?eid=22f42672"><br /> <br /> Buy Tickets Online</a> or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm.<br /> <br /> <div class="logos">The seven-city North American tour of chelfitsch Theater Company is organized and produced by Japan Society and is supported by the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan; The Japan Foundation through the<em> Performing Arts JAPAN</em> Program; and The Saison Foundation for the Japan Society’s <em>Japanese Theater NOW</em> initiative.<br /> <img width="120" height="22" alt="" src="http://www.japansociety.org//resources/legacy/event/uploaded/agencyculturalaffairslogo_old_web2.jpg" /><br /> <img width="79" height="45" src="http://www.japansociety.org//resources/legacy/event/uploaded/japanfoundationlogo_web.jpg" alt="" /><br /> <img width="120" height="24" src="http://www.japansociety.org//resources/legacy/event/uploaded/saisonfoundationlogo_web.jpg" alt="" />
Capital Market Competitiveness: Burnishing Tokyo’s Image in the Face of Global, Asian Challengers
Who:
Japan Society
When:
Thursday, February 12, 2:15 PM
Where:
Academyhills
Mori Building Co., Ltd.
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49 Floor
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Japan
As global capital markets scramble to attract new listings from foreign firms, Tokyo and New York are increasingly seen as less desirable places to market one’s shares, by virtue of cost, strict reporting regulations and bureaucratic hurdles. London, Shanghai, Hong Kong and emerging economy markets are reaping the benefits of this perception. As in New York, the debate in Tokyo centers on reevaluating capital markets regulation. Concrete steps including diversification of products tradable at exchanges and revamping of the firewall regulations among banking, securities, and insurance businesses, have been promoted in Japan to attract foreign listings. Through an analysis of foreign market practices, twelve high-level panelists from Japan, the U.S., Asia and the U.K., drawn from government, industry, and academia discuss Tokyo’s relative global competitiveness and examine strategies for making Tokyo’s capital markets more accessible to foreign companies. Co-organized by Japan Society, the Program on International Financial Systems at Harvard Law School and The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics, Hal S. Scott, the Nomura Professor and Director of the Program on International Financial Systems at Harvard Law School, will conduct the discussion through a “Socratic dialogue.”<br /> <br /> <strong>Panelists:<br /> Japan:<br /> Robert Feldman</strong>, Director of Economic Research Department & Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Japan Securities Co., Ltd.<br /> <strong>Takatoshi Ito</strong>, Professor at Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo <br /> <strong>Nobuchika Mori</strong>, Director of General Coordination Division, Planning and Coordination Bureau, Financial Services Agency<br /> <strong>Atsushi Saito</strong>, President & CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange Group, Inc.<br /> <strong>Heizo Takenaka</strong>, Professor & Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University <br /> <strong>Kotaro Tamura</strong>, Member of the House of Councilors; Vice Chairman, LDP Committee on Fiscal and Financial Policy; former Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office of Economic and Fiscal Policy<br /> <strong><br /> United Kingdom: <br /> Alastair Clark</strong>, former Executive Director of Financial Stability, Bank of England <br /> <br /> <strong>Hong Kong:<br /> Anthony Neoh</strong>, Former Chairman, Securities and Futures Commission Hong Kong; Barrister-at-Law, Anthony Neoh, SC<br /> <strong><br /> United States:<br /> Randal Quarles</strong> (Invited), Former Under Secretary of the Treasury for Domestic Finance, United States Department of the Treasury; Managing Director, The Carlyle Group<br /> <strong>David Shuler</strong>, Senior Vice President, Business Development (Asia), NYSE Euronext, Inc.<br /> <br /> <strong>Beijing:<br /> Jesse Wang</strong> (Invited), Vice President & Chief Risk Officer, China Investment Corporation<br /> <strong><br /> Singapore:<br /> Moderator: <br /> Hal Scott</strong>, Nomura Professor of International Financial Systems, Harvard Law School<br /> <br /> <strong>AGENDA:</strong><br /> 2:15 – 2:45 pm Registration <br /> 2:45 – 5 pm Panel discussion<br /> 5 – 5:30 pm Audience Q&A<br /> <br /> Reception to follow.<br /> <strong><br /> REGISTRATION:</strong><br /> For information only, please contact the Corporate Program at 212-715-1208 or at <a href="mailto:register@japansociety.org">register@japansociety.org</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>LOCATION:<br /> Academyhills</strong><br /> Mori Building Co., Ltd.<br /> Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49 Floor<br /> 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku<br /> Tokyo 106-6149 <br /> JAPAN<br /> <br /> <div class="logos">Sponsors:<br /> <br /> Mizuho Securities USA <img height="25" align="absmiddle" width="78" alt="" src="http://www.japansociety.org//resources/legacy/event/uploaded/logo-mizuho_sml.jpg" /><br /> <br /> University of Tokyo Center for Advanced Research in Finance <img height="36" align="absmiddle" width="122" alt="" src="http://www.japansociety.org//resources/legacy/event/uploaded/logo-todai_sml.jpg" /><br /> <br /> Co-organized by: <br /> Harvard Law School’s Program on International Financial Systems<br /> The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics<br /> <br /> In-kind support provided by:<br /> Mori Building Co. Ltd<br /> <br /> Supporting Organization:<br /> The American Chamber of Commerce in Japan<br />
Tora-san's Dear Old Home
Who:
Japan Society
When:
Friday, February 13, 7:30 PM
Where:
333 East 47th Street
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Episode 9 - Otoko wa Tsuraiyo: Shibamatabojo<br /> <br /> <em>1972, 107 min., 35mm, color. Directed by Yoji Yamada. With Kiyoshi Atsumi, Chieko Baisho and Sayuri Yoshinaga.<br /> <br /> </em>In the historic, charming city of Kanazawa, Tora-san befriends a group of 3 young women who all adore Tora-san’s goofiness, but shy, pretty Utako particularly catches his eye. A few weeks later, Utako visits Tora-san in Shimabata to cheer her up when her grumpy father refuses to let her marry the man she loves.<br /> <br /> This film is part of the Monthly Classics series, <a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/film"><em><strong>Best of Tora-san</strong></em></a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>Tickets</strong><br /> $11/$7 Japan Society members, students & seniors<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.japansociety.org//content.cfm/buy_tickets?eid=584c590a">Buy Tickets Online</a></strong> or call the Japan Society Box Office at (212) 715-1258, Mon. - Fri. 11 am - 6 pm.
