Many thanks to everyone who joined us for Tokyo Humanities Café #27 on 17 July. It was a wonderful evening, and we are especially grateful to our speakers—Keiichiro Hirano, Kimiyo Ogawa, and Tom Ue—for sharing such stimulating and thought-provoking discussions, and to everyone who contributed to the lively conversation. Our next Tokyo Humanities Café will take place in the autumn (date to be announced), and we hope to see you there. If you have not already done so, please sig

Join us for Tokyo Humanities Café #27, an evening of accessible and engaging talks on literature, society, history, and contemporary culture. This event brings together three distinguished speakers to explore questions of social division, empathy, and storytelling: Keiichiro Hirano (novelist) "How to Overcome Division" Kimiyo Ogawa (literary scholar) "What Can Literature Do in a Careless Society?" Tom Ue (historian and literary scholar) "Second Chances in the Sherlock Holmes