Tokyo Humanities Cafe 28 (2 Oct)
Join us for Tokyo Humanities Café #28, an evening of accessible and engaging English-language talks on history, literature, politics, and contemporary culture.
This event brings together three distinguished speakers to explore espionage in Japan, the global power of Japanese storytelling, and the history of Japan’s Imperial Library:
James D.J Brown — Professor of Political Science at Temple University Japan and specialist in Japanese and Russian foreign policy
“Foreign Espionage in Japan and Intelligence Reforms”
Roland Kelts — Japanese-American writer and journalist, author of Japanamerica, and Visiting Professor at Waseda University
“From Manga to Murakami: Stories as Japan’s Greatest Natural Resource”
Kyoko Nakajima — Naoki Prize-winning novelist and author of The Little House https://lnkd.in/e9QYhmVS
“The Dreaming Imperial Library: History Witnessed by a Library in Ueno”
Date: Friday 2 October, 2026
Time: 7:00pm–9:00pm
Venue: Impact HUB Tokyo, Meguro
Admission: ¥500 + one drink purchase
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