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SUMMARY:Perfect Days (JFT People's Choice Award screening)
DESCRIPTION:Perfect Days \nTuesday\, September 1\, 6:30PM (ET) \nDoors open 6:00PM | Film Screening | In-Person | JFT Event Hall \nDirected by Wim Wenders • 2023 • Drama  • 124 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer  \nIn a world of fleeting moments\, find the beauty that lasts. \nA perfect song that hits at just the right moment\, the play of sunlight through leaves\, a fleeting moment of human connection in a vast metropolis: the wonders of everyday life come into breath­taking focus in this profoundly moving film by Wim Wenders.  \nIn a radiant\, Cannes-award-winning performance of few words but extraordinary expressiveness\, YAKUSHO Kōji plays a public-toilet cleaner in Tokyo whose rich inner world is gradually revealed through his small exchanges with those around him and with the city itself. Channeling his idol OZU Yasujiro\, Wenders crafts a serenely minimalist ode to the miracle that is the here and now. \nPart 1 of our JFT People’s Choice Award screenings. Pre-screening introduction from current & former JFT Film Program Officers!   \nFree admission. Registration required. \n  \nPlease note: Due to the high demand for these screenings\, we kindly ask that each person register for and attend only one of the JFT People’s Choice Award screenings. This will help ensure that as many members of our community as possible have the opportunity to attend these final screenings. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. \nRegister here \n\n\n\n \nBoth screenings are currently fully booked. If tickets become available due to cancellations or returns\, they will be released through Eventbrite. We encourage you to check the registration pages regularly for any newly available tickets. \nWe will also have a rush line before the event to release available seats on a first-come\, first-served basis. Admission is not guaranteed. Thank you for your understanding. \n\nDirector Profile:  \nWim Wenders (born 1945) came to international prominence as one of the pioneers of German Cinema during the 1970’s and is now considered one of the most important figures in contemporary film. In addition to his many prize-winning feature films\, his work as a scriptwriter\, director\, producer\, photographer and author also encompasses an abundance of innovative documentary films. His career as a filmmaker began in 1967 when Wenders enrolled at the newly founded University of Television and Film Munich (HFF Munich). Parallel to his studies\, he also worked as a film critic for a number of years. Upon graduating from the academy in 1971\, he founded\, together with fifteen other directors and authors\, the Filmverlag der Autoren\, a film distribution company for German auteur films\, which organized the production\, rights administration and distribution of their own independent films.  
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SUMMARY:Tampopo (JFT People's Choice Award screening)
DESCRIPTION:Tampopo \nタンポポ \nWednesday\, September 2\, 6:30PM (ET) \nDoors open 6:00PM | Film Screening | In-Person | JFT Event Hall \nDirected by ITAMI Jūzō • 1985 • 115 minutes • Presented in Japanese with English subtitles • Trailer  \nA self-proclaimed “ramen Western\,” Tampopo is a playful and delicious satire on food\, desire\, and Japanese culture. The story follows truck driver Goro (YAMAZAKI Tsutomu) and his sidekick Gun (WATANABE Ken) as they help Tampopo (MIYAMOTO Nobuko)\, a widowed noodle shop owner\, perfect her ramen recipe and transform her small eatery into a local legend. Through a series of eccentric vignettes—from a gangster’s sensual food rituals to an etiquette lesson gone wrong—ITAMI Jūzō serves up a loving and absurd meditation on the art of eating and living. Both hilarious and heartfelt\, Tampopo celebrates the pursuit of perfection and the joy found in a simple bowl of ramen. \n©Janus Films \nContent Warning: This film contains brief scenes of animal violence. Viewer discretion is advised.   \n  \nPart 2 of our JFT People’s Choice Award screenings. The current and former JFT Film Program Officers will join for a post-screening chat. \n  \nFree admission. Registration required. \nPlease note: Due to the high demand for these screenings\, we kindly ask that each person register for and attend only one of the JFT People’s Choice Award screenings. This will help ensure that as many members of our community as possible have the opportunity to attend these final screenings. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. \nRegister here \nBoth screenings are currently fully booked. If tickets become available due to cancellations or returns\, they will be released through Eventbrite. We encourage you to check the registration pages regularly for any newly available tickets. \nWe will also have a rush line before the event to release available seats on a first-come\, first-served basis. Admission is not guaranteed. Thank you for your understanding. \n\n Director Profile: \nITAMI Jūzō (伊丹 十三\, 1933-1997) was a Japanese actor\, essayist\, screenwriter and film director. One of Japan’s most distinctive satirists\, Itami began his career as an actor\, where he used the stage name ITAMI Ichizō (伊丹 一三). He appeared in foreign-language films such as 55 Days at Peking (1963) and Lord Jim (1965). In 1965\, he published a book called Diary of Boredom in Europe\, an essay collection of his thoughts and reflections on his time in Europe.  In 1967\, when working with director ŌSHIMA Nagisa on the set of Sing a Song of Sex\, he met actress MIYAMOTO Nobuko; they got married in 1969 and Miyamoto would later star in all his films. Itami turned to filmmaking in the 1980s. His directorial debut\, The Funeral (1984)\, was a critical and commercial success in Japan and won many awards\, including Japanese Academy Awards for Best Picture\, Best Director\, and Best Screenplay. With Tampopo (1985)\, he reached international acclaim\, cementing his reputation for subversive wit and inventive storytelling. His following film A Taxing Woman (1987) was again highly successful. It won six major Japanese Academy awards and spawned a sequel A Taxing Woman’s Return in 1988.  Itami’s films often tackled contemporary Japanese life\, from consumerism and bureaucracy to gender roles\, with his signature blend of sharp social observation and wry humor.
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SUMMARY:Bring Your Own Bento: Japanese Language and Culture Talk (September 18\, 2026)
DESCRIPTION:  \nFriday September 18\, 2026  \n12:00 pm – 1:00 pm ET In Person @ The Japan Foundation\, Toronto  \n6:30pm – 7:30 pm ET Online (Zoom) \nHave you been thinking about learning a new language but haven’t been able to find the time? \nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto is happy to offer a series of Japanese language and culture talks where we will introduce words and expressions to get you started on the path to learning Japanese! All levels of Japanese learners are welcome to join too! \nWe will hold 2 sessions providing the same content: in-person at the Japan Foundation\, Toronto during the lunch hour (12:00-1:00 pm ET) and online in the evening (6:30-7:30 pm ET). If you are near the Yonge/Bloor area in Toronto\, why not stop by during your lunch break and learn more about Japanese language and interesting cultural information? Or join us on Zoom in the evening if that better suits your schedule/location. These sessions are B.Y.O.B. (“bring your own bento“)\, so please feel free to bring your lunch/dinner with you! \nIn conjunction with the “I Love Sushi” exhibition taking place in the JFT Gallery from September 15 – October 9\, 2026\, this session is titled “I Love Sushi”. Come join us and learn Japanese words and phrases related to sushi\, along with interesting facts about this theme!  This talk will cover some information shared at the session based on the same topic last September\, but will include additional content and insights. Join us for the talk\, and take the opportunity to explore the “I Love Sushi” exhibition during your visit! \nThis session is free to join but registration is required. Please let us know if you will be joining us using the button below. \nIf you have any questions\, please contact us at koza_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp. \nTerms and Conditions: \n\nThe Japan Foundation\, Toronto (hereinafter referred to as “the Organizer”) reserves the right to cancel the registration of any participant who engages in disruptive behavior or any sales activity during the event. Such actions may result in immediate removal from the event at the Organizer’s discretion.\nThe Organizer is not responsible for any personal interactions between participants outside of the event. Participants are encouraged to manage these relationships independently.\nPhotographs or videos may be taken during the event by the Organizer’s staff for promotional purposes only.\nParticipants are not to record\, photograph\, or take screen captures of the event.\nBy registering for and attending the event\, participants acknowledge that they have read\, understood\, and agree to the above Terms and Conditions.\n\nPlease note that registration will take place on Eventbrite – please choose the ticket type corresponding to the timeslot (in-person for 12:00-1:00pm ET\, online for 6:30-7:30pm ET). \n**The Zoom meeting link for the online session will be sent to the email address used for registration\, a few days prior to the event.  Please note that the Zoom meeting is not connected to Eventbrite – please join the online session via the Zoom link in the email message. Thank you for your understanding. \nREGISTER HERE \n  \nThis talk shares the same title as the exhibition “I Love Sushi” (The Japan Foundation Travelling Exhibition) at the JFT Gallery during Septebmer 15 – October 9\, 2026. In-person attendees of the BYOB session can take the opportunity to explore the exhibition after the talk\, but you are more than welcome to book the gallery visit on a day that suits your schedule! Please refer to the webpage below for more details and to book a visit. \n \n“I Love Sushi” Exhibition Webpage
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SUMMARY:North America-Japan Partnership in a New Global Era: Building the Future through Exchange\, Innovation\, and Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:This event aims to explore innovative approaches to strengthening North America–Japan partnership amid profound global change. Through their individual experiences across Canada\, Japan\, and the United states\, the speakers will discuss strategies for reinforcing values-based partnerships within societies and among the three countries\, as well as brainstorm new ideas and opportunities for trilateral collaboration that will strengthen relations over the coming century. \nIn a keynote address\, Intercultural Exchange as a Path to Creativity and Innovation\, Dr. Roseann Runte will draw upon examples from educational and institutional partnerships among Canada\, Japan\, and the United States to examine how international and intercultural exchange fosters creativity\, innovation\, and leadership across disciplines\, including science\, technology\, education\, and the humanities. \nA panel discussion titled Creating Foundations Toward the Next 100 Years will follow\, featuring a distinguished group of leaders from Canada and the United States. Moderated by David Janes\, this panel will explore the future of North America–Japan relations in an evolving global landscape\, examining opportunities to strengthen educational\, cultural\, philanthropic\, and policy collaboration while identifying new models of partnership for the decades ahead. \n  \nThis event is co-sponsored by the Japan Foundation\, Toronto and International House of Japan\, in partnership with American Friends of the International House of Japan and Japan Society Canada. \n  \nKeynote Speaker \nPhoto by Jean-Marc Carisse  \nDr. Roseann O’Reilly Runte is a recipient of the Order of Canada and has served as president of a number of universities in Canada and the United States. She was also the President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. In addition to her scholarly writing\, she has published poetry and works for the general public which have received many awards. Her latest book\, Renshi has been launched this month and was composed with Japanese poets Shuntaro Tanikawa and Ooka Makoto. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n\nPanelists \n \nDr. Annika Culver is Professor of Japanese History and Director of the Prince Takamado Japan Centre at University of Alberta. She has also taught at Florida State University (FSU)\, University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP)\, Skidmore College\, and University of Chicago. She is an Editorial Board Member at the Texas National Security Review and belongs to the US-Japan Network for the Future. Professor Culver is author of Glorify the Empire: Japanese Avant-Garde Propaganda in Manchukuo (2013)\, winner of the Southeast Conference for the Association for Asian Studies Book Prize; Japan’s Empire of Birds: Aristocrats\, Anglo-Americans\, and Transwar Ornithology (2022); Democratizing Luxury: Name Brands\, Advertising\, and Consumption in Modern Japan (2023)\, and co-editor of Manchukuo Perspectives: Transnational Approaches to Literary Production (2019). Her forthcoming book is Princess of the Water World: The Transoceanic Lives of a Japanese American Noblewoman (Routledge 2027). \n  \n \nDr. Frank Feltens is Susan Brotman Chief Curator at the Seattle Art Museum. Prior to this\, he was Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Japanese Art at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art. He received a PhD in Japanese art history from Columbia University. Feltens is a specialist in Japanese art with a focus on the late medieval and early modern periods. Additional interests include Japanese photography and the intersections between painting and ceramics. Feltens has published and lectured on a range of topics related to Japanese art. He has written and co-authored books about the Japanese painters Katsushika Hokusai\, Ogata Kōrin\, the Zen monk-painter Sesson Shūkei\, as well as Japanese literati painting. He has also previously held research positions at the Museum of Modern Art\, the National Museum of Asian Art in Berlin\, and the Nezu Museum as well as at the temple Sensoji in Tokyo. Feltens organized a number of exhibitions\, including Imagined Neighbors: Japanese Visions of China\, 1680–1980 (2024)\, Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan (2022)\, Hokusai: Mad about Painting (2019/21)\, and Japan Modern: Prints in the Age of Photography (2018–19) at NMAA. Feltens is a longtime practitioner of the Japanese tea ceremony in the Urasenke tradition and carries the honorary tea name Söchoku. \n  \n \nJustin Rockefeller is Co-Founder and Executive Chair of Avenera\, an AI engineering and services company that creates compounding value through custom-built and managed AI solutions.  Avenera exists to be the trusted AI partner to enterprise leaders\, providing confident action and durable advantage.  Justin co-founded and chairs The ImPact\, a global membership community of 95+ families committed to aligning their assets with their values.  He is a member of International House of Japan North America Advisory Board\, and serves on the boards of Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Longview Philanthropy.  Justin is an Aspen Institute Finance Leaders Fellow.  Previously\, Justin was Global Director of Family Offices and Head of Impact at Addepar. He graduated from Princeton University and lives in NY. \n  \n  \n  \nPhoto by Alexis MacDonald  \nDr. Phillip Lipscy is professor of political science at the University of Toronto\, where he is also Chair in Japanese Politics and Global Affairs and the Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. In addition\, he is cross-appointed as professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo. His research addresses substantive topics such as international cooperation\, international organizations\, the politics of energy and climate change\, international relations of East Asia\, and the politics of financial crises. He has also published extensively on Japanese politics and foreign policy. Lipscy’s book from Cambridge University Press\, Renegotiating the World Order: Institutional Change in International Relations\, examines how countries seek greater international influence by reforming or creating international organizations. \n  \n \n\nDr. Tom Mason is a specialist in people-to-people diplomacy. He became the first full-time Executive Director of the U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation in 2020. Under his leadership\, the Foundation has developed comprehensive support before\, during\, and after the program that includes mentoring\, leadership development\, and career preparation for emerging U.S.-Japan leaders. He has broadened the Bridging Scholar applicant pool\, established new memorial funds\, and developed partnerships to strengthen bilateral ties between the United States and Japan. \nPrior to joining the Bridging Foundation\, Dr. Mason founded and led the ALLEX Foundation for eighteen years\, building Chinese and Japanese language programs at over 100 universities and training more than 1\,200 instructors\, many of whom now teach at Harvard\, MIT\, Princeton\, Yale\, and leading institutions worldwide. \n  \n  \nModerator \nDr. David Janes is Vice President\, North America\, International House of Japan (IHJ) and concurrently Executive Director of the American Friends of the International House of Japan (AFIHJ). David has focused his career on international education\, global affairs\, and philanthropy. His notable roles include Chief Advancement Officer at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST)\, President and CEO of the OIST Foundation (which he founded and launched)\, Executive Director of Global Citizens Initiative\, and Director of Foundation Grants & Assistant to the President at the United States-Japan Foundation. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nRegister Here
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