At this time, the Society does not have a fixed lecture site. Carefully note lecture locations below. All lectures will be held from 6:30-7:30 PM unless otherwise noted.
January 21 (Mon) (Annual General Meeting precedes the lecture) (summary)
Lecture location: British Embassy"The Tokugawa Art Collection: An Illustrated Lecture"
Mr. Yoshinobu Tokugawa
February 18 (Mon) (summary)
Lecture location: Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen
"Messages of Love: A Facet of Japanese Poetic Diction"
Professor Keiichi Yamanaka (Tokyo University)
March 18 (Mon) (summary)
Lecture location: Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen
"Readings from the Diaries of Sir Ernest Satow, British Minister in Japan, 1895-1900: A Diplomat Returns to Japan"
Assoc. Prof. Ian Ruxton (Kyushu Institute of Technology)
April 15 (Mon) (summary)
May 20 (Mon) (summary)
Lecture location: Seisen University
"Towards an Asian Christianity"
Dr. William Johnston
June 17 (Mon) (summary)
July 20 (Sat) Special Event Celebrating ASJ's 130th Anniversary (summary)
Lecture and tour location: Kyoto University Kaikan and Yoshidayama
"The Role of Yoshidayama in the Development of Buddhism andShinto in Kyoto"
Dr. Hubert Durt
(summer break)
September 30 (Mon) (summary)
Lecture location: Seisen University
"The Rediscovery of the Japanese Sword"
Mr. Kenji Mishina
October 30 (Wed, 6:30 - 8:00 PM, Reservations Required)
November 18 (Mon) (summary)
Lecture location: Seisen University
"Introduction to the Noh Theatre--the inner world of Umewaka Noh"
Mr. Naohiko Umewaka
December 9 (Mon, 6:30 - 8:00, Reservations Required) (joint meeting with International House)
Lecture location: International House
"Edwin O. Reischauer: Historian, Missionary, Prophet"
Dr. George Packard