Digital Museum of the History of Japanese in New York

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Exhibiting Japan in Mid-Century New York

Image of the cover of a flyer for the 1939 World's Fair in New York. Flyer has a picture of the Japan Pavilion, a white building with red fence. To the right is the word Nihon in kanji in red. Underneath on a diagonal reads New York World's Fair 1939 in black.

Watch the event recording here! This event was held at JAA New York. Japan’s participation in New York’s two world’s fairs came in the middle of a century and a half of enthusiasm for expos, which continues today. In both 1939-40 and 1964-65, the Japanese pavilions and exhibits drew on this long experience. They combined […]

Japanese Artists in New York City, special presentation at the Nippon Club

An oil painting by Bumpei Usui entitled "Furniture Factory" depicting people at work.

Dr. Mai Sato, a part-time lecturer at Nihonbashi Junior High School, gave a special presentation on the digital exhibit “Japanese Artists in New York City: Artistic Traces from the 1910s to the 1940s” on March 27, 2024 at the Nippon Club. See “Japanese Artists in New York City,” the digital exhibit online. https://youtu.be/YTDTpSmP9og

“Meiji Modern: What Women’s Education Means Then and Now” Panel Discussion

“Meiji Modern: What Women’s Education Means Then and Now” Panel Discussion This event, presented by Asia Society Japan, featured a moderated panel discussion at The International House of Japan in Tokyo in person and online on August 28, 2023. Discussion focused on the significance of women’s education in Japan since the time the country was […]

"Japanese Eyes on America: 150 Years Since the Iwakura Mission to the U.S." Panel Discussion

This public event, presented by the Digital Museum of the History of Japanese in New York, coincided with the launch of its first ever special exhibit. Featuring guest speakers Janice Nimura, Dr. Jordan Sand, and Dr. Haruko Wakabayashi, the conversation covered many lesser-known aspects of the 1871-1873 Iwakura Mission, including the five young Japanese women […]