2024-05-15T15:29:08-05:00 2023-06-30 133628255 CONDON O'MEARA MCGINTY & DONNELLY LLP ONE BATTERY PARK PLAZA 7TH FL NEW YORK NY 10004 990 2022-07-01 131675082 JAPAN SOCIETY INC JAPA 2127151287 333 EAST 47TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100172399 JOSHUA WALKER PHD PRESIDENT & CEO 2127151287 2024-05-04 1 JOSHUA WALKER PHD 999009999 0 ALEXANDER LAZZARUOLO P01775353 2126617777 3 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z JOSHUA WALKER PHD 333 EAST 47TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100172399 18107693 0 X WWW.JAPANSOCIETY.ORG X 1913 NY LEADING U.S. ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO DEEPENING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN U.S. AND JAPAN 56 55 99 58 14856 0 5809634 5407078 1140055 1173638 9777043 2170805 679124 1520730 17405856 10272251 90800 0 0 0 7095283 8464700 0 0 1793903 4564961 5267977 11751044 13732677 5654812 -3460426 74080540 75380892 993271 1036326 73087269 74344566 X SEE SCHEDULE O. 0 0 1673716 16242 GALLERY: (SEE SCHEDULE O) 1638403 134681 PERFORMING ARTS: (SEE SCHEDULE O) 1555802 18208 MEDIA AND MARKETING: (SEE SCHEDULE O) 3285293 1329424 FILM, BUSINESS AND POLICY FORUM, LANGUAGE CENTER, EDUCATION AND FAMILY, AND LASTLY MEMBERSHIP. 3285293 1329424 8153214 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 99 0 1 99 1 1 1 1 JA 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 56 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 NY X X LISA BERMUDEZ 2127151287 333 EAST 47TH STREET NEW YORK NY 100172399 MERIT E JANOW CHAIRMAN 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ALAN S MACDONALD VICE CHAIR 3.00 X X 0 0 0 KAZUO KOSHI VICE CHAIR (TO 7/22) 3.00 X X 0 0 0 SUSAN J ONUMA SECRETARY 3.00 X X 0 0 0 GARY KOZLOWSKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES NASH DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GERALD L CURTIS DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ARIEL J DECKELBAUM DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD A DRUCKER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LOUIS J FORSTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FROMAN DIRECTOR (TO 6/23) 3.00 X 0 0 0 CAROL GLUCK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY MORIWAKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KENZO HAKUTA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 YOSUKE HONJO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TATSUO OKAZAKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEISHI HOTSUKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 IRFAN HUSSAIN DIRECTOR (TO 12/22) 3.00 X 0 0 0 SATOSHI KAWAMURA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HIROFUMI OTSUKA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ERI KAKUTA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROBERT A KARR DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MARK KHALIL DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSEPH R PERELLA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JUN MAKIHARA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SHUJI MATSUURA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 THEODORE MILLER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 THOMAS K MONTAG DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SATORU MURASE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TOBY S MYERSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD N SHAAK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 YUJI SUGIMOTO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DONALD J TOUMEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HIROSHI ONO DIRECTOR (TO 11/23) 3.00 X 0 0 0 DOUGLAS L PETERSON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DAVID SNODDY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA N SOLOMON DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 NAOKI SUZUKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 YOSHITERU SUZUKI DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HIDENORI TAKAOKA DIRECTOR (TO 3/23) 3.00 X 0 0 0 GARY M TALARICO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 SAYU UENO DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MAKOTO YODA DIRECTOR (TO 3/23) 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL A ZARCONE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TOMONORI WADA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 KEVIN WILLSEY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TADAYOSHI YAMAGUCHI DIRECTOR (TO 3/23) 3.00 X 0 0 0 ADAM F WEISSENBERG DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL FROMAN DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 BRADLEY EDMISTER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 TETSUO KAWATE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 LINDA KIRKPATRICK DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MASAHIRO KOIKE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MASATOSHI KOMORIYA DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MAURICE R GREENBERG DIRECTOR/LIFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MOTOATSU SAKURAI HONORARY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 J THOMAS SCHIEFFER HONORARY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 MIKIO MORI HONORARY DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD LANIER LIFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 DERYCK MAUGHAN LIFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 HENRY MCKINNELL JR LIFE DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 JOSHUA W WALKER PRESIDENT & CEO 40.00 X X 568289 0 70806 LISA BERMUDEZ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 40.00 X 332912 0 52028 GREGORY CORSICO VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT 40.00 X 251102 0 61006 ANDREW CONNOR CHIEF OPEARTING OFFICER 40.00 X 219093 0 54671 YOKO SHIOYA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 183021 0 30696 JOHN AGAPITO DIRECTOR OF BUILDING SERVICES 40.00 X 181869 0 0 TOMOYO FONTEIN SENIOR DIRECTOR, LANGUAGE CENTER AND LIBRARY 40.00 X 143471 0 37465 1879757 0 306672 15 0 1 0 HEIDRICK CONSULTING(SENN-DELANEY) 233 SOUTH WACKER DRIVE SUITE 4900 CHICAGO IL 60606 LEADERSHIP CONSULTING 342184 VENTUCOM LLC 275 WEST 39TH STREET 4TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10018 SUPPORT & CONSULTING FOR IT 289580 VANGUARD INSTITUTIONAL ADVISORY SERVICES PO BOX 3009 MONROE WI 535668309 ADVISORY SERVICES 172131 3 1487439 423151 373716 3122772 204096 5407078 TUITION 900099 893154 893154 ADMISSIONS 900099 280484 280484 1173638 1351989 14856 1337133 259814 0 259814 259814 259814 8301250 7482434 818816 818816 818816 1288727 423151 352728 935999 935999 13871 280 13591 13591 REIMBURSEMENTS 900099 291064 291064 MISC. 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EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA, 1 PROGRAM SERVICES PROJECT SUPPORT 42291 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS, 0 INVESTMENTS 1137953 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM 0 INVESTMENTS 769351 1 0 0 0 1 0 1949595 0 1949595 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: GRANTMAKING PROCESS: JAPAN SOCIETY STAFF MEETS WITH POTENTIAL GRANTEES BOTH IN JAPAN AND IN NEW YORK. IF PROJECTS LOOK PROMISING, WE ENCOURAGE POTENTIAL GRANTEES TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL. A NUMBER OF NPOS IN JAPAN ARE NOT EXPERIENCED GRANT WRITERS, SO STAFF WILL ALSO WORK WITH POTENTIAL GRANTEES TO MAKE SURE WE RECEIVE SOLID PROPOSALS AND BUDGETS. AS PART OF THE GRANT MAKING PROCESS, EACH PROPOSAL, BOTH NARRATIVE AND BUDGET, IS CAREFULLY VETTED TO MAKE SURE WE UNDERSTAND IT AND HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED. IF NECESSARY, WE ASK FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, SUCH AS ADDITIONAL PROJECT INFORMATION OR A MORE DETAILED BUDGET; FINANCIAL REPORTS, ANNUAL REPORTS, AND AUDITORS' REPORTS. INFORMATION FROM PROMISING PROPOSALS ARE THEN PUT INTO A SPREADSHEET WE HAVE DEVELOPED. THE PURPOSE OF THE SPREADSHEET IS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND KEY INFORMATION FROM EACH OF THE GRANTEES IN CONSISTENT WAY, AND RANGES FROM BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING SIZE AND PAST EXPERIENCE, TO DETAILS ABOUT THE PROPOSED PROJECT, SUCH AS GOALS AND IMPACT OF THE PROJECT, TO PROJECT BUDGETS. ALL PROPOSALS AND SPREADSHEETS ARE SENT TO A COMMITTEE OF JAPAN SOCIETY STAFF THAT CONSISTS OF JOSHUA WALKER, LISA BERMUDEZ, AND TOMOMI SEKIYA. EACH PERSON REVIEWS ALL PROPOSALS AND THE SPREADSHEET BEFORE MEETING. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS MEET TO DISCUSS ALL PROPOSALS AND TO COME TO AN AGREEMENT ON WHICH PROJECTS TO FUND, FOR HOW MUCH, AND FOR HOW LONG. TWO IMPORTANT TOPICS OF DISCUSSION ARE WHETHER WE FEEL THERE IS AN ADEQUATE STRUCTURE IN PLACE THAT SHOWS THE ORGANIZATION CAN MANAGE THE ACTIVITIES AND THE FINANCIAL AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, AND WHETHER THERE IS A CLEAR SENSE OF THE NEED, THE GOALS, AND THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT. WE TYPICALLY DO NOT FUND ANY PROJECT FOR MORE THAN 25-30% OF THE TOTAL BUDGET TO ENSURE THAT ANY ONE ORGANIZATION IS NOT SOLELY DEPENDENT ON JAPAN SOCIETY FOR FUNDING. REPORTING/MONITORING: ALL GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A LETTER OF AGREEMENT, WHICH LAYS OUT HOW MUCH A GRANTEE WILL RECEIVE AND WHEN REPORTS ARE DUE. FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED IN ROUGHLY EQUAL AMOUNTS AND ARE TIED TO RECEIVING SATISFACTORY REPORTS FROM THE GRANTEES. DEPENDING ON THE TIME FRAME AND AMOUNT OF THE GRANT, GRANTEES ARE ASKED TO SUBMIT ONE OR TWO MID GRANT REPORTS AND A FINAL REPORT. JAPAN SOCIETY ALSO MAKES SURE REPORTS ARE RECEIVED IN A TIMELY FASHION. WE CAREFULLY READ EACH REPORT (BOTH NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL) TO MAKE SURE THE GRANTEE IS IMPLEMENTING THE PROJECT AS OUTLINED IN THE PROPOSAL AND LETTER OF AGREEMENT. IF WE FEEL THE REPORT IS NOT ADEQUATE, WE WILL ASK THE GRANTEE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IF GRANTEES ARE LATE SUBMITTING A REPORT, STAFF FOLLOWS UP WITH THEM. SO FAR, WE HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM RECEIVING REPORTS, BUT WE HAVE HAD REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL TIME. STAFF KEEPS IN REGULAR CONTACT WITH GRANTEES VIA EMAIL, TELEPHONE CALLS AND VISITS IN TOKYO, NEW YORK AND TOHOKU. UPDATES ON THE JAPAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF FUND BLOG ARE POSTED WITH SHORT STORIES AND PHOTOS ON GRANTEE ACTIVITIES. PART III ACCOUNTING METHOD: ANNUAL DINNER 1711878 423151 1288727 253965 3729 95034 1711878 423151 1288727 253965 3729 95034 352728 935999 X 1 1 X X X 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 JOSHUA W WALKER PRESIDENT & CEO 568289 0 0 0 0 0 39500 0 31306 0 639095 0 0 0 LISA BERMUDEZ EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT 332912 0 0 0 0 0 33462 0 18566 0 384940 0 0 0 GREGORY CORSICO VICE PRESIDENT OF DEVELOPMENT 251102 0 0 0 0 0 25558 0 35448 0 312108 0 0 0 ANDREW CONNOR CHIEF OPEARTING OFFICER 219093 0 0 0 0 0 22500 0 32171 0 273764 0 0 0 YOKO SHIOYA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 183021 0 0 0 0 0 18295 0 12401 0 213717 0 0 0 JOHN AGAPITO DIRECTOR OF BUILDING SERVICES 181869 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 181869 0 0 0 TOMOYO FONTEIN SENIOR DIRECTOR, LANGUAGE CENTER AND 143471 0 0 0 0 0 14500 0 22965 0 180936 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 4A RAMONA HANDEL-BAJEMA SEVERANCE $65,000 1/11/23 X 4 204096 FMV 0 1 0 PART III - LINE 4A: GALLERY APRIL 29JULY 24, 2022, ON SITE AND ONLINE VIA 3D TOUR THE EXHIBITION WAS THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL SURVEY OF KAZUKO MIYAMOTO (B.1942, TOKYO), A RELATIVELY LITTLE-KNOWN BUT SIGNIFICANT ARTIST, AND PROVIDED A LONG OVERDUE EXAMINATION OF THIS SINGULAR ARTIST'S CAREER. A NUMBER OF WORKS THAT WERE ON VIEW HAVE NEVER BEEN SHOWN PUBLICLY. ATTENDANCE WAS 2,400 IN-PERSON VISITORS AND 1,493 VISITORS ONLINE. JAPAN SOCIETY JOINED MUSEUMS FOR ALL FOR THIS EXHIBITION AND ACCEPTS CULTURE PASS. ATTENDANCE: 2,400 IN-PERSON VISITORS 1,493 EXHIBITION ONLINE VISITORS REFASHIONING: CFGNY AND WATARU TOMINAGA NOVEMBER 18, 2022FEBRUARY 19, 2023, ON SITE AND ONLINE VIA 3D TOUR REFASHIONING: CFGNY AND WATARU TOMINAGA WAS JAPAN SOCIETY'S FIRST EXHIBITION DEVOTED TO THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY FASHION. COMPRISED OF TWO DISTINCT YET COMPLEMENTARY INSTALLATIONS, THE SHOW BROUGHT TOGETHER THE WORK OF NEW YORK-BASED CFGNY AND TOKYO-BASED WATARU TOMINAGA, TWO EMERGING FASHION LABELS THAT EXPLORE THE INTERSECTIONS BETWEEN FASHION, ART, AND IDENTITY. USING CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES, TEXTILES, SCULPTURE, AND VIDEO, REFASHIONING EXAMINED THE WAYS IN WHICH CFGNY AND TOMINAGA EXPERIMENT WITH THESE MEDIUMS BEYOND CONVENTIONAL DRESS TO TEST POPULAR NOTIONS OF GENDER AND SELF. ANCILLARY PROGRAMS INCLUDED A TALK WITH THE ARTIST; A WORKSHOP, "REFASHION YOUR WARDROBE WITH SKY CUBACUB, AND AN EXCLUSIVE PRESENTATION OF CFGNY'S RUNWAY-PERFORMANCE, "FASHION MAX 2." IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE WAS 2,691 AND 3,973 ONLINE VISITORS. KYOHEI INUKAI MARCH 17JUNE 25, 2023, ON SITE AND ONLINE VIA 3D TOUR KYOHEI INUKAI IS THE FIRST INSTITUTIONAL SOLO EXHIBITION OF KYOHEI INUKAI (19131985), A MOSTLY UNKNOWN, BUT PROLIFIC JAPANESE AMERICAN ARTIST. THE SHOW INCLUDED INUKAI'S PAINTINGS AND SCREEN PRINTS OF ILLUSIONARY, ABSTRACT LINES AND SHAPES FROM THE LATTER YEARS OF HIS CAREER, FROM THE 1960S THROUGH THE 1080S, MANY OF WHICH HAVE NEVER BEFORE BEEN EXHIBITED. ALONGSIDE THESE WORKS WERE A SERIES OF SUMI-E, OR JAPANESE INK PAINTINGS, THAT SERVE AS A COUNTERPOINT TO THE ARTIST'S SINGULAR CURVILINEAR FORMS AND COLOR PALETTES WITH TRADITIONAL JAPANESE ART. THIS EXHIBITION IS INDICATIVE OF JAPAN SOCIETY'S DEDICATION TO EXHIBITING THE WORK BOTH OF WELL-KNOWN AND UNDERAPPRECIATED ARTISTS OF JAPAN AND THOSE OF JAPANESE AMERICANS HERITAGE. THIS RARE PRESENTATION OF AN UNDERRECOGNIZED ARTIST'S LEGACY BUILDS UPON JAPAN SOCIETY'S ONGOING MISSION TO EMBRACE AND SHOWCASE DIVERSE NARRATIVES OF ART AND ARTISTS OF JAPAN AND THE JAPANESE DIASPORA. PROGRAMS PLANNED TO ACCOMPANY THE EXHIBITION INCLUDED FILM & ART NIGHT: CELEBRATING AAPI HERITAGE MONTH FEATURING A FILM SCREENING OF TOTALLY F***ED UP, DIRECTED BY GREGG ARAKI. TICKET HOLDERS RECEIVED FREE ADMISSION TO THE INUKAI EXHIBITION; AND A FAMILY ART DAY: PRINTING WITH SHAPES DURING WHICH FAMILIES TOURED THE EXHIBITION WITH A FUN ACTIVITY SHEET AND MADE THEIR OWN PRINTS. GALLERY ATTENDANCE WAS 3,664 ON-SITE AND APPROXIMATELY 2,000 VISITORS ONLINE. PART III - LINE 4B: PERFORMING ARTS PERFORMING ARTS TOTAL FY23 ATTENDANCE: 3,568 JAPAN SOCIETY PRESENTED EIGHT DIVERSE PROGRAMS IN 2022-2023 AS FOLLOWS: 1. YUKIO MISHIMA'S HANJO BY TOSHIO HOSOKAWA SEPTEMBER 14: CONTEMPORARY OPERA TALK AND LIVE MUSIC. PRESENTED WITH CATAPULT OPERA AND NYU SKIRBALL CENTER, PRIOR TO THE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIER OF THE OPERA HANJO BY TOSHIO HOSOKAWA BASED ON YUKIO MISHIMA'S MODERN NOH PLAYS AT THE SKIRBALL CENTER. THE PROGRAM WITH CONDUCTOR NEAL GOREN AND DIRECTOR LUCA VEGGETTI BEGAN WITH AN INTRO TO MISHIMA'S ORIGINAL SCRIPT BY PROFESSOR SATOKO NAITO, UNIVERSITY OF TURKU, FINLAND AND CONTINUED WITH A VIDEOTAPED, SUBTITLED INTERVIEW WITH COMPOSER TOSHIO HOSOKAWA. THE PROGRAM ENDED WITH LIVE SINGING OF THE OPERA'S CENTERPIECE ARIA BY SOPRANO ERI NAKAMURA. INSPIRED BY THE LONG-DISTANCE LOVE BETWEEN HANAKO, A GEISHA GIRL, AND HER PARAMOUR YOSHIO, HANJO TELLS THE STORY OF HANAKO'S DIZZYING EXPERIENCE WHEN A MAN CALLING HIMSELF YOSHIO REAPPEARS AFTER A LONG ABSENCE. COMMISSIONED BY/PREMIERED AT FESTIVAL D'AIX-EN-PROVENCE IN 2004, HANJO HAS BEEN PRESENTED AT SEVERAL EUROPEAN OPERA HOUSES AND JAPANESE CONCERT HALLS. ATTENDANCE WAS 177 GUESTS. 2. 9000 PAPER BALLOONS OCTOBER 28: PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY A METLIFE MEET-THE-ARTISTS RECEPTION (ALL FREE TO TICKETHOLDERS) OCTOBER 29: PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY A POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION WITH THE ARTISTS OCTOBER 30: PERFORMANCE CREATED DURING A RESIDENCY AT THE HERE ARTS CENTER, 9000 PAPER BALLOONS EXPLORES THE TRUE STORY OF PAPER BALLOON BOMBS THAT FLOATED FROM JAPAN TO THE US DURING WWII. IN THIS WORK, JAPANESE ARTIST MAIKO KIKUCHI AND AMERICAN PUPPETEER SPENCER LOTT PORTRAY THEIR OWN GRANDPARENTS TO EXPLORE/RECONCILE A DIFFICULT PERIOD IN OUR SHARED HISTORIES. THE STORY FOLLOWS THE PATH OF ONE BALLOON FROM JAPAN, ACROSS THE PACIFIC TO A SMALL TOWN IN OREGON. THE STORY TAKES A TRAGIC TURN WHEN THE BALLOON IS DISCOVERED BY A YOUNG AMERICAN BOY. JAPAN SOCIETY WAS PLEASED TO PRESENT THE FIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF 9000 PAPER BALLOONS, FOLLOWING ITS WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOWING AT HERE'S CULTUREMART IN MARCH 2019 AND VIRTUAL PREMIERE IN FALL 2021. TWO OF THE PERFORMANCES ON OCTOBER 28 AND 29 BEGAN AT 7:30 PM. TO REACH A WIDE AUDIENCE, WE SCHEDULED A MATINEE ON OCTOBER 30 FOR THOSE WHO PREFER TO ATTEND AFTERNOON EVENTS. DUE TO THE PANDEMIC, THE IN-PERSON PREMIERE AT HERE PIVOTED TO ONLINE. WE WORKED WITH MAIKO AND SPENCER, AS WELL AS THE SHOW'S DIRECTOR/DRAMATURG AYA OGAWA TO ACTUALIZE AN IN-PERSON PREMIERE FOR THIS EXCEPTIONAL PIECE. A TOTAL OF 683 PEOPLE ATTENDED; ALL THREE PERFORMANCES SOLD OUT. 3. BEHIND-THE-SCENES OF MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO NOVEMBER 10: CONTEMPORARY THEATER TALK THIS EVENING CONVERSATION FEATURED PUPPETEER BASIL TWIST ON HIS COLLABORATION WITH JOE HISAISHI AND THE ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY'S STAGING OF STUDIO GHIBLI'S MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO AT THE BARBICAN IN LONDON, IN COLLABORATION WITH NIPPON TV. A TOTAL OF 207 PEOPLE ATTENDED. 4. KITA NOH: KOTEI (THE EMPEROR)| MAKURA JIDO (CHRYSANTHEMUM BOY) DECEMBER 1*: KOTEI (THE EMPEROR) PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY A TICKETED SOIRE DECEMBER 2*: MAKURA JIDO (CHRYSANTHEMUM BOY) PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY AN ARTIST Q&A DECEMBER 3*: KOTEI (THE EMPEROR) PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY AN ARTIST Q&A DECEMBER 3: NOH MOVEMENT WORKSHOP (SOLD OUT) * WITH PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURES BY PROFESSOR THOMAS HARE, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. PROMINENT MEMBERS FROM THE KITA NOH SCHOOL, INCLUDING AKIYO TOMOEDA, LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE DESIGNATED BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT, PERFORMED WORKS FROM NOH'S CLASSICAL REPERTOIRE: KOTEI (THE EMPEROR) AND MAKURA JIDO (CHRYSANTHEMUM BOY). EACH STORY ADDRESSES THEMES OF HEALTH: KOTEI RECOUNTS THE JOYOUS OF CURE OF DISEASE, AND MAKURA JIDO CELEBRATES LONGEVITY, WE ASKED THE KITA NOH SCHOOL TO PERFORM THESE TWO PIECES AS A PRAYER TO HASTEN THE END OF THE PANDEMIC. BOTH OFFERINGS WERE PERFORMED IN JAPANESE WITH ENGLISH SUPERTITLES CREATED BY JAPAN SOCIETY. SET IN THE TANG DYNASTY, KOTEI TELLS THE STORY OF THE DEITY SHOKI, WHO RESCUES THE AILING EMPRESS YANG GUIFEI AND PLEDGES HIS ALLEGIANCE TO EMPEROR XUANZONG. ALSO SET IN CHINA, MAKURA JIDO IS ABOUT A BOY WHO HAS JOYFULLY LIVED FOR 700 YEARS BY DRINKING AN IMMORTAL ELIXIR FROM THE DEW OF A CHRYSANTHEMUM LEAF. BOTH PROGRAMS WERE PRECEDED BY SHORT TRADITIONAL PIECES, INCLUDING MAI-BAYASHI, IN WHICH A PERFORMER WITHOUT A COSTUME OR MASK DANCES TO LIVE MUSIC; SHIMAI, IN WHICH A PERFORMER WITHOUT A COSTUME OR MASK DANCES TO CHANTING; AND SU-BAYASHI, FEATURING MUSIC ONLY, PERFORMED BY FOUR NOH MUSICIANS. A TOTAL OF 735 PEOPLE ATTENDED THIS PROGRAM. ON DECEMBER 2, 2022, WE OFFERED A SPECIAL 90-MINUTE NOH PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP LED BY TOMOEDA AKIYO AND MEMBERS OF KITA NOH SCHOOL FOR JAPAN SOCIETY SCHOOL PARTNERSHIP HIGH SCHOOLS, WHICH WAS FREE OF CHARGE. FORTY-EIGHT STUDENTS, ALONG WITH FIVE CHAPERONES FROM BRONX COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL IN MANHATTAN WATCHED AN EXCERPT FROM KOTEI, THEN LEARNED ABOUT NOH'S HISTORICAL BACKGROUND, COSTUMES AND MASKS, VOICING, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS. THE EXPERIENCE ENDED WITH A Q&A SESSION WITH THE ARTISTS. PART III - LINE 4B: PERFORMING ARTS CONT. 5. NOTE TO A FRIEND JANUARY 12: PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY A METLIFE MEET-THE-ARTISTS RECEPTION JANUARY 14: PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY AN ARTIST Q&A JANUARY 15: MATINEE PERFORMANCE A CO-PRODUCTION FROM JAPAN SOCIETY AND TOKYO BUNKA KAIKAN, COMMISSIONED/PRESENTED BY THE SOCIETY, MADE ITS WORLD PREMIERE AS PART OF PROTOTYPE FESTIVAL'S 2023 AND PART OF OUR SERIES CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA. PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING COMPOSER DAVID LANG'S HOUR-LONG OPERA, NOTE TO A FRIEND, WAS BASED ON THREE COMBINED/REIMAGINED TEXTS (NOTE TO A CERTAIN OLD FRIEND, AND "DEATH REGISTER") BY NOVELIST RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWAWIDELY REGARDED AS THE FATHER OF THE JAPANESE SHORT STORY. (HE IS BEST KNOWN FOR IN A GROVE, WHICH INSPIRED AKIRA KUROSAWA'S LANDMARK 1950 FILM RASHOMON.) THE RESULT WAS A STUNNING, HAUNTING MONODRAMA ADDRESSING HUMANITY'S ETERNAL FASCINATION WITH DEATH, LOVE, FAMILY AND SUICIDE. YOSHI OIDA, PARIS-BASED OPERA DIRECTOR, DIRECTED THE WORLD PREMIERE FOR THE VOCALIST THEO BLECKMANN. FOLLOWING THE WORLD PREMIERE AT THE SOCIETY, THE PRODUCTION HAD ITS ASIA PREMIERE AT TOKYO BUNKA KAIKAN (FEBRUARY 4-5), AS PART OF OUR TWO-CITY TOUR. A TOTAL OF 499 PEOPLE ATTENDED. 6. AKUTAGAWA FEBRUARY 23: PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY A METLIFE MEET-THE-ARTISTS RECEPTION FEBRUARY 24: PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY A POST-PERFORMANCE DISCUSSION WITH THE ARTISTS FEBRUARY 25: PERFORMANCE FEBRUARY 24: MASTERCLASS (SOLD OUT) FEBRUARY 25: FAMILY WORKSHOP (SOLD OUT) AN INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION BETWEEN PUPPETEERS KORYU NISHIKAWA V AND TOM LEE, WITH LIVE MUSIC BY YUKIO TSUJI, AKUTAGAWA IS A PORTRAIT OF RYUNOSUKE AKUTAGAWA. REALIZED BY THE TRADITIONAL KURUMA NINGYO PUPPETRY STYLE AND ENHANCED BY VIDEO IMAGES, AKUTAGAWA EXPLORES THE AUTHOR'S ARTISTIC INSIGHT AND FRAGILE EMOTIONAL STATE. PARTNERING WITH TOM LEE ALLOWED US TO REACH MANY PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT OTHERWISE HAVE KNOWN ABOUT OUR PROGRAMS. WHILE OUR E-NEWSLETTER AND WEB PRESENCE ARE STILL THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS TO REACH PEOPLE, A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF PEOPLE ATTENDED DUE TO THEIR INTEREST IN PUPPETRY AND/OR TOM LEE. ALL THREE PERFORMANCES WERE SOLD OUT WITH A TOTAL OF 749 PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE. WE ORGANIZED TWO PUBLIC WORKSHOPS FOR GROUPS OF 15 ATTENDEES. THE FIRST WAS A MASTERCLASS BY NISHIKAWA FOR PROFESSIONAL PUPPETEERS TO LEARN, AS TOM LEE DID, THE INTRICACIES OF KURUMA NINGYO PUPPETRY. DUE TO HIGH DEMAND, WE RELEASED ADDITIONAL TICKETS FOR OBSERVERS. THE SECOND WAS A PUPPETRY WORKSHOP FOR CHILDREN AGES FIVE AND OLDER. IN THIS WAY, WE HOPED TO SEED OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE COLLABORATION/AVENUES FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THIS TRADITIONAL ART. 7. 17TH INSTALLMENT - PLAY READING SERIES: I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOU, BUT MARCH 13: PLAY READING, FOLLOWED BY A Q&A WITH YURI YAMADA AND NJ AGWUNA. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOU, BUT BY PLAYWRIGHT YURI YAMADA AND DIRECTED BY NYC-BASED NJ AGWUNA IS CENTERED AROUND A DICEY CONVERSATION BETWEEN A COUPLE, WHICH BEGINS AS AN UNINTENDED PREGNANCY REVEAL. NJ AGWUNA LED A HANDPICKED CAST OF TALENTED LOCAL ACTORS FOR THIS OFF-KILTER PRESENTATION. A TOTAL OF 62 PEOPLE JOINED US FOR THIS READING. AN ARCHIVED VIDEO ON OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL ALLOWS US TO FURTHER ENGAGE WITH AUDIENCES ONLINE. 8. EXTINCTION RITUALS (SOLD OUT) JUNE 9: PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY A CONVERSATION WITH XIMENA GARNICA, SHIGE MORIYA, SHINNECOCK/MONTAUK ELDER JENNIFER E. CUFFEE-WILSON JUNE 10: PERFORMANCE, FOLLOWED BY A CONVERSATION WITH XIMENA GARNICA, SHIGE MORIYA, THE CAST. JAPAN SOCIETY HOSTED TWO WORK-IN-PROGRESS SHOWINGS OF LEIMAY: EXTINCTION RITUALS. CREATED BY THE NYC-BASED CHOREOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR/DESIGNER-DUO XIMENA GARNICA AND SHIGE MORIYA (LEIMAY), THIS PIECE IS A CONTEMPORARY FUNERARY RITE, EXPRESSING GRIEF FOR THE LOSS OF BIODIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTS ON OUR PLANET. THE TOTAL ATTENDANCE WAS 378, WITH 100% CAPACITY BOTH NIGHTS. FOR THIS WORK, XIMENA AND SHIGE COLLABORATED WITH ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS, AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NY, COLOMBIA, AND JAPAN. ALONGSIDE THE WIDER COMMUNITY, INDIVIDUAL COLLABORATORS INCLUDE CAROLINA OLIVEROS (VOCALIST/COMPOSER), KAORU WATANABE (MUSICIAN/COMPOSER), AND JENNIFER E. CUFFEE-WILSON (SHINNECOCK AND MONTAUK ELDER AND ACTIVIST), AMONG OTHERS. IN ADDITION TO THE SHOWINGS AT THE SOCIETY, LEIMAY CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS/COMMUNITY EXCHANGES IN BROOKLYN AND ESOPUS, NY, AS WELL AS AT MA'S HOUSE & ARTIST STUDIO ON THE SHINNECOCK RESERVATION IN SOUTHAMPTON, NY. PART III - LINE 4C: MEDIA AND MARKETING MEDIA & MARKETING THE MEDIA & MARKETING DEPARTMENT'S ROLE IS TO ELEVATE AWARENESS FOR THE INSTITUTION AND ITS VARIOUS INITIATIVES, WHILE COLLABORATING WITH PROGRAM, DEVELOPMENT, AND EXECUTIVE TEAMS TO DRIVE YEAR-ROUND EVENT ATTENDANCE, REGISTRATIONS, DONATIONS, MEMBERSHIP, AND BRAND ENGAGEMENT ALL GUIDED BY OUR U.S.-JAPAN BRIDGE-BUILDING MISSION. THROUGH OUR COLLECTIVE EFFORTS, WE AIM TO CULTIVATE NEW, DIVERSE AUDIENCES AND MEMBERS, DEEPEN ENGAGEMENT WITH EXISTING PATRONS, AND BUILD LONG TERM, SUSTAINABLE RELATIONSHIPS BENEFICIAL TO ALL AREAS OF THE ORGANIZATION. AT JAPAN SOCIETY, THE M&M TEAM IS MANAGED BY THE CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER AND ENCOMPASSES THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DIGITAL (WEBSITE, SOCIAL MEDIA, EMAIL), PR/MEDIA (ENGLISH AND JAPANESE LANGUAGE), MARKETING/ADVERTISING/CREATIVE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND EXECUTION, GRAPHIC DESIGN (DIGITAL AND PRINT), VIDEOGRAPHY, EXTERNAL PARTNERSHIPS, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN 2022-23, WE CONTINUED TO BROADEN OUR GEOGRAPHIC REACH, THROUGH CO-SPONSORSHIP AND CROSS-PROMOTION OF EVENTS WITH ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND GLOBALLY, AS WELL AS THROUGH OUR TRADITIONAL MEDIA OUTREACH AND SOCIAL MEDIA PROMOTION. IN ADDITION, THE M&M TEAM REDESIGNED THE WEBSITE'S VISUAL AND FUNCTIONALITY ASPECTS TO CONTEMPORIZE OUR EXTERNAL IMAGE, UNIFY OUR PROGRAM THEMES, AND CREATE AN OPTIMIZED USER EXPERIENCE. OUR IMPROVED DIGITAL PRESENCE HELPS POSITION THE ORGANIZATION FOR AN IMPACTFUL AND DYNAMIC FUTURE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS INITIALLY REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN AND THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C THE SOCIETY REQUIRES THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS TO COMPLETE THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST FORM. THE FORMS ARE THEN REVIEWED FOR ANY POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE SOCIETY'S SALARY STRUCTURE, INCLUDING OFFICER COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED THROUGH EXTERNAL MARKET DATA TO DETERMINE THE COMPETITIVENESS OF ACTUAL SALARIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE SOCIETY DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON THE INTERNET. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 1,107,676. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 208,829. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 153,277. TOTAL EXPENSES 1,469,782. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9: FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE LOSSES -70,467. IPPAN-SHADAN-HOJIN JAPAN SOCIETY 14-9 HIGASHIMINE-MACHI TOKYO OTA-KU JA 145-0074 FUNDRAISING JA -334 2029 JAPAN SOCIETY