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Conrad Ricamora Accepts the Human Rights Campaign's Equality Crane Award at Asia Society New York
Conrad Ricamora Accepts the Human Rights Campaign's Equality Crane Award at Asia Society New York
"We get to carry the vibrance, and culture, and community of more than one world. And that is not a burden to manage, that is a gift to be put on the table, in full display." Last week, Asia Soci...
Takashi Murakami Honored as 2026 Art Game Changer
Takashi Murakami Honored as 2026 Art Game Changer
LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2026 — Takashi Murakami accepts Asia Society Southern California's Art Game Changer honor at the 2026 Asia Game Changer Awards SoCal presented by MindChamps. LACMA CEO and Walli...
The EU's role in U.S.-China relations
The EU's role in U.S.-China relations
Europe isn't a bystander in U.S.-China tensions, but often caught in the middle. Center for China Analysis Senior Fellow Philippe Le Corre explains why the EU's voice needs to be part of the conver...
Angel City Football Club Honored as 2026 Civic Leadership Game Changer
Angel City Football Club Honored as 2026 Civic Leadership Game Changer
LOS ANGELES, May 3, 2026 — Angel City Football Club accepts Asia Society Southern California's Civic Leadership Game Changer Award at the 2026 Asia Game Changer Awards SoCal presented by MindChamps...
Bridges and Boss Fights: The Cross-Border Synergy and Co-Evolution of Gaming
Bridges and Boss Fights: The Cross-Border Synergy and Co-Evolution of Gaming
LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2026 — Bandai Namco Entertainment America Senior Vice President of Corporate Development Karim Farghaly and Senior Business Development Manager Yukiko Hanzawa, and Skybound Ent...
Playing the Long Game: Investment, Talent, and the U.S.-Japan Baseball Market
Playing the Long Game: Investment, Talent, and the U.S.-Japan Baseball Market
LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2026 — LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games Sport Manager of Baseball, Softball, and Goalball Joan Garcia Pagán and THE·TEAM President of Global Talent Representation Jason Ranne ...
Crisis Cooperation: How Asia Is Responding to the Iran Shock
Crisis Cooperation: How Asia Is Responding to the Iran Shock
June 18, 2026 — With the United States and Iran having reached a 60-day memorandum of understanding aimed at reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the waterway is set to begin reopening after nearly four...
Member Spotlight: Louise Adams of Aurecon on Engaging with Asia
Member Spotlight: Louise Adams of Aurecon on Engaging with Asia
Louise Adams of Aurecon discusses how the organisation is engaging with Asia and the ideas shaping its work across the region. (7 min., 14 sec.) Part of Member Spotlight, Asia Society Australia’s ...
Member Spotlight: Eric Gao of Boman Group on Engaging with Asia
Member Spotlight: Eric Gao of Boman Group on Engaging with Asia
Eric Gao of Boman Group discusses how the organisation is engaging with Asia and the ideas shaping its work across the region. (5 min., 56 sec.) Part of Member Spotlight, Asia Society Australia’s ...
U.S.-Japan Real Estate Investment Outlook
U.S.-Japan Real Estate Investment Outlook
LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2026 — PAG President and Co-Founder Jon-Paul Toppino and Tokyu Land US Corporation Head of Western US Real Estate Investments Ariel Mark compare how Japanese and American capit...
Strengthening U.S.-Japan Ties in Trade, Investment, and Economic Security
Strengthening U.S.-Japan Ties in Trade, Investment, and Economic Security
LOS ANGELES, June 9, 2026 — Asia Society Policy Institute Senior Vice President Wendy Cutler and USC Gould School of Law Center for Transnational Law and Business Executive Director Brian Peck exam...
2025 Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge Grantees at the Fourth Annual AWE Luncheon
2025 Julia S. Gouw Short Film Challenge Grantees at the Fourth Annual AWE Luncheon
LOS ANGELES, December 16, 2025 — Filmmakers Cami Kwan (Paper Daughter) and Rachel Leyco (Milk and Honey), winners of CAPE's 2025 Julia Gouw Short Film Challenge, discuss the immigrant stories behin...
Exchange and Dissemination: Postwar to Contemporary Japanese Art
Exchange and Dissemination: Postwar to Contemporary Japanese Art
LOS ANGELES, January 19, 2026 — Curator, dealer, and advisor Jeffrey Deitch and LACMA Associate Curator of Japanese Art Rika Hiro trace the dissemination of postwar and contemporary Japanese art in...
The Global Playbook: U.S.-Japan Perspectives on Sports, Media, and Fandom
The Global Playbook: U.S.-Japan Perspectives on Sports, Media, and Fandom
LOS ANGELES, January 19, 2026 — ESPN SVP of Programming and Acquisitions Ilan Ben-Hanan, Fanatics Asia EVP and Managing Director Masanori Kawana, and A&V Sports Group Partner Takumi Jeannin discus
Beyond the Frame: U.S.-Japan Partnerships Redefining Entertainment
Beyond the Frame: U.S.-Japan Partnerships Redefining Entertainment
LOS ANGELES, January 19, 2026 — Filmmaker HIKARI (Rental Family, Searchlight Pictures), Dentsu Entertainment Global EVP Geneva Wasserman, and Sony Pictures Entertainment SVP Tohru Iokibe discuss ho...
What's one thing Washington consistently gets wrong about China?
What's one thing Washington consistently gets wrong about China?
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Chair Ling Chen articulates the blind spot Washington can't seem to shake: China's leaders face real domestic constraints, and ultimately crav...
Signals, Strategy and Stakes
Signals, Strategy and Stakes
Director of South Asia Initiatives Farwa Aamer gives her take on the BRICS and Quad Foreign Ministers' meetings, Pakistan's diplomatic gamble, and China-Bangladesh relations. For more insights on...
Why Japan Still Matters in Global Gastronomy
Why Japan Still Matters in Global Gastronomy
TOKYO, June 2, 2026 — What truly makes a great dining culture? According to gastronomy expert Takefumi Hamada, the answer lies not only on the plate but in the systems that make exceptional food po...
Japan’s Capital Markets — Where Next?
Japan’s Capital Markets — Where Next?
TOKYO, May 21, 2026 — Japan’s capital markets have undergone a profound transformation, shifting from insider capitalism dominated by cross-shareholdings to a more open, globally connected system. ...
Australia–India Trade and Investment: Shaping the Next Phase of Economic Engagement
Australia–India Trade and Investment: Shaping the Next Phase of Economic Engagement
SYDNEY, May 18, 2026 — With ECTA in force and CECA negotiations advancing, India and Australia have the momentum to deepen their economic partnership through stronger trade and investment flows. On...