Presenter Interview プレゼンターインタビュー
日米交流に尽力して100年
ニューヨーク、ジャパン・ソサエティーの新展開
Japan
New developments in the Japan Society, a promoter of exchange between Japan and the U.S. for 100 years
Yoko Shioya
The Japan Society is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1907 by a group of New York’s most influential business people out of a need for mutual understanding between the U.S. and Japan after Japan’s victory in the Russo-Japanese War. Since then, the Society has been dedicated to promote mutual understanding and exchange between Japan and the U.S. With the establishment of its Performing Arts department in 1953, the Society has served as an important presenter of the Japanese performing arts for over 50 years. This year the Japan Society celebrates its 100th anniversary with a rich variety of performing arts programs. In this interview we spoke with the Japan Society’s Artistic Director, Ms. Yoko Shioya, about the new direction and challenges in performing arts exchange between Japan and the U.S. (Interviewer: Eiko Tsuboike)