While initially planned by institutions in North America, the proposed Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) has grown into an ambitious multinational partnership involving institutes from Japan, China, India, in addition to the U.S. and Canada. The public is invited to learn more about the Japanese perspective on TMT and the progress and challenges of building this next-generation instrument at ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center’s next Maunakea Skies talk on October 21 at 7:00 p.m., presented by Dr. Masanori Iye, TMT-Japan Representative.