Culture and Education Past News and Events
Cultural Events
■ Lecture and demonstration on Japanese tea ceremony by Tea Master Soju Nakazawa April 2022
■ Peace Crane Exhibition August 2021
■ Judo Lecture and Demonstration Event July 2021
■ Japan Foundation's online Film Festival 2021 February 2021
■ Digital Japanese Cultural Events at Museums & Galleries Edinburgh January 2021
■ Online School visit with Fernhill school November 2020
■ Ginkgo Tree for Peace planting ceremony at the Benmore Botanic Garden October 2020
■ 2020 New Year Reception January 2020
■ Glasgow Afghan United’s Burns Night January 2020
■ Noh theatre- Scottish Tour November 2019
■ The Scotland Loves Anime 2019 film festival November 2019
■ Japanese Exhibition at House for an Art Lover November 2019
■ Japanese Autumn Festival at the Teviot Debating Hall November 2019
■ Sushi Sake Sunday event at Edinburgh University October 2019
■ Japan related events in Aberdeen October 2019
■ Opening Ceremony at Broughton House September 2019
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Japan-Scotland Relations
■ Visit with the Lord Mayor of Newcastle Habib Rahman March 2022
■ Meeting with Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs, and Culture, Angus Robertson MSP February 2022
■ Courtesy Call to Lord Provost Aberdeen Councillor Barney Crocket February 2022
■ Visit to the Subsea Expo in Aberdeen February 2022
■ Meeting with members of the Cross Party Group on Japan August 2021
■ Meeting with Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture, Rt Hon Angus Robertson MSP August 2021
■ Michael Matheson MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport visited Mitsubishi Electric Air Conditioning Systems Europe August 2021
■ The conferment ceremony for Emeritus Professor Ian Gow’s Order of the Rising Sun Award July 2021
■ The test match between the Japan National Rugby Team and the British and Irish Lions June 2021
■ Press Release: Decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Professor Ian Gow OBE by the Government of Japan April 2021
■ Online Emperor’s Birthday Celebration February 2021
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Lectures, Talks, and Messages
■ UK Seafood Webinar October 2020
■ Franco –Scottish Encounters with Japan lecture in Glasgow October 2019
■ ‘My World in War and Revolution’ 16th October, the University of Edinburgh October 2019
■ The first anniversary of V&A Dundee and Kengo Kuma lecture October 2019
■ Lecture by Professor Will Reed at the University of Edinburgh May 2019
■ A Lecture and workshop on Kimono April 2019
■ Abdication lecture at Broomhall House April 2019
■ A Seminar By the Asia Scotland Institute March 2019
■ An evening on Fukushima March 2019
■ Address from Consul General Takaoka: Wagyu Seminar March 2019
■ A Lecture and workshop on Kimono February 2019
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JET Programme
■ The 33rd Annual JET Pre-departure Orientation and Reception August 2019
■ JET Programme Returnee Reception 2018 - Report November 2018
■ Pre-departure orientation for the 32nd year of new JETs July 2018
■ JET programme returnee reception November 2017
■ The 31st year of sending new JETs off to Japan August 2017
■ JET Programme Returnee Reception 2016 November 2016
■ JET Programme Send-off Reception 2016 August 2016
Edinburgh Fringe
■ Report: Opening Reception for Japanese performers at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe August 2019
■ Opening reception- Japanese Performers at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe August 2019
■ Fringe Performance by The Shakuhachi Experience! August 2018
■ Fringe Performance by Japan Marvelous Drummers! August 2018
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