Japan-Scotland Relations Archives

​■ Presenting the Lord Provost of Edinburgh , Mr Frank Ross, with “Floral Clocks in Japan and Across the World” August 2019
​■ Courtesy visit to Aberdeen from the Mayor of Yurihonjo City, Akita Prefecture July 2019
​■ The second Cross-party Group on Japan meeting at Scottish Parliament June 2019
​■ Meeting with Jamie Halcro-Johnston at Scottish Partliament May 2019​
​■ 25th Scottish Samurai Awards at Broomhall House May 2019
​■ Thistle and Sakura: A Glasgow – Japan networking event May 2019
​■ Consul General’s courtesy call on the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Humza Yousaf MSP April 2019
​■ Consul General’s courtesy call on Maureen Watt MSP April 2019
​■ Consul General’s courtesy call on Mr Joe FitzPatrick April 2019
​■ The inaugural Cross-party Group on Japan meeting at Scottish Parliament March 2019
​■ Consul General’s courtesy call on the Lord Provost of Glasgow Mrs Eva Bolander March 2019
​■ Consul General’s visit to the University of Glasgow March 2019
​■ Conferment ceremony for Mrs Sayoko Smith Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays February 2019
​■ Report on the conferment ceremony for Mr Callum Farquhar’s Foreign Minister’s Commendation for FY 2018 February 2019
​■ Consul General’s courtesy call on Mr Ivan Mckee MSP at the Scottish Parliament February 2019
​■ Consul General’s courtesy call on Mr Liam McArthur MSP at the Scottish Parliament January 2019
​■ Consul General’s courtesy call on Mr Bill Bowman MSP at the Scottish Parliament January  2019
 
​■ Consul General’s courtesy call on the Lord Provost of Edinburgh Mr Frank Ross December 2018
■ Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine students in begin clinical placement for the first time in Edinburgh November 2018
■ Consul General’s courtesy call on Fiona Hyslop Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs for the Scottish Government November 2018
■ Decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays upon Mrs Sayoko Smith by the Government of Japan November 2018
■ Consul General’s courtesy call on Ken Macintosh MSP, the Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament November 2018
■ Nagoya University Training at Edinburgh University September 2018
​■ Visit from Hagi City July 2018
​■ Foreign Minister’s Commendation for Mr Callum Farquhar July 2018
​■ Conferment ceremony for Emeritus Professor Alan Spence’s Order of the Rising Sun Award July 2018
​■ Clinical placement agreement signed between Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and the University of Edinburgh Medical School June 2018
​■ The first Japanese musician to win Scottish harp competition June 2018
​■ Decoration of the Order of the Rising Sun upon Professor Alan Spence by the Government of Japan April 2018
​■ Tree planting ceremony at the Residence March 2018
■ Report on the conferment ceremony for Mrs Deborah Hathorn’s Order of the Rising Sun Award February 2018
■ Japanese architect Kengo Kuma’s visit to the V&A Museum of Design in Dundee February 2018
  ■ Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays, by the Government of Japan upon Mrs Deborah Christian Hathorn November 2017
■ Conferment ceremony for Mr James Millar’s Foreign Minister’s Commendation for FY 2017 September 2017
■ Ambassador Tsuruoka’s visit to the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo and meeting with the Japan Ground Self-Defence Force Central Band August 2017
■ Cultural event celebrating 20 years of friendship between Edinburgh and Kyoto August 2017
■ Japan participates for the first time in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo August 2017
■ 19th International Union of Pure and Applied Biophysics (IUPAB) July 2017
■ Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2017 July 2017
■ Fukushima Friendship Taiko Japanese Drum Concert March 2017
  ■ Nagoya University Training at Edinburgh University September 2016
■ Delegates from Nagasaki visited Scotland August 2016