Held on Saturday 31st of January 2026 at 1pm The 39th AGM of The Japan Society of Scotland Members and guests enjoyed a lovely afternoon meeting old and new friends at our 39th AGM. With a brisk business meeting first, followed by an address from Consul General Takeda, (Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh), weContinue reading “Annual General Meeting 2026”
Category Archives: Announcements
Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun to Mr Callum Farquhar
Yesterday (31st July) was a very special occasion for Japan/Scotland Relations. In recognition of his thirty plus years visiting Japan with the Scottish Scout Association, our good friend and JSoS Treasurer, Callum Farquhar, was recognized by the conferral of The Order of the Rising Sun, Silver Rays. The award was presented by the Consul General of JapanContinue reading “Conferral of the Order of the Rising Sun to Mr Callum Farquhar”
(Past Event) A Man of Resolve: Richard Henry Brunton. Civil Engineer at work in 19th century Great Britain, Japan and Ireland
PAST EVENT Held on the 19th May 2025 Dr Geoff Goolnik gave an excellent talk on Richard Henry Brunton, known throughout Japan as the father of Japanese lighthouses. Like Glover, he was the son of a serving officer in the coastguard service in the north of Scotland. He was also one of a large groupContinue reading “(Past Event) A Man of Resolve: Richard Henry Brunton. Civil Engineer at work in 19th century Great Britain, Japan and Ireland”
(Past event) An Introduction to Japanese Decorative Metalwork
PAST EVENT An Introduction to Japanese Decorative Metalwork – held 9th June 2025 In-person and Zoom audience. Professor Sandra Wilson gave a most interesting talk on Japanese metalwork, which focussed on design and special precious metals, and some of the great families who have carried on these skills for many generations. Sandra is an EmeritaContinue reading “(Past event) An Introduction to Japanese Decorative Metalwork”
(Past event) My Families and Other Samurai
PAST EVENT 13th May 2025. The Japan Society of Scotland working with the Asia Scotland Institute. We recently collaborated with the Asia Scotland Institute (ASI), who organized a superb lecture by Haruko Fukuda OBE. She is a former Chair of the Japan Society and a major figure on finance in London and internationally, who hasContinue reading “(Past event) My Families and Other Samurai”
Cross-party Group on Japan Meeting May 2025
On 28th May, a number of JSoS members attended the meeting of the Cross-Party Group on Japan, at the Scottish Parliament, chaired by Colin Smyth MSP, who welcomed special guests: the new Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi Suzuki, and the new Consul General in Edinburgh Katsutoshi Takeda. Also attending was Ms Kayo Ono from the fiddle band BRUACH (five band members), whoContinue reading “Cross-party Group on Japan Meeting May 2025”
(Past Event) The Ayrshire Bonsai Open Exhibition
Event supported by JSOS THE AYRSHIRE BONSAI OPEN EXHIBITION and JAPANESE VILLAGE was staged in Troon on Sunday 11th May 2025 A gloriously sunny day attracted a large audience of families and bonsai enthusiasts, together with others keen on learning more about Japanese culture. HUGE THANKS to Jeff Banning and the host club for aContinue reading “(Past Event) The Ayrshire Bonsai Open Exhibition”
(PAST EVENT) A Winter Tour Through Southern Japan
Guest Speaker: Jackie Reid Held on: Monday 28th of April 2025 at 7pm APRIL TALK: we were treated to another wonderful cycle tour around southern Japan on Monday night (28th) when Jackie Reid concluded her talk from last year. We also welcomed the new Consul for Cultural Affairs, Mr Masataka Abe, who joined us forContinue reading “(PAST EVENT) A Winter Tour Through Southern Japan”
PAST EVENT – The Henry Dyer Collection: Members Only Private Viewing – Mar 2025
Fifteen members enjoyed a wonderful day out today (25th March 2025) at The Mitchell Library Glasgow, for a private viewing of The Henry Dyer collection. Most of us gathered for lunch in the Mitchell café and had the opportunity to chat, before heading upstairs to see the selection of artefacts, which the special collections teamContinue reading “PAST EVENT – The Henry Dyer Collection: Members Only Private Viewing – Mar 2025”
PAST EVENT – The Scot Who Reopened Anglo-Japanese Relations: Admiral Sir James Stirling – 3rd March 2025
Guest Speaker: Professor Ian Gow Held on: Monday 3rd of March 2025 at 7pm lan, standing in for the scheduled speaker, gave an engaging talk on Admiral Sir James Stirling, from Drumpellier, Coatbridge, 10 miles from Glasgow. This is part of his ongoing research project “Scots in Tokugawa Japan (1600-1868)”. Stirling, as C-in-C of theContinue reading “PAST EVENT – The Scot Who Reopened Anglo-Japanese Relations: Admiral Sir James Stirling – 3rd March 2025”