Event by JSOS. Date – 28th April 2025 at 7pm (doors open 6.30pm) Venue – University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square – Room G.06 Also on Zoom – 7pm prompt start Guest Speaker – Jackie Reid Join us for an evening with Jackie Reid who will kindly share her experience of travelling from Taiwan throughContinue reading “A Winter Tour Through Southern Japan Part II”
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NEIL GORDON MUNRO: Connecting Scotland and the Ainu
Event by JSOS. Date – Saturday 1st of February 2025 at approx. 11.30am Venue – University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square, Room G.04 Also on Zoom (Approx. 11:30am start) Guest Speaker – Daniel Goldie-Furlong Neil Gordon Munro was a Scottish anthropologist and doctor who lived among Hokkaido’s indigenous Ainu people in the village of NibutaniContinue reading “NEIL GORDON MUNRO: Connecting Scotland and the Ainu”
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”
Japanese Garden at Cowden 2024 Funding
In 2024, JSOS awarded a grant of We would like to say a massive thank you to The Japan Society of Scotland for the funding which enabled us to purchase objects that will help to tell the story of Japan to our school visitors. With these objects our young visitors will be able to notContinue reading “Japanese Garden at Cowden 2024 Funding”
Transcending the Traditional: Developments in Contemporary Kabuki
This is not a JSOS event. Date – 12 March 2025 Venue – Project Room 1.06, 50 George Square Speaker – Dr Helen Parker (University of Edinburgh) JSOS council member Dr Helen Parker will be giving a talk as part of the Asian Studies seminar series at the University of Edinburgh. This event is free to attend andContinue reading “Transcending the Traditional: Developments in Contemporary Kabuki”
The Henry Dyer Collection – Members Only Private Viewing 2025
This is a JSOS members only event. THIS EVENT IS FULLY SUBSCRIBED THERE IS NOW A WAITING LIST When: 1.30-3.00pm Tuesday the 25th of March 2025 Where: The Old Glasgow Room at the Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN Led by: Susan Taylor, Special Collections Joined by: Dr. Saeko Yazaki, The University of GlasgowContinue reading “The Henry Dyer Collection – Members Only Private Viewing 2025”
The Scot Who Reopened Anglo-Japanese Relations: Admiral Sir James Stirling
Event by JSOS. Date – Monday 3rd of March 2025 at 7pm prompt start (doors open 6.30pm) Venue – University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square – Room G1.06 Also on Zoom (7pm prompt start) Join us for an evening with Professor Ian Gow on the Scottish admiral who, without prompt, reopened Anglo-Japanese relations. In 1854Continue reading “The Scot Who Reopened Anglo-Japanese Relations: Admiral Sir James Stirling”
Annual General Meeting 2025
Held on Saturday 1st of February 2025 at 11am The 38th AGM of The Japan Society of Scotland Society members and guests gathered on Saturday 1st Feb., for our 38th AGM and we were delighted to welcome the Deputy Consul General of Japan in Edinburgh, Ms Minori Ishii. Attendance was encouraging with 30 attending In-person,Continue reading “Annual General Meeting 2025”
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
Please note that this is not a JSOS event. Dates: Between the 7th of February and the 31st of March 2025 Locations: Dundee, Edinburgh, Inverness, & Kirkwall The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme will be showing various films across the UK on the theme of “Am I right?: Justice, Justification and Judgement in Japanese Cinema”.Continue reading “The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme”
Annual General Meeting 2025
The 38th AGM of the Japan Society of Scotland Date – Saturday 1st of February 2025 at 11am Venue – University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square, Room G.04 Join us at our AGM to hear what we have been up to for the last year, vote on the election of council members, and network withContinue reading “Annual General Meeting 2025”