By Katy Gow BMus (Hons) MA Monday 7pm – 6th March 2023 VENUE: University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square – Room G.02 Hosted by The Japan Society of Scotland Synopsis: With the end of Japan’s long period of isolation, many western powers began to return. Ships arrived, and bands performed anthems and other music as aContinue reading “KIMIGAYO 君が代: the origins of Japan’s National Anthem and the Scottish connection”
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Annual General Meeting 2023
WAS HELD ON 4TH FEBRUARY 2023 VENUE: University of Edinburgh, 50 George Square – Room G.02 AGM REPORT: Business Meeting – Launch of the new Website – Honorary Life Membership Award – Order of the Scottish Samurai Centre of Excellence Award 2021 – Talk on The Development of Japanese Football. Many thanks to those membersContinue reading “Annual General Meeting 2023”
BONENKAI
Monday 5 December 2022 at 6.30 pm at Harajuku Kitchen The Society will resume its traditional Bonenkai event once again this year, after a break due to Covid. Harajuku Kitchen has reserved 20 places for this event and an early indication of attendance is advised. The format is a 3 course meal for £25 inclusive of gratuities. By traditionContinue reading “BONENKAI”
MY JAPAN: Reflections on publishing poetry and novels on Japan
Professor Alan Spence Professor Alan Spence is an internationally recognized poet, playwright and novelist and Professor Emeritus in Creative Writing at the University of Aberdeen. In 2017 he was appointed Edinburgh Makar (Poet Laureate) and in 2018 he was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his work on Japan. Alan will discuss his twoContinue reading “MY JAPAN: Reflections on publishing poetry and novels on Japan”
Knowledge transfer between Scotland and Meiji Japan: Japanese engineering students studying in Scotland
Guest speaker after the formal business at our online AGM on Saturday 5th February 2022, will be Dr Mairi Arbuckle. Details of how to register to attend are being circulated to all our members.