In 2024, Japan Desk Scotland runs workshops on Japan in Scotland. The workshops from January to March were supported by a grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
● 22 January: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, the Japanese Club and a workshop for the Superheroes class on the theme of ‘Noto Earthquake, and dog/cat cafes’;
● 31 January: National Library of Scotland at KelvinHall, Glasgow, Scotland, ‘The Lotus Club: Japanese Documentaries Series’. Japan Desk Scotland’s ‘Our Scotland: a Japanese perspective‘ (2013) and “Our friends in Fukushima” (2013) were screened. The screening was followed by a discussion;
● 7, 21 and 28 February: Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, Taiko workshops at Wellington Church for three P5 classes;
● 19 February: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, the Japanese Club and a workshop for the Superheroes class on the theme of ‘Valentine’s Day in Japan’;
● 22 February: Antonine Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, a workshop on Japan for P4/5 class, including the screening of “Yawata Primary, Soma City, Fukushima“;
● 28 February: National Library of Scotland at KelvinHall, Glasgow, Scotland, ‘The Lotus Club: Japanese Documentaries Series’. Japan Desk Scotland’s ‘Fukushima: 2011-2015‘ (2016) was screened. The screening was followed by a discussion.
● 6 March: Strathblane Primary School, Stirling, Scotland, a workshop on Japan for a P6 class, including the screening of “Yawata Primary, Soma City, Fukushima“;
● 18 March:Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, the Japanese Club and a workshop for the Superheroes class on the theme of ‘Hanami (cheery-blossom viewing)’;
● 20 March: Colquhoun Park Primary School, East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, two workshops on Japan for a P5 class and a P6 class;
● 27 March: National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, ‘The Lotus Club: Japanese Documentaries Series’. Japan Desk Scotland’s ‘Hiroshima after Fukushima’ (2018) and ‘The bird, the tree, the bell and the fish of Glasgow’ (2014) were screened. The screening was followed by a discussion;
● On Tuesdays from 23 January to 2 April, the ‘Calligraphy as Meditation’ session was held at Prayer and Reflection room, University of Glasgow Chaplaincy, Glasgow, Scotland;
● 17 April: National Library of Scotland at Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland, ‘The Lotus Club: Japanese Documentaries Series’. Japan Desk Scotland’s ‘Evacuation Order in Fukushima – July 2017‘ (2018) was screened. The screening was followed by a discussion;
● 22 April: Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, the Japanese Club and a workshop for the Superheroes class on the theme of ‘Matcha’; and
● 24 April: Hillhead Primary School, Glasgow, Scotland, four workshops on origami for four P1 classes.