In 2015, Japan Desk Scotland ran Japan-themed workshops at primary and secondary schools, colleges, universities in Glasgow and beyond, and Bucharest. The workshops held between August and December were supported by grant from the Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
•*15 January: Our Lady Of Lourdes Primary School (P4), South Lanarkshire, Scotland;
•16 January: Japan@Strathclyde at the University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, on ‘Cultural traits found among people from Japan’;
•*23 January: Hillhead Primary School (P7), Glasgow, Scotland, with a talk by Mr Takahiro Suzuki and Ms Chihiro Ito, undergraduate students from Takagai Laboratory, Fukushima University, Japan, on Japan and chemistry [Fukushima];
•23 January: Japan@Strathclyde at the University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, on ‘A Japanese view on Scotland and Glasgow’, with the screening of ‘Our Scotland: A Japanese perspective‘ and ‘The bird, the tree, the bell and the fish of Glasgow‘. In addition, there was a special talk by Dr Yoshitaka Takagai, Associate Professor in Applied Chemistry, Fukushima University, Japan, about his research after the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident [Fukushima];
•26 January: Japanese Club at Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a talk by Mr Takahiro Suzuki and Ms Chihiro Ito, undergraduate students from Takagai Laboratory, Fukushima University, Japan, on Japan and chemistry [Fukushima];
•30 January: Japan@Strathclyde at the University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, on ‘Scotland and Japan: Historical Relations’;
•*5, 12 and 19 February: Hillhead Primary School (three P5 classes), Glasgow, Scotland, for Taiko workshop;
•6 February: Japan@Strathclyde at the University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, on ‘Peace’, with the screening of ‘Hiroshima in 2013‘ and ‘Make peace in the Philippines‘;
•16 February: Japanese Club at Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a talk on ‘Scotland and Japan: Historical Relations’;
•*20 February: Millersneuk Primary School (P7), East Dunbartonshire, Scotland;
•*26 February: Twechar Primary School (P6/7), East Dunbartonshire, Scotland;
•9 March: Japanese Club at Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a talk on life in Japan;
•21 April: Webinar organised by EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation on ‘How to develop a robust (digital) marketing strategy in Japan‘;
•22 April: Lanark Primary School (P5/6), South Lanarkshire, Scotland;
•23 April: Japan@Strathclyde at the University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, with the screening of ‘Our friends in Fukushima‘ and ‘Hiroshima in 2013‘, [Fukushima];
•24 April: Japan@Strathclyde at the University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, with the screening of ’100 Bq/Kg, 0.23 μSv/h: The standard of living in Fukushima’ and ‘Here and there in Fukushima‘ [Fukushima];
•26 April: The Michi-biraki Festival held at Bucharest Botanic Gardens by students and staff at Department of Japanese Language and Literature, University of Bucharest, with the screening of ‘Here and there in Fukushima‘; [Romania] [Fukushima]
27-29 April: Department of Japanese Language and Literature, University of Bucharest, Romania, on ‘Inter-cultural communication (on Monday 27th for the first-year Master students; on Tuesday 28th for the first-year students; and on Wednesday 29th for the second-year students; [Romania]
•*6, 13 and 20 May: Hillhead Primary School (Origami for four P1 classes and four P2 classes), Glasgow, Scotland;
•11 May: Japanese Club at Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a talk on life in Japan’s countryside;
•*14 and 21 May: Broomhill Primary School (two P5 classes), Glasgow, Scotland;
•*25 May: Riverside Primary School (two P7 classes), Stirling, Scotland;
•*29 May: Grenngairs Primary School (P6), North Lanarkshire, Scotland;
*9-11 June: ‘Here and there’ (seven documentaries), University of Glasgow Chaplaincy, Glasgow, Scotland [Documentary Films Production];
*15 June: Japan Club at Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with a talk on the image of Europe in Japan.
•2 and 3 September: Department of Japanese Language and Literature, University of Bucharest, Romania, on ‘Washi (Japanese paper) on Wednesday 2nd and on ‘Wadaiko (Japanese drumming) on Thursday 3rd. [Romania];
•16 September: St Mark’s Primary School (P6/7), Hamilton, Scotland;
•21 September: Japanese Club at Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with basic Japanese phrases and Japanese-style bowing;
•23 September: Georgetown Primary School (P7), Dumfries, Scotland;
•30 September: St Mary’s Primary School (two P7 classes), Bannockburn, Stirling, Scotland;
•1 October: Woodside Primary School (two P5 classes), Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland;
•21 October: Japan@Strathclyde at University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, on the theme of ‘Teaching English in Japan‘ with the screening of ‘Teaching English in Japan: Carolyn Biggs‘;
•9 November: Japanese Club at Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with eating ‘soba’ noodle with chapsticks;
•21 November: Department of Japanese Language and Literature, University of Bucharest, Romania, on Wadaiko workshops, as a part of the 40th anniversary of the Department’s founding; [Romania]
•25 November: Japan@Strathclyde at University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, Glasgow, Scotland, on the theme of ‘Glasgow Chai Party’, with the screening of ‘Multicultural cakes: Mayuko’s Kitchen‘;
•30 November: Japanese Club at Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, with eating ‘onigiri’; and
•2 December: Battlefield Primary School (P5 class), Glasgow, Scotland.
* Japan workshops at primary schools are run by JDS on behalf of Japanese Matsuri for Glasgow.