Check out Ollie & @Alex_Short97 demo of kesa gatame & bulldozer turnover. Give it a try with a family member or on your favourite teddy! Remember to practice your Japanese terminology #judo #edinburgh #gym #fitness #girls #boys #strong #stayhome #kidsjudo #keepfit #hometraining pic.twitter.com/H6GTHWfdkq
— Edinburgh Judo (@EdinburghJudo) March 25, 2020
A bit of fun. Short blast of hard work. Mini challenge for all family members. Check out Alex’s Japanese warm up & see how how you get on.Why don’t you take turns running the warm up then trying to be the fastest!#fun #edinburgh #fitness #workout #girls #boys #strong #stayhome pic.twitter.com/qFfQQ3twiM
— Edinburgh Judo (@EdinburghJudo) March 26, 2020
Shunske Nakamura arrives in Glasgow for the first time with his entourage in 2005. A class act on and off the mark. Still going strong in Japan now which is great to see. pic.twitter.com/0PQwIajSV0
— St.Anthony (@Stephen4_2) October 24, 2020
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SCOTLAND | Nine Glasgow Warriors have been named in the @scotlandteam squad for Sunday's crucial #RWC2019 Pool A decider against Japan in Yokohama.
— Glasgow Warriors (@GlasgowWarriors) October 11, 2019
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Thanks for having us Coach Gregor! @Scotlandteam #rugby #Scotland #scotlandrugby #gregortownsent we had great time serving you good Japanese Cuisine! #japanesefood #SixNations #harajukukitchen #edinburgh keeping fit and healthy! pic.twitter.com/vwCW7PaK2H
— Harajuku Kitchen (@Harajukukitchen) March 7, 2020
I love @Harajukukitchen – it’s keeping me and @SCK11 going until our next trip to Japan #edinburgh #japanesefood https://t.co/fTK9h7Rg2B
— Simon Cuthbert-Kerr (@stcstc) February 23, 2020
9 of the best #Japanese Sushi restaurants in #Glasgowhttps://t.co/6aRuLkWA9s pic.twitter.com/2EFPY4xyz8
— Scotsman food&drink (@foodanddrinksco) February 8, 2017
Edinburgh gem, in the back of Rose Street. One of the best Japanese restaurants I’ve been to. @hakatayaedinburgh pic.twitter.com/XtUoZrs2Zp
— Angela Griffin (@Angela_Griffin) September 1, 2020
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When funds became available to construct the western wing of Glasgow School of Art in 1907, Charles Rennie Mackintosh was fascinated by the use of grids in the layout of Japanese buildings. This influence can be seen in the design of the slender library windows @thamesandhudson pic.twitter.com/WGM0CueRU7
— Lachlan Goudie (@lachlangoudie) December 26, 2020
Out in Edinburgh. Japanese ramen tonight. The broth was superb! #ramen pic.twitter.com/XPvgVPCydn
— Matt McGrandles (@CeangailChair) July 7, 2019
Two Weeks to Go!!
Katsu Curry, Sticky Japanese Rice, Chicken Karrange @Fujisan_food will be brining nothing less than the best Japanese flavours to Glasgow Cale Uni on 19th & 20th March!
Click Here for All Info: https://t.co/yicvNNfcqM pic.twitter.com/AwBu8uQS8r
— strEAT (@streat_events) March 5, 2018
Check out our latest #strEATtalk blog! We caught up with @Fujisan_food to learn more about their brand and what makes them a unique addition to the Street Food scene>> https://t.co/Mi6qssiHme
@Glasgow_Live #streetfood #Glasgow #Japanese #strEATtalk #foodblog @WhatsOnGlasgow pic.twitter.com/NhqBnebj76
— strEAT (@streat_events) April 2, 2018
This week’s review: a rainy night in Glasgow demands the crowd-pleasing, booze-soaking Japanese pub food at Mikaku. https://t.co/G1YfPkzmzr
— Jay Rayner (@jayrayner1) November 3, 2019
Sushi burritos are finally here: New Japanese restaurant @temakigla rolls into Glasgow city centrehttps://t.co/eHSplH76SU
— Glasgow Live (@Glasgow_Live) January 14, 2017
Tokyo-based refrigeration company Mayekawa announced today it is opening a base in Glasgow, bringing up to 20 new jobs in the next 5 years @FionaHyslop https://t.co/4huBe590zV pic.twitter.com/v7dTvoostI
— Scot Gov Economy (@scotgoveconomy) October 8, 2019
Engine by J Copland of Pulteney St Engine Works, Glasgow, destined for Japan. Rice mills removed roughage from diets -unintended consequence of modernity. https://t.co/jcVkO8rR6p
— ScotIndustrialHerit (@Scotindustria) December 16, 2020
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First Minister @NicolaSturgeon has opened the European HQ of ReproCELL in Glasgow. The Japanese company does medical research. pic.twitter.com/BnUWwz8oEm
— Heart Scotland News (@HeartScotNews) August 9, 2017
We are excited to start the next part of our #doubleageing High-Rise project in Glasgow. Looking forward to welcoming Japanese colleagues to the UK #glasgow pic.twitter.com/r99E0zUXou
— Ageing High-Rise Neighbourhoods (Japan-UK Network) (@AgeingHighrise) August 11, 2019
Here's Scotland fan Dani Downs from Broughton Rugby Club in Edinburgh, proudly wearing her #ScotchBeef rugby shirt with two japanese rugby fans in Japan ahead of Scotland's game against Samoa today. Good luck, Scotland! #asone #officialhealthyeatingpartner #Meatwithintegrity pic.twitter.com/VugbRQu3Z6
— QMS (@qmscotland) September 30, 2019
#Japanese in #Edinburgh #speakJapanese with us!@JapanatUoE @JapanScotland @JsocEdi @japansocietylon https://t.co/XSnQ5ajddK pic.twitter.com/iglQ9fABLE
— Nihongo Connection (@NihongoConnect) February 24, 2020
Wednesday's seminar will be given by Grey Micah (University of Edinburgh) on "Japanese-English Translation of Gender Nonconformity in Manga & Anime"
February 12, 2020
4:00-5.30pm
G.03 Doorway 6, Medical School, Teviot, University of Edinburgh pic.twitter.com/ScLUILlBDN— Translation UoE (@Translation_UoE) February 9, 2020
Applications for the December Japanese Language Proficiency Test in Edinburgh are open. For more information, please go to our website: https://t.co/bkO9Tik9UB pic.twitter.com/ADiowa9pgF
— Japan Foundation UK (@jpflondon) August 27, 2019
@UoELawSchool @LLCatEdinburgh @uoessps
Calling students of all subjects @ #Edinburgh . Have you considered this fully-funded programme of #Japanese language study with an internship in Japan? We are currently supporting 3 Edinburgh graduates in Japan. https://t.co/Ors17G7Wkl pic.twitter.com/drO9MwfEiy— Daiwa Foundation (@DaiwaFoundation) November 4, 2019
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Before his return to #Glasgow, #HenryDyer received letters of gratitude from Japanese students and graduates.
Find it here: https://t.co/wMq1JRvix3
Thanks to all celebrating the links between Japan and Glasgow today! #Archives #JPNUKSeason #日本 #東京大学 pic.twitter.com/yeV5xIY9a2
— UofGlasgowASC (@UofGlasgowASC) September 23, 2019
.@UofGlasgow is celebrating long-standing links between #Glasgow and #Japan at the moment, so it is fitting that @CJTams will be a Visiting Professor at @KobeU_Global in October.https://t.co/jkoBbSIFCn https://t.co/mNoYJFywB9 pic.twitter.com/MmLl435ykN
— Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security (@UofGCILS) September 18, 2019
What a great day for #HenryDyer. So much to discover between all the collections across Scotland. Learning a lot about Dyer, Glasgow & Japan @UofGlasgow
Learn about the Mitchell's collection here:https://t.co/xSWGmNVAVR#SpecialCollections #JPNUKSeason #日本 #東京大学 pic.twitter.com/wdGWCwb1Fb
— Glasgow Libraries (@GlasgowLib) September 23, 2019
City of Glasgow celebrating historic links with Japan today with #henrydyer memorial day. Find out about the #legacy Dyer left to Edinburgh City Libraries https://t.co/AfWJuLcz2e #specialcollections #Glashow #Japan #東京大学 @glasgowlife @GlasgowLib @GlasgowMuseums pic.twitter.com/tp63ZhsIRW
— Central Library (@edcentrallib) September 23, 2019
So happy that my new Perspectives piece on the growth of research on entrepreneurial ecosystems has been published, along with @fumi_kitagawa and Colin Mason. This came out of the fabulous workshops we ran in Glasgow and Tokyo. https://t.co/qHGEto0uh2
— Doctor Ben (@ben_spigel) October 7, 2020
Kate Thomson is a Scottish sculptor with works around the world, including British Embassy in Tokyo. She works between Edinburgh and Japan, where she explores abstraction of figures and landscapes. https://t.co/rKPymjJN6r
'Cloud 9', © the artist. Photo: University of Stirling pic.twitter.com/nnu00JZQzX
— Art UK (@artukdotorg) June 22, 2019
“Spring is nature’s way of saying, ‘Let’s Party!’”A tapestry of #spring colour in our Japanese Garden at Lauriston Castle #Edinburgh @WhatOnEdinburgh @Edinburgh_CC @NorthEdinbNews pic.twitter.com/FbGksV0XVw
— Edinburgh Museums (@EdinCulture) May 25, 2020
While this is obviously disappointing, it does allow us to free up slots for more people to attend. As such, there is now availability for the previously sold out lecture The Japan/Glasgow connection: https://t.co/yr0P8bEv2j
— Edinburgh Museums (@EdinCulture) December 8, 2020
Could be Japan but it’s mid-60s Edinburgh University by Spence. https://t.co/lpQXiooTAF pic.twitter.com/m9JOElPClo
— Rab Bennetts (@BennettsRab) June 4, 2020
From Durham to Japan, Glasgow to Mexico, Edinburgh to Indonesia, thank you for joining us for @bealoplop's fascinating lecture on Muriel Spark and sound technologies!
We can't quite believe that next week is our eighth and final lecture. Register here: https://t.co/IBIufNpChP
— Late Summer Lectures (@Late_Summer2020) September 30, 2020
ART JAPAN in Glasgow: Japanese Pop & Modern Art @newglasgowsoc this October. With a total of over 50 new artworks on display, for the first time in Glasgow this exhibition introduces the talents of 30 Japanese artists.https://t.co/0A3tuARj5M pic.twitter.com/EJvgeiLBvO
— New Glasgow Society (@newglasgowsoc) August 2, 2018
Listen to Richie’s plans to transform a corner of Tollcross Park in Glasgow into a sensory 'Japanese-style' garden. With help from Community Payback and Garden Project attendees, this project will benefit the #community while supporting people to get their lives back on track. pic.twitter.com/XXqmXg2swF
— Sacro Garden Project (@GardenSacro) October 9, 2020
On the left of this picture is 2 Melville Street, #Edinburgh.
Now the Japanese Consulate, this building was once home to the surgeon Joseph Bell. Bell is said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary character Sherlock Holmes.
Bell was born #OTD in 1837. #HESarchives pic.twitter.com/75xsQ0mNi1
— Historic Environment Scotland (@HistEnvScot) December 2, 2019
"I remember them on the walls in the staircase of our terraced Victorian house in Edinburgh when I was a child"
Acquired in 1970 these Japanese screens were rediscovered through our online request an estimate service#SellWithSothebys #OnlineValuationshttps://t.co/tddsIlrunV
— Sotheby's (@Sothebys) May 21, 2020
Japanese fan of Glasgow band Camera Obscura creates artwork for cancer charityhttps://t.co/Bf95RI98EV pic.twitter.com/8V9mPeHwsl
— The Scotsman (@TheScotsman) November 19, 2017
The Glasgow School of Art was an architectural melange of Scottish baronial, Japanese domestic and art nouveau https://t.co/pygUMqU2ZY
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) June 22, 2018
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The Scottish band who enjoy making miserable music make their Japan debut at @livehouse_fever next month. The indie rockers discuss their latest album, Glasgow and music as therapy. @thetwilightsadhttps://t.co/2cWGJ9SdvE
— Metropolis Magazine (@MetropolisTokyo) August 21, 2019
Phil Prentice of @ScotlandsTowns and @Scot_IDs was pleased to host a Japanese delegation in Glasgow to explore the Improvement Districts Model in Scotland – including a visit to Love Great Western Road BID with Mairi Damer @WordUpScot. #ImprovementDistrictsScot #ScotlandsTowns pic.twitter.com/MEDTyUXnHJ
— Scotland's Improvement Districts (@Scot_IDs) September 3, 2019
Very honoured to speak at the Emperor’s Birthday Reception in Edinburgh tonight at the kind invitation of Japan’s Consul General in Scotland @JapanScotland (alongside @ScotParl @KenMacintoshMSP ) & to pay tribute to immense work on Scottish/Japan relations by @FionaHyslop pic.twitter.com/DHyWgrxici
— Michael Russell (@Feorlean) February 20, 2020
Consul General Mr Nozumu Takaoka, Head of Mission at the Consulate General of Japan in Edinburgh visited @BenmoreBotGdn today for a poignant official duty.
Marking 75 years since the bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki, a Ginkgo biloba was planted amid the conservation collections. pic.twitter.com/39Diqr1zaO
— RBGE (@TheBotanics) October 7, 2020
Earlier today we marked 75 years since the bombing of Hiroshima with Consul General Mr Nozumu Takaoka, Head of Mission at the Consulate General of Japan and the Lord Provost, Councillor Frank Ross who planted three young Ginkgo trees in Edinburgh. https://t.co/xJPq6qDQo1 pic.twitter.com/xrPfYI0wpZ
— RBGE (@TheBotanics) August 6, 2020
2. Eating fried chicken is an big part of the Japanese Christmas experience thanks to the catchy slogan and marketing campaign of KFC in the 70s (“Kurisumasu ni wa kentakkii!” Kentucky for Christmas). People pre-order chicken from various fast food restaurants weeks in advance! pic.twitter.com/6sm6RdUBXu
— Japan In Scotland (@JapanScotland) December 25, 2020
In Japan, Christmas is considered more of a romantic day than a family one. Streets fill with couples enjoying the wonderful ‘illuminations’ or evening light-ups, European style Christmas markets, and even the classic Japanese date spot, Tokyo Disney land’s Christmas parade! pic.twitter.com/Nven0zHUrZ
— Japan In Scotland (@JapanScotland) December 23, 2020
The Japanese Christmas cake was first sold by the western-style sweets maker company Fujiya in 1910. Since the 70s, they've become more common and now, bakery chains, restaurants, department stores, supermarkets and convenience stores begin promoting their own cakes from November pic.twitter.com/kX7IaBw31h
— Japan In Scotland (@JapanScotland) December 21, 2020
Fancy trying something different this Christmas? The Japanese Christmas cake is a classic sponge cake smothered in whipped cream with strawberries in between the layers and on top. It’s so iconic you can see its depiction in the cake emoji on your phone! https://t.co/mDqhUbKMG9 pic.twitter.com/phJ1AsrFZd
— Japan In Scotland (@JapanScotland) December 21, 2020
Lyon Court's Honorary Vexillologist was invited to celebrate the birthday of the Emperor of Japan with the Consul-General in Edinburgh. The Consul-General was pleased to discuss his Mon – a family emblem in Japanese heraldry. pic.twitter.com/HbXwSrwWPB
— Lyon Court (@LyonCourt) February 21, 2020
Today we visited Japanese Consulate in Edinburgh to convey our condolences for late Dr Tetsu Nakamura. We have handed our letter of appreciation to Mr Nozomu Takaoka the Consul General of Japan in Edinburgh. @AfghanistanInUK @BobDorisSNP @alison_phipps @GradySNP @sabir_zazai pic.twitter.com/tZdrOTQ6x0
— Abdul Bostani (@AbdulBostani2) December 16, 2019
Marriage entry for Jessie Roberta "Rita" Cowan of Kirkintilloch and Japanese whisky pioneer Masataka Taketsuru, who were married by declaration in Glasgow #OnThisDay 1920 https://t.co/qZ4LujCFtx pic.twitter.com/umh00SPkYq
— ScotlandsPeople (@ScotlandsPeople) January 8, 2018
CAMERA OBSCURA "Japanese artist pays tribute to late Glasgow musician Carey Lander" @Camera_Obscura_ https://t.co/DX984JeDXr pic.twitter.com/TAB8nVVEKj
— Elefant Records (@ElefantRecords) November 15, 2017
My Edinburgh-London Azuma train @LNER Calm, organised, Japanese level of cleanliness. But @NicolaSturgeon doing her bit for environment by scaring us off #PublicTransport “unless it is "absolutely necessary". Guess what? Road traffic and congestion surges. pic.twitter.com/znFMSaWxE7
— Joanna Blythman (@JoannaBlythman) October 8, 2020
3, HMS Edinburgh was conceived in 1935 to counter the Mogami class Japanese cruisers and her original design had five triple 6 inch turrets but as she would be too long to fit into most dry docks she was re-designed as a shorter ship with four quads. pic.twitter.com/OEK2grXM41
— jerry lloyd (@navyweb2) August 25, 2019
Siege of Tsingtao in #WW1 also included 1st Naval air raids in history, conducted September 1914 from carrier Wakamiya (which was previously a Russian ship built in Port Glasgow), using Japanese-built French seaplanes to attack Austro-Hungarian & German ships. #WednesdayWisdom pic.twitter.com/Ha2Pd51RXo
— War Studies Glasgow (@UofGWarstudies) November 7, 2018
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We are delighted to announce we will be continuing to sponsor @EilishMccolgan through to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. In her latest vlog, Eilish looks ahead to 2019 as she begins preparations for the European Championships in #Glasgow pic.twitter.com/rVxKaL8DWc
— Lindsays Solicitors (@lindsaysnews) December 14, 2018
11 Beautiful Train Station Hotels… Bit heavy on U.S. stations, but I can vouch for St Pancras Renaissance, Tokyo Station Hotel & (toured but not stayed in) the Grand Central in Glasgow. Too bad I didn't get to stay at the St Louis station hotel below… https://t.co/lGTmn8KlWK
— The Man in Seat 61 (@seatsixtyone) November 26, 2020
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