As part of its activities, Japan Desk Scotland plans and organises Scotland-themed workshops at universities and other organisations in Japan.

July 2012
JDS screened ‘St Kilda Tapes‘ at Iwate University, Fukushima University, and Kunohe Village Hall, Iwate, Japan. At the two universities, the screenings were followed by discussion-based workshops.

June/July 2013
JDS screened ‘Our Scotland: A Japanese perspective‘ at Kochi University, Kochi, Japan, and Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan, and ‘Our friends in Fukushima‘ at the former.  These screenings were followed by discussion-based workshops.

July 2014
JDS screened ‘The bird, the tree, the bell and the fish of Glasgow‘ at Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan, which was followed by a discussion.

July 2015
JDS screened ‘Our Japan: Bucharest students’ views‘  at Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan, and Oshima National College of Maritime Technology, Yamaguchi, Japan, which were  followed by discussions.

July 2016
JDS screened ‘Teaching English in Japan – Carolyn Biggs’ at Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan, and ‘The bird, the tree, the bell and the fish of Glasgow‘ at Oshima National College of Maritime Technology, Yamaguchi, Japan. The screenings were followed by discussions.

October 2016
JDS screened ‘The Economics of Scottish Independence‘ at Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan, which was followed by a discussion.

July 2017
JDS screened ‘Japanese isn’t English‘ at Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan, and Oshima National College of Maritime Technology, Yamaguchi, Japan. At the latter ‘The Economics of Scottish Independence‘ and ‘Equality and Equity at Scottish School – Andrew Robson’ were also screened. These screenings were followed by discussions.

July 2018
JDS screened ‘Hope- Rev Dr Norman Shanks‘ at Fukushima University, Fukushima, and Oshima National College of Maritime Technology, Yamaguchi, Japan, which were followed by discussions.

July 2019
JDS screened ‘Equality and Equity at Scottish School – Andrew Robson‘  ‘at Fukushima University, Fukushima, Japan, which was followed by a discussion.

September/October  2019
JDS ran a five-day Scotland study tour for eleven high school pupils from Kunohe Village, Iwate, Japan, including a visit to Cumbernauld Academy, North Lanarkshire, Scotland.