The building originally had an area of 5,016 m2 (53,990 sq ft). The arms reflect legends about Glasgow's patron saint, Saint Mungo, and include four emblems – the bird, tree, bell, and fish – as remembered in the following verse: Here's the Bird that never flew Here's the Tree that never grew Here's the Bell that never rang Here's the Fish that never swam Inaugurated in August 1888 by Queen Victoria, the first council meeting was held within the chambers in October 1889. The entrance hall of the Chambers displays a mosaic of the city's coat of arms on the floor. An eminent example of Victorian civic architecture, the building was constructed between 18 to a competition winning design by Scottish architect William Young. (3) ‘Fukushima, Hiroshima, Fukushima’ (June 2014) at the Interfaith Room, University of Glasgow Chaplaincy, Glasgow, Scotland, with the screening of ‘ Our friends in Fukushima‘ and ‘ 100Bq/kg, 0.The City Chambers or Municipal Buildings in Glasgow, Scotland, has functioned as the headquarters of Glasgow City Council since 1996, and of preceding forms of municipal government in the city since 1889, located on the eastern side of the city's George Square. (2) ‘Fukushima, Hiroshima, Fukushima’ (April/May 2014), University of Strathclyde Chaplaincy Centre, with the screening of, among other documentaries, ‘ Our friends in Fukushima‘ and ’ 100 Bq/Kg, 0.23 μSv/h: The standard of living in Fukushima’ (1) ‘Fukushima talk at Cumbernauld High School’ (September 2012) (13) The ninth anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake (March 2020), with the screening of ‘ Fukushima: Radiation map and Evacuation‘. (12) The eighth anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake (March 2019), with the screening of ‘ Seven Years After – Fukushima in July 2018‘ and (11) The seventh anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake (March 2018), with the screening of ‘ Evacuation Order in Fukushima – July 2017‘ (10) The sixth anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake (March 2017), with the screening of ‘ Borders in Fukushima – July 2016‘ (9) The fifth anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake’ (March 2016), with the screening of ‘ Fukushima: 2011-2015‘ (8) The fourth anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake‘ (March 2015), with the screening of ‘ Here and there in Fukushima‘ (7) ‘ Environmental radiation in Fukushima‘ (October 2014), Mr Kimiaki Saito, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (6) ‘ Environmental radioactivity in Fukushima‘ (June 2014), Professor Kenji Nanba, Fukushima University (5) ‘ The third anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake: A short film screening’ (March 2014), with the screening of ’ 100 Bq/Kg, 0.23 μSv/h: The standard of living in Fukushima’ (4) ‘Environmental radiation in Fukushima’ (November 2013), Mr Kimiaki Saito, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (3) ‘ The second anniversary of the Tohoku (East Japan) Earthquake: Short Films Screening’ (March 2013), with the screening of ‘ Our friends in Fukushima‘ (2) ‘ A Japanese journalist’s views on Japan and the UK‘ (February 2013), which was mostly about his coverage of the Fukushima nuclear accident, Mr Takami Hanzawa, Kyodo News London Bureau (1) ‘We believe in Fukushima’ (August 2012), Professor Katsuhiko Yamaguchi, Fukushima University Japan Matters public lectures/events held in Scotland on Fukushima: (10) ‘ Environmental Radioactivity Fukushima July 2019‘ (2021)

(9) ‘ Rehabilitate Tomioka, Fukushima‘ (2020) (8) ‘ Fukushima: Radiation map and Evacuation‘ (2020) (7) ‘Seven Years After – Fukushima in July 2018’ (2019) (6) ‘ Evacuation Order in Fukushima – July 2017‘ (2018) (3) ‘ Here and there in Fukushima‘ (2015) The link to this video on the homepage of Moving Image Archive, National Library of Scotland, is here. You can watch these documentaries on the homepage of Moving Image Archive, National Library of Scotland (see below for details). Our story behind the making Fukushima documentaries has been published in Volume 3 of Innovative Research in Japanese Studies, the online journal of Israeli Association of Japanese Studies.ĭocumentary Film Production on Fukushima: In addition, JDS has run workshops at Fukushima University.

The accident at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant on 11 March 2011 is one of the main issues Japan Desk Scotland has followed through various activities, such as making documentary films, and running Japan Matters public lectures and Japan workshops on the theme of Fukushima.

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