Tag - scotland

 
 

SCOTLAND

WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2016
Second Scottish independence vote 'highly likely' before 2020, top official says
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday it was "highly likely" that Scotland would hold a new independence referendum before 2020 after Britain voted to leave the European Union.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 29, 2016
Scottish police pull two United Airlines pilots off cockpit on alcohol charges
Two United Airlines pilots were arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol in Scotland on Saturday as they were about to fly to the United States, police and the airline said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 17, 2016
Scotland is determined to retain its EU status
Scotland is European, and it needs EU membership to flourish.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2016
Recent Brexit vote makes prospect of a united Ireland suddenly thinkable
Protestant unionists are queuing for Irish passports in Belfast and once quiet Catholic nationalists are openly campaigning for a united Ireland, signs of deep shifts in the United Kingdom's most troubled province since Britons on June 23 voted to leave the EU.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2016
Queen Elizabeth II tells Scottish parliament 'staying calm can be hard'
Queen Elizabeth II told Scottish lawmakers Saturday that staying calm in a fast-changing world can be difficult.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 26, 2016
Japan looks to future after narrow defeat to Scotland
Japan back-row forward Amanaki Lelei Mafi admits that the absence of injured Rugby World Cup stars including Ayumu Goromaru and Michael Leitch hurt the Brave Blossoms in their two test-match defeats to Scotland.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 25, 2016
Laidlaw leads Scotland to triumph over Brave Blossoms
Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw came off the bench to deny Japan a famous victory as the Brave Blossoms fell to a 21-16 defeat on Saturday.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 24, 2016
Japan looking to put on royal performance against Scotland
Japan and Scotland are both hoping to end their seasons in style Saturday by putting on a performance worthy of the occasion.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 23, 2016
Japan names squad for second test against Scotland
Japan interim coach Mark Hammett limited the changes ahead of Saturday's second test against Scotland, making just two to the side that started last week's 26-13 defeat.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 18, 2016
Japan falls against Scotland in Rugby World Cup rematch
Japan failed to avenge its only loss from last year's Rugby World Cup as the Brave Blossoms fell 26-13 to Scotland on Saturday night.
Rugby
Jun 17, 2016
Emperor, empress to attend Japan test match for first time
Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko will attend their first Japan test match on June 25 when the Brave Blossoms take on Scotland at Ajinomoto Stadium in Tokyo, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Friday.
Rugby
Jun 16, 2016
Horie, Ono back as Brave Blossoms make six changes ahead of Scotland test
Japan interim coach Mark Hammett on Thursday named his side for the upcoming tests against Scotland at Toyota Stadium.
Rugby
Jun 16, 2016
Scotland names team for first test with Japan
Scotland coach Vern Cotter named his side Thursday for Saturday's match with Japan at Toyota Stadium, the first in the two-test series that has been dubbed the "Revenge Games" by local media.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 8, 2016
Trump's Scottish island ties are a world away from fireworks of U.S. politics
Donald Trump has played up his family roots from Lewis, an island off the northwestern tip of Scotland, but his success in the U.S. Republican presidential battle has not drawn the kind of rapture the billionaire might like from his home crowd.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 17, 2016
Scottish National Party head says Scotland should hold new referendum if forced out of EU
Scotland should have the right to hold a new referendum on independence if the country is taken out of the European Union "against our will," Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), said Sunday.
Rugby
Feb 5, 2016
Japan to host Scotland in Aichi Prefecture, Tokyo in June
Japan will host Scotland at Toyota Stadium and Ajinomoto Stadium for two test matches in June, the Japan Rugby Football Union announced Friday.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2016
Three scientists on shortlist to appear on first Scottish plastic banknote
Royal Bank of Scotland has named three Scottish scientists — two men and one woman — on the shortlist of candidates to appear on its first plastic £10.00 ($14.00) note.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 19, 2015
Australia, Argentina reach Rugby World Cup semis in Southern Hemisphere clean sweep
The Rugby World Cup will once again be won by a team from south of the equator as the semifinal line-up was confirmed Sunday with Australia and Argentina joining New Zealand and South Africa in the last four.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 24, 2015
Japan fails to repeat heroics in defeat to Scotland at Rugby World Cup
Japan was unable to make it two Rugby World Cup wins in four days as it went down 45-10 to Scotland in Pool B at Kingsholm on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 13, 2015
Japanese tourist found dead on Scottish island
The body of a 29-year-old Japanese tourist has been found on the island of Skye in Scotland, but foul play is not suspected, local police said Wednesday.

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree