1. 15/02/25
1
PART
3
Surprise
!
79
Dessert
Sco1sh
Dumpling
(just
delicious!)
Surprise
!
• Award
for
tonight
is:
– Kancho-Hyosho
(the
award
given
by
the
Ambassadors
or
Consul
Generals
of
Japan
)
• Sorry,
award
is
too
much
belated
for
this
extraordinary
person. Who
is
he
?
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2. 15/02/25
2
Surprise
!
• Who
is
he
?
• Mr.
Jim
Millar
!
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Surprise
!
• In
his
case・・・
• “Maikyoni
itoma
ga
nai”,
countless
achievments!
– His
aYainment
is
countless
!
– I
was
like
this
!!
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3. 15/02/25
3
Surprise
!
• Mr.
Jim
Millar
– 1988:
le
armed
forces
with
“Exemplary”
– Learned
Karate
from
world
famous
Karate
master
!
– Who
is
he
?
• Ronnie
WaY-­‐sensei
!
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Surprise
!
• Mr.
Jim
Millar
– Became
very
popular
coach
of
Karate
&
Judo
• Including
the
disabled
• With
no
money
– In
2000,
employed
by
the
Sco1sh
Parliament
– In
2005,
the
first
parliamentary
recepTon
to
cerebrate
the
links
between
Scotland
&
Japan
– In
2005,
received
“Sco1sh
Samurai
Award”
!
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4. 15/02/25
4
Surprise
!
• Mr.
Jim
Millar
– In
2007,
Councillor
for
Angus
• CG’s
business
focused
visit
to
Angus
– In
2013,
bring
Japanese
NaTonal
Cricket
Team
to
Scotland,
collect
cricket
equipment
for
the
“Cricket
for
Smiles
Charity”
to
help
the
areas
affected
by
“Tsunami”
in
2011
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Surprise
!
• Mr.
Jim
Millar
– In
2013,
“Sco1sh
Samurai
Shogun
Award
”
•
with
Alex
Salmond
,
the
First
Minister
– In
2014,
key
role
to
set
up
“Cross
Party
Group
on
Japan”
in
the
Sco1sh
Parliament
– And
for
the
City
of
Aberdeen
• Draed
“Formal
Engagement
Strategy”
to
promote
relaTons
between
Aberdeen
&
Japan
• This
year
in
February:
It
was
accepted
unanimously
by
Aberdeen
City
Council
!
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5. 15/02/25
5
Surprise
!
• Award
by
Consul
General
of
JAPAN
– Dear
Mr.
Jim
Millar,
– You
have
made
a
disTnguished
contribuTon
to
the
promoTon
of
mutual
understanding
and
friendship
between
Scotland
and
Japan.
– I,
hereby,
would
like
to
pay
my
utmost
respect
to
you,
and
give
this
award
to
cerebrate
your
remarkable
achievements.
– 24th
February,
2015
– Hajime
KITAOKA
• Consul
General
of
JAPAN
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