Japan gives thanks for city support

JAPAN'S representative in Scotland has thanked the people of Edinburgh for their support in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck last week.

Masataka Tarahara paid thanks during a visit to the City Chambers, where he met Lord Provost George Grubb, council leader Jenny Dawe and chief executive Sue Bruce.

At the meeting, Cllr Grubb also presented Mr Tarahara with letters of support from the council, with one of the letters to be relayed to the Governor of the Kyoto Prefecture, to which Edinburgh is linked.

Cllr Grubb said: "We were grateful for the opportunity to meet the Japanese Consul General in person and to pass on our deepest sympathy on behalf of Edinburgh following the terrible events in Japan.

"Mr Tarahara is working tirelessly to help the Japanese community here find out news of their friends and loved ones."