Mar 21

Radio Interview about JET and Japan on WOR 710 AM New York

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I was interviewed on a radio program earlier this week on New York radio station 710 AM and asked to talk about the JET Program and some of the cultural context for what’s going on in Japan.   As I explained about the JET Program to Denise Richardson, the interviewer, I realized how impressed she and others there were to learn that something like the JET Program even existed, that there are currently between 4,000 and 5,000 JETs in Japan and 55,000+ JET alumni worldwide.

• Here’s the link to the interview (Length 5 to 10 minutes):  http://podcast.wor710.com/wor/2854301.mp3
• If you have problems with that link, go here and click on the March 20 show:  http://www.wor710.com/pages/8387310.php?

Correction:  In the interview, I realized afterward that incorrectly agreed with the statement that there are 4,000 to 5,000 JETs from the US in Japan.  That number actually includes JETs from all countries.