Notable JET Alums: D.H. Cermeño, author of “Rising Sunsets”
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The below was shared by Hiroshima JET alum Angela Perrone, herself a travel writer, who recently met another JET alum book author in the course of her research for JetWit on JET local travel writing.
JET Alum Author: D.H. Cermeño (Hiroshima-ken)
Book: Rising Sunsets (click to purchase via Amazon)
Book trailer on youtube at: http://goo.gl/A4P8a
Website: www.dhcermeno.com
Below is a synopsis of the book along with Cermeno’s biography.
Synopsis:
Rising Sunsets is an enlightening journey through the mind of David Fletcher, a bright and ambitious young man who is determined to conquer the world and prove his unsupportive father wrong. When reality strikes and nothing works out as expected, an unusual opportunity to go to Japan to teach English to schoolchildren presents itself. There, he discovers his true self and finds an inner strength and independence he never knew existed. Throughout the story, David uncovers Japanese culture and easily embraces the traditions until suddenly, those age-old beliefs stand in the way of his happiness. And, through an unexpected encounter with love, the course of his life is changed forever.
About the Author:
A third generation Florida native, D.H. Cermeño worked in Japan as an English teacher for a year after graduating from Loyola University in New Orleans with a degree in Broadcast Production. Upon returning to the United States, he earned his M.B.A. from Crummer Graduate School at Rollins College and is a Database Marketing Manager in the hospitality industry. In his spare time, he writes, entertains, and volunteers in the local community and supports local theatre. D.H. has traveled extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and Central America and especially loves visiting his extended family in the northern part of Spain. He currently resides in Winter Park, FL. Rising Sunsets is his first book.
Click here to see a list of other JET alum authors and their works. (If you know of others not included in the list, please email jetwit [at] jetwit.com.)
Justin’s Japan: NYC Hosts March Anime, Yakuza Film Fests
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'Welcome to the Spaceshow,' an animated entry for this year's New York International Children's Film Festival. (Aniplex)
By JQ magazine’s Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here to subscribe for free alerts on newly published stories.
Anime sci-fi and a Studio Ghibli-inspired effort from China are the Eastern animation highlights at this year’s New York International Children’s Festival, running March 4 to 27 in Manhattan. The acclaimed festival received national attention two years ago when it hosted the premiere of The Secret of Kells, a European fantasy film that was later nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
North America’s largest film festival for children and teens, NYICFF offers an eye-opening selection of the best new animated and live action film from around the world for ages 3 to 18, with gala premieres, filmmaker Q&As, filmmaking workshops, pre-screening giveaways, audience voting, and the NYICFF Awards Ceremony. Its jury this year includes Uma Thurman, Matthew Modine, Susan Sarandon, Gus Van Sant, James Schamus, Christine Vachon, Michel Ocelot, and John Turturro.
From March 9-19, New York’s Japan Society simmers nearly 50 years of yakuza (Japanese mafia) movies—a mainstay of Japanese cinema—in the Globus Film Series Hardest Men in Town: Yakuza Chronicles of Sin, Sex & Violence, featuring 15 of the genre’s sharpest selections.
In addition to acclaimed classics by directors Hideo Gosha (The Wolves) and Kinji Fukasaku (Cops vs. Thugs, Battles Without Honor and Humanity), the series includes lesser known titles and overlooked treasures by Seijun Suzuki (Youth of the Beast), Takashi Miike (Dead or Alive), Rokuro Mochizuki (A Yakuza In Love, Onibi: The Fire Within), and Academy Award winner Sydney Pollack (The Yakuza), as well as contemporary incarnations of the genre such as Takeshi Kitano’s Outrage. Among eight premieres, four will receive their first screening outside of Japan.
The fest ignites Wednesday (March 9) with a special introduction and live Q&A by celebrated filmmaker Paul Schrader for The Yakuza, Sydney Pollack’s overlooked 1970s gem starring Robert Mitchum and Ken Takakura. The film was Schrader’s debut as a screenwriter (in collaboration with his brother Leonard and Chinatown scribe Robert Towne), and he would go on to pen the scripts for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver and Raging Bull and direct such diverse works as American Gigolo and Mishima, among others. Few films show more deference and respect to Japanese film culture than The Yakuza, which has been lauded as the most original introduction to its eponymous genre.
- ‘Outrage,’ a new crime drama by Takeshi Kitano, left, premieres as part of Japan Society’s Hardest Men in Town film festival, March 9-19. (‘Outrage’ Production Committee )
Hyogo Prefecture launches its own “HYOGO JET Alumni Network”
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Thank you to Hotaka Kawasaki of CLAIR NY for passing on this information.
Hyogo Prefecture has launched its own HYOGO JET Alumni Network! The current number of JET participants registered on the network is 555. The total number of JET participants in Hyogo prefecture over the last twenty-four years exceeds 5,000.
If you know anyone who doesn’t know about the Hyogo JET Alumni Network, please let him/her know, or just contact Hyogo prefecture.
CONTACT:
Makiko Nagasawa, Hannah Starr and Jeremy Pichot
International Exchange Section, International Relations Division
TEL: 078-362-9017
E-mail: kokusaikoryu@pref.hyogo.lg.jp
*Please note that this is distinct from the Hyogo JET Alum LinkedIn group set up by JetWit. And while the JetWit version has its role, JetWit encourages all Hyogo JET alums to register for the official HYOGO JET Alumni Network via the above contact information. The easier it is for prefecture governments to stay in touch with their JET alumni, the more likely they are to continue to hire JETs.
JETs quoted in article on English teaching in Japanese elementary schools
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New AJET Chair Matthew Cook (Osaka) as well as Beppu City JET May Schlotzhauer are both quoted in a nice Epoch Times article titled “Japanese Elementary Teachers Take On Teaching English.” (Yes, Epoch Times is the paper connected with Falun Gong, but they have a mix of regular reporting together with propaganda.)
While the article includes some cynical, provocative quotes, it’s also nice to see that the JETs quoted are the voice of experience, perspective and reason in thinking about and commenting on the new requirement to have English in 5th and 6th grades in Japan. This makes sense as JETs are actually working in the schools with teachers and students and positioned to be informed commentators.
Also interesting, toward the end of the article is a description of a proactive attempt by Cook to help prepare the elementary school teachers in his district for the coming requirement. A good example of a role that JETs can (and likely already do) play in school districts around Japan.
“Hoping to help prepare elementary teachers to teach English, Cook lobbied the board of education to host a training seminar, but was turned down. Later the board agreed to allow his school to offer a voluntary seminar to teachers from three local elementary schools. The seminar will be offered once, lasting no more than two hours.”
Here’s the link to the full article:
The below event was sent from Scott Smith who works in Recruitment for the U.S. State Department. FYI, though Scott is not a JET alum, in emailing with him I learned that he has participated in a sister city exchange with Japan and is very familiar with JETs.
We invite you to learn how you can serve our country; begin by attending our next Diversity Career Networking Event. Come listen to and speak with experienced Foreign Service Officers, Foreign Service Specialists, and Civil Service professionals about careers with the U.S. Department of State. They will explain and discuss the important work you could do to represent and protect our country.
Time: Thursday, March 10 · 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: U.S. Mission to the United Nations, 799 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY10017
RSVPs are required by Tuesday, March 8; seating is limited. RSVP directly to doscareerevents@state.gov.
Please arrive 30 minutes before the start time for security screening and check-in. Please make sure to bring a governent-issued ID.
If you cannot attend, please visit careers.state.gov for more information on careers with the U.S. Department of State.
U.S. citizenship is required. An equal opportunity employer.
*Facebook page for the Diversity Career Networking Event
*U.S. State Department’s “Careers in Foreign Affairs” Facebook group
NYT Column: Take Back the Trash by JET alum Bruce Feiler
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“Take Back the Trash“ is a thoughtful column on whether to throw out food in your refrigerator by JET alum Bruce Feiler, author of Learning to Bow, Walking the Bible and several other best-sellers including his recent book The Council of Dads:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/fashion/06ThisLife.html?pagewanted=1&_r=2
Justin’s Japan (or America): Oscar Winner + Film Director Q&As
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Academy Award-winning songwriter Randy Newman. (Pamela Springsteen)
JetWit is proud to announce that JQ magazine’s Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) is now the official Music Q&A and Perfoming Arts Q&A reporter for Examiner.com‘s national page! Kicking off his new channels are exclusive interviews with Academy Award-winning songwriter Randy Newman and filmmaker Kevin Smith.
Visit Justin’s site here to subscribe for free alerts on newly published stories.
Writer/actor/director Kevin Smith. (Mark Mainz/Getty Images)
Justin’s Japan: Q&A with Billy Sheehan of Mr. Big
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- Billy Sheehan of platinum-selling rock group Mr. Big. (William Hames)
By JQ magazine’s Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his page here to subscribe for free alerts on newly published stories.
Considered by many to be the Eddie Van Halen of bass, Billy Sheehan launched his recording career in the late ’70s with the Buffalo-based rock trio Talas, then joined original Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth’s band in the mid-’80s for two platinum-selling albums. After parting with Diamond Dave, Sheehan formed Mr. Big in 1988. Best known for its hit ballad “To Be with You”—which went to number one in 15 countries including the U.S. in 1992—Mr. Big called it quits a decade later, but in 2009 the original lineup reformed for a massive tour of Asia and Europe.
In February, the band released What If…, the first album in 15 years from the reunited rockers, which instantly went gold in Japan upon release. I spoke with Billy about the new album, his long relationship with Japan, and Mr. Big’s future touring plans.
What are some of your favorite “culture shock” memories from Japan?
Let’s see. Well, I toured with a Japanese band called B’z [in 2002], and they’re a huge band. One of their singles released that I played on [1999’s “Giri Giri Chop,” with Pat Torpey] sold, I think, three or four million units in a day; they’ve sold more records in Japan than Madonna has sold. Amazing statistics; wonderful bunch of guys, too. But we’ve played in little, tiny places where very few Western bands have ever performed. We did a thing on this little island where at the hotel there weren’t even Western numbers on the doors, so I had to remember the character of the kanji on the door to try to remember which door was mine, and that was an interesting moment for me.
It must have been a thrilling experience to go on tour with them.
We played all over. In Mr. Big, that’s one thing we’ve done, as well. Most bands [play] Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and that’s it. But we’ve done Sendai, Kagoshima, Niigata, Sapporo, Fukuoka; all kinds of little places, a lot of places where many bands don’t get to. In Sendai, the first time we played there, we found out that they were having a petition to have Mr. Big play there. It had 30,000 signatures on it, and the place we were playing could only hold about 5,000 people, so we asked, what happened to the other 25,000 people that signed the thing? It was pretty fun; a sweet, sweet beautiful little city, great spot. We were very lucky to see a side of Japan that not a lot of Westerners see. It’s a very inspirational experience.
In your opinion, how do you think Japan has changed from the time you first went there up until now?
I know the economy’s been in trouble for a while, so now we’re starting to see things like discount stores and prices that aren’t set anymore; that’s a new thing for them, to go into a store and not pay absolute full retail for something, which they did for a long, long time. Now, they’re actually looking for bargains. That’s an interesting cultural change that not a lot of Japanese folks are used to. Also, the idea that once you work for a company, you are there for a lifetime of work; it’s not as secure anymore. So, I do believe there is a little bit of concern and worry amongst the average folks now that things are changing, and it’s sad to see. It’ll be interesting to see how things play out in the end.
When you played the Mr. Big reunion shows in Japan in 2009, did you notice any shift in the people who were coming to the shows?
We were very, very surprised at how many young kids were in the audience. We had a few gray heads of hair out there, too, of course, but there was amazingly a very large amount of very young kids, because I guess like any band, when you’re fortunate enough to get to some plateau of success, things start to kind of become timeless, as with this whole Beatles fans thing—I’m not comparing ourselves to them, of course, but same principle. So, we’re pleasantly surprised to see a lot of very young people whose parents probably turned them on to it, or their older brothers or sisters. So, that was a great thing.
You’re spanning generations now over there.
Yeah, I think there’s probably three generations easily being represented in the audience. We’re so thankful.
You’ve been known to get extra work and gigs in Japan over the years, like the B’z tour, Hard Rock Cafe radio spots, bass clinics, and other appearances. Do these usually come to you by reputation, or do you have to actively campaign for them?
Generally, they come to me, which I’m humbled by. It’s awful nice of them to consider me for their endorsement things and what have you. Fortunately, the press in Japan is thorough and omnipresent, so we really get a lot of coverage, and if we get fortunate enough to have a reputation that precedes us, that’s pretty cool. And it’s been an incredibly lucrative thing, to be frank—we’ve made a lot of money from Japan. And when we played there, we realized that. So, we played, and I came off the stage and practically collapsed from exhaustion a couple of times, because we push hard in our appreciation for what we have now as a result of the fans there. We don’t forget it for a minute. That’s pretty awesome.
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FoxHound87: Hadaka Matsuri
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Joshua Small is a First Year JET currently living in Ikaruga-cho, Nara-ken and has been chronicling his experience on his blog Snorlax87.
Most people haven’t noticed, but I’ve been training ever since I arrived in Japan. Not physical training, mind you, but social training. Being a gaijin (foreigner) in Japan is sometimes like having two heads. Adults stare you in confusion. Children hide behind their parents. Students are oddly fascinated. All this “standing out” has given me this incredible layer of social apathy. I am no longer fazed when people stare. I no longer die a little inside when children run from me. I relish the times when people don’t sit next to me on the train, even when the train is CRAMMED with people. All this “training” has prepared me for what happened on February 19th, the Hadaka Matsuri (better known as the Naked Man Festival).
The Hadaka Matsuri is a fertility festival held all across Japan, but the largest one is in Ookayama Prefecture. When I say largest, I mean it. There are 9,000 participants, all male. Allow me to tell you a tale of manliness, testosterone, and true grit.
The Ookayama AJET chartered a bus for all the visiting JETs from across Japan. There were probably about 30 of us in all. On the bus, the Ookayama AJET president gave us the lowdown on what to expect at the festival. The main event didn’t start until 10, so they suggested that we “suit up” around 8:30. We had arrived at 6:30 so we had plenty of time to kill. That is, until one Nara JET suggested that we “suit up” now. Screw the whole 8:30 thing. Ok, I’m game. Let’s do it.
I bought my fundoshi (sumo diaper) and running slippers and went into the changing tent with 4 other Nara JETs. I had to fill out a personal form including name, address, and blood type (in case I get injured). That was….unnerving. There were some old men waiting for us in the tent. They were volunteer fundoshi wrappers. I got naked and let the old man have his way with me. He gave me the biggest wedgie of my life. He slapped my belly as he commanded I spin so the fundoshi wrapped tightly. High school bullies could learn a thing or two from this man. I heard that in other tents, there were also old ladies doing the fundoshi wrapping.
There we stood. 4 proud men, buttocks out, ready for the weirdest festival of our lives. By the way, it was cold…ahem. In this festival, groups of men (similarly dressed) run around the temple grounds in Saidaiji shouting “Washoi!” “Washoi” is a mantra meant to heat up the body. Remember, it’s f*cking cold. We waited for a group of men to come running by so we could join their ranks. We were so excited that we jumped into the first group that ran by. BIG mistake.
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http://snorlax87.blogspot.com/
JapaneseLondon Round-up – March 3, 2011
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Thanks to JETAA UK Communications Director Vanessa Villalobos for sharing this with JetWit. Vanessa is also the publisher of JapaneseLondon.com:
Featured article: March 2011 Round-Up Part One
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN JAPANESE LONDON?
From Norwegian Wood, Tran Anh Hung’s film, based on Murakami’s book. What was that? *Head spins on neck*. Erm, that was the first one-sixth of 2011, passed already. But fear not, now spring has most definitely sprung it’s the perfect time to get out and appreciate Japan… in London!
Japanese Literature
Fans of Japan-related scribblings are in for a treat this month. Tran Anh Hung’s highly-anticipated screen version of Haruki Murakami’s bestselling novel, ‘Norwegian Wood’, will open at UK cinemas from 11th March. British author David Mitchell’s newest offering, ‘The Thousand Autumns of Jacob De Zoet’ isn’t due for release until March 17th, but has already racked up 96 rave reviews on Amazon. If you fancy a literary chinwag, Japan Society book club members will be vociferously discussing ‘Silence’ by Endo Shusaku next Monday March 7th – Japan Society members shouldregister their attendance: events@japanesociety.org.
Madame Butterfly
The enduringly popular Madame Butterfly is on at the Royal Albert Hall only until March 13th, so you’ll need to be quick to catch it. Set in an ‘enchanting’ Japanese Water Garden, an extra show has been already been added to meet ‘huge popular’ demand. If you can’t make it, why not order Angela Gheorghui’s CD recording, lie back and think of Japan? Or, if you’ve seen the opera and you crave more of the same, pre-order a copy of Lee Langley’s Butterfly’s Shadow – a novel in the style of Jean Rhys’s Wide Sargasso Sea, that takes Puccini’s Madam Butterfly as its starting point.
HIBIKI – Japanese Music
Continuing on a musical note (!), HIBIKI: Resonances from Japan at King’s Place will run from today 3rd March, until 5th March 2011. This eclectic event; ‘A 1000-year journey through the rich heritage of Japanese music’ features collaborations with London-based musicians and an exploration of ‘Music in Mange’ with Helen McCarthy. Promisingly, there is also set to be a Suntory Hibiki whisky tasting in the bar.
Bunka-Sai – Japanese Cultural Festival
And finally – a new Japanese Culture Festival: ‘Bunka-sai’ will take over Conway Hall for one day only, this Saturday 5th March, to bring together Japanese culture, language, food and drink. Organised by Akemi Solloway.
JapaneseLondon.com‘s Round-Ups are bi-weekly. If you want to see more Japan-related events in London, check out the JapaneseLondon.com Events Calendar.
Job: Translation Job in Woodinville (Seattle Area)
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via PNW JETAA. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika currently works as an in-house translator for PFU (a Fujitsu company) in Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken. She is also the vocalist for the Japanese hardcore punk band DEGRADE.
*Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JetWit. Thanks.
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Job Position: Translation Job in Woodinville (Seattle Area)
Job Details:
Precor, a manufacturer of fitness equipment – including treadmills, elliptical trainers and stationary bicycles – seeks a translator to work on location at its facilities in Woodinville, WA for the duration of a translation project. The translator will be provided with an introduction to the fitness equipment’s software user interface prior to translating the UI to the Japanese language. Familiarity with Qt Linguist is preferred, but not required.
Successful completion of the project requires:
To facilitate this project, Precor will provide:
How to apply:
In your Statement of Work, please specify:
Please direct inquiries to:
Autumn Stroupe
autumn.stroupe@precor.com
Job: Accounting/Administrative Assistant (Illinois)
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via Actus Consulting Group, Inc.. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika currently works as an in-house translator for PFU (a Fujitsu company) in Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken. She is also the vocalist for the Japanese hardcore punk band DEGRADE.
*Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JetWit. Thanks.
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Job Position: Accounting/Administrative Assistant (Illinois)
Job Details:
Japanese trading company seeks an Accounting/Administrative Assistant for their new office in Schamburg, IL.
Job duties will include accounting related work such as A/R, A/P, and payroll as well as various assisting work for their staffs.
Business Hours: 9am to 5pm.
Salary: $40K
Qualifications:
How to apply:
Please forward your most recent resume and cover letter to stakeda@actus-usa.com as an MS Word attachment. Make sure to mention which position you are applying to in your cover letter. We will contact qualified candidates to have a preliminary interview. We are a Japanese staffing agency and currently searching for candidates for the above position at one of our client companies. We look forward to your application. Thank you!
Matthew Cook leads 4th & 5th year JETs in a game of karuta at the Mid-Year Conference
Matthew Cook (Osaka-fu, 2007-Present) has been elected as National AJET Chair for the 2011-2012 JET year. Cook has been particularly focused on the challenges faced by the JET Program to its future existence.
According to fellow Osaka JET Cailin Arena (2008-Present):
“Matt has spent the past year completely re-defining Osaka AJET. He and the other members have taken the organization in a new direction – using events planning and fundraising to promote JET within their community, which has been experiencing a diminishing number of requests for JETs every year. In just the past 10 months, Osaka has set up volunteer relationships with local orphanages and public service workers, and it has begun developing a study abroad scholarship for students of JET teachers. AJET has been working hard to show Osaka exactly what the benefits of choosing JET are.”
In addition to his work with AJET, Cook has been extremely active within his Board of Education, developing an English curriculum to help Japanese teachers make the transition to elementary school English education as easy as possible. Using his experiences as both a mid-year conference presenter and Tokyo Orientation presenter, Cook will also be leading training seminars this spring. Together with AJET, he hopes to bring support to both JETs and their contracting organizations.
For more detailed information on Cook’s plans for AJET, please visit the AJET website and read his campaign platform: http://ajet.net/lang/en/about/ajet-elections/2011-2012-executive-candidate-platforms/
You can also visit his discussion page to voice any opinions you have about the direction you’d like to see AJET go: http://www.facebook.com/MCookAJET
Osaka AJET is also on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us to join the discussion! http://twitter.com/OsakaAJET
Job: Finance/Accounting–fluent in Japanese (Chicago)
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via Bianca Jarvis (CIR Kyoto-shi, 2002-05). Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika currently works as an in-house translator for PFU (a Fujitsu company) in Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken. She is also the vocalist for the Japanese hardcore punk band DEGRADE.
*Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JetWit. Thanks.
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Job Position: Finance/Accounting position
Job Details:
Recent graduate with Finance or Accounting background needed to do billing. This is a wonderful opportunity for a recent college grad looking to begin their career in Finance or Accounting.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should email their resumes as an MS Word attachment to: chopkins@bannerpersonnel.com
Job: News Producer, Nippon TV (London)
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via JETAA UK. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika currently works as an in-house translator for PFU (a Fujitsu company) in Kahoku-shi, Ishikawa-ken. She is also the vocalist for the Japanese hardcore punk band DEGRADE.
*Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JetWit. Thanks.
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Job Position: News Producer, Nippon TV (London)
Job Details:
Japanese broadcaster Nippon Television is looking for a News Producer to join its busy London bureau. A good understanding of Japanese and a proactive approach to newsgathering are essential for the role.
You should be university educated, with a keen interest in domestic and international current affairs, have excellent communication skills and a desire to learn video production techniques.
You will be working closely with Japanese correspondents and various broadcast staff and should be a strong team player.
The role involves frequent overseas travel to both Europe and the Middle East and it is essential that you are available to travel at short notice and to work flexible hours.
How to apply:
To apply for this position, please e-mail your CV and a covering letter detailing your suitability for the position to: ntvproducer@gmail.com.
JOB START DATE: Tuesday 3 May 2011
CLOSING DATE: Monday 28 March 2011
CONTACT NAME: Gemma Haywood
CONTACT EMAIL: ntvproducer@gmail.com
