Job: Japanese Copywriter (Remote position)
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via the Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia. Posted by JET alum Gail Cetnar Meadows (ALT, Hiroshima-shi 2007-10).
*Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JetWit. Thanks.
Job Position: Japanese Copywriter
Job Description:
- This position entails writing short blog entries (approximately 450 to 500 characters) about every day, personal PC issues.
- Incorporate keywords that will be provided (usually 3 to 5, but may vary at times).
- Work with the coordinator to develop a stylistic voice.
- Follow general guidelines/instructions provided by the coordinator.
- Research and familiarize oneself with PC issues and news.
Requirements:
- Must be fluent in Japanese (written and verbal).
- Must be able to submit 20 articles per month.
- A positive attitude and professional demeanor are also required.
- Good understanding and knowledge of Japanese media and culture is a plus.
- This is a project-based/part-time job, where you can work from home or anywhere else as long as you have a reliable internet connection.
For more information: http://jasgp.org/content/view/817/132/
How to Apply: Send your resume in a Word doc format to hlee@ascentive.com
Japan America Society Roundup 1.5.11
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JET alum Gail Cetnar Meadows (ALT, Hiroshima-shi 2007-10), co-founder of Hiroshima JET webzine the Wide Island View, shines a light on some of the upcoming events of Japan America Societies…
11th Annual Mochitsuki New Year’s Celebration — Celebrate the New Year Japanese style with demonstrations of mochitsuki (pounding sweet rice with a mallet and mortar to make rice cakes) and sample the end result with anko, kinako, nori, or Sendai’s special zunda-mochi. The afternoon will feature live performances by taiko drummers, a children’s choir, traditional Japanese dancers and a kimono demonstration. Other activities include New Year’s games for children, origami, calligraphy, and ikebana. Cost is $8 for non-members, $5 for members, $2 for children aged 6 to 12 years, free for children ages 5 and under.
- Date: Sunday, January 16
- Time: 2 to 5 p.m.
- Place: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., 2801 Telecom Parkway, Richardson, Texas 75082
- For more information, click here.
- Contact: info (at) jasdfw (dot) org or 214-342-2022
- Pittsburgh Sushi Experience — How’s a resolution to try more sushi sound? In 2011, the JAS of Pennsylvania will visit four Pittsburgh sushi restaurants. The first gathering will be at the trendy Penn Avenue Fish Company, where you can sample fusion sushi and a host of other aquatic offerings. Be sure to bring your business card to participate in a drawing for a gift card.
- Date: Thursday, Jan. 20
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Place: 308 Forbes Ave. (near Honus Wagner), downtown Pittsburgh
- For more information, click here.
Speaker Series Presentation — Dr. William R. Farrell will give a presentation titled “From Black Ships to a Black President: Images and Reality in US-Japan Relations.” Using wood block prints, post cards and political cartoons, he will take the audience on a lively tour through history, viewing events such as Commodore Perry’s arrival, the road to Pearl Harbor, World War II, the Occupation, trade wars and the current international situation.
- Date: Thursday, Jan. 27
- Time: JASGC annual meeting at 5 p.m. Speaker presentation at 5:30 p.m.
- Place: Taft Center, 425 Walnut St., Cincinnati
- For more information, click here.
Does your Japan America Society have an upcoming event that you’d like to share with JetWit readers? Email the info to Gail at gail (at) jetwit (dot) com.
Sukiyaki Survey: Can you get a raw egg at Japanese restaurants in the U.S.?
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Will Japanese restaurants in the U.S. give you a raw egg for sukiyaki or gyudon or other purposes?
In my limited experience, they won’t offer it on the menu, I believe due to health code restrictions. But my understanding is that if you ask for it, they’ll give it to you.
Does anyone else have any perspective or experience with this? Have you obtained one successfully? Been denied?
Please share your responses in the comments section of this post.
Yoroshiku!
Job: Housesit a Remote Tropical Home (Palau)
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Stephanie Boegeman (ALT, Akita-ken, 2006-09) gets her kicks from finding fun crazy ways to see the world and getting paid to do it. She is constantly in search of job, internship, and travel ideas to add to her site Playing With Hire, in the hopes that more JET alumni and like-minded souls join her in her quest to find creative, inspiring, and unique ways to make ends meet.
If you’re up for living off-the-grid on a remote island for free, a sweet year-long housesitting gig is immediately available in Palau. Just like JET, you’ll be expected to maintain good relationships with everyone else on the island while living in a fishbowl. More details can be found here.
WIT Life #146: 明けましておめでとうございます！
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WITLife is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends together with her own observations.
A big akemashite omedetou gozaimasu to everyone! 今年もよろしくお願いいたします。 I hope everyone had a good end to the year and that you are feeling ready for the Year of the Rabbit that we have now entered. I spent the night of 元旦 (gantan) or New Year’s Day with co-workers from the Japanese restaurant that I used to waitress at, and we enjoyed osechi ryouri in lacquer boxes and bowls of ozouni as we watched 紅白歌合戦 (kouhaku uta gassen) or the Red and White Singing Contest. The white or men’s team won for the 6th consecutive year with a healthy margin of over 50,000 votes.
Aside from the usual vapid J-Pop and classic enka, I was really struck by singer Kana Uemura’s トイレの神様 (toire no kamisama), or The Toilet Goddess. This acoustic ballad is a whopping almost ten minutes long, and it tells the story of Read More
Job: Shinjo Ito Postdoctoral Fellowship in Japanese Buddhism (Berkeley)
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Via Shinpai Deshou, an online resource to help Japanese Studies majors figure out how to make a living doing what they love:
The Center for Japanese Studies at UC Berkeley is offering a one-year postdoctoral research fellowship, starting July 1, 2011. Fellows receive a stipend of approximately $40,000 plus benefits. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2011. Additional information on the fellowship can be found here.
