Job: Translator for Fukushima Panel Event (NYC)
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The New York Peace Film Festival will be held March 10-11 in New York City.
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Japanese culture page on Examiner.com here for related stories.
The producers of this year’s New York Peace Film Festival are seeking a translator for Sunday, March 4 and Monday, March 5 to assist with events leading up to the actual festival the following week at the Unitarian Church of All Souls.
The producers are now coordinating with local activists and guests from Japan for an entire week of events relating to Fukushima. There will be an energy expert, professors, and a worker from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear plant, who will speak to the public on March 5 at Riverside Church, and for emergency workers and first responders including doctors and others at Manhattanville College on March 6.
Due to the nature of panelists and audience on March 6, an able translator and interpreter is needed. This will be paid work. For more information, please e-mail NYPFF executive producer Yumi Tanaka at yumicomic [at] gmail [dot] com.
To read an interview with Yumi on last year’s New York Peace Film Festival, click here.
JETAA Auckland sends message of support to the town of Tomioka in Fukushima
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Thank you to JETAA Auckland Liaison Officer Jo McCarthy for sharing the following:
This video, made by JETAA Auckland, is a message of support for the town of Tomioka (in Fukushima Prefecture) with which Auckland has a friendship agreement.
Job: Program Assistant at Duke-UNC Rotary Center (Chapel Hill, NC)
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Via JET alum and JETAA North Carolina subchapter rep Kyle Munn . Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika has recently moved back to London but is interested in hearing about any Japan-related opportunities across the globe.
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Job Position: Program Assistant at Duke-UNC Rotary Center (Chapel Hill, NC)
Job Details:
The Duke-UNC Rotary Center is hiring a Program Assistant for 30 hours per week (including benefits), at our UNC office in Chapel Hill.
Anyone interested should apply directly to the UNC Human Resources Office at http://hr.unc.edu/careers-at-carolina/open-positions. The requisition number is 0060756. Closing date is March 9, 2012.
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Job: Sales with Japanese Company (NYC)
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Via Actus Consulting. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika has recently moved back to London but is interested in hearing about any Japan-related opportunities across the globe.
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Job Position: Sales with Japanese Company (NYC)
Job Details:
Japanese rental space company established in 2005. Established their NY office in 2010 and is trying to develop their business in NYC area. They offer wide range of office space to various businesses for conventions, events and seminars.
– Company size: Approximately 400 in Japan , NY office has 2 employees
– Capital: $3 million
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Job: “Voice Starter” a Regional Lead Position
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Via JET alum Janelle Jimenez (former JETAANY Secretary). Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika has recently moved back to London but is interested in hearing about any Japan-related opportunities across the globe.
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Job Position: “Voice Starter” a Regional Lead Position
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Summary of Position
The Regional Lead (RL) position is a contracted position lasting from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. The role reports to the VP of Social Media. The RL is responsible for building a community of citizen journalist in their region and maintaining an ‘ear to the ground’ on important, trending and above all breaking news stories in their region. The RL is responsible for organizing citizen journalists to respond to the regions newsworthy stories as determined by that community. The RL should be fully versed in utilizing grass roots strategies that find the best citizen journalists, motivate them and keep them engaged and delivering the region’s important stories to the [company] platform.
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Job: Senior Fellow in Japan Studies, Brookings (DC)
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Via JETAA Chicago. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika has recently moved back to London but is interested in hearing about any Japan-related opportunities across the globe.
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Job Position: Senior Fellow in Japan Studies, Brookings (DC)
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Senior Fellow in Japan Studies
Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies
Foreign Policy Program
The Foreign Policy Program is accepting applications for a Senior Fellow in Japan Studies in the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies (CNAPS). The primary responsibility of the Senior Fellow will be to conduct original research on Japan-related policy issues and conceive and lead an expanded program on Japan-related policy issues.
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Via JETAADC. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika has recently moved back to London but is interested in hearing about any Japan-related opportunities across the globe.
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Job Position: Volunteer with National Children’s Museum at the Cherry Blossom Fest (DC)
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To the JET community,
I volunteered with the National Children’s Museum last year during the Cherry Blossom Festival and it was a BLAST!!! We dressed children in yukata and kimono and let them take a picture. Most of them really enjoyed it and they were all so adorable! I’d highly recommend this experience! Details follow, but feel free to email me if you have any questions.
Christy
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Job: Japanese Language Teacher (Tacoma)
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Via Jet alum Kirsten Henning. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika has recently moved back to London but is interested in hearing about any Japan-related opportunities across the globe.
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Job Position: Japanese Language Teacher (Tacoma)
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Charles Wright Academy is looking for a Japanese language teacher.
Middle & Upper School Japanese Teacher – Charles Wright Academy www.charleswright.org
For more details go to http://www.charleswright.org/employment/Middle-Upper-School-Japanese-Teacher
Job: Project Manager with Japanese language skills, bTrax (SF)
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Via Greg Viloria. Posted by Dipika Soni (Ishikawa-ken, 2003-06). Dipika has recently moved back to London but is interested in hearing about any Japan-related opportunities across the globe.
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Job Position: Project Manager with Japanese language skills, bTrax (SF)
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btrax, the up and coming cross-cultural web consultancyis looking for a Project Manager for their team in San Francisco. Language skills in Japanese, Chinese are highly preferred. The staff boasts a client list that includes Calbee, ITOCHU, DeNA, Panda Express, Bandai, and a wide range of brands from both the United States and Japan.
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Volunteer English conversation partners for the City of New York
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Via Steven Horowitz and googlegroups. Posted by Geneva Marie (Niigata-ken 2008-09) Geneva is a sometimes contributor to both JetWit and JETAANY. Geneva is on a continuous (epic) search for Japanese -related jobs in the United States.
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Job Position:Volunteer English conversation partners for the City of New York
Job Description/Details:We Are New York are looking for volunteer English conversation partners for the city of New York. Conversation group facilitators can give back to their communities by devoting just 30 hours of their time! Read More
JET Alumni Freelancers Career Panel (NYC)
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Originally posted to the JETAANY website:
http://jetaany.org/2012/02/22/35-jet-alumni-freelancers-career-panel/
Are you freelancing? Thinking about freelancing? Want to meet and hear from other JET alum freelancers? Then join us for the first ever JET Alum Freelancers Career Panel! We know it’s a tough economy out there, and many of us are now freelancing, whether by design or involuntarily. It’s high time to get together, talk about it, learn from each other and help each other out.
When: Monday, March 5, 6:30pm – 8:00 pm
Where: Japan Local Government Center (aka CLAIR NY) – 3 Park Avenue, 20th Floor (34th & Park, entrance on southeast corner)
RSVP to: Steven Horowitz – stevenwaseda [at] jetwit.com (Please feel free to tell me a little more about yourself, your situation, and what you might be looking for.)
Note: Drinks and light snacks will be provided. (But feel free to bring your own food and to eat during the panel)
The Panel:
Moderator: Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, 1992-94) – Steven is the founder of the Writers Interpreters Translators (WIT) Group that evolved in JETwit. In addition to being a full-time grant writer, he is also does freelance writing for law firms, has done work for the Ford Foundation, and is the creator of the Bankruptcy Bill cartoon series. (http://stevenwaseda.
Looking forward to seeing everyone there!
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Pretty amazing and I assume extremely unusual tale captured by the Japan Times (and forwarded to me by former JETAANY President and current JETAA USA Country Rep Megan Miller (Hyogo-ken). On one hand, it sounds like a combination of cultural differences plus some people with bad ethical judgment. On the other hand, perhaps it’s indicative of some of the financial pressures affecting small (or relatively small) towns in the current economy in Japan.
Teacher outfoxes board, exposes bid to fleece JETs
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120228a1.html
By PATRICK BUDMAR
English teachers on the JET program are often faced with the bittersweet moment when they realize their contract is ending and they will soon be returning to their home country.
However, for one former JET teacher, that moment turned out to be a poisonously sour one as he became embroiled in a conflict with the board of education (BOE) that employed him. Read More
JETAA Chapter Beat 2.27.12
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Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat.
This week’s Chapter-Beat segment is highlighting JETAA and other Japan-related events remembering the March 11, 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami in Tohoku.
- 3/11 Great East Japan Earthquake Memorial at Seattle Center – Sunday, March 11th, 10:00 to 3:00 at the Seattle Center. SeattleJapanRelief.org and the Consulate General of Japan in Seattle will hold a special community event on the one-year anniversary of the Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami, with a focus on the themes of remembrance, preparedness, and rebuilding. More information can be found here and here.
- A Shinto Response to the March 2011 Disasters in Japan – Wednesday, February 20th, 11:00 at the Berkley Center. A panel discussion will be held at Georgetown University to talk about Shinto in Japanese history and the Shinto response to the 2011 disasters, and will also include a Shinto ritual in remembrance of the victims of March 2011.
- Tohoku: Rebuilding for a Better Tomorrow Photo Exhibit – Running March 8th through April 29th, the Consulate General of Japan in Sydney is holding a photo exhibit that highlights the strength of the people of Tohoku as they work to rebuild Japan. The exhibit will be held at Customs House, Circular Quay, weekdays from 10:00 to 7:00, weekends 11:00 to 4:00.
- Big Bento Lunch – To commemorate the disaster and raise much-needed funds for UNICEF’s ongoing recovery work in the affected regions of Tohoku, the Big Bento Lunch encourages people to get together for a Japanese-style lunch and collect donations. For more information about how you can get involved, visit the website.
- Presentation: Eco-tourism and the Ancient Kumano Pilgrimage Routes – Thursday, March 15th, 5:30 at the Japan Information Center. Directors from the Kumano Kodo Ancient Road UNESCO World Cultural Heritage area are giving a talk about eco-tourism in an effort to promote tourism in Japan after the devastation of the Tohoku earthquake. Come out and learn more about this little known region and support Japan.
- Remembering Tohoku: Looking Toward a Brighter Future – Sunday, March 11th, 2:00 to 4:00 at the Portland Japanese Garden Pavilion and Grounds. Members and visitors to the Portland Japanese Garden will gather in the Pavilion on the first anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami to remember the victims of this terrible disaster. The event includes Koto music, a memorial book, and a community building project led by textile artist Hiroshi Sato.
- Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Photography Exhibit: Chicago Sister Cities International is current developing an exhibit of photographs chronicling the devastation and recovery efforts from The Nikkei, the leading Japanese business newspaper. These photos will be on display March 12th through 16th at the Illinois Thompson Center and March 21st through 31st at Block 37.
Letters from Japanese school children in Fukushima
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Shared originally by Sydney-based JET alum Eden Law and subsequently on JETAA Sydney Facebook Group by JETAA Sydney President Sharon Van Etten:
“In October 2011, we invited the people of Sydney to write messages of support, which we then sent on to my schools in Japan. In a very pleasant surprise, the teacher I worked with at one of the schools, Kimura-sensei, collected responses from her students and sent them back. Thanks very much to you all who contributed, no matter how small.”
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150696938927889.456662.675007888&type=3
Wendy enjoying the snow (safely) at World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go, Gifu.
By Wendy Ikemoto (Ehime-ken, 2006-2011). Wendy taught at six crazy but lovable high schools and served as a Prefectural Advisor on JET. Now based in the equally crazy New York City, she is looking for her next challenging career opportunity. Wendy is a fan of reading, writing, and cooking as a form of socialization. Visit her LinkedIn profile here.
I learned the hard way that bicycles and snow don’t mix.
It wasn’t that I didn’t have my suspicions about this, but I: a) Needed to get to the train station, and b) was inexperienced with the fluffy stuff (it was only the second time in years that snow in my country town hadn’t immediately melted away, and as a Hawaii girl, the snow seemed more novelty than threat).
So on a January morning in Ehime, I left my apartment to catch a train into town. I followed the same route to the station that I used hundreds of times. I rode past a small temple on the hill. I enjoyed watching the animals in the river along the road. I took the turn by the bridge and in slow motion, my tire slipped out from under me and I crashed. SMACK–I fell on the back of my head.
I couldn’t move for a moment.
Before I could regain composure, I started to get dragged off. A kind Japanese couple had seen the whole thing and sensibly moved me out of the road. I was very grateful, but hugely mortified. After about a minute, I thanked them profusely, assuring them that I was OK, and managed to get back on my bicycle. Slowly and wobbly, I made it to the station.
I met my friend, we bought our train tickets, and through the gate we went to wait for our train. This was my first moment to relax since the accident. Although I felt fine, I decided to inspect the back on my head. Lightly, my fingers caressed where I crashed until they came upon a bump. Not the hard kind that happens when you knock your head against a shelf, but the soft kind that happens when you have a blister. Crap. Well, maybe I can go to the doctor tomorrow, I thought.
When I brought my hand down into my lap, however, I noticed that it looked funny…there was blood all over it.
