Mar 23

Job: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Beppu, Oita) 03.23.12

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Thanks to Kyushu-based JET alum and professional translator Joel Dechant for alerting JETwit to recent open positions at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (where Joel happens to work).

Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Various

Posted by: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Type:  Full and contract
Location: Beppu-shi, Oita-ken
Salary:   
Start Date: N/A

http://www.apu.ac.jp/administration/modules/opportunities/index.php?content_id=1

Ritsumeikan Open Positions:

Mar 23

Job: Actus Posting – Korean-English Bilingual Marketing Coordinator (NY) 03.23.12

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Via Actus Consulting. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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*** If you apply, please make sure to indicate that you learned of the job listing via JETwit.

Yoroshiku and ganbatte! ***

Position: Korean-English Bilingual Marketing Coordinator

Posted by: Actus USA
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY (Midtown)
Salary:  35K-45k (DOE)
Start Date: N/A

http://www.actus-usa.com/job_search_en.php?location=1&job_industry=&job_category=&keywords=

Responsibilities:
The Position will focus on the expansion of ESL online student recruitment services and marketing activities for ESL schools in Korean market.

– Sales and Market the online student recruiting service and similarly-related services to ESL schools, educational institutions, and international media outlets.
– Research, develop, and execute marketing campaigns in Korea (print, online-based marketing, etc.) to route international students to ESL schools through the company website.
– Build and sustain strong business ties with school officials and admissions staff.
– Identify, approach and negotiate with current and future business partners advertising opportunities, marketing plans and mutually-beneficial business opportunities.
– Independently manage day-to-day administrative operations involving student enrollment services: follow up on students’ applications, speaking with schools’ admissions offices, updating company management database, answering student and school inquiries. Read More


Mar 23

WIT Life #193: Spending Time in Ichiro-Land, aka Seattle

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WIT Life 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.

I am wrapping up a business trip here in Seattle, where the Japanese influence is huge.  Not only do they have great Japanese shopping centers like Uwajimaya, located in the International District area, but they have Ichiro!  The man himself is not here at the moment, having headed to Japan with the Mariners to play two exhibition games against Japanese teams before opening up the Major League season in two games against the Oakland A’s.  All four games will be played in Tokyo.  Today’s Seattle Times features an article highlighting Read More


Mar 22

JET alum keynotes Japan ICU Foundation Sake Tasting and Japan Relief Fundraiser in New York

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GREAT EAST JAPAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF SAKE TASTING & FUNDRAISER in New York City

By JET alum Mark Flanigan

JET alum Mark Flanigan (center) with colleagues from the Japan ICU Foundation at the March 5 Fundraising event (Photo: Lawrence Tsuyuki)

The Japan ICU Foundation (JICUF) hosted a special Sake Tasting & Fundraiser at the Penn Club in New York City on Monday, March 5 to help raise funds for International Christian University’s (ICU) ongoing relief and rebuilding efforts after the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011.

Over 100 esteemed guests from the US, Japan and many other countries came for the evening in support of this charitable event, which was organized by JICUF Program Director Tara DeWorsop. JET Alumnus Mark Flanigan, a current ICU Rotary International Peace Fellow, gave a short keynote presentation describing the variety of ways in which ICU has been supporting the recovery efforts. These include a new joint-psychological relief program in Sendai, continuing student volunteer efforts and the Earthquake Tuition Waiver Fund. Read More


Mar 22

Taylor Anderson Remembered by Many

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Via the JETAA USA website:

The Anderson Family, who has done so much to further Taylor’s vision of bridging the US and Japan, participated in a memorial service at Taylor’s alma mater, Randolph Macon College. The memorial was covered by both NHK World and the local CBS news station in Virginia. Ambassador Fujisaki was also in attendance as a speaker for the event.

To see the media coverage click below:

Additionally, here are some links to coverage gathered by a friend of the Andersons and forwarded by Andy:

  • Article on the Randolph-Macon college website about the event.
  • March 8, 2012:  WCVE-FM (NPR) local NPR correspondent Dan Rosenthal interviewed national NPR correspondent Yuki Noguchi for a preview of the Taylor Anderson/Japan Foundation lecture.  You can listen to the interview by clicking anniversary.
  • March 13, 2012:  The Asahi Shimbun (Japanese newspaper) sent a reporter to the lecture and also covered a pre-lecture news conference held by R-MC.  You can read the article by clicking on Asahi Shimbun.
  • March 12, 2012:  NHK World Japanese Television sent a reporter to campus several times to interview the Andersons (Taylor’s parents) as well as the March 11 lecture. You can watch the story by clicking on NHK.  Note:  This story is only available for viewing through this weekend.

March 12, 2012:  Here is a look at some local coverage:



Mar 22

Education Opportunity: Scholarship for Teacher Training (via, pnwjetaa) 03.22.12

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Program Overview:
An intensive training program in teaching Chinese or Japanese will be held this summer (2012) at Portland State University in Oregon. The Chinese & Japanese Teacher Training Institute is an intensive course for current language teachers or those who plan to enter the field. The program provides the foundation for future instructors to teach their language and gives substantial tools to current teachers to reinforce and strengthen their programs. It is a hands-on course, and effective methodology in teaching Chinese and Japanese to North Americans is emphasized over a theoretical analysis of the language. Read More


Mar 22

Doshisha Global MBA Program: Kyoto, Japan (via, pnwjetaa) 03.22.12

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Discover the Doshisha Global MBA – Designed for the 21st century
– Build your own program from courses in General Business Management or our innovative focus areas: Business in Asia, Green Business, and Culture and Creativity. – Gain a global perspective through an international student body, overseas study options, and classes taught by experts from around the world. – Scholarships available for all international students. – Career opportunities in Japan and with Japanese companies seeking global talent. – A strong focus on the Social Responsibility of business. – Opportunities to learn Japanese and take classes in our sister Japanese MBA program. – Looking to advance your career, and help make the world a better place? Come and join us at Doshisha Business School.

 The University
Doshisha University is widely recognized as one of Japan’s top comprehensive universities, with 15 Faculties and Centers and 15 Graduate Schools. Founded in 1875, it has a distinguished history of education based on the founder’s philosophy of education guided by conscience. Doshisha is one of the top four prestigious private universities in the Kansai (Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto) region, and is one of 13 universities selected by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology for the Global 30 Project for Establishing Core Universities for Internationalization. Doshisha Business School’s English-language Global MBA is a flagship program for the university’s Global 30 participation. Read More


Mar 22

Job: Education and Learning Manager (Decatur, GA) 03.22.12

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Thanks to JET Alum, Jessica Kennett Cork for this posting. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Education and Learning Manager

Posted by: International Rescue Committee
Type: Full-time
Location: Decatur, GA
Salary: DOE
Start Date: As soon as possible
 http://tbe.taleo.net/NA2/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=IRC&cws=1&rid=7967&source=Indeed.com

Responsibilities:

The Education & Learning Manager oversees all components of IRC Atlanta’s Education services to refugee children, youth and adults. Adult education services include English as a Second Language instruction; job readiness and vocational training; computer skills instruction; financial literacy, cultural orientation and life skills instruction. Youth services include year-round after school and summer programs for refugee teens, youth internship program, and special safety, career, and enrichments programs. The Education Manager is a full-time, exempt position reporting directly to the Executive Director.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Oversee and coordinate the daily operations of IRC Atlanta’s Education & Learning programs, providing guidance, leadership, and direct supervision in all aspects of service provision
  • Develop and enhance the design of education & learning services, including ESL, family literacy, job readiness and vocational training, youth after-school, summer camp, computer literacy, cultural orientation and other emerging services Read More

Mar 22

Job:Postings from Idealist.org 3.22.12

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Via Idealist.org. Posted by Geneva Marie (Niigata-ken 2008-09) Geneva is a contributor to both JETwit and JETAANY. Geneva is on a continuous (epic) search for Japanese -related jobs in the United States.

Regional Program Manager for Tohoku Rebuilding Program

Posted by: Architecture For Humanity
Type: Full-time (2 year contract)
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: DOE (Full Benefits)
Start date: 4/9/2012

Architecture For Humanity is seeking a Japanese proficient program manager to assist with development in Tohoku.  They are looking for candidates with experience in business development and real estate. MBA is preferred.

http://www.idealist.org/view/job/cbZKbhDtg8jd/


Mar 21

Job: Trader/ Business Development (ITOCHU International) (DC) 03.21.12

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Via JETAA DC. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Trader/ Business Development

Posted by: ITOCHU International
Type: N/A
Location: Washington, DC
Salary:  N/A
Start Date: N/A
http://www.itochu. com/general/ careers.

 
Responsibilities:

Develop and implement a trading, marketing and business development program for ITOCHU’s Uranium business. Assist the
planning and strategy for uranium trading,
marketing, and executes transactions for sales, purchases and swaps.

Key Responsibility areas:

Communicate daily with uranium business partners
(utilities, miners, traders and brokers, etc) in North/South America and
Europe (mainly North America) and collaborate to create trading and
marketing opportunities for the Nuclear Fuel Group. Executes uranium transactions for sales,
purchases and swaps. Read More


Mar 20

Job: Bilingual Japanese Translator 03.20.12

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Thanks to JET Alum, Shun Endo, for sending this post, Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Bilingual Japanese Translator

Posted by: Aerotek
Type: Contract (up to 48 weeks)
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary:  $17 – $20/hour
Start Date: N/A

Responsibilities:
– Translating Japanese to English and English to Japanese.
– Translating technical and non-technical documents, process manuals, internal communications, programming specifications, design instructions, etc… Read More


Mar 20

Book launch: JET alum David Namisato’s “Life After the B.O.E.”

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Thanks to Lindsay Tsuji for this write-up and thanks to Nadine Bukhman for the photos.

A chilly Toronto’s eve didn’t stop friends and fans of one artistically inclined JET alum from dropping by the Goodfellas Gallery in Toronto to celebrate the launch of his new book Life After the B.O.E. JETAA Toronto’s David Namisato (Aomori-ken CIR, 2002-04) was the cause of some serious hurrah on February 8.

Most JETs are no stranger to David’s comics. Started back in 2005, they chronicle the ins and outs of what life is like as a foreigner on the JET Programme. The enkais, the onsens, the team teaching…it’s all in there. Read More


Mar 19

JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Tomo: Friendship through Fiction: An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories’

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“Reading ‘Tomo’ is a reminder that even in the most desperate straits, friendship and personal relationships have the power to nourish and sustain us.” (Stone Bridge Press)

 

By Sharona Moskowitz (Fukuoka-ken, 2000-01) for JQ magazine. Sharona is interested in fresh, new voices in fiction and creative nonfiction.

If you could know your future cause of death, would you choose to know? This is the question posed by “Yamada-san’s Toaster,” one of the short stories in the new fiction anthology Tomo: Friendship through Fiction: An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories. As the title suggests, the collection is geared toward adolescents and dedicated to the youth of Tohoku, though it undoubtedly has— in the parlance of publishing— tremendous crossover appeal. There is plenty for adults to enjoy here, too. Edited and with a foreword by Holly Thompson, this collection features 36 stories—including 10 in translation—contributed by several JET alums from around the world, all of whom share a connection to Japan. Proceeds from its sale will go directly to the continued relief efforts.

In Kelly Luce (Kawasaki/Tokushima, 2002-04)’s story, Yamada-san’s toaster burns into each slice of bread a Chinese character supposedly predicting one’s cause of death. The tale’s young narrator observes the effects of the toaster on the townspeople as news spreads and they become stirred into a ridiculous pandemonium. There’s a great element of humor to the story though it also reveals a universal human folly: the vulnerability towards superstition. People try desperately to find order and make sense of a chaotic and random world, even if it means looking for burnt kanji of the toast on a breakfast plate.

The stories are grouped thematically, represented by “Shocks and Tremors,” Friends and Enemies,” “Ghosts and Spirits,” Powers and Feats,” Talents and Curses,” Insiders and Outsiders” and “Families and Connections.” (The final story, the poignant “Peace on Earth,” is penned by Suzanne Kamata (Tokushima-ken, 1988-90), whose own book of short stories, The Beautiful One Has Come, was released last year.

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Mar 18

JET Prefecture Round-up 3.16.12

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Sam Brewster, (Akita-ken, Kazuno-shi, 2011-present), gives a little taste of what JETs are doing around Japan. To submit items for future JET Prefecture Round-up posts, e-mail Sam at jetinfogather [at] gmail.com.

Events by Region

Kansai Region

Wakayama

  • March 24th is Wakayama JET’s children’s Easter event at the Tanabe Shimin Sogo Center. There will be bilingual readings of the Easter Bunny story, and children will have the chance to meet the Easter Bunny make their own bunny masks and take part in a fun Easter egg hunt.

Kantou Region

Ibaraki

  • Ibaraki Jets still have chance to check out the annual Plum Blossom Festival in Mito, which runs right up until March 31st.
  • St. Patrick’s Day Event at Bardega in Hitachi on Friday, March 16th and Saturday, March 17th.

Kyushu Region

Kumamoto

  • St. Patrick’s Day Parade on March 17th in Kumamoto City.

Miyazaki

  • On Saturday, March 24th, Miyazaki AJET presents…’Karaoke Bus Road Trippin’!

Shikoku Region

Ehime

  • St. Patrick’s Day feast and party in Matsuyama on Saturday, March 17th.

Tohoku Region

Akita

  • Club Livespace in Akita City will play host to Akita’s very first St. Patrick’s Day Dance Party  on Friday, March 16th. Organised by the ALT-led charity  Volunteer Akita,  the event aims to raise money for their Scholarship Fund.  Through this fund they hope to send an orphan from the Sendai area to college – a truly inspiring cause as he is the first from his orphanage to ever show interest in attending.

*Note to all JETs and JET alumni:  Click here to find your JET prefecture group on LinkedIn.


Mar 18

I’ll Make It Myself!: “Roasted Vegetables and My Obsession with 安納芋”

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L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11) is the editor of The Ishikawa JET Kitchen: Cooking in Japan Without a Fight. A writer and web administrator for The Art of Japan: Kanazawa and Discover Kanazawa, ze also writes I’ll Make It Myself!, a blog about food culture in Japan, and curates The Rice Cooker Chronicles, a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan.

New submissions always welcome. Just e-mail it to jetwit [at] jetwit.com.

Orange sweet potatoes, ubiquitous in the US, are often nowhere to be found in Ishikawa. Depending on where you are in the prefecture, you can usually locate some in one brief part of late winter in the local-vegetable section of the grocery store with the Noto– and Kaga Yasai (heirloom vegetables from Noto  [northern Ishikawa] and Kaga [central-southern Ishikawa]). This March,  I found some “Kabocha Imo” (“kabocha squash potato,” かぼちゃ芋), a Noto Yasai, at Marue, and I also found a large bag of annôimo (安 納芋) in the basement grocery stores in the department store M’ZA. Orange sweet potatoes are not as cheap as I remember them being back home during my student days, but they’re every bit as delicious.

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