I’ll Make It Myself!: “Together in the Kitchen with a Whole Bunch of Eggplants: Eggplant Curry”
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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 Travel (formerly The Art of Japan: Kanazawa & 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 Rice Cooker Chronicles submissions always welcome. Just e-mail it to L.M. at jetwit [at] jetwit.com.
This time on “why did I buy a whole box of this vegetable?”: what to do with six eggplants?
Cheruko is harvesting eggplants–many, many eggplants. They brought eleven of them to dinner a couple weeks ago to distribute, and I took six. My go-to recipes when I am cooking for myself are Italian- and French-style dishes that pair the eggplants with tomatoes, basil, and parsley: ratatouille, gratin, vegetable lasagna. When I am alone in kitchen with an eggplant, these are the dishes I make. However, the texture of these dishes is, unfortunately, precisely what our spouses dislike about eggplants. (Though mine does like Summer Pasta with Eggplant Sauce because the eggplant is cooked down a lot.)
UPDATE: JETAA NY Career Panel: The State of ESL and Language Education in Japan and the US
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Update #1: We’re pleased to announce the addition to the panel of Matthew Cook (Osaka-fu, 2007-12), former AJET Chair and now advisor to the Osaka Board of Education’s Native English Teacher (NET) Program.
Update #2: We are planning on webcasting the event through my YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/user/stevenwaseda?feature=mhee). Go to that link at 6:30 pm (NY time) to watch live (and post comments and questions). Or, go there any other time to watch the recording. (Apologies in advance for any technical difficulties. This will be my first time trying a webcast using Google+ and YouTube.)
JETAA NY Career Panel: The State of ESL and Language Education in Japan and the US
- WHEN: Tuesday, Aug 28, 6:30pm-8:30pm
- WHERE: Japan Local Government Center office, 3 Park Ave., 20th Floor
- RSVP on JETAANY Facebook Event page, or by email to professional [at] jetaany.org
This JETAANY Career panel will consist of a presentation by JET alum James Rogers, Assistant Professor at Kansai Gaidai, followed by Q&A with James and a panel of JET alum language teachers, including former AJET Chair and now .
Presentation: The State of Language Education in Japan: Job Opportunities and Living in 21st Century Japan
This presentation will discuss various issues regarding working in the language industry in Japan. University work and the conditions and benefits of various levels of such positions, agent out-sourced jobs, union membership, the value of higher degrees and certificates, Japanese language skills, the nuclear crisis and the safety of living in certain areas, and the value of scholarly research will be discussed. The information presented at this event should be beneficial to JET alumni who are considering moving back to Japan and up in their career to the university level, and also those who have some university experience but are interested in learning more about what is needed to be successful at that level. Read More
New Ambassadors Appointed to Japanese Embassies in the U.S. and China
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File photo of Ambassador Fujisaki
According to this recent Mainichi article (Japanese) and this Bloomberg/Businessweek article (English), Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki will be leaving his post at the Japanese Embassy in Washington, D.C. His successor is reported to be Kenichiro Sasae, the current Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs. Also, Shinichi Nishimiya, the former Ambassador in New York until 2010, will be the new Ambassador to China.
Here’s the link to the Japanese article in the Mainichi: http://mainichi.jp/select/news/20120820k0000m010095000c.html
Here’s the link to a Bloomberg/Businessweek article in English: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-08-19/japan-to-replace-envoys-to-u-dot-s-dot-s-dot-korea-yomiuri-says
Read an exclusive interview JQ magazine conducted with Ambassador Fujisaki at the 2010 JETAA National Conference: http://jetaany.org/magazine_files/JQ_SeptemberOctober2010.pdf
Job: Children’s English School Teacher (Yokohama)
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Via ShabeKids. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Children’s English School Teacher
Posted by: ShabeKids
Type: Part-time
Location: Yokohama City
Salary: 2000 yen or more/per lesson
Start date: ASAP
Overview:
Fun, local English school for children aged 2-15 looking for a friendly part-time native English teacher to join our team. 3-4 hours/day, 2-3 days/week, 2000yen or more/per lesson (40-, 50- and 60-minute lessons).
Teaching location; Yokohama city, Hakuraku station on the Tokyu Toyoko Line.
Proper visa, BA/BS required. Experience teaching English to kids and/or adults, and TESL/TEFL/TESOL certification preferred. APPLICANT MUST CURRENTLY RESIDE IN JAPAN. Transportation allowance (to 1000yen/day).
Six-month renewable contract. Application deadline; End of August, 2012. Position available from ASAP. Please apply by e-mail with CV/resume, letter of introduction, photo, availability and visa status.
Contact; Shige Satsuma, Proud Academy Corporation. 34-28, Kandaiji 4-chome, Kanagawa-ku, Yokohama 221-0801. mail to: info@esbkids.com
Job: National Cherry Blossom Festival – Program Coordinator – External Relations (DC)
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Thanks to JET alum Laurel Lukaszewski for passing on this JET-relevant job opportunity. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Program Coordinator – External Relations
Posted by: Downtown DC Business Improvement District
Type: N/A
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Downtown DC Business Improvement District (BID) Events Department is currently recruiting for a Program Coordinator – External Relations of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. This position will facilitate, develop and coordinate activities and functions of external outreach programs associated with the National Cherry Blossom Festival – the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration: to ensure that goals and objectives specified for the program are accomplished in accordance with established priorities, time limitations, funding limitations or other specifications. Read More
Job: Translators, Editors and Letterers for Digital Manga
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Thanks to JET alum Joanna Metoki (Wakayama-ken, 2007-08) for sharing this great JET-relevant job listing.
Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Translators, Editors and Letterers
Posted by: Digital Manga
Type: N/A
Location: Gardena, CA
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Digital Manga (www.digitalmanga.com) is one of the industry’s most unconventional and innovative companies, specializing in building corporate and cultural bridges from Japan to the Western Hemisphere – specifically through the licensing, importation and preparation of anime (Japanese animation), manga (Japanese comic books) and related merchandise for the North American mainstream and subculture markets. In this capacity, DMI serves as a catalyst for the expansion of Japanese pop culture institutions into global arenas. Read More
Job: Administrative Assistant – Nihon Bay Clinic
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Via JETAA Northern California. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Administrative Assistant
Posted by: Nihon Bay Clinic
Type: Part-time
Location: San Mateo, CA
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Jobs: Actus Postings (Midtown, NYC )
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Via Actus Consulting. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Note: If you apply, please make sure to mention that you learned of the listing from JETwit, thanks.
Position: Export Coordinator for Major Japanese Bookstore (NYC)
Posted by: Actus Consulting Group, Inc.
Type: Full-time
Location: Midtown, NYC
Salary: Salary: $16/ hr+ Possible Bonus+ Benefit (Health and 401K)
Start date: ASAP
Overview:
Known as Japan’s largest bookstore- 50 stores and 74 book centers in Japan, 27 stores around the world. Specialize in sales of Japanese books, and other goods such as stationary. Company Size: 30 retail staff and 12 staff in NY office.
Your Role with the Company:
Job duties will include order US and Canadian academic publications on behalf of Japanese office, processing the claims and requests to the US publishers, preparing custom documents and sending the shipment to Japan office regularly. Read More
Job: Associate Producer NHK (NY)
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Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Associate Producer
Posted by: NHK
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: N/A
Start date: N/A
Position Overview:
A successful Associate Producer will wear many hats. He or she will work in a 24-hours news environment, participating in every aspect of TV News production, from research through post-production on both short hits and feature packages. The successful applicant should be news savvy, up to date on key issues affecting New York City and the U.S. at large.
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Job: Associate Producer for TV Asahi (DC)
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Via JETAA DC. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Associate Producer
Posted by: TV Asahi America
Type: Full-time
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: DOE
Start date: NA
Overview:
TV Asahi is a Japanese national broadcasting company. Its Washington, D.C. Bureau seeks Associate Producer who assists newsgathering, reporting and production to prepare for news broadcasts.
Qualifications;
*BA or MA degree
*English language fluency required with strong oral and written communication skills, and Japanese oral communication skill preferable.
*Strong interest or background in politics and international affairs, and an interest in journalism or broadcasting news
*Strong Interest and understanding in Japanese and Asian culture
*Valid driver’s license and passport
*Full time job Monday-Friday and sometimes weekends
*Travel sometimes both inside and outside the U.S.
*Because of time difference between USA and Tokyo, flexibility is needed for working hours Read More
Job: Amnet Reservations Staff – Asia Division (NYC)
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Position: Reservations Staff – Asia Division
Posted by: Amnet
Type: Full-time
Location: New York
Salary: DOE
Start date: N/A
Overview:
If you are interested in the travel and hospitality industry, have excellent personable skills, and like working in a Japanese company environment, consider Amnet New York as a great job opportunity. With an already strong Japanese clientele base, Amnet is looking to expand their name, brand and services to the American market as well as other Asian markets including the Philippines , Singapore and Malaysia .
Are you ambitious, a go getter and confident in sales? How would you like to go on a tour of NYC and then write about it as part of your job, visit all ranges of hotel properties, experience their lounges and restaurants on the clock for your clients? How about making it your job to know everything there is to know about NYC? As a travel agent, you will need to know what hotels to put your clients in, where they should eat and what kind of activities they can do in their free time. Your territory is not limited to NYC, you will have also opportunities to get to know Boston , Jersey City , Philadelphia and more! Read More
Roy Moneyhun (Mie-ken, 1996-98), founder of Tohoku Forward
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JET Alum Cycling for Tohoku
For more information, contact Roy Moneyhun at roy@tohokuforward.org. The web address is www.tohokuforward.org. The Facebook page is Tohoku Forward.
We all know what happened in northeast Japan on March 11, 2011. The devastation remained front page news for weeks following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Now—more than a year later—news of Tohoku must be actively sought out by anyone wanting to know what is going on up there. Tohoku has been relegated to the back burner of the international news cycle.
As the drama in Tohoku unfolded during the spring months of 2011, the world’s media understandably focused on the devastation, the death toll, and the threat of nuclear radiation escaping the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. A less generally reported catastrophe during the early weeks and months following the disaster was the creation of a new wave of orphans in Tohoku. If this crisis was overlooked during the initial period of the tsunami, it has now become close to invisible. Agencies such as Smile Kids Japan and Living Dreams toil in near-obscurity to address the crisis with little attention and limited funds.
Enter Tohoku Forward, the one-man project of JET alumnus Roy Moneyhun (Mie-ken, 1996-98) of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA. With Tohoku Forward, Moneyhun hopes to reach thousands of potential donors around the world, most of whom can be found in the JET alumni community.
Many orphans of the Tohoku disaster are babies, meaning that they will need support for at least another fifteen to eighteen years. Read More
Job: Postings from Idealist.org 8.14.12
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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. Hire me! :-)
Program Officer, Lecture Programs
Posted by: Japan Society
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Competitive, Full Benefits
Start Date: Not Specified
The Japan Society is seeking a Program Officer to plan, execute, and manage lecture programs, conferences and symposia on themes relating to existing Japan Society projects. Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years related experience, required. Written and spoken Japanese, a plus.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/pNJCSGdhC8Np/
International Education Specialist
Posted by: World Education Services
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: DOE
Start Date: Not Specified
World Education Services, Inc. is seeking a Credential Evaluator for the Asia Pacific Group. This group processes evaluations from Asia Pacific countries. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.Vietnamese language skills preferred.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/PDxWJGpbbncp/
Counselor Advocate, Japanese or Mandarin
Posted by: New York Asian Women’s Center
Type: Full-time and Part-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Competitive
Start Date: Not Specified
New York Asian Women’s Center is looking for a Counselor Advocate who will ensure all clients receive prompt and professional services and provide therapeutic support that encourages self- sufficiency and empowerment. Experience with anti-violence work, the Asian community, criminal justice, client advocacy, and/or human trafficking, preferred. Bachelors in Psychology or related field; Masters a plus.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/Cdgpj5B6f7mD/
JQ Magazine: San Francisco Hosts Fourth Annual J-Pop Summit Festival
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The 2012 J-Pop Summit Festival will be held in San Francisco’s Japantown August 25-26. (NEW PEOPLE, 2011)
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By Lindsay Martell (Saitama-ken, 1995-1997) for JQ magazine. Lindsay is a freelance writer and a voice-over actor in Oakland, California. Visit her website here.
Whether you have a penchant for hunky Lelouch Lamperouge (the hunky antihero of the anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) or a serious hankering for Lolita fashion, the pop-y, edgy, dynamic stuff you love is busting at the seams with this year’s J-Pop Summit Festival in San Francisco’s Japantown August 25-26.
With its campy theme of “Cyberpop Overload,” the second annual gathering is a Japanophile’s dream come true—noshing on chicken teriyaki bento or pork katsu curry from a JapaCurry food truck as you bop along to the scores of bands busting out tunes—this mecca of all things related to Japanese pop culture has something for everyone: fashion, film, anime, video games, technology and thumping music. And for JET alums who are feeling particularly natsukashii? Kite-kudasai!
Personally, I can’t wait. Not a day goes by when I don’t miss Japan. I haven’t lived there since the mid-’90s, when I was an ALT in Saitama, and yet, I can still feel the humid summer air, tatami beneath my feet, and the salty perfection of roasted senbei crunching in my mouth. At that time, I couldn’t get enough of the hypnotic pop scene. Most of it was a mere 1.5 hours away in Shibuya—a deliriously crazed hub of all things punk and pop.
And while I am now thousands of miles away from that edgy scene, J-Pop is an easy trip—a place brimming with kawaii-ness around every corner. More than 55,000 people got their pop on at the festival in 2011, and even more are expected to join in the fun this year.
Japan Local Government Center (NY) Newsletter (July 2012)
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Here’s the July 2012 issue of the Japan Local Government Center (aka CLAIR New York) Newsletter: http://www.jlgc.org/pdfs/en/news73.pdf
Content includes:
No.73 (July 2012)
・A Greeting from the New Executive Director (1-2)
・Comments from ICMA International Committee’s Japan Tour Participants (page 3-7)
・Comments from JETAA members who volunteered at the JLGC booth in the New York Times Travel Show 2012 (page 8-10)
・Introduction of JLGC New Staff (page 11)
・JLGC New Staff visited Novi, Michigan (page 12)
