Japanese-English Bilingual Career Forum
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Thanks to JETAA USA Country Rep Melissa Chan and JETAA NY President Monica Yuki for passing this on.
Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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— Los Angeles Career Forum 2012 —
Date: Sept. 14 & 15, 2012
Place: Loews Hollywood Hotel (Los Angeles, CA)
http://www.careerforum.net/event/la/?lang=E
Los Angeles Career Forum is for anyone who is:
– Japanese-English bilingual (at minimum conversation level in both languages)
and
– looking for a full-time or internship position
Companies will be holding interviews at their booth during the event and some may give out offers by the end of the 3 day event.
Registration and attending the event are free.
For online registration and more info regarding the above, please go to: http://www.careerforum.net/event/la/?lang=E
If you have any questions, please send your inquires to cfn@careerforum.net
Video Footage Needed for “Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story”
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A request from Regge Life who is working on a documentary about Taylor Anderson.
Producer/Director Regge Life is seeking video footage taken during the earthquake and tsunami for LIVE YOUR DREAM.
He prefers footage that has not been broadcast in the US or Japan and specifically taken in the cities of Ishinomaki, Matsushima, Kesenuma and Rikuzentakata.
All filmmakers will be credited for use of their footage in the final film. Please contact him at liveyourdream1@earthlink.net
Job: Senior Director of Development and Training, Decatur, GA
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Thanks to JET alum Jessica Cork for passing this on. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Senior Director of Development and Training
Posted by: Culture Connect, Inc.
Type: Full-time exempt employee
Location: Decatur, GA
Salary: N/A
Start date:
Responsibilities:
General:
• Assist in strategic planning and visioning.
• Develop, maintain, and cultivate strategic relationships.
• Market research, as necessary.
• Supervise a team of 2-3. Read More
Job: Program Coordinator – Chazen Institute/Columbia University (NYC)
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Thanks to JETAA NY Board member Katrina Barnas for sharing this JET-relevant job listing at the Chazen Institute (at Columbia Business School) where Kat also works. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Program Coordinator
Posted by: Chazen Institute
Type: N/A
Location: Columbia University (NYC)
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Start date: N/A
Summary:
Reporting to the Executive Director and Associate Director of the Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business, the Program Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the Institute’s study tour program and outreach events/projects as assigned. Read More
Job: Academic Director – ELS Language Centers, (Columbus, OH)
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Thanks to Columbus, OH-based JET alum Daniel Stone for sharing this listing at the organization where he works as the Center Director. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Academic Director
Posted by: ELS Language Centers
Type: N/A
Location: Columbus, OH
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Start date: N/A
Responsibilities:
Reporting directly to the Center Director, the Academic Director will be responsible for: Read More
WIT Life #208: Monsters, Woodsmen and Girls, Oh My!
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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.
It is indeed time again for one of my favorite annual events, Japan Cuts at Japan Society! The lineup of 39 films is more robust than ever, and the focus on fabulous actor Koji Yakusho adds a new dimension to this year’s festival. He will be on hand this Friday night to screen his 2011 award-winning The Woodsman and the Rain, and he will receive the first ever Japan Cuts prize, the CUT ABOVE award for excellence in film. Can’t wait for the screening and to possibly catch an up-close glimpse of this living legend at the reception after.
This event kicked off last Thursday, and many wonderful pieces have already been shown. I haven’t been able to catch as many as I would have liked, but one that really struck me was Read More
Justin’s Japan: Week Two of JAPAN CUTS 2012 Spotlights Late Film Legend Yoshio Harada
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‘Shall We Dance?’ returns to the big screen July 21 as part of this week’s JAPAN CUTS offerings at New York’s Japan Society. (Daiei Co., Ltd )
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
This week, Japan Society’s annual JAPAN CUTS film festival pays tribute to the late actor Yoshio Harada, screening his final film Someday and 9 Souls, (both July 19). The festival also highlights the career of living legend Koji Yakusho, presenting five of his most inconic films over July 20-21: Chronicle of My Mother, Cure, Shall We Dance?, Toad’s Oil (which Yakusho also directed), 13 Assassins, and The Woodsman and the Rain.
Yakusho will be on hand for the Woodsman’s sold-out July 20 screening for an introduction, Q&A and reception. On that occasion, the festival will award the star the first ever JAPAN CUTS prize, the Cut Above Award for Excellence in Film. Yakusho will also appear for the July 21 screening of Takashi Miike’s hit samurai action movie 13 Assassins. Other highlights include Toshi Fujiwara’s provocative and poetic documentary on post-tsunami Japan No Man’s Zone (July 22, includes an introduction and Q&A with director Toshi Fujiwara).
Also, fans can enjoy encore screening of the irresistible blockbuster love comedy Love Strikes! (July 22). The film’s debut on July 17 welcomed a very special guest, Japanese Academy Award-winning actress Masami Nagasawa, who appeared following a live taiko performance by the legendary group Cobu.
For this week’s list of films, click here.
Job: Consular or Cultural Section Staff at The Consulate General of Japan (GA)
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Thanks to JET alum Jessica Cork, who works at the consulate, for passing this on. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Consular or Cultural Section Staff
Posted by: Consulate General of Japan
Type: N/A
Location: Atlanta, GA
Salary: N/A
Start date: N/A
Overview:
Consulate General of Japan in Atlanta is seeking an individual for the position of either the consular section or the cultural section.
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. green card holder, must be fluent in Japanese and English, and possess computer skills (Microsoft Word and Excel etc. preferred).
To apply for this position, please send your resume to katsumi.isoda@mofa.go.jp
http://www.atlanta.us.emb-japan.go.jp/cgjaeo.html
Job: Center for Asian American Media – Membership Manager (SF)
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Via The Foundation Center. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97)
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Position: Membership Manager
Posted by: Center for Asian American Media
Type: Full-time, salaried, and exempt
Location: San Francisco, California
Salary: $38,000 to $46,000 per year with excellent benefits
Start date: N/A
Overview:
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) is a national, mission driven organization dedicated to presenting stories that convey the richness and diversity of Asian American experiences to the broadest audience possible. CAAM is the premier provider of Asian American content through funding, producing, distributing and exhibiting works in film, television and digital media.
CAAM seeks a highly motivated professional to manage its membership program and interface with community, corporate and media partners. The membership program is a key part of CAAM’s overall community engagement and fundraising strategy. The ideal candidate has at least two years of development experience, or experience with membership programs and a passion for Asian American media arts and community engagement. Read More
By John McGee (Nagano-ken, 2004-05) for JQ magazine. John is the Tampa Regional Representative for the Florida JET Alumni Association, and the founder of Tampa Natsu Matsuri, a free annual event organized by local residents with an interest in Japan.
The balmy breeze blew in through the screened doors of our house, floating the sheer curtains in soft billows. Late May in southern Nagano is damp…it’s always damp on the wet side of the Alps. But being from Florida, this was comfortable weather.
My good friend was visiting from America. He’d made quite a stir in our sleepy town striding around with his seemingly angry Native American scowl way up there brushing two meters, from which nearly a meter of black tresses flowed down like raven waterfalls.
We were watching the shadows slip up the mountains across from our home when the phone rang. It was our friend Sayaka. “The fireflies are here!” she said excitedly. “Want to come see them?”
Sure we would. If they were as big as other Japanese bugs, this could be a great sight. She told us where to meet her, so we carefully folded my wife, my three-year-old son, our giant Indian friend Bass, short for Sebastian, and myself into our Toppo and sputtered down our ski jump of a street to the main road.
We soon pulled up to the intersection where Sayaka was waiting. This miniaturized beauty stood out in our town every bit as much as Bass. She was dressed to kill as always, standing next to her shiny new Cube. Her family owned a ryokan and she had been all over the world. She quickly waved us to get going and we followed her down out of our crevice of a valley into the wider spot where a smaller river joined the local Kiso River, forming a rare broad flat spot.
This area was checkered with small rice fields and ancient farm houses. As we neared the junction of the rivers I started to see quite a few cars. I was a bit surprised, but that quickly turned into open-mouthed shock as we saw that there was not one available place to pull off the road for nearly a kilometer! Lightning bugs were apparently a big attraction in this sleepy town. Sayaka spotted a driveway open at a farmhouse and told us she’d ask if we could park there. “That’ll never work,” I thought, but of course this was Japan, so in a moment we were parked in the best spot on the field.
We stepped out into a dusky green sward dotted with families. Children hopping here and there. Some had jars. Others had nets. Some just walked along with heads back and mouths agape. Against the black silhouettes of the steep mountains there were literally thousands upon thousands of small bright lights flashing as high up as I could see. In answer, the rice and grasses along the river were twinkling like Christmas lights.
Job: JET alum English teachers needed in Japan
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Thanks to jet alum Kia Cheleen For passing this on.
Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Teacher
Posted by: (NPO) Japanese Language Research Institute
Type: N/A
Location: Japan
Salary: N/A
Start date: N/A
Overview:
An Eikai-wa school in Japan is specifically looking for JETs or JET alumni to teach English lessons on the specific dates below in the areas designated.
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Job: Female TV Reporter fluent in Japanese (NY)
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Thanks to JET alum Stacy Smith for putting Nakamura-san in touch with JETwit to share this unique JET-relevant job listing. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Young Female American TV Reporter
Posted by: TV Tokyo
Type: N/A
Location: New York
Salary: N/A
Start date: N/A
Overview:
Young energetic New Yorker female fluent in Japanese language as reports will be in Japanese. Does not have to be knowledgeable in economy. Read More
Job: Translator at Nintendo of America
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Thanks to Osaka JET Jon LeFlore for passing on this job listing. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Translator
Posted by: Nintendo of America
Type: Full-time with full benefits
Location: Redmond, WA
Salary:
Start date: N/A Read More
Job: Postings from Idealist.org 7.11.12
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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! :-)
Web Producer
Posted by: Japan Society
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Competitive
Application Deadline:August 17th, 2012
The Japan Society is seeking a Web Producer to support web and e-communications efforts across multiple programs and departments. Must possess a 4-year degree in a related field, or the equivalent combination of relevant education and work experience, and a minimum of 3 years work experience in related positions.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/Hj4ZTS7dJzMD/
Fukushima group releases the latest “akabeko” tees to support local charities
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*********** Via Eyes 4 Fukushima
For T-Shirt orders (international and w/in Japan), please visit http://e4f.fujet.net/shoppingcart/
All procceds will go towards Fukushima charities which are actively promoting rebuilding efforts after the March 11th earthquake, tsunami and power plant disaster.
Fukushima JETs recently launched a local initiative – Eyes for Fukushima (E4F). Quick blurb from their website: It aims to promote grass roots internationalization in Fukushima Prefecture with devotion to improving the lives of people affected by the March 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster through events and fundraising. Eyes for Fukushima seeks to foster ties between Japanese citizens and JET participants at the person-to-person level.
