Job: Videographer – Alexis Sanborn (Nagoya, Tokyo, and Kyoto, Japan)
Posted by Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position: Videographer Posted by: Ms. Alexis Sanborn Location: Nagoya, Tokyo, and Kyoto, Japan Contract: Full-time This from JET alum Alexis Sanborn. She’s making an intriguing documentary titled “Flavoring the Nation! School Lunch and Food Education in Japanese […]
Job: Communications & Administration Manager – NYU School of Law (New York, NY, USA)
Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position: Communications & Administration ManagerPosted by: New York, NY, USALocation: The U.S.-Asia Law Institute of NYU School of LawContract: Full-Time Thanks to JET alumna, Alexis Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-2011) for sharing the following job opening, which she will soon be leaving. USALI is […]
Job: Senior Executive Associate – Asia Society Policy Institute (NYC)
Thanks to JETAANY member Alexis Sanborn, who works for Asia Society in NY, for sharing this opening at Asia Society Policy Institute. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), Community Manager for Be Social Change, the largest social impact community and professional development hub in New York City.. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. […]
JQ Magazine: From JET to Japan-Related Jobs – New York Edition
By Brett Rawson (Akita-ken, 2007-09) for JQ magazine. Brett is a writer, translator, and volunteer. He currently lives in New York, where he is pursuing an MFA in creative writing at The New School and is the professional development chair for the JET Alumni Association of New York. If you have job opportunities […]
Job: Executive Assistant at Asia Society (NYC)
Thanks to Shimane JET alum Alexis Sanborn, who works at Asia Society, for sharing this great JET-relevant job listing. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. ———————————————————————————————————— Position: Executive Assistant for VP Location: NYC Type: Full-time Overview: A key facilitator in the communication and interaction between the External […]
JETAA Podcast Roundup: January 2022
Hi, and welcome to the new podcast space here on JETwit.com. I’m Scot Maupin (Hokkaido, 2005-09), a JET alum/podcaster, and every month I’ll serve you up a list of podcasts with new episodes by myself and other JET Alumni/podcasters. I will also be featuring some episodes from month to month with more detailed write-ups. But […]
JET Alum Filmmaker Unveils ‘Nourishing Japan’ Feb. 20 in NYC
From the February 8 edition of Shukan NY Seikatsu. Join Alexis Thursday, February 20, 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m. at the Museum of Food & Drink (MOFAD), 62 Bayard Street in Brooklyn. General admission $25; purchase tickets here. For more information, visit https://nourishingjapan.com. Embark on a delicious journey from farmer’s field to school classroom that celebrates […]
JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York — ‘Ride Your Wave,’ ‘Nourishing Japan,’ ‘Children of the Sea’
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe–shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here. Stay warm this winter with some hot local events, from live showcases that will transport you to another time and place, some new anime screenings, and a theatrical performance you won’t want to miss. […]
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Japanese Cooking with Manga’
By Alexis Agliano Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-11) for JQ magazine. Alexis is a graduate of Harvard University’s Regional Studies-East Asia (RSEA) program, and currently works as a program coordinator at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute of NYU School of Law. Additionally, she is an artist and independent filmmaker, currently working on a documentary about food education in Japan entitled Nourishing Japan. Tuttle’s latest cookbook, […]
Justin’s Japan: ‘Nourishing Japan’ Documentary Launches Kickstarter Campaign
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Shukan NY Seikatsu. Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here. For Americans who have lived in Japan, some cultural experiences have a wonderful way of returning with us on the journey home. Alexis Agliano Sanborn is a Harvard grad who spent […]
JQ Magazine: Manga Review — ‘The Osamu Tezuka Story’
By Alexis Agliano Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-11) for JQ magazine. Alexis is a graduate of Harvard University’s Regional Studies-East Asia (RSEA) program, and currently works as a program coordinator at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute of NYU School of Law. For many, the newest publication from Stone Bridge Press will seem like a long lost friend. Originally serialized in 1989 and completed in […]
Justin’s Japan: ‘The Osamu Tezuka Story’
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Shukan NY Seikatsu. Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here. This summer, get to know the “God of Manga.” From Stone Bridge Press comes “The Osamu Tezuka Story,” a documentary manga biography of […]
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘The Inland Sea’
By Alexis Agliano Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-11) for JQ magazine. Alexis is a graduate of Harvard University’s Regional Studies-East Asia (RSEA) program, and currently works as a program coordinator at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute of NYU School of Law. The Inland Sea by the late Donald Richie is a legendary book in the Japan field. For many, it’s their first […]
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Merry White on ‘Kissaten: Japanese Cafes Past and Present’
Brewing Up Something at Japan Society By Alexis Agliano Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-11) for JQ magazine. Alexis is a graduate of Harvard University’s Regional Studies-East Asia (RSEA) program, and currently works as an executive associate at Asia Society in New York City. When it comes to notable food and drink of Japan, for many “coffee” is not the first thing that […]
JQ Magazine: Film Review — ‘The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness’
By Alexis Agliano Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-11) for JQ magazine. Alexis is a graduate student of Harvard University’s Regional Studies—East Asia (RSEA) program, and currently works as an executive associate at Asia Society in New York City. The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness is a documentary following animation director Hayao Miyazaki during his last months at Studio Ghibli. Centering on the production […]