JOB: Executive Assistant at Union Bank (Los Angeles)
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A Senior VP needs some help overall and with translating/interpreting. If interested:
https://uboc.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=07839
JOB: Amazon.com NEEDS YOU… Inventory Analyst (Seattle)
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Start date is ASAP.
Description: Amazon.com is currently looking for an Shared Services Inventory Analyst for Japan accounts payables to join their dynamic group. Each Analyst has assigned vendor accounts and it is their responsibility for maintaining the A/P relationship with the vendor. Candidates need to be familiar with all of the AP processes and the software packages that support them.
Apply at the following link: http://www.computerjobs.com/job_display.aspx?jobid=2305313
Job: Japanese teacher (and other teaching positions) (NYC)
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Via Krista Purnell, a friend of JETAA Country Representative (and former JETAA NY Vice-Prez) Shree Kurlekar (Shiga-ken):
New Heights Academy Charter School is a growing middle and high school serving students in upper Manhattan .
www.newheightsacademy.org
We are currently accepting applications for the 2009-10 school year for the following positions:
Middle School
- Algebra I Regents (grade 8)
- Earth Science Regents (grade 8)
High School
• Global Studies Regents (grade 10)
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Japanese (grades 10-12)
- Living Environment Regents (grade 9)
- Special Education (team teacher, grades 9-12)
By translator and writer Jamie Graves (Saitama-Ken 2002-2003)
Via the Honyaku discussion group:
We are looking for J>E translators for a fast-moving, high volume project.
The subjects are electronics, business documents and financial documents. If
you are interested in joining a highly committed gorup of language
professionals and can work at a high rate of output for the next 5
weeks this is a good job for you. Minimum output is 8000 words per week.
THERE IS NO MAXIMUM – WORK AS MUCH AS YOU CAN! Please provide a bi-text
sample of your work, your rate per English word and your potential output of
words per week to pmitz…@linguist.com . Thanks!
“Order of Odd-Fish Week” on Murphblog
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Writer Paul Murphy has declared it “Order of Odd-Fish Week” on his blog Murphblog. Every day this week, Paul will run segments of his long, in-depth interview with author James Kennedy (Nara-ken, 2004-06). And according to James, the week comes “with a contest! And pictures! And audio of Paul himself reading a selection from The Order of Odd-Fish!”
JETAA British Columbia Call for Submissions for Spring, Summer Newsletters
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JETAA British Columbia Call for Submissions – Spring & Summer 2009 Newsletter
We always welcome new contributors to submit an article. Any and all ideas (JET or Japan-related) would be wonderful! If you’re wondering what to write about, here are a few ideas to help you get started:
Deadline for submissions is Friday, May 22nd, 2009!
*life post-JET – personal anecdotes/experienc es
*JET Life / Life in Japan – personal anecdotes/experienc es
*upcoming events or a review of events that have taken place recently (ex. hanami 2009 with Mokuyokai, etc).
*restaurant reviews of Japanese restaurants in Metro Vancouver and Victoria
*former JET personal profiles; profiling local and prominent former JETs
*profiles on a specific prefecture/area in Japan
*articles touching on the JET 20-year anniversary – “JET Then & Now”
*topics on VirtualMuseum. ca – ex. Asahi baseball team
*Japanese TV and movie reviews
*photos, art, poetry
If you would like to share something with other JET alumni in the newsletter, please share your stories with us. You can contact me at newsletter [at] jetaabc [dot] ca
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. I hope to hear from you soon!
Thank you,
Dinah
J-News Mini-Roundup: Japanese Companies Threatened by Swine Flu
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
Background: Japanese companies with operations in Mexico are in a quandary about how to respond to the outbreak of Swine Flu. Through intelligence gathering and working together with government authorities, companies are deciding whether to send their workers home or to the U.S., or just to increase security measures at their Mexican offices and plants. The Japanese newspapers this morning each told a different account of how businesses are dealing with the threat of the Swine Flu.
Nikkei “Electronics Companies Prohibit Travel.” The Nikkei points out that both Sony and NEC have called for restrictions on business trips to Mexico. While Sony has just called for restrictions on Mexico City, NEC has called for restrictions on travel throughout the country. Not only has NEC prohibited trips into the region, but they’re also looking at sending people who reside in Mexico home.
Yomiuri “Financial Companies React by Emergency Evacuation.”
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Job: Travel the world as Private Tutor. (This is not a joke)
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I’ve copied the entire ad below, because it is too good not to read. Thanks to PNWJETAA for sharing it. According to the message it was posted by a JET alum who’s co-worker’s cousin is the family looking for someone:
PRIVATE TUTOR NEEDED – ONCE IN A LIFETIME OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL THE WORLD!
Boston-based family looking for private tutor to live/travel with them around the world from late August, 2009 through June, 2010. Primary responsibilities would be providing a structured education integrated with travel experiences for children (son age 12, daughter age 10) and providing adults with history and background on areas visited. Candidate would also be involved with various family activities such as skiing, biking, and hiking.
Tutor and the family will work out a reasonable pattern of involvement with the family to achieve the educational goals, be involved in various ways, and allow for personal free time. The family values the candidate’s commitment to this one year contract and realizes that it must be based on mutual respect.
Ideal candidate would: Read More
Job: Gov’t Programs Manager (Seattle)
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From the folks at JETAA Seattle:
We have posted the Government Programs Manager position on the OR website. The Government Programs Manager will manage and lead sales and business development for Unit Level Government Sales consistent with the company’s strategic plan. The position is located in the Corporate Office, Seattle, WA. This is a full time exempt position with full employee benefits. If you are interested in this position, please view the complete job description on the website. You may send a resume to jobs@outdoorresearch.com.
http://www.outdoorresearch.com/site/Gov_Prog_Mgr1.html
Job: Bilingual Office Administrator (Illinois)
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Via to JETAA Chicago-
Location: Bloomingdale, IL
Base Pay: $32,000 /YearEmployee Type: Full-Time Employee
Industry: Manufacturing /Consumer Products
· Heavy Excel use: spreadsheets, organizational charts, formulas,
· Fluent Japanese verbal communication
· General administrative tasks as needed for Department
Requirements:
· Fluent in Japanese
· Minimum 1 year administrative experience or recent college graduate
· May be required to test in Excel & MS Word
Interested candidates please contact Iwona Walther at Arlington Resource. iwonawalther@ hotmail.com or 224-232-5900
U.S. High School Japanese Karaoke Contest – via YouTube
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Definitely some future JET alums in this crowd. It turns out there’s a national contest for U.S. high school students to submit “karaoke videos” in which they sing Japanese songs which are then judged by a panel of experts. (Come to think of it, I wonder if there are any JET alums now working as Japanese teachers who have students who submitted videos.)
You can see the full slate of the winner and finalists here: http://www.cheng-tsui.com/superstar/index.php?q=finalists
And the winning entry below:
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WITLife is a periodic series written by professional Interpreter/Translator/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken, 2000-03). Recently she’s been watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese and sharing some of the interesting tidbits and trends together with her own observations.
I thought my sleepy eyes were betraying me when I turned on the tv to watch the Japanese news this morning. The headline splayed across the screen was that popular boy band SMAP member 34-year old Tsuyoshi Kusanagi had been arrested on charges of public indecency. Evidently he had been found naked, drunk and incoherent in a Tokyo park early this morning.
According to bystanders, some of what he was muttering was jibberish, some was in Korean (he is known for his Korean language skills and has a big following in Korea), and some were Japanese words they could make out like “baka.” When Kusanagi was approached by a policeman, he yelled out, Read More
JETAA Chapter Beat 4.22.09
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Freelance writer/editor Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community…
- Japan Festival – April 25th and 26th in Hermann Park, Houston.
- Shushi Course Mixer – Saturday, May 23rd at the Mirage Clubhouse. JETAA Texoma along with the Japan America Society of Houston and the Japanese-American Citizen’s League-Young Professional Group are hosting a sushi making course.
- Nihongo Dake – Sunday, April 26th at 2:00. Brush up on your Japanese skills and join in on a day of conversation, food and JETAA.
- Iron Chef Potluck – Saturday, May 9th, 6:00 at a location yet to be determined. Come put those culinary skills to the test with JETAASC’s annual Iron Chef competition.
- Camp JET at Lake Arrowhead – May 29th – May 31st at Lake Arrowhead. Spend the weekend roughing it with JETAASC.
- AskJET Volunteers Needed! – Volunteers wanted for May, June and July dates to be announced for informal question and answer sessions for departing 2009 JETs. Lend your experience to a new crop of hopeful JETs.
- The Secrets of Haiku from Master Basho – Thursday, April 23rd, 5:30 at the Commonwealth Club Office. Learn about the art of Kaiku from a well-known translator of the medium, Jane Reichhold, author of Basho the Complete Haiku.
- Cupertino Cherry Blossom Festival – April 25th and 26th, 10:00 to 5:00 at Memorial Park, Cupertino. Spend the weekend outside under the cherry blossoms. Events include martial arts expeditions, taiko, and dance groups.
- Yoshida Brothers Concert – May 20th, 7:00 and 9:30(two shows) at the Triple Door. Do not miss these highly talented shamisen masters.
- O-Shaberikai – Wednesday, April 29th, 5:30 at the Holy Grail in Civic. Join in and meet Japanese people living in Canberra and other locals interested in Japan.
- JBook Book Club – Monday, May 18th, 6:30 at Penn Quarter Teaism. May’s topic of discussion is “Moribito” by Nahoko Uehashi. New members always welcome, so drop on by.
- Filmfest DC – April 16th – 26th. This year’s Washington DC Filmfest includes the theme, “New Japanese Cinema.” Films from Yojiro Takita, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, and Sunishi Nagasaki are being highlighted this year.
- JETAA DC Alumni Social Event at Pimlico Race Course – May 23rd at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, MD. The first race is 11:30 and admissions is free.
What happened at your chapter’s event? If you attend(ed) any of these exciting events, JetWit would love to hear about them. Just email Jonathan Trace with any info, stories or comments.
J-News Mini-Roundup: Chiba Mayor Arrested on Corruption Charges
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
Background: All three newspapers were filled with headlines this morning showing the Chiba Government Office being flooded with police. The mayor Chiba was arrested today on charges of bribery in a construction scandal. The police claim that Mayor Tsuroka Keiichi received about 1,000,000 yen (10,000 dollars) in 2005 as bribe money when new orders were being placed for public works projects. Each newspaper added different sides to the story.
Nikkei: “The Mayor Claims he’s innocent” The Nikkei’s opening paragraph descr
ibes the accusation that is being brought on the mayor, and then the second sentence abruptly states “and he claims he’s innocent.” The Nikkei also mentions that the Public Works Construction Company involved in the scandal is using the defense that the statue of limitations on bribery is three years, and three years have elapsed since the event.
Yomiuri: “The Mayor had a Motive” The Yomiuri paints a vivid picture…
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J-News Mini-Roundup: [Hayashi Sentenced to Death]
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
The year was 1998, in Wakayama-ken. In Japan it was called the “Curry Incident”, where four people were killed eating poisoned curry. Hayashi-san was charged with murder, and had appealed all the way to the Japanese Supreme Court. Today in Japan, the Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, and sentenced her to death. Each newspaper reported the account differently.
Nikkei Defends the accused The Nikkei focused on the court proceedings, and how under the 3rd Petty Bench of the Supreme Court, all 5 judges ruled unanimously that Hayashi-san was guilty. The Nikkei claims “she insists she’s innocent, and her and her lawyer are applying for a retrial”. The most alarming part of the Nikkei article came at the end, stating “there is actually no direct evidence linking her to the crime. The focus is instead on circumstantial evidence.” This adds new meaning to the Japanese legal philosophy: guilty, until proven innocent.
Yomiuri Condemns the accused The Yomiuri’s headline ran “The Death Penalty has been decided.” It then goes on to describe the event as the “Tragedy that took place in the summer festival”. According to the Yomiuri, in 1998 at an outdoor festival held by the Wakayama City Park Service, someone emptied poison into the curry rice. 4 people died, and 61 people sustained injury from the poisoned rice. If you weren’t feeling bad for the guilty yet, they added that Hayashi-san was a “door to door insurance salesman.”
Asahi Also fights for her innocence The Asahi as well points to the fact that the evidence pointing to Hayashi-san is all circumstantial. It then gives a full account of the appeals process, how the smaller court in Wakayama had given her a guilty sentence, but both her and her lawyer had appealed to the Supreme Court. Although the Supreme Court had ruled that she’s guilty, the Asahi does not give any examples of what the judges ruled, and instead closes their article with the arguments used to defend Hayashi-san. “The expert testimony in regards to arsenic poison cannot be trusted. The witness’s account of seeing Hayashi-san near the curry rice could have easily mistaken her for some other woman. And at any time, other people had access to the curry rice.”
