Job: Volunteer Opportunity- ESL/Citizenship Program with FEGS (NYC)
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Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Volunteers for ESL Classes & Citizenship Programs
Posted by: FEGS Brooklyn Resource Center
Type: N/A
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Position Description: FEGS offers English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes and an ESL/Civics program to immigrants seeking to learn English and/or gain citizenship. Volunteers are needed to assist with English instruction and connect new Americans to their communities. Volunteers will lead conversation groups for adult language learners at various levels. Topics will be provided.
Volunteers are also needed to provide assistance with the naturalization process. Volunteers will help clients to review the naturalization 100 questions and American History, as well as navigate ESOL and citizenship computer programs. Volunteers will be expected to assist clients in the completion of the USA Learns intake exam and to provide pre- and post-tests to determine the client’s level of English. Read More
Thanks to New South Wales JET alum Lisa Araki. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Bi-lingual Project Assistant
Posted by: Niseko Alpine Developments [NISADE]
Type: N/A
Location: Sapporo
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Niseko Alpine Developments [NISADE] is the largest fully integrated property specialist delivering design, construction and hotel operations for luxury accommodation in Niseko. Our head office is located in Niseko, Hokkaido Japan, fuelled by a motivated team of 15 full time employees (up to 80 during winter), and also home to the driest and deepest powder snow in the world, Japan – a popular ski destination for vacationers from all over the world. Niseko is growing fast, and the demand for high-end properties is higher than ever. Read More
Via JETAA DC Google Group. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Staff reporter/researcher
Posted by: Tokyo-Chunichi Shimbun
Type: Full-time
Location: Washington D.C. Bureau
Salary: N/A
Start Date: As soon as possible
Overview:
Tokyo-Chunichi Shimbun, Japan’s largest regional daily newspaper, is seeking a full-time staff reporter/researcher for its Washington D.C. Bureau.
The job will involve, though not be limited to:
· monitoring and researching news developments in U.S. economics, politics, and foreign affairs
· gathering and synthesizing news-related data
· attending news briefings and Congressional hearings
· interviewing key sources regarding US economics, politics, and foreign affairs for spot news and features
The main topics covered are political news (White House, Department of State, Department of Defense, Congress, and congressional elections), economic news, and other major domestic news. Some administrative work such as logistics planning, arranging and transcribing are also required. Read More
Thanks to JET alum journalist and freelance translator, Paul Benson for sharing this posting. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: SNYS English Page Editor
Posted by: New York Seikatsu Press
Type: N/A
Location: New York, NY
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
New York Seikatsu Press is looking for an English page editor. The Shukan NY Seikatsu (週刊NY生活) paper has broad readership in the United States and Japan. This position is ideal for someone interested in journalism, editing, and Japanese-English translation. The applicant must be able to commute into New York City once per week.
* Prior professional translation and journalism experience is recommended, but not required. Read More
Job: Teachers needed for Seattle Japanese Language School (WA)
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Via Pacific Northwest JETAA. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Teachers
Posted by: Seattle Japanese Language School
Type: N/A
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: Usually $15-$20 hourly. Wage depends on the experience and qualification.
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Please note that the positions listed below may have changed slightly since the announcement was originally posted; however, please contact the Seattle Japanese Language School for the most up to date information about job openings!
The Seattle Japanese Language School is looking for 2 teaching positions. One is Beg. 1 level, 6-8 year olds. Other is Int. 2 level, 10-18 year olds.
Saturdays, 9-11:30am. We pay 4 hours plus $10.00 per Saturday.
Contact for More information:
Machiko Wada
Office Manager
Japanese Cultural & Community Center
Seattle Japanese Language School
1414 S. Weller St. Seattle, WA 98144
206-323-0250
machikow@jcccw.org
http://www.jcccw.org/index.html
Job: Embassy of Japan – Political Researcher (DC)
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Via JETAA DC Google Group. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Political Researcher
Posted by: Embassy of Japan
Type: N/A
Location: Washington, D.C.
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Embassy of Japan is seeking an individual for the position of Political Researcher. The Embassy offers group health insurance coverage, paid vacation, and sick leave. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Candidate must be a U.S. citizen or a U.S. Green Card holder. Read More
Job: International Scholarship and Tuition Services – Customer Care Specialist (Nashville, TN)
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Thanks to JET alum Cameron Manning who works for the Consulate in Nashville for passing on this JET-relevant listing. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Customer Care Specialist
Posted by: International Scholarship and Tuition Services, Inc. (ISTS)
Type: N/A
Location: Nashville, TN
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Customer Care department is the first point of contact for many of our applicants, school counselors, parents, and other people involved in the application process. Customer Care Specialists work closely with the Operations Department to ensure the highest standards of service are met for all of ISTS’ customers. They respond to inquiries via telephone, live chat and email, ensuring clear, friendly, professional and timely replies to all questions.
The Customer Care Specialist reports to the Vice President of Customer Care. Read More
Job: GenNET (Genesee Network for Education Telecommunications) ITV Teacher – Japanese I & II (Michigan)
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Thanks to AJET’s Sarah Stout for passing on this jet-relevant listing. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: ITV Teacher – Japanese I & II
Posted by: GenNET (Genesee Network for Education Telecommunications)
Type: N/A
Location: Michigan
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The GenNET Interactive Television (ITV) teacher is responsible for teaching in the assigned area and implements instructional activities for students through the use of interactive video, computers and other instructional technology available in the distance learning environment. Responsible for following established curriculum outcomes and adopting instructional delivery strategies to teach in the assigned area. Read More
Let’s Talk Japan, Episode 13 – Traditional Japanese Garden Design
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Let’s Talk Japan is a twice monthly, interview format podcast covering a wide range of Japan-related topics. Host Nick Harling (Mie-ken, 2001-03) lived in Japan from 2001 until 2005, including two great years as a JET Program participant in Mie-Ken. He practices law in Washington, D.C., and lives with his wife who patiently listens to him talk about Japan . . . a lot.
This episode of the Let’s Talk Japan podcast was recorded at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina. Well-known in the region’s gardening circles, Masashi Oshita, or “Mike” as he is known locally, is a master of traditional Japanese garden design. Together, Nick and Oshita-san discuss what makes Japanese gardens unique, the challenges of creating a Japanese garden outside of Japan, and how traditional Japanese garden design elements can in incorporated into everyday life.Enjoy!
Nick
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WIT Life #242: End of Japan Cuts 2013
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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 along with her own observations.
Author with the venerable Tatsuya Nakadai at a recent screening of Ran
Yesterday Japan Cuts 2013 came to a successful close, with a jam-packed schedule of four films in a row. I only caught the middle two, Japan’s Tragedy and Dearest, both of which deal with the theme of death (like the earlier screened I’M FLASH, and they all do this deftly in their own unique ways). Japan’s Tragedy stars the amazing Tatsuya Nakadai, an 80-year old actor who I had the honor to interpret for at an event last month at the Museum of the Modern Image when his film Ran (directed by Akira Kurosawa) was featured and he participated in a Q&A following the film.
Nakadai’s downtrodden character in Japan’s Tragedy is in direct contrast to his genkiness in real life. The father he plays has recently lost his wife and has also been diagnosed with lung cancer on the morning of 3/11. After going through one operation he decides that he doesn’t want any more treatment, and furthermore that he will board himself up in his room and die beside the altar for his late wife. His son who is living with him since leaving his wife and daughter, as well as his job, is surviving on his father’s pension and taking care of him. Unsure of how to react to his father’s pronouncement, he initially tries to Read More
JQ Magazine: Citizens of the Bay Area, Film Buffs, and Lovers of All Things Japanese, Lend Me Your Ears!
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Catch the U.S. premiere of Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo as part of NEW PEOPLE’s fifth annual J-POP Summit beginning July 27. (© khara. Licensed by FUNimation Productions, Ltd. All Rights Reserved.)
By Preston Hatfield (Yamanashi-ken, 2009-10) for JQ magazine. Preston received a BA in English literature with an emphasis in creative writing and a minor in Japanese at the University of California, Davis. After spending an amazing year on JET in Yamanashi, he spent a year writing and interning with book publishing companies in New York. He currently lives in Marin County, where he continues to cover local Japan-related stories for JQ, and teaches English as a second language at an international school in San Francisco.
Mark your calendars for the weekend of July 27 when NEW PEOPLE and the San Francisco Japantown Merchants Association kick off the fifth annual J-POP Summit. With a special thematic focus on the kawaii phenomenon, this extravaganza promises to be bigger and better than the last one (not unlike the stages of an RPG boss fight).
“Each year we strive to present a comprehensive cross-section of the latest in hot J-POP trends across fashion, film, art, music, anime/manga and pop culture that are happening in Japan NOW!” says event publicist Erik Jansen, who has been promoting the event since the beginning.
The weekend at NEW PEOPLE and Union Square promises a spectacular showcase of live music. In addition to performances by iconic pop star Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and LoVendoR, the new band featuring former Morning Musume star Reina Tanaka, you’ll also have the chance to hear Kylee, an American-born teenage singer whose stock has been rising steadily in the pop music scene. In case you’re worried if all that cutesy music is going to turn your brain to pudding, rest assured that a punk rock show by the Akabane Vulgars and Daichi’s beat boxing and vocal mix mastery will sculpt it back to its normal Jell-O consistency.
And if music isn’t your thing? “We always receive a wide variety of attendees, from ages 7 to 75 and from across all walks of life,” Jansen promises, and this year there will also be an array of other events, including a Harajuku-inspired fashion show, a Pop Gourmet food festival, a sake tasting hosted by the Japanese Consul General of San Francisco, a rebooted edition of the Real Escape Game, the Vocaloid Dance Contest and a full lineup of special guests including guest of honor Katsuya Terada, one of Japan’s greatest illustrators, who will be doing freehand drawings and signing autographs to promote his new art book at the Kinokuniya bookstore.
WIT Life #240: Japan Cuts 2013: Week 2
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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 along with her own observations.
The amazing lineup at Japan Society’s Japan Cuts 2013 continues, and last night I had the chance to catch two films with the themes of loneliness and love. The first movie was I Have to Buy New Shoes, which is set in Paris and features a three-day romance between the main characters Aoi and Sen. The film’s title comes from their initial encounter, in which Aoi tripping over Sen’s passport causes the heel to come off her shoe and his passport to be ripped. She is a longtime resident of France, and he is visiting for the first time with his sister (who has abandoned him to find her boyfriend who is living there). Reminiscent of Celine and Jesse from Richard Linklater’s Before trilogy, Aoi and Sen fall into an easy rhythm as they find themselves spending all their moments together.
But with Sen’s departure three days away, there is a deadline to their relationship. Over this short period of time, they become close enough to confide in each other about Read More
Job: Relationship Manager, Vice President (fluent in Japanese) (Boston, MA)
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Thanks to Boston-based JET alum Brian Chiappinelli (who works in the asset management field) for sharing this JET-relevant asset management job listing. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Relationship Manager, Vice President (fluent in Japanese)
Posted by: Eaton Vance Corp.
Type: N/A
Location: Boston, MA
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Eaton Vance Corp. is one of the oldest investment management firms in the United States, with a history dating to 1924. Eaton Vance and its affiliates offer individuals and institutions a broad array of investment strategies and wealth management solutions. The Company’s long record of providing exemplary service and attractive returns through a variety of market conditions has made Eaton Vance the investment manager of choice for many of today’s most discerning investors.
Basic Purpose:
Responsible for all aspects of assigned existing client and distribution partner relationships with significant focus in Japan as well as Korea and other locales in Asia (and potentially Australia) working in team based model with new business development, consultant relations and other relationship management professionals. Fluency in Japanese and English and ability to cover part of the Japanese time zone is a requirement. While the primary investment focus of this role will be on floating rate loans it is expected that this individual will have the knowledge to represent other focus investment strategies in client, prospect and consultant meetings as well participate in other speaking events such as conferences and industry events in region. Focus will be on developing detailed client plan to ensure revenue retention and expansion of relationship through cross-selling and ensuring that all day-to-day service, investment related and ad-hoc needs are met. Develops internal partnerships within EV and affiliate organizations to add value to client relationships and further enhance and grow firm presence in assigned region. Read More
Job: NYC PR Firm Seeks Fluent Japanese-Speaking Assistant Account Executive
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Thanks to Lucy Siegel who is the owner of Bridge NY, a small PR firm based in NYC for passing on this jet-relevant listing. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Japanese-Speaking Assistant Account Executive
Posted by: Bridge Global Strategies
Type: N/A
Location: New York, NY
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Seeking a recent college graduate with about a year of public relations experience or a new college graduate who has had an internship in PR AND speaks Japanese to join our staff full-time as Assistant Account Executive. While perfection in Japanese is not necessary, the individual we hire must be able to speak, read and write Japanese well enough to communicate with our Japanese clients.
This is an entry-level professional position with great potential for growth. It involves writing in both English and Japanese, media pitching, media list building, event planning and coordination and developing media reports and activity reports for clients. Read More
Job: The Japan Foundation – Associate Program Officer, Japanese Studies (NY)
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Thanks to JET alum Grant Tompkins for passing on this jet-relevant listing. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Associate Program Officer, Japanese Studies
Posted by: The Japan Foundation
Type: N/A
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Competitive salary, commensurate with experience, and full benefits
Start Date: September 25, 2013 (or as soon as possible thereafter)
Overview:
Established by the Japanese government in 1972, the mission of The Japan Foundation is to promote international cultural exchange and mutual understanding between Japan and other nations.
The Japan Foundation’s activities consist of three major programs:
1) Arts & Cultural Exchange;
2) Japanese-Language Education Overseas;
3) Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange, including The Center for Global Partnership (CGP). Read More
