Mar 14

Job: Rotary Peace Fellowship (Various Locations)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

They are now accepting applications for the 2017-18 Rotary Peace Fellowships program. Candidates have until 31 May to submit applications to their district. Districts must submit endorsed applications to The Rotary Foundation by 1 July. Find everything you need to complete the application process.

Each year, Rotary selects up to 100 individuals from around the world to receive fully funded academic fellowships at one of our peace centers. These fellowships cover tuition and fees, room and board, round-trip transportation, and all internship and field-study expenses.

In just over a decade, the Rotary Peace Centers have trained more than 900 fellows for careers in peace building. Many of them go on to serve as leaders in national governments, NGOs, the military, law enforcement, and international organizations like the United Nations and World Bank.

They offer master’s degree fellowships at premier universities in fields related to peace and conflict prevention and resolution. Programs last 15 to 24 months and require a practical internship of two to three months during the academic break. Each year, they award up to 50 master’s degree fellowships at these institutions:

• Duke University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (fact sheet)
• International Christian University, Japan (fact sheet)
• University of Bradford, England (fact sheet)
• University of Queensland, Australia (fact sheet)
• Uppsala University, Sweden (fact sheet)

For more information bout the program please click here.

If you have any questions about the fellowship, please contact Sarah Cunningham at Sarah.Cunningham@rotary.org or 1.847.425.5682

Mar 14

Job: Sales Promotion Designer – YKK USA Inc. (Georgia, USA)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Sales Promotion Designer
Posted by: YKK USA Inc.
Location: Marietta, Georgia, USA
Contract: Full-Time

The purpose of this position is to create Promotional Materials & Sales Tools including design work and to plan and coordinate for company participation in Tradeshows, Market Research, Advertisements (Business to Business, Business to Customer, Design School Students). Plans, and coordinates promotional materials for Value Added Products &Demand Creation for YKK USA Zipper, T&P, S&B and GMG USA, YCA. These duties include creating the strategy, annual plan and budget by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs and creates and publish promotional materials & sales tools (Catalogues, Flyers, & Website Maintenance/Contents update) in coordination with Marketing and Sales Team.
• Plans and coordinates for company participation in trade shows, sponsorship and events. Follow-up with leads. (E-Mail Blasts)
• Conducts market research through Google Analytics, utilizing Social Media (Blogs/Linked In), E-Mail Blasts, and other resources.
• Conducts YKK Promotion Tool & Product seminars for internal staff and also for customers.
• Administers various admin tasks for National Marketing Group.
• Comply with YKK’s Compliance Program including Environmental, Quality, Health & Safety, and Confidential Information Management guidelines.
• Performs other position-related duties as assigned.

Qualification and Requirements

• Education/Experience:
  • Bachelor’s degree (Marketing or related field) from a four year college or university, or graduating from the Design School is preferred; Must be able to use a personal computer and Microsoft office software (Excel, Word, Powerpoint).
  • Skill to use the software to design the sales promotional tool (such as Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop) is required. Japanese/English speaker preferred. (Communication with Japan HQ)
• Certificates and Licenses: N/A
• Travel Requirements: Infrequent travel to attend meetings or trade shows (3-4 times a year).

Application Process: Resumes should be sent to DavetteBates-McMutry@ykk-usa.com

Mar 13

Jobs in International Education

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Via Carleen Ben (Oita). Posted by Sophia Chan (Sapporo-shi, 2009-2014). If interested in more job listings, join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

(1) Job Opening at Brandeis – Senior Dept. Coordinator, Study Abroad

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Mar 11

Justin’s Japan: The GazettE and BABYMETAL

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By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Shukan NY Seikatsu. Visit his Examiner.com Japanese culture page here for related stories.

Located in the heart of Times Square, the PlayStation Theater will host two popular Japanese rock acts later this spring.

Making their NYC debut April 29 are the GazettE, a Kanagawa-based rock quintet that follows in the footsteps of other Gotham-conquering visual kei acts like X Japan and L’Arc~en~Ciel. Formed in 2002, the band has performed in Europe multiple times since 2007, and will headline its first shows in America this spring in support of its latest album, 2015’s Dogma.

The band’s biggest world tour to date kicks off in Mexico City April 15, and will take them to a total of 11 countries outside of Japan, including stops in Dallas, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in the States. Still completely self-produced, the GazettE continue moving forward, uncompromised in their artistic and unique worldview at home and abroad.

May 4 brings the return of BABYMETAL, a trio of teenage girls who perform a fusion of metal and idol music dubbed kawaii (cute) metal. After playing to a capacity crowd at Hammerstein Ballroom in 2014, the group returns to support its second album “Metal Resistance,” which will be released in Japan and several English-speaking territories in April. After playing venues like the Tokyo Dome and Wembley Arena in London, BABYMETAL is poised to become one of the biggest (and widely known abroad) musical acts in Japan today.

For more information, visit www.playstationtheater.com.

Mar 10

Job: International Student Orientation Coordinator – NYU Office of Global Services (NY, USA)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: International Student Orientation Coordinator
Posted by: NYU Office of Global Services (OGS)
Location: New York, NY
Contract: Temporary 

The NYU Office of Global Services (OGS) will conduct a comprehensive orientation program for new F-1 and J-1 international students in August – September 2016.  This will be a new program for the OGS in terms of content, scope and size, with some 5,000 – 6,000 new international students expected at NYU for fall 2016. The goal is to provide these new students with basic immigration compliance information, as well as helpful tools for intercultural understanding and student well-being.  

For this new effort of Orientation for New International Students, the OGS seeks a qualified, motivated, organized individual to assist in event planning, coordination and implementation.  

• A strong candidate will possess:
• High-level organizational skills
• Great attention to detail
• Good writing and speaking skills
• Experience planning/coordinating events, especially in a higher educational setting
• Strong computer skills, including knowledge of Google Drive and Microsoft Office
• Ability to work independently as well as in a group
• Intercultural interest and sensitivity
• Familiarity with NYU and NYC resources
• Experience with living, working, or studying abroad a plus

To Apply

Send a resume and cover letter to Thomas Sirinides, Associate Director for International Student Services, NYU Office of Global Services at ts92@nyu.edu.

Mar 10

Job: Part-Time Administrative Staff Member – Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta (GA, USA)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Administrative Staff Member
Posted by: Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta
Location: Atlanta, GA
Contract: Part-Time

Consulate-General of Japan in Atlanta is recruiting a part-time supporting staff member for its Information and Culture Section of the Consulate of Japan in Atlanta. Anyone who is eligible is welcome to apply by sending his/her curriculum-vitae (Japanese or English), along with telephone, mailing address, and e-mail contact information to the address below not later than Friday, March 25, 2016.

Please note that the Consulate will neither confirm the receipt of the application nor return it to an applicant.

Terms of Employment

• Employment Type: Part-time staff with hourly wage basis
• Employment Period: From April 1, 2016 till March 31, 2017.
• Probation Period: 3 months.
• Basic Working Hours: Mon. – Fri. (3-5 days a week) 9a.m. through 5p.m.
• Hourly Wage: To be decided based on qualifications and experience.

Basic Requirements

• Fluent in both Japanese and English languages
• Japanese or American citizen or permanent resident
• Selection Process
• After the initial document screening, short-listed candidates will be contacted for an interview (in Japanese and English languages).

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Mar 9

JQ Magazine: Carnegie Hall Hosts ‘Grand Japan Theater’

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The noh portion of the evening featured Living National Treasure Kamei Tadao: “For those who attended, this was a once-in-a-lifetime experience, which fulfilled the promise of Japanese performing arts that made many of us fall in love with the culture in the first place.” (Masahito Ono)

By Vlad Baranenko (Saitama-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Vlad is an avid photographer.

On March 1, Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium hosted Grand Japan Theater (also billed as An Evening of Japanese Traditional Theatre), which presented New York City with a spectacular rare performance of kyogen, noh and kabuki—all in one night. After kicking off their international tour in Tokyo and Osaka, then traveling halfway across the globe to introduce the first ever kabuki/noh performance to the royal family of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, the troupe finally arrived in the U.S. for one special night.

A sold-out crowd of over 2,800 witnessed some of the biggest names in traditional Japanese theater, including the noh otsuzumi artist Kamei Tadao, who in 2002 was designated as a Living National Treasure; the internationally renowned kabuki and television actor Ichikawa Ebizo XI, who began his career at just six years old and has evolved into one of the most versatile traditional actors today; and many more with direct roots to these beautiful centuries-old art forms.

The backdrop for all of the evening’s performances featured three sets of traditional Japanese screens adorned with illustrations of bamboo that blended perfectly into the background despite the enormity of the hall. The night’s program began with the kyogen piece Sanbaso. (Kyogen, an art form that almost always accompanies a noh performance and acts as a short, often comical “intermission piece” for the audience, has traditionally been based on a Shinto religious rite that prays for peace, fertility and prosperity across the land.)

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Mar 8

Job: Volunteering Opportunity – Linden Hill Elementary School (Delaware)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Volunteering Opportunity
Posted by: JETAA Philadelphia Subchapter
Location: Linden Hill Elementary School (Wilmington, DE)
Contract: Volunteer

The PTA of Linden Hill Elementary School in Wilmington, DE will host an International Festival on Sunday, May 15. They want to showcase the diverse cultures their students represent. They are looking for volunteers to help present a Japanese performance, demonstration, game, or craft.

They are looking for creative Japanese people or Japan-lovers who would like to give their time sharing a Japanese art, game, or craft with elementary children on Sunday, May 15, 2016 from 11:00am to 3:00pm! If you know any fellow JET alumnus (or you yourself are) out that way, please contact the Philly Rep (phillyrep@jetaany.org) for more info and to volunteer! 

Mar 7

Job: Travel Consultant – InsideAsia Tour (Multiple Locations)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Travel Consultants
Posted by: InsideAsia Tour
Location: Boulder, Colorado, USA; Bristol, England; Brisbane, Australia
Contract: Full-time

InsideAsia Tours is currently recruiting for Japan travel consultants for the InsideJapan Tours brand. We have positions available in our UK (Bristol) and US (Boulder, Colorado) offices, and our brand new office in Australia (Brisbane).

InsideAsia Tours is a young and dynamic travel company based in Bristol, UK. Our customer facing brands are InsideJapan, InsideVietnam and InsideBurma Tours. The company also has offices in Nagoya, Japan, Boulder, CO, USA, and soon opening in Brisbane, Australia. We organise small group tours and tailored packages for private clients and third-party travel agents. The majority of our customers are UK-based, but we also have a significant volume of customers from North America, Australia (now served by our Japan office, and soon-to-be Australia office) and other parts of the world.

This is a specialist sales position. You will be responsible for designing and selling Japan holiday packages and for ensuring our customers have the best possible Japan holiday experience. You will need to meet sales targets whilst providing the highest levels of customer service. There will be opportunities for research travel to Japan to aid your understanding of the country and to improve your product knowledge. Read More

Mar 7

Job: Associate Producer – NHK (Washington, D.C.)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Associate Producer
Posted by: NHK
Location: Washington, D.C.
Contract: Full-time

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) currently has an opening in its Washington bureau for the Associate Producer position. This entry-level position is a fantastic opportunity for those who are early in their journalism careers – you won’t get this kind of access anywhere else.

Responsibilities:

• Daily coverage of related agencies, including the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, the USTR and the IMF
• Weekly coverage of economic indicators and reports, such as unemployment numbers and the FOMC minutes
• Monitoring breaking US/international economic news
• Attendance at press briefings, policy speeches and think tank events around Washington
• Planning and producing feature stories with an eye towards 2016 coverage

Candidates will need to be energetic, interested in international economics, and have excellent communication and organizational skills. This is not a 9 to 5 job, so the successful candidates should also be prepared to work nights and weekends as needed. Most importantly, we are looking for team players who will do their very best to assist our Japanese correspondents, and who are capable of bridging the different cultures between American and Japan. Some experience in international affairs, economics or broadcast news production is a plus. Graduates with an economic field of study are strongly encouraged to apply. Japanese language proficiency is a big plus but not required.

Application Process: Please send a cover letter and resume to info@nhkdc.com. No calls, please – applicants who do call will be immediately disqualified.

Mar 7

I’ll Make It Myself!: Afternoon Tea x Glico’s “Sweet Love Story”

Blogs, Food & Drink, I'll Make It Myself, Writers Afternoon Tea, ポッキー, Food, gender, Glico, Kirin, lgbtq, Pocky, SWEET LOVE STORY, Teagurt, 午後の紅茶 Comments Off on I’ll Make It Myself!: Afternoon Tea x Glico’s “Sweet Love Story”

L.M. (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11) is the editor of The Ishikawa JET Kitchen: Cooking in Japan Without a Fight. Ze works in international student exchange; writes I’ll Make It Myself!, a blog about food culture in Japan and the US; 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; and admins The JET Alumni Culinary Group on LinkedIn.

Via @eerrkkyy. Images of Aya, the Pocky character, in a yellow dress and her lips puckered up, lined up with the women characters from the Afternoon Tea bottles, thus appearing to kiss them.

On Feb. 16, 2016, Kirin’s Afternoon Tea brand and Glico’s candy Pocky released their second design/pairing collaboration with Pocky’s “Lemon Love” (恋のレモン) and Afternoon Tea’s “Teagurt” (yogurt + tea) (ティーグルト). Eaten together, the candy and the tea are supposed to taste like rare cheesecake (レアチーズケーキ) a Japanese style of cheesecake that isn’t baked but is stabilized by the addition of gelatin. The package design is also a collaboration: the Pocky boxes feature a woman (Aya) in a yellow dress on one set and a man (Tsubasa) in a yellow vest on the other. Aya and Tsubasa are positioned on the left side of their respective Pocky boxes so you can pair them with the 6 different characters featured on the right side on the drink bottle. There are three men and three women characters on the drink bottles, with one woman character and one man character on opposite sides of the same bottle, so you can turn the bottle to have the character of your choice to face the character on your Pocky box.

At first glance, it looks like Glico and Kirin have created something inclusive, and it’s really, really adorable.

At least until you start reading the copy.

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Mar 5

5 Jobs in International Education

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Via Carleen Ben (Oita). Posted by Sophia Chan (Sapporo-shi, 2009-2014). If interested in more job listings, join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

(1) Marketing Manager position at The School for Field Studies, North Shore of Boston

The School for Field Studies (SFS). We are seeking candidates with 2-3 years experience in marketing, communications and study abroad. The position is located at SFS Headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts, which is about 20 miles north of Boston. It is accessible by train from Boston (with a 10-15 minute walk to the office.)
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> Please see the description below. For more information or to apply please see the link below the position description. Please feel free to share this opportunity with your colleagues.

> Position Summary:
> The School for Field Studies (SFS) seeks a smart and energetic Marketing Manager to help continue to build SFS’ visibility and deep engagement with its constituents. The successful candidate will be an organized, focused, flexible, team player with a strong work ethic who can effectively articulate the benefits of field-based environmental education in undergraduate study abroad to prospective students, parents, study abroad advisors, faculty members, and alumni. The Marketing Manager is charged with taking already effective enrollment, engagement, and support programs to the next level.
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> A tenacious problem-solver with creative and analytical skills, the Marketing Manager will assimilate and curate information in order to communicate SFS’ value, benefits, and global impact. The Manager is responsible for coordinating SFS’ marketing and communications programs including public relations, website administration, email marketing, social media strategy, advertising, lead generation, and customer service. The Manager engages the SFS community, builds brand awareness, and increases enrollments by developing promotional materials (such as the catalog) and driving new initiatives. An integral member of the Enrollment team, the Manager collaborates with leadership and colleagues in admissions, academics, institutional relations, new program development, and in SFS’ field-based programs abroad to accomplish SFS’ goals and mission.
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> For more information or to apply, please visit: https://fieldstudies.catsone.com/careers/index.php?m=portal&a=details&jobOrderID=7080531

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Mar 4

Job: U.S. Career Forum – New York City, NY

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Event: U.S. Career Forum
Location: Javits Center, Hall 1E, 655 W 34th Street, New York, NY 10001
When: Saturday, April 9th, 2016 10:00AM – 7:00PM

The U.S. Career Forum next month welcomes JET alumni hoping to use their Japan-related skills in domestic positions.

The U.S. Career Forum invites speakers of Japanese and English from all over the country to explore career opportunities and find the perfect match for their future goals. Anyone with legal permission to work in the U.S. is welcome to attend, including OPT holders and candidates graduating by December 2016. Over 75% of the participating companies are requiring less than native Japanese language ability including APPLE, DELOITTE, MITSUWA, MIZUHO BANK, VALQUA AMERICA, and more.

Details:

• One-day event (April 9), resume submission and interviews onsite (professional attire requested)
• 32 hiring companies and counting including APPLE, IACE TRAVEL, KPMG, MIZUHO BANK, NOMURA RESEARCH INSTITUTE AMERICA, Y’S PUBLISHING GROUP
• For full-time and internship positions using Japanese throughout the U.S.
• For individuals with legal permission to work in the U.S.
• Participation is free, and attendance support of up to $350 is available for those traveling far to attend

More details and registration here: http://www.careerforum.net/event/us/?ref=2016jetwit&lang=E

If you have any questions concerning this event, please feel free to contact Catherine Rackley at c.rackley@discointer.com.

Mar 3

Job: Translator – TMJ Japan (Tokyo)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Translator
Posted by: TMJ Japan
Location: Tokyo, Japan (Central Tokyo)
Contract: Renewal at every 3 months (due to contract renewal with a client every 3 months)

TMJ Japan is looking for a Japanese to English translator with experience in financial translation preferred. TMJ Japan was established in 2004, and has been receiving orders from the top foreign companies in Japan. We pay on time by either bank transfer or PayPal. Please see our website for details (www.tmjjapan.co.jp). The start date is to be April 1, 2016.

• Work Summary: Translation work at the Financial Service Group of major foreign consulting company

• Translation Area: Finance, Regulations (Volcker/Margin/Swap Dealer/CVA), Deliberative Transactions

• Hourly Wage: 4,200 JPY (overtime is paid as well)

• Social Security: Provided (In case weekly work hours exceed 30 hours)

• Work Days: 3-4 Days a week at a client site

• Transportation Expense: Paid

• Work Hours: 9:00-18:00 (1 hour lunch break)

• Employment Type: Contractor

• Probation Period: 1 month

• Required Skills: Experience in more than 7 years in translation work.

• Ave. Monthly OT: 20 to 30 hours a week (with overtime pay)

• Others:
  • May consider work at home (for example when a specific translation work may stretch several days.)
  • PC and mobile phone are provided

Application Process: If interested, please send your resume to Yukiko Usui (recruit1@tmjjapan.co.jp). Or, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Mar 2

Job: Deployment Strategist and Forward Deployed Software Engineer – Palantir (NYC or London)

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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate school based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

Positions: Deployment Strategist and Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Posted by: Palantir
Location: New York City or London
Contract: Full-Time 

Palantir Technologies was founded in 2004 by Peter Thiel, the former CEO and founder of PayPal, along with other key PayPal employees and computer scientists from Stanford University. Palantir has over 2,000 employees across 11 offices worldwide and our software is currently in use at many of the most critical intelligence, law enforcement, finance, healthcare, and defense organizations in the world. Palantir’s software represents the intersection of data, technology, and human expertise. Our platform sits above traditional data systems, enabling people to ask questions and get answers in a language they understand. Palantir is based out of Palo Alto (California) but have offices all over the world (NYC, London, Sydney, Paris, etc).

Palantir has been looking into strengthening the team with individuals that are bilingual in Japanese/English and have solid analytical and/or computer programming backgrounds. At this time, Palantir mainly looking to fill two positions – Deployment Strategist (analytical/customer facing/strong Japanese skills) and Forward Deployed Software Engineer (developer heavy/slightly less Japanese skills necessary).

For the time being, we would expect the person to be based out of our New York or London office, which are our main business development hubs, and then possibly work from our Tokyo office once operations in Japan start to ramp up.

If either of these positions sound interesting to you or you think you know of anyone that might be a good fit, please feel free to contact Sho Nakamori at snakamori@palantir.com. He is more than happy to answer any questions.