Job: Study Abroad Advisor at Case Western Reserve University
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Position: Study Abroad Advisor
Posted by: JET Alum & JETAA NY Carleen Ben
Location: Cleveland, OH
Status: Full-Time
Case Western Reserve is delighted to announce a new position opening for a
Study Abroad Advisor in Cleveland, Ohio.
Job: Jones Lang LaSalle seeking Japanese Speakers (LA)
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Posted by Sebastian Shimomichi, a Data Analyst for marketing at an IT firm & upcoming software developer. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Numerous positions
Posted by: PNWJETAA Transitions Team
Location: LA
Status: Full-Time
Do you know of anyone in the Los Angeles area that speaks fluent Japanese? Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate management company (http://www.us.jll.com/united-states/en-us) is looking for several people. They are looking for people that have that skill in addition to Business, Marketing, Retail, Property Management, Facility Management, Project Management, or Hospitality experience. Compensation will be competitive for the market and would be a great opportunity for someone looking for a career with a large company.
Interested candidates should contact Wilfredo Javier at: wilfredo[dot]javier[at]am[dot]jll[dot]com.
Job: Education Abroad Coordinator at Temple University
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Position: Education Abroad Coordinator
Posted by: JET Alum & JETAA NY Carleen Ben
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Status: Full-Time
Overview: Temple University Education Abroad and Overseas Campuses seeks an Education Abroad Coordinator. The Education Abroad Coordinator serves as the initial point of contact for the Education Abroad office and performs a wide variety of front-line client services related to the delivery of general information about study abroad and specific information about Temple’s programs abroad to in-person, email and telephone inquirers. Advises students researching opportunities abroad. Provides general information about application/admission procedures and deadlines. Maintains resource library. Develops and conducts information sessions. Manages the front desk, answers telephones, receives visitors, responds to questions, fills requests for information and materials and provides administrative support to the study abroad operations as needed. Updates website, manages listserv and develops office events calendar.
Job: Director, Study Abroad at Fairfield University
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Position: Director
Posted by: JET Alum & JETAA NY Carleen Ben
Location: Fairfield, CT
Status: Full-Time
Overview: Fairfield University is a co-educational, comprehensive Jesuit university with a 200-acre campus located along the scenic shoreline community of Fairfield, CT. The University is comprised of approximately 3,500 undergraduate and 1,200 graduate students pursuing degrees within 5 schools: The College of Arts and Sciences, The Charles F. Dolan School of Business, The School of Engineering, The School of Nursing, and The Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions. All schools of the university are committed to a liberal humanistic approach to education, encouraging interdisciplinary learning and fostering ethical and religious values.
Job: Assistant Dean, Global Education at MIT (Cambridge, MA)
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Position: Assistant Dean, Global Education at MIT
Posted by: JET Alum
Location: Cambridge, MA
Status: Full-Time
Overview: MIT is seeking an Assistant Dean for Global Education to be part of MIT Global Education & Career Development (GECD), a highly collaborative unit that helps students develop and implement their educational and career plans, participate in global experiences and to develop global-ready graduates. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Global Education and Prehealth Advising, this position assists in leading GECD Global Education team, oversees study abroad operations (including study abroad programs and services), contributes to efforts related to students’ health and safety abroad, manages the Horizons system and data more broadly, and provides day-to-day management of the Global Education Team.
Job: Program Manager & Associate Program Manager – UC Berkeley Center for Exec Ed (Berkeley, CA)
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Position: Program Manager
Posted by: JET alum Charmaine Estacio (Aomori-ken Goshogawara-shi, 2011-13)
Location: Berkeley, CA
Status: Full-Time
Organization: The UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education offers a portfolio of programs developed by academia’s and industry’s most forward-thinking minds to accelerate the careers of professionals around the globe. Here, executives have abundant resources at their fingertips, from award winning faculty — 9 Nobel Laureates, 4 Pulitzer Prize winners, and 32 MacArthur Fellows — to national laboratory research, to the vibrant ecosystem of the Silicon Valley. These tools, engaged in one of the most dynamic learning environments in the world, combine to create a powerful experience for business executives seeking a competitive edge. UC Berkeley Haas School of Business is renowned for developing innovative business leaders — individuals who redefine the business landscape by putting new ideas into action in all areas of their organizations.
The UC Berkeley Center for Executive Education (CEE) is a California nonprofit public benefit corporation formed for the purpose of operating executive education programs previously operated by the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. CEE develops and delivers open enrollment and custom programs for business executives in the US and internationally. For more information visit http://executive.berkeley.edu/
Overview: The Program Manager is primarily responsible for program execution and customer service and heavily contributes to stakeholder management and the overall educational experience. This includes managing logistics such as venue selection, class material collection and distribution, registration, onsite management, AV support, catering, transportation, and faculty & vendor contracts. The Program Manager facilitates communication between all stakeholders including faculty, clients, participants, and other CEE team members. This is a full-time, exempt position located in Berkeley, CA.
Job: Administrative Specialist – HTM Corporation (Tokyo)
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Position: Administrative Specialist
Posted by: HTM Corporation
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Status: Full-Time
Overview:
HTM is a growing firm based in central Tokyo providing finance and administration services to foreign companies in Japan. HTM is a learning organization where people develop their personal skills and learn international business practices. With many projects run by teams, there are many opportunities to practice leadership skills. In addition an hour is set aside every day for team learning. HTM provides an excellent opportunity to start your career and develop your personal and business skills in a friendly and international environment.
As an Administrative Specialist, you will work with a young and internationally-minded team on a wide range of administrative tasks in the area of accounting, payroll, expense reporting, HR, and general administration. Previous experience in these subjects is not required. Ongoing training provided. This is a great opportunity for growth and career development.
Job: Program Coordinator for JET & Educational Affairs — Japanese Consulate (SF)
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A great JET-relevant opportunity shared by JET alum Eileen Lin who works for the organization. Posted by Mia Nakaji Monnier, freelance writer and Online Editor of The Rafu Shimpo, a Japanese American daily newspaper based in Los Angeles. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Program Coordinator for JET & Educational Affairs
Posted by: Japanese Consulate
Location: San Francisco, CA
Status: Full-Time
The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco is seeking a highly motivated, team-oriented individual for the position of Program Coordinator for JET & Educational Affairs.
This position requires a strong familiarity with the JET Program and the Japanese educational system; the ideal candidate should also have excellent communications, outreach, and public presentation skills. Successful candidates should also be prepared to work as part of a larger Consulate team on other public outreach projects as needed.
To ensure consideration, all applications must be received no later than Friday, July 10th.
Please refrain from contacting the Consulate with inquiries regarding this job listing.
For more information about this position, as well as how to apply, please see the job listing on the Consulate website:
http://www.sf.us.emb-japan.go.
Justin’s Japan: Nippon in New York—JAPAN CUTS, Kishi Bashi, ‘Kafka on the Shore,’ Keiko Matsui
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HIBI ROCK: Puke Afro and the Pop Star kicks off this year’s JAPAN CUTS film festival at Japan Society July 9. (© 2014 HIBI ROCK Film Partners)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
After you’ve seen the outdoor fireworks, enjoy some summer events in the cool indoors, whether it’s catching one of 28 films premiering at Japan Society’s annual festival, enjoying the new sounds of electronic and jazz veterans, or witnessing an all-new retelling of the work of contemporary Japan’s most influential novelist.
This month’s highlights include:
July 9-19
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street
$13, $10 Japan Society members, seniors and students (most screenings)
North America’s largest festival of new Japanese film, the ninth annual edition of JAPAN CUTS is proud to present actress Sakura Ando with the CUT ABOVE Award for Outstanding Performance in Film, presenting her latest great performances in two new films for the festival’s Centerpiece Presentation. Shingo Wakagi’s elegant Banana Yoshimoto adaptation Asleep makes its North American premiere, and Masaharu Take’s fantastic slacker-to-boxer pathos-drenched comedy 100 Yen Love is presented in its North American premiere, followed by the PUNCH LOVE Party. The festival’s Closing Film is perhaps one of the most memorable Japanese titles of the decade: Juichiro Yamasaki’s Sanchu Uprising: Voices at Dawn, being shown for the first time outside of Japan. Director Yamasaki appears at the festival to present this remarkable independent period film, which offers a valuable fable for the political consciousness of the contemporary moment.
Monday, July 20, 7:00 p.m.
$40
Having collaborated and toured with of Montreal, Regina Spektor, and now Guster, singer, violinist, and composer K Ishibashi (aka Kishi Bashi) embarks on an epic orchestral solo project. His solo live show is a dazzling array of looping and vocal/violin gymnastics. Bright and soaring avant-pop songs are prevalent, as are Eastern-tinged arrangements, gentle ballads, Philip Glass-inspired improvisations, and more than a few moments that flirt with ‘70s prog (in the tradition of ELO or Yes). Jarringly kaleidoscopic, but it works.
July 21-23
High Line at the Rail Yards, West 30th Street and Eleventh Avenue
Free
Aki Sasamoto presents Food Rental, a new performance for which she will bring a custom-built food cart to the High Line’s newest section. From her perch inside the cart, the artist will offer visitors an à la carte selection of micro performances and playful narrative demonstrations. Like an off-kilter life hacking workshop, Food Rental will continue Sasamoto’s history of performances that engage visitors with sneakily shifting stage sets and unruly props.
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Justin’s Japan: Wismettac Wows at Japanese Food Fest
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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.
Lovers of Japanese food and drink gathered at 230 Fifth in Midtown Manhattan on June 20 for the Wismettac Asian Foods 2015 NY Premium Sake and Shochu Tasting Event, an annual business-to-business gathering that served up a foodie’s paradise.
Formerly known as Nishimoto Trading Co., Ltd. USA, Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. was established in Kobe in 1912, and is one of the oldest importers, wholesalers and distributors of Asian food products in North America. It is well known in the U.S. for its Shirakiku brand food products, which include rice, noodles, and seafood.
Now in its eighth year, the event featured around 25 different Japanese sake and shochu companies and 15 different food manufacturers. It’s a place where one can enjoy piping hot savory katsudon curry rice followed by chocolate mochi ice cream with freshly sliced strawberries, finishing with a crisp, refreshing selection of daiginjo sake.
“Participating in this event is a great opportunity, because I can introduce Japanese culture and it’s a great way to introduce how to use Japanese ingredients properly to make a delicious dish,” said Hideko Lilley, a sales associate for Wismettac attending the New York event for her third year.
For more on Wismettac, visit www.ntcltdusa.com.
Invest in Japan: Mie Business Seminar and Exchange Meetings (London)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, curriculum and content developer for a real estate schools based in Virginia. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Located in the middle of Japan, Mie prefecture is an area of technology and manufacturing that lies along the main highway connecting east and west Japan. Mie prefecture is an industry and innovation hub where there is great potential for foreign companies. In this seminar, we will not only explain Mie’s excellent location, appealing industries and variety of industrial clusters, but also introduce the nature, culture and charms of life in this region.
Dates: Monday, July 6, 2015
Venue: Embassy of Japan 101-104 Piccadilly, London W1J 7JT
Program:
14:30 – 15:00 Registration
Opening Remarks and Presentations
15:00 – 15:10 Opening Remarks: Embassy of Japan
15:10 – 15.30 Presentation: Mr Eikei Suzuki, Governor of Mie Prefecture ― “Why Mie”
15:30 – 15:45 Presentation: Mr Jun Arima, Director-General, JETRO London ― “JETRO’s Support”
15:45 – 16:00 Presentation by Sir David Warren, Chairman of the Japan Society (former British Ambassador to Japan)
16:00 – 16:15 Presentation by Mr Norio Nagai, President, NABELL CORPORATION
16:15 – 16:40 Presentation by Mr Yoshihisa Kumagai, President, Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation Europe B.V.
16:40 – 16:55 Presentation by Ms Anna Dingley, Japan and Korea Market Specialist of UK Trade and Investment ― “How UKTI can help”
16:55 – 17:10 Q&A
17:15 – 19:15 Networking Reception
Registration: This event is free of charge. To register please click here. The deadline to register is July 2, 2015 (Thursday). Please note that there is a limited number of seats available. For further information, please contact the Investment Team, JETRO London by email (Ldn_invest@jetro.go.jp) or phone (020 7421 8315).
Job: JET Programme Assistant Coordinator (Embassy of Japan in the UK)
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Position: JET Programme Assistant Coordinator
Posted by: Embassy of Japan in the UK
Location: London
Status: Full-Time
Overview:
The JET Desk in the UK at the Embassy of Japan seeks a highly qualified former JET Programme participant who can provide support on running the JET Programme in the UK – and related activities as a member of the JET Desk team. Should you be interested in applying for the position, please send your CV along with a covering letter addressing the following three points;
- Reason(s) why you believe you are qualified for the position
- How you would promote the JET Programme to UK graduates (please include ideas of practical tactics)
- How the position fits in with your long-term career plans To: ukjet@ld.mofa.go.jp, addressed to Coordinator for Educational Affairs by 26th June 2015 5PM (GMT)
Only former JET Programme participants from the UK are eligible to apply to this job. We only contact applicants whose application form has successfully to be interviewed.
WIT Life #288: おわハラ and other Japanese harassment
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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.
I had the chance to go back to Japan on business this month and will be going again next month to interpret for the same project, so I’m excited to be able to visit on such a regular basis. Being back in a Japanese workplace reminds me of the different styles our two cultures have when it comes to this environment, whether it is the uniforms worn by OLs or the wide open floor plan consisting of endless islands where people sit. Another striking aspect is the specific categorization of various types of potential harassment in the workplace. I’m sure most people have heard of セクハラ (sekuhara which is short for “sexual harassment”) and maybe パワハラ (pawahara which is short for “power harassment,” when a superior uses his/her power to influence a subordinate), but lately there are some new versions of harassment in Japan to
take note of.
For example, マタハラ (matahara or “maternity harassment”) describes when a pregnant woman is bullied because of her physical state, and usually the perpetrator’s motivation is trying to get her to quit. A newer term which was just coined this past March is おわハラ (owahara, coming from 就活終われハラスメント or “job search termination harassment”). It refers to when potential employers pressure their university student recruits to stop considering offers from other companies by offering them a guaranteed position in their own.
This article, though a bit dated, offers a humorous take on the “hara” phenomenon. I like his suggestion of adding “hara hara” at the end!
One other Japanese suffix that might rival “hara” in usage is “活”, or “katsu” which is used to refer to Read More
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Marathon Japan’
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“The running boom in Japan shows no signs of slowing. Marathon Japan explains why as it marvelously highlights a growing and evolving sport.” (University of Hawai’i Press)
By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, 2008-10) for JQ magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub-Chapter, Rashaad graduated from Leeds Beckett University with a Master’s degree in Responsible Tourism Management (for more on his life in the U.K., visit his blog at www.gettingpounded.wordpress.com). While in Japan, Rashaad completed the 2010 Tokyo Marathon, ran two half marathons in Yamagata Prefecture, was a part of an ekiden club, and finished fourth in the 2009 Ishidan Marathon (a race up the steps of Mount Haguro).
Hopefully, your JET experience included you busting out your running shoes and joining your prefecture (or village) in a road race. It did for me on several occasions. But if you never got around to working up a sweat over 10 kilometers (or maybe even 21), you might remember your school being enthralled by its annual ekiden, or frequently seeing races televised on Sunday mornings.
So why have such events become an integral part of Japanese sporting culture? Thomas R.H. Havens examines why in Marathon Japan, the first comprehensive English-language book about the history of marathons and ekiden in the country.
Long before Kenya emerged as the world’s elite marathon nation, Japan could make a serious claim to producing the world’s best at 42.195 km. Marathon Japan illustrates the periods when Japanese marathoners dished out most of the world’s fastest times—such as the 1930s (In 1934, nine of the world’s ten fastest times were run by Japanese), the 1960s (1965 alone saw the Japanese record fifteen of the world’s top twenty marathon times), and the 1980s (during which Toshihiko Seko won ten of the fifteen marathons he completed in). And to top it off on the women’s side, in 2004, three Japanese finished among the world’s top eight marathoners.
Job: Site Director (Center for Global Education and Experience)
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Position: Site Director
Posted by: Center for Global Education and Experience
Location: Windhoek, Namibia
Status: Full-Time
Overview:
The Center for Global Education and Experience (CGEE) at Augsburg College seeks applicants for the position of CGEE Site Director, Southern Africa, based at our center in Windhoek, Namibia. The Center’s mission is to provide cross-cultural education opportunities that develop critical thinking skills for analyzing local and global conditions so that personal and systemic change takes place leading to a more just and sustainable world. The Center offers an undergraduate semester program that develops the theme, “Nation Building, Globalization and Decolonizing the Mind.” Several short-term travel seminars are also coordinated every year. Programs draw students from colleges and universities throughout the US. Read More
