Job: Support and Supervision Manager – PAX
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Posted by Sean Pavlik (Fukui-ken, 2010-12), International Programs Officer for the DC-based Congressional Study Group on Japan. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
PAX – Program of Academic Exchange is currently seeking a Student Support & Supervision Manager to join our high school exchange program team. This position provides support mainly to high school students participating in the U.S. Department of State YES, FLEX, and A-SMYLE sponsored scholarship programs, which provide high school students from countries with significant Muslim populations as well as students from the former Soviet Union, Serbia, and Montenegro with the opportunity to spend one academic year attending an American high school and living with an American host family. The Student Support & Supervision Manager provides support to students who are struggling with serious disciplinary issues or mental health issues or are having significant difficulty adapting to American culture or host family life.
PAX is a non-profit educational organization that provides global education and exchange opportunities for students, host families, schools, and communities to open doors, embrace cultures, and become family. PAX believes that this mission is served by providing young people with the opportunity to study abroad and live with a host family for an extended period of time. Each year approximately 1100 high school students participate in international exchange through PAX. While PAX has a global vision, the organization works one student at a time. Committed to a quality program that is small and personal, PAX works exclusively with high school exchange. PAX headquarters in Port Chester, NY are conveniently located a short walk from the Port Chester Metro-North rail station, 50 minutes from Grand Central or 15 minutes from Stamford.
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Job: Fellow, U.S.-Japan Common Challenges Program (D.C.)
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Via Idealist. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Fellow, U.S. – Japan Common Challenges Program
Posted by: Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
Location: Washington D.C.
Type: Full-time
Overview:
Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA is a 501c3 non-profit located in Washington, DC involved in U.S.-Japan relations, providing conferences and seminars, think tank analysis, people-to-people exchanges and coordination of high-level dialogue between the two countries through our in-house and collaborative programs. Read More
Job: Associate Fellow, U.S.-Japan Common Challenges Program (D.C.)
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Via Idealist. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Associate Fellow, U.S. – Japan Common Challenges Program
Posted by: Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
Location: Washington D.C.
Type: Full-time
Overview:
Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (SPFUSA) is a 501c3 non-profit located in Washington, DC involved in U.S.-Japan relations, providing conferences and seminars, think tank analysis, people-to-people exchanges and coordination of high-level dialogue between the two countries through our in-house and collaborative programs. Read More
Job: Sales Coordinator – TKP New York (NYC)
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Thanks to JETAANY’s Jennifer Jakubowski for passing this on. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Sales Coordinator
Posted by: TKP New York
Location: New York, NY
Type: Full-time
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Job: Global Education Associate, University of Colorado Denver
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Posted by Sean Pavlik (Fukui-ken, 2010-12), International Programs Officer for the DC-based Congressional Study Group on Japan. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
The Office of International Affairs at the University of Colorado Denver is pleased to announce that we are hiring a Global Education Associate.
The Office of International Affairs, through its departments; international admissions, international student and scholar services, the international partnerships, and global education programs, serves the University of Colorado Downtown Denver Campus and Anschutz Medical Campus and community by facilitating the goal of promoting international education, intercultural exchange, and diversity.
This full-time, University Staff (unclassified) position will focus on enhancing administrative support for students and residents researching and studying abroad from the Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC); coordinating and implementing a portfolio of faculty-led programs across both the downtown and AMC campuses; enhancing the efficient application of IT to improve administration and services to students; providing administrative support to Global Education programs; and representing CU Denver Global Study and Semester programs to both CU and non-CU Denver students. The Associate may also assist other programs within the Office of International Affairs, and on campus and in the community, to achieve those goals.
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Job: Japanese-speaking business analyst – AlphaSights (Hong Kong)
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Thanks to JET alum Jess Bertubin for passing along these interesting JET-relevant openings. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Japanese speaking business analyst
Posted by: AlphaSights
Location: Hong Kong
Type: Full-time
Overview:
“Samuels draws from historical precedents and a rich and meticulously researched source material, as well as his extensive experience as a long-time observer and commentator on Japan, to produce a compelling and thought-provoking attempt to examine the true impact of the 3.11 disaster.” (Cornell University Press)
By Eden Law (Fukushima-ken, 2010-11) for JQ magazine. Eden currently serves on the JETAA New South Wales committee in Sydney, Australia as the online social media, webmaster and occasional editor. Got feedback? Leave a comment below.
The natural and man-made disaster of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake provoked an intense and visceral response from within and without, which saw an unprecedented level of cooperation between allies and between former enemies, and a united outpouring of human generosity and spirit globally. Little wonder then, that the usual cynical rhetoric was replaced with wholly credulous proclamations of a new age that could be an economic, technological, political and social rebirth of a nation.
“We expect a lot from crises,” author Richard J. Samuels notes in 3.11: Disaster and Change in Japan’s preface, and confesses to have himself been caught up in that same wave of optimism. What would the actual consequences be from the disaster? Would it bring a new era of “revival,” one of a number of slogans touted around Japan in the months following 3.11, or would the goodwill and its accompanying momentum evaporate in the face of reality that brings with it the problems of coping and dealing with a humanitarian disaster?
Samuels draws from historical precedents and a rich and meticulously researched source material, as well as his extensive experience as a long-time observer and commentator on Japan, to produce a compelling and thought-provoking attempt to examine the true impact of the 3.11 disaster. Starting with a description of the state of Japan around the time of the event, he describes a country in the economic doldrums, far from its position that it occupied decades earlier as an economic powerhouse that was the envy (and fear) of the developed world. Politically, Japan’s government had become a circus of ever-changing prime ministers, resulting in low public confidence in its leaders. Little wonder, then, that when the calamity of March 11th struck, the expectation and need for change seemed especially urgent and indeed, possible, more than at other time in recent Japanese history.
Graduate Assitantship: Colorado State U’s Global & Sustainable Enterprise MBA (Colorado)
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Rocky Mountain JETAA member Shelby Sacks (Nagano-ken, 1996-99) is specifically seeking a JET alum to participate in this very unique opportunity. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Graduate Assistantship
Posted by: Colorado State U’s Global & Sustainable Enterprise MBA
Location: Fort Collins, CO
Overview:
A JET Alumni is now a Program Manager for a very unique MBA and is reserving a graduate assistantship for the right JET alumni.
As a JET alumni, I know you are starting to think “What’s next?” I also know a few things about JET’s…We have a passion for making the world a better place, we’ve seen a lot in our travels and aren’t happy with the status quo, we welcome opportunities to reach beyond our comfort zone and we enjoy working on tough challenges with a close-knit group of like-minded people.
That’s why I’m writing. Read More
Job: Events Operations Coordinator, TKP New York (NYC)
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Thanks to JETAANY Board Member Jennifer Jakubowski, founder of Bridges to Japan, for sharing this JET-relevant opportunity. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Events Operations Coordinator
Posted by: TKP New York
Location: New York, NY
Type: Full-time
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AJET Alumni Survey-Open until October 13th
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Did you know that the Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching (AJET) produces several surveys a year?
Two or three times a year we create a survey incorporating issues that the JET community is currently facing. We take data that we receive from those who complete these surveys and create reports. These reports are presented to officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC); the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA); the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); and the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (CLAIR) to discuss the results these surveys and their implications. An example of what the surveys have achieved so far includes the ban of smoking in staff rooms and the increase in possible JET tenure from three years to five years.
This year we have created an additional survey for Alumni .The more Alumni that answer the survey the better we can represent you to the ministries.
The current survey has been created to gather information from current JETs and Alumni about what they do/have done for Japan, it’s economy, and tourism industry.
Please find the link for the current survey here (which is open until October 13th) . If you are interested in looking at some of our past surveys click here .
For any further questions please feel free to email me.
Ashlie O’Neill
Director of Alumni Relations
AJET National Council 2014-2015
http://www.ajet.net
【RocketNews24】New tax exemption system for foreign visitors to Japan starts today!
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Posted by Michelle Lynn Dinh (Shimane-ken, Chibu-mura, 2010–13), editor and writer for RocketNews24. The following article was written by Jessica, a writer and translator for RocketNews24, a Japan-based site dedicated to bringing fun and quirky news from Asia to English speaking audiences.
If you are a regular RocketNews24 reader, you may already know that there have been a lot of changes to Japan’s consumption tax system this year. For those of us who live here, it’s meant an annoying price hike for nearly everything, but for visitors, there is some good news.
Starting today, October 1, new rules regarding consumption tax exemptions for foreign visitors go into effect, and for once, these are actually changes that work in your favor. More details after the jump.
Justin’s Japan: Nippon in New York — Studio Ghibli, New York Comic Con, X Japan, Hatsune Miku
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Catch the New York premiere of Studio Ghibli’s “The Tale of Princess Kaguya” at IFC Center Oct. 3. (GKIDS)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
The Japan-centric events of the month ahead promise to be as rich and full as autumn itself—brisk and colorful, with a dash of unpredictability.
This month’s highlights include:
Friday, October 3, 6:30 p.m.
IFC Center, 323 Avenue of the Americas
$14
New York premiere! Legendary Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata (Grave of the Fireflies, Pom Poko) revisits an ancient Japanese folktale in this gorgeous, hand- drawn masterwork decades in the making. Found inside a shining stalk of bamboo by an old bamboo cutter (James Caan) and his wife (Mary Steenburgen), a tiny girl grows into an exquisite young lady (Chloë Grace Moretz). The beautiful princess enthralls all who encounter her—but ultimately she must confront her fate. The film will have a “sneak preview” screening in Japanese at IFC Center on Thursday, Oct. 16 prior to its regular run Oct. 17. Click here for additional showtimes.
Sunday, Oct. 5, 4:00 p.m.
Best Buy Theater, 1515 Broadway
$42
The 10-member Morning Musume ’14, also known as Momusu, are one of the most successful Japanese all-girl idol groups, produced by the famous rock writer-producer Tsunku. Their music style is poppy and upbeat, matched only by their elaborately choreographed dance performances. Their story began in 1997 after a TV audition and they made their major debut in 1998.The following year, their single “Love Machine” was their first to sell over one million units. Morning Musume ’14 have already performed in China, Taiwan, South Korea, France and the USA (Los Angeles), and are poised to make their New York stage debut.
Sunday, Oct. 5, 7:00 p.m.
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space, 2537 Broadway
$40/$30 members, students and seniors/$22 children
Experience the thunderous rhyhms of the ancestral Japanese taiko drums and the magical sounds of the bamboo flutes, as Taikoza returns with richly authentic performances and colorful Japanese dances. The international touring taiko group, led by Swiss-born director Marco Lienhard, will present new compositions as well as traditional pieces in this unique concert featuring special guest from Japan Ichiro Jishoya, who was recently featured in the documentary film Drum Out the Drum of Happiness – Inclusion. This concert will celebrate the 150 anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Switzerland and Japan.
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Yvonne Thurman-Dogruer (Kagoshima-ken, 1994-95) is a former JETAANY President and Treasurer. She has a Master of International Affairs degree from Columbia University, had a ten-year career at its Center on Japanese Economy and Business, and ran her own business for a number of years. Yvonne currently consults for small businesses and start-ups while continuing the full-time job-search.
I haven’t read Spencer Johnson’s best-selling book, but I love the title. It seems “Who Moved My Cheese” advises on how to deal with changes in one’s life (anecdotally, mice in a maze sniff around to find their cheese, they do, then somehow the cheese is moved, and the mice have to start all over and sniff their way to find it again)…something we can all relate to. I’m looking for my cheese right now, evaluating the decisions I’ve made up until this point in my professional life, and trying to see where I’m headed. Often, I’ve decided to move my own cheese. Change is good. Well, when you are the one to initiate the change, it’s usually good. When something else moves your cheese it’s downright unsettling.
When I was a young twenty-something I felt very much in control of my professional development (didn’t we all?). The JET Program started a great journey and unsurprisingly set my career path for more than a decade following. I applied for it on a whim after college, and started to move my cheese. What an exciting year that was! The time immediately following my return home from Japan was also one of fun professional discovery, as it is for most JET alums. In 1995 I finished my JET contract in Kagoshima and dabbled in the fields of international education and international relations. The non-profit world drew me in, and my career path started to take shape. Over the course of the next few years I worked at Japan Society for a bit, set my sights on graduate studies at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), and then became a program officer at Columbia’s Center on Japanese Economy and Business. I found a very active JET alumni community working and studying at Columbia, which was great, because that meant I was with people who sincerely understood and valued the depth of experience I had while working and living in Japan. Grad school was the very logical next step for me to take, and in 1999, I was accepted into the program at SIPA after two arduous rounds of applications. Then the real work started. I surprised myself and chose an international finance and business concentration (you see, as an English major in college I somehow skated through four years without having one accounting or economics class). Perhaps I was overly-confident of my ability to take on new challenges after living in Japan, or, I was being practical — I knew if I wanted to be an effective organizational leader when I grew up, I’d need strong quantitative and finance skills. The next big journey started, and for three years I held on to my full-time job while doing my graduate work. I moved on up to the east side into a shoebox of an apartment on 88th Street and cried through every Accounting 101 assignment in the wee hours of the morning, with text books and papers scattered across my very stylish black pleather futon. Painful, but good years. In retrospect, no matter how challenging the work, life in general had order to it. I was on the path to one clear, undeniable goal of getting that degree. Sometimes I miss the simplicity of it all!
Working as a program officer at an international research center in a top academic institution may sound truly awesome, and it was. However, I did plan to move my cheese once I finished my degree to explore other opportunities. Well, life is what happens between making plans. September 11th happened…during my final year at SIPA. On-campus recruiting came to a halt. The job market froze. The world turned upside down and we all seemed to function at a bare minimum — or at best, on autopilot for a while, trying to cope with the shock of it all. Not so good times.
Grateful to have a very good job in a very good place, I stayed on at the Center. I was promoted up to a Director position, took part in some groundbreaking research and programs, and managed two major book projects with leading Japan scholars around the globe. I had a great team, an awesome sempai, a nurturing and encouraging environment, and I learned volumes about management. Then, it came time again for me to break out and explore. But wait– it’s 2008. The economy is tanking. I had a stable job at a good place (something I covet now). What do I do? I choose to leave it and become an entrepreneur. Read More
Job: ESL Instructor to Japanese children (Dublin, OH)
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JET alum Daniel Stone’s ESL business continues to grow and he is looking to hire ESL instructors to work in Dublin, OH. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: ESL Instructor to Japanese children
Posted by: Daniel Stone’s ESL
Location: Dublin, OH
Type: Part-time
Overview:
Looking for experienced instructors of English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) to deliver lessons face to face between the hours of 9am to 5:30pm Monday thru Friday in the Dublin, OH area. Content of the lessons will range from English conversation, after school tutoring, and test preparation (EIKEN and TOEFL). Students will primarily be elementary and junior high school age students grades K-8 with limited English from Japan.
Those instructors selected will be paid a hourly flat fee for transportation to the client, prep time, materials used for the lesson, and the actual delivery of the lesson. Read More
USC International MBA seeks JET alumni – Wed, Oct 8, 7pm (Shibuya)
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Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-2014), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: USC International MBA seeks JET alumni
Posted by: USC International MBA
Location: Shibuya
Overview:
The University of Southern California IBEAR MBA program will do an information session on Wednesday, October 8 at 7 pm at AGOS in Shibuya. We are also hoping to meet JET alumni who submit a resume and GMAT or GRE score in advance.
See Ibear.com and contact kurdian@marshall.usc.edu or 2137407138.
