May 7

Job: Group Sales Coordinator at Growing Japanese Firm (NYC)

Via Actus Consulting.  Please make sure to indicate that you learned of the listing via JETwit if you apply. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview: 

The hiring company is a pioneer in an event and venue management industry in Japan. They are seeking a Sales staff to add a value to their new operation in the US. The hiring company has a beautiful venue that has just opened in the heart of Manhattan. They give you an exciting opportunity for you to be part of expanding their US operation, to contact with elite companies and their executives, and learn business in the growing industry. Read More


May 7

Job: Economic Section at Embassy of Japan (DC)

Via the JETAA DC Google GroupThe Embassy of Japan has just posted a new job opening in the Economic Section. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview: 

The Embassy of Japan is seeking an individual for the position of Administrative Assistant in the Economic Section. The Embassy offers group health insurance coverage, paid vacation, and sick leave. Salary is commensurate with experience. Read More


May 7

Job: Japan Country Manager at Wooga (Japan)

Thanks to JET alum Autumn Widdoes for sharing this nice JET-relevant listing she saw on LinkedIn.  Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview: 

  • Develop Wooga’s presence in Japan: Be smart about growing our player base and brand awareness in the world’s largest gaming market! Japanese players love our games, you need to make sure they know about them.
  • User acquisition in Japan is very local and specific. You should identify key marketing partners and channels (ad agencies, mobile networks, TV broadcasters, other gaming companies), negotiate custom deals, oversee creation of marketing materials, control and optimise the results. You will receive full support from our Berlin-based marketing and creative teams.
  • Help Wooga understand how we can improve our games to please the Japanese players, and understand where the biggest opportunities in the market are for Wooga.

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May 7

Job: Business Manager at Seikgakuin Atlanta International School (Atlanta)

Just received this great JET-relevant job listing.  Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview: 

Responsibilities are as follows, but not limited to:

Accounting & Financing

  • Bookkeeping & banking
  • Accounts Payable
  • Financial Reports
  • Budget
  • Scholarship
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May 7

【RocketNews24】Sharp’s Ocha-presso brings traditional Japanese flavor to your kitchen

Posted by Michelle Lynn Dinh (Shimane-ken, Chibu-mura, 2010–13), editor and writer for RocketNews24The following article was written by Angelina Lucienne, a writer and translator for RocketNews24, a Japan-based site dedicated to bringing fun and quirky news from Asia to English speaking audiences.

Sharp’s Ocha-presso brings traditional Japanese flavor to your kitchen2

Coffee and espresso drinks are quite common in Japan, but green tea will always have a special place in Japanese hearts, as evidenced by the availability of green tea flavored doughnutsice barsbeer and even curry. Now, Sharp has announced a new machine for home use that makes perfect matcha (green tea made from powdered tea leaves). They are calling it the Healsio Ocha-presso (or Healthy-o Tea-presso, if you prefer).

The Ocha-presso mills whole tea leaves, boils water and blends it together all in one machine. It was modeled on home espresso machines, but designed to reflect the essential parts of the tea ceremony (represented in the graphic below).

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May 6

WIT Life #268: New Japanese movies worth seeing

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 cherry blossoms have come and gone since the last time I posted, truly fleeting!  I was lucky enough to enjoy them twice this year, both during a trip to Japan last month and at the Brooklyn Botanical Garden’s Sakura Matsuri earlier this month.  To get through the long flight over the Pacific I like catching up on movies I missed, and I spent my outward voyage enjoying Oscar nominees and the return trip watching some new Japanese movies.  During my inward flight two of the movies I picked, Judge! and The Little House, both featured one of my favorite Japanese actors, Satoshi Tsumabuki.judge

The former film features Tsumabuki as a young advertising agent who is forced by his boss to go in his place as an international judge for a worldwide TV Advertising Festival taking place in Santa Monica.  By great coincidence, his boss’s name is Ichiro Otaki and Tsumabuki’s character’s name is Kiichiro Ota, giving them the same name if written Japanese-style with last name first.  Ota points out that when abroad, names are written with first name before last name, but his boss ignores his concerns and sends him off.  Another name coincidence is that Ota’s female co-worker Hikari has the same last name (in comparison to Kiichiro, she is amusingly referred to as the “talented Ota” by Otaki).

Kiichiro doesn’t have confidence in his English speaking ability, so he enlists Hikari to Read More


May 5

Job: Japanese Speaking Safety Specialist at Gilead Sciences (Foster City, CA)

Just received this jet-relevant listing.  Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview: 

We have an opening in our Drug Safety & Public Health group for a Systems Safety Specialist.  This is a full-time, regular employee role with paid salary, bonus, and benefits. Read More


May 5

Job: Part-time Senior Admin Asst for Japan Intercultural (Emerald Hills, CA)

A very JET-relevant listing received directly from Rochelle Kopp, founder of Japan Intercultural Consulting.  (www.japanintercultural.com).  Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview: 

The entrepreneurial head of a rapidly growing specialized global consulting and training company seeks a Senior Administrative Assistant.

Looking for someone to work closely with me to learn business operations, get things done, and create and/or maintain processes and systems to handle our increasing workload. The ideal candidate will have excellent organizational skills and experience in similar situations helping an executive with a growing firm better manage workflow and be more productive. Must be flexible, cheerful, and level-headed. Prior experience in a professional services firm, particularly training or consulting, is preferred. Read More


May 5

Job: Two J-E interpreters needed for Tampa, FL conference May 15-23

Thanks to JETAA New Orleans’ Doug Tassin for passing on this opportunity.  See details below.  It sounds like they need to hire quickly. Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview: 

Szanca Solutions, Inc., a veteran owned small business with corporate headquarters in Bedford, PA, is looking to hire at least two interpreters for a conference in Tampa, FL from May 15-23. Read More


May 3

JQ Magazine: Concert Review—Yoshiki Classical World Tour Dazzles San Francisco with Surprise X Japan Guest

 

"The night offered something for everyone in Yoshiki’s ability to merge and bring together different genres and listeners and touch the collective beating heart therein." (Shirong Gao)

“The night offered something for everyone in Yoshiki’s ability to merge and bring together different genres and listeners and touch the collective beating heart therein.” (Shirong Gao)

By Shirong Gao (Shiga-ken, 2005-07) for JQ magazine. A member of JETAA Northern California, Shirong is a graphic designer, Illustrator, and breakfast food lover who worked in a Japanese countryside as seen only in Studio Ghibli movies. For more, visit gaoshirong.com.

Every night, as a child drifting off to sleep, I looped a rock ballad. My personal lullaby. A song by multi-million-selling heavy metal band X Japan, the Rising Sun’s answer to KISS. Yet not even in dreams did I see myself growing up to one day meet its leader, Yoshiki, and witness how far he’s come in his career.

A classically trained musician turned rock legend, Yoshiki has now returned to his more refined roots, embarking on a world tour of Yoshiki Classical concerts featuring music from the eponymous solo album released last year in collaboration with talents the likes of Beatles producer Sir George Martin and the London Philharmonic Orchestra.

Shirong Gao

Shirong Gao

On April 28, Davies Hall, home to the San Francisco Symphony, was packed on a Monday night to host only the second date of Yoshiki’s tour following its debut in Costa Mesa three days prior. “Definitely a different scene from a typical classical concert,” commented attendee Arisa Takahashi (Nara-ken CIR, 1991-92), who has also performed at the hall as part of the Sing Out, Davies! choral workshop. “There were people with blue hair, dressed in their frilly Lolita finery, sitting alongside classical music attendees.”

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May 2

Job: Director of Development at US-Japan Council (DC)

Just received this very JET-relevant job listing directly from the US-Japan Council.Posted by blogger and podcaster Jon Dao (Toyama-ken, 2009-12)Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Overview: 

We seek a candidate who is committed to the goals of the organization and can bring experience in fundraising, primarily with corporate and major donors that have vested interest in U.S.-Japan relations. We seek a candidate who will serve as a key member of the leadership team to develop mid- to long-term strategies in fundraising and work closely with staff and board leadership in the implementation of development plans. Read More


May 2

Job: Senior International Admissions Counselor, Augsburg College (MN)

Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansaiseeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Senior International Admissions Counselor
Posted by: Augsburg College
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Type: full-time

Overview:

This position will serve as senior international admissions counselor for graduate and undergraduate degree-seeking international students. They will deliver a customer focused admissions service to prospective international students on all aspects of admission requirements, policies, procedures and entry pathways. Manage the recruitment process from inquiry to matriculation. Provide leadership, together with the Director of International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) and VP of Enrollment, in developing and implementing the annual strategic recruitment and retention plan for international students. Read More


May 2

Job: Assistant Director – Brandeis-Led Study Programs (Boston)

Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansaiseeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Assistant Director
Posted by: Brandeis-Led Study Programs
Location: Boston, MA

Overview:

This  position has recently been upgraded with new title and edited job responsibilities. Brandeis University is looking for an Assistant Director, Brandeis-Led Study Programs. The Assistant Director oversees all administrative functions of the Justice Brandeis Semester and Brandeis-Led Study Programs which include some 17 faculty-run programs. The Assistant Director manages the development of new program proposals and administers the logistics of the programs including publicity, the application process, budget monitoring, logistical arrangements for students and faculty, and assists in the evaluation of the program. The Assistant Director also assists in advising students interested in summer experiences abroad as well as manages all undergraduate international exchange relationships. Read More


May 1

【RocketNews24】Japanese fans: New American Godzilla is “too fat”

Posted by Michelle Lynn Dinh (Shimane-ken, Chibu-mura, 2010–13), editor and writer for RocketNews24The 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.

Japanese fans- New American Godzilla is “too fat”

Fans of monster movies or big Hollywood blockbusters are no doubt aware that a reboot of the famous Godzilla franchise is due to hit theaters next month. As you might imagine for a movie featuring one of their most beloved pop culture icons, the Japanese are deeply interested in how America is going to bring their national kaiju to the screen.

When clear pictures of the creature hit the net this week, the response was probably not what studio execs were hoping for. Some Japanese fans are apparently calling this incarnation of Godzilla “fat”. Ouch.

The pictures, released by Warner Legendary through the Los Angeles Times, were immediately picked up by fan sites here in Japan. While some commenters said this Godzilla looked stronger than his ancestor, others were not as impressed.

“He’s so fat, I laughed.”

“Where’s his neck?”

“He’s gone and supersized himself!”

“I’m not surprised. A spare tire is expected in middle age.”

“Gee, even Godzilla has metabolic syndrome these days…”

Sure, this Godzilla is much larger than his predecessors, but I’m not sure calling him fat is a good idea. Even gigantic lizard monsters have feelings, you guys. And do you really want to make a 100-meter-tall reptilian sea beast more angry?

Japanese fans- New American Godzilla is “too fat”2

Source and images: Itai News

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May 1

Job: Intern Abroad Advisor (Part-time), World Internships (Northampton, MA)

Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansaiseeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Intern Abroad Advisor
Posted by: World Internships
Location: Northampton, MA
Type: part-time (10-20 hr/week) ; May 2014 through the 2014-2015 school year with potential to continue into part or all of 2015 summer
Salary: 
Hourly wage plus performance bonus

Overview:

World Internships is comprised of a tight-knit team of enthusiastic and well-traveled young professionals who are passionate about living and working abroad. Our U.S. office is based in Northampton, MA where we work with partners on the ground in eighteen countries around the world to coordinate customized internship programs for students, recent graduates, and pre-professionals of all backgrounds. Our programs are currently offered in Australia, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, England, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Spain, Thailand and USA. Learn more about us at www.worldinternships.org. Read More


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