Job: Program Officer for JICA USA (DC)
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Just saw this posted to the JETAA DC google group by the JET Program Office. 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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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) USA Office based in DC is seeking an individual who is self-motivated, flexibleand a team player for the position of program officer.JICA is the Japanese government’s bilateral aid agency, whose mission isto promote international cooperation and inclusive development. The JICA USA Office functions as a liaison, informationgathering and outreach arm for our agency to engage with the international development community. Read More
Job: Presbyterian College Graduate Internship – International Programs (SC)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Graduate Internship
Posted by: Presbyterian College, International Programs
Location: Clinton, SC
Type: full-time
Overview:
Presbyterian College is seeking an enthusiastic, globally-minded individual to assist with Carol International House (CIH), an international living-learning community. CIH is home to 30 residents on two floors and features classroom and community spaces as well as a fully-equipped kitchen and computer lab. The international house seeks to engage the college community of 1,300 students with internationally-themed programs planned and presented by residents of the house. Presbyterian College is a private, residential, liberal arts college in a small-town setting in upstate South Carolina. Many students live out the College motto Dum Vivimus Servimus or “While we live, we serve” by engaging in service and volunteer projects locally, domestically, and internationally. Read More
Job: Education Abroad Advisor – UNC Charlotte (NC)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Education Abroad Advisor
Posted by: UNC Charlotte
Location: Charlotte, NC
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Office of Education Abroad at UNC Charlotte is pleased to announce that we are now hiring for the position of Education Abroad Advisor.The Education Abroad Advisor will serve as an advisor for various UNC Charlotte Education Abroad programs and support the Coordinator of Short Term Programs in the implementation of short term faculty-led programs. This position reports to the Assistant Director of the Office of Education Abroad. UNC Charlotte is a growing, urban campus of more than 26,300 students. Read More
Job: Associate Provost and Director – International Students and Scholars Office, Columbia University (NYC)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
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Position: Associate Provost and Director
Posted by: International Students and Scholars Office, Columbia University
Location: New York, NY
Type: full-time
Overview:
Reporting to the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Administration, the Associate Provost and Director provides leadership for the office responsible for assisting the University’s international students and scholars with their immigration needs and for ensuring that the University meets the immigration regulatory requirements of the federal government. Read More
Justin’s Japan: Nippon in New York — Asa Akira, ‘Monkey Business,’ Jero @ Japan Day, Peelander-Z
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Insatiable New Yorker Asa Akira’s literary debut is available May 6. (Grove Press)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
As spring continues and the weather continues to warm, New Yorkers can enjoy activities all over the city both indoors and out.
May 2-3, 7:30 p.m.
Veggetti, Kato and Nakamura Project IX – Pleiades
Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street
$30, $24 Japan Society members
Two Japanese tour de force artists, acclaimed musician Kuniko Kato, praised by Steve Reich as a “first rate percussionist,” and dancer Megumi Nakamura, internationally known since her days with Jiří Kylián’s Netherlands Dance Theater, explore the mesmerizing scores of legendary 20th century composer Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001). Project IX – Pleiades, which features one of Xenakis’ most complex and ambitious pieces, Pléiades, is a multimedia work delivered through live performance and a state-of-the-art sound/projection installation. Directed by Italian choreographer Luca Veggetti, one of the featured artists in the 2014 NY PHIL BIENNIAL. The Friday, May 2 performance is followed by a MetLife Meet the Artists Reception.
Saturday, May 3, 2:00 p.m.
Monkey Business: Japan/America Writers’ Dialogue
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue
$15, $12 seniors/students, $10 Asia Society and PEN members
In conjunction with PEN World Voice Festival 2014! For the past three years PEN World Voices and Asia Society have provided a place for dialogues between established and upcoming writers in the United States and Japan. This year Laird Hunt and Matthew Sharpe join Toh EnJoe and Hideo Furukawa for another exciting and provocative cross-cultural literary encounter between Japanese and American writers. Moderated by Motoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen, editors/translators of Monkey Business, the English-language anthology of newly translated Japanese writing, now celebrating its fourth edition.Ticket price includes a copy of the book and signing following the program. For additional free readings taking place in Manhattan and Brooklyn, click here.
Tuesday, May 6
Insatiable: Porn—A Love Story by Asa Akira
$25 MSRP
At age 28, Asa Akira has already led an extremely unusual life. Born in New York and raised in Japan as a pre-teen, then coming of age at the prestigious United Nations International School in Manhattan, she eschewed the academic aspirations of her classmates and soon was earning a good living by stripping and working as a dominatrix at a sex dungeon. Akira has now built up a reputation for being one of the most popular, hardworking, and extreme actors in the adult entertainment industry, winning dozens of awards and appearing in nearly 400 films to date and the popular DVDASA podcast. In her debut book, Akira provides an inimitable voice from the inside in a world where porn is increasingly becoming part of the mainstream.
For the complete story, click here.
Job: Project Manager at Japan-America Society of Kentucky (Frankfort, KY)
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Thanks to JET alum Josh Moore (Kagoshima-ken, 2010-12), who’s departure to go on to grad school is creating this opening, for passing this on. Ideal for a JET alum. 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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Japan/America Society of Kentucky is hiring a full-time project manager.
The position has a start date of June 15, 2014. Read More
Jobs: Cross-cultural/language jobs at CSI (Japan & US)
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Additional background: CSI is owned by JET alum Thad Johnson (Hyogo-ken, 2000-01). The company works with Japanese firms looking to strengthen their positions and capabilities in the North American market. They consult in three fields: language training, translation, and technical support. See this JETwit article for more info about CSI: http://jetwit.com/wordpress/2011/02/21/jet-alums-run-thriving-translationconsulting-business-in-kentucky/
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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Four openings:
- Electrical Engineers/PLC Programmers
- Japanese Language and Cultural Instructor
- Japanese/English Interpreter/Admin
- Japanese Online Curriculum Development
- Japanese/English Document Translator
Job: English Teacher PT and FT at Keio Academy (White Plains, NY)
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Just saw this on the Hunter College MA TESOL listserve. Two English teacher positions opening at Keio Academy, a Japanese-English bilingual school in White Plains. 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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Position: English Teacher
Location: White Plains, NY
Type: Full-Time/Part-Time
Overview:
The English department at Keio Academy is seeking an energetic English teacher who has a strong literature background and who: Read More
JETAA UK Careers Seminar May 20 with Ex-JET British Consul General Western Japan and Japan Related Companies
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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.
[Steve’s Note: Not a job listing, but part of an ongoing effort by JETAA UK to help with the job search for those in the UK.
Note on US-UK translation: “JET alum” in the US = “Ex-JET” in the UK. I’ve been told that using the word “alumni” in the UK is associated more with universities and sounds strange in the context of something like the JET Program(me). Well, as the Japanese saying goes, “Ten people. Ten colo(u)rs.” ;-]
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JQ Magazine: Book Review—‘Monkey Business Volume 4’
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“In part, this collection is a quest. And it is a quest into questions, many of which straddle the thin lines of life, all the while hurling us through time and space, water and air, pain and pleasure, and beginnings and ends.” (A Public Space)
By Brett Rawson (Akita-ken, 2007-09) for JQ magazine. Brett is a writer, translator, and volunteer. He currently lives in New York, where he is pursuing an MFA in creative writing at The New School and is the professional development chair for the JET Alumni Association of New York. If you have job opportunities for JET alums, an interest in presenting at JETAANY’s annual Career Forum, or want to collaborate on professional endeavors, contact him at career@jetaany.org.
Meet Volume 4 of Monkey Business International: New Writings from Japan, a collection of 23 works that will take you on a wild ride through the literary landscape of Japan. In fact, it goes beyond the boundaries of Japan—as summed up by co-founders Motoyuki Shibata and Ted Goossen in the preface, Monkey Business International is “60 percent contemporary Japan, 20 percent contemporary American and British, and 20 percent modern classic Japan,” though of course not every hybrid has a categorical home.
In part, this collection is a quest. And it is a quest into questions, many of which straddle the thin lines of life, all the while hurling us through time and space, water and air, pain and pleasure, and beginnings and ends. Take for example the short story “The Man Who Turned into a Buoy” by Masatsugu Ono. The title itself seems to whisper, loosen your grip, encouraging us to suspend our disbelief and simply enjoy as our perspective gets gently nudged out of ordinary orbit.
The tale transports us to a tiny town nestled between the shoreline and the hills, which is overrun with frolicking monkeys who descend to steal food left on graves, but have been known at times to talk with villagers, and sometimes in the voice of the deceased. This town also observes the tradition of the body as a buoy—a single man tasked with the job of nakedly floating at the edge of the inlet during the day, issuing warnings to people who exit the bay. The man who turned into the buoy is the narrator’s grandfather, and his story is recounted through the grandmother in a dense dialect that is beautifully captured by translator Michael Emmerich.
Job: E>J Translation and Voice-over at The Golf Channel (Orlando, FL)
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Just received this directly from the Golf Channel where JETAA Florida member Tom Gregorich happens to work. 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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Position: English to Japanese Translation and Voiceover
Location: Orlando, FL
Type: Full-Time
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English > Japanese translation and voice-over of Golf Channel’s nightly news, instructional and entertainment programming from Orlando, Florida studios Read More
Fellowship: Asian American Writers’ Workshop (NYC)
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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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Location: NYC
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If you’re an emerging Asian American writer based in New York, get ready for a big hug. We’re excited to announce the call for two separate fellowships tailor-made for you. Read More
【RocketNews24】Tokyo Tower lights up beautifully in Star-Spangled Banner style for President Obama
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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 Kay, a writer and translator for RocketNews24, a Japan-based site dedicated to bringing fun and quirky news from Asia to English speaking audiences.
Yes, President Obama has arrived in Japan (and apparently already enjoyed the legendary sushi at Sukiyabashi Jiro), and with all the buzz and tightened security accompanying his visit, it’s hard not to get a little excited. Well, it seems even one of the landmark symbols of Tokyo, the Tokyo Tower, is getting all dressed up to welcome Mr. Obama. For two nights only, the 333m (1093ft) tall tower will be illuminated in the red, white and blue colors of the American flag!
That’s right, in honor of the President’s visit, for the nights of April 22 and 23, Tokyo Tower will be lit up in bright Star-Spangled Banner colors from sundown (around 6:20pm) to midnight. Naturally, we wanted to get a look at the special red white and blue version of the tower, and take some pictures to share with you as well. We hurried off to the Tokyo City View Sky Deck in Roppongi, where we were able to take the pictures below:
Click here to see RocketNews24’s images of the Star-Spangled Tokyo Tower.
Japan Times: Osaka Embraces English Reformation
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Former AJET Chair Matthew Cook (Osaka-fu, 2007-12) has been heavily involved in this cutting edge effort to improve Osaka’s English education system and is quoted in the article.
Osaka embraces English Reformation
BY TERU CLAVEL
While Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto’s controversial political antics have increasingly drawn criticism, little attention has been paid to how his leadership has prompted the most progressive reforms of English-language education in the nation. Hashimoto, who served as Osaka’s governor from 2008-11, made possible the appointment of fellow Waseda Law School graduate Toru Nakahara as superintendent of the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education, charging him with the task of empowering students to compete on a global stage.
Only in Osaka will students in the public school system have the opportunity to start preparing for the TOEFL iBT — an internationally recognized English-language proficiency exam for non-native speakers administered over the Internet that tests reading, writing, speaking and listening skills for entrance to English-speaking university overseas — in grade one of primary school.
With the urging of Mayor Hashimoto, Nakahara — who also graduated from the University of Michigan Law School and was a practicing attorney at a California firm for 10 years — left the private sector and took a substantial pay cut to become the principal of Izumi High School in Osaka in 2010. In 2013, Nakahara became Japan’s youngest-ever superintendent at age 42, overseeing 1,600-plus schools, and he formed what is known as the English Reformation Project Team.
Nakahara’s accomplishments in the United States and at Izumi High School have led him to be recognized as an education innovator.
“One thing I noticed when I was in Ann Arbor (Michigan) Read More
Job: Study Abroad Advisor – James Madison University (Harrisonburg, VA)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai, seeking work opportunities in NYC starting in August 2014.
Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Study Abroad Advisor
Posted by: James Madison University
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
Type: full-time
Salary: $32,000
Overview:
The Office of International Programs (OIP) at James Madison University is accepting applications for a Study Abroad Advisor. The Study Abroad Advisor provides comprehensive advising, preparation, support and resources for all students in any stage of the study abroad process.
