WIT Life #274: Air K in U.S. Open Semis!
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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. The U.S. Open, one of tennis’s four Grand Slams held right here in Queens, […]
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Director Regge Life on ‘Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story’
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By Renay Loper (Iwate-ken, 2006-07) for JQ magazine. Renay is a freelance writer and associate program officer at the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership. Visit her blog at Atlas in Her Hand. Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story is the latest work by filmmaker and Global Film Network founder Regge Life, who […]
There’s so much going on in connection with 3/11 that it feels overwhelming to try and capture everything. Life has been busy with all of life’s things, and I realized that I was trying to put off thinking about 3/11 in some important ways. So I finally stopped myself and thought back to March 11, […]
By Wendy Ikemoto (Ehime-ken, 2006-2011). Wendy taught at six crazy but lovable high schools and served as a Prefectural Advisor on JET. Now based in the equally crazy New York City, she is looking for her next challenging career opportunity. Wendy is a fan of reading, writing, and cooking as a form of socialization. […]
WIT Life #191: Multiple marathons and Honolulu highlights
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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 together with her own observations. Tomorrow I head to Kumamoto, my home for three years during JET, to […]
Here are links to two videos on YouTube that Monty Dickson’s sister Shelley let us know about. The first video shows Monty briefly walking in front of the Rikuzentakata City Hall building shortly before the tsunami struck (1:15-1:32). The second video was taken two days after Shelley left Japan (which she visited after the tsunami) […]
JET alum works with Japan-America Society of Hawaii to run camp program for Tohoku students
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************** I recently learned that former JETAA Hawaii President Kelsey Soma Turek (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-07), who by day is an Education Program Director at the Japan-America Society of Hawaii, is involved in the implementation of a program in Hawaii aimed at helping out students from Tohoku. In Kelsey’s words: “The Rainbow for Japan Kids project is […]
Earthquake Support Event: WE ARE HERE – Little voice and art 311 Japan (NYC)
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Posted at the request of CLAIR New York: WE ARE HERE – Little voice and art 311 JAPAN is an exhibition of messages from Japanese children of areas affected by the disaster as well as photos of the area. The exhibition is being held at the AIGA Gallery in New York on 22nd St and […]
WIT Life #155: 日本へ行ってきます！
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WITLife 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 together with her own observations. Just a quick message to let all readers know that I will be heading to […]
Hikaru Utada: The Complete JQ Interview By Justin Tedaldi, Editor (Kobe-shi CIR, 2001-02) (Originally Published May 2009 in JQ (JETAA NY Quarterly) magazine, the official quarterly publication of JETAA NY (http://jetaany.org/magazine) It was perfect timing. Back in January, Hikaru Utada, the New York-born recording phenomenon who before she was out of her teens notched three […]
THE WHITE-GLOVED GAIJIN A JET Alum Recounts His Days Campaigning in Japan by Scott Hiniker (Spring 2004 Issue) My wife and I flew back to Japan last fall to take part in her father’s campaign for mayor. The town of Okutsu-cho in northern Okayama-ken is my wife’s birthplace and also the birthplace of her father […]
Fiction Japan By Male (Part 3) By Alexei Esikoff (Fukushima-ken, 2001-02) (Winter 2005 Issue) Here’s the third and last(?) installment of Alexei Esikoff’s novel about study-abroad student Peter Szeikaly. Here’s the nutshell version to refresh your memories. Peter: dork in the US, not in Japan. He’s starting to notice a girl named Satomi. In the […]
THE FIRST-EVER JET ALUMNI PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION SURVEY (Spring 2004) The results are in! If the U.S. Presidential Election were held tomorrow, and only JET alums (including Canadians) with e-mail access who actually responded to the survey were allowed to vote, John Kerry would beat George W. Bush and Ralph Nader in a landslide. Here are […]
