Job: Assistant Correspondent at Kyodo News (Los Angeles)
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Thanks to JET alum and Kyodo News journalist Jody Godoy. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. ———————————————————————————————————— Position: Assistant Correspondent Posted by: Kyodo News Type: Full- time (occasionally requires overtime) Location: Los Angeles, CA Salary: N/A Start Date: N/A […]
Kyodo News “Rural JET alumni” series: Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata)
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News agency Kyodo News has recently been publishing monthly articles written by JET alumni who were appointed in rural areas of Japan, as part of promotion for the JET Programme. Below is the English version of the column from December 2012. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo. *********** Born […]
Kyodo News “Rural JET alumni” series: Charlotte Green (Hokkaidō)
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News agency Kyodo News has recently been publishing monthly articles written by JET alumni who were appointed in rural areas of Japan, as part of promotion for the JET Programme. Below is the English version of the column from November 2012. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo. *********** Charlotte Green […]
Kyodo News “Rural JET alum” series: Hughar Hartzenberg (Iwate)
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News agency Kyodo News has recently been publishing monthly articles written by JET alumni who were appointed in rural areas of Japan, as part of promotion for the JET Programme. Below is the column from October 2012. (Special thanks to JET alum Celine Castex, currently a CLAIR Tokyo staff member, for alerting JETwit to this series and […]
“Rural” JET alums write columns for Kyodo News series
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Thanks to JET alum Celine Castex, currently a CLAIR Tokyo staff member, for posting this to the JETwit Group on LinkedIn: New JET alumnus’ article in local newspapers: the 「外・宝・人」column News agency Kyodo News has recently been publishing articles written by JET alumni who were appointed in rural areas of Japan, as part of promotion […]
************** Thanks to JETAA USA Country Rep Megan Miller (Hyogo-ken) for sharing the below article from Kyodo News: Family of U.S. quake victim to donate money for books in Miyagi http://callcenterinfo.tmcnet.com/news/2011/08/25/5730320.htm TOKYO, Aug. 25 — (Kyodo) The family of an American teacher who was killed in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami will visit Japan […]
Thanks to JET alum Scott Dixon, a reporter at Kyodo News, for passing this along. Incidentally, Scott mentioned that he actually found his current job thanks to JETwit. Note: If you found your job via JETwit, send an email to jetwit [at] jetwit.com to let me know. This kind of info can be really helpful, […]
Kyodo News: Little Tokyo Community (LA) Mourns Tragedy, Rallies Support – by JET alum Jody Godoy
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Kyodo News article by LA-based JET alum and Kyodo News reporter Jody Godoy (Fukui-ken): Little Tokyo Community Mourns Tragedy, Rallies Support Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa joined Japanese Consul General Junichi Ihara and more than 600 attendees at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center in the Little Tokyo area on Thursday evening to mourn […]
KYODO NEWS URGENT CALL FOR UPDATES IN QUAKE AND TSUNAMI-HIT AREAS
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Via JET JET alum Jody Godoy (Fukui-ken) who is a Kyodo News reporter: KYODO NEWS URGENT CALL FOR UPDATES IN QUAKE AND TSUNAMI-HIT AREAS How are foreign residents in your area doing? Is anyone unaccounted for? Did anyone sustain injuries? Are people at shelters? Any updates are appreciated! Please pass this information on to anyone […]
JET ROI: More extensive Kyodo News article on JETAA USA Conference
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Kyodo News has published a more extensive article on the JETAA USA National Conference (“US JET alums rally to save group’s funding from chopping block”) held in New York City August 12-15. Quotes from JETAA NY President Megan Miller (Hyogo-ken, 2000-02) feature prominently and help make the case for the value of JETAA to Japan […]
JET ROI: Recent JET-relevant media coverage from Kyodo News Service
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JetWit received a request to post job opening from Kyodo News Service (that has already been sent to the JetWit Jobs Google Group and will likely be posted over the weekend on JetWit) to fill a position previously held by a JET alum. In the email exchange, I asked if Kyodo had been covering the […]
The Rice Cooker Chronicles — “Kaijo!” by Justin Maki
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The Rice Cooker Chronicles is a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan. The brain-child of JETwit founder Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94) (and inspired by the book Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant), this series is curated by L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11), […]
JETwit Career Update is a new feature where JETwit will list any JET alums who have recently (loosely interpreted) found a new job, gotten a promotion, started a new business, started a new grad program or have any other career developments to share. You probably see lots of job listings, so I thought it would […]
JET alums involved in yoga benefit for Japan quake victims (NY)
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The below article mentions JETAA U.S.A. Country Rep and former JETAANY President Megan Miller-Yoo (Hyogo-ken). And the reporter, Seana Magee (Okayama-ken, Niimi-shi, 1988-90) also happens to be a JET alum. FEATURE: New Yorkers turn on heat, use yoga to benefit Japan quake victims By Seana K. Magee NEW YORK, June 28, Kyodo Drenched in sweat, […]
Japan Times: U.S. students invited in memory of JET victims
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Via Japan Times/Kyodo News Service, June 1, 2011: U.S. students invited in memory of JET victims Kyodo Japan will invite 32 U.S. high school students who are studying Japanese to take part in a program in July to study the language and culture in memory of two American teachers killed in the March 11 earthquake […]
