Job: Admin Asst, Econ Section at Embassy of Japan (DC)
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Via JETAA DC. 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 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. Work hours are Monday through Friday 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Read More
Job: Program Associate, Corporate Programs at Japan Society (NYC)
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Thanks to our JET alum friends at Japan Society for sharing this JET-relevant job listing (a position previously held by another JET alum, fyi). 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 Program Associate will work with the Corporate Program Officer on managing logistical and administrative aspects of approximately three programs per month. He/she will also assist in program execution, future program planning, research, program outreach activities, and interact with leaders and distinguished speakers in the academic and business community, as well as thousands of Corporate Members. Read More
TOMODACHI 2014 Emerging Leaders Program Info – Apply Now
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Thanks to AJET Chair Kay Makishi for passing along this great post-JET opportunity. 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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Deadline: June 15!
The U.S.-Japan Council’s TOMODACHI Emerging Leaders Program invites a select group of young Japanese American professionals from across the country to participate in a leadership orientation program and attend the U.S.-Japan Council’s Annual Conference and Annual Members Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii. Selected applicants will receive transportation, hotel accommodations and complimentary Conference registration. Read More
WIT Life #269: Japan Day @ Central Park
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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.
Japan Day @ Central Park celebrated its 8th year this past Sunday, and 50,000 attendees came out on this warm, beautiful day. As it coincided with Mother’s Day, many families enjoyed the events together. In addition to the free food and culture booths, an assortment of performances were featured on the main stage. There was some stellar taiko drumming and an interesting Matrix-like duo, but many in the crowd were waiting excitedly for the crooner Jero, who I wrote about and got to interview when he came to Japan Society two years ago.
This Pittsburgh native began his career singing enka (Japanese traditional ballads) as a youngster with his Japanese grandmother, and his official career started in Japan six years ago. Jero treated the audience to his debut single 海雪 (Umiyuki or Ocean Snow) as well as Read More
JETs in the News: Matt Cook featured in hometown paper
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Very nice article on JET alum and former AJET Chair Matthew Cook (Osaka-fu, 2007-12) that recently appeared in the newspaper of Matt’s hometown, Danville, Virginia and describes his path from the JET Program to becoming a key player in Osaka’s pioneering English education reform efforts.
Danville man appointed to Japanese board of education
By DENICE THIBODEAU
dthibodeau@registerbee.com
Thibodeau reports for the Danville Register & Bee.
May 10, 2014
When Danville native Matthew Cook headed to Osaka, Japan, in 2007 to take a job as an education specialist and trainer in the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program, little did he realize he would end up working for a Japanese government agency to completely reform how English is taught in the city.
CLICK HERE to read the rest of the article: http://m.godanriver.com/news/danville/danville-man-appointed-to-japanese-board-of-education/article_1b9620f2-d972-11e3-8adc-0017a43b2370.html?mode=jqm#.U3A0DN98uYw.facebook
CLAIR Sydney Newsletter No. 75
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Posted originally by Hiromi Hakuta to the JETAA Oceania FB page.
“In CLAIR monthly Newsletter No.75, we introduce JETAA South Island activities, a cycling festival in Hiroshima and Japanese schools that are seeking Sister School relationships with Australian or NZ schools. My business trip to New Zealand is also introduced on that!”
http://www.jlgc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/CLAIR-newsletter-No.75.pdf
Job: Education Abroad Advisor Position, Murray State University (KY)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Education Abroad Advisor Position
Posted by: Murray State University
Location: Murray, KY
Type: full-time (8 – 4:30 and outside regular hours for events and programming as needed)
Job Duties:
Serve as an advisor for study abroad programs, including advising students with program selection, application processing and scholarship assistance for the colleges and majors assigned. Plan and conduct student presentations across the curriculum for study abroad participation, including Racer Days, Summer O, and classroom presentations. Read More
Job: Study Abroad Adviser, University of Oregon (Eugene)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Study Abroad Adviser
Posted by: University of Oregon
Location: Eugene, OR
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is comprised of a central administrative team and five programmatic units: International Student and Scholar Services, Study Abroad, AHA International, the Mills International Center, and the Global Studies Institute, which supports seven direct-reporting research centers and programs, and manages collaborative linkages to internationally oriented research, teaching, outreach, and programming units across campus. The Office of International Affairs is charged with coordinating University-wide international strategy and programming, offering programs and services for international students and faculty, and administering study abroad programs and exchanges. Read More
Job: Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator, University of South Carolina
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Marketing and Recruitment Coordinator
Posted by: University of South Carolina Study Abroad Office
Location: Columbia, SC
Type: full-time
Overview:
The coordinator performs a variety of duties in support of marketing, communications, and the recruitment of students to take part in education abroad opportunities. Duties include developing print and electronic marketing materials, coordinating outreach communication, managing recruitment strategies, and related tasks. As a staff member in a high traffic, multi-function office this position also includes support of the Office’s web presence, special events, and additional responsibilities as assigned. Read More
JET alum Roland Kelts on Japan’s “Generation Resignation” in Adbusters
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Another thought provoking article by JET alum author and writer Roland Kelts(Osaka-shi, 1998-99), this one in the current issue of Adbusters.
The Satori Generation
A new breed of young people have outdone the tricksters of advertising.
Roland Kelts, 07 May 2014
They don’t want cars or brand name handbags or luxury boots. To many of them, travel beyond the known and local is expensive and potentially dangerous. They work part-time jobs—because that is what they’ve been offered—and live at home long after they graduate. They’re not getting married or having kids. They’re not even sure if they want to be in romantic relationships. Why? Too much hassle. Oh, and too expensive.
In Japan, they’ve come to be known as satori sedai—the “enlightened generation.” In Buddhist terms: free from material desires, focused on self-awareness, finding essential truths. But another translation is grimmer: “generation resignation,” or those without ideals, ambition or hope.
CLICK HERE to read the rest on ADBUSTERS: https://www.adbusters.org/magazine/113/satori-generation.html
Click here to read more of Roland’s articles from Adbusters: https://www.adbusters.org/authors/roland_kelts
Job: International Advisor for Regional Campuses, University of Connecticut (CT)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: International Advisor for Regional Campuses
Posted by: University of Connecticut
Location: Storrs, CT
Type: full-time
Overview:
International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) at the University of Connecticut seeks applicants for a full-time position as an International Advisor for Regional Campuses (Program Specialist I – UCP 6). This is an intermediate-level advising position. Under the general supervision of designated supervisor, the incumbent will provide immigration advising, provides support services to international students and scholars, and participates in the University’s globalization efforts. Read More
Job: International Student Services Specialist, N Orange County Community College (CA)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: International Student Services Specialist
Posted by: N Orange County Community College
Location: Fullerton, CA
Type: full-time
Salary:$3,436 – $4,165 per Month
Application Deadline: May 20, 2014
Job: Communications & Marketing Director, ISEP (VA)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Communications & Marketing Director
Posted by: ISEP
Location: Arlington, VA
Type: full-time
Overview:
ISEP is currently seeking a full-time Director of Communications and Marketing located in our central office in Arlington VA (10 minutes from Washington DC). Founded in 1979, ISEP is a non-profit membership organization with over 300 partner institutions in 50 countries around the world. ISEP provides exchange and study abroad opportunities to over 3,400 students annually. Read More
Job: Student Programs Coordinator – University of Washington (Seattle)
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Via JET alum Carleen Ben. Posted by Jayme Tsutsuse (Kyoto-fu, 2013-Present), organizer of Cross-Cultural Kansai. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Student Programs Coordinator
Posted by: University of Washington
Location: Seattle, WA
Type: full-time
Overview:
The Foundation for International Understanding Through Students (FIUTS) is accepting applications for a full-time Student Programs Coordinator, located on the University of Washington – Seattle campus. The FIUTS Student Programs Coordinator works with the Manager of Student Programs as part of an overall team to plan and carry out several of FIUTS’ key programs aimed at providing transition support, social integration, and enrichment to the University of Washington international student and scholar community.
“With wit and humor, Miyazaki offers insight from his long career with every turn of the page. Like an unforgettable sunset or the first time a cooking experiment came out well, he discusses experiences that leave you unexpectedly changed.” (VIZ Media)
By Alexis Agliano Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-11) for JQ magazine. Alexis is a graduate of Harvard University’s Regional Studies—East Asia (RSEA) program, and currently works as an executive assistant at Asia Society in New York City.
I consider myself an aficionado of director and animator Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli. Having seen his work countless times, visited the museum in Tokyo and done a fair amount of supplemental reading, I figured Turning Point—a collection of Miyazaki interviews and articles spanning 1997 through 2008 and newly translated by Beth Cary and Frederik L. Schodt—would probably be a rehash of the similar. I presumed it would be a book for Japan or anime specialists. On the back cover there’s even a quote from the L.A. Times: “Essential reading for anyone interested in Japanese or Western animation.” However, this statement is entirely too narrow and ultimately misleading.
In fact, the book (which is a sequel to Starting Point: 1979-1996, also translated by Cary and Schodt and now available in paperback) is less about animation and Japan than it is the human condition and those existential questions that keep you awake at night. Miyazaki, at one moment reserved and the other candid, plunges fearlessly into complex, introspective and intellectual issues about human’s relationship with education, child-rearing, philosophy, history, art, environmentalism and war (to name a few).
He does this with a sprinkle of romanticism and a dusting with realism. Using his seemingly continual dissatisfaction with the world, Miyazaki aims to positively spark change and inspire. He insists that his films are not just flights of fancy; rather, he makes them to motivate the next generation to improve the world. “Children learn by experiencing…it is impossible to grow up without being hurt,” he writes. “Experiences like: accepting the duality of human nature, the importance of grit, conviction, and perseverance, and respecting nature and the land….For children willing to start, our films become powerful encouragement.”
