Job: Associate TV News Producer (New York) (CLOSED)
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Update: 07/29/2013 – THIS POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED.
Via Tokyo Broadcasting System International. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Associate TV News Producer
Posted by: Tokyo Broadcasting System International, Inc.
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Entry level position with full time and overtime payment
Start Date: Immediate position available
Overview:
The New York News Bureau of Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) is seeking an energetic, professional individual to fill an Associate TV News Producer position.
TBS is one of the oldest and largest television and radio broadcasting networks in Japan and broadcasts nationally via 28 affiliate stations. The New York Bureau covers news primarily in the United States for broadcast in Japan. Read More
Job: Embassy of Japan in the United States of America seeks Administrative Assistant (DC)
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Via JETAA DC. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Administrative Assistant
Posted by: Embassy of Japan in the United States of America
Type: Full-time
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Embassy of Japan’s Congressional Affairs Section is now seeking a qualified Administrative Assistant. This job provides an excellent opportunity to work for a foreign diplomatic mission while gaining insight into international affairs from a unique inside perspective. The Embassy offers group health insurance coverage, paid vacation and sick leave. The working hours are 9:00AM to 5:30PM, Monday through Friday, with opportunities for paid overtime. Salary is commensurate with experience. Read More
Job: Admin & Research Assistant – Sojitz Corporation (DC)
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Via JETAA DC. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Administrative and Research Assistant
Posted by: Sojitz Corporation of America
Type: Full-time
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: DOE
Start Date: ASAP
Overview:
Sojitz Corporation of America (SCA) is a U.S. subsidiary of Sojitz Corporation, an integrated global trading company with over 100 offices throughout the world. Sojitz conducts trade and investments in a wide array of products and services. The Washington office is a small research arm that supports the company by providing analysis for business and overseas departments. http://www.sojitz.com/en/ index.html
Qualifications:
Candidate should possess a BA or equivalent education, with a minimum of 1-2 years of work experience. Strong written and oral communication skills and organizational skills are a must. Ability to work independently in a small office environment as well as collaborating on research on a variety of topics required. The candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously. Japanese language skills are advantageous but not required. Read More
Job: Various Openings at Fukuoka-base game developer
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Thanks to Fukuoka-based JET Alum Translator Joel Dechant for this interesting opportunity. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Various
Posted by: CyberConnect 2
Type: Full-time
Location: Fukuoka, JP
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Applicant must fulfill one of the following conditions:
- has a Japanese Permanent Residence Visa
- has at least 10 years of experience in the game industry
- has at least one college degree or graduated Technical College
- has acquired a certificate related to Information Technology Engineering in any of the following countries/regions:
Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Philippines, Vietnam, Burma, South Korea (for the acquisition of Japanese Business Visa) Read More
Job: Publications and Public Relations Coordinator, Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University (NY)
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Thanks to JETAA NY board member Kat Barnas for sharing this positing. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Publications and Public Relations Coordinator
Posted by: Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Publications and Public Relations Coordinator is responsible for overall communications and public relations for the Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University. The incumbent reports to the Director and Executive Director of the Institute. The Publications Coordinator oversees publication of the Annual Report, Institute Reports, and other written content. S/he will work with staff and faculty to increase the Institute’s academic and research profiles, and will manage production and workflow of all marketing communications and its related aspects. He/she will work with the Institute’s Senior Coordinator on the Institute’s major research publications.
The Publications Coordinator oversees data collection, write-up, editing, photography, publication and circulation of the Annual Report and related publications; corresponds with authors, reads manuscripts, contacts editors and reviewers for distribution of manuscripts, circulates reviews, works with production personnel and promotes and markets the series; acts as liaison with faculty, authors, and the editors at Columbia University Press to produce The Asia Perspectives and the Weatherhead Books on Asia, editing, producing, and overseeing circulation of the series; allocates and oversees the East Asian Institute publications annual budget; and selects, trains and supervises graduate student assistants. Read More
Job: Summer ESL Camp Instructor (Pleasantville, NY)
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Via Pace University English Language Institute. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Summer ESL Camp Instructor
Posted by: Pace University
Type: Summer term
Location: Pleasantville, NY
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Pace University, located in pastoral Pleasantville, NY, seeks an instructor for a 10-day English camp. Our clients are high school students from Japan who want to study in a unique and natural English environment. The program requires instructors to teach communicative ESL classes in the mornings and join students for field trips and activities in the afternoons. Instructors must commit to the program from July 13 – July 26th. Preference given to those who have at least rudimentary Japanese language ability and those with a theater or drama background.
Please contact Jason Tannenbaum, Associate Director of Pace ELI at jtannenbaum@pace.edu
Job: Media Relations & Public Outreach Specialist – Consualte-General of Japan (Seattle)
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Via PNW JETAA. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Media Relations and Public Outreach Specialist
Posted by: Consulate – General of Japan
Type: Full-time
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The Consulate is seeking a well-qualified individual who can respond to many demanding situations utilizing great communication skills to serve as a key contact with media, various organizations and stakeholders, and the public. This position will be responsible for a variety of tasks including developing and implementing public-relations strategy. The ideal candidate is fluent in English with Japanese language skills, has good knowledge of Japan as well as international affairs, and will be a reliable and flexible team member in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. This position is estimated to start on October 28, 2013. Read More
Justin’s Japan: Nippon in New York — Hot Films, Magic Gardens and Cool Jazz
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Catch the 2013 New York Japan CineFest at Asia Society June 7-8. (Courtesy of Mar Creation, Inc.)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
After an unusually chilly spring, it’s finally starting to feel like summer. Enjoy some seasonal events this month that celebrate both the sunny and the dark side of life and nature.
June 8
Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue
$7 members, $9 students/seniors, $11 nonmembers
Returning for its second annual event at Asia Society and co-presented with Mar Creation, Inc, The New York Japan CineFest (NYJCF) will screen more than a dozen independent films in two days, kicking off Friday (June 7) with eight short films by U.S. based filmmakers with a reception to follow sponsored by Sapporo Beer. “New York Japan CineFest is the first independent Japan-themed film festival in New York,” says Hiroshi Kono, owner of Mar Creation. “It’ll soon be a trend that non-Japanese film directors make films with Japanese cast in Japanese language just like sushi and ramen became the world nations’ daily meals.”
Culture Project, 45 Bleecker Street
$30 (use promo code TNCHTT25 for $25 tickets while supplies last)
Following a sold-out run produced by the Epic Theatre Ensemble in November, writer Jeanne Sakata and director Lisa Rothe’s one-man show returns to close out 10th annual soloNOVA Arts Festival. 2013 Drama Desk nominee Joel de la Fuente stars in the real-life story of first-generation Japanese American Gordon Hirabayashi, who posthumously received a Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, in May 2012. During World War II in Seattle, University of Washington student Hirabayashi agonizes over U.S. government orders to forcibly remove and imprison all people of Japanese ancestry on the West Coast.
For the complete story, click here.
Let’s Talk Japan Podcast, Episode 11 – Live Your Dream: A conversation with film director Regge Life
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Let’s Talk Japan is a twice monthly, interview format podcast covering a wide range of Japan-related topics. Host Nick Harling (Mie-ken, 2001-03) lived in Japan from 2001 until 2005, including two great years as a JET Program participant in Mie-Ken. He practices law in Washington, D.C., and lives with his wife who patiently listens to him talk about Japan . . . a lot.
In this episode, Nick speaks with film director Regge Life about his documentary Live Your Dream, chronicling the lives of JET Program participants Taylor Anderson and Monty Dickson, who passed away in the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. This is a moving tribute and a must see for anyone who loves Japan and its people. I hope you enjoy it.
Nick
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Why is Japanese Food so Delicious?
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Posted by Benjamin Martin, a 5th year JET on Kume Island in Okinawa, publisher of the blog MoreThingsJapanese.com and author of the award-winning YA fantasy series Samurai Awakening (Tuttle).
It’s no secret that Japanese food is popular outside of Japan. Not only is the food in-country highly rated, but there are Japanese restaurants all over the world. A lot of people wonder, why is Japanese food so good? It’s a complex answer. Many will tell you it’s umami, others the care and thought put into food, and yet more that it’s the simplicity of the dishes that highlights natural flavors.
I’m not a food expert, but I think it’s a bit of all the above.
When I lived in the States, I never ate fish. Maybe it was because I lived in the desert and all we got were frozen or river fish. Whatever the reason, I’ve had an aversion to most fish since I was young. Then, 5 years ago, I got dropped on a little island in the Pacific, their second industry being fishing. Their food was fresh, delicious, and amazing.
A week ago I had a shrimp that was still moving a bit. And IT WAS SO GOOD. My family will tell you what large strides my palate has taken over the last five years. So why was that prawn tail I had so much better than any other shrimp I’ve ever had? How did a bit of still moving shrimp overcome 23 years of stubborn dislike?
Simplicity. The shrimp was peeled, and served with a bit of soy sauce. There were no other flavors to get in the way, no cross-contamination from sauce pans, pasta, or other fish.
Umami. The briny flavor combined with the bite of soy and the sweetness of the meat meant create that unique sixth taste that everyone raves about. It’s a balance easily lost when the simplicity is left out.
Quality. Kume Island is known for miso cookies, sugar cane, and white sand beaches, but it’s also home to many kuruma prawn farms. Kuruma Prawns are similar to tiger shrimp, but a slightly different species. They’re the kind of shrimp Jiro’s restaurant used in the documentary Jiro Dreams of Sushi.
So what makes Kume Island’s shrimp so good? Checkout the video below then head over to Kumeguide.com to learn more about Kume Island Prawns.
**Please note: At least 3 shrimp were harmed in the filming of the video and writing of this post. They were delicious.**
Strawberry curry?
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Tom Baker (Chiba, 1989-91) has begun a 47-part weekly series of posts on his Tokyo Tom Baker blog, in which he will sample and comment on a curry from a different prefecture each week. Here’s an excerpt from his third installment, about Tochigi Prefecture:
Toshogu may be the prefecture’s main historical attraction, but strawberries are its claim to fame in the agricultural field. It is Japan’s top producer of them. According the prefecture’s official tourism website, “Tochiotome, a large, sweet variety of strawberry with a vivid red color, represents Japanese strawberries. This variety is large in size and sweet, juicy and soft in taste.”
So, naturally there is a Tochigi strawberry curry – made with tochiotome strawberrries.
Job: Broadcast Coordinator – TVT Ltd, (London)
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Via JETAA UK. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Broadcast Coordinator
Posted by: TVT Ltd
Type: Full-time
Location: London, UK
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Duties & Responsibilities
Established in 1994, TVT offers television versioning, localisation and media supply services. Between programme planning and playout, TVT provide all the components to build channels.
As a Broadcast Co-ordinator you will play a vital role in ensuring the overall success of a BBC based project. Reporting to the Operations Manager you will be part of the team responsible for the Japanese versioning of live news and current affairs programming. Read More
Job: Digital Manager – British Embassy (JP)
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Via JETAA UK. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Digital Manager
Posted by: British Embassy (BE)
Type: Full-time
Location: Tokyo, JP
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Duties & Responsibilities The purpose of the British Embassy (BE) in Tokyo is to promote the British Government’s prosperity, security and consular interests in Japan. The successful applicant will join the 50-strong UK Trade and Investment Team, which aims to promote economic growth and prosperity by helping British companies to access the Japanese market and encouraging Japanese companies to invest in the UK. This is a high priority for the British government.
The Marketing team at UKTI Japan has a clear mandate to increase the number of UK companies we help. We plan to do much of this digitally. This is an exciting and unique opportunity for a capable digital professional to work within the British Embassy to develop the professionalism and reach of our digital services to UK companies coming to Japan. The position offers a highly-rewarding opportunity to make a personal contribution to improving business links between the UK and Japan. Read More
Job: Research Assistant II Non-Lab – Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
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Thanks to JET alum Julie Caffrey for sharing this very JET-relevant job listing. Posted by Kim ‘Kay’ Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Research Assistant II Non-Lab
Posted by: Harvard University
Type: Full-time
Location: MA – Cambridge
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Duties & Responsibilities
Assists research and administrative duties of a Harvard senior faculty member in the social sciences and supports the activities of the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard. Locates, organizes, and analyzes research materials, including archival documents and other primary sources. Investigates and prepares reports on specific topics in the social sciences relating to Japan and Asia. Meets staff needs of a senior professor and assists in the programming of a busy international program; prepares course materials and maintains course Website; handles correspondence, scheduling, and travel arrangements; serves as liaison to students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty, and distinguished international visitors; provides staff support for seminars, conferences, and other events for Harvard faculty and students; serves as a liaison between the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations and other international centers and programs inside and outside Harvard; serves as a resource to students regarding Japan-related study and research opportunities; performs other duties as required. Read More
JETAANC Pacific Bridge: Alumni Spotlight with Xander Peterson
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Spotlight on: Xander Peterson (Miyazaki, 2009-12) JET Program Coordinator for San Francisco. Xander became the new coordinator earlier this year.
Why did you apply for the position?
I applied for the position because I truly believe in the purpose of JET, and I want to see the program flourish. The cultural exchange and friendships that I built with my students and community changed my life and hopefully influenced theirs, too. I knew that it wasn’t just me who felt this way; nearly everyone who goes on JET is profoundly impacted in some manner.
Did you ever see yourself becoming the Program Coordinator during JET/JET application process?
When I first applied to JET, I didn’t see myself as becoming the Program Coordinator. However, after my first year as an ALT, I was in love with the program and began to think of ways that I could support not just the JETs in my area but all JETs across Japan and the program as a whole. At the end of my final year in Japan, I applied to CLAIR but to no avail. A couple of months after I returned to Santa Cruz, the position of JET Program Coordinator (for Northern California / Nevada) opened up. I applied and got the job.
How do you see yourself working with JETAANC?
I see myself as the liaison between the Consulate and JETAANC. I’d like to do whatever I can to build a strong working relationship between the two. One area that I think we can work on is connecting our local JET alums with the local Sister City Associations. Local Sister City Associations are a great place for alumni to share their Japan experiences and adventures with American students who are interested in learning more about Japanese language and culture.
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