Job: Bellevue College/ISP -Temporary Hourly Position
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Via JETAA PNW. 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.
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Position: Program Coordinator
Posted by: Belleview College
Type: Short Term
Location: Belleview, WA
Salary: $14.26 (no benefits)
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
The following duties are typical for this position but should not be considered all-inclusive. Duties may be changed or assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs. The Coordinator is responsible for preparation and delivery of a short-term, customized educational program for a Japanese college group. Typical duties include, but are not limited to: reserving and confirming all activities and transportation, supervising an assistant, arranging public transportation, conducting site visits of activities, preparing and delivering a welcome/ orientation program and graduation luncheon, photographing the students throughout the program to create a slide show for the graduation luncheon, guiding the group to all on- and off-campus activities and excursions, conducting a program evaluation and making a summary report to the director. The coordinator is also responsible for briefing the Director daily, and is expected to build an open, inclusive, and safe learning environment to take every opportunity as a learning moment and empower the students to think and resolve minor conflicts that may arise during the program. Read More
CLAIR Magazine “JET Plaza” series: Austin Moore (Yamaguchi)
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Each month, current and former JET participants are featured in the “JET Plaza” section of the CLAIR Forum magazine. The January 2013 edition includes an article by Austin Moore, a former Monbusho English Fellow (MEF), the forerunner to the JET Programme. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo.
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“Sometimes I joke that back when I began what quite unexpectedly is turning out to be a lifetime in Japan, the local men carried swords and wore topknots.”
Austin Moore was born and brought up in a house that was built in 1830 in a small town of Massachusetts. After graduating from Syracuse University in 1984, he came to Japan to work as a member of the Monbusho English Fellow Programme in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Three years later, he moved to Tokyo to join the organization which is today known as CLAIR. Austin has been working for the Japan Intercultural Academy of Municipalities in Shiga Prefecture for the past twenty years. He is also the head of the Historic Preservation Society of Hino town, where he lives in a house that dates back to Edo period.
Adoption Of and By Japan
Sometimes I joke that back when I began what quite unexpectedly is turning out to be a lifetime in Japan, the local men carried swords and wore topknots. While that is more than a small exaggeration, the changes in Japanese society that I have witnessed during these three decades are nearly as significant.
In 1984, immediately after concluding my studies at Eisenhower College and Syracuse University, I was accepted into the Monbusho English Fellow (MEF) Program (preceding JET and run exclusively by the Ministry of Education) and spent almost three years in Yamaguchi Prefecture – the philosophical birthplace of modern-day Japan. There, for the first year, I had the distinction of being the only American employed by the prefectural education board and, as such, visited most every public high school in the prefecture, as well as numerous junior high schools.
It was the very beginning of July when I arrived in Yamaguchi. My supervisor was a kind man who spoke extremely good English – the only one in the office who did. But a week into life as an MEF, my supervisor, my ‘life-support system’, left for a month-long training seminar at Tsukuba University. And so it was that I promptly learned to breathe on my own. Read More
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.
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Born in Japan, Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, Tsuruoka-shi, 2008-10) has lived a bit of a nomadic life, having lived in Virginia, New Jersey, and several times in France and Japan. He attended Coppin State University (Baltimore, Maryland) and graduated with a degree in English. He came back to Japan on the JET Programme and worked for two years in Yamagata Prefecture, in Haguro, a village that merged into Tsuruoka. Currently, he conducts English classes for Japanese adults at an online eikaiwa school named Hello English and is in the job hunt.
Same Country, New Experiences
I was born on a naval base in Yokosuka, where I spent my first 18 months. After graduating from university, I spent a year working at an eikaiwa school in Yokohama.
However, Japan was pretty much a mystery to me. My co-workers were all Westerners, so I was obviously missing out on a true Japanese work environment. If I went somewhere other than Shibuya on an off day, it was a miracle. And despite taking Japanese classes every Wednesday morning for several months, I struggled mightily in the language.
Needless to say, I had not gotten the most out of Japan during my year in Yokohama. But there was definitely an itch to discover more of the country and its culture. So after working as an assistant English teacher in France, the decision was simple: I was applying for the JET Programme.
In late March 2008, I learned Read More
L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11) is the editor of The Ishikawa JET Kitchen: Cooking in Japan Without a Fight. A writer and web administrator for The Art of Travel, ze also writes I’ll Make It Myself!, a blog about food culture in Japan, and curates The Rice Cooker Chronicles, a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan.
New Rice Cooker Chronicles submissions always welcome. Just e-mail it to jetwit [at] jetwit.com.
Noppo-kun (のっぽくん)
Location: Nonoichi (near Kanazawa)
Type: Café, Lunch
Veg status: all vegetarian; vegan friendly
Language: Japanese (but most of the dishes are on display on the counter)
Pacific Northwest JETAA Newsletter seeks submissions by January 16
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Fellow JET Alums,
In two weeks’ time, our annual newsletter will be going to proverbial print. You’ll be able to read about all the things PNWJETAA has been up to this past year, as well as get a forecast for the future. Last year, we added a new column called “Haikus From You and Short Stories.” We welcomed poetry (haiku or other), stories, and photographs from JET Alums. We got a bunch of good haikus, several entertaining tales, and some neat photos.
The first poetic ventureI came across —The rice-planting songsOf the far north.
E: newsletter@pnwjetaa.org
JETAA British Columbia Newsletter – January 2013
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The latest issue of the JETAABC Newsletter is now available. The January issue includes a poignant article on Rikuzentakata by former Alison Dacia Brown (Iwate-ken, Rikuzentakata-shi, 2005-08) as well as an article on Photohoku, hockey in Japan, and other JET-relevant topics. JETAA BC is also one of the few remaining chapters to publish a print-layout newsletter, and they do a great job at it.
- Online Magazine Version: http://issuu.com/jetaabc/docs/newsletterv17n3/8
I’ll Make It Myself!: Best of 2012
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L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11) is the editor of The Ishikawa JET Kitchen: Cooking in Japan Without a Fight. A writer and web administrator for The Art of Travel, ze also writes I’ll Make It Myself!, a blog about food culture in Japan, and curates The Rice Cooker Chronicles, a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan.
New Rice Cooker Chronicles submissions always welcome. Just e-mail it to jetwit [at] jetwit.com.
Happy New Year, everyone! 明けましておめでとうございます！
Since I bought my own domain name, I don’t get WordPress’s year-end stats for my site anymore, so I thought I would round up some of my most popular posts and my goals for next year as a 年末年始 (new year’s holidays; lit. year-end-year-beginning) exercise.
Justin’s Japan: Japan Society Presents 15th Contemporary Dance Showcase: Japan + East Asia
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From Tokyo, “Misshitsu: Secret Honey Room,” created and performed collaboratively by Makotocluv founder Makoto Enda (in orange) and former Dairakudakan dancer Kumotaro Mukai (in white), has its North American premiere at Japan Society of New York Jan. 11-12. (Hideto Maezawa)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
Japan Society swings into the new year with two nights of its upcoming 15th Contemporary Dance Showcase: Japan + East Asia showcase from Jan. 11-12. This year’s program features four North American premieres.
Since the inception of the Performing Arts Program in 1953, Japan Society has introduced more than 600 of Japan’s finest performing arts to an extensive American audience. The program also commissions new works to non-Japanese artists, produces national tours, organizes residency programs for American and Japanese artists and develops and distributes educational programs. Originally America’s leading platform for the introduction of Japanese choreographers and companies, the Dance Showcase has expanded to include artists and works of international acclaim from the broader East Asian region.
From Tokyo comes the U.S. premiere of post-post-post butoh Misshitsu: Secret Honey Room – Duo Version, created and performed collaboratively by Makotocluv founder Makoto Enda and former Dairakudakan dancer Kumotaro Mukai, following a world premiere at Setagaya Public Theatre/Theatre Tram in Tokyo in August 2012. Formed in 2001, Makotocluv appeared at Japan Society in 2008 and was hailed by the New York Times as “wonderfully fluent in the language of the theater.” Misshitsu: Secret Honey Room marks Mukai and Enda’s first collaboration in 15 years.
For the complete story, click here.
Mochi Making
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Posted by Benjamin Martin, a 5th year JET in Okinawa, publisher of the blog MoreThingsJapanese.com and author of the YA fantasy novel Samurai Awakening (Tuttle).
It’s the New Year, and in Japan that means its time for mochi! Mochi is a Japanese treat made from pounded rice. While mochi is now eaten throughout the year, it’s a favorite tradition during the New Year’s season. It’s generally served as a stuffed dumpling with fillings varying by region, taste, and tradition. On the left is a sweet bean filled mochi served on a getto leaf in Okinawa.
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In Japan, a lot of events have their origins in times when most villager’s diets consisted of very simple food. A long time ago, when rice was used as a currency, most Japanese only got to eat rice on special occasions. A condensed rice treat then, would have more calories, and be even more special. Eating mochi on new years “to ensure health in the new year” was almost literal. It was like a version of ancient Japanese powerbar. One Japanese story, Momotaro, tells of the young peach boy offering rice based treats to ensure help in a quest. Such legends show the how the traditions came to be. Today mochi is still an import part of New Year’s celebrations. It forms the centerpiece for the offering at many shrines.
Mochi takes time, energy, and to really do it right, community. All of these things tie into most Japanese celebrations. The act of creating and eating mochi brings people together for a shared experience, while also acting as an offering for the town’s, family’s, or individual’s ancestors.
Unfortunately, mochi has a dark side as well. Every year, several people are hospitalized due to their consumption of the sticky treat and often a few die. Be careful!
To learn about how mochi is made visit MoreThingsJapanese.com
As a special thank you to all my readers, followers, and friends I have released the first of the Jitsugen Samurai Diaries as a free ebook. Checkout The Tanner’s Daughter on Smashwords.
Job: Embassy of Japan: Japan Information and Cultural Centre Temp Staff (London, UK)
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Via JETAA UK. 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.
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Position: Temp staff, Assistant for Education Attache
Posted by: Embassy of Japan
Type: Full-time/ Temporary
Location: London, UK
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Main duties: administrative jobs related to the JET(Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme and also educational issues (research, document writing, answering inquiries etc)
Essential skills:
(A) Fluent in both English and Japanese with high standard of writing skills in both languages
(For non-Japanese national, minimum JLPT level 2 or above is necessarily)
(B) Good communication and organizational skills in both languages
(C) Proficient in using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
(D) Ability to supervise a small team Read More
JETwit seeks new JETAA Chapter Beat Curator
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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.
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JETwit is seeking a new person to curate the periodic JETAA Chapter Beat posts on the site. If interested, please email me directly at jetwit@jetwit.com. Here’s a link to previous JETAA Chapter Beat posts: http://jetwit.com/wordpress/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/category/jetaa-chapter-beat/
The role involves subscribing to as many JETAA chapter email lists/groups as possible. Then once a week (or periodically) putting up a post on JETwit with a small sampling of interesting items that you see. And the goal is to give a sense of what’s going on in the JETAA world. You can be as straightforward or creative as you’d like with the posts. There are also certain strategic elements to the JETAA Chapter Beat posts that I’ll explain when we get to that point.
You’ll be replacing JET alum Jonathan Trace, the first and only JETAA Chapter Beat poster to date. He did a wonderful job for several years, and you’ll have the benefit of his experience via email should you need any help. (I’ll be available to help too, of course.)
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu,
Steven
Job: Postings from Idealist.org 1.7.13
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Via Idealist.org. Posted by Geneva Marie (Niigata-ken 2008-09) Geneva is a contributor to both JETwit and JETAANY. Geneva is on a continuous (epic) search for Japanese-related jobs in the United States. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Program Officer, Middle East and North Africa
Posted by: Institute of International Education
Type: Full-Time
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: DOE
Application Deadline: None Specified
IIE is seeking a Program Officer to implement IIE policies and procedures by managing grant administration for IIE educational exchange programs in North Africa and the Middle East. Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university and at least two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Fluency in language other than English helpful.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/hKXTfMCZxh8d/
Program Coordinator and Office Administrator
Posted by: States 4-H International Exchange Programs
Type: Full-Time
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: DOE
Application Deadline: January 11, 2013
S4-H International is seeking a Program Coordinator and Office Administrator who will be responsible for maintaining the office and assisting with the Outbound Program. Successful candidates should have good communication skills, be extremely detail-oriented and organized, be able to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and fluctuating environment, and maintain a positive and professional demeanor while handling challenging situations. BA or BS degree in business administration, communication, international relations, or a related field required.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/dJ2bXcZ8zmfP/
JET alum Bruce Feiler set to publish latest book: The Secrets of Happy Families
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The latest from JET alum Bruce Feiler (Tochigi-ken, 1989-90), author of Learning to Bow, The Council of Dads, and, most recently, The Secrets of Happy Family, as well as several books on the Middle East including Walking the Bible, Abrahamand Where God Was Born. To read prior columns, please click here.
In a few weeks Harper Collins will publish Bruce’s new book, THE SECRETS OF HAPPY FAMILIES: Improve Your Mornings, Rethink Family Dinner, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More.
From Bruce: “Like many people we know, my wife, Linda, and I felt squeezed between aging parents and rising children. So over several years, I set out to find the smartest ideas and cutting-edge techniques to make our family happier. Avoiding the usual “experts,” I sought out creative minds from Silicon Valley to the set of “Modern Family” to the country’s top negotiators, asked what they were doing with the families, then tested their ideas at home with Linda and our girls. Some of these solutions failed, but many more improved our lives deeply and brought us all a lot closer.”
The book will be excerpted in the New York Times and appear on the cover of PARADE. Bruce will be featured on Good Morning America, Katie Couric, and other shows. Bruce will also be touring around the country.
There will also be an event in NYC at the Barnes & Noble on 86th Street on the East Side on February 20. (Stay tuned for a JETAANY announcement about going to the event followed by a happy hour.)
Learn more here: http://amzn.to/QwQxP5.
For more regular updates, follow Bruce on Facebook: www.facebook.com/brucefeilerauthor.
And Twitter: www.twitter.com/brucefeiler.
LifeAfterJET: JET alum makes Korean gay rights public service announcement video
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Patrick Lee (also known as Pat Leezy, Nagasaki-ken, 2010-2012) specializes in videography. His videos can be seen on his Youtube Channel. He can be contacted through Facebook and Twitter.
Here’s another interesting video Patrick recently wrote/produced/directed/edited while in Seoul. It’s a gay rights public service announcement set in Seoul. He also had the video translated in 5 different languages (English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French). Click the Closed Captioning “CC” button to choose the language on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMywAnbMHKY
Job: Consulate General of Japan in Chicago, Technology and Information Coordinator
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Via JETAA Chicago. 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.
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Position: Technology and Information Coordinator- Japan Information Center
Posted by: Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
Type: PT/FT Contract Position
Location: New York, NY
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Responsibilities
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Japan Information Center
1) Edit and manage all content on the Consulate’s English website
2) Write, edit, and publish a monthly e-mail newsletter detailing Japan-related events in the Consulate’s 10-state jurisdiction
3) Coordinate the Consulate’s social media presence on Facebook and Twitter
4) Assist organizing cultural events and Japan-related presentations to local schools
5) Draft speeches/remarks for Consul General and other staff
6) General office responsibilities, including assisting for conferences/receptions and supporting other staff members as need arises Read More
