Jobs: Actus Postings (Midtown, NYC )
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Via Actus Consulting. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Export Coordinator for Major Japanese Bookstore (NYC)
Posted by: Actus Consulting Group, Inc.
Type: Full-time
Location: Midtown, NYC
Salary: Salary: $16/ hr+ Possible Bonus+ Benefit (Health and 401K)
Start date: ASAP
Overview:
Known as Japan’s largest bookstore- 50 stores and 74 book centers in Japan, 27 stores around the world. Specialize in sales of Japanese books, and other goods such as stationary. Company Size: 30 retail staff and 12 staff in NY office.
Your Role with the Company:
Job duties will include order US and Canadian academic publications on behalf of Japanese office, processing the claims and requests to the US publishers, preparing custom documents and sending the shipment to Japan office regularly. Read More
Job: Associate Producer NHK (NY)
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Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Associate Producer
Posted by: NHK
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: N/A
Start date: N/A
Position Overview:
A successful Associate Producer will wear many hats. He or she will work in a 24-hours news environment, participating in every aspect of TV News production, from research through post-production on both short hits and feature packages. The successful applicant should be news savvy, up to date on key issues affecting New York City and the U.S. at large.
Reports To:
NHK Correspondent Read More
Job: Associate Producer for TV Asahi (DC)
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Via JETAA DC. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Associate Producer
Posted by: TV Asahi America
Type: Full-time
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: DOE
Start date: NA
Overview:
TV Asahi is a Japanese national broadcasting company. Its Washington, D.C. Bureau seeks Associate Producer who assists newsgathering, reporting and production to prepare for news broadcasts.
Qualifications;
*BA or MA degree
*English language fluency required with strong oral and written communication skills, and Japanese oral communication skill preferable.
*Strong interest or background in politics and international affairs, and an interest in journalism or broadcasting news
*Strong Interest and understanding in Japanese and Asian culture
*Valid driver’s license and passport
*Full time job Monday-Friday and sometimes weekends
*Travel sometimes both inside and outside the U.S.
*Because of time difference between USA and Tokyo, flexibility is needed for working hours Read More
Job: Amnet Reservations Staff – Asia Division (NYC)
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Position: Reservations Staff – Asia Division
Posted by: Amnet
Type: Full-time
Location: New York
Salary: DOE
Start date: N/A
Overview:
If you are interested in the travel and hospitality industry, have excellent personable skills, and like working in a Japanese company environment, consider Amnet New York as a great job opportunity. With an already strong Japanese clientele base, Amnet is looking to expand their name, brand and services to the American market as well as other Asian markets including the Philippines , Singapore and Malaysia .
Are you ambitious, a go getter and confident in sales? How would you like to go on a tour of NYC and then write about it as part of your job, visit all ranges of hotel properties, experience their lounges and restaurants on the clock for your clients? How about making it your job to know everything there is to know about NYC? As a travel agent, you will need to know what hotels to put your clients in, where they should eat and what kind of activities they can do in their free time. Your territory is not limited to NYC, you will have also opportunities to get to know Boston , Jersey City , Philadelphia and more! Read More
Roy Moneyhun (Mie-ken, 1996-98), founder of Tohoku Forward
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JET Alum Cycling for Tohoku
For more information, contact Roy Moneyhun at roy@tohokuforward.org. The web address is www.tohokuforward.org. The Facebook page is Tohoku Forward.
We all know what happened in northeast Japan on March 11, 2011. The devastation remained front page news for weeks following the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami. Now—more than a year later—news of Tohoku must be actively sought out by anyone wanting to know what is going on up there. Tohoku has been relegated to the back burner of the international news cycle.
As the drama in Tohoku unfolded during the spring months of 2011, the world’s media understandably focused on the devastation, the death toll, and the threat of nuclear radiation escaping the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. A less generally reported catastrophe during the early weeks and months following the disaster was the creation of a new wave of orphans in Tohoku. If this crisis was overlooked during the initial period of the tsunami, it has now become close to invisible. Agencies such as Smile Kids Japan and Living Dreams toil in near-obscurity to address the crisis with little attention and limited funds.
Enter Tohoku Forward, the one-man project of JET alumnus Roy Moneyhun (Mie-ken, 1996-98) of Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA. With Tohoku Forward, Moneyhun hopes to reach thousands of potential donors around the world, most of whom can be found in the JET alumni community.
Many orphans of the Tohoku disaster are babies, meaning that they will need support for at least another fifteen to eighteen years. Read More
Job: Postings from Idealist.org 8.14.12
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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. Hire me! :-)
Program Officer, Lecture Programs
Posted by: Japan Society
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Competitive, Full Benefits
Start Date: Not Specified
The Japan Society is seeking a Program Officer to plan, execute, and manage lecture programs, conferences and symposia on themes relating to existing Japan Society projects. Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of three years related experience, required. Written and spoken Japanese, a plus.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/pNJCSGdhC8Np/
International Education Specialist
Posted by: World Education Services
Type: Full-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: DOE
Start Date: Not Specified
World Education Services, Inc. is seeking a Credential Evaluator for the Asia Pacific Group. This group processes evaluations from Asia Pacific countries. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required.Vietnamese language skills preferred.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/PDxWJGpbbncp/
Counselor Advocate, Japanese or Mandarin
Posted by: New York Asian Women’s Center
Type: Full-time and Part-time
Location: New York, NY
Salary: Competitive
Start Date: Not Specified
New York Asian Women’s Center is looking for a Counselor Advocate who will ensure all clients receive prompt and professional services and provide therapeutic support that encourages self- sufficiency and empowerment. Experience with anti-violence work, the Asian community, criminal justice, client advocacy, and/or human trafficking, preferred. Bachelors in Psychology or related field; Masters a plus.
http://www.idealist.org/view/job/Cdgpj5B6f7mD/
JQ Magazine: San Francisco Hosts Fourth Annual J-Pop Summit Festival
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The 2012 J-Pop Summit Festival will be held in San Francisco’s Japantown August 25-26. (NEW PEOPLE, 2011)
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By Lindsay Martell (Saitama-ken, 1995-1997) for JQ magazine. Lindsay is a freelance writer and a voice-over actor in Oakland, California. Visit her website here.
Whether you have a penchant for hunky Lelouch Lamperouge (the hunky antihero of the anime series Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) or a serious hankering for Lolita fashion, the pop-y, edgy, dynamic stuff you love is busting at the seams with this year’s J-Pop Summit Festival in San Francisco’s Japantown August 25-26.
With its campy theme of “Cyberpop Overload,” the second annual gathering is a Japanophile’s dream come true—noshing on chicken teriyaki bento or pork katsu curry from a JapaCurry food truck as you bop along to the scores of bands busting out tunes—this mecca of all things related to Japanese pop culture has something for everyone: fashion, film, anime, video games, technology and thumping music. And for JET alums who are feeling particularly natsukashii? Kite-kudasai!
Personally, I can’t wait. Not a day goes by when I don’t miss Japan. I haven’t lived there since the mid-’90s, when I was an ALT in Saitama, and yet, I can still feel the humid summer air, tatami beneath my feet, and the salty perfection of roasted senbei crunching in my mouth. At that time, I couldn’t get enough of the hypnotic pop scene. Most of it was a mere 1.5 hours away in Shibuya—a deliriously crazed hub of all things punk and pop.
And while I am now thousands of miles away from that edgy scene, J-Pop is an easy trip—a place brimming with kawaii-ness around every corner. More than 55,000 people got their pop on at the festival in 2011, and even more are expected to join in the fun this year.
Japan Local Government Center (NY) Newsletter (July 2012)
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Here’s the July 2012 issue of the Japan Local Government Center (aka CLAIR New York) Newsletter: http://www.jlgc.org/pdfs/en/news73.pdf
Content includes:
No.73 (July 2012)
・A Greeting from the New Executive Director (1-2)
・Comments from ICMA International Committee’s Japan Tour Participants (page 3-7)
・Comments from JETAA members who volunteered at the JLGC booth in the New York Times Travel Show 2012 (page 8-10)
・Introduction of JLGC New Staff (page 11)
・JLGC New Staff visited Novi, Michigan (page 12)
Applications Open: 2013 Asialink Leaders Program
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Via JETAA Sydney. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Applicant
Posted by: Asialink Leaders Program
Type: N/A
Location: Australia
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
Applications for the 2013 program for Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane* are NOW OPEN ONLINE Read More
Job: CFR 2013-2014 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan
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Via JETAA DC. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Affairs Fellowship
Posted by: International Affairs Fellowship in Japan
Type: Full-time
Location: Japan
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
http://www.cfr. org/thinktank/ fellowships/ iaf_japan. html
Overview:
CFR 2013–2014 International Affairs Fellowship in Japan. Sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd.
The Program:
Founded in 1997, the International Affairs Fellowship in Japan (IAF-J), sponsored by Hitachi, Ltd., seeks to strengthen mutual understanding and cooperation between the rising generations of leaders in the United States and Japan. The program provides a selected group of mid-career U.S. citizens the opportunity to expand their professional horizons by spending a period of research or other professional activity in Japan. Read More
WIT Life #211: Mochi madness
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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.
I am wrapping up an interpreting job in Honolulu, and during my time here I have been enjoying local Hawaiian foods like poi and ahi as well as lots of my favorite Japanese dessert, mochi. The food court of the massive Ala Moana mall has a stand called Kansai Yamato where you can get homemade mochi. I have highlighted KY in this blog before, but they offer an amazing variety of flavors ranging from Kona coffee to peanut butter to mango. You can watch the employees making the mochi in front of your eyes, so you know Read More
JET alum Lars Martinson publishes “Kameoka Diaries Volume 2” e-comic
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Lars Martinson (Fukuoka-ken 2003-2006), author of the graphic novels Tonoharu: Part Two andTonoharu: Part 1, has just published the Kameoka Diaries Volume 2. This is a follow-up to Kameoka Diaries Volume 1, Lars’ insightful and entertaining (especially to any JETs) e-comic about his return to teaching English, this time in Kameoka, Kyoto.
Notably, you can purchase a copy for $0.99 for iPhone/iPad/iPodTouch or pay $1 for a PDF version for Mac/PC/Android/whatever.
More info here and below: http://larsmartinson.com/kameokadiaries2-now-available/
In Lars’ words:
When I submitted my first e-comics to Apple, ( The Kameoka Diaries: Volume One and Young Men of a Certain Mind ) it took one month for them to get approved, so I’m surprised & delighted it only took two days this time. But hey, I’m not going to look a gift horse in the mouth!
I’ll write more about the new volume of The Kameoka Diaries soon; I just wanted to get this announcement blog entry out right-away.
So please check it out. And if you enjoy it, please consider writing a review on iBooks, and/or telling your friends, and/or tweeting about it, and/or “liking” it on Facebook. Thanks a bunch!
JETwit Note: I just downloaded a copy onto my iPhone as soon as I saw the announcement. Volume 1 was great, even on an iPhone screen.
Job: Researcher/Reporter Assistant – The Mainichi Newspapers (LA) (apply by Aug 19)
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Via The Mainichi Newspapers. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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***Note: If you apply for this position, please let them know you learned of it from JETwit. Thanks.***
Position: Researcher/Reporter Assistant
Posted by: The Mainichi Newspapers
Type: Full-time
Location: Las Angeles, CA (Brentwood)
Salary: monthly net salary will be $2,500.00(after all applicable federal and state deductions and
withholding)
Start Date: N/A
General Description:
The Mainichi Newspapers Los Angeles Bureau seeks a Researcher/Reporter Assistant. The Mainichi Newspapers is a major daily Japanese newspaper printed in Japan with over 4 million readers. It is the oldest national daily newspaper in Japan founded in 1872. Our corporate information can be found at http://mdn.mainichi.jp/.
Note: The application deadline is August 19. Read More
Job: Production coord/researcher – NTV (NY)
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Via NTVIC. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Production Coordinator/Researcher
Posted by: NTVIC
Type: N/A
Location: New York
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Overview:
“TV Production Company under a major Japanese TV network group is seeking a production coordinator/researcher. The job is based in New York City, but requires traveling throughout North America for location shoots. Main responsibilities include researches and film shoot coordination for variety shows, documentary programs and sports programs for Nippon TV and other Japanese TV networks. Fluency in English (native/business level) required, and ability to converse and write emails in Japanese required. Please send resume in English or in Japanese to: contact@ntvic.com.”
http://www.ntvic.com/index-e.html
Job: Guide Job for Exchange Program
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Via JETAA Pacific Northwest. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97).
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Position: Guide Job for Exchange Program
Posted by: The Laurasian Institution
Type: Short term
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A
Responsibilities:
The Laurasian Institution of Seattle, WA is seeking guides for groups of 25 participants visiting the United States from Japan between October 2012 and March 2013. Groups will be comprised of 24 high school students and 1~2 adult chaperones. Groups will visit the United States for a period of 11 days, including sightseeing in two major cities (either Seattle & San Francisco or Washington D.C. and New York City) and a homestay in locations throughout the country.
Guides will meet groups at the airport in the arrival city (Washington D.C or Seattle), lead them through scheduled orientation and sightseeing activities, accompany them to the homestay location and departure city (New York City or San Francisco), and see them off at the airport. Read More
