Job: On-site interpreters for Circuit Court of Cook County (Chicago, IL)


Thanks to Bianca Jarvis (CIR Kyoto-shi, 2002-05), the Outreach Coordinator at the Japan Information Center, Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago, for passing along this job listing: On-site interpreters are needed to work in an on-call, part time capacity for the Circuit Court of Cook County. The interpreter must be able to interpret simultaneously and/or consecutively in […]
Meredith Hodges-Boos (2003-2005 SHS ALT, Ehime-ken) and her husband Greg (2003-2005, JHS, Yoshida-cho) miss Japan. This homesickness is one of her greatest impetuses to write. She has completed eight novels, including two children’s books for her new daughter, Kyrie Alice. Addicted to manga and anime for almost twenty years, she hides her otaku-ness well. Yet her […]
The Rice Cooker Chronicles was inspired by Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant, a collection of essays about the pleasures and challenges of cooking for oneself or eating out alone. It’s not hard to see how this fits into the JET experience: sometimes solitary, surrounded by unfamiliar food. How do you buy ingredients when […]
From the 2009 Winter Issue of JQ, the JETAA NY quarterly magazine: A JET Alum’s Experience Makes its Way to the Stage: JQ Catches Up With Playwright Randall David Cook By Lyle Sylvander (Yokohama-shi, 2001-02) Three years ago, the Gotham Stage Company produced the terrific play Sake with the Haiku Geisha by JET alum Randall […]
Roger Ebert – Alone in the Kitchen with a Rice Cooker?


A reminder to contact me if you’re interested in writing an essay on the “Alone in the Kitchen with a Rice Cooker” theme about cooking for yourself (or eating by yourself) in Japan. And an interesting (and unsolicited) take on the theme in a recent blog from, of all people, film critic Roger Ebert. (Includes […]
Essay Request: Alone in the Kitchen with a Rice Cooker


I’m looking for people interested in writing essays on the theme: Alone in the Kitchen with a Rice Cooker The idea is to write an essay (any length or “shortness” is ok) about cooking for yourself (or could be eating by yourself) when you lived in Japan. The focus, however, is intended to be on […]
Update 10/20/08: This position has been filled. Please do not contact or send resume information. I’m looking for a bilingual cookbook researcher and hope you can help.
OFF-BROADWAY REVIEW JET Alum Randall David Cook’s SAKE WITH THE HAIKU GEISHA Reviewed by Lyle Sylvander (Yokohama-shi, 2001-02) (Winter 2006 Issue of the JETAA NY Newsletter) Randall David Cook’s new play Sake with the Haiku Geisha, produced by the Gotham Stage Company at the Perry Street Theatre, is a must-see for all past and future […]
Theatre Review FATE’S IMAGINATION Written by Randall David Cook Reviewed by Debbie Lee & Brian Hersey (Summer 2007 Issue of the JETAA NY Newsletter) JET Alum Randall David Cook, playwright of Sake With the Haiku Geisha, recently debuted his second off-Broadway play, Fate’s Imagination, which ran at the Players Theatre in the West Village from […]
Job: Food Hall Support Manager – Quick USA (Downey, CA, USA)


Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position: Food Hall Support ManagerPosted by: Quick USALocation: Downey, CA, USAContract: Full-Time Thanks to Carlos Medina (Oita, 2019-2022) for passing along the following job opening. Description: A Japanese Entertainment Company is currently on the lookout for a full time, fully onsite Food […]
JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York – Midori, ‘Witchwatch’, Yoko Kanno Live!


By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here. Stay warm this winter with some hot local events, from live showcases that will transport you to another time and place, a clutch of new anime screenings, […]
Job: Boarding Assistant – Japanese Educational Organization (Westchester, NY, USA)


Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position: Boarding AssistantPosted by: Japanese Educational OrganizationLocation: Westchester, NY, USAContract: Full Time Thanks to Japanese Educational Organization in Westchester, NY for passing along the following job opening. Job Description: As a boarding assistant, you would be responsible for providing a safe environment […]
WIT Life #378: Happy Valentine’s Day!


Interpreter/Translator/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03) presents WIT Life, a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as art, film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she offers some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. Happy Lunar New Year! It’s been a while since I’ve checked in, […]
WIT Life #372: Kaiten Zushi in NYC


Interpreter/Translator/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03) presents WIT Life, a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as art, film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she offers some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. One of my favorite meals during my recent trip to Japan was […]
Job: Japanese Food Education Instructor – TABLE FOR TWO USA (San Diego, Boston and Washington, DC areas, USA)


Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email. Position: Japanese Food Education Instructor, Wa-Shokuiku ProjectPosted by: TABLE FOR TWO USALocation: San Diego, Boston and Washington, DC areas, USAContract: Hourly Here’s a job shared by USJETAA: The Wa-Shokuiku Project is an initiative from TABLE FOR TWO USA (*). Wa-Shokuiku combines the Japanese words “Washoku” which […]