JNTO seeks to offer 10,000 free tickets to Japan to help jumpstart tourism
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Still pending final approval by the Diet, but pretty amazing opportunity for anyone who wants to visit Japan. Seems like it’s modeled on the MOFA Return to Tohoku program that 20 Tohoku area JET alumni have participated in. Here’s a link to the article: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/10-000-free-round-trip-tickets-japan-134142507.html If you’ve ever wanted to visit Japan, this may be […]
JETAA Chapter Beats March 2018
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JETAA Chapter Beat is a periodic mosaic of events taking place in the JETAA sphere. Compiled by A JET‘s Director of Alumni Relations Megan Buhagiar (Ishikawa Prefecture, 2017- Present). 1. JETAA San Diego 13th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival Time: 10am-6pm When: March 9th- March 11th Where: Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego 2215 Pan American Rd E, San […]
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘The Seed of Hope in the Heart’
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By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata–ken, 2008-10) for JQ magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub–Chapter, Rashaad is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University with a master’s degree in responsible tourism management. For more on his life abroad and enthusiasm for taiko drumming, visit his blog at www.gettingpounded.wordpress.com. There are certain moments we remember clearly as if they happened only […]
JQ Magazine: 3/11 — Where We Stand Five Years Later
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By Bahia Simons-Lane (Gunma-ken, 2005-07) for JQ magazine. Bahia taught at an all-girls’ high school on JET, and following her time on the program she held the position of ALT Advisor for the Gunma Board of Education from 2007-08. Bahia earned her master’s degree in International and Intercultural Education and certificate in Asian Studies from Florida […]
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Up from the Sea’
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By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, 2008-10) for JQ magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub-Chapter, Rashaad is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University with a master’s degree in responsible tourism management. For more on his life abroad and enthusiasm for taiko drumming, visit his blog at www.gettingpounded.wordpress.com. The afternoon of March 11, 2011 brought unprecedented destruction along […]
Eden Law (ALT 2010-2011 Fukushima-ken) reviews one of four Fukushima-related films in the 18th JFF. A fun fact: Homeland was partially filmed in the city of Iwaki, where he lived and worked as a JET. It’s good to hear the Tohoku dialect ringing in one’s ears once more! Heck no, we won’t go! The […]
By Eden Law (Fukushima-ken, 2010-11) for JQ magazine. Eden currently serves on the JETAA New South Wales committee in Sydney, Australia as the online social media, webmaster and occasional editor. Got feedback? Leave a comment below. The natural and man-made disaster of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake provoked an intense and visceral response from within and without, which saw an unprecedented […]
CLAIR Magazine “JET Plaza” Series: Patricia Bader-Johnston (Yokohama)
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Each month, current and former JET participants are featured in the “JET Plaza” section of the CLAIR Forum magazine. The June 2014 edition includes an article by JET alumnus Patricia Bader-Johnston. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo. *********** Patricia Bader-Johnston (Yokohama-shi, 1989-91) was one of the first CIRs on […]
Leading U.S.-Japan Exchange in Northern California: JETAANC
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The following was written by JETAA Northern California President Mark Frey (Kumamoto-ken, 2002-06) with contributions from Xander Peterson (Miyazaki, 2009-2012) and was originally published in Japanese in the most recent edition of the CLAIR Forum which is distributed to pretty much every prefecture and town government in Japan as well as every Japanese consulate and […]
WIT Life #271: New York Japan Cinefest at Asia Society
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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. Last week I went to the 3rd annual New York Japan CineFest held at […]
WIT Life #268: New Japanese movies worth seeing
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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. The cherry blossoms have come and gone since the last time I posted, truly […]
CLAIR Magazine “JET Plaza” Series: Yuri Lowenthal (Shiga)
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Each month, current and former JET participants are featured in the “JET Plaza” section of the CLAIR Forum magazine. The May 2014 edition includes an article by JET alumnus Yuri Lowenthal. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo. *********** Yuri Lowenthal (Shiga-ken, 1993-96), grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, but moved […]
Kyodo News “JET Alumni” Series: Dominic Abordo (Akita)
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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 February 2014. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo. ******** Originally […]
Japan Times article on AJET report on disaster preparedness
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Great article written by a JET alum journalist Patrick St Michel. Clarify Your Role, Prepare Before a Disaster Strikes http://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/03/09/issues/clarify-your-role-prepare-before-a-disaster-strikes/#.Ux8Vc2RATDk When she first arrived in Japan from Ireland in 2008, Sarah Hickey was mostly concerned with adjusting to her new life in Fukushima Prefecture. The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme placed her in Iwaki, […]
JQ Magazine: Staying On—JETs in Fukushima Share Their Stories
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By Eden Law (Fukushima-ken, 2010-11) for JQ magazine. Eden lived and worked in the core city of Iwaki on JET, and he is a current committee member of JETAA NSW, based in Sydney, Australia. Introduction It’s been three years since the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011. While the rest of the world, […]
