WIT Life #328: Making Japanese History at the U.S. Open
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Written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. Being an avid tennis fan, I was thrilled when my clients […]
JETAA Chapter Beats August 2018
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JETAA Chapter Beat is a periodic mosaic of events taking place in the JETAA sphere. Compiled by AJET‘s Director of Alumni Relations Megan Buhagiar (Ishikawa Prefecture, 2017- Present) 1) JETAA Ireland Welcome Home Event with Taiseiyo Taiko, September 8 th It's that time of year again – time to welcome home this year's returning […]
JETAA Chapter Beats June 2018
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JETAA Chapter Beats June 2018 JETAA Chapter Beat is a periodic mosaic of events taking place in the JETAA sphere. Compiled by AJET‘s Director of Alumni Relations Megan Buhagiar (Ishikawa Prefecture, 2017- Present). 1. JETAA NY Pre-Departure Seminar – Volunteers Needed! It’s that time of year when we prepare a new batch of […]
WIT Life #324: Inland Sea
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Written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. This weekend I caught Kazuhiro Soda’s Inland Sea (港町) at the […]
JETAA Chapter Beats April 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) JETAA SC Tokyo City Cup and Family Fun Day When: Sunday, April 8th Time: 10:30 – 17:00 Where: Santa Anita Park, 285 Huntington Dr, Arcadia, […]
WIT Life #323: Japan Week 2018
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Written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. Japan Week 2018 is taking place through the weekend at Grand […]
WIT Life #322: Then They Came for Me
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Written by freelance Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as language, film, business, food and politics. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. After interpreting in Manhattan Criminal Court earlier this week, […]
WIT Life #321: Sato Sakura Gallery
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Written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as language, film, business, food and politics. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. Last September, Chelsea received a great addition to its art […]
JETAA Chapter Beats January 2018
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JETAA Chapter Beat is a periodic mosaic of events taking place in the JETAA sphere. Compiled by AJET‘s Director of Alumni Relations Megan Buhagiar (Ishikawa Prefecture, 2017- Present). 1) JETAA Western Japan JETAAWJ Job hunting and business manners seminar. The JET Alumni Association Western Japan (JETAAWJ) will be hosting a two-day job hunting […]
JQ Magazine: Jamming After JET — Rural Island Alums Release New Albums
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By Greg Beck (Hiroshima–ken, 2006-11) for JQ magazine. Greg is a writer, producer, home brewer, and Social Coordinator for JETAA Southern California and Arizona. A former news producer for Tokyo Broadcasting System in New York, he currently works freelance in Los Angeles. For more cinema reviews, follow him on Twitter at @CIRBECK #MovieReview. Regardless […]
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘The JET Program and the US-Japan Relationship: Goodwill Goldmine’
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By Eden Law (Fukushima-ken, 2010-11) for JQ magazine. Eden is the current JETAA New South Wales President (in Sydney, Australia) and Australian JET Alumni Association Country Representative, and handles the social media/website side for JETAA International as Webmaster. He also runs the Life After JET podcast. Note: Spelling is always problematic when dealing […]
JETAA Chapter Beats December 2017
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JETAA Chapter Beat is a periodic mosaic of events taking place in the JETAA sphere. Compiled by AJET‘s Director of Alumni Resources Sara-Jane Seery (Kochi Prefecture, 2016- Present). 1) JETAA Pacific North-West Washi & Washoku The Pacific Northwest JET Alumni Association with the generous support of the Japanese Cultural & Community Center of Washington are […]
JET Prefecture Round up! 11.06.17
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By Suzanne Bhagan (Tottori Prefecture) Mad for Mountains When: 11-12 November Where: Gokase, Miyazaki Prefecture Miyaki AJET invites you to spend a packed weekend in Gokase kayaking, taking in the vibrant koyo, making friends at a cabin party, and checking out Heike Matsuri! Climb Kaimondake When: 12 November Where: Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture Kagoshima AJET […]
WIT Life #316: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Teikoku Hotel
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Written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. This year marks the […]
WIT Life #314: New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) 2017
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Written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations. This weekend concludes the […]
