Alumni Spotlight: Steven Horowitz
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Check out AJET’s Connect Alumni Spotlight featuring JETwit’s own, Steven Horowitz: http://connect.ajet.net/2019/05/30/alumni-spotlight-steven-horowitz/
Justin’s Japan: The Joy of Sake
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By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Shukan NY Seikatsu. Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here.
Returning to New York in June for its 15th annual celebration, The Joy of Sake hosts the world’s largest sake tasting outside Japan, with a record 513 competition-level sakes and 19 top restaurants serving the best in traditional and contemporary Asian cuisine.
While statistics show that sake is losing ground to beer in Japan, it continues to make inroads in the U.S., especially among drink-savvy New Yorkers.
“The best showcase of this in the U.S. is The Joy of Sake,” said Joy of Sake board member Chris Johnson (Oita-ken, 1992-95), an experienced sommelier and restauranteur whose time in Japan began in the early ’90s as a participant of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme. Also known as the Sake Ninja, Johnson adds, “As a JET alum, having the opportunity to work with the national beverage of Japan is an honor and truly important.”
A beverage that can be paired with foods as diverse as sushi, chocolate and even pizza, sake lovers will also be able to sample exclusive appetizers at the event from some of New York’s most distinguished eateries, including Morimoto, Sakagura and Momofuku Ssäm Bar, enhancing the appreciation of the luster that fine sakes add to a meal.
A brewer’s technique and commitment help determine a great sake, and over 200 sakes not available in the U.S. are featured in this year’s lineup, including more than 100 gold award winners from the 2019 U.S. National Sake Appraisal.
“It’s safe to say,” said Joy of Sake founder Chris Pearce, “that New York has never seen a sake event like this.”
Experience The Joy of Sake Friday, June 21 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street. For more information and tickets, visit www.joyofsake.com.
Job: Operations and Program Coordinator – Japan-America Society of Tennessee (Nashville, TN , USA)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email
Job Title: Operations and Program Coordinator
Posted by: Japan-America Society of Tennessee
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to JET alum, Jennifer Butler (Shizuoka-ken) for passing along the following job opening. Additionally, the CEO is specifically looking for a former JET for this position she said due to our unique experience and background. (And because a former JET she’s hired worked out very well.)
The Japan-America Society of Tennessee (JAST) is seeking an Operations Manager and Program Coordinator to handle all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the JAST office including membership management, and event planning and assistance. The position is 40 hours per week with a traditional schedule and the opportunity to work remotely. The successful candidate will be a disciplined, task-oriented individual who can balance the ongoing activities of JAST in a timely manner. The candidate must have a professional business acumen, strong organizational and administrative skills and experience. Japanese language ability and experience traveling or living in Japan is a plus for the position.
Essential Job Functions:
- Coordinates all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the JAST office. Operational activities include answering the JAST phone and emails and responding, purchasing supplies, coordinating JAST mailings, and maintaining JAST administrative files. Picks-up mail every week at P.O. Box. Acts as a liaison with outside vendors. The JAST team works remotely but meets as a staff on a weekly basis. Our virtual office uses G-Suite (shared calendar, drive, docs).
- Maintains and utilizes membership database. JAST uses Wild Apricot membership software for its website, contacts, newsletter creation, event announcements and registration. Explores and learns new and effective ways to utilize Wild Apricot as JAST’s overall membership communication system.
- Overseas administration of JAST office such as bookkeeping, pay roll, membership billing, JAST annual subscriptions. Acts as the liaison for JAST’s bookkeeping and pay roll companies. Oversees accurate record keeping, and on-time payment of JAST invoices. Follows-up with the payment process to ensure timely payment of member dues and invoices.
- Overseas website updates. Works with JAST team to make updates of events, membership information, photos, etc. for the JAST English and Japanese website.
- Assists CEO in launching and producing the JAST newsletter. Oversees the administrative production and coordinates development of content for JAST’s new newsletter this fall.
- Provides correspondence to board members regarding board meetings and prepares board meeting materials. Takes minutes for board meetings.
- Assists CEO in creating annual budget and monitoring cash flow. Has a working knowledge of or ability to learn new accounting software to become familiar with QuickBooks Online. Ability to apply that knowledge when necessary.
Job: Foreign Commercial Service Officer – U.S. Department of State (Washington, DC)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email
Job Title: Foreign Commercial Service Officer
Posted by: U.S. Department of State
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a JET-relevant job passed along to us:
Foreign Commercial Service Officer
A lesser-known wing of the US Foreign Service is outside of the State Department, in the Commerce Department, promoting international trade. Unlike at the State Department, knowing Japanese is an advantage here, as per the listing.
More Information and Application Process: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/534157700
Job: Multiple Positions – SunJour Healthcare Corporation (Jersey City, NJ)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email
Job Title: Sales Account Manager, Sales Specialist, and Medical Advisor
Posted by: SunJour Healthcare Corporation
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to friend of JET Keng for passing along the opportunity with his company:
Job Title 1: Sales Account Manager
- Sales Account Manager – Job Description:
- Deliver sales performance in line with company’s objectives.
- Develop and Execute sales activities efficiently.
- Act as an expert of the Company’s products, therapeutic diseases and health enhancement knowledge to boost sales performance.
- Possess regulatory professional and market information to work and negotiate with distributors.
- Complete sales reports and send to HQ.
- Manage sales team and achieve individual sales target.
- Sales Account Manager – Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree or above.
- Over 7 years working experience in sales account officer, familiar with pharmaceutical and/or supplement industry, and/or familiar with channels of hospitals and/or pharmacy.
- Experience with conducting customer product demonstrations as part of the sales process.
- Familiar with Physician Practice administration, patient accounting, business development.
- Mature, self-motivated and strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Management Experience will be a plus.
Job: Multiple JET-relevant Job Listings – DSA International (Various)
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Job Title: JET-relevant Job Listings
Posted by: DSA International
Location: Various
Contract: Full-Time
Here are some JET-relevant job listings courtesy of DSA International:
New Job Listings!
Japanese/American Companies seeking candidates nationwide. Japanese language or cultural background is a big plus! All of our positions are direct-hire with company benefits! See below a small listing of some of our urgent job openings!
CALIFORNIA
- Sales Representative (San Francisco, CA) $58K/yr
- Seafood Sales Representative (San Francisco) to $90K
- Process Engineer, Industrial chemistry/Physics (San Jose, CA) to $160K/yr
- Accounting/Finance Specialist (San Diego, CA) $80K/yr
- Marketing Trainee (San Diego, CA) $50K/yr
- Accounting Manager (Orange County, CA) $120K/yr
- Sales Engineer & Manager (Orange County, CA) $50-120K/yr
- Mechanical/Sales Engineer (Orange County, CA) $50-70K/yr
- Executive Assistant/Translator (Orange County, CA) $45-55K/yr
- Research Assistant /Regulatory &Compliance (Orange County, CA) $42-50K/yr
- Sales Support & Sales Representative (Orange County, CA) $37-50K/yr
- Accounting Supervisor (Los Angeles, CA) Up to $60K/yr
- Administrative Assistant / Accounting Trainee(Los Angeles, CA) $33-37K/yr
- Accounting Supervisor (Torrance, CA) $60K/yr
Job: Teaching Fellows, Lead Teachers, and Specialists – KIPP Careers (Boston & Lynn, MA, USA)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email
Job Title: Teaching Fellows, Lead Teachers, and Specialists
Posted by: KIPP Careers
Location: Boston & Lynn, MA, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to current JET, Yoshika Wason (Aomori-ken) for the following openings with her former employer:
Openings for the 2019-2020 school year include teaching fellows, lead teachers, and specialists.
Full descriptions here: https://kippcareers.secure.force.com/JOBBOARD?SITE=MASSACHUSETTS
Job: Research Analyst – Brookings Institution (Washington, DC)
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Job Title: Research Analyst
Posted by: Brookings Institution
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks again to JET alum, Rachel Brisson (Fukui-ken) for passing along the following job opening with her company:
https://careers-brookings.icims.com/jobs/1972/research-analyst%2c-cue-%28job-id%3a-2019-1972%29/job
Job: Program Coordinator – Brookings Institution (Washington, DC)
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Job Title: Program Coordinator, Global Economy, and Development
Posted by: Brookings Institution
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to JET alum, Rachel Brisson (Fukui-ken) for passing along the opportunity with her company:
Job: Multiple Listings – Tofugu (Portland, OR, USA or Remote)
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Job Title: Multiple Listings
Posted by: Tofugu
Location: Portland, OR, USA or Remote
Contract: Full-Time
Here are some jobs passed along to us directly from the company:
“Tofugu is comprised of individuals who are passionate about education, Japan, and the Japanese language. We are a profitable company with ten full-time employees and a large group of part-timers & contractors” -copied directly from the job listing from the link below. Here is the current list of full-time available jobs:
- Customer Support Manager
- Front End Engineer
- Japanese Language Writer and Researcher
- Software Engineer
- Mobile Applications
Application Process: Find more information here: https://www.tofugu.com/jobs/?utm_source=Mailchimp&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Email%20Template%20Tofugu%202019%20Jobs%20Header
2019 Japan Writers Conference wants you!
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Posted by Tom Baker
Meiji Gakuin University, this year’s Japan Writers Conference Venue
The 13th annual Japan Writer’s Conference will be held on the weekend of Oct. 12-13 at Meiji Gakuin University in Tokyo. The organizers are now seeking writers to give presentations. If you would like to participate, contact details appear at the bottom of this post.
Each year, the Japan Writers Conference attracts English-language writers in a variety of genres and fields to share ideas on the art, craft and business of writing. And each year, a significant number of past and present JETs take part.
JET alum Tom Baker talks about book reviewing at last year’s conference.
At last year’s conference, for example, Holly Thompson spoke about the picture-book market, Suzanne Kamata introduced “The Best Asian Short Stories” anthology, and Tom Baker gave a nuts-and-bolts talk on book reviewing. JET presenters in previous years have included journalist Elaine Lies, textbook author Todd Jay Leonard, travel writer Victoria Vlisides, and novelists Benjamin Martin and Percival Constantine.
Run entirely by volunteers, the Japan Writers Conference is a free event open to all. Details on this year’s event can be found at japanwritersconference.org.
Writers interested in making a presentation at the 2019 conference should first read the “Call for Proposals” and then contact co-coordinators John Gribble at gribblej@gol.com and Karen McGee at karenandcheyenne@hotmail.com. The deadline for presentation proposals is June 1.
Job: Senior Analyst – Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. (Washington, D.C., USA)
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Job Title: Senior Analyst
Posted by: Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc.
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job via JETAADC:
Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. is currently looking to fill a Sr. Analyst position in their Washington, DC office.
Mitsui’s Washington, DC office was established as a corporate branch in 1979 to monitor U.S. political, economic, legislative, and regulatory issues in Washington with some focus on energy and natural resources business field and on local international institutions such as World Bank, IMF, IDB and so forth. WSHZZ also expanded intelligence field to trade because it became a large political and economic issue between U.S. and Japan as Japanese economy grew fast in 1980s. U.S. government driven new technologies are also of our interest.
Regionally, we monitor not only U.S.-Japan relationship, but also U.S. and other nations’ relationship on a bi-lateral or group basis while we focus on political and economical information of Latin American nations as Mitsui & Co. (USA) covers Americas in its entirety. With our stock of experience and information as well as good connections to key players in Washington, DC, we would like to be a strong internal business partner providing information and guidance of interest to Mitsui management and colleagues.
Sr. Analyst Position Summary:
This position is responsible for conducting research for Mitsui USA and Mitsui Tokyo. The incumbent will support Washington DC office’s intelligence activities with reports and networking.
Job: ENL/ELA Teachers – Keio Academy (Westchester, NY)
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Job Title: ENL/ELA Teachers
Posted by: Keio Academy
Location: Westchester, NY
Contract: Full-Time
See below, originally received via the Hunter TESOL Alumni listserv–
Keio Academy is seeking ENL/ELA Teachers for the 2019-2020 school year. Our school is a Japanese boarding school located in Westchester County, NY. All of our students are ENL students at various levels. We are seeking ENL teachers who can also teach ELA.
Next school year, we are going through a major curriculum change and we need enthusiastic, passionate ENL teachers who can work with Content Area teachers to serve the needs of ELLs in various levels and classes.
More detailed information on the school website’s employment page, https://www.keio.edu/page.cfm?p=511
We look forward to hearing from interested candidates!
Best,
Yumiko Bendlin
Job: U.S.-Japan Related Opportunities – JUSFC (U.S./Japan)
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Job Title: U.S.-Japan Related Opportunities
Posted by: JUSFC
Location: U.S./Japan
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to Stephanie Sanders (Akita-ken) for forwarding the following new resource:
If you’re on the hunt for Japan-related opportunities (grants/fellowships, internships, and jobs), be sure to check out this new resource recently launched by the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission – JUSFC, Nichibei Connect: https://www.nichibeiconnect.com/
Job: Producer – TV Asahi (Washington, D.C., USA)
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Job Title: Producer
Posted by: TV Asahi
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Contract: Full-Time
Overview:
The Washington, D.C. Bureau of TV Asahi, a nation-wide Japanese TV network is currently seeking candidates for a full-time Producer.
Producer Position: The Producer will assist the Bureau in its news-gathering, reporting, and production activities for news broadcasts in Japan. Expected duties include, but are not limited to:
- Supporting correspondents and cameramen, both individually and alongside fellow producers
- Researching topics of interest, filming, and communicating/negotiating both inside and outside the company
- Researching, planning, and assisting with travel for feature stories
- Helping fellow producers with news-gathering, scheduling, and other tasks
- Assisting with field work and business trips
- Performing other duties and responsibilities as required or requested by management
