POLITICAL ANIMALS – Stories of politics from days of JET
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We didn’t go on JET to run for office or start a revolution, but sometimes politics had a way of finding us. Here are some stories from fellow alums. ********************* GIFT CERTIFICATE WINNERS Clara Solomon (CIR Tottori-ken, 1999-2001) Meredith Wutz (Saitama-ken, 2000-02) One Prize: $25 to Kinokuniya Bookstore, now on 6th Ave. between 40th & […]
How’s the Economy Treating You? JET Alums Share Their Perspectives
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Marc Carroll (Gifu-ken, 2001-03) Senior localization engineer, translation company, New York, NY As for the economy and me? Hmm, well, I was reassured, unofficially :-), that I am safe, but it could be a mixed blessing if my group was ever reduced in size. A ton more work for fewer people = longer hours. It’s […]
JETAA NY Quarterly: Fall 2008 “Politics” Issue
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JETAA NY has just published its Fall 2008 “Politics” Issue of its quarterly publications. Click the image below to read. FALL 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1…..JET Alumni Election Survey Page 2…..Letter from the President Page 3…..Comings & Goings Page 4…..Translators Challenge Page 5…..JETAANY Society Page by Yoku Shitteiru Page 6…..Interview with Inuyama City Councilman […]
Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) snapped this photo of Iron Chef Morimoto holding the Summer 2008 “Sports” Issue of the JETAA NY Newsletter a few weeks ago at a signing event at the Anime Festival at the Javits Center in NYC. Major props to Justin for the foresight and planning to get this shot.
NATSUKASHII IN NEW YORK *Down Home Japan in NYC* by Steven Horowitz & Justin Tedaldi with lots of input from the JET Alum Community (Summer 2006 Issue) Ever have a moment when you need a good dose of Japan? Well, here’s a guide to help you get your natsukashii on, broken down into categories to […]
DAVID L. McCONNELL’s IMPORTING DIVERSITY: INSIDE JAPAN’S JET PROGRAM Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the JET Program But Were Afraid to Ask By Justin Tedaldi (Kobe-shi, 2001-02) (Winter 2006 Issue) “They hired me for this!?” What JET hasn’t ever said that? Though anyone who’s been on the program probably finishes richer for the experience, some […]
FASHIONISTA BRIDGE-BUILDING Bobby Okinaka (Wakayama, 1992-95) Keeps America Up on Japanese Fashion & Pop Culture with Tokyo a la Mode By Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) Jonesing for Japanese pop culture long after the JET experience is over? L.A.’s Bobby Okinaka (Wakayama-ken, 1992-95) feels your pain. The Web editor for a site called Discover Nikkei […]
TALES FROM THE ENKAIJET Alums Share Their Party Stories from Days of JET (Spring 2008 Issue) No enkai was quite as exciting as my first, a festive post-Sports Day celebration that became synonymous with a total breakdown of conventional Japanese values. Like most enkais, three of the male teachers were half-naked, making a human pyramid […]
LEARNING TO PLAY SKI Sporty Stories from JET Days Past (Summer 2008 Issue) Some of us sought out the sports to play, and some of us stumbled into them. The universal experience was Sports Day, but there were many others as well. Read on! Damine Elementary School is an anachronism. A country schoolhouse in the […]
HOLY JET PROGRAM! Stories of Religion from Our Days as JETs (Spring 2006 Issue) When I was in Osaka in the mid-1980s while a student at Kansai Gaidai, I was living with a Japanese family. It was spring and Passover season arrived. My parents sent over a Passover Survival Kit, complete with matzah. The father […]
THIS ONE TIME, I WAS INTERPRETING, AND . . . (Summer 2005 Issue) Fellow JET Alums Share Their Stories Artificial Interpretation During my time as an ALT in Sugito, Saitama, I was often asked to interpret and translate ridiculously hard texts simply because there was noone else around to do it, and sometimes my interpretation […]
HOW DID WE LIVE THERE? Tales of JET Housing in Japan (Summer 2007 Issue) Some of us were livin’ large, and others were livin’ small. But whatever our situation, we lived it up and got some new perspectives. So get comfy under your kotatsu and drink up the nice nostalgia your fellow alums serve up […]
KAZOKU-BANASHI!! Family Stories from Days of JET (Winter 2006 Issue) While most of us went off to Japan alone, our families played a big role in our JET experience, whether through their visits or their absence, or in some cases the susbstitutes we found in Japan, and even the new families we created. Here are […]
Bhimani, Janak – Host of WatchMeTv.com Bianchi, Anthony (Aichi-ken, 1989-92) – City councilman in Inuyama-shi, Aichi-ken Henning, Kirsten (Hyogo-ken, 1999-2002) – Interpreting for Ichiro (Summer 2005 JETAA NY Newsletter) – Interview by Stacy Smith (CIR Kumamoto-ken, 2002-03) JETs at the Japan Society (Spring 2005) Komura, Noriko – Can You Use Chopsticks? An Interview with the […]
JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York – ‘Gundam’ Movie Trilogy, One Piece Music Symphony, ‘ATTACK on TITAN: The Musical’
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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. As the summer days fade into fall colors, the weeks ahead are shaping up with these exciting events, ready to be enjoyed all through Halloween. This month’s highlights include: Oct. 2 & 6 Mobile […]
