Job: One-shot Presentation, Japan Country Specialist (Peoria, IL)
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Job posting by Lauren Sethney (Niigata-shi CIR, 2000-2003). Lauren serves as the Program Director at the Japan-America Society in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Via Ashley Coombs, Aperian Global
Aperian Global is looking for a Japan Country Specialist (CS) to join the Lead Consultant for a cross-cultural training in Peoria, IL on June 18, 2010 from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm. The CS is expected to give a personal perspective on what it is like to live and work in Japan. The CS will not be required to prepare a presentation, and simply needs to assist the training program with personal perspectives and experiences. Monetary compensation of $100 will be provided for the half day.
This particular program is for an employee of a global construction manufacturing firm and his wife. They are very interested in learning as much as possible about Japanese business culture. Part of the training session will involve a kid’s “thriving” program, for which the CS is asked to share what it was like growing up in Japan with the participants’ children. The CS role is vital to the family’s smooth transition to their new environment.
Aperian Global delivers a blend of consulting, training, and web tool services that aim to develop the capabilities of individuals, teams, and organizations to work effectively across cultures in order to create a sustainable global future. Aperian Global’s services include organizational consulting , one-on-one coaching , teambuilding , and classroom training.
To apply, send your resume to Ashley Coombs at acoombs@aperianglobal.com.
WIT Life #101: Empire State Turns Japanese!
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WITLife 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 together with her own observations.
In a previous post about the recent Japan Day in Central Park, I mentioned the introduction of a samurai procession. 
This was one aspect of celebrating this year’s 150’s anniversary of the first Japanese diplomatic mission to the United States and its enthusiastic reception in New York City on June 16, 1860. According to a press release from the Japanese Consulate of New York, “the visit by a group of over 70 samurai was one of the greatest spectacles the city had ever seen: an estimated half-a-million New Yorkers jammed the streets to watch the Japanese parade up Broadway and two weeks of grand balls, celebrations, and non-stop press reports welcomed the visitors from across the sea.” The samurai brought with them instruments of ratification for the 日米修好通商条約 (Nichibei shuukou tsuushou jouyaku) or U.S.-Japan Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Another exciting promotional event commemorating this historical occasion is Read More
WIT Life #100: ダーリンは外国人
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WITLife 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 together with her own observations.
Last night I went to see the US premiere of ダーリンは外国人 or My Darling is a Foreigner. This film is based on the manga series with the same title by Saori Oguri. I was introduced to this work by a Japanese friend shortly after it came out in 2002, and I devoured the volumes that were available at the time. It depicted the day to day life of this international couple and the bumps that they encountered along the road of their relationship. They eventually went on to have a child together, and since the first book went on sale this popular series has sold 3 million copies.
Tony is the name of Saori’s husband and he hails from the United States. He is Read More
Bottleneck Attack!
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Matt Leichter (matt [dot] leichter [at] gmail [dot] com) (Saitama-ken 2003-05) is a renegade attorney who plays by his own rules. He operates his own blog, The Law School Tuition Bubble, where he archives, chronicles, and analyzes the rising cost and declining value of legal education in the United States. He also maintains the “Bankruptcy Legal Topics,” and, “Bankruptcy Billables,” sections for Steven Horowitz’s Bankruptcy Bill.
Plenty of people accept the facts about runaway law school tuition, but they think legal education is in a “bottleneck” until the economy recovers and law starts paying off again. Watch me defend the Dojo in, “Bottleneck Attack!”
Job: Assistant Correspondent for Japanese news agency (Washington DC)
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The Washington, DC bureau of Japanese news agency Jiji Press is hiring for an assistant correspondent position. The position includes both news assistant and office manager responsibilities.
Qualifications:
We are looking for a bright generalist who is comfortable working closely with others. Communications ability is critical. Salary for the position is $32,000-35,000 per year. Standard hours are 9 AM to 6 PM, plus compensated overtime during news events. Health care benefits and paid vacation are included.
Please send a resume and cover letter as a PDF attachment to Andrew Gorcester at: applications@jijidc.com. Deadline is June 4, 2010.
Job: Online Writer for The U.S.-Japan Council (Washington DC)
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The U.S.-Japan Council (www.usjapancouncil.org) is an educational 501(c)3 non-profit organization that promotes U.S.-Japan relations and is currently seeking a communications associate who can support the Council’s website content editing, online marketing, member communications, program promotions, and design efforts.
As a new non-profit organization, the Council is seeking a candidate who is interested in an exciting opportunity to establish the Council’s communications strategy, establish an online presence, and apply effective push and pull marketing efforts through traditional and new social media.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop editorial content for the website, monthly e-Newsletter, press releases and marketing tools. Prepare drafts of marketing materials (e.g., brochures, program announcements, membership information, etc.)
• Contribute ideas for multimedia and interactive content to increase the reach of the Council and to retain engaged audiences.
• Create graphics and layouts, including e-Newsletter templates, website templates, web content, logos, marketing brochures, fliers, event registration pages, and invitations.
• Maintain and update the Council’s website.
• Provide basic software program training to staff, as needed (e.g. – Salesforce.com, Constant Contact). Read More
Job: Butler/Caretaker, Consulate-General of Japan (Seattle)
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Job posting by Lauren Sethney (Niigata-shi CIR, 2000-2003). Lauren serves as the Program Director at the Japan-America Society in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The Consulate-General of Japan is seeking an individual for position of Butler/Caretaker for Large Residence.
The Requirements for this position are:
–Must perform a variety of cleaning, meal serving and light household maintenance duties.
–Must be responsible, neat and polite.
Send resume & cover letter by June 11 to:
Consulate-General of Japan, 601 Union St. #500, Seattle, WA. 98101
Attn. Mr. Yukio Motoe
Email: kanri@cgjapansea. org
Job: Charter Manager, Puget Sound Coach Lines (Seattle)
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Job posting by Lauren Sethney (Niigata-shi CIR, 2000-2003). Lauren serves as the Program Director at the Japan-America Society in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Puget Sound Coach Lines (PSCL) consists of two departments, the Charter Bus Department and the Inbound Tour Department. We are looking for a person who can oversee the Charter Bus Department
1) Office Skills
*Basic computer & good communication skills, especially with clients.
*Document management with strong attention to details for such things as:
-setting up tour files
-drivers’ drug tests
-drivers’ log books (applicant must be a detail-oriented person who can handle a large amount of
paperwork)
*Daily dispatching & coordinating drivers/charter buses.
2) Oversee drivers & mechanics (mechanical background/skills a big plus!)
This position is not a typical 9-5 job. Applicants must be willing to work off-hours, weekends & willing to be on-call. Salary will be based on experience, though the starting salary starts at $2,500 – $3,000.
Applicants may send a resume by email to: tky_yasuda@msn. com. No inquiries please.
Job: Front Desk Manager, PAX-Program of Academic Exchange
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Job posting by Lauren Sethney (Niigata-shi CIR, 2000-2003). Lauren serves as the Program Director at the Japan-America Society in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Via Elizabeth Bass
The PAX-Program of Academic Exchange is currently seeking a front desk manager. PAX is a non-profit international educational foundation that facilitates high school exchange programs located in Port Chester, NY, just a few steps away from the Metro North Station. We are looking for a bright, energetic individual for this entry level opportunity in downtown Port Chester, NY. Responsibilities are varied and include, but not limited to, reception desk work, data entry, mailing, ordering and other administrative tasks. The ideal candidate is well organized, detail orientated with a can- do attitude. Must have excellent computer skills and knowledge of standard office equipment. Room for ample growth – most of our receptionists have been promoted to program assistants as soon as there is an opening. Wonderful way to learn more about working with international programs and to do something that especially values your JET experiences!
Salary is 25K plus full benefits after 3 months.
To apply email cover letter & resume to: michaels@pax.org
To view the full job posting, go to: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/Job/383060-181
Tom Baker reviews two books on the game industry
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Tom Baker (Chiba-ken, 1989-91) is a staff writer for http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/. He usually writes for DYWeekend, the paper’s arts and leisure section. You can follow Tom’s blog at tokyotombaker.wordpress.com.
Recently he rerviewed two books on the video game business, “Fun Inc” and “Nintendo Magic.” Here’s an excerpt:
Even if you aren’t into video games, you may already be into video games. A major theme of two new books on the subject is that game technology is now so omnipresent that even people who don’t consider themselves gamers are using it.
“Games have long been one of the world’s most important engines for computing innovation–along with, more recently, the mobile phone,” writes British journalist Tom Chatfield in Fun Inc.
“It’s largely thanks to the ever-evolving ambitions of game designers that modern computers have a DVD drive, a graphics card, decent sound capability, a staggering amount of RAM, a large colour monitor, and so on.”
User interface is one area in which game developers are especially driven to improve. People may put up with hard-to-use accounting software because they need it for work, but no one has to play a video game.
“For a long time, we’ve made things that are fundamentally useless,” Nintendo President Satoru Iwata is quoted as saying in Nintendo Magic, by Japanese journalist Osamu Inoue. “People won’t endure inconvenience that they don’t have to endure. They won’t read your instruction manual. If something is hard to understand, it’s entirely the maker’s fault. If they can’t figure out a videogame in five minutes…that’s the end of it.”
Read the rest of the review here.
Job: Translator needed
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NOTE: Kay reports that they have received many capable applicants via JetWit and are no longer accepting applications.
Job posting by Lauren Sethney (Niigata-shi CIR, 2000-2003). Lauren serves as the Program Director at the Japan-America Society in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Via Kay Ohara, Kodansha Ltd.
Kodansha is seeking a Japanese-to-English translator for the iBook edition of Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s new novel, Shineba Iinoni. The project details are as follows:
-400 pages, much of it is dialogue.
-Deadline: Aug. 10
-Fee: approx. $7,500, rights cannot be retained by the translator
WIT Life #99: Japan Day
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Reception at the residence of Ambassador Shinichi Nishimiya (front left), accompanied by his lovely wife Yukiko and the author on her right
WITLife 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 together with her own observations.
The heavens held out for this year’s Japan Day, despite the forecast of impending showers. I was at the residence of Ambassador Shinichi Nishimiya on the Friday night before the event, and he assured all the guests that it would not be raining come Sunday. Sure enough, there was a huge amount of humidity but the skies were clear. The Ambassador himself made multiple appearances through the day, initially at the four mile run in Central Park that kicked off the event. I was one of the participants, and was happy to see him dressed as a samurai greeting runners as we began the race. Later in the day he was still in costume and made his way through the throngs of people attending the festivities in the East Meadow.
A new aspect of this year’s event, its fourth holding, was a samurai parade. This procession, led by the band from the NYPD, included Read More
Jobs: Multiple Positions at American Airlines
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IT Object Oriented Analyst (Dallas/Tokyo)
Prospective hires will have the opportunity to work at Dallas and/or Tokyo. Contact Erik Pedido (erik.pedido@aa.com) for more information
Reservations Sales Representative FT- Japanese Speaking (Cary, North Carolina)
How to Apply: Visit this link, https://amairlines.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=1001143
Information Technology Specialist (Japanese/ English) – (Dallas, Texas)
Looking for qualified fulltime technology professionals with skill sets in one of the following disciplines: Project management, network engineering, security engineering, hardware engineering, software architecture, and software development. The Information Technology Specialist must be willing to handle multiple tasks and push them to completion in a dynamic work environment, and must have the aptitude to understand and become fluent with AA’s complex IT environment. The successful candidate must be fluent in Japanese and English and will act as technical counterpart / liaison with our Japanese speaking alliance partners.
How to Apply: Visit this link, https://amairlines.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?lang=en&job=1001266
Job Program Manager, Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business at Columbia Business School (NYC)
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The Jerome A. Chazen Institute of International Business supports, sponsors and promotes thought leadership and frontier research on topics related to the global economy and business, and serves as the focal point for Columbia Business School’s major international programs and initiatives.
Job Duties:
1. Manage and develop the Chazen Institute’s Language Programs, coordinate with campus and external language vendors, administer assessment surveys to ensure student satisfaction.
2. Manage the Chazen Institute’s Visiting Scholars Program; respond to inquiries, process visa applications, provide orientation, and serve as the primary contact for faculty and administrators throughout the School.
3. Manage and coordinate all logistics pertaining to the Chazen Institute’s conferences, symposia, lectures and special events.
4. Manage and develop international orientations in concert with the Office of Student Affairs.
5. Manage the Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness in Latin America Program in coordination with Columbia Business School’s Deming Center for Quality, Productivity and Competitiveness.
6. Serve as one of two administrative advisors to the International Student Advisory Board.
7. Support the academic and executive directors in their various functions, work on additional projects as assigned and share in the responsibilities of other staff members as a flexible team player
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree and/or its equivalent required. Minimum two years’ related experience in program and event planning preferred. The incumbent must be a proven team player, able to work cooperatively in small groups as well as independently with changing priorities and multiple responsibilities. Must be pro-active with excellent organizational and communication skills, acute attention to detail and computer literate. Must exercise tact and discretion when interacting with international faculty, administrators, leaders in academia, business, and with students. Cultural sensitivity required. International experience preferred.
Candidates must submit cover letter and resume through the following website: http://hr.columbia.edu/jobs
Job: Administrative Assistant, Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
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The Consulate General of Japan at Chicago is seeking an Administrative Assistant.
Key Responsibilities:
Maintain calendar and phones
Handle contact list and correspondance
Prepare simple documents including letters
Prepare materials for events
Administrative duties for General Affairs
General office responsibilities, including Japan-related inquiries and correspondence
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree Japanese and English language ability
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal S
trong computer skills (Microsoft Office, Outlook, Access etc.)
Superior attention to detail Experience living in Japan or working in a Japanese environment strongly preferred
For more information about working hours and how to apply for the position, visit http://www.chicago.us.emb-japan.go.jp/about/news/GAjobopening.html
