Aug 7

JET ROI: Recent JET-relevant media coverage from Kyodo News Service

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JetWit received a request to post job opening from Kyodo News Service (that has already been sent to the JetWit Jobs Google Group and will likely be posted over the weekend on JetWit) to fill a position previously held by a JET alum.  In the email exchange, I asked if Kyodo had been covering the possible cuts to JET and JETAA, and the woman there was kind enough to send me links to the below articles from recent months.  I thought it might be helpful to share them all in one post.

The Mainichi Daily News:

• “Japan to invite 4,334 youths from 36 countries under JET program” (7/24/2010) http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20100724p2g00m0in058000c.html

Japan Today:

• “Japan hopes to boost British JET numbers after 8-year decline” http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/japan-hopes-to-boost-british-jet-numbers-after-8-year-decline
• “Gov’t to cut program to promote Japan culture in Eastern Europe” (6/16/2010) http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-to-cut-program-to-promote-japan-culture-in-eastern-europe
• “Japan urged to keep program to invite foreign language instructors” (6/13/2010) http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-urged-to-keep-program-to-invite-foreign-language-instructors