WIT Life #383: Year of the Snake (and Shogun)
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Interpreter/Translator/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03) presents WIT Life, a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as art, film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she offers some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.
明けましておめでとうございます！ Here’s hoping everyone is having a good start to 巳年 (hebidoshi or Year of the Snake), which is associated with wisdom, intuition, and transformation (i.e. shedding of one’s old skin). Not sure how many of you made 抱負 (houfu or resolutions), but if you did I wish you good luck in sticking to them and 2025 being your best year yet.
The Golden Globes kicked off the new year’s award ceremonies, and the television show Shogun dominated much like it did at last year’s Emmy’s. There the series swept all major categories to snag a record 18 awards out of 25 nominations, including wins for lead actors Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai and in the best tv drama category. This time Tadanobu Asano was not only nominated for Best Supporting Actor, but clinched the award as well.
Job: Sales Representative – Quick USA (Denver, CO, 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.
Position: Sales Representative
Posted by: Quick USA
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to Carlos Medina (Oita, 2019-2022) for passing along the following job opening.
A Japanese Wholesales Company is currently looking for a full time Sales Representative to join their Denver, CO location.
The company is looking for a person who understands and recognizes the characteristics and strengths of sales and will support the
development of sales strategies that are suitable for sales together with the team.
This position requires both previous sales experience and fluency in both Japanese and English as you will be selling to many sushi restaurants where the owners are Japanese.
DOE and skills, the pay range for this position would be around 65k-90k + performance-based bonus awards. This position also includes benefits such as health insurance, vision, and dental 100% covered for yourself and your family.
Job: ESL Teacher – Japanese Educational Institute of New York (Oakland, NJ, 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.
Position: ESL Teacher
Posted by: Japanese Educational Institute of New York
Location: Oakland, NJ, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to Miyuki Kuranishi for passing along the following job opening.
Description: To teach English to Japanese Students from 1st to 9th grades at Japanese School. The school expects to work in the morning on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with 10 to 13 classes weekly.
Application Process: Email your cover letter and resume to Ms. Miyuki Kuranishi at <kuranishi@jeiny.org>.
