Feb 8

Job: Language Center and Library – Associate Japan Society (New York, NY, USA)

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Job Title: Language Center and Library Associate
Posted by: Japan Society
Location: New York, NY, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job sent directly to us from the organization:

Feb 6

Job: Associate Producer – NHK General Bureau for America (Manhattan, NY, USA)

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Job Title: Associate Producer
Posted by: NHK General Bureau for America
Location: Manhattan, NY, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a JET-relevant job passed along to us:

NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) is seeking an associate producer (full-time position). This position will be working with Japanese correspondents for research, phone interviews, traveling with camera crews, etc.

Knowledge of the Japanese language is plus but not required.

NHK General Bureau for America (NHK GBA) is seeking a full-time Associate Producer to join our news team in North America.  The Associate Producer will assist NHK GBA correspondents with all aspects of news production duties including but not limited to:

• Conducting research for general, social and cultural issues, and breaking news stories;
• Pitching story ideas for feature news stories;
• Arranging and coordinating on-location filming, interviews and travel logistics;
• Traveling for domestic and international newsgathering location work, including breaking news situations;
• Preparing and reporting in English for “NHK World” (NHK’s international news service in English);

This position will start as soon as possible. You must be able to come for an in-person interview.

NHK is Japan’s largest and sole public broadcasting network nationwide and worldwide. NHK GBA is based in Manhattan, New York, and covers news in North and South America for NHK’s various news and documentary programs.

NHK’s URL:

http://www.nhk.or.jp/pr/koho-e.htm

http://www.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/

Basic Qualifications:

• Must show a strong interest in broadcast journalism, especially related to social and cultural issues, and breaking news;
• Be able to work under deadline pressure;
• Be a resourceful, outgoing self-starter;
• Have good communication skills;
• Be willing to travel;
• Language: Fluent English required, Japanese and Spanish preferred.
• Microsoft OFFICE skills

How To Apply:

Please send your resume and a brief cover letter to jobs@nhkny.com. Clips and portfolio are welcome; kindly refrain from phone inquiries.

Feb 5

Job: System Engineer – Nisshin Global (Gunma, Japan)

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Job Title: System Engineer
Posted by: Nisshin Global
Location: Gunma, Japan
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job received directly from the company:

A software engineering company in Gunma is seeking a foreign national programmer to join their development team. This is a great opportunity for applicants interested in planning, designing, and executing original software. Business level Japanese (N2) required.

• Good opportunity to learn software programming skills
• Candidates without experience are welcome to apply

The Company: Established in 2000, this company has been providing quality system and software solutions for the past 18 years. With the company vision being “To always provide to our customers the best software technology to suit their needs with the utmost intelligence and imagination”, they have produced software solutions such as e-ticketing and hotel reservation systems and applications for iOS, in addition to many others.

Location: Gunma

Responsibilities:

• Planning, designing, and executing original software
• Working on projects with a team
• Effective problem solving and critical thinking

Key Requirements:

• Business Japanese (N2 and above)
• Conversational English
• Eagerness to learn new skills
• Good team player

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Feb 5

Job: Head of Marketing UK – InsideAsia Tours Ltd (Bristol, London, UK)

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Job Title: Head of Marketing UK
Posted by: InsideAsia Tours Ltd
Location: Bristol, London, UK
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job received directly from the company:

Feb 4

Job: Program Assistant – Japan Center for International Exchange (New York, NY)

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Job Title: Program Assistant
Posted by: Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA)
Location: New York, NY
Contract: Full-Time

Thanks to JET alum, Jim Gannon (Ehime-ken, 1992-1994) for the following job opening at his organization:

The Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE/USA) is seeking a full-time program assistant to help implement various programs and support office administrators. An NYC-based nonprofit organization, JCIE/USA strengthens US-Japan relations by conducting exchanges for political leaders, fostering dialogue between policymakers and researchers, and serving as a catalyst for bilateral cooperation on shared challenges such as global health, international development, and humanitarian assistance.

This is an entry-level job that can give a good introduction to the field of US-Japan relations. It requires considerable flexibility and strong organizational skills. Responsibilities will include:

• Program Support (35%) –assist in coordinating exchanges, studies, and conferences; etc.
• Office Administration (30%) – support for general office operations
• Support for Communications/Website & Office IT (35%) – help write & edit grant proposals; draft website updates, etc.

More detailed information on the position is on the JCIE website at: www.jcie.org/201901-job-announcement
To apply, please email cover letter and resume to Kiyoko Shiromasa at admin@jcie.org.

Jan 29

Job: Bilingual Executive Assistant – Yadoumaru (Tokyo, Japan)

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Job Title: Bilingual Executive Assistant
Posted by: Yadoumaru
Location: Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time

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Jan 28

Job: Associate Director of Programs – Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation (Washington, DC)

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Job Title: Associate Director of Programs
Posted by: Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time

Thanks to Stephanie Sanders (Akita-ken) for the following job opening:

Position Announcement: The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes understanding and cooperation between Asia and the United States, seeks an Associate Director of Programs in its Washington, D.C. office. Reporting to the Foundation’s Vice President, the Associate Director of Programs will be responsible for managing multiple programs that inform and engage opinion leaders and advance policy through working groups.

Programs under the Associate Director’s responsibilities will include:

• The U.S.-Japan Space Forum, a standing committee of American and Japanese space policy experts and officials, meeting to examine critical developments and opportunities for bilateral and multilateral space-related activities;
• The Corporate Friends of Mansfield Program, which engages private sector leaders on issues of interest to the corporate communities in the United States and Asia;
• Multilateral, trans-Pacific networks, exchanges, and round tables in pursuit of the Foundation’s mission of connecting people and ideas to advance mutual interests in U.S.-Asia relations.

Position responsibilities include working independently and as part of a team to develop, promote, implement, recruit participants, and fulfill reporting requirements for these programs. The Associate Director will sustain and nurture Foundation relations with outside funders and relevant stakeholders in the private and public sectors. This position also requires extensive coordination with Foundation staff in Montana and Tokyo, as well as program sponsors and participants in the public and private sectors of the United States and Japan. Some domestic and international travel is required.

Requirements:

• Three or more years of working experience, including writing grants, developing programs with foundations and corporations, and managing a program budget;
• Master’s degree;
• U.S. citizenship or current work visa;
• Japanese language ability preferred

To Apply: Send a resume and cover letter to hr@mansfieldfdn.org. Application deadline: February 15, 2019

Jan 26

Job: Part-Time English Lecturers – Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Beppu, Oita, Japan)

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Job Title: English Lecturers
Posted by: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Location: Beppu, Oita, Japan
Contract: Part-Time

Here’s a job received directly from an employee at the University:

Our University is currently recruiting faculty members for the following position. Your assistance in sharing these details with interested parties would be greatly appreciated.

1. Number of openings: Several part-time lecturer positions
2. Affiliation: Successful candidates will be affiliated with the Center for Language Education.
3. Subject: English Language
4. Qualifications for Application:
   1. Candidates must have completed a Master’s degree or have the equivalent of three years or more experience or achievements after graduating from university.
   2. Candidates with two years or more of English teaching experience at the higher education institution are preferred.
   3. Candidates must be able to teach four days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday)
5. Date of Appointment: April 1, 2019 6. Application Deadline: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 (Applications must arrive by this date)

For more information and to apply: Recruitment of Part-time English Language Lecturers at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Jan 25

Job: Television News Assistant – Tokyo Broadcasting System (Washington, DC)

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Job Title: Television News Assistant
Posted by: Tokyo Broadcasting System, Washington DC Bureau
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job received directly from the company:

We are seeking an entry-level full-time news assistant to work for Tokyo Broadcasting System’s Washington DC Bureau. The main duties of the news assistant includes production of live and recorded news events, editing of video for air transmission, setting up live-shots, and performing technical administrative tasks in support of the bureau and staff. Training will be provided on professional video journalism skills and equipment.

Please note: Candidates must currently reside in the United States (Work visa support provided).

Qualifications:

• Advanced Japanese, Conversational English
• Strong interest in video production
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Flexibility, resourcefulness and ability to work in teams
• Able to carry at least 10kg of equipment
• Strong computer skills and proficient in Microsoft office

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Jan 25

Job: 2019 Summer Instructor Positions for Pre-College Tokyo Program – Putney Student Travel (Tokyo, Japan)

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Job Title: 2019 Summer Instructor Positions for Pre-College Tokyo Program
Posted by: Putney Student Travel
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time

Please see the attached flyer for summer instructor positions in Tokyo, which was passed along to us.

Seeking instructor candidates to teach seminars in:

Japanese Language, Anime & Illustration, Technology & Innovation, Business & Marketing, Fashion Design, Japanese Cuisine & Culture, Photography, Film & Video

• Experience working with or teaching teens
• Proficiency or fluency in local language(s)
• Time spent traveling or living in the destination country
• Strong command of the subject matter you are teaching
• Ability to motivate and engage students in and out of the classroom
• Prior teaching experience is preferred but not required.

More Information and Application Process: PCTOK Instructor Job Description

Jan 24

Job: Temporary Trading Assistant – Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (New York City, NY, USA)

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Job Title: Temporary Trading Assistant
Posted by: Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Location: New York City, NY, USA
Contract: Full-Time, 3 years

Here’s a job passed along to us:

Summary: Provides support to traders by processing trades, maintaining position records, and preparing trading-related reports. Responsible for trade captures, trading activity reports, and risk calculations. This is a temporary assignment for approximately 3 years

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Assists in all the planning and execution of Treasury Team tasks under the supervision of the Head of Treasury Team.
2. Assists the traders with booking/checking/saving transactions
3. Collects general data/information including market-related according to the traders’ request.
4. Prepares periodic and on-demand reports and documents to the Management and Head Office.
5. Abides by all Compliance related procedures.
6. Performs Treasury Team-related administrative tasks.
7. Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

1. Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent in business, finance, economics or law preferred.
2. 1-3 years of experience as a trading assistant or in bank operations preferred.
3. Good oral and written communications skills.
4. Bilingual oral and written skills on a business level in both English and Japanese.
5. Good business mathematical skills with the ability to calculate quickly.
6. Good computer skills in Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
7. Ability to work in a team environment.

Apply here: https://workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default/mdf/recruitment/recruitment.html?cid=1ad438ed-b1d0-45f5-aa77-f8cdfbc1ecfc&ccId=19000101_000001&jobId=269403&lang=en_US&source=CC4&fbclid=IwAR2yPG25aSWQ5HSzmOX1Q6YQ4-vkKnc0Y9u_f-wewD2emzrN84bqE7Yk17M

Jan 18

Job: Part-Time Translator – City of Biei-cho (Biei-cho, Hokkaido)

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Job Title: Part-Time Translator
Posted by: Biei-cho, Hokkaido
Location: Biei-cho, Hokkaido, Japan
Contract: Part-Time

Here’s a good opportunity for someone wanting to do part-time translation work for a couple of months:

Biei-cho, Hokkaido, is looking for a few interns who can read & speak Japanese and to help them with translations from Feb. 1 – Mar. 31. You must reside from outside of Japan (flight will be paid for you). You will work Monday-Friday. Below is the link for anyone interested (only in Japanese).

https://biei-act.jp/business/entry-477.html?fbclid=IwAR1zoXx9IwAP5CflrukgaGAMXOzyc5YRkH_HWQY4rirNbCCfYXWY_xGJoQA

Contact: Masanori Satake at  seisaku_chousei@town.biei.hokkaido.jp

Jan 17

Job: Private Junior/Senior High School Teacher – ELT Source (Nagoya, Japan)

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Job Title: Private Junior/Senior High School Teacher
Posted by: ELT Source
Location: Nagoya, Japan
Contract: Full-Time

Thanks to JET alumni, Gajen Sivakumar (Oita-ken, 2013-2017) for the following job opportunity:

Job Description: ELT Source is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team to teach at a private Junior/Senior high school in Nagoya starting April 2019. We are a small energetic company with an opening for a position which offers an above average salary, holidays of over 2 months a year, strong support and great schools to teach at.

All candidates must be a native English speaker and have achieved a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree. Candidates with prior ALT experience and or degrees in Education, English, Linguistics or Japanese studies are preferred but not required. Candidates are required to work within a group of other ELT Source teachers and collaborate to prepare all lessons, administer tests and evaluate student performance. If you are looking for a position where you can hone your teaching skills at a job that is sometimes challenging, often rewarding and where you can become an active part of the school this is the right position for you.

• Teaching English at a combined Jr/Sr high school.
• Full-time Monday to Friday
• 15 to 18 in class hours per week with class sizes of about 20.
• Writing all lessons, quizzes, exams for the year following the already established curriculum.
• With multiple testing periods throughout the year proper evaluation of all students is essential. * Our instructors teach independently without a Japanese English teacher in the classroom.
• There is a group of senior ELT Source instructors at the school from which new instructors will have strong support from.

• All National holidays are off.
• Fully paid spring, summer and autumn breaks.

Jan 17

Job: News Reporter/Research Assistant – Yomiuri Shimbun (Los Angeles, CA)

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Job Title: News Reporter/Research Assistant
Posted by: Yomiuri Shimbun
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job received directly from the newspaper:

Yomiuri Shimbun

Founded in 1874, The Yomiuri Shimbun is Japan’s largest and most influential national daily newspaper in Japan. We have 28 international bureaus, three of which are in the United States: Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles.

• The Yomiuri Shimbun: www.yomiuri.co.jp
• The Yomiuri Shimbun Media Data: http://adv.yomiuri.co.jp/m-data/english/index.html
• The Japan News (Our English-language daily): www.the-japan-news.com

Job Description:

The Los Angeles Bureau of the Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan’s largest national daily newspaper, seeks a reporter/research assistant to help cover all news, especially sports events (primarily baseball, but also golf tennis, Olympics sports, etc.), and assist in reporting on any other major (non-sports) news in the western and Midwestern states of the U.S. and Mexico. This job primarily involves assisting two Japanese sports reporters by gathering daily sports news, arranging and conducting interviews, obtaining media credentials for sports events, doing research, transcribing interviews, and covering games and other events. The work can be fast-paced and there are regular deadlines (work days may sometimes include weekends and on some days start of work days may be in afternoon and continuing after the end of games during baseball season). The position may require travel to cover major news, report on various sporting events, and also covering the entertainment industry.

Applicants should be able to communicate well in English and Spanish. Since the newspaper is in Japanese, there are no byline opportunities.

Job Duties:

• Newsgathering and research, identify newsworthy events
• Conduct interviews/develop and maintain news sources
• Cover press conferences and other events
• Travel is sometimes required, including weekend work-Some administrative duties

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Jan 12

Job: Export Ocean Operations or Human Resource Assistant – DSA International Consulting (Pasadena, CA, USA)

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Job Title: Export Ocean Operations or Human Resource Assistant
Posted by: DSA International Consulting
Location: Pasadena, CA, USA
Contract: Full-Time

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