Job: English Teacher at the Seigakuin Atlanta International School (Atlanta)
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Via JETAA Southeast:
Seigakuin Atlanta International School (a school accredited by the Japanese Ministry of Education) is looking for English Language Arts teachers (Pre-K through 6th Grade). Position starts August 2009.
In their own words: “Our school offers a unique Japanese-English Two-Way Immersion program. Our students’ families are Japanese, Japanese-American, and American (plus other nationalities) .”
Qualifications Required: Teacher’s License and/or ESL-ESOL Certification.
Skills: Japanese language ability would be an asset, but not required.
Application: Please send resume and letter of interest to Maki Brown at employment [at] seigakuin [dot] us.
Job: Admin Assistant at the Japanese Mission to the United Nations (NY)
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Straight from our folks at JETAA NY:
Administrative Assistant at the Japanese Mission to the United Nations
http://jetaany.org/forum/jobs/topic-592/
J-News Mini-Roundup: Ichiro Breaks Record
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
One of the inspirations of this blog entry is to translate directly Japanese news stories from Japanese to English. It is often interesting and enlightening to get the Japanese perspective. After reading an American paper’s account of Ichiro breaking the record and realizing there was no interviews with the man, it became necessary to write about what Ichiro himself said about his record breaking achievement.
Asahi (I was hitting “for dear life”) When Asahi asked Ichiro what it was like up at bat during the seventh inning, when the record could be broken, he exclaimed, “I had no time to think about what was actually going on, or that this was a special moment. It was like I was hitting for dear life.” Asahi then asked, “Can you explain what you mean by “dear life””? Ichiro replied, “Well basically I wanted to take advantage of the moment that my team was doing well. I wanted to add to the flow of the game.”
Asahi also asked if he felt good after playing the game. Ichiro replied “Well I actually had a bad feeling. It was that the current record holder would get upset, hearing cheers after the record was broken.”
Yomiuri (“Not bad at all.”) Ichiro’s feelings while he was at bat, according to Yomiuri, “I was thinking, not bad at all. I should take advantage of the flow of my team. Although I say take advantage, I don’t mean just the act of “taking”, but I think I was more wrapped up in the feeling of the moment.”
Nikkei (“I’ve surpassed the current record holder”) The Nikkei focused on the actual act of breaking the record. Ichiro in the seventh inning left a mark by getting the 3,085 hit of his career. It also went on to explain that Ichiro had stomach pains and was out for eight games last season, and he seems to have recovered well this season. Ichiro exclaimed “I’ve now passed the current record holder.”
The Release of the Mini Coop, in Japan
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
BMW has just released a new version of their convertible in Japan, the Mini Coop Convertible S and the Mini Coop Convertible. Each newspaper focused on different features that its readers would enjoy.
Nikkei (New Functionality) The Nikkei focused on the new engine and catchy functionalities that come with the “newly improved mini coop.” The car “employs an effective new engine, with gas consumption performance increased by 40%.” The roof is now able to close mid drive, in reaction to unexpected rain storms. Its closing time has also been decreased to 15 seconds; quick enough so it can close in the time it takes for a stoplight to turn green. Although both newspapers list the car has come out in two models, the Nikkei lists the models as a selection process, with the faster type “more equipped with a 1600cc engine”.
Asahi (New Comfort) The Asahi describes the car as a “new release” in Japan, with different characteristics than previous models. The Asahi talks about the space available in the car, both when driving with the top down and top up. Not only is there luggage space which exceeds 170 liters when the top is up, but it then goes on to elaborate how 2 people can fit in the back comfortably. The space overall has increased by 55 liters as compared to the last model.
NHK and Yomiuri (Crane Accident) Both the NHK and Yomiuri this morning did not run articles on the mini coop but instead focused on the tragic crane accident in Tokyo. 6 people were injured when a large crane suddenly collapsed on its work site and nearby sidewalk. The cause of the accident is currently being investigated.
J-News Mini-Roundup: The Rise of the LDP and Prime Minister Aso?
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
Various news articles released over the weekend show the differing views of the popularity of the DPJ (Democratic Party of Japan) vs. the LDP (Liberal Democratic Party).
Nikkei (Local Elections say “yes”) – The Nikkei’s article about Akita’s governor race stated “The DPJ’s support in the region was broken” by the election. They continued stating the main reason for the loss is the recent scandal involving the DPJ’s Ozawa and his secretary being charged with taking campaign funds from Nishimatsu Construction Company. The Nikkei also cited the domino-like-effects across regions, where Chiba also recently elected an LDP governor over a DPJ one.
NHK (Public Opinion says “yes”, well kind of) – The NHK ran the results of their public opinion poll today. The prime minister’s approval ratings jumped from around 17 to 30%. Also when asked in a survey who the Japanese would like to see as prime minster in the next election, Prime Minister Aso of the LDP was favored over Representative Ozawa of the DPJ (Democratic Party of Japan). How decisive an outcome was it? Well, 19% favored the Prime Minister, while 14% favored Ozawa. 60% of Japanese said neither of these candidates would be good choices.
Asahi (Neither party is popular) Asahi seemed to use the unpopularity of politicians to their advantage in an interview with Prime Minister Aso. They asked the Prime Minister “You’ve been saying in budgetary committee, “Create a budget! Reconcile differences!” But between your party and the opposition party, which side do you think the public supports?” Aso replied “As of right now, umm…currently, looking from…Wait, you have evidence that this budget is supported by the public? Well, do you?”
Job: Technical Japanese to English Translator in Seattle
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Just spotted this posting for a Japanese to English translator with a computer programming background needed for a few months in Seattle. For further info check out the original post on the Honyaku discussion group.
Moving on up
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Shannon Quinn, who has served as a JETAA USA Country Representative for the past 3 years, has stepped down from her position after moving to Tokyo this past fall to start her new job as an ALT Advisor at the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).
O-tsukare-sama deshita, Shannon, and ganbatte kudasai!
Job: Alumni Coordinator and English Tutor – American University (D.C.)
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Via JETAA DC:
Alumni Coordinator and English Tutor
Description: American University Washington College of Law International Legal Studies Program (ILSP) is seeking an Alumni Coordinator and English Tutor who will report directly to the ILSP Director. The incumbent will provide English tutorial help, including research paper review, pronunciation workshops, and help with clear and accurate expression to the ILSP LLM students. In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for writing and publishing a bi-annual alumni magazine and will edit and oversee the publication of the ILSP Law Journal, a student-run law magazine. Finally, the incumbent will maintain contact with ILSP alumni through the Alumni listserv, social websites such as Facebook and InCircle, and alumni reunions. Read More
Anyone who works with language enough will start to develop serious relationships with their dictionaries. A few years back in my now defunct blog bout living in Japan, I wrote about my idiosyncratic relationship with three great print reference guides. For the most part I’ve stopped using them, and like pretty much everyone else am relying on the wealth of free language resources available online. What they lack in the personality, color and accumulated dirt of my paper dictionaries they make up by being flexible, constantly up-to-date, and practically limitless.
Still though, they all have their own quirks and strong points. Even aside from their Translate tool, (I still prefer Babelfish) Google is gradually becoming the standard way to check evolving word usages and meanings, but it doesn’t have the strong points of a dictionary: a comprehensive organization system, and specific meanings. Typing in “define:” and then a word, abbreviation or phrase will produce a page with definitions (i.e. “define:japanese“) but as far as I can tell this is currently only available in English. There are currently a wide, (and growing!) array of online Japanese-English dictionaries out there, almost all of them available for free. I’ll list a few here with their relative merits, but please add any others you know about in the comments!
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Straight from the web-nerd humor of their byline “ALC, Creating an Earthling Network” (地球人のネットワークを創るアルク), ALC announces itself as a dictionary for the internet. ALC is not simply in the business of dictionaries and translation, it has a bewildering array of sites, all vaguely based Read More
Job: Large J>E Translation Project
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Here’s a big translation assignment, courtesy of WIT member and NY JET alum Marc Carroll. If you apply to work on the project and you heard about it through JetWit, please make sure to let them know, as indicated in the text below.
Yoroshiku and ganbatte.
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SUBJECT: Large Japanese into English Translation Project
Transperfect Translations is recruiting translators to work on a large-volume, Japanese-into-English translation project for a multinational electronics firm.
Subject matter includes technical translation, general company literature, legal documentation and internal correspondence.
This project is scheduled to run from mid-April through the end of June, but may possibly run longer.
All translators are required to sign confidentiality and independent contractor agreements. Once signed, sample files can be sent for preview and the scope of work will be explained.
Interested parties send should a response with CV and rate information to cv@transperfect.com.
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WITLife is a periodic series written by professional Interpreter/Translator/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken, 2000-03). Recently she’s been watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese and sharing some of the interesting tidbits and trends together with her own observations.
Following up on the recent J-News Mini-Roundup posted on jetwit, the unemployment craze is also having an effect on the kinds of jobs new Japanese graduates want to apply for. According to a survey by Recruit of 5810 college students and 2099 grad
uate students from the class of 2010, travel industries come out ahead while manufacturing jobs were left in the dust. The financial and insurance industries also came out strong, occupying five of the top ten spots. Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) took the top spot after being 4th last year, and in 2nd was East Japan Railway Company (JR East). All Nippon Airways (ANA), which had claimed the top spot last year, trailed at 3rd and Mizuho Financial Group came in 4th.
The largest descents were those of Read More
The Release of the Golf
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
All three main newspapers ran headlines this morning about the release of the new Volkswagen Golf. Each journalistic style gives the reader a different image of what kind of car is coming to the market. The newspapers, however, did all focus on the ability of the new car to have better gas mileage.
- Nikkei – (Glamorous) What’s very interesting about the Nikkei’s description is it cleverly overlooks the VW being an imported car, where as Yomiuri and Asahi focus on the fact that it’s a German car. It starts off with “Volkswagon Group Japan” has made an announcement. The Nikkei then starts into the description with phrases such as “equipped with a new form of engine”, “technology of a high quality car” and “the parts have been actively pioneered to increase a feeling of high class.” It makes you wonder who Nikkei’s sponsors are…
- Yomiuri – (Economical) Yomiuri is the only newspaper that uses the term “hatchback” to describe the golf. I’s 5 person capacity makes you think more about a family vacation than “high class”. Also when describing the gas mileage of the new model, they claim “while driving on the road the car’s gas mileage has been developed to have 16 kilometers to the liter.” Nikkei describes gas mileage development as “gas consumption performance.”
- Asahi – (Safe) Asahi was the only newspaper to mention that the VW has airbags, and in fact mentions it in the title right along with “gas mileage”. It also gives an estimate for gas mileage (in kilometers) per liter of 16.2 to 16.8, which was higher than both what the Yomiuri and Nikkei predicted of a flat 16. Still not convinced it’s the safest car? They then go onto describe Volkswagon has sold 26 million cars worldwide since 1974, and particularly in Japan they’ve sold 510,000.
Unemployment Craze Reshapes Economy in Japan
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
The news stories this morning told of a drastic restructuring of the Japanese economy. All eyes are on the electronics and auto industries, and the effects they have on the job market.
- NHK (Frustrated Voices of the Unemployed) NHK News stated that because of the massive layoffs in the auto and electronics industries, recruitment agencies are getting too many applicants to handle. Hello Work, the recruitment agency created by the Federal Government, had about 20,000 applicants in one day in Fukushima. “I waited 3-4 hours in line to see someone” stated a job-seeker. NHK asked “Did you find any jobs?” “There are no jobs anywhere.”
- Asahi (Companies Lose Applicants, Move to Safer Jobs) One of the most shocking headlines of the day ran by the Asahi was the details of how many auto and electronics industries were losing job applicants. The paradigm was Toyota, which last year was 6th amongst job applicants, and this year dropped to 96th The Asahi claimed the main reason for the switch was applicants wanted to work for industries that had more secure jobs. Guess which industry job applicants preferred? Financial
- NHK (Political Stimulus to Help the Industry) Politicians responded to the turmoil the auto and electronics industries are having with jobs by adding a part in the stimulus package for them. So is the government’s solution to buy up bad debt or mortgage securities? Nope, instead they’ve agreed to give tax incentives for consumers to buy…TV’s. All schools who do not have T.V.’s will get a special tax provision to encourage consumer electronics spending. Regular consumers get a “green credit” for buying flat screen televisions that are “eco friendly”.
Rare Japanese Film Masterpiece “The Human Condition” at Film Forum in NYC
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By translator and writer Jamie Graves (Saitama-Ken 2002-2003)
Periods of great filmmaking seem to flower only under certain conditions, none of which seem to last very long. A relatively stable and industrialized society is needed just to provide the materials and conditions to shoot films, but truly great filmmaking only seems to spring up in the aftermath of huge social upheavals. The images of poverty and brutality in Italian Neo-Realist masterpieces like “The Bicycle Thief” and “Open City” had a jarring immediacy springing out of a society that had been rocked by poverty, a bloody invasion, and an increasingly oppressive regime. America cinema of the 1970s wrestled an increasingly fragmented society of alienated individuals in masterpieces like “Godfather Part II”, “Dog Day Afternoon”, and “Taxi Driver”. Recently places as disparate as Korea and Iran have begun to produce filmmakers whose works crackle and pulse with an immediacy missing from most American filmmaking. Something has been propelling them not just to make movies that can get made, but that they feel must get made.
It is widely acknowledged that Japanese cinema of the 1950s and 1960s popped with this sort of immediacy. Some mysterious confluence of a permissive studio system open to experimentation, a public hungry for rich, complex films and a generation of filmmakers with ambitious visions for cinema Read More
North Korea Missile Launching: Different Reactions from Different Perspectives
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J-News Mini-Roundup is a recurring feature written by Friend Of JET, Jon Hills, who maintains the blog for Hills Learning (www.hillslearning.com). Hills Learning is a NY-based language learning services company offering customized and personal Japanese language learning options.
Nikkei (Business Perspective) – The Ministry of Finance is discussing decreasing the maximum value of money allowed to be sent into North Korea. Currently transactions totaling over 1 million yen are prohibited. Businesses take note: if any transactions are not reported fully, financial penalties will incur.
NHK (Scientific Perspective) – NHK this morning interviewed experts on missile behavior to analyze exactly what type of missile was launched by North Korea. If the missile was designed for launching satellites, as claimed by North Korea, then the missile would have to have gone much farther and straighter than had occurred.
Asahi (Comical Perspective) – Prime Minister Aso was asked “The long range missile fired from North Korea today traveled further than the one previously. Do you think this shows that North Korea’s ability to develop technologically is progressing? ” Aso replied: “You’re speaking to the wrong person. You should ask a technology expert.”
