Job: Export Coordinator – Mitsubishi Logistics America Corporation (Houston, Texas)
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Position: Export Coordinator
Posted by: Mitsubishi Logistics America Corporation
Location: Houston, TX, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Mitsubishi Logistics America Corporation in Houston would like to share a job opening with the JET Alumni community. Details on the opportunity can be found with the information below and training will be provided to the new employee. Interested JET alums should send their English resume directly to Mr. Shujiro Iwasaki at iwasakis@mlac.com
Export Coordinator
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Job: Media Support Staff – Consulate-General of Japan (Nashville, TN, USA)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Media Support Staff
Posted by: Information and Culture Section of the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to JET alumna, Cameron Manning (Shiga-ken) for the following job listing:
The Information and Culture Section of the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville is seeking one support staff member. This is a temporary (full-time) position that will run until
The Information and Culture Section of the Consulate-General of Japan in Nashville is seeking one support staff member. This is a temporary (full-time) position that will run until 30 September 2017, with the potential for an extension dependent on budget approval. The primary responsibilities of this position will be to maintain and update the Consulate’s website using the Consulate’s content management system, to monitor media coverage, to develop the Consulate’s public relations by creating and updating multiple social media accounts, and to assist Consulate staff with planning and coordinating cultural events. Ideal candidate should be adaptable, results-oriented, creative, and knowledgeable of IT applications and software.
Anyone who is eligible is welcome to apply by sending his/her resume and cover letter, including their telephone number, mailing address, and e-mail contact information to Information and Culture Section (info@nv.mofa.go.jp) by no later than 21 April 2017.
Justin’s Japan: Charan-Po-Rantan Returns to New York
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By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Shukan NY Seikatsu. Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here.
What do you get when you take candy-coated J-pop idol fashion, frenetic European folk accordion melodies, and a stuffed pink pig—all happening on the same stage?
You get Charan-Po-Rantan, the “alternative chanson” duo of sisters Momo (vocals) and Koharu (accordion). Their music is an eclectic, multi-ethnic mix that combines originals from Koharu with inspired cover tunes ranging from Puffy to “Hava Nagilah” to the Super Mario Brothers theme, creating an infectious live experience.
Originally formed in 2009 and signed as Avex recording artists in 2014, Charan-Po-Rantan’s latest album was released in January. This popular live act has made a high-profile splash everywhere from Nippon Budokan to SXSW, and now the group has returned to New York for their first local gigs since 2015. Momo and Koharu kick things off by headlining Joe’s Pub on April 24, followed by an encore performance at Japan Society as part of the Godzilla Legend: Music of Akira Ifukube showcase with techno-pop band Hikashu on April 28.
In a statement about the upcoming shows, the group said, “We are so happy to be going back to our favorite place—New York! We heard that New York is called a salad bowl of different cultures, and our music is sometimes called ‘a melting pot of world music.’ Please come taste our Tokyo sound, which mixes different genres and eras.”
For more information and tickets, follow the group on Facebook at /charanporantan.
Job: Japanese Instructor – Council on International Educational Exchange (Tokyo, Japan)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Japanese Instructor
Posted by: Council on International Educational Exchange
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s an updated description from a previous post:
ライス大学夏季短期留学プログラム「ライス・イン・ジャパン２０１７」（東京にて）（2017年5月16日～6月26日）の日本語教員募集
Japanese Instructor for Rice University’s Summer Study Abroad program in Tokyo “Rice in Japan 2017” (May 16, 2017 to June 26, 2017)
(English job description follows the Japanese version)
資格： 学士号を保持し、大学でグループの教員経験あり。日本語が母語レベル。修士号やそれ以上ある方はなお可。
仕事内容： 東京で、アメリカ・テキサス州ヒューストンから来日するライス大学の短期留学生対象に、二年生レベルの日本語の授業を「ジャパン・タイムズのげんきII」の教科書を使って教える。授業時間は最低でも週３日、合計で４５時間（開始終了時間は交渉可）。授業で使用する教材を作る他、ライス大学の日本語教員のガイダンスに従い、協力し、課題、試験、小テストなどを作り、採点する。
※このプログラムは国際教育交換協議会(CIEE)と連携して実施されます。
※ライス大学についての情報は、Languages and Intercultural Communication (CLIC)のサイト（http://clic.rice.edu/.）からご覧ください。
※CIEEについての情報は、こちらのサイト（www.ciee.org）からご覧ください。
応募方法： （１）教育方針や理念を示したカバー・レター、（２）履歴書、（３）一時限分のレッスンプラン をCIEEのDarren Biggs宛にdbiggs@ciee.orgまでお送りください。
※（１）～（３）は日本語、又は英語、もしくは両方可。
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Job: Researcher/Assistant Correspondent – Mainichi Shimbun (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
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Position: Researcher/Assistant Correspondent
Posted by: Los Angeles Bureau of the Mainichi Shimbun
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Thanks to JET alumna, Erika Klein (Hyogo-ken) for the following job opening, a position which she is herself vacating:
Position: Researcher / Assistant Correspondent (full-time or part-time)
General Description:
The Mainichi Newspapers Los Angeles Bureau seeks a full time Researcher / Assistant Correspondent. The Mainichi Newspapers is a major daily Japanese newspaper printed in Japan with over 4 million readers. Founded in 1872, it is the oldest national daily newspaper in Japan.
Responsibilities:
• Coordinating with Japanese news correspondent in gathering news and developing articles.
• General proofreading.
• Researching and gathering news, conducting interviews, developing and maintaining news sources, covering press conferences and other events including taking photos.
• Administrative duties are included.
Job Requirements:
• Must have a keen interest in and understanding of U.S. current events.
• Must be a native English speaker able to speak and write effectively in English.
• Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and good instincts.
• Must be detail-oriented and research savvy.
• Must be highly motivated in journalism and bring up ideas for news reporting.
• Ability to analyze news stories to see what is interesting and newsworthy.
• Persistent in achieving goals and objectives under deadlines.
• Must be available to work on weekend and/or irregular hours if needed.
• Must have B.A. minimum. Research experience is crucial.
Preferred Skills:
• Japanese-speaking applicants and/or those familiar with Japanese culture and media.
• Knowledge of law/criminal justice.
• Interest or experience in sports.
• Rapid typing for taking notes and creating transcripts.
Start date: Early July 2017
Location: Brentwood (Los Angeles, CA)
Compensation: $2,500/month (negotiable) after all applicable federal and state deductions and withholdings
Please email resume and a cover letter (as an attachment) to hiromi@mainichi.com.
Job: ISC Program Manager – International Student Conferences (Washington, D.C.)
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Position: ISC Program Manager
Posted by: International Student Conferences (ISC)
Location: Washington, D.C., USA
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s another job via PNWJETAA:
Dear Alumni and Friends,
International Student Conferences (ISC) is currently seeking an experienced and pro-active team player for the ISC Program Manager position. Please share this announcement with those who you believe would be excellent candidates. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until May 10, 2017.
This is a great position for those who are interested or have experience in: nonprofit management, a passion for ISC’s mission, and/or US-Asia relations.
Interested applicants are to complete a questionnaire and submit their resume to hr@iscdc.org. Only those who complete this two-step process will be considered.
Thank you for your continued support!
Job: Seattle Japanese Garden Events Coordinator – Seattle Japanese Garden (Seattle, WA)
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Position: Seattle Japanese Garden Events Coordinator
Posted by: Seattle Japanese Garden
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job via PNWJETAA:
Hello,
I am reaching out on behalf of the Seattle Japanese Garden about a job opportunity that may be of interest to JET alumni. We are searching for a new events coordinator, a position that involves a lot of Japanese cultural knowledge. We would like to find a candidate that has spent significant time in Japan and has some Japanese language skills. If you know of anyone who may be interested in this position, I would truly appreciate you passing it along!
The job posting can be found here: https://www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit-job/4472ec487a284cb48e9b7bf4f34e4748-seattle-japanese-garden-events-coordinator-arboretum-foundation-seattle
To get a better idea of the Seattle Japanese Garden, please check out our website at https://www.seattlejapanesegarden.org/. We would definitely be interested in working with PNWJETAA in the future.
Warm Regards,
Jessa Gardner
Cultural Programs Manager
Seattle Japanese Garden
See the latest happenings at www.seattlejapanesegarden.org
JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Japanese Garden Notes’
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Keane is the perfect person to expound on the finer aspects of the Japanese garden. Reading Japanese Garden Notes basically transports you to a museum as the text is similar to the interpretation you’d receive from a seasoned docent. (Stone Bridge Press)
By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, 2008-10) for JQ magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub–Chapter, Rashaad is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University with a master’s degree in responsible tourism management. For more on his life abroad and enthusiasm for taiko drumming, visit his blog at www.gettingpounded.wordpress.com.
One Golden Week afternoon after exploring Okayama Castle, I decided to stroll over to nearby Kōraku-en Garden. Mainly because it was there and I wasn’t sure what else to do in Okayama. But once I stepped on the premises of the garden, a sense of serenity fell over me as did the feeling I felt like I had found a gem, as well as a place where time stood still.
What is the world of these elegant locales like? Landscape architect and author Marc Peter Keane answers that question and more in Japanese Garden Notes: A Visual Guide to Elements and Design.
It’s clear that Keane, a garden designer and Kyoto resident for roughly twenty years, will explain “what makes a Japanese garden feel the way it does” largely through photographs. But what will readers be looking at? Pretty much Japanese Gardens 101, as each chapter bears the name of a concept or feature present in Japanese gardens like meandering paths, arbor bridges, streams, and more. A phrase further describing the main concept appears prior to the explanations in each chapter and those descriptions run the gamut from the profound (“A meandering path is full of surprises”) to the explanatory regarding the appearance of the garden (“Linking a distant part of the garden with the foreground”) to the borderline hilarious (“Japan is wet, thus the dry garden.”).
JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York — ‘Your Name,’ Miyavi, Charan-Po-Rantan
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By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe–shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
Spring has sprung in the Big Apple, and that means one thing: a new season of sounds, colors, and spectacular performing arts to match the blossoming sakura trees throughout the city.
This month’s highlights include:
© 2016 “YOUR NAME.” FILM PARTNERS
Now playing
Landmark Sunshine Cinema, 143 East Houston Street
$14.50
Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimeters Per Second, Children Who Chase Lost Voices), the highest-grossing internationally released anime film in history finally comes to America! The day the stars fell, two lives changed forever. High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must adjust their lives around each other. Yet, somehow, it works. They build a connection and communicate by leaving notes, messages, and more importantly, an imprint. When a dazzling comet lights up the night’s sky, something shifts, and they seek each other out wanting something more—a chance to finally meet.
Courtesy of Bbkingblues.com
Sunday, April 9, 8:00 p.m.
B.B. King Blues Club and Grill, 237 West 42nd Street
$29.50 advance, $35 day of show
A courageous, spiritually-driven and consummate artist who transcends boundaries, Keiko Matsui has worked alongside the best, including Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Hugh Masakela, and Bob James. Her unique melting pot of musical influences have garnered her a devout international following, as she tours relentlessly and seeks to make a genuine connection with her audience. “This music energizes me and I am overwhelmed with emotion when I listen to it. I hope people will allow themselves to go inside the music and become a part of my journey,” says the Tokyo native. In the words of Duke Ellington, Keiko Matsui is “beyond category.”
Courtesy of Clubbonafide.com
Friday, April 21, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Club Bonafide, 212 East 52nd Street
$20
Orange Pekoe is a band composed of vocalist Tomoko Nagashima and guitarist Kazuma Fujimoto. Formed in 1998, they started creating original songs and have developed a unique sound sublimating various types of music such as jazz, Latin, Brazilian and soul. Since then, Orange Pekoe has been acclaimed as a one-of-a-kind uniquely artistic band.. Their performance style varies from a duo to a band, sometimes playing alongside a 16-member big band-style orchestra, which they received renown as one of the most unique and talented artists in Japan.
JQ Magazine: Film Review — ‘Your Name’
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“You do not have to like animated or Japanese films specifically to love Your Name. However, it is rare for any film to capture the Japanese essence and tone as this one has so expertly achieved.” (© 2016 “YOUR NAME.” FILM PARTNERS)
By Greg Beck (Hiroshima-ken, 2006-11) for JQ magazine. Greg is a writer, producer, home brewer, and Social Coordinator for JETAA Southern California and Arizona. A former news producer for Tokyo Broadcasting System in New York, he currently works freelance in Los Angeles. For more cinema reviews, follow him on Twitter at @CIRBECK #MovieReview.
Never mind that Your Name has become the highest-grossing Japanese film internationally, anime or otherwise; this creative and beautiful film written and directed by Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimeters Per Second, Children Who Chase Lost Voices) draws on everything reverent in Japanese history and culture, celebrates the modern metropolis that is Tokyo, and tugs at your heartstrings while embracing the silly and universally relatable challenges of the human experience. You do not have to like animated or Japanese films specifically to love Your Name. However, it is rare for any film to capture the Japanese essence and tone as this one has so expertly achieved.
The story focuses on Mitsuha Miyamizu, a high school girl living in a tiny, rural village in the Hida region of Gifu—or as one classmate puts it: “the boonies.” Growing up with her little sister and grandmother at the local shrine, we are introduced to a culturally rich history of weavers who connect their trade to the local Shinto god and traditions. Mitsuha feels understandably cramped by her rural routine and dreams of moving to Tokyo. Suddenly, that is just where she finds herself, inexplicably waking up in the body of our second protagonist, Taki, a boy of the same age, living in a small apartment with his father in Shinjuku.
As the story progresses, we get to enjoy both very different worlds, but there is no denying the village’s gorgeous rural landscapes rich with nature and the intimate, cultural ceremonies that take center stage. The grandmother’s patient lessons on Mitsuha’s family history grant us special access to something sacred, like a backstage pass to Japanese culture. The last film to achieve this feeling, Okuribito (Departures), later won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2009. Your Name is similar, but surpasses it by making the cord weaving pivotal to understanding the supernatural body swapping, blending epic adventure with sublime heartache.
Job: Program Assistant/Associate – Social Science Research Council (Tokyo, Japan)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Program Assistant/Associate, Abe Fellowship Program Tokyo Office
Posted by: Social Science Research Council
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job via Idealist:
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The Social Science Research Council seeks a program assistant for its Abe Fellowship Program in its office in Tokyo, Japan. Working with the Program Manager, the assistant will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day operation of the office.
Description
The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization devoted to the advancement of interdisciplinary research in the social sciences through a wide variety of workshops and conferences, fellowships and grants, summer training institutes, scholarly exchanges, research, and publications. For more information, please visit our website: www.ssrc.org.
The SSRC seeks a Program Assistant/Associate for its Tokyo office. This hire would be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Abe Fellowship Program under the supervision of the Program Manager in the Tokyo Office. The Abe Fellowship Program encourages international multidisciplinary research on topics of pressing global concern. The program fosters the development of a new generation of researchers interested in policy-relevant topics and willing to become key members of a bilateral and global research network. In partnership with the SSRC, the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) established the Abe Fellowship Program as its flagship program in 1991.
Job: Legal English Teacher – St. John’s Law School (New York City, New York)
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Position: Legal English Teacher
Posted by: St. John’s Law School
Location: New York City, New York
Contract: Full-Time
St. John’s University School of Law is seeking a Legal English teacher to teach one course in its 2017 summer English for American Law School (EALS) program.
Dates: July 17 – August 10
Time: Two days/week, 2.5 hours of teaching time each day
Location: St. John’s University Law School, Queens Campus, 8000 Utopia Parkway, Jamaica, NY
To apply: Submit resume and cover letter via e-mail to Stephen Horowitz, Director of Legal English Programs at horowis1 [at] stjohns.edu.
For more information about our program, please go to http://stjohnslegalenglish.com.
Job: Risk Investigator – Amazon (Seattle, WA)
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Position: Risk Investigator
Posted by: Amazon
Location: Seattle, WA, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Here’s a job via PNWJETAA:
Dear Job Seekers,
Amazon is currently hiring for a Risk Investigator, dealing with fraud cases, that requires professional speaking & writing Japanese (and English) skills. Check out the position here: https://www.amazon.jobs/en/jobs/435015
I was told the salary range is around $21-25/hr.
If you or anyone you know is interested in applying, let me know and I can directly connect you to the Amazon recruiter via LinkedIn.
Job: Japanese Language Teacher – YMCA Long Island City (New York, NY, USA)
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Posted by Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
Position: Japanese Language Teacher
Posted by: YMCA Long Island City
Location: New York, NY, USA
Contract: Full-Time
Job: Program Assistant – Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (Washington, D.C.)
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Position: Program Assistant
Posted by: Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
Location: Washington, D.C.
Contract: Part-Time
Here’s a job via Idealist:
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Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA (Sasakawa USA) is a 501(c)3 non-profit, non-partisan institution devoted to research, analysis, and better understanding of the U.S.-Japan relationship. Research programs focus on security, diplomacy, economics, business, trade, technology, and other matters of common concern. Education programs facilitate people-to-people exchange and dialogue on these issues with American and Japanese policymakers, influential citizens, and the broader public.
Sasakawa USA seeks an enthusiastic and experienced Program Assistant for the Education Program. This opportunity begins as a temporary employment under a 12-months contract, with an opportunity to be considered for a full-time position after the contract period. The Program Assistant is expected to commit for a minimum of 20 hours per week to provide programmatic and administrative support to the Associate Program Officer in all program functions, including preparation and evaluation of program proposals, event planning, execution and follow-up, and internal and external coordination and communications.
