Jan 30

Job: Asia Program Research Associate – Committee to Protect Journalists (New York, 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: Asia Program Research Associate
Posted by: Committee to Protect Journalists
Location: New York City, New York (Preferred)
Contract: Full-time

Thanks to Dominic Abordo (Akita-ken) for passing along this JET-relevant job opening:

Founded in 1981, the Committee to Protect Journalists is an independent, non-profit organization defending journalists worldwide without regard to their political ideology. Through its work to safeguard journalists, CPJ protects the rights of all people to have access to diverse and independent sources of information.

The Committee to Protect Journalists is seeking a research associate for its Asia program to research, report, and document attacks on the press in a diverse region where freedom of expression has been facing new challenges in many countries.

The ideal candidate will have passion for and knowledge of press freedom and human rights issues in the Asia region.

Strong research, reporting, and writing skills, and the ability to work independently as well as in collaboration with a small team are a must. Strong oral and written communication skills in English are essential. Fluency in a regional language, especially Chinese, Urdu or Bengali, is an asset. The ability to effectively use social media to promote the Asia program’s work and advocacy goals is also an asset. Read More

Jan 26

Job: Business-related positions (Marketing, Finance, etc.) – Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (Warrendale, PA, 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: Business-related positions (Marketing, Finance, etc.)
Posted by: Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc.
Location: Warrendale, PA, USA
Contract: Full-time

Here’s a job received from Susan Garvan who works directly for Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc:

Would you like to use your Japanese language skills in the business world?  Do you have the desire to lead new business initiatives?  Do you have the technical knowledge to support an industry leader?    If so, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI) may have the ideal opportunity for you.   We are seeking talented individuals with experience in business, business development, finance, coupled with Japanese (as a second language) to work at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. headquarters.   We are seeking individuals with:

• A powerful intellectual curiosity    

• Enjoy working in a collaborative environment

• Japanese (as a second language)

• Desire to work in Japan; on assignment and/or extended travel.    

If you would like to utilize your expertise in disciplines such as business development, market analysis, strategic planning and/or finance ….we encourage you to apply today! Read More

Jan 26

Job: Electrical/Mechanical Engineers – Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (Warrendale, PA, 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: Electrical/Mechanical Engineers
Posted by: Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc.
Location: Warrendale, PA, USA
Contract: Full-time

Here’s a job received from Susan Garvan who works directly for Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc:

Would like to use your Japanese language skills in the business world?  Do you hold a degree in Electrical or Mechanical  Engineering?    If so, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc. (MEPPI) may have the ideal engineering opportunity for you.   We are seeking Electrical/Mechanical Engineers with Japanese (as a second language) to work within one of the dynamic divisions at Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc. headquarters.   We are seeking Engineers with:

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Jan 26

Fellowship Opportunity: Rotary Peace Fellowship (Various Locations)

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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.

Thanks to Rotary Peace Centers Marketing and Recruitment Specialist (Programs and Grants) Sarah Cunningham for the following fully-funded opportunity. Please see her message below:

I’m reaching out because The Rotary Foundation is once again recruiting applicants for the 2018 Rotary Peace Fellowship. We believe this fully-funded opportunity might be of interest to you and your network, in particular the opportunity for master’s level study at the Rotary Peace Center at International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan.

Since 2002, Rotary Peace Centers has provided over 1000 social change leaders with peace and conflict resolution education and field experience. Our alumni work in over 100 countries with organizations ranging from grassroots peace initiatives in Africa to the United Nations.  

We are asking organizations like yours to post this fully-funded fellowship opportunity to your website, listserv(s), internal communication channels, newsletters, and/or social media as a way to identify potential candidates around the world. Below is a short description of the fellowship:

The Rotary Foundation is now accepting applications for the fully-funded Rotary Peace Fellowship. The fellowship provides academic and practical training to prepare scholars for leadership roles in solving today’s global challenges.

Up to 100 fellows are selected globally every year to earn either a master’s degree or a professional development certificate in peace and conflict studies at one of six Rotary Peace Centers at leading universities in Japan, Australia, England, the United States, Sweden, and Thailand.

To learn more about the program, applicants are encouraged to visit the Rotary Peace Centers website. All applications are due 31 May 2017.

If you have any questions about the fellowship or have any ideas for collaboration, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you in advance for helping Rotary promote a more peaceful world!

どうぞよろしくお願いします。

Warm regards,

Sarah Cunningham

Rotary Peace Centers Marketing and Recruitment Specialist | Programs and Grants

Tel 1.847.425.5682 

Rotary.org/en/peace-fellowships

Jan 26

Concert Review: Yoshiki Classical Special at Carnegie Hall

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By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). For more of his articles, click here.

On Jan. 12-13, Yoshiki of the band X Japan—the nation’s number one rock group, which has sold out the 55,000 seat Tokyo Dome a record 18 times and has moved more than 30 million singles and albums since forming in the 1980s—fulfilled a lifelong dream by debuting, and also selling out, two consecutive nights at Carnegie Hall in New York City with his Yoshiki Classical Special performance.

Backed by the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yuga Cohler with arrangements by Shelly Berg, the nearly three-hour concert brought an arena vibe to the traditional concert hall setting. Featuring a mix of X Japan classics, new material, and pitch perfect renditions from the book of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, Yoshiki brought the tunes to life at the piano, and additional turns from guest vocalists Katie Fitzgerald and Ashley Knight provided bright spots of witty banter (unlike other Japanese superstars poised for American fame, Yoshiki’s English is fluent).

The production team pushed the limits of imagination for Carnegie Hall, with lighting so intense that Yoshiki himself had to ask his crew mid-song to reposition of one of the rigs. Videos and still images (courtesy of last year’s internationally released documentary We Are X) were amply beamed overhead throughout the show, giving the audience the full scope of Yoshiki’s lifelong artistic journey.

In the final stretch following the X Japan epic “Art of Life,” an instrumental version of “Endless Rain” spotlighted a colossal mirror ball that bathed the hall in brilliant, swirling light, as those in the front rows unexpectedly belted out its bilingual chorus to the delight of longtime fans.

While X Japan supporters might have to wait a bit longer to witness another full band performance in New York (they last headlined Madison Square Garden in 2014), Yoshiki Classical Special easily lived up to its name, making another dream come true for both performer and audience.

For additional photos and videos of the concert, visit Yoshiki’s homepage at www.yoshiki.net.

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Jan 25

Justin’s Japan: Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’

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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.

While riding the bullet train through Japan in 1989, the New York filmmaker Martin Scorsese was reading “Silence,” the award-winning 1966 Japanese historical novel by Shusaku Endo abut a Jesuit missionary’s persecution in 17th century Japan at a time when Christianity was practiced in secret following a national prohibition that lasted well into the mid-19th century.

Drawing from some of Endo’s personal experiences as a Japanese Catholic (as well as the director’s own religious upbringing as an altar boy in Little Italy), the film stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Issei Ogata, and Tadanobu Asano. The film has drawn comparisons to Scorsese’s own 1988 film “The Last Temptation of Christ” with its themes of faith and perseverance, and has endured a decades-in-the-making journey to the big screen.

In a 2011 interview with “Deadline,” Scorsese said ahead of filming, “‘Silence’ is just something that I’m drawn to in that way. It’s been an obsession, it has to be done…it’s a strong, wonderful true story, a thriller in a way, but it deals with those questions.”

Released on Dec. 26, reviews have been glowing (reflecting an 87% Certified Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes at press time), with the site calling it a “thoughtful, emotionally resonant look at spirituality and human nature that stands among the director’s finest works.”

“Silence” is now playing at select theaters in Manhattan, Brooklyn and New Jersey. For more information, visit www.silencemovie.com.

Jan 24

Job: Japanese Specialist Travel Consultant – InsideJapan Tours (Boulder, CO, USA & Brisbane, Australia)

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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 Specialist Travel Consultant
Posted by: InsideJapan Tours
Location: Boulder, CO, USA & Brisbane, Australia
Contract: Full-time

Thanks to Executive Director for USJETAA, Laurel Lukaszewski for passing along the following job opening:

InsideJapan Tours, part of InsideAsia Tours Ltd, is an award-winning travel company that offers unique group tours, tailored travel and cultural experiences in Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Burma. Originating in the UK we also have offices in Japan, Australia and have our US base in Boulder, Colorado.  We now have a team of eighteen in the U.S., and are looking for new Japan travel consultants to help us grow onward and upward.

We organize small group tours and tailored packages for private clients and third-party travel agents.

This position presents the perfect opportunity for a former JET to begin a career in the travel industry and use their knowledge and love of Japan. Boulder and the surrounding area is a fantastic place in which to live and work.

For more information about the company, role, great benefits and to apply, please see our website: https://www.insidejapantours.com/about-us/jobs/

Jan 19

Job: Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Staff (New York, 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: Position in the Accounting Department 
Posted by: United Nations in Japan
Location: New York City, NY
Contract: Full-time

Jan 19

Job: Full Time TV/Film Production Staff – TK Digital Corporation (New York, 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: Full Time TV/Film Production Staff
Posted by: TK Digital Corporation
Location: Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Contract: Full-time

Received directly from the company.

TK Digital Corporation, a production company, is seeking full time staff. At TK Digital we produce television shows, commercials, movies, TV dramas, and corporate videos, mainly for the Japanese market. A sample of our commercial work can be seen here: http://www.tk-digital.com/reel/ 

Candidates must be bilingual (fluent in English and Japanese). We value enthusiasm, a willingness to learn the trade, and the ability to figure things out. Drivers license is a plus. Health insurance offered to all full time staff. H1-B visa support available for those who qualify. 

Please send resumes to staffing@tk-digital.com, and include a brief description of yourself in the email and write “full time staff” in the subject field.

Jan 19

Job: Support Staff Member – Consulate General of Japan in Nashville (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: Support Staff Member
Posted by: Consulate General of Japan in Nashville
Location: Nashville, TN, USA
Contract: Full-time

Thanks to JET alumna Cameron Manning (Shiga-ken) who works at the Consulate General of Japan in Nashville for the following job opening:

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 31 March 2017, with 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 media 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 technology 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 27 January 2017.

JOB DUTIES:

• Update and maintain the Consulate’s website
• Create and maintain social media accounts on Facebook and Twitter
• Draft newsletters, social media posts, and email
• Take high-quality photographs at Consulate events to be used for website and social media
• Occasional drafting and proofreading of documents
• Monitor and report on media coverage in five-state area
• Assist Consulate staff with any team projects and/or events
• Research and data entry
• Other duties as required

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of HTML code, content management systems, and web editing software
• At least two years of college education
• Native-level English proficiency
• Strong writing and communication skills
• Great photography and image editing skills
• Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings and weekends as necessary
• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident

Japanese language ability, knowledge of Japanese culture, and/or prior work experience in a Japanese-related organization is not required, but will be a strong advantage.

Jan 19

Job: Junior Recruiter – Prolink Consulting (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: Junior Recruiter
Posted by: Prolink Consulting
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-time

Thanks to current JET Luis Mesa (Fukushima-ken) for the following job opening based in Tokyo, but works all over Asia.

Prolink Consulting was established in Hong Kong to cover insurance market across Asia Pac region including Japan. Now we are looking for a junior recruiter to cover Asia Pacific market-based in Tokyo.

Responsibilities:

1. Day-to-day insurance related news collecting and posting to our website.
2. Day-to-day learning about insurance and actuarial responsibilities and career developments.
3. Cold /warm calling/emails to candidates in the insurance industry in the world.
4. Develop insurance clients within Asia Pacific region.
5. Occasional trips to develop relationships with clients and candidates in Asia Pacific region.

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Jan 11

Job: Group Leaders specifically for Japan – Experiment in International Living (Brattleboro, Vermont, USA & 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: Group Leaders specifically for Japan
Posted by: Experiment in International Living
Location: Brattleboro, Vermont, USA & Japan
Contract: Full-time

Thanks to Associate Group Leader Laura Martin for the following updated description for summer group leaders to Japan:

Now hiring group leaders for summer abroad programs to Japan!

The Experiment in International Living is currently hiring exceptional professional individuals to serve as International Group Leaders to guide our summer 2017 programs in Japan. To learn more about our programs in Japan, please visit: www.experiment.org/pn/programs/country/japan/ .

Group Leaders are The Experiment’s most critical on-the-ground resource, traveling alongside their group and serving as their students’ primary support throughout the program.  Each program has two co-leaders, who work together to guide a group of 10 to 15 high school students on a 4-week journey.  Leaders take on a wide range of responsibilities, including helping their students integrate into local cultures and host families, conducting group excursions, and guiding students through discussions of and reflections on their experiences. Leaders work with the Experiment’s US-based staff and in-country partners to maximize students’ health and safety and to ensure the program is meaningful, challenging, and experientially rich.

Commitment to Diversity

The Experiment is committed to recruiting and supporting students of diverse backgrounds, and thus The Experiment is equally committed to hiring International Group Leaders who represent diverse geographic, ethnic, religious, and economic backgrounds.

How to Apply

The Experiment is currently accepting applications for 2017 International Group Leaders available to lead trips to Japan. The final application deadline is January 24, 2017. Apply online at www.experiment.org/leaders .

Learn More about the leader hiring timeline and access the application on our website at www.experiment.org/leaders.

Questions?

Contact The Experiment at leadership@experiment.org.

Jan 11

Job: Strategic Planning Associate – Septeni America (San Francisco, California, 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: Strategic Planning Associate
Posted by: Septeni America
Location: San Francisco, California, USA
Contract: Full-time

Thanks to USJETAA Executive Director Laurel Lukaszewski for the following job opening:

From Yuuki Shinomiya:

Looking to hire a few smart, energetic, and fun-loving people to join our office in San Francisco. We are a rapidly growing global digital ad agency with a strong foot print in Japan. Japanese/English speaking abilities strongly preferred (many of us are bilingual/some tri-&quatro-lingual).

Message me if you’d like to know more! I can be reached at 

yuuki@septeniamerica.com.

(The below link is just for one position, but we have more openings in SF).

http://septeniglobal.com/Jobdesc/st_us.html

Jan 11

Job: Project Coordinator – Seiko Corp. Of America (Mahwah, NJ)

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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: Project Coordinator – Luxury Sales Division
Posted by: Seiko Corp. Of America
Location: Mahwah, NJ
Contract: Full-time

Thanks to JET alumna Kia Cheleen Samaniego (Aichi-ken) for the following job listing:

If you believe that timing is a key factor in your next career position, come join SEIKO Corporation of America an industry leader in the field of precision timepieces!  We have an excellent opportunity for a dedicated, hard-working individual to join our team.

This position will be actively involved in all facets of the Luxury Division of Seiko Corporation of America.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project management: facilitate the smooth operation of Seiko’s luxury boutiques and the Luxury Sales Division Plan and coordinate: Management of all POS assets, Departmental timelines and schedules, new account coordination, distribution of information to divisional personnel and retailers.
• Timely communications with parent company in Japan Sales and inventory reporting and analysis Coordinate and prepare material for presentations, monthly, quarterly and seasonally Coordination with key retailers, their local vendors and SCA Marketing to promote and organize local retailer events Attendance and travel to special events as needed across the US.
• Working with vendors to accommodate boutique and divisional needs Coordination with vendors, retailers and property owners related to site visits and installations of Luxury boutiques and shop in shops within premier retail shopping districts and leading retailers across the US.

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Jan 11

Job: Facility Rental Coordinator – Morikami (Delray Beach, Florida, 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: Facility Rental Coordinator
Posted by: Morikami
Location: Delray Beach, Florida, USA
Contract: Full-time

Thanks to JET alumna Wendy Lo (Toyama-ken) for the following job opening:

I would like to inform you that we have a job opening in our Facility Rentals department for the Facility Rental Coordinator position. For the  job description details please visit http://morikami.org/job-opportunities/