WIT Life #305: Happy Hour at MoMA
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WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she shares some of the interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.
Back in March I didn’t have time to blog about my participation in the New Directors New Films festival held at Lincoln Center, but I had the chance to interpret for director Ryusuke Hamaguchi when his epic film Happy Hour was screened there. With a run time of 317 minutes it is not for the meek, but I can honestly say that it didn’t feel nearly as long as its 5+ hours and that it was a movie I thoroughly enjoyed. Perhaps because I am the same age as the four female 38-year old main characters, all amateurs who were selected for their parts via an acting workshop that Hamaguchi ran in Kobe.
As you can imagine, the film’s long run time allows it to delve deeply into each of the four women’s lives. The central thread is that of the character Jun (pictured here on the left), who is Read More
6 Jobs in International Education
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Via Carleen Ben (Oita). Posted by Sophia Chan (Sapporo-shi, 2009-2014). If interested in more job listings, join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
(1) (MA) Tufts University, Program Coordinator, GMAP Student Services – The Fletcher School
The Fletcher School is the United States’ first professional graduate school of international affairs. Since 1933, Fletcher’s multi-disciplinary education in international relations, law, and business, has prepared the world’s leaders to become innovative problem-solvers in government, private sector, and non-governmental organizations. The Fletcher School seeks to fulfill its mission in the most environmentally sensible way possible.
The Global Master of Arts Program (GMAP) at The Fletcher School at Tufts University is a one-year graduate program in international affairs for mid- and senior-level professionals, which combines residency sessions, internet-mediated collaboration and faculty-produced multimedia content. GMAP is designed to provide unique global affairs educational opportunities to professionals who wish to continue working while studying.
Provides advanced support and coordination for a university Program or Project. Produces a variety of documents, reports and proposals, responds to inquiries and provides detailed information to constituents. Organizes and maintains files and databases; designs and updates applications or other forms for data entry. May assist in updating website and posting social media material. Participates in development of program or project marketing and communications materials, coordinates logistics for meetings and events including travel and arrangements for speakers, provides research assistance, and monitors budgets.
In particular, the Program Coordinator will be responsible for:
• Assumes responsibility for the logistics of three residencies each year – one international and two local (working with caterers, Tufts Conference Bureau, Tufts Facilities, hotels, and other venues, as well as various vendors to ensure smooth handling of the GMAP residencies; coordinating and making travel arrangements for faculty and staff for the residencies, etc).
• Coordination of course materials for the program (working with faculty to organize syllabi and meet deadlines for submission of materials and final grades; ordering books and other materials; obtaining copyright permissions; and mailing books and materials.)
• Providing other general support to the Associate Director (including organization, timely bill payments, etc).
• Assisting the Associate Director with discussion board supervision and course assignment submission, as well as with any other related student services issues, when necessary.
• Providing back-up support to the Senior Associate Dean, and to other members of the GMAP staff, when necessary.
Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
• High School diploma and 5+ years of related experience OR Bachelor’s degree and 0-3 years of related office experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Knowledge of or experience in subject matter preferred.
Special Work Schedule Requirements:
This position requires some evening work, domestic, and international travel.
Tufts University is an AA/EO employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds. Please see the Tufts University non-discrimination statement.
Primary Location
: United States-Massachusetts-Medford/Somerville
Job
: Administrative Support
Organization
: Academic Support-Fletcher
Employee Status
: Regular
Schedule
: Full-time
Job Posting
: Aug 18, 2016, 4:38:00 PM
Life After JET: Patrick Finn
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By Jon Dao(Toyama-ken, 2009-12) for his podcast Discussions with Dao. Jon works as a speech coach andpersonal trainer.
Fresh off the plane (okay maybe more like a few weeks) from a 5 year stint in the JET Programme, here’s graphic designer Patrick Finn! Be sure to follow him on Instagram and Twitter.
The “Best Thing” being back (1:20)
Using Credit Cards Over There (4:10)
Music/Concerts in Japan (8:38)
Japan Apologists (15:20)
Why do the JET Program? (17:10)
What kept you going for 5 years? (20:10)
Is JET “worth it” for personal and professional development? (26:41)
“Just living alone and kind of having to start fresh, I could throw away any ties I had to people, right? Okay, I can finally be me. No one expects anything of me because they don’t know me. So I don’t have to live up to anyone’s expectations. Be 100% me and build my reputation around that.”
Traveling “Outside” (31:17)
Silence on the Struggle (33:07)
“You HAVE TO be a go getter, otherwise it’s not going to happen to you.” – @PMF1030 #hustle What is “it”? You decide!
— Jon Dao (@CommDao) August 10, 2016
Get the Pension Refund (37:40)
Fan Question (40:32)
Tomorrow I #podcast with graphic designer and recent #Japan returnee @PMF1030. Former JETs and current JETs, send… https://t.co/1OnIcM2rMp
— Jon Dao (@CommDao) August 8, 2016
“If you find yourself doing things that you could’ve been doing where you came from, You shouldn’t be there. You’re making a mistake. You’re not making the most of your time, and you’re wasting someone else’s opportunity.”
Job: Finance Department Intern – Japan Society (New York City, NY)
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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: Finanace Department Internship
Posted by: Japan Society
Location: New York City, NY
Contract: Full-Time
The internship will provide an opportunity to assist in financial and administrative functions. The intern will also gain a general overview of the Japan Society’s programs and events.
Responsibilities may include:
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Assist Finance team with annual audit preparation
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Prepare, organize and maintain files and reports
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Input invoices for payment
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Maintain and update databases
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Perform various administrative duties as needed
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Assist in various projects
Requirements:
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Good interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
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Proficiency in Word and Excel
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Some Finance or Accounting experience, or coursework required
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A quick learner who is detail-oriented and very organized will succeed best in this role.
Time Frame: Beginning March 2016 for three to six months.
Days per week: 3 days per week, preferably Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, from 10 am to 3:00 pm, days and hours negotiable
Salary: This is an unpaid internship. *
*Japan Society encourages school credits if available.
*Occasional complimentary tickets available to performances.
To apply: email a letter of interest and resume to: jobs@japansociety.org. Please use “Application for Finance Intern” in the subject line. No phone calls please.
Job: Society Finance Department Intern – Japan Society (New York City, 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: Development Intern – Individual Giving and Membership
Posted by: Japan Society
Location: New York City, NY
Contract: Full-Time
Japan Society’s Development office seeks a 2016 fall intern to assist with daily operations related to Membership and Individual Giving at Japan Society. Working with the Individual Giving team, this is an excellent opportunity to gain firsthand experience in fundraising and non-profit management at an internationally-recognized nonprofit cultural organization with a distinguished history of more than 100 years.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
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Conducting research and identifying new prospect members and merchant partners; helping produce donor reports
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Assisting with membership renewals each month, including the printing, mailing, copying and filing of all high-level gift renewals
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Printing and mailing individual gift acknowledgment letters
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Fulfilling membership benefits such as catalogue distribution, ticket offers and gallery passes
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Providing staff support at various Society events
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Processing and mailing matching gift applications
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Assisting with donor-recognition and cultivation events
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Representing the Individual Giving team by managing customer service inquiries via phone an e-mail
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Assisting with eCommunications text to members
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Completing other general administrative tasks as needed
Job: Corporate Development Intern – Japan Society (New York City, 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: Development Intern – Corporate Membership and Sponsorship
Posted by: Japan Society
Location: New York City, NY
Contract: Full-Time
Japan Society’s Development office is seeking a fall 2016 intern to assist with daily operations related to Corporate Giving. Working closely with the Corporate Giving team, this is an excellent opportunity to gain firsthand experience in corporate fundraising at an internationally-recognized nonprofit cultural organization with a distinguished history of more than 100 years.
Responsibilities Include:
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Assisting in the development of Corporate Membership and Sponsorship marketing materials
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Assisting with distribution of complimentary gallery passes to Corporate Members
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Assisting with Corporate Membership thank you letters, renewals and other mailings
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Conducting research on current and prospective donor corporations
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Assisting in updating donor database
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Assisting at various Business and Policy Programs (evening lectures, lunches, etc.), and other Japan Society special events (gallery openings, receptions, Young Professionals Network events, etc.)
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Completing general administrative tasks as needed
Job: Director, Program Operations – Japan Society (New York City, NY)
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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: Director, Program Operations
Posted by: Japan Society
Location: New York City, NY
Contract: Full-Time
Established in 1907, New York’s Japan Society is an internationally recognized nonprofit, nonpolitical organization that provides access to information on Japan, offers opportunities to experience Japanese culture, and fosters sustained and open dialogue on issues important to the United States, Japan, and East Asia.
Director, Program Operations
The Director of Program Operations is responsible for securing, managing and maintaining all aspects of operations for programs. Responsibilities include maintaining internal calendar, managing program budgets, and supervising on-site operations. The Director of Program Operations also oversees box-office policies and procedures as well as managing box office and Welcome Desk personnel. This position is also responsible for outside organizations that rent Japan Society space from the initial contact to the end of the event including managing communications, organizing all needed operations, creating budgets and invoices, and supervising operations for the rental event.
RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Read More
Job: JETAA USA Logo Contest – JETAA (Various)
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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: JETAA USA Logo Contest
Posted by: JETTAA
Location: Various
Contract: Full-Time
A chance for JET alums with design skills to win a little money and gain some recognition. Open to non-USA JET alums as well. (Nothing wrong with a little outsourcing, deshou? :-)
JETAA Logo Contest! Calling all graphic designers, artists, and creative types! JETAA USA is seeking a new logo to represent the largest JET alumni association in the world! This logo will be used on the web and all related material. Your logo will be the visual cornerstone of our rebranding effort. The winner will also receive a $100 cash prize!
Submission deadline: Sept 2.
Send submissions to:
Make sure to include your name, closest JETAA chapter, and your prefecture and years on JET.
Here’s a link to the original HTML email: http://us9.campaign-archive2.com/?u=7484f4dce8313346df79bd3c6&id=1a2ebddf23&e=bddf6ef174
Job: English Teacher – Eikaiwa Nashville (Nashville, Tennessee)
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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: English Teacher
Posted by: Eikaiwa Nashville
Location: Tennessee
Contract: Full-Time
TEACH ENGLISH TO JAPANESE PEOPLE IN NASHVILLE
Do you long for Japan but find yourself in Middle Tennessee for the next few years or longer? Connect with Japanese people around Nashville every day by becoming an Eikaiwa Nashville teacher and pronunciation coach!
If you’re someone who has had an amazing experience living in Japan, and continues to love and be fascinated by Japanese people and culture, who’s interested in bridging a cultural and linguistic gap with expert teaching skills, talk to us about our openings for new teachers in the Middle Tennessee area. We are currently seeking teachers for the Hendersonville/Gallatin area, the Smyrna/LaVergne/Murfreesboro area, in Bellevue, and in Brentwood/Franklin.
Read about our unique English school at eikaiwanashville.com, and write to us via the contact page, telling us how your background and passion relate to what we’re doing, in 300 words or fewer.
At Eikaiwa Nashville, we are looking to build a team of inquisitive teachers with a passion for cross-cultural communication, and a keen desire to support Japanese transplants as they navigate their daily lives in Middle Tennessee. As our company grows, we believe Eikaiwa Nashville will continue to be a beacon in the Middle Tennessee Japanese community by delivering empathetic support, stimulating conversation and expert pronunciation training. If that’s something you’d like to get involved in, check out our website, and contact us.
Job: Administrative Assistant – Embassy of Japan (DC)
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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: Administrative Assistant
Posted by: Embassy of Japan – Finance Section
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time
The finance section of the Embassy of Japan is looking for a motivated individual to join their team!
Please find the detailed information from the link below:
http://www.us.emb-japan.go.jp/english/html/job-finance-assistant.html
Currently there are 16 former JETs working in different sections of the Embassy and we are looking forward to another great addition. Working at the Embassy is a great way to reconnect to Japan and keep up your Japanese!
Best,
JET Program Office
Embassy of Japan
Job: Academic Manager – Study Group (NYC)
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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: Academic Manager
Posted by: Study Group
Location: NYC
Contract: Full-Time
A great opening for a JET alum at Study Group, an English language school in Manhattan where JET alum Zachary Piper is the center director.
http://studygroup.applytojob.com/apply/ydUEUq/Academic-Manager?source=JET
Note: Applications for the position must be done through the website listed above.
Job: Partnerships Manager – Zicasso (San Francisco, CA)
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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: Partnerships Manager
Posted by: Zicasso
Location: San Francisco Area
Contract: Full-Time
Zicasso is a luxury travel start-up that matches travelers with a global network of top travel specialists. Our customers are discerning travelers who want unique travel experiences and don’t have the time to plan their complex international vacations. So we match them with the best travel specialists who compete to customize their trips.
Our clients include CEOs, a Pulitzer Prize winning writer, an Olympic cyclist, an Academy Award winner, and generally, people who appreciate exceptional, life-enriching travel experiences. Our travel specialist partners are the world’s best boutique tour companies and travel agencies, each one carefully pre-qualified by us.
Our network of travel specialist partners comprise of the world’s best boutique tour companies and travel agencies, each one carefully pre-qualified by us.This role is key to driving the growth of this network.
Job Responsibilities
- Identify, recruit, and train new travel companies to join Zicasso’s network of third party, global travel specialist partners (boutique travel agents, tour operators, and DMCs) located in the US or abroad, that specialize in delivering custom travel experiences for specific destinations worldwide.
- Research and develop a pipeline of partner candidates in current and new markets.
- Develop relationships and network with travel industry players, including attending conferences, to identify partner candidates.
- Conduct in-depth Skype Video Interviews to determine if a potential partner will be a good fit.
- Conduct onboarding process by training new partners on Zicasso Best Practices for sales as well as website features, to achieve fast sales success.
- Develop process for scaling partner onboarding/training through e-learning combined with personal coaching. E-learning curriculum might include consultative selling, up-selling, best practices, Zicasso’s software features, etc.
- Build genuine relationships with Zicasso’s global network of travel specialist partners.
Candidates who are seeking a standard 9-to-5 job that coasts along shouldn’t apply. Zicasso is a fast paced, startup environment where employees are expected to proactively seek out ways to improve our product/services. We partner with travel companies all over the world, so calls are often scheduled early in the morning or late in the evening to account for time zone differences. Read More
Job: Recruiter – JET Program (Various)
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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: Recruiters
Posted by: JET Program
Location: Various
Contract: Full-Time
The group of new JETs has departed for Japan and now it’s the time of year again when we start recruiting a new crop of applicants for 2017 JET Program!
The JET Program Office is currently seeking enthusiastic former JETs who are interested in going back to their school to promote the JET Program & their experience in Japan as recruiters in the months of September and October.
An alumni recruiter is responsible for scheduling an information session with a school through a contact person (professor, Japanese Club, career service…etc.), carrying out the session, and sending a visit report to the JET Program Office. Ideal candidates are former JETs who are eager to share their positive experience and also who keep contacts with their alma mater so they can set up own information sessions. The JET Program Office will provide a small honorarium to support transportation costs; however, please note it is very limited, so it would be best that recruiters currently reside in the area near the target schools. Read More
JQ Magazine: Manga Review — ‘The Osamu Tezuka Story’
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“Gargantuan in size at 928 pages (including detailed appendixes), this manga-format biography is a surprisingly quick read. Its fast-paced visuals and story provide a unique vantage to observe a legendary figure that leaves you energized after each sitting.” (Stone Bridge Press)
By Alexis Agliano Sanborn (Shimane-ken, 2009-11) for JQ magazine. Alexis is a graduate of Harvard University’s Regional Studies-East Asia (RSEA) program, and currently works as a program coordinator at the U.S.-Asia Law Institute of NYU School of Law.
For many, the newest publication from Stone Bridge Press will seem like a long lost friend. Originally serialized in 1989 and completed in 1992, The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime, written and illustrated by Toshio Ban in association with Tezuka Productions and translated by Frederik L. Schodt, is a book worth the wait. Gargantuan in size at 928 pages (including detailed appendixes), this manga-format biography is a surprisingly quick read. Its fast-paced visuals and story provide a unique vantage to observe a legendary figure that leaves you energized after each sitting. Whether you first learned about manga and anime yesterday, five years ago, or have been a diehard fan for decades, this book has something to offer.
Manga and anime artist Osamu Tezuka carries the weight that Walt Disney carries in the West. His vision, ingenuity, and motivation defined and propelled the bourgeoning manga and anime industry of the fifties, sixties, and seventies. This book follows Tezuka through it all: from his birth in Osaka in 1928 to his death in 1989, and everything in between. Through him, we see 1930s Japan and the rise of militarism, the authoritarian interwar, the penurious postwar, and the gradual rebirth and growth leading to the booming days of the 1980s. In his lifetime, Tezuka experienced it all—feast and famine, war and peace—and it is fervently captured in his artwork and stories.
This book is written and illustrated by Toshio Ban, a longtime animator and friend of Tezuka. Carefully researched and painstakingly detailed, Ban covers everything from Tezuka’s lifelong fascination of insects, his struggle balancing his academic passion of medicine, and his artistic passion of manga and anime, to his various commutes between Takarazuka City and Tokyo. While some details are lacking (for example, the reasons behind his first animation studio Mushi Production’s bankruptcy and financial problems), Ban has created a work exhaustive as it is fascinating.
Justin’s Japan: ‘The Osamu Tezuka Story’
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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.
This summer, get to know the “God of Manga.”
From Stone Bridge Press comes “The Osamu Tezuka Story,” a documentary manga biography of the influential artist and the birth and evolution of manga and anime in Japan.
Written and illustrated by longtime Tezuka associate Toshio Ban and newly translated into English by Frederik L. Schodt (author of “Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics”), this colossal 928-page trade paperback covers the entire life of Tezuka (1928-1989), warts and all.
“Readers may be surprised to see how honestly Tezuka is depicted, as an extraordinarily obsessed individual whose family rarely saw him and as someone who suffered from his creative impulse and hyper-competitiveness,” writes Schodt in the introduction.
The creator of such beloved characters as Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion, Tezuka also experimented with darker, more adult-themed works, penning more than 150,000 pages (over 700 volumes) in his lifetime, dwarfing any other manga artist. The book includes a detailed appendix of his complete creative output.
“As Tezuka grows and develops you are slowly introduced to his world and genius. This book isn’t just a book about a man, it’s a book about the development of a nation,” says Alexis Agliano Sanborn, a New York University program coordinator and Japan specialist. “Japan wouldn’t be the Japan it is today without Tezuka, and this book helps you realize it.”
For more information, visit www.stonebridge.com/catalog/the-osamu-tezuka-story.
