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Position: Two Navigators
Posted by: Toshiba Youth Club Asia (TYCA)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time; 1-week

Attached is a job passed along to us.

Since 2014, Toshiba International Foundation and ASJA International have together implemented an international exchange program, “Toshiba Youth Club Asia,” a forum for mutual understanding and exchanges between high school students from ASEAN countries and Japan. Through this program, we aim to inspire the next generation of leaders who will take the lead in creating a sustainable society (https://tyca.asia/).

The next program, TYCA Volume 8, will be held from March 23 through 30, 2024 at the Yoyogi Olympics Memorial Youth Center in Tokyo. Toward fruitful implementation of the program, we want to recruit one or two experienced ALT, or ALT alumni, to the program as a “navigator.” The role is
simple but important: support the program organizers in facilitating the program’s overall flow, including several group sessions.

Application Process: For more information, including basic program structure and salary, see the below document. If you are interested or consider application, please feel free to contact tyca@begoodcafe.com.

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Position: Lecturer in the Japanese Language Program
Posted by: University of Pennsylvania
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Thank you to our friends at the American Association of Teachers of Japanese for this Job Posting.

The Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania announces the availability of a position as full-time Lecturer in the Japanese Language Program for the academic year 2024-25. The appointment will be for an initial year with the possibility of annual renewal for up to an additional two years, contingent upon a satisfactory performance review and approval of the Dean. Employee benefits are provided.

Applicants for the position should demonstrate a primary focus on language education, and have received at least a Master’s degree in Education, Japanese Language, Literature, Linguistics, or a related field.  

Native or near-native competency in Japanese language and fluency in English are required. Preference will be given to applicants with significant teaching experience at all levels of Japanese language at post-secondary institutions in the United States. Knowledge of and experience in current trends in second/foreign language teaching methodologies and meaningful application of technologies in language instruction are highly desirable.

Duties include: teaching Japanese language classes (five classes per academic year) at any assigned levels, holding regular office hours, attending weekly meetings of the Japanese Language Program, and working with the Director of the Language Program and East Asia faculty on curriculum development and program articulation.

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Position: Online AP Japanese Language Teacher
Posted by: The Compass School
Location: Remote
Contract: Part-Time

Thank you to our friends at the American Association of Teachers of Japanese for this Job Posting.

About the Job

We are looking for a part-time AP Japanese Language and Culture teacher.

Our courses are taught online, the weekly live class time is taught through Zoom and we utilize Canvas as our learning management system.

Our courses follow the AP curriculum from College Board, to view the curriculum please visit: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/media/pdf/ap-japanese-language-and-culture-course-and-exam-description.pdf

The course will be 70 hours from now until mid-spring. The course must finish prior to the AP College Examination time in May.

Our courses are offered in a 1-on-1 (1 student, 1 teacher) format, but it is still a full length accredited course the student will receive a transcript for and credit towards their diploma.

This means the teacher can count on a yearlong block of hours and have consistent classes with the student over a longer period of time and develop a relationship to understand their learning style.

The student is based in China so classes would be early morning US time during the week, or evenings/mornings on the weekend.

The student has studied Japanese for 6 years (since 4th grade elementary school in Japan), she can essentially read, write and speak Japanese.

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Position: Travel Consultant (Japan Specialist)
Posted by: Inside Travel Group
Location: Broomfield, CO, USA, remote possible
Contract: Full-Time, no visa sponsorship

Description:
As a Travel Consultant with Inside Travel Group, you’ll put your excellent working knowledge of Japan to good use, familiarizing with our range of self-guided adventures to send your clients on cultural adventures that leave them in awe, from the minute they first get in touch to the moment they land back home.

Exceptional communication skills are non-negotiable – You’ll need confidence, charisma, and the ability to engage in order to be at your best in this role. You’ll also have excellent time management, being able to manage competing tasks and prioritize them accordingly to ensure you deliver the very best service to our customers.

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://insidetravelgroup.com/jobs/travel-consultants-japan-specialist-usa/

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Position: Assistant Professor of Instruction in Japanese
Posted by: Inside Travel Group
Location: Broomfield, CO, USA, remote possible
Contract: Full-Time; no visa sponsorship

Thanks to Inside Travel Group for passing along the following job opening.

Description: Inside Travel Group is currently accepting applications for a Travel Experience Specialist (Customer Support) to join our Broomfield, US office from January 2024.

Your role as a Travel Experience Specialist is twofold: proactively seeking opportunities to improve clients’ experience, as well as reactively helping to resolve any inbound issues, problems or requests.

The Customer Experience team plays an important role in monitoring the day-to-day travel environment, surveying everything from air and rail services through to weather events and public health risks, to keep our travelers abreast of any potential issues that might arise.

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Position: Lecturer in Japanese
Posted by: Columbia University
Location: Columbia University, NY
Contract: Full-Time

Thank you to our friends at the American Association of Teachers of Japanese for this Job Posting.

Description

The Japanese Language Program (JLP) in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Columbia University invites applications for a position at the rank of Lecturer in Japanese beginning July 1, 2024. 

Primary responsibilities include teaching two to three courses in Japanese language each semester in consultation with the JLP Director and department administration.  Administrative duties include curriculum development (both individual and collaborative) and assisting with the design and execution of program events. MA degree required, PhD or EdD preferred. 

High value is placed on ability to work closely with colleagues in the program.  The position is full-time with multi-year renewal contingent on successful review.  Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Salary Range or Pay Grade: $70,000 – $75,000

Qualifications

• Minimum Degree Required: MA degree in hand by the time of appointment, with specialization in Japanese linguistics, Japanese language pedagogy, applied linguistics, or other related fields.
• Minimum Qualifications: Applicants must have native or near-native fluency in Japanese, excellent command of English, and experience teaching at the college-level in the United States.
• Preferred Qualifications: Doctoral degree preferred.  Preferably, the candidate has experience teaching various levels of Japanese.  Leadership skills in collaborative projects and curriculum innovations and instructional technology are also desirable.

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Position: Full-Time K-12 Japanese Teacher
Posted by: Riverwood International Charter School
Location: Sandy Springs, GA, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Thank you to our friends at the American Association of Teachers of Japanese for this Job Posting.

Riverwood International Charter School in Sandy Springs, Georgia is seeking a highly qualified Japanese teacher who will be able to teach Japanese 1, 2, 3, and IB Japanese. This full-time position will start in August 2024.

Application Process: Please send a cover letter and a professional resume to the principal – Ms. Kindra Smith (Principal): SmithKL@fultonschools.org.

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Position: East Asian Studies Assistant Professor (Japanese) Tenure-Track
Posted by: Colby College
Location: Waterville, ME
Contract: Full-Time

Thank you to our friends at the American Association of Teachers of Japanese for this Job Posting.

Colby College seeks applicants for a tenure-track position in the Department of East Asian Studies as Assistant Professor (Japanese) to begin on Sept. 1, 2024. 

Applicants should have native or near-native ability in both English and Japanese, and be able to teach all levels of Japanese language as well as an occasional course in English in the applicant’s field of academic specialization. Preference will be given to candidates whose field of specialization will broaden our course offerings on modern Japan in any field in the humanities or social sciences including, but not limited to, literary or cultural studies, language pedagogy, anthropology, sociology, and history.  The committee is especially interested in candidates who, through their research, teaching, and/or service, will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the campus community.

Application Deadline: January 15, 2023

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Position: 当館勤務の現地採用職員
Posted by: Consulate General of Japan in Chicago
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Contract: Full-Time; No visa sponsorship availiable

Thanks to the Consulate General of Japan in Chicago for passing along the following job opening.

Description:
経理事務、施設管理、庶務業務、受付業務等
（１）英語及び日本語に堪能であること。
（２）毎日、事務所に通勤可能であること。
（３）ワード、エクセル、インターネット、Ｅメール等パソコンの基本的スキルが身に付い
ていること。

Salary/Hourly Rate: 経験等により決定します。なお、総領事館は連邦税等の税額を給与から天引きい たしませんので、本人による申告が必要となります。

Application Process: ご関心のある方は、１１月１３日（月）までに履歴書（日本語で作成し、電話 番号又は電子メール等連絡先を必ず記載してください）を下記の宛先まで、郵送又は admin737@cg.mofa.go.jpのメールにてお送りください。

Interpreter/Translator/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03) presents WIT Life, a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as art, film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she offers some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.

Yesterday I had to chance to stop by the event MANGA in New York, presented by Ginza Sony Park Project. This free Chelsea exhibition features work from six groups of Japanese artists who use diverse forms of expression to create original manga. According to the enthusiastic staff member who greeted me at the door and kindly provided an explanation of the exhibition, this is one of several experimental activities being tested out for next year’s expected completion of the second phase of Ginza Sony Park (it opened in 2018). They’re looking to receive feedback from visitors and potentially incorporate it into their new project.

There are two floors of manga to enjoy, and enhancing the visitor experience is a free vending machine with specially designed MANGA-CANs exclusive to the event. When you put in the letter and number of your choice, you receive a can of tea with a label showing a scene from one of the manga in the exhibition. The label is actually a commemorative sticker, so you can peel it off to save when you’re done with the tea. I picked UEDA & SASAMI from illustrator Hikaru Ichijo, a manga depicting the story of an aspiring painter named Ueda and the hamster Sasami who lives in her stomach. Ueda derives her energy from Sasasmi running on her hamster wheel, and Sasami is in turn is powered by eating sunflower seeds. But what happens when Ueda discovers that she can be the source of her own strength?

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Position: One-Year Leave Replacement Position in Japanese Language
Posted by: Williams College
Location: Williamstown, MA, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Williams College, in Williamstown MA, invites applications for a one-year leave replacement position in Japanese language for the 2024-25 academic year, with teaching to begin in September 2024. Depending on the candidate’s qualifications, appointment will be made at the level of either visiting lecturer or visiting assistant professor. The teaching load will consist of two language courses per semester, and a three-week Winter Study sustaining course for Japanese 101 students in January 2025. This is a full-time position. Compensation includes salary and insurance benefits.

The successful candidate will join colleagues in a vibrant Department of Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures that offers three major tracks: Japanese, Chinese, and East Asian Languages and Cultures. The Japanese major requires four years of language study and the East Asian Languages and Cultures major requires three years of language study. The department also offers a dual language option under the East Asian Languages and Cultures major track. More information about the department can be found at https://www.williams.edu/dallc/. The department and the college offer mentoring and professional development opportunities, including participation in the college’s professional development program First3, access to a number of online NCFDD resources, and support through the newly established Rice Center for Teaching.

Review of applications will begin February 1, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. All offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a background check. Further information is available here: http://dean-faculty.williams.edu/prospective-faculty/background-check-policy/.

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Position: Career Development and Professional Network Manager
Posted by: Ashinaga Foundation
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time; Visa Sponsorship Availiable

Thanks to the Ashinaga Foundation for passing along the following job opening.

We are looking for a manager of the Career Development and Professional Network (PND) team of Ashinaga Foundation Headquarters (HQ) to support Ashinaga Africa Initiative (AAI) Scholars and Graduates. PND-HQ has two functions: one is an HQ function for the coordination hub for all Ashinaga offices (Japan, US, UK, France, Brazil, Uganda and Senegal), and the other is a PND-Japan office function to support AAI Scholars studying in Japan.

Salary/Hourly Rate: Annual contract starting from the range between 4,832,600 yen and 5,643,800 yen, depending on the experience level, commensurate with experience. One-year contract: Contract may be renewed upon discussion.

One-year contract: Contract may be renewed upon discussion.

Other benefits:

• Economy class flight to/from Japan from/to the country of residence (at the beginning and end of your employment with Ashinaga)
• Language lesson budget support (Japanese, English, French and Portuguese)
• Work-related travel expenses
• Inclusion on employee insurance program
• 20 paid holidays per year (excluding national holidays and weekends)

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please click here – https://www.ashinaga.org/en/support-us/careers/work-with-ashinaga/

By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here.

The Japan-centric events of the month ahead promise to be as rich and full as autumn itself—brisk and colorful, with a dash of unpredictability. 

This month’s highlights include:

Thursday, Nov. 1

Godzilla 2000 

Various locations

$16-$20

Get ready to crumble! The king of all monsters is back and bigger than ever! The action heats up when a UFO reveals itself as a massive alien monster with awesome destructive powers. The alien monster heads straight for the behemoth Godzilla, who’s just crushed the entire city for the battle of the millennium. But Godzilla’s furious heat beam may not be enough to destroy the death-dealing alien, and the future of humankind is in jeopardy. Now, it’s a bang-up, three-way, no-holds-barred brawl as Godzilla, the alien monster and the courageous citizens of Japan fight an unprecedented battle for survival in this earth-shattering sci-fi action adventure that will blow you away.

Nov. 3-4 

New York Japan CineFest

Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue

$8 Members, $15 Non-Members (per day)

Join Asia Society to celebrate Japanese independent filmmaking at New York Japan CineFest 2023. Now in its twelfth year, this film festival is back in person for the first time since 2019 with a screening of eighteen provocative short films over two days. The films comprise a diverse and exciting array of genres and styles from around the world— including fiction, documentary, and anime—that portray historical and contemporary Japanese culture and society.

On Friday, November 3, at 6:30 p.m., the two-day festival opens with a ninety-minute screening of short films, followed by a reception.

On Saturday, November 4, more short films follow at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., with a beautiful calligraphy performance by acclaimed artist Chifumi Niimi at 3 p.m. Asia Society is proud to co-host the world premiere of Chifumi’s first short documentary film, Shu Ha Ri on New York Japan CineFest Day Two.

Nov, 8-9, various times

Digimon Adventure 02

Various locations

$16-20

It’s 2012, and ten years have passed since the adventure in the Digital World. Daisuke Motomiya is now twenty, and he and the rest of the DigiDestined seem to be changing bit by bit in terms of appearance and lifestyle. Then one day, a giant Digitama suddenly appears in the sky over Tokyo Tower. Daisuke and the others encounter a mysterious young man named Lui Ohwada, who informs them that he’s the first ever DigiDestined in the world…

The feature will include an introduction from the director, Tomohisa Taguchi. PLUS, as an incredibly special bonus, the first 50 guests to arrive at each night’s screening will receive a complimentary Digimon Card Game Tamer Party Pack -THE BEGINNING-  ver. 2.0, which includes 3 out of 14 possible cards from the new Digimon Card Game deck commemorating the film. Lucky recipients will be among the first fans in the U.S. to own these new “Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning” themed cards before they are released to the general public in December. The Nov. 8 screening is dubbed in English, with the Nov. 9 screening subtitled in Japanese.

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Interpreter/Translator/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03) presents WIT Life, a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as art, film, food and language. Stacy starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here she offers some interesting tidbits and trends along with her own observations.

Earlier this month I had the amazing opportunity to work with the legendary actor Koji Yakusho when his newest work PERFECT DAYS premiered at the New York Film Festival. The film was helmed by German director Wim Wenders, who shot it over the course of 16 days in Tokyo. Wenders co-wrote the screenplay with the film’s producer Takuma Takasaki, who I had the honor of interpreting for during the festival.

The film’s backdrop is The Tokyo Toilet, a public works project featuring 17 public toilets throughout Shibuya designed by world renowned creators. Yakusho plays a cleaner of these toilets named Hirayama, a man who leads a simple life. His days consist of an early morning commute to work with a soundtrack of nostalgic music, enjoying a soak at the public bath, having a simple meal before returning home and reading before bed. Hirayama has a flip phone and no Internet access, but he is content with his existence. The unexpected arrival of his niece shakes up his routine, and during their time together we learn more about his background.

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Position: Assistant Professor of Instruction in Japanese
Posted by: University of Texas
Location: Austin, TX, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Thank you to our friends at the American Association of Teachers of Japanese for this Job Posting.

Description

The Department of Asian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin invites applications for an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Japanese language, beginning Fall semester 2024. This full-time, non-tenure-track position carries the possibility of annual renewal, contingent upon job performance, the continued needs of the department, and availability of program funding. In Fall 2024-Spring 2025, the successful candidate will be expected to teach first- and second-year Japanese courses with an average of 12 contact hours per week. On renewal, future course assignments may vary.

Located at the flagship campus of The University of Texas System, our department offers a congenial and exciting context for teaching and research in the languages and cultures of East Asia. In addition to working closely with students in our department, the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to participate fully in the rich intellectual life of The University of Texas at Austin.

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