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. Every year Japan picks the top 10 buzzwords for the year, out of an […]
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Manga Translator Zack Davisson on Shigeru Mizuki
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By Julio Perez Jr. (Kyoto-shi, 2011-13) for JQ magazine. A bibliophile, writer, translator, and graduate from Columbia University, Julio is currently seeking opportunities with publications in New York. You can follow his enthusiasm for Japan, literature, and board gaming on Twitter @brittlejules. A scholar, author and translator of Japanese folklore and ghost stories, Zack Davisson (Nara-ken, 2001-04; Osaka-shi, 2004-06) joined the JET Program […]
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Producer Jeron Moore on ‘The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses’
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By Vlad Baranenko (Saitama-ken, 2000-02) for JQ magazine. Vlad is an avid photographer. F. Scott Fitzgerald famously said, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Fortunately, there are Second Quests. Over 25 years after the blockbuster Nintendo video game series first hit the scene bearing its namesake in honor of Fitzgerald’s wife, The Legend […]
National AJET’s “Life After JET”: Beth Nicholls
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National AJET shares former JET participants’ experiences – and a little advice – with current JETs in their new monthly interview, Life After JET. Contact lifeafterjet [at] ajet.net to be featured in future posts. ************* Beth Nicholls was a CIR in Yamagata from 1999-2000. Since then, she has been busy translating and traveling the world […]
DVD REVIEW Before there was Puffy AmiYumi, there was… PINK LADY…… AND JEFF by Lyle Sylvander Few Japanese pop groups have matched the success of the pop duo Pink Lady. In 1976, Mitsuyo Nemoto and Keiko Masuda performed on the TV show Star Tanjo and won the chance to become professional stars. They were renamed […]
