Mar 19

JETAA Chapter Beat: Disaster Relief Efforts

After the devastation in Japan last week, JETAA chapters around the world have stepped up with a variety of efforts to aid those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. Check out what your chapter is doing and lend your support to a place you once called home. JETAA USA JETAA USA Relief Fund – The […]


Feb 10

The Consulate General of Japan in New York has provided a “Letter of Support” for JetWit recognizing to the valuable role JetWit plays in supporting the JET Programme and the JET Alumni Association.  Both the English and Japanese versions are included below with permission from the Consulate. ********** ENGLISH VERSION (Text) Message from the Consulate […]


Jul 29

********* JET Return on Investment (ROI) is a category on JetWit intended to highlight the various economic, diplomatic and other benefits to Japan resulting from its investment in the JET Program.  Why is this important right now?  Because the JET Program and JET Alumni Association may be cut by the Japanese government, as explained in this […]


Jul 27

********* JET Return on Investment (ROI) is a category on JetWit intended to highlight the various economic, diplomatic and other benefits to Japan resulting from its investment in the JET Program.  Why is this important right now?  Because the JET Program and JET Alumni Association may be cut by the Japanese government, as explained in this […]


Jul 11

JET ROI: Top Ten “Best of JQ” Articles That Support Our Cause

Wondering how JET alums give back to the community and make new connections with Japan after their work on the program is over? JQ Magazine Editor Justin Tedaldi (Kobe-shi CIR, 2001-02) has compiled a list of ten relevant articles from the past two years that exemplify the dedication of our members. 2010 May/June – Bruce Feiler interview (an author who’s probably the biggest “JET celebrity” out there. Wrote […]


Jun 2

JETAA Canada National Conference Keynote Speech – May 30, 2009 – Toronto By Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94) IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION Minasan, Ohayo gozaimasu. 1.  First, I’d like to thank JETAA Canada and Gloria Ma and everyone else involved with this conference for inviting me here to speak today.  As an American, I have to […]


Nov 10

JETAA NY Quarterly: Fall 2008 “Politics” Issue

JETAA NY has just published its Fall 2008 “Politics” Issue of its quarterly publications.  Click the image below to read. FALL 2008 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1…..JET Alumni Election Survey Page 2…..Letter from the President Page 3…..Comings & Goings Page 4…..Translators Challenge Page 5…..JETAANY Society Page by Yoku Shitteiru Page 6…..Interview with Inuyama City Councilman […]


Sep 21

Ackerson, Aaron (Prefecture, Years) – http://www.aaronackerson.com/index.html.  Also, good blog (no longer active) at http://www.aaronackerson.com/weblog/ – Humorous songwriters Bennett, Earth (Aomori, 2000-03) – http://www.angelfire.com/comics/esid/ – Cartoon entitled Every Situation is Different, written during his time on JET. Bernstein, Joshua – (Kumamoto-ken, 2006) http://www.jewinjapan.com/ Bianchi, Anthony (Aichi, 1989-91) – http://www.bianchi-inuyama.com/ – Website of the first North American […]


Sep 21

Bhimani, Janak – Host of WatchMeTv.com Bianchi, Anthony (Aichi-ken, 1989-92) – City councilman in Inuyama-shi, Aichi-ken Henning, Kirsten (Hyogo-ken, 1999-2002) – Interpreting for Ichiro (Summer 2005 JETAA NY Newsletter) – Interview by Stacy Smith (CIR Kumamoto-ken, 2002-03) JETs at the Japan Society (Spring 2005) Komura, Noriko – Can You Use Chopsticks?  An Interview with the […]


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