Jan 15

Job: Middle and Upper School Japanese Teaching Position at Charles Wright Academy (WA)

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Via JETAA PNW.  Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Middle and Upper School Japanese Teacher
Posted by: Charles Wright Academy
Type: Full-time
Location: Tacoma, WA
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A

Company Overview:
Charles Wright Academy is an independent coeducational day school offering a broad curriculum in the liberal arts.  Founded in 1957, the school enrolls 680 students in grades preschool through twelve. We are located in a suburban neighborhood southwest of Tacoma, approximately 1 mile from Puget Sound and within the shadow of Mt. Rainier.

The Mission of Charles Wright Academy is to provide a rigorous liberal arts program guided by an ethos of excellence and compassion.  Within a diverse learning community, we foster self-reliance, integrity, social responsibility, and humor empowering our students to achieve their personal best in mind, body, and spirit.

This position is a full-time faculty appointment for the 2013-14 academic year.  This position will teach Middle School and advanced Japanese. Read More

Jan 14

WIT LIfe #225: Tofu Barrel Politics

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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 together with her own observations.

Last week Japan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe announced a $116 billion stimulus package consisting of public-works spending (with an emphasis on Fukushima), investment tax credits and increased spending on education and health care.  This is a great departure from the fiscal austerity practiced by the DPJ, but Paul Krugman takes the announcement with a grain of salt, saying “Now, people who know something about Japanese politics warn me not to think of Mr. Abe as a good guy. His foreign policy, they tell me, is very bad, and his support for stimulus may have more to do with old-fashioned pork-barrel (tofu barrel?) politics than with a sophisticated rejection of conventional wisdom.”  I love the “tofu barrel” reference, and plan to use it going forward.

There was also an editorial in the Times today on the same subject, praising Abe’s fiscal plan as a start but at the same time stressing the need for structural reforms to accompany it if Japan wants to Read More

Jan 14

Job: TOMODACHI Marketing Position in Tokyo

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Via JETAA DC.  Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Marketing Specialists
Posted by:TOMODACHI
Type: N/A
Location: LA
Salary:
Start Date: N/A
The TOMODACHI Initiative is a public-private partnership forged after the Great East Japan Earthquake and led by the U.S. Government, the Japanese Government and the U.S.-Japan Council, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.  It is supported by corporations, organization and individuals from the United States and Japan. TOMODACHI’s mission is to support initiatives that benefit Japan’s short-term needs resulting from the Great East Japan Earthquake, and to invest in the next generation of Japanese and Americans by creating opportunities for cross-cultural exchange, entrepreneurship and leadership that enhance long-term competitiveness and strengthen connections between the United States and Japan. Our vision is to help create a future generation of Japanese and Americans, a TOMODACHI generation, of driven doers, thinkers and creators who are invested in the future of U.S.-Japan relations with an appreciation of each other’s culture and countries and with global skills and mindsets. Read More

Jan 14

Job: Program Coordinator (Cultural Diplomacy) at the Japanese Consulate in Los Angeles

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Thanks to JET alum Tiffany Dyer for sharing this posting.  Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Program Coordinator
Posted by: The Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles
Type: N/A
Location: LA
Salary:
Start Date: N/A

Overview:
The Japan Information and Culture Center at the Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles is seeking to fill an entry level Program Coordinator position to advance our cultural diplomacy objectives. The ideal candidate should have a firm understanding of Japanese culture and society, as well as Japan’s foreign policies. The candidate should have strong communication skills, an event organizing background and outreach capabilities including web design and the use of social media. The candidate must be able to function as a team player in a Japanese bureaucracy and understand the role of the Japanese Consulate. Read More

Jan 14

Job: Sales Representative at Japanese Chemical Company- Hackensack, NJ

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Via Actus Consulting.  Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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** Please let them know you learned of the job via JETwit if you apply.**

Position: Sales Representative
Posted by: Actus Consulting
Type: N/A
Location: NJ
Salary: Salary:$55~65K (DOE)+ Possible Bonus
Start Date: N/A

Company Overview:

·  The parent company was established in 1910’s in Japan. The hiring company is US subsidiary office with 4 employees.
·  Specializes in chemical products such as Semiconductor Products, Plastic Additives, Surface Active Agents & Lubricants and Functional
Polymers.
·  The clients include Fortune 500 companies in various industries.
·  Global company- has offices in more than 10 countries around the world. The company provides employees with a global opportunity. Read More

Jan 14

Job: Sales Account Manager atJapanese High-quality Digital Microscope System Manufacturer- Hackensack, NJ

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Via Actus Consulting.  Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Sales Account Manager
Posted by: Actus Consulting
Type: N/A
Location: NJ
Salary: $38~39K + Possible Bonus
Start Date: N/A

Company Overview:

• 100% subsidiary of Top-Quality Digital Microscope System Manufacturer in Japan . Headquartered in Japan, in the past 20 years
  starting as a lens maker, their business has been growing both technically and geographically having offices in US, China, Korea, Hong
  Kong and France.  US office opened in 2001.
• Small-size organization – up and coming company with fresh and friendly and team oriented atmosphere.
• Unique markets such as military organizations, chemical industry, educational facilities, medical and cosmetic industry. Read More

Jan 14

Job: Technology and Information Coordinator at Chicago Consulate — Deadline is Jan. 18th

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Thanks to Julian Wesley, Media Relations Coordinator at the Japan Information Center at the Consulate in Chicago, for sharing this JET-relevant opening.  Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Technology and Information Coordinator
Posted by: The Japan Information Center at the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
Type: N/A
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A

Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Chief of Japan Information Center

1) Edit and manage all content on the Consulate’s English website
2) Write, edit, and publish a monthly e-mail newsletter detailing Japan-related events in the Consulate’s 10-state jurisdiction
3) Coordinate the Consulate’s social media presence on Facebook and Twitter
4) Assist organizing cultural events and Japan-related presentations to local schools
5) Draft speeches/remarks for Consul General and other staff
6) General office responsibilities, including assisting for conferences/receptions and supporting other staff members as need arises Read More

Jan 14

Job: Interview Assistant The Japan Information Center at the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago

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Thanks to Robert Corder for sharing this job posting. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Jet Program Interview Assistant
Posted by: The Japan Information Center at the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago
Type: N/A
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A

Overview:
The Japan Information Center at the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago seeks an Interview Assistant to help coordinate the JET Program Interviews for 2013. Please note that this is a part-time, temporary position.

Responsibilities:
1. Assist with JET Interviews (tentatively, February 18-23), which includes but is not limited to preparing documents, attending to the judges, keeping scores
2. Other responsibilities pertaining to the JET Program and JIC activities

Qualifications:
1. Alumni of the JET program
2. Excellent organization and communication skills
3. Must be able to use Microsoft Word and Excel Read More

Jan 14

Job: Writing Opportunities for What Can I Do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies?

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Thanks to JET alumLeah Zoller. Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Blog Contributor
Posted by: Shinpai Deshou
Type: N/A
Location: N/A
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A

Overview:
What Can I Do with a B.A. in Japanese Studies? (Shinpai Deshou) is looking for writers! Shinpai Deshou is a blog aimed at students of Japan Studies and related fields to provide resources and advice for their next steps after graduation as well as tools for language and cultural study. We are looking for new contributors, particularly to write posts about professional development, careers, and networking.

Ideally, we’d like to have 1-2 regular writers to contribute posts on a monthly basis, though a single article or series of articles would also be very welcome. In addition to writing about professional topics, we also would like posts on linguistic and cultural resources, language study, Japan-related blogs, fun links, book announcements, scholarship/funding opportunities, study abroad opportunities, and outreach events.

For example, I’ve written about working as a JET CIR, reviewed Japanese design blogs, and supplied posts on job openings and Fun Link Fridays. We’ve also done series on studying at the InterUniversity Center (IUC), finding a home stay, working as a JET ALT, and the job hunt. Some specific examples of topics we’d like to cover are Middlebury Summer Language Schools (after the campus move to Mills in 2009-), other language or postgrad programs, working in the travel industry or study abroad programs, and writing a rirekisho. If you have an idea for a topic not listed here, pitch it to me!

Thank you!

Leah Zoller
leah.zoller@gmail.com

Jan 14

Job: Program Officer for Corporation for National and Community Service (DC)

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Via JETAA DC.  Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Program Coordinator
Posted by: The Corporation for National and Community Service
Type: Full-time
Location: Washington, DC
Salary: N/A
Start Date: N/A

Overview:
The Corporation for National and Community Service was established as a Federal agency in 1993 to engage Americans of all ages and backgrounds in community-based service. Together, its Senior Corps and AmeriCorps programs promote the ethic of service and help solve critical community problems in every state, many Indian tribes, and most U. S. territories. As a result, hundreds of thousands of Americans are joining forces to address community needs in education, homeland security, housing, health care, environmental protection, and disaster relief.

Key Requirements:
•U.S. Citizenship Required
•Relocation expenses will not be paid
•A 2-year probationary period is required for new Federal service employees
•Merit Promotion applicants must submit a SF-50 to verify status and grade Read More

Jan 14

Job: Bellevue College/ISP -Temporary Hourly Position

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Via JETAA PNW.  Posted by Kay Monroe (Miyazaki-shi, 1995 -97). Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.
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Position: Program Coordinator
Posted by: Belleview College
Type: Short Term
Location: Belleview, WA
Salary: $14.26 (no benefits)
Start Date: N/A

Overview:
The following duties are typical for this position but should not be considered all-inclusive. Duties may be changed or assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs. The Coordinator is responsible for preparation and delivery of a short-term, customized educational program for a Japanese college group. Typical duties include, but are not limited to: reserving and confirming all activities and transportation, supervising an assistant, arranging public transportation, conducting site visits of activities, preparing and delivering a welcome/ orientation program and graduation luncheon, photographing the students throughout the program to create a slide show for the graduation luncheon, guiding the group to all on- and off-campus activities and excursions, conducting a program evaluation and making a summary report to the director. The coordinator is also responsible for briefing the Director daily, and is expected to build an open, inclusive, and safe learning environment to take every opportunity as a learning moment and empower the students to think and resolve minor conflicts that may arise during the program. Read More

Jan 11

CLAIR Magazine “JET Plaza” series: Austin Moore (Yamaguchi)

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Each month, current and former JET participants are featured in the “JET Plaza” section of the CLAIR Forum magazine. The January 2013 edition includes an article by Austin Moore, a former Monbusho English Fellow (MEF), the forerunner to the JET Programme. Posted by  Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo.

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“Sometimes I joke that back when I began what quite unexpectedly is turning out to be a lifetime in Japan, the local men carried swords and wore topknots.”

Austin Moore was born and brought up in a house that was built in 1830 in a small town of Massachusetts. After graduating from Syracuse University in 1984, he came to Japan to work as a member of the Monbusho English Fellow Programme in Yamaguchi Prefecture. Three years later, he moved to Tokyo to join the organization which is today known as CLAIR. Austin has been working for the Japan Intercultural Academy of Municipalities in Shiga Prefecture for the past twenty years. He is also the head of the Historic Preservation Society of Hino town, where he lives in a house that dates back to Edo period.

Adoption Of and By Japan

Sometimes I joke that back when I began what quite unexpectedly is turning out to be a lifetime in Japan, the local men carried swords and wore topknots. While that is more than a small exaggeration, the changes in Japanese society that I have witnessed during these three decades are nearly as significant.

In 1984, immediately after concluding my studies at Eisenhower College and Syracuse University, I was accepted into the Monbusho English Fellow (MEF) Program (preceding JET and run exclusively by the Ministry of Education) and spent almost three years in Yamaguchi Prefecture – the philosophical birthplace of modern-day Japan. There, for the first year, I had the distinction of being the only American employed by the prefectural education board and, as such, visited most every public high school in the prefecture, as well as numerous junior high schools.

It was the very beginning of July when I arrived in Yamaguchi. My supervisor was a kind man who spoke extremely good English – the only one in the office who did. But a week into life as an MEF, my supervisor, my ‘life-support system’, left for a month-long training seminar at Tsukuba University. And so it was that I promptly learned to breathe on my own. Read More

Jan 11

Kyodo News “Rural JET alumni” series: Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata)

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News agency Kyodo News has recently been publishing monthly articles written by JET alumni who were appointed in rural areas of Japan, as part of promotion for the JET Programme. Below is the English version of the column from December 2012. Posted by Celine Castex (Chiba-ken, 2006-11), currently programme coordinator at CLAIR Tokyo.

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Born in Japan, Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata-ken, Tsuruoka-shi, 2008-10) has lived a bit of a nomadic life, having lived in Virginia, New Jersey, and several times in France and Japan. He attended Coppin State University (Baltimore, Maryland) and graduated with a degree in English. He came back to Japan on the JET Programme and worked for two years in Yamagata Prefecture, in Haguro, a village that merged into Tsuruoka. Currently, he conducts English classes for Japanese adults at an online eikaiwa school named Hello English and is in the job hunt.

Same Country, New Experiences

I was born on a naval base in Yokosuka, where I spent my first 18 months. After graduating from university, I spent a year working at an eikaiwa school in Yokohama.

However, Japan was pretty much a mystery to me. My co-workers were all Westerners, so I was obviously missing out on a true Japanese work environment. If I went somewhere other than Shibuya on an off day, it was a miracle. And despite taking Japanese classes every Wednesday morning for several months, I struggled mightily in the language.

Needless to say, I had not gotten the most out of Japan during my year in Yokohama. But there was definitely an itch to discover more of the country and its culture. So after working as an assistant English teacher in France, the decision was simple: I was applying for the JET Programme.

In late March 2008, I learned Read More

Jan 10

I’ll Make It Myself!: Noppo-kun (Veg* Out in Kanazawa Series)

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L.M. Zoller (CIR Ishikawa-ken, Anamizu, 2009-11) is the editor of The Ishikawa JET Kitchen: Cooking in Japan Without a Fight. A writer and web administrator for The Art of Travel, ze also writes I’ll Make It Myself!, a blog about food culture in Japan, and curates The Rice Cooker Chronicles, a series of essays by JETs and JET alumni on the theme of cooking/eating and being alone in Japan.

New Rice Cooker Chronicles submissions always welcome. Just e-mail it to jetwit [at] jetwit.com.

Noppo-kun (のっぽくん)
Location: Nonoichi (near Kanazawa)
Type: Café, Lunch
Veg status: all vegetarian; vegan friendly
Language: Japanese (but most of the dishes are on display on the counter)

Click HERE to read more.

Jan 10

Pacific Northwest JETAA Newsletter seeks submissions by January 16

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Via Pacific Northwest JETAA:

Fellow JET Alums,

In two weeks’ time, our annual newsletter will be going to proverbial print. You’ll be able to read about all the things PNWJETAA has been up to this past year, as well as get a forecast for the future. Last year, we added a new column called “Haikus From You and Short Stories.” We welcomed poetry (haiku or other), stories, and photographs from JET Alums. We got a bunch of good haikus, several entertaining tales, and some neat photos.

The first poetic venture

I came across —

The rice-planting songs

Of the far north.