Job: Executive Assistant to CEO – Bilingual (Mass.)
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RISO Inc., an international printing and publishing company is looking for a bilingual executive assistant to the CEO. This position provides support for the CEO by performing various high level administrative functions including all high level confidential and proprietary information for executives of the Company. This includes, but is not limited to, complex calendar scheduling, coordination and preparation of presentations, budgets, contract and policy review/edit, certain legal matters, customer and employee relations, translation of Japanese to English/English to Japanese and support and special projects assigned by senior executives.
DUTIES:
・Ensure the timely processing, prioritization and follow-up on executive reports and projects coupled with maintaining all aspects of the position.
・Create and maintain all high level confidential files for the CEO and others as required.
・Ensure CEO’s time is used optimally and schedule his time and appointments accordingly. This includes maintaining his personal and professional calendar, business appointments, and travel management.
・Schedule and coordinate meetings led by the CEO. This may include coordination of management meetings.
・Handle, resolve and direct all incoming correspondence for CEO (and other executives, as required).
・Prepare written correspondence on behalf of the CEO.
・Provide support in areas related to the expatriate assignment to the USA. This involves assistance in personal areas including, but not limited to, such things as managing bank accounts and managing housing utilities. The incumbent will also be available to the CEO and accessible by phone on weekends and holidays to assist in case of emergencies.
QUALIFICATIONS:
１．Eight to ten years of high level administrative experience. Must be confident with current office tools.
２．Excellent verbal and written communication skills; appropriate for the business environment, both English & Japanese.
３．Strong financial and analytical aptitude.
４．Ability to deal with diverse projects and deadlines.
５．Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online at Career Forum, here.
Job: Policy & Business Research Associate at ITOCHU (DC)
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This job listing comes from JETAA DC’s Arbora Johnson, Manager, Business Development, ITOCHU International (Hiroshima-ken CIR, ’94-’97)
lTOCHU International, a Japanese trading company, is looking for a full-time Policy and Business Research Associate for their office in Washington D.C. Japanese language and work experience is preferred, but not required.
DUTIES:
Associate will also conduct market research and provide business development support in technology and other sectors.
Conduct policy analysis and reporting, including contributions to regular office publications. Topics cover a range of issues in US trade, investment, foreign and security policy. Responsibility may include assignment to monitor, analyze and report on specific topics on an on-going basis. Requires networking and primary research using a wide range of sources in Washington DC.
Conduct research and prepare reports on US federal, state and local policies relevant to new business development, including infrastructure spending, R&D funding, and other incentives and policies to promote specific industries.
Conduct research and provide business development support related to technologies, companies and markets of interest. Conduct primary and secondary research and draft final reports. Perform company/technology scouting and evaluation, industry networking, and company visits.
QUALIFICATIONS:
o Minimum two years work experience
o Strong business and policy research skills
o Strong writing and communication skills
o Comfort with and interest in technology and business-related subjects
o Team player with good interpersonal skills, as well as self-starter who is able to work well independently
o Detail oriented; able to multi-task and meet deadlines
o Comfortable in multi-cultural professional setting
o Japan experience and / or Japanese language ability a plus
HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit resume and cover letter by March 5, 2010 (as soon as possible) to Chris Banks at: chris.banks@ itochu.com. No phone calls, please. Start date as soon as possible.
ITOCHU International, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Translation question: “Pocket dial” in Japanese?
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Does a term in Japanese exist for “pocket dial”? (i.e., to accidentally dial someone because a button is inadvertently pushed while your cell phone is in your pocket)
You can share any responses to the comments section of this post.
Roland Kelts (Osaka-shi, 1998-99), author of Japanamerica, is interviewed on ABC’s “World News Tonight” with Brian Ross and Diane Sawyer.
Job: Development Associate – Noguchi Museum (Long Island City, NY)
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Via the Philanthropy News Digest Jobs Alert:
Development Associate
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/jobs/job_item.jhtml?id=166700052
Noguchi Museum (Long Island City, New York)
http://www.noguchi.org/
Founded by internationally renowned Japanese-American artist Isamu Noguchi, The Noguchi Museum is the first museum in America to be established by a living artist for the display of his own work. When Noguchi opened the Museum to the public in 1985, he established The Isamu Noguchi Foundation, Inc. to manage it. In February 2004, the Museum and the Foundation were consolidated into a single entity, The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum, receiving a 501(c)(3) public charity status from the IRS. An extremely dedicated Board and staff are committed to the aesthetic that Noguchi articulated through his expansive body of work represented in the Museum and to extending his reach through exhibitions and public and educational programs.
In 2004, the Development Office was established to solicit, for the first time, support on a continuous basis from individuals, corporations and foundations, and to build upon the government support that the Museum had received throughout the years. Over the past five and a half years, the Museum has launched a comprehensive development plan and has successfully met and exceeded its fundraising goals. The Isamu Noguchi Foundation and Garden Museum seeks a Development Associate to assist in furthering the Museum’s campaigns to raise foundation, corporation, government, and individual support. The Development Associate reports to the Director of Development.
Specific responsibilities:
- Work with and assist Director of Development to draft proposals, letters, reports, and other fundraising materials;
- Coordinate the production and mailing of annual appeals;
- Oversee the Museum’s membership program;
- Manage the donor database (Raiser’s Edge), which includes processing gifts and acknowledgements, and generating reports and solicitation lists;
- Identify and research donors and prospects;
- Assist in organizing the Museum’s annual gala benefit and donor cultivation events;
- Perform general administrative duties as needed.
Jun Kim Theatre Workshop
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Actor/ Director, Jun Kim (Heavenly Bento) brings his Tokyo based theatre workshop to New York.
For more info click here.
– Date: 2/20, 2/28, 3/6, 3/13
– Time: 1pm-4pm
– Place: Center StageNY Studio A 2/20, 3/6, 3/13 (SAT)
Rod Rodgers Dance Co Studio 2/28 (SUN)
– Fee: $120
– Limited to 15 participants
WIT Life #76: Mochi mochi appeal and V-Day marketing
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WITLife 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.
Recently the news ran a piece about the popularity of Japanese foods that are mocchiri, meaning heavy in a way similar to mochi. Evidently it is a Kansai-ben term that combines mochi mochi shita, sticky or springy, and dosshiri shita, heavy or solid. The top three reasons consumers cited for liking mocchiri goods were their texture, the ability to make them feel full and the attraction to items with mocchiri or mochi mochi in the name. In addition, they seem to provide a sense of comfort.
Many manufacturers are capitalizing on this mood by increasing their products that contain such descriptors. For example, a taiyaki maker with Read More
JETAA Chapter Beat 2.10.10
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Freelance writer/editor Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) takes us on a walk around the JET Alumni community for another edition of JETAA Chapter Beat.
- Karaoke – Saturday, February 13th, 6:30 at Sushi-Jin in Houston. Get into the singing spirit and RSVP today!
- Joshikai San Francisco – Thursday, February 11th, 6:00 at Owl Tree. Joshikai is a gathering for Japanese women and womene with an interest in Japan to make friends and share stories. Author Mieko Mochizuki Swartz of “Shortchanged: A Japanese Women’s Guide to International Romance” will be giving a short talk, followed by an informal networking activity.
- Karaoke Night – Thursday, February 18th, 6:30 dinner at Daimo Chinese Restaurant, followed by 8:00 Karaoke at Music Tunnel KTV.
- Income Tax Seminar – Saturday, February 27th, 3:30 to 5:00 at the Japan Information Center. Bring a pen, paper and your questions on tax issues as the guys at JETAANC are offering to help out JET alumni with questions about filling their taxes after returning from Japan.
- Sake Tasting – Tuesday, February 16th, 6:00 at So Restaurant. The British Sake Association is hosting a warm sake tasting this Tuesday. JETAA members get a 10% discount so don’t miss out.
- AGM Reception – Saturday, February 20th, 8:00 at Cosmo in Cardiff Bay. JETAA Wales is hosting the UK AGM for JETAA UK chapter representatives and members.
- Japanese Conversation Club – Thursday, February 11th and 25th, 6:30 to 8:30 at 1424 Weller St. JCCCW is extending a special invitation to JETAA members who are interested in a conversation get together.
- Happy Hour – Tuesday, February 16th, 5:30 at the Hawk and Dove. Get together and share some laughs with the group in DC.
- JBook Meeting – Monday, February 22nd, 6:30 at a location yet to be determined. This month’s selection will be “The Makioka Sisters” by Junichiro Tanizaki.
- Book Club Meeting – Thursday, February 18th. This month’s selection is “Spinning Tropics” by Aska Mochizuki. Start reading today.
- Nihongo Dake Dinner- Tuesday, February 23rd, 7:00 at Congee Village Restaurant and Bar. Come out for the first Nihongo Dake dinner of 2010 and sharpen those Japanese skills.
- Snowboarding Trip – February 26th – 28th in Killington, Vermont. Alumni, family and friends are welcome to join in on this weekend of skiing and snowboarding up in Vermont.
- Happy Hour Show & Tell plus Karaoke – Wednesday, February 10th, 5:30 at Tajima 2. Bring 1-3 of your souvenirs from your time on JET and share them with the group. The quirkier and rarer the better.
- 2010 Member’s Retreat – Friday, February 19th through Sunday the 21st on Big Bear Mountain. Get away and hit the slopes for a weekend retreat with JETAASC.
- Nihongo Dake Dinner – Saturday, February 27th, 6:00 in San Gabriel. Dust off those rusty Japanese skills and come out for a night of food, friends and Japanese conversation.
What happened at your chapter’s event? If you attend(ed) any of these exciting events, JetWit would love to hear about them. Just contact Jonathan Trace with any info, stories or comments.
Study in Japan: Keio University Graduate School of Media Design Information Session
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Thanks to JETAA NY Webmaster Lee-Sean Huang for passing this on:
Hikaru Utada Comes Back to NYC
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On February 8, a sold out crowd of dedicated fans, some of whom began lining up as early as 2 a.m., packed the Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza for J-pop royalty as Hikaru Utada held court for a two-hour show.
While the venue imposed a strict no-camera policy, JETAANY’s JQ Magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (Kobe-shi CIR, 2001-02) was there to sneak a few snaps, and a review of the show will appear in the March issue of JQ.
Otsukaresama to the New York-born Hikki on a successful U.S. tour and homecoming!
Tom Baker’s Interview with a Samurai Rabbit
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Tom Baker (Chiba-ken, 1989-91) is now as a staff writer for The Daily Yomiuri. We will be regularly featuring his work. Here is his latest, an interview with the Hawaiian Stan Sakai, creator of the comic Usagi Yojimbo.
The Art of Usagi Yojimbo
“There was the old movie theater down the street from where I lived that showed the old samurai movies, those chambara movies, every Saturday. I’d go to see the old Toshiro Mifune movies. Get-in-for-a-quarter, stay-all-day type of thing,” Stan Sakai, 56, said, recalling his childhood in Hawaii.
Sakai grew up to become a comic-book artist, and in 1984, he launched a samurai epic of his own. Its main character is a wandering ronin with dazzling sword skills, a fierce sense of honor and a network of friends and enemies across Japan. Miyamoto Usagi is one formidable rabbit.
A fluffy bunny wielding a katana sword may sound silly, but Sakai makes it work. His ongoing Usagi Yojimbo series is filled with drama, pathos and well-developed characters. There are also abundant allusions to Japanese culture. The most obvious of these is that Usagi’s long ears are tied together to form a chonmage samurai hairstyle, but others are more subtle, such as a gourd flask that resembles mangaka Osamu Tezuka’s signature Hyotan-Tsugi character.
In Usagi Yojimbo: Yokai (Dark Horse, 63 pp, 14.95 dollars), a full-color hardback graphic novel released in November to mark the character’s 25th anniversary last year, Usagi confronts a grotesque army of Japanese supernatural beings.
“I love the old ghost stories about Japan. That was fun to research,” Sakai told The Daily Yomiuri by phone from California, where he lives. “For a country that’s so small, there’s so much [in the way of] ghosts and goblins and monsters around. The folklore of Japan is so rich. And not only the really horrific stuff, but also the really goofy stuff. It’s fun to draw.”
To read the full story, click here.
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (February 2010)
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The February 2010 issue of the Sake World E-mail Newsletter by JET alum and leading sake expert John Gauntner (aka “The Sake Guy”) is now available online. In this issue:
- Special Confusion
- Did you know? Moto methodology
- New section: Sake basics – daiginjo
- Sake professional course
- New! Japanese for sake lovers
- New! iPhone app: The Sake Dictionary
- Odds-n-Ends
Additional links:
JETAA UK just shot out an email announcing its new website. And it is super-sweet and sexy!
Up-to-date job listings. An easy to find calendar. A “member counter” graphic front and center. And a friend-finder….by prefecture!
And we especially love the link to… ehhh, chotto matte… JetWit.com link ha doko deshou ka?
Well, a minor oversight that we’re sure will soon be remedied. Whoever put the site together (and it looks like a group effort) clearly did their homework and put a lot of good thought into it. So go and have a look around and enjoy the fruits of their hard work.
O-tsukare sama deshita, JETAA UK!
Adventures of a Stealth Gaijin: “E is for Elementary School” by Ann Chow
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Adventures of a Stealth Gaijin
By Ann Chow (ALT, Hyogo-ken, 2007-2009), a New York City-based JET alum currently seeking copy editing/proofreading/production editing jobs in news or book publishing. Email jetwit [at] jetwit.com if you would like to get in touch with her.
E is for Elementary School
E is for elementary school.
Elementary school in Japan is for students between the ages of 6-12, and they are easily spotted by the backpacks, called randoseru, that they carry. Sometimes, they wear sailor uniforms. Sometimes, they don’t. My students didn’t.
When I first arrived in Japan, the BoE I worked for told me I would be working at 2 junior high schools and 3 elementary schools. It was pretty standard for the ALTs working in my town, and I had no complaints except that one of my elementary schools was clear across town, 35 minutes or so by bike, and I wasn’t the ALT who lived closest to it.
Sometime in December of my first year there, I was told I would have to visit another elementary school. There was already another ALT who visited, but the teachers wanted extra lessons, so they added me on to the roster. On my first visit to that school, I was running late because I realized the main entrance to the school wasn’t on the main road, but on a back street behind the sports field and a construction site for new housing. It really didn’t help that they were Read More
Job: English Lecturer at Asia Pacific University (Oita)
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via Oitajets yahoo group:
Several part-time English lecturer positions are open for the Spring 2010 semester at Asia Pacific University. Applications must arrive by Feb. 19th. Job begins April 1st.
