Job: Program Associate at Japan Society (NYC)
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Posted by Machiko Yasuda, a senior at UCLA and Friend of JET. She is the Director of New Media at the school’s Daily Bruin newspaper and is open to additional freelance and full-time writing and editing opportunities.
The Japan Society is looking for a program associate at their headquarters in New York City.
DUTIES:
- Work for non-profit organization to promote relations between Japan and US.
- Assist in development and implementation of programming ideas.
- Promote programs and coordinate program logistics and content.
- Interact with corporate members regarding membership programs and sponsorships.
- Conduct research and keep abreast of international relations, politics and business.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- BA in International Affairs or Business
- + 1 year exp in job and/or 1 year as pubic relations specialist
HOW TO APPLY: Resumes to HR Dept, Japan Society, 333 E. 47th St, NY, NY 10017.
Job: Reporter/Research Assistant at Yomiuri Shimbun (NYC)
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Posted by Machiko Yasuda, a senior at UCLA and Friend of JET. She is the Director of New Media at the school’s Daily Bruin newspaper and is open to additional freelance and full-time writing and editing opportunities.
The Yomiuri Shimun bureau in New York City is looking for a full-time reporter/research assistant. The candidate need not speak Japanese, but journalism experience and knowledge of markets/business industry are beneficial.
Join Media Bistro (free) to apply for this job here. Read More
BAPCPA Man #15 – BAPCPA Man vs Mortgantua Part 4 – Mortgage Cramdown!
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BAPCPA Man and Bankruptcy Bill are cartoons created by Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, 1992-94) and Gideon Kendall. For more cartoons, original bankruptcy haiku and even a bankruptcy country song, go to bankruptcybill.us.
Do you work in bankruptcy or restructuring? Now you can join the JET Alumni Restructuring & Bankruptcy Group on LinkedIn.
Additionally, if anyone would like to take a stab at translating the cartoon into Japanese for JetWit’s Japanese fans out there, feel free to post in the comments section of this post. Some cultural explanation might be helpful as well, given that Japanese bankruptcy laws are very different than the U.S.
JET-Popp: Yokohama Children`s Book Conference
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Laura Popp (Mie-ken, 2009-Present) is a current JET who writes fantasy and science fiction for children and young adults, and is an occasional playwright/film maker. Her short work includes a short story titled “In theShadow Realm” and a documentary she made in Malawi. To read about her amazing adventures all over Japan, go to her blog at laurajanepopp.blogspot.com. (And check out the Authors/Books section of the JetWit Library for a list of more writers in the JET-o-sphere.)
Hello again! This week I would like to report on the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) conference in Yokohama. It actually occurred on November 14th, but, alas, I have been ill with swine flu and other “opportunistic infections” so I was unable to report. But now you get to hear all about it!
For those of you who don`t know, SCBWI is a great group to get involved with if you write for kids. They have lots of events, critique groups, contests, and resources. Here is their website: http://www.scbwi.jp/
A note on transportation. There are many events for writers and translators in Japan, but most are confined to the big cities. For those of you who live in a small town like me, you may be wondering how you will ever get to this wonderful career-building opportunities and still stay within your tight school-teacher budget. Fear not!
There is a wonderful, often overlooked form of transportation in Japan called the night bus. It may seem like a pain, but the bus I took from my home in Nabari to Yokohama was very comfortable. The bus ride was about eight hours, so if I were more accustomed to sleeping on a bus, I probably could have been well rested when we arrived very early in the morning. The earliness gave me plenty of time for sightseeing before the conference, and since my bus home didn`t leave until 11:00pm. Plus it cost less than half than taking the shinkansen, and there`s no need to pay for a hotel!
That said, I was very tired when I arrived back in Nabari at 7:00am. Fortunately it was Sunday, but I would not recommend taking the night bus if you have to go to work the next day. Also, be warned, not all night buses are created equal. Check to see if the bus you want to ride has reclining seats or not, and if there is a bathroom on board or if they stop ever few hours, turn on the lights, and have people jostling past you trying to get in and out constantly. If you are interested in taking a night bus somewhere, I would recommend contacting the main bus station in your town. Most of them don’t speak English, but a Japanese friend helped me get the information and make reservations over the phone. You may be surprised how many places offer night buses to common destinations such as Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, etc.
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Writing opportunity: JETAA Pacific Northwest Newsletter seeks submissions!
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This just in from JETAA Pacific Northwest:
With the Holiday Season and the cold Northwest winter upon us, PNWJETAA is putting together our annual newsletter. Every year, we welcome any contribution our members can make, and would love to hear from you. From the tribulations of Climbing Mt. Fuji, to the observations of a friend-of-jet observing the dynamics of the JETAA crowd from afar, any and all submissions are welcome, and appreciated! This newsletter is a chance to showcase the talents of our diverse alumni, and it is only through contributions from members like you can we make it a success!
The Due Date for this year is Sunday, December 20th, as we plan on having these puppies in the mail by the start of the new year! Please send your articles, prose, photos, stories, haiku, art etc. to:
pnwjetaa.mediacoordinator [/at/] gmail.com
…and direct any questions you may have to the same address. We are looking forward to your work!
All the best, and Happy Holidays!
Ben Erickson- PNWJETAA Media Coordinator and the rest of your PNWJETAA Officers
Jobs: Executive Director of Communications & Box Office Manager – Asia Society (NYC)
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Posted by Machiko Yasuda, a senior at UCLA and Friend of JET. She is the Director of New Media at the school’s Daily Bruin newspaper and is open to additional freelance and full-time writing and editing opportunities.
The New York headquarters of the Asia Society is looking for an Executive Director of Communications (PDF of job description) and a Box Office Manager (PDF). The non-profit and nonpartisan international organization is home to hundreds of Asian artifacts in their New York City museum, educational programs, and various events ranging from the performing arts to political panels.
From the job descriptions:
Executive Director of Communications
• Drive the development and implementation of Communications (media relations
and marketing) outreach strategy for the Asia Society as an organization and
across all program areas – policy, business, education, arts and culture.• Manage Asia Society media relations and marketing budget and staff.
• Marketing
• Media Relations
Bremar Associates, a Japanese staffing firm on the east coast is looking for a Sales Assistant position in Annapolis, Maryland.
＊One year full-time temporary position at NPO (starts from January, 2010: $17/h)
＊Searching and visiting a company where it can invest their money in Kanagawa-ken, Japan
＊Travel: at least once a month
＊Must have excellent communication skills
＊Japanese is not a must, but a plus
Please send your resume to staff@bremar.com .
In the subject line, please write, “Kanagawa-ken,” or click here for their online application.
Job: Legal document review for JDs & college grads (NYC, DC)
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Are you a bilingual college graduate or law school graduate? Hire Counsel is looking for Japanese fluent college graduates, paralegals or attorneys for a legal document review project in Washington D.C. and New York, NY. Click here to go directly to their job listing.
Benefits include competitive pay and insurance, even for the temporary jobs. The application process is an online form and an e-mailed resume. Read on for more details:
Job: Director of the C.V. Starr-Middlebury College in Japan (Tokyo)
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Via the JETAA Student Services Google Group:
Director of the C.V. Starr-Middlebury College in Japan
REQUIREMENTS: Ph.D. in Japanese language, linguistics, literature, or area studies (or a related field), native or near-native language competency in both Japanese and English, as well as knowledge of both the Japanese and U.S. academic systems. Administrative and study abroad experience strongly preferred. Computer literacy essential. Candidates with relevant teaching experience, knowledge of language pedagogy, and a demonstrated interest in second-language acquisition in the U.S. and Japan, as well as strong interpersonal skills and leadership ability, will receive the strongest consideration. The successful candidate will spend the academic year in residence in Tokyo, where s/he will be responsible for overseeing approximately 10-20 students, and will spend up to three weeks each summer in Middlebury, Vermont (while the Language Schools are in session), conducting student interviews and orientations and meeting with faculty and staff. There may also be opportunities to teach in the summer Japanese School in Middlebury.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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WITLife is a periodic series written by professional Translator/Interpreter/Writer Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken, 2000-03). Recently she’s been watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese and sharing some of the interesting tidbits and trends together with her own observations.
政権交代 (seiken koutai) or “change of government,” was announced to be the winner of Japan’s 2009 Buzzword Award on December 1 (Incidentally, last year the title was won by 「アラフォー」 or “around 40 years old”). This phrase of course refers to the rise to power by Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), overturning over 50 years of Liberal Democratic Party rule. Other contenders for the buzzword title were 新型インフルエンザ (shingata influenza) or “new flu” and 草食男子 (soushoku danshi) or “herbivorous men.”
Since the change in administration, Hatoyama has been dealing with 3Ks. However, this is not referring to the typical usage regarding undesirable 3K jobs that are kitsui (difficult), kitanai (dirty) and kiken (dangerous). Hatoyama’s very own 3 K’s are kenkin (contribution), keizai (economics), and kichi (military base).
The first K is in regard to a donation scandal plaguing the new Prime Minister. Prosecutors have traced Read More
I got an email over the weekend from about two new (and related) sites that list English teaching positions in Japan that might be of help to JETs, JET alumni and Friends of JET:
- JCareer.com – http://jcareer.com and
- JapanEnglishTeacher.com – http://japanenglishteacher.com
If any JetWit readers visit the sites, it would be great if you could post a comment to this post on JetWit sharing your opinion and thoughts about the JCareer and JapanEnglishTeacher sites for the benefit of other JetWit readers.
Reminder to go to JetWit’s Job Site Links page for a longer list of helpful job sites. And feel free to let JetWit know if you know of other good job sites that you don’t see there.
Jobs: Technical Writer & Assistants at NINTENDO (Seattle, WA)
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Posted by Machiko Yasuda, a senior at UCLA and Friend of JET. She is the Director of New Media at the school’s Daily Bruin newspaper and is open to additional freelance and full-time writing and editing opportunities.
This company certainly needs no introduction – Nintendo (任天堂) of America– is looking to hire a technical writer, production assistant and an executive assistant (Click here for job openings: https://nintendo.taleo.net/careersection/10000/jobdetail.ftl).
The masterminds behind MarioTM and the WiiTM need strong bilingual writers and assistants to work in their American headquarters in Redmond, WA – half an hour away from Seattle. The technical writer position is on a contract basis, while the two assistant positions are full-time.
Although the requirements vary for all three positions, your Japanese and English communication skills (“including jargon, slang, and idioms,” they emphasize) will come in handy here, along with any and all gaming experience (Pokémon® or 花札 anyone?).
To see all open positions at Nintendo of America, click here. Note that all applications must be submitted through their website, and some of the positions require a brief personal statement in both Japanese and English, along with a resume.
Sake World e-Newsletter by John Gauntner (November 2009 #2)
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The November 2009 (#2) 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:
Tasting with Mr. T
Did You Know? Sake Brand Name Characters
New Section: Sake Basics – Junmai-shu
Guided Sakagura Tours
Sake Professional Courses in Japan: Last Call!
Holiday Gift Idea: Announcing The Sake Dictionary!!!
Odds-n-Ends
Additional links:
Sake World Website
More About Us
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Roland Kelts article in “Psychology Today”
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Roland Kelts (Osaka-shi, 1998-99), author of Japanamerica, wrote this story about Japan’s unique generation gap for Psychology Today. According to Roland, “things keep changing, but the fundamentals remain the same. Japanese youth are enacting a kind of Bartelby Rebeillion–checking out, passively, to check in.”
Here’s the link to the post: http://japanamerica.blogspot.com/2009/12/psychology-today.html
Japan America Society Roundup 12.6.09
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Current Hiroshima-ken JET Gail Meadows, Editor of Hiroshima JET webzine the Wide Island View, shines a light on some of the upcoming events of Japan America Societies…
Bonenkai “Forget-the-year” Party — Celebrate the year’s end with your friends from the Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth. Enjoy an evening of authentic Japanese food, fun activities and mingling with new and old friends.
- Date: Monday, Dec. 7
- Time: 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
- Place: Jinbeh-Las Colinas — 301 E. Las Colinas Blvd., Irving, Texas
- For more information: http://www.jasdfw.org/pages/program_events_calendar.html
- Monthly Japanese Conversation Forum — Special guest Keiko Tanaka, a sociology professor, will join the conversation forum to discuss the differences in food culture between Japan and the U.S., as well as how food shapes a town. This event is free and open to the public.
- Date: Thursday, Dec. 17
- Time: 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- Place: Lexington Public Library, 3628 Walden Drive, Lexington
- For more information, click here.
Great Kimono Blow-out Sale — JASW is selling used kimono at the Japan America Society office. In 2008, a donor gave JASW 1,000 used kimono, haori and yukata. Almost 80 percent are for women, and no two designs are alike. Wear them, or use the fabric to tailor your own clothing, create home décor items or make crafts.
- Date: Monday, Dec. 14 to Friday, Dec. 18
- Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Place: Japan-America Society Office, 1819 L St., NW Lower Level, Washington DC
- For more information: http://www.us-japan.org/dc/pdf/2009/2009Kimono%20Flyer.pdf
Does your Japan America Society have an upcoming event that you’d like to share with JetWit readers? Email Gail Meadows the info.
