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Position: Program Coordinator
Posted by: Ashinaga Uganda
Location: Kampala, Uganda
Contract: Full-Time

Thanks to JET alumna, Jennifer Butler (Shizuoka-ken, 2001-2004) for passing along the below opportunity with her organization, Ashinaga. Please note that the deadline to apply is July 30th (Uganda time).

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please view the document below.

Posted by Sydney Sparrow. Click here to join the JETwit Jobs Google Group and receive job listings even sooner by email.

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Position: Proofreader
Posted by: Disney (Marvel)
Location: New York, NY, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Thanks to JET alumna, Monica Yuki (Saitama-ken, 2002-2004) for passing along this job opening:
https://jobs.disneycareers.com/job/new-york/proofreader/391/19586397

Application Process: A cover letter and resume can be submitted toJ acqui Porte <jporte@marvel.com> and be sure to mention you’re a JET alumnus or work on JET.

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Position: Philanthropy Engagement Administrator, Employee Volunteerism
Posted by: Salesforce
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job passed along to us by a JET alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous:

Philanthropy is a key component of the Salesforce culture. From its inception, Salesforce has been committed to serving the community. Our community-focused model was founded the same year as the company—speaking volumes to the company’s dedication in this area. For many employees, the sense of community responsibility and involvement at Salesforce is a key reason they choose to work for the company. Japan Salesforce.org team is seeking a philanthropy engagement administrator for Japan & Korea overseeing our employee hubs (Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Shirahama, Fukuoka, Korea).

Salesforce is a fast paced, growing company. This position will support and maintain existing philanthropic programs, along with helping to build sustainability and scalability to keep pace with the company expansion.

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for driving giving back programming for all Salesforce employees in Japan & Korea ~3,000+ employees

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Position: Paid Fellowship
Posted by: The Carter Center
Location: Atlanta, GA, USA
Contract: Full-Time; Must be a Japanese National

Here’s a paid fellowship passed along to us by a JET alumna who wishes to remain anonymous. Please note that this is for a Japanese national. The alumna’s hoping the greater JET alumni community might know quality Japanese nationals to apply for this fellowship:

YKK Corporation’s educational foundation, The Yoshida Scholarship Foundation, is currently seeking a Japanese national to participate in a 9-12 month paid fellowship at The Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia.  

Founded in 1982 by former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter, The Carter Center is a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization committed to improving human rights, alleviating human suffering, preventing and resolving conflicts, enhancing freedom and democracy, and improving health. 

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Position: English Teacher
Posted by: CLAIR Tokyo
Location: Osaka, Japan
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job received from CLAIR Tokyo:

〇ネイティブ英語教員採用選考について

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please click here.

Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 25th, 2021 at 6 p.m. (Japan Standard Time)

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Position: News Producer
Posted by: Tokyo Broadcasting System International (TBS)
Location: Washington, DC
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job received directly from the organization:

Tokyo Broadcasting System International (TBS) has an immediate opening for a news producer in our Washington DC bureau, covering a wide range of issues including US politics, foreign policy, economics, and general-interest stories. This full-time position involves working closely with correspondents from Japan to assist in all aspects of the reporting process.

The ideal applicant is a strong communicator with a positive attitude and flexible mentality. This position involves working some irregular hours, weekends, holidays, as well as occasional domestic and international travel, at times on short notice.

You should have:

• A degree in journalism, communications, international relations, East Asian studies, political science, or other relevant field.
• Familiarity and interest in topics related to US foreign policy and domestic politics, East Asian regional affairs, and current events.
• Strong English communication skills and the ability to quickly digest a lot of information.
• Conversational level Japanese language ability.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure.

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JETAA‎‎‎‏‏‎​ Podcast Beat is a weekly round-up of current JET and JET alumni podcasts and podcast appearances compiled by Emmalee Manes (Toyama-ken, 2016-19)

Do you have a podcast or did you recently appear in a podcast? Help us share it with the community by filling out this form.

Welcome to the first-ever JETAA Podcast Beat post! I hope the beat will be a great way for everyone to stay updated on JET alumni as well as current JET involvement in podcasts. If you have the chance, please enjoy listening to one of these recent episodes this week!

BONUS: POWER HOUR II with Joe, James, and Caralynn

このエピソードでは、EmmaleeとJoeとJamesとCaralynnは、一時間で60杯のショットを飲みます。その時間で色々のトピック話して、段々酔っ払いになっています。

Instagram: @yoppareikaiwa

20. Season 1 Recap

Just like that, Season 1 comes to a close! Nigel, Jenn, & Doug peel back the curtain and reflect on all the behind-the-scenes effort & challenges that went into launching, continuing, and finishing the inaugural season of Krewe of Japan!

They discuss their favorite episodes, re-visit bloopers (#DougThings), read out some listener feedback, & tease what’s to come! Don’t miss out on this fun stroll down memory lane and help re-live the first season (of hopefully many) of the Krewe of Japan Podcast. See you in August for Season 2!

Mata kondo ne!

10. The Multilingual Professional: Rebecca Chen

This episode of the USLawEssentials Law & Language Podcast continues our series of interviews with multilingual lawyers — but this time with multilingual paralegal Rebecca Chen (Akita-ken, 2014-17). Stephen Horowitz is our interviewer and he talks to Rebecca about the important roles paralegals play in law firms. Rebecca offers a great inside perspective on her work with a prominent immigration law firm and how a team of legal professionals helps diverse clients from around the world achieve their immigration goals. And you probably have goals, too – such as learning legal English!

JET alumna Sarah Coomber (Yamaguchi, 1994-1996) wrote The Same Moon about her adventures after moving to Japan! Sarah will read a short passage from her book and then we will take questions from the audience. You do not need to have read the book to enjoy this event. We hope you’ll join us. Two copies of Sarah’s book will be given away via random draw to those attending live.

Date: July 22, 2021

Time: 8 PM ET / 5 PM PT

Join: REGISTER

About The Same Moon

Recently wed—and quickly divorced—twenty-four-year-old Sarah Coomber escapes the disappointments of her Minnesota life for a job teaching English in Japan. Her plan is to use the year to reflect, heal and figure out what to do with her wrecked life while enjoying the culture of the country where she had previously spent a life-changing summer that included a romance with a young baseball player.

About the Author

Ever since she turned seventeen, Sarah Coomber has held two homes in her heart: Minnesota, where she grew up, and Yamaguchi, where she spent a summer with the Maeda family, who welcomed her like a third daughter and introduced her to what became an on-again, off-again Japanese life.

That life has included teaching English in Yamaguchi on the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (1994-96); teaching Japanese language and dance to children at an immersion camp in Minnesota; and studying the koto—Japanese zither—in Yamaguchi and Portland, Oregon, where she achieved her level four Seiha School certification.

Sarah has worked as a public relations professional, reporter, science writer and college English teacher, and her stories and essays on Japan have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, the Japan Times, the Star Tribune, Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, Memoir Journal, the Font: A Literary Journal for Language Teachers and elsewhere.

She now works as a communications/writing consultant and coach, and teaches Holy Yoga, exploring the nexus of yoga and the Christian faith. She lives … and tries to remember to breathe deeply … with her family in Minnesota. More about here at https://sarahcoomber.com/.

************By Makoto Shirai, secretary, Japan-Insights Research Institute (Non-profit organization in Tokyo)

Dear Friends,

Have you experienced the diversity of Japanese food?

Let me introduce an essay from Japan-Insights archives.

The seventeenth one is on Eating and Slurping in Osaka by Dr. Barak Kushner.

https://topics.japan-insights.jp/Public/pdf/japan-insights_jp/topics/JIN_EatingInOsaka.pdf

Please share this expert’s experience!

Japan-Insights is a nonprofit open database compiled by leading experts in Japanese studies. The posts present a broad range of historical and contemporary topics that encourage visitors to engage with the real Japan through immersive experiences. Follow the Facebook page and website to learn about and share these insights from around the country!”

#japan #japaneseculture #osaka

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Position: IT Specialist
Posted by: Relo Japan
Location: Naka-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi
Contract: Full-Time

Here’s a job passed along to us by a JET alumna who wishes to remain anonymous:

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please click here.

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Position: Reporter/Research Assistant
Posted by: Yomiuri Shimbun
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Contract: Full-Time

Please see the job below received directly from the newspaper.

Founded in 1874, The Yomiuri Shimbun is Japan’s largest and most influential national daily newspaper. We have 26 international bureaus, three of which are in the United States: Washington DC, New York and Los Angeles.

Job Description:

The Los Angeles Bureau of the Yomiuri Shimbun seeks a Japanese speaking reporter/research assistant to help cover news—including in the western and midwestern states, western Canada, and Mexico.  

This job primarily involves assisting the Los Angeles Bureau Chief by following and monitoring news stories, arranging and conducting interviews, suggesting stories to cover, transcribing interviews, and covering breaking news events. The work can be fast-paced and there are regular deadlines. The position may include opportunities to travel to cover major news events and to report feature stories. As the newspaper is written in Japanese, there are no byline opportunities.

Application Process: For more information and to apply, please view the document.

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Position: Japan Economics Correspondent
Posted by: Reuters
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Contract: Full-Time

Below is a job opening passed along to us by a JET alumnus who wishes to remain anonymous. 

Job Description

Reuters is looking for an energetic, ambitious reporter to cover Japan’s economy. This is a critical role for our coverage of the world’s third-largest economy, its policymakers and the Bank of Japan. This position is based in Tokyo. The successful candidate will be able to develop sources and break news while delivering deeply reported, insightful stories that show how economic and monetary policy impact Japan’s companies and consumers.

The Japan Economics Correspondent will have a strong interest in the economy and economic policy. He or she should have the attention to detail and speed to cover fast-paced economic indicators – and the ability to deliver insightful big-picture stories, explaining complex topics to readers around the world.

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Check out this interview by Joe Lunchbox featuring award-winning children’s author and Australian JET alumna, Cristy Burne (Kawanishi-shi, Hyogo-ken, 1998-2000). They talk about Cristy’s newest book: Wednesday Weeks and the Tower of Shadow. You can view the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNMnkfO8oko

This week on the Krewe of Japan Podcast…

Just like that, Season 1 comes to a close! Nigel, Jenn, & Doug peel back the curtain and reflect on all the behind-the-scenes effort & challenges that went into launching, continuing, and finishing the inaugural season of Krewe of Japan! They discuss their favorite episodes , re-visit bloopers (#DougThings), read out some listener feedback, & tease what’s to come! Don’t miss out on this fun stroll down memory lane and help re-live the first season (of hopefully many) of the Krewe of Japan Podcast. See you in August for Season 2! Mata kondo ne!

The Krewe of Japan Podcast is a weekly episodic podcast sponsored by the Japan Society of New Orleans. Check them out every Friday afternoon around noon CST on Apple, Google, Spotify, Amazon, and Stitcher.  Want to share your experiences with the Krewe? Or perhaps you have ideas for episodes, feedback, comments, or questions? Let the Krewe know by e-mail at kreweofjapanpodcast@gmail.com or on social media (Twitter: @kreweofjapan, Instagram: @kreweofjapanpodcast, Facebook: Krewe of Japan Podcast Page, & the Krewe of Japan Youtube Channel). Until next time, enjoy!

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Position: Temporary Personal Assistant to the Political Section
Posted by: Embassy of Japan (101-104 Piccadilly, London, W1J 7JT)
Location: United Kingdom
Contract: Full-Time; Temporary

Thanks to JET alum Keith Kelly of the CLAIR London office for sharing this opening:

Working hours: Monday to Friday, 9:30am to 6:00pm (Lunch hour: 12:45pm to 1:45pm) with the possibility of overtime work
Salary: TBD in accordance with qualification and experience
Application Deadline: 9 July 2021
Interviews: Mid-July 2021
Start Date: After 10 August 2021 (TBD)
Expected End Date: 8 August 2022 (TBD)
Interviews: Mid-July 2021

The Embassy of Japan in the UK is looking for a highly qualified and motivated person for the role of maternity cover for the Personal Assistant to provide secretarial and research support for diplomats.

You will support diplomats in charge of political, security and legal issues with research and work, together with other local staff in the Political Section.

About the Position

A Personal Assistant is responsible for keeping diplomats briefed and informed on current political and social affairs by daily news updates and research as well as administrative support and secretarial duties for diplomats. The key responsibilities of the Personal Assistant’s position include, but are not limited to the following:

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