BAPCPA Man #1 – Automatic Stay
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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.
Job: Japan-Korea Project Manager for American Orthodontics (Sheboygan, WI)
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Passed on from the Japan Information Center:
I am the Asia-Pacific Regional Manager at American Orthodontics in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Our company is in search of a candidate to fill the job position of Japan-Korea Project Manager.
This position will be in charge of direct and indirect sales channels in both Japan and South Korea, and eventually help American Orthodontics build its own direct business in either Japan or South Korea. We will provide complete product training by having this candidate work in our headquarters for a period of one or two years. Also as part of the training, this candidate will make two or three trips to these two countries every year, so that he/she will learn more about the orthodontic market and distribution channels in these two countries. He/she will eventually transit to a long-term managing position for our business in these two countries.
In this position, we are looking for a candidate with truly tri-lingual fluency in English, Japanese, and Korean languages with a good sense of business. He/she is willing to travel as job required. Read More
JapanInfo Newsletter – July 2009
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The July 2009 edition of JapanInfo is now available online. JapanInfo is published by the Consulate General of Japan in New York/Japan Information Center and is a great source of info for Japan-related things going on in New York and the surrounding area.
Highlights include:
- Professor Setsuko M. Nishi of CUNY Honored by the Government of Japan
- The Young People’s Chorus of New York City Departs for Japan Tour
- From the Ambassador’s Desk
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Buriki: Japanese Tin-Toys July 9 to August 16, 2009 – Japan Society
- Yuto Miyazawa 9 year old Guitarist – Highline Ballroom- 8/2
- And plenty of things to do and see on the Events Calendar.
Jobs: International Education Programs (Chronicle of Higher Ed)
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Via the Chronicle of Higher Education’s international education programs job listing:
Associate Professor or Assistant Professor, Economics
Faculty of Liberal Arts, Saitama University
Posted: 07/30/2009
Assistant, Associate, or full Professor, International Relations
School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University
Posted: 07/30/2009
Assistant, Associate, or full Professor, Modern/contemporary European or American History
Waseda University
Posted: 07/30/2009 Read More
Job: Translator/interpreter for Saitama Prefecture International Division (Japan)
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This job listing is courtesy of Denise Schlickbernd, a JET currently working as a CIR in the Saitama Prefecture International Division.
The Saitama Prefecture International Division currently has a job opening for a translator/interpreter and is hoping to find a native English speaker to fill it. The details are as follows:
The Saitama Prefecture International Division in Saitama City is currently searching for a part-time English-to-Japanese translator and interpreter.
Responsibilities include:
· Editing and translation of English publications
· Creation and editing of English web pages
· Assist with projects to support foreign residents
· Native English checks of translated materials
Request from Japan America Society of Washington
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Via JETAA Pacific Northwest. Mark Smith, the Executive Director of the Japan America Society of the State of Washington, is seeking feedback from JET alums and Friends of JET who, when they were younger, may have participated in the organization’s education programs in schools throughout the state of Washington. Please contact Mark directly to offer feedback.
Dear JET Alumni and current JET Program Participants:
My name is Mark Smith and I am Executive Director of the Japan America Society of the State of Washington. As some of you may already know, one of our core programs here at the Society is our Japan in the Schools program. This is an educational program driven by volunteers who visit elementary schools and high schools.
In the elementary classroom, a day in the life of Kentaro is brought to life through a large format photo presentation that engages the students in exploring similarities and differences between American and Japanese children’s lives. Students are also taught some Japanese words and they have trying to pick up mini erasers (which they get to keep) with chopsticks. Read More
Event: Atlanta-JapanFest 2009 – Sept 19-20
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Via JETAA Southeast’s South Carolina Subchapter rep Daniel Stone (Saitama-ken, 2004-07):
Dear JETs and Friends of JET,
Please help us spread the word about JapanFest 2009 by forwarding this information to your friends. Let’s work together to make this year’s JapanFest the most successful ever!
Atlanta- JapanFest 2009 September 19-20
Job: Assistant News Producer – Tokyo Broadcasting System International (D.C.)
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UPDATE 9/10/09: This position has been filled. Please do not send resumes.
Assistant News Producer
Location: Washington, DC
Start Date: September 2009
Payment: Full Paid
Company: Tokyo Broadcasting System International
The Washington, D.C. Bureau of Tokyo Broadcasting System International (TBS) is seeking a professional individual to fill an Assistant News Producer position. Read More
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Roland Kelts (Osaka-shi, 1998-99), author of Japanamerica, hosted a talk with Hayao Miyazaki (director of Spirited Away among other animated films) on July 25 in Berekely, CA. Miyazaki made a rare U.S. appearance to receive the second annual Berkeley Japan Prize for lifetime achievement, presented by the Center for Japanese Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. (See a Japan Times article on the event here.)
This was familiar territory for Roland, who hosted a talk with novelist Haruki Murakami in October 2008 when Murakami was presented with the first Berekely Japan award.
CLAIR-NY’s Hanzawa-san on his life in NYC
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For those who don’t know him, Taichi Hanzawa (Miyagi-ken) works for CLAIR-NY (also known as the Japan Local Government Center or JLGC) and this past year served as the JETAA USA Liaison. That’s the position responsible for coordinating with all 19 JETAA USA chapters to help them with their funding. Takusan shigoto yo. Cantan de ha arimasen. Yet Hanzawa-san has worked very hard and served admirably.
Recently, he wrote a short article for the Miyagi Ken Prefectural Newsletter where he reflected on his life in New York. By way of context, Hanzawa-san and most of his colleagues at CLAIR-NY are part of a sort of inverse version of the JET Program. They are all local government workers in their city or prefectural governments. And they’ve all been selected to be part of a three-year program that starts with one year of training in Tokyo followed by a two-year assignment in a CLAIR office in the U.S., UK, Australia or elsewhere.
Below is the article by Hanzawa-san (along with a picture of him at a recent JETAA NY executive meeting held at the JLGC). If anyone would like to post an English summary in the comments section (assuming you can make out the print below), that would be more than welcome. (If you’d like a PDF version, e-mail jetwit [at] jetwit [dot] com.)
Jobs: Teacher in Iwate
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via Iwateminions Yahoo group:
A language school in hanamaki is looking for a new instructor from the end of September. More details about the school are available at www.speakupjapan.com. The school is willing to sponsor a visa, and pay is 250,000 yen/month. Interested parties should contact Phil Williams by phone at 0198-22-7766 or via email at phil_speakup@yahoo.com.
Job: Business Development Specialist for Hyogo Business and Cultural Center (Seattle)
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Via JETAA Pacific Northwest:
The Hyogo Business & Cultural Center (Hyogo Prefectural Representative Office) is currently hiring a position for Business Development Specialist. For more details, please visit www.hyogobcc. org
How to apply:
Submit resume & cover letter by Monday, August 10th 2009 via e-mail to jobs@hyogobcc. org or fax at 206-728-1452. Only candidates who are chosen for an interview will be contacted. NO PHONE INQUIRIES PLEASE!
Position: Business Development Specialist – Full-time position
Location: Downtown Seattle
Salary: $28,000+ DOE
Application Deadline: Monday, August 10th 2009
The Hyogo Business & Cultural Center is looking for a dynamic and organized TEAM player who is highly motivated and takes initiative. The ideal candidate should feel comfortable working in a multicultural office setting.
Just stumbled into “I Survived a Japanese Gameshow” again, halfway into the program. One team is learning how to be samurai and participating in a samurai parade. The other group learned how to cut down bamboo and then take the bamboo and carve it into chopsticks.
Two things occurred to me as I watch this:
- This might be the best tourism promotion for Japan they could possibly hope for. It gives people a real sense of Japan and a connection to it.
- What the hell do samurai parades and chopstick making have to do with the gameshow?
Thus far, the show seems to be a greater enigma than Japan ever was.
WITLife is a periodic series written by professional Interpreter/Translator/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.
There is talk in Japan of changing the legal adult age of 20 down to 18, as a government advisory panel introduced thi
s idea on Wednesday. This was put forth by the Democratic Party, who is expected to take power from the long-reigning Liberal Democratic Party in the upcoming general election. The proposal will be submitted to Japan’s justice minister if the Legislative Council approves it at its general meeting in September. This could go through sas early as May of next year, and it would allow people to vote in elections and get married without permission from their parents two years earlier than is currently permitted (the current marriage age is 18 for men and 16 for men, but they suggest making it 18 for both).
It has been said that this idea is being floated for the purpose of “young people’s self-sustainability,” but the word on the street from those interviewed on the news was that Read More
JETAA Chapter Beat: Author Robert Whiting Coming to Seattle
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Freelance writer/editor Jonathan Trace (Fukuoka-ken, 2005-08) brings us a special edition of news from the JETAA Pacific Northwest for JETAA Chapter Beat.
The Japan-America Society of Seattle is pleased to announce best-selling author Robert Whiting as the featured speaker for an August 13 evening cocktail reception. Mr. Whiting will speak about his new book You Gotta Have Wa 2009(Vintage Departures). The event is being held on Thursday, August 13th at FOX Sports Grill.
Mr. Whiting first wrote You Gotta Have Wa (Macmillan) in 1989, reflecting on the cultural conflict between Japan and America as seen through the common sport of baseball. It was written at the height of US-Japan trade difficulties and received considerable media attention, including 3 reviews from the NY Times and a feature in Time Magazine. Mr. Whiting has appeared on such TV shows as Larry King and the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour. Along with being required reading at the Japan Desk in the State Department and a frequent feature in American Universities, it was also a best seller in Japan and named one of the best non-fiction books of the year.
The new book is a celebration of Wa‘s 20th anniversary, containing a new introduction and afterward describing the changes in US-Japanese relations and how it can still be seen in the sport of baseball. Special focus is given to the influx of Japanese stars to the MLB, like Daisuke Matsuzaka, as well as the recent unprecedented migration of American managers to Japan, led by Bobby Valentine and Trey Hillman.
In his talk, Mr. Whiting will address the subject of whether Japanese and Americans understand (and like) each other more than they did two decades ago and the how baseball remains an interesting reflection of culture.
Mr. Whiting is the author of several highly acclaimed books, including The Meaning of Ichiro (Warner Books) and Tokyo Underworld (Pantheon), a book about organized crime in Japan currently being made into a film directed by Martin Scorsese.
Doors open at 5:30, with the Presentation and Q&A session held from 6:20 until 7:00, followed by Mariners vs. Yankees, presented on 3 big screen plasma TVs.
