In response to the previous post about “going back to Japan,” I received a nice email from a JET alum with a bunch of sites that are good for finding jobs in Japan. I’ve also posted them on the Professional Profiles/Job Resources page.
FINDING JOBS IN JAPAN
- Interac – http://www.interac.co.jp/recruit/
- GaijinPot: http://www.gaijinpot.com/
- E-Central: http://www.ecentral.jp/index.php?l=e
- Jobs In Japan: http://jobsinjapan.com/
- Japn Times Jobs: http://job.japantimes.com/index_e.php
- Temp Staff Universal: http://www.tempstaff.co.jp/universal/eng/index.html
- Japan Guide Jobs: http://jobs.japan-guide.com/job_search.php
- Tokyo Metropolis Jobs: http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyojobsemployment/1.1.inc.htm
- Japanzine Jobs: http://jobs.seekjapan.jp/jobs
Feel free to email any others to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com.
A recently returned JET alum recently asked for suggestions on recruiting firms or other channels for “getting back to Japan.” Since my sense is that the US job market is making that an increasing trend among returning JETs, I wanted to put the question out to the JET alum community.
The only option I can think of off the top of my head is Interac, which had a recent post on JetWit.
Do you have suggestions for recruiting firms or other decent options for “getting back to Japan?” Post a comment below or send an email to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com.
JET alum photos from Obama-shi, Fukui-ken Celebration
Celebrity, Humor, Japan Trends, Photography, Translating/Interpreting 
Comments Off on JET alum photos from Obama-shi, Fukui-ken Celebration
JET alum professional translator Philip Schnell happened to be in Japan at the time of Obama’s presidential victory, decided to drop in on Obama-shi and stumbled into the surreal experience of a Japanese Obama watch/victory party.
Click here to see more of his photos.
Update: Roland Kelts (Osaka, 1998-99)
Article/Journalism, Blogs, Books, Japan Trends, Roland Kelts, Writers Comments Off on Update: Roland Kelts (Osaka, 1998-99)
After chaperoning Pete Townsend and The Who around Japan for a couple weeks, having a press conference with Hayao Miyazaki and interviewing both Murakamis (Haruki and Ryu), Roland Kelts (Osaka, 1998-99) pauses to reflect on the interactions as well as some new perspectives on “pop culture” in his latest SOFT POWER, HARD TRUTHS column in the Daily Yomiuri.
Update: I just learned from Roland that the radio discussion listed below will actually not air this week.
You can also hear Roland on NPR’s “The World” this Thursday (i.e., tomorrow) for a program about the Japanese Language Proficiency Test in the US.
JETAA NY Karaoke tonight
Events, Music, Networking Comments Off on JETAA NY Karaoke tonight
For anyone who can’t make the Quarterly Development Meeting tonight (or just likes karaoke with the JET crowd), there’s a karaoke gathering tonight starting around 9pm following the Development meeting.
Location: Sing Sing on St Marks St (between 2nd & 3rd Aves)
Cost: $19/person for 2 hrs
Time: After the Meeting ends around 9pm, for about 2 hours
Job: HR/Operations Coordinator/Manager for tech company (DC area)
Jobs Comments Off on Job: HR/Operations Coordinator/Manager for tech company (DC area)
Saw this on the JETAA DC yahoogroup:
Jennie Gold, Kagawa ’01-’03 writes:
Hiring an HR/Operations Coordinator/Manager for our Chantilly office
My company (silasg.com) is seeking an energetic professional with 2-7 years of experience who is looking for a place where they can have a greater impact and be rewarded for top performance with accelerated career growth. This is a great opportunity to get your feet wet in a lot of different areas.
Job Description
This is a unique opportunity to assume a full range of responsibilities across key functional areas including, but not limited to: human resources, resource management, recruiting, corporate communications, and business operations, while learning the technology business from the ground up. As the business grows you will have the opportunity to assume a more specialized role and ownership over a key function within the business. Read More
Noriko Furuhata, the JET Coordinator at the Consulate General of Japan in New York, recently explained to me the term shiwasu, which literally means “teachers run around” and refers to December being an extremely busy month as everyone tries to finish up everything they need to do before year’s end.
Feel free to post comments if you have additional perspective on this term.
I’m just wondering how I made it through 3+ years in Japan and 7 years of JET alumni involvement without ever previously hearing about this. :-)
Writing Opportunity: Japan-US Business News
Blogs, Career, Networking Comments Off on Writing Opportunity: Japan-US Business News
Friend of JetWit Yvonne Burton is looking for JET alums and non-JET alums to write about their practical business experiences with Japan for Japan-US Business News.
www.Japanusbusinessnews.com is an online forum for news, discussion and advertising for the Japan-US business community. I am looking for people with practical experience working with Japanese people and/or companies to write their stories.
I usually write these types of stories as case studies. For example: client/company had this challenge/issue or this is what came up when I worked with a Japanese company. This is how I helped them resolve problem or this is how I handled what came up and finally lessons learned–this way the articles are educational as well.
In exchange for writing for www.Japanusbusinessnews.com, you will receive:
- Free publicity by having your article on the blog and then archived on the blog
- Your brief bio below your article
- Link to your website or blog
If you are interested, please email me at: yvonne /atto/ burtonconsulting /dotto/ biz.
Kinokuniya (NY) to host George Hirose – Night Light – Fri. Dec 5
Art, Celebrity, Events, Music, Photography Comments Off on Kinokuniya (NY) to host George Hirose – Night Light – Fri. Dec 5
Kinokuniya Book Store (6th Ave between 40th & 41st Sts.) will be hosting the George Hirose: Night Light – Images from Japan, New York exhibit from December 5-30, with a special reception and book signing on Friday, December 5 from 5:30-8:00 p.m.
The reception will also feature a live performance of traditional Okinawan music by KOSSAN (who plays for the popular and exuberant chindon band HappyFunSmile for which George has done photography work and is a big fan.)
Jameri-pop?
Blogs, Japan Trends, Music, Uncategorized Comments Off on Jameri-pop?
I was listening to NY-based band HappyFunSmile on my iShuffle on my subway commute home last night, and it hit me that bands like HappyFunSmile, Gaijin-a-Go-Go, Soh Daiko (of which Ariel Shearman (Ichikawa-ken, 1994-97) is a member) and perhaps others seem to be part of a trend that could be called “Jameri-pop,” i.e., a hybrid of US and Japanese culture, though perhaps with an ironic sense more typical in U.S. culture than Japanese. Sort of a twist on Roland Kelts‘ Japanamerica concept.
I’m guessing someone somewhere has already discussed and described this trend, though I Googled the word “jameripop” and nothing came up. Maybe it’s just a New York thing at this point in time, given the high concentration of young Japanese people in a city already known for setting trends. I don’t travel around to other parts of the U.S. enough to know.
Do you have other examples of “Jameri-pop?” Send an e-mail to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com.
Here’s a sample of HappyFunSmile from a performance at the Knitting Factory in NYC:
Translators Mini-Challenge is a new arbitrarily recurring feature presented by professional translator, interpreter and writer Kia Cheleen (CIR, Aichi-ken 1996-98, ALT 1998-1999).
Update: The winner is Lee-Sean Huang (Oita-ken, 2003-06)
Welcome to the first-ever JetWit Translators Mini-Challenge! The first person to respond by email to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com with the correct English translation of the below Japanese term will win a free Gaijin-a-Go-Go CD (Go-Go Bootcamp)!
*******
凸凹（でこぼこ）
*******
ANSWER: uneven, rough, rugged, bumpy
Stay tuned for the next Mini-Challenge!
Job: Position Opening at the Japan-America Society (D.C.)
Jobs, Translating/Interpreting Comments Off on Job: Position Opening at the Japan-America Society (D.C.)
Position Opening at the Japan-America Society
Mon Dec 1, 2008 7:25 pm (PST)
Japan-America Society Seeks an Assistant for the 2009 Japan Bowl
The Japan-America Society is now taking applications for a temporary position opening from mid-January to mid-April 2009 to assist the Director of the National Japan Bowl to prepare and run the 2009 competition. Read More
Job: Part-time book buyer/seller for Kinokuniya (Seattle)
Jobs Comments Off on Job: Part-time book buyer/seller for Kinokuniya (Seattle)
Just saw this on the JETAA Pacific Northwest email group:
PART-TIME BOOK BUYER/SELLER for KINOKUNIYA (Seattle)
Minimum Qualifications:
*Good communication skills; fluent English both in speaking
and writing.
*Japanese proficiency is not necessary, but must be
interested in Asian culture and languages.
*Must be able to work flexible hours; 3-4 times a week
including weekends; no more than 30 hours a week
*Must be able to make at lease 6 month commitment to
the position.
*Legal to work in the U.S. (no internship/practica l visa.)
Please submit your resume to: seattle /atto/ kinokuniya /dotto/ com
Deadline: Dec 20, 2008
KINOKUNIYA BOOKSTORES, SEATTLE STORE, 525 S WELLER ST, SEATTLE, WA 98104
Monday-Saturday 10AM-9PM; Sunday 10AM-8PM P.S.T.
Is author David Mitchell a JET alum?
Books, Celebrity, Uncategorized, Writers Comments Off on Is author David Mitchell a JET alum?
Can anyone confirm whether award-winning author David Mitchell is an alumni of the JET Program? His Wikipedia entry and other info on the web make clear that he lived in Hiroshima for 8 years and taught English at a technical school. Just trying to confirm whether he’s a JET alum.
E-mail any info to jetwit /atto/ jetwit /dotto/ com.
FYI, he is the author of (among other things) Ghostwritten (1999), number9dream (2001), and CloudAtlas (2004).
INTERVIEWING IN N. AMERICA FOR ALT POSITIONS COMMENCING IN MARCH/APRIL 2009
Interac Co., Ltd., Japan’s leading private provider of Assistant Language Teachers to the Japanese public schooling system, is accepting applications from motivated and committed educators currently residing N. America to join our team of over 1,700 teaching professionals for positions commencing in March/April 2009.
If you love working with kids ranging in age from elementary to junior high school, have a passion for teaching, a willingness to adapt to a culture that is different from yours, and wish to expand your horizons and teaching skills by working in the public schooling system in Japan as an ALT, then you are the candidate we are looking for.
Based out of its head office in Tokyo and its eight branch offices located throughout Japan, Interac’s staff of approximately 1,700 ALTs are now working in locations throughout Japan. Read More
