{"id":23507,"date":"2012-02-09T23:27:40","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T03:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=23507"},"modified":"2012-02-09T23:28:10","modified_gmt":"2012-02-10T03:28:10","slug":"the-best-prefectures-by-jet-alum-linkedin-groups-update-02-09-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2012\/02\/09\/the-best-prefectures-by-jet-alum-linkedin-groups-update-02-09-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Prefectures: By JET Alum LinkedIn Groups – Update 02.09.12"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may recall last year (02.21.11 to be exact), JETwit revealed the “Best Prefectures”<\/a><\/strong> based on how many members each LinkedIn JET Alum prefecture group<\/a> had. \u00a0With a little help from JETwit’s friends, we’ve updated the \u00a0numbers, and they now total 787 <\/strong>total members.<\/p>\n

Shimane-ken<\/a><\/strong> continues to kick prefectural oshiri<\/em>\u00a0in a big way. \u00a0Not sure what’s holding back JET and JET alums from other prefectures. \u00a0But all you have to do to join your prefecture LinkedIn group is to click here and find your prefecture<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0A great way to not only stay connected with your community, but also to provide Return On JET-vestment at the local level. \u00a0(Click here<\/a><\/strong> for more explanation about why this helps “save” JET. \u00a0And click here<\/a><\/strong> for a list of JET alum LinkedIn groups by profession<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

The Top JET LinkedIn Prefecture Groups
\n<\/strong>(last year’s numbers in parentheses)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1. \u00a0Shimane<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>69 (44)<\/h3>\n

2. \u00a0Fukushima JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a038 (14)<\/h3>\n

2. \u00a0Hokkaido<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0<\/strong>38 (16)<\/h3>\n

4. \u00a0Fukui JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a032 (11)<\/h3>\n

4. \u00a0Hyogo JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0– 32 (12)<\/h3>\n

4. \u00a0Niigata JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a032 (16)<\/h3>\n

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Overall Ranking of JET Alum LinkedIn Groups by Prefecture<\/a><\/h3>\n

(in alphabetical order; last year’s numbers in parentheses)<\/em><\/p>\n

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  1. \n

    Aichi JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 11 (7)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \n

    Akita JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 11 (3)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \n

    Aomori JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 22 (6)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \n

    Chiba JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 26 (14)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \n

    Ehime JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 16 (6)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  6. \n

    Fukui JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 32 (11)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  7. \n

    Fukuoka JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 25 (15)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  8. \n

    Fukushima JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 38 (14)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  9. \n

    Gifu JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 14 (4)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  10. \n

    Gunma JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 9 (6)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  11. \n

    Hiroshima JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 17 (9)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  12. \n

    Hokkaido JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 38 (16)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  13. \n

    Hyogo JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 32 (12)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  14. \n

    Ibaraki JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 21 (14)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  15. \n

    Ishikawa JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 31 (27)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  16. \n

    Iwate JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 18 (6)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  17. \n

    Kagawa JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 6 (3)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  18. \n

    Kagoshima JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 8 (5)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  19. \n

    Kanagawa JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 1 (1)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  20. \n

    Kochi JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 11 (6)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  21. \n

    Kumamoto JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 20 (7)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  22. \n

    Kyoto JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 6 (1)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  23. \n

    Mie JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 5 (2)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  24. \n

    Miyagi JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 7 (5)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  25. \n

    Miyazaki JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 8 (2)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  26. \n

    Nagano JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 10 (5)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  27. \n

    Nagasaki JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 11 (6)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  28. \n

    Nara JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 22 (15)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  29. \n

    Niigata JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 32 (16)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  30. \n

    Oita JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 15 (3)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  31. \n

    Okayama JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 11 (8)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  32. \n

    Okinawa JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 12 (9)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  33. \n

    Osaka JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 15 (5)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  34. \n

    Saga JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 18 (6)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  35. \n

    Saitama JET Alumn<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 24 (15)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  36. \n

    Shiga JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 10 (2)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  37. \n

    Shimane JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 69 (44)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  38. \n

    Shizuoka JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 17 (8)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  39. \n

    Tochigi JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 9 (2)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  40. \n

    Tokushima JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 9 (5)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  41. \n

    Tokyo JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 2 (2)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  42. \n

    Tottori JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 8 (3)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  43. \n

    Toyama JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 17 (7)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  44. \n

    Wakayama JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 14 (7)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  45. \n

    Yamagata JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 12 (2)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  46. \n

    Yamaguchi JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 11 (1)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n
  47. \n

    Yamanashi JET Alumni<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 6 (1)<\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    You may recall last year (02.21.11 to be exact), JETwit revealed the “Best Prefectures” based on how many members each LinkedIn JET Alum prefecture group had. \u00a0With a little help from JETwit’s friends, we’ve updated the \u00a0numbers, and they now total 787 total members. Shimane-ken continues to kick prefectural oshiri\u00a0in a big way. \u00a0Not sure […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[369,319,45,282],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-japan-local","category-local-government","category-networking","category-jet-roi"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t