{"id":25865,"date":"2012-06-23T08:28:44","date_gmt":"2012-06-23T12:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=25865"},"modified":"2012-06-23T08:29:19","modified_gmt":"2012-06-23T12:29:19","slug":"culcon-announces-new-clearinghouse-for-information-about-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2012\/06\/23\/culcon-announces-new-clearinghouse-for-information-about-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"CULCON announces new clearinghouse for information about Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Saw news about this on the JETAA DC yahoogroup:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/\">CULCON<\/a> (U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange), a binational advisory panel to the U.S. and Japanese governments,\u00a0recently created <a href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\">a new page on its website<\/a> that is a clearinghouse for information about Japan and may be useful to many JETs and alumni. \u00a0(Notably, JET alum\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/about-us\/us-culcon-staff\">Paige Cottingham-Streater<\/a><\/strong> is the Secretary-General for CULCON.)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">According to the site<\/span>:<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\"><strong>U.S.-Japan Resources<\/strong>\u00a0section of this website<\/a> is divided into the categories below. \u00a0In some instances a specific institution or program will be listed under more than one category. \u00a0<em>In general, this section on resources is designed for an American audience.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>These are all non-profit, educational or government-sponsored programs and organizations. \u00a0 There are also some instances of private sector resources when the company is providing a free database. \u00a0If you would like to suggest we list an additional resource, please send the name, URL and a brief description to: \u00a0culcon@jusfc.gov.<\/p>\n<p><em>CULCON provides this list as an informational resource only; inclusion on this list is neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of any specific organization or program.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Exchanges\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\">Exchanges and Fellowships<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Arts\/Cultural\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\/artscultural\">Arts and Cultural Exchanges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Graduate\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\/graduate\">Graduate Study, Exchanges, Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Grassroots\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\/grassroots\">Grassroots Exchanges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"High School\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\/high-school\">High School Exchanges, Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Intellectual\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\/intellectual\">Intellectual Exchanges,\u00a0Visiting Scholars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Professional\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\/professional\">Professional Exchanges, Fellowships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Undergraduate\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\/undergraduate\">Undergraduate Study Abroad, Exchanges, Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Youth\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/exchanges\/youth\">Youth Exchanges<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Professional and Volunteer Opportunities\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/professional-voluntee\">Professional and Volunteer Opportunities<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Internship Opportunities\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/professional-opportunities\/internship-opportunities\">Internship Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Teach English\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/professional-opportunities\/teach-english\">Teaching English in Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Volunteer\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/professional-opportunities\/volunteer\">Volunteer Opportunities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"U.S.-Japan Related Organizations\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/us-japan-organizations\">U.S.-Japan Related Organizations<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Associations\/Alumni Networks\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/networks\/alumni-associations\">Associations, Alumni Networks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Foundations\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/networks\/professional-networks\">Foundations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Government, Public-Private Partnerships\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/us-japan-organizations\/government-public-private-partnership\">Government, Public-Private Partnerships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Policy Institutes, Think Tanks\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/us-japan-organizations\/think-tanks\">Policy Institutes, Think Tanks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Guides to Japan\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/guides-to-japan\">Guides to Japan<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Japanese Language Websites\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/guides-to-japan\/japanese-language-websites\">Japanese Language Learning\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Tourist Information\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/guides-to-japan\/tourist-info\">Tourist Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Living in Japan\" href=\"http:\/\/culcon.jusfc.gov\/resources\/guides-to-japan\/living-in-japa\">Living in Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Visit resources beyond our web site \u2014<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jusfc.gov\/\" target=\"_new\">Japan-US Friendship Commission<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jpf.go.jp\/culcon\/index.html\">Japan CULCON Homepage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bridgingfoundation.org\/\" target=\"_new\">US-Japan Bridging Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.us-japan.org\/otr\/index.html\" target=\"_new\">ON THE RECORD re: JAPAN<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crosscurrents.hawaii.edu\/theme.aspx?lang=eng\">Cross Currents: \u00a0An Educational Resource on Japan-US Cultural and Educational Relations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saw news about this on the JETAA DC yahoogroup: CULCON (U.S.-Japan Conference on Cultural and Educational Interchange), a binational advisory panel to the U.S. and Japanese governments,\u00a0recently created a new page on its website that is a clearinghouse for information about Japan and may be useful to many JETs and alumni. \u00a0(Notably, JET alum\u00a0Paige Cottingham-Streater 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