{"id":37646,"date":"2015-04-14T14:33:56","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T18:33:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=37646"},"modified":"2015-04-14T14:46:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T18:46:28","slug":"emily-metzgars-op-ed-the-jet-program-and-the-us-japan-relationship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/14\/emily-metzgars-op-ed-the-jet-program-and-the-us-japan-relationship\/","title":{"rendered":"Emily Metzgar&#8217;s op-ed:  &#8220;The JET Program and the US-Japan Relationship&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>A great summary of the long-term value of the JET Program (i.e., Return on JET-vestment) by University of Indiana journalism professor (and JET alum) <a href=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?s=emily+metzgar\"><strong>Emily Metzgar<\/strong><\/a>:<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"postTitle\"><strong>The JET Program and the US-Japan Relationship: \u00a0<\/strong>Alumni of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program are an important part of bilateral ties<strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"postTitle\">As official Washington prepares for the late April visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2015\/03\/japans-abe-invited-to-address-joint-session-of-us-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\">scheduled address to a joint session of Congress<\/a>, many aspects of the bilateral relationship between the United States and Japan will rightly be feted, including a robust strategic alliance and significant economic ties between the two nations. The visit also presents an opportunity to consider a less discussed but increasingly important aspect of the U.S.-Japan relationship writ large: The extensive \u2013 and growing \u2013 network of American alumni of Japan\u2019s long-standing <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jetprogramme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here to read the rest of the op-ed:<\/strong><\/em> \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2015\/04\/the-jet-program-and-the-us-japan-relationship\/\">http:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2015\/04\/the-jet-program-and-the-us-japan-relationship\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A great summary of the long-term value of the JET Program (i.e., Return on JET-vestment) by University of Indiana journalism professor (and JET alum) Emily Metzgar: The JET Program and the US-Japan Relationship: \u00a0Alumni of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program are an important part of bilateral ties. 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