{"id":4578,"date":"2009-03-30T06:47:20","date_gmt":"2009-03-30T06:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=4578"},"modified":"2009-03-30T06:48:19","modified_gmt":"2009-03-30T06:48:19","slug":"jetwit-blogbeat-by-crystal-wong-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2009\/03\/30\/jetwit-blogbeat-by-crystal-wong-2\/","title":{"rendered":"JetWit BlogBeat by Crystal Wong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><a href=\"..\/2009\/03\/2009\/02\/13\/category\/jetwit-blog-beat\/\"><strong><em>JetWit Blog Beat<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span><em> by <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/crystalw\"><span><strong><em>Crystal Wong<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a><em> (Iwate-ken, 2002-04)<\/em><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong><em>is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This week was a busy one, with two JET alum blogs being added to the blogroll:<\/p>\n<p>Welcome <a href=\"http:\/\/botodesigns.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Chen Reichert<\/strong><\/a>, a Philly based JET alum and creator of Boto, a Japanese robot tourist inspired by her time in Japan. You can find out more about Chen, her designs and Boto&#8217;s adventures at her <a href=\"http:\/\/botodesigns.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">blog<\/a>. <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/\/Users\/crystalwong\/Desktop\/3349263531_bfe775ccc9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/botodesigns.blogspot.com\/search?updated-max=2009-03-23T11%3A29%3A00-04%3A00&amp;max-results=3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-4579\" src=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3349263531_bfe775ccc9-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"3349263531_bfe775ccc9\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3349263531_bfe775ccc9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/3349263531_bfe775ccc9.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Also be sure to check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinmusicpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">site<\/a> of MEF alum <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinmusicpress.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Bruce Rutledge<\/strong><\/a>, the owner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinmusicpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Chin Music Press<\/a>, a Seattle based independent publisher. His latest post mentions Clay Shirky&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shirky.com\/weblog\/2009\/03\/newspapers-and-thinking-the-unthinkable\/\" target=\"_blank\">recent piece<\/a> on the future of journalism.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/travelingtastebuds.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\">Devon Brown<\/a> <\/strong>(Tokyo-to, 2002-2004) shares her tips on <a href=\"http:\/\/travelingtastebuds.blogspot.com\/2009\/03\/5-easy-tips-to-making-better-pasta.html\" target=\"_blank\">making better pasta.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well-known blogger and Twitter guru <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/guykawasaki\" target=\"_blank\">Guy Kawasaki<\/a> recently tweeted about <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/japanamerica.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Roland Kelts<\/a>&#8216; <\/strong>(Osaka-shi, 1998-1999)<strong> <\/strong>interview with Japanese novelist Haruki Marukami. Read the interview <a href=\"http:\/\/www.3ammagazine.com\/3am\/japans-21st-century-cultural-ambassador-haruki-murakami\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also, last but not least, be sure to check out JET alum <a href=\"http:\/\/larsmartinson.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Lars Martinson<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s <em>Tonoharu<\/em>, listed on a host of <a href=\"http:\/\/larsmartinson.com\/top-ten-lists\/\" target=\"_blank\">year end top ten lists<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni.\u00a0 Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. 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