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Japan Society of Boston Meets Allen Wan (Ishikawa, 1990-1992)
Japan Society of Boston Meets Allen Wan (Ishikawa, 1990-1992)

This January, Japan Society of Boston featured Allen Wan (Ishikawa, 1990-1992), in their JSB meets JET Alumni series.

January’s Ouchigohan: Gyoza and Goyza Nabe Hot Pot
January’s Ouchigohan: Gyoza and Goyza Nabe Hot Pot

Join us on Saturday, January 24 at 6:00 PM ET to learn how to make gyoza and nabe!

Photo of the Month: January 2026
Photo of the Month: January 2026

Our January Photo of the Month comes from Annabel Baker-Sullivan (Hokkaido 2018-2020).

The All-Around Professional Bringing Omotenashi to Texas
The All-Around Professional Bringing Omotenashi to Texas

A 15-year-old Carlo Capua wasn’t thrilled when his mother suggested he try a program one summer that was mentioned in a certain pamphlet that arrived at their house. “I said, ‘Mom, that sounds terrible. I wanna go play sports — baseball or soccer.’” Capua, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, stated. “And she said, ‘Just give it a shot. It’s just two weeks over the summer. I think you’ll enjoy it.’”

Eigo Ganbare Joins USJETAA as a JET Alum-Owned Business Sponsor
Eigo Ganbare Joins USJETAA as a JET Alum-Owned Business Sponsor

USJETAA is excited to welcome Eigo Ganbare as our newest JET Alum-Owned Business Sponsor!

Japanese Reading Group: January 2026
Japanese Reading Group: January 2026

Join us on January 9 at 7:00 PM ET for our first reading of 2026! We will be reading Diary of a Boy’s New Year by Ogawa Mimei, a well known writer of children’s stories and fairy tales.

Career Coaching Collective: The AI Career Advantage 
Career Coaching Collective: The AI Career Advantage 

Our newest professional development program!

Japanese Language Coaching: January 23, 2026
Japanese Language Coaching: January 23, 2026

Boost Your Nihongo for 2026!

December’s Ouchigohan: Christmas Cake & Karaage
December’s Ouchigohan: Christmas Cake & Karaage

Join us for a special holiday session of Ouchigohan on Sunday, December 21 at 5:00 PM ET.

Revitalizing Rural Communities: What the United States and Japan Can Learn from One Another
Revitalizing Rural Communities: What the United States and Japan Can Learn from One Another

Samantha Sodetz (Kagoshima, 2018-2019)

Rural communities in both Japan and the United States have much to learn from one another as they seek to address rural depopulation. In a globalized world where many people, especially young people, are driven to metropolitan areas in pursuit of economic advancement—think, Osaka, Tokyo, and Fukuoka in Japan and coastal cities like New York and Los Angeles in the United States—often-neglected rural communities in both countries are facing cascading problems.

JETs on Japan: December, 2025

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