Aaron Miller (Ehime, 2002–2008) will lead our 2026 Q3 Career Coaching cohort with the theme Find Where You Thrive, introducing the “intentional outsider” framework to help JETs use their cross-cultural experience to evaluate workplaces, identify opportunities, and build a more intentional career path.

Explore how entrepreneurship can help you test career paths after JET, build experience, and gain skills. Join us online with JET alum Daniel Lowe to learn simple, actionable strategies you can use right away.

Sydney Michael’s journey from Wisconsin to the JET Program was anything but straightforward. Connecting the dots of her early experiences with origami, anime, and a unique opportunity to learn Japanese in high school would take her on an incredible journey.

Greg Beck’s first time trying a certain alcoholic beverage wasn’t anything to write home about. But one event devoted to that indelible part of Japanese culture turned out to be a memorable occasion that helped change his life — the Saijō Sake Festival in Hiroshima Prefecture.