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We look forward to seeing you at the JET35 Alumni Reunion! All JET alumni and friends of JET are welcome!
WHEN: Friday, May 20 – Sunday, May 22, 2022
WHERE: Motif Hotel, Seattle, Washington and nearby spots
WHAT: A three-day gathering for all JET alumni and friends with exciting programming, special events, and plenty of time to see ...READ MORE »
Virtual Exchange for All: Building on U.S.- Japan Relations to Further Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in International Higher Education
Michele Fujii
Shiga, 2010–2013
This paper illustrates the importance of emerging modalities of Virtual Exchange/ Collaborative Online International Learning (VE/COIL) in international higher education. It references VE/COIL programs conducted between the United States and Japan by Kansai University’s Institute for Innovative Global Education in ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was in Tondabayashi-shi, Osaka-fu, from 2002-2005.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
My hometown, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Tondabayashi in Osaka-fu have been Sister Cities for over 50 years. During high school, I went on a 3-week homestay to Tondabayashi and it was wild (onsens with high ...READ MORE »
U.S.-Japan Implications of COVID-19
Hayley Hutchison
Gifu, 2013-2014
The COVID-19 pandemic has made an impact on the entire world, affecting each country in very different ways. The response to the pandemic has been of almost equal measure, with the United States having taken the lead in vaccine development and manufacturing to enable distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine within one year to countries around ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was in Nagahama, Shiga from 2009-2011.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I have been interested in Japanese culture since I was a child and studied Japanese in college. I actually traveled to Nagahama in high school on a class trip and met JETs working there at the ...READ MORE »
We are excited to announce Bill Tsutsui as the Keynote Speaker at JET35. Bill is the President & CEO of Ottawa University in Ottawa, Kansas. He is an award-winning historian and author of Godzilla on My Mind: Fifty Years of the King of Monsters.
Learn more about Bill:
BillTsutsui.com
TED Talk Where Do Monsters Come From?
NPR: How ‘Professor Godzilla’ Learned To ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was in a Gifu-ken, Gifu-shi from 2014-2018.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I was a History major, albeit European History, but I had taken a class on the history of Japan because it filled a timeslot and major requirement I needed, and I really enjoyed it. I ...READ MORE »
The USJETAA Board of Directors is pleased to announce the Vice Chair of its board, Jim Gannon, will serve as USJETAA’s Interim Executive Director to help guide it through the transition to new leadership. Jim takes this role upon the departure of Executive Director Bahia Simons-Lane. Bahia held the role of Executive Director for four years and leaves the organization ...READ MORE »
Today marks eleven years since the Tohoku region of Japan was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
Every year on March 11th we remember those who lost their lives in the triple disaster. Our hearts go out to the loved ones of those lost, and the survivors who have been on the long road to recovery over the past eleven years.
Though ...READ MORE »
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