Where were you in Japan as a JET and when? While I was on JET, I lived near Daigo-machi a small village in northern Ibaraki between 2014-2016. After JET, I moved to Kasama-shi in 2017 to pursue a ceramics apprenticeship with Kobayashi Michio and family.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program? I was obsessed with Haruki Murakami’s ...READ MORE »
The Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade and Evolution of the Japanese Self-Defense Force in Regional Security
Patrick Ripton
Okinawa and Shiga, 2001–2005
As an American JET in Okinawa, I had the unique opportunity of experiencing the presence of U.S. troops there through both the lenses of interactions with my local community and my military friends. Tracing the history of the post-war U.S. administration of the ...READ MORE »
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe talks with JET alumni (February 2013)
USJETAA and the whole community of JET Program alumni in the United States are shocked and saddened by the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe today. Prime Minister Abe was a steadfast proponent of international exchange, stemming from his time studying abroad in California, and as prime minister he ...READ MORE »
Apply to be USJETAA Executive Director!
USJETAA seeks a full-time leader to manage all aspects of the organization’s operations and to work with its board of directors to strengthen the institutional base of the organization, guide it towards long-term financial sustainability, and contribute to American and Japanese society.
USJETAA is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that supports the community of nearly 40,000 ...READ MORE »
Competition of Provision: How Rivalries between Indo-Pacific Institutions Can Generate Goods for the Region
Rikio Inouye
Toyama, 2017–2020
The US-Japan alliance has remained the keystone relationship in the broader Indo-Pacific security architecture and this bilateral relationship has been the foundation for additional multi- and minilateral institutions like the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad). As Chinese-led institutions like the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) create alternatives and competitors, it is worth ...READ MORE »
Marriage Equality Trajectories in the United States and Japan
Brian Watson
Saitama, 1988-1991
The path to marriage equality in the United States is a tortuous one that began in 1970 and concluded with two landmark Supreme Court rulings in 2013 and 2015: United States v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges, respectively. The trajectory to marriage equality currently in progress in Japan bears some similarities to the ...READ MORE »
Telecommunication, Intercultural Competence, and Language Development: A Review of Educational Telecollaboration Between the U.S. and Japan
Tiffany Laiyin Lao
Saitama, 2014–2018
Multimodal approaches to language learning and teaching has been evolving along with developments in technology. Telecommunication is one of the multimodal strategies that is becoming more prevalent in the field of English as a Second Language, or ESL. The purpose of this ...READ MORE »
USJETAA is delighted to announce Paige Cottingham-Streater, USJETAA Board Chair, is among the foreign recipients of the Government of Japan’s 2022 Spring Imperial Decorations. Ms. Cottingham-Streater will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon in recognition of her longstanding contributions to the promotion of people-to-people exchanges and mutual understanding between Japan and the United States.
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Celebrating Community and Connections
Friday, May 20 – Sunday, May 22, 2022
Seattle, Washington
Thank you to the 160 attendees at the JET35 Alumni Reunion! And thanks to all JET alumni and friends that made the reunion possible!
Visit the JET35 Reunion Website
(See reunion photos, videos, program book & more)
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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 »
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