By Ryan Hata
My name is Ryan Hata and I was an ALT on JET from 2014-2017 in Tottori-ken teaching at Aoya High School. As a fourth-generation Japanese American (father’s side) and fifth-generation Chinese American (mother’s side) born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, my heritage mainly consisted of food and celebrating larger events related to my ethnic cultures. For example, I ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I lived on the coast of the Sea of Japan in Sakata City in Yamagata Prefecture from 2017-2020.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I feel like this is a long story. I got my BA in Japanese at the University of Mount Union, and the JET Program ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
Nishiaizu, Fukushima Prefecture. 2005-2008.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I majored in Japanese literature in college, and when I finished, I wanted an extended period of time to live in Japan to solidify my language skills and experience the culture.
What are some of the things your ...READ MORE »
Mombusho English Fellow (MEF) Program Reunion (MEF is the predecessor of JET) March 19-20, 2022. Richard Mei (MEF, Tokushima-ken, 1981-1982) became the U.S. Consul-General in Osaka last summer and he’d like to host this at the Consul-General residence. Interested? Contact Tim Cook (MEF, Yamaguchi-ken, 1981-1983); professor of English, Iryo Sosei University, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima-ken at cook015@gmail.com.
Inside Japan Tours – Ultimate ...READ MORE »
Dispelling Three Myths about the U.S.-Japan Security Alliance
D’Mitri A. Farthing Jr.
MS Candidate, Global Technology and Development, Arizona State University
Kochi, 2018-current
The year 2020 marked the sixtieth anniversary of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, which the United States government itself recognizes as the “cornerstone of U.S. security interests in Asia and fundamental to regional stability and prosperity” (Bureau of East Asian and Pacific ...READ MORE »
As part of our partnership with the Japan Society Boston, we are sharing excerpts of interviews with JET alumni on our social media and blog. We will work our way down Japan and share interviews with participants from all 47 prefectures!
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was in Miyako-shi, Iwate-ken, from 1995 to 1997.
What sparked your ...READ MORE »
As part of our partnership with the Japan Society Boston, we will be sharing excerpts of interviews with JET alumni on our social media and blog! Our second interview is with former JET Abigail MacBain who was placed in Aomori. We will work our way down Japan and share interviews with participants from all 47 prefectures!
Episode 2: Aomori
Interview with Abigail ...READ MORE »
JET alumni have been busy! This issue is full of alumni news. Winner of Elgin Heinz Award is JET Alumnus Dan Carolin Mr. Daniel Carolin (Nagano-ken), Teacher of Japanese Language and English, Kennedy High School – Cedar Rapids, Iowa Co-awardee: Ms. Junko Tanaka, Teacher of Japanese Language, Clarendon Elementary School – San Francisco, California Dan started his professional career teaching English at a high school in upstate New York. Looking ...READ MORE »
As part of our partnership with the Japan Society Boston, we will be sharing excerpts of interviews with JET alums on our social media and blog! In recognition of the Massachusetts-Hokkaido sister-state relationship, our first interview is with a former JET who was placed in Hokkaido. We will work our way down Japan and share interviews with participants from ...READ MORE »
U.S.-Japan Technology Policy Coordination: Balancing Technonationalism With a Globalized World James L. Schoff (Kanagawa, 1988-1999), a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s Asia Program, recently published a paper on technonationalist competition with a focus on ways the U.S. and Japan can coordinate. Read the paper here. Course: How Race and Ethnicity Shape American Life Registration is open for Mya Fisher’s ...READ MORE »
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