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Prospects for the Future of the US-Japan Science and Technology Relationship
This article demonstrates the significance of U.S.-Japan collaboration across the space, science, and technology sectors. It offers an overview of U.S.-Japan science and technology (S&T) relations over the years, showing how the relationship has grown
Japan Matters For America: Increasing Intercultural Engagement Opportunities for Japanese Students in the Boston Area
This article is part of a guest-contributor partnership between the East-West Center in Washington and the United States Japan Exchange & Teaching Programme Alumni Association (USJETAA) in which former JET participants contribute articles relating to their experiences in Japan.
Alumni Publications: The tales of gaijin: Health privacy perspectives of foreign English teachers in Japan.
JET alum, Nathaniel Simmons, is at it again with another publication. This time with Kaleidoscope: A Graduate Journal of Qualitative Communication Research.
Alumni Publications: Gaijin Private Parts: Maintaining Privacy at Work in Japan
Japan's mandate for English education in primary and secondary education provides thousands of jobs for gaijin (foreign) English teachers. However, gaijin recruiting organizations provide only minimal training that does not answer the question: How do or should you maintain privacy at work?