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Tag Archives: JETs on Japan

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue 6

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Finding a Niche in Japan Research: JET Program Participants and Alumni Jeanne Beck PhD student in Applied Linguistics and Technology, Iowa State University Nagano, 2008-2011 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and alumni are valuable sources of knowledge on workplace relations in Japanese schools. Despite the long history and large number of participants and alumni of the JET Program, limited ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum, Sasakawa USA | Tagged JET Alumni, JET Program, JET research, JETs on Japan |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue 5

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Lillian RowlattPreserving Traditional Japanese Agriculture in a Modern-Day Global Context Lillian Rowlatt Co-founder Kokoro Care Packages Niigata, 2003-2005 Japan’s agriculture industry faces challenges from a shrinking and aging farming population, an overwhelming presence of small-scale farms, and inefficient structural and political issues. Yet against this backdrop, an opportunity arises for Japan to preserve and support its agricultural communities by increasing the awareness of its traditional ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum, Sasakawa USA | Tagged Agriculture, JET Alumni, JETs on Japan, Sasakawa USA |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue 4

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Why Japanese Boards of Directors Should be Held to Gender Diversity Standards of the West Tracy Gopal Founder, Third Arrow Strategies LLC Shiga, 1992-1993 Mounting research indicates that gender diversity on boards is correlated with superior financial performance and governance oversight. Gender diversity fosters innovation, improved risk oversight, and a greater focus on workforce diversity issues. As board gender diversity has become a global issue, ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum, Sasakawa USA | Tagged Board Diversity, Gender in Japan, JETs on Japan, Sasakawa USA |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue 3

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Erik JacobsProspects for the Future of the U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Relationship Erik Jacobs Hyogo, 2013-2016 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 from its formalization in 1988 to include policy coordination on issues like research ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum, Sasakawa USA | Tagged JETs on Japan, Science, Technology |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue 2

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

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 »

Posted in JET Alumni, JETs on Japan Forum, Sasakawa USA, USJETAA | Tagged JETs on Japan, Sasakawa USA, SPFUSA, US-Japan Security |

JETs on Japan Forum – Issue No. 1

Posted by Bahia Simons-Lane

Gift-Giving as Relationship Building between the U.S. and Japan Mary J. Eberhardinger, PhD Department of Communication at Central Washington University Hyogo, 2008-2010 This article will demonstrate the significance of the role of gift-giving in the omiyage industry in Japan. The role of gifts in the omiyage industry will be situated and argued as an extension of U.S.–Japan grassroots public diplomacy. The article will also ...READ MORE »

Posted in JETs on Japan Forum | Tagged JETs on Japan, Sasakawa USA |
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