Author Archives: JETAA USA
JTB’s Together Tour
Delta Airlines and JTB USA with support from the Japan National Tourism Organization, presents the opportunity to visit Japan and support in volunteer activities.Tour dates are September 29 – October 5, 2011. Trip includes: Round trip economy class air fare … Continue reading
Kintetsu Launches Tsunami Relief Volunteer Tour
Followed by a tsunami the size of a 5 story building, the waves destroyed villages and cities along the pacific coast. This devastating tragedy is one that has affected people of all over the world. Thanks to a vast amount … Continue reading
Homecoming & Charitable Activities: The Quiet Successes of the JET Program
In August the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in cooperation with the Japan Tourism Agency introduced a “homecoming” program through which former participants of the JET Program who served in areas that have been affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake … Continue reading
Biwa Bottle Boat Raises $8500+ for Japan
As of the print date, Dusty Wittman and Roxanne Borowska had raised nearly $3500. As of late August, they have raised nearly $8500 and continue to fundraise! Printed in the Asahi Shimbun on July 16th, 2011. Kindly translated by Jared … Continue reading
JET Makes the News on NPR
Here are a few JET-related articles and radio piece written and produced in the past month by JET Alum Bluegrass Subchapter member Graham Shelby (ALT, Fukushima). Graham went to Nashville at the end of July to interview some of the … Continue reading
JETAA-Japan America Society Collaboration Survey (via JETwit)
This survey is intended to determine the level of collaboration between JETAA chapters and their local Japan-America Societies. We hope to get a bigger picture sense of the JETAA – JAS relationship and figure out if there are ways to … Continue reading
The JET Program’s Finest Hour by David Jacobson
July 9, 2011 The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme (JET) was established in 1987, the same year that nine U.S. Congressmen, in a very visual display of Japan bashing, sledgehammered a Toshiba radio into smithereens at a Capitol Hill press … Continue reading
US JET Paul Yoo Makes a Difference
Paul Yoo, hailing from Colorado, is now in Akita-ken as a JET. Paul established volunteerAKITA which serves as the hub for many JETs to improve the quality of life of those in need through volunteer, service, and lots of LOVE. … Continue reading
Invitation Program for Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima and Sendai-shi JET Alumni
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan Tourism Agency have jointly organized an Invitation Program for JET Alums who worked as a JET in the above areas for 2 or more years to return to Japan (all expenses paid) … Continue reading
JETAA USA Needs a Website Editor!
JETAA USA is looking for an enthusiastic volunteer web content editor to help on some short and long term-projects. With the roll-out of the new JETAA USA website at last year’s National Conference, our goal is to improve the website … Continue reading
