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JETAAi Conference Delegates Make MOFA News
Delegates of the JETAA International Conference held in Tokyo (October, 2011) made a courtesy call to Senior Vice Minister Yamane of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The purpose of the visit was to thank MOFA for continuing to support JETAA … Continue reading
JETAA Media Release: Disbursement of Funds
Below is the official press release in English (for the Japanese version, click HERE) announcing the recipients for JETAA USA Earthquake Relief Fund to the media in Japan. Much time and energy has gone into this process, using our JET contacts, bilingual … Continue reading
Taylor Anderson Receives Luminary Award
The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of NY posthumously awarded Taylor Anderson, US JET who lost her life on 3.11, their Luminary Individual Award at their annual dinner last month (November 2011). The Luminous Individual Award was imparted to … Continue reading
Miyagi/ Sendai JET Micro Grant Program
MAJET and the Anderson family have teamed up to make a difference in Miyagi and Sendai. As Miyagi starts to take it’s formative steps towards recovery from the March 11th disaster, this program empowers JETs with financial support in their … Continue reading
AJET Announces TEFL Scholarship Winners
In cooperation with ITTT, AJET offers scholarships for two current JETs via an online TEFL program. Two scholarship recipients are selected annually. The scholarships are offered through ITTT, and are for their 120-hour online TEFL course with tutor support. In … Continue reading
Life After the B.O.E. Book on Sale!
Life After the B.O.E. is a monthly comic about the incredible and sometimes wacky experiences of the JET Programme by David Namisato, a former CIR in Ajigasawa-machi, Aomori-ken. David has published a compilation of his comics in his new book: … Continue reading
JETAA – JUSTE Connect!
The Japan-U.S. Training and Exchange Program for English Language Teachers (JUSTE), sometimes referred to as the “Reverse JET” program currently has 96 participants in the USA from all over Japan. This group of genki JTEs were selected to spend six … Continue reading
Xmas Cards for Tohoku Kids
A Professor Emeritus of Chuo University has started a project called “Xmas Cards from Friends Around the World”. This is a campaign to gather Christmas cards from around the world to bring to the children in Tohoku. The cards will … Continue reading
JET Sister Cities Initiative is Ready to Roll!
The primary goal of this project is to help local JETAA chapters connect and coordinate with their Japanese sister cities/prefectures to grow those relationships and bring value to our counterparts in Japan. As part of the effort to create stronger … Continue reading
JETAA USA Earthquake Fund Usage in Yomiuri Shimbun
US JET Alums Jim Gannon and Jessyca Wilcox (Country Rep) took a break from volunteer work in Rikuzentakata to speak with a Yomiuri Shimbun reporter. Jim and Jessyca were part of the JETAA International Conference delegation which also traveled up … Continue reading