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JETAA USA Receives Message of Thanks from Hope for Tomorrow

Posted on January 23, 2012 by JETAA USA

JETAA USA donated part of their Earthquake Relief Fund to the Japanese NPO, Hope for Tomorrow. The main focus of Hope for Tomorrow is to provide financial support for the incurred travel costs associated with university entrance examinations for high … Continue reading →

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JETAA USA Funded Project in Rikuzentakata

Posted on December 10, 2011 by JETAA USA

JETAA USA granted Empowerment through Participation and Change (E-Pa+Ch) approximately $25,000 of the funds raised from the JETAA USA Earthquake Fund. This organization also goes by Youth Empowerment Iwate or Kodomo no Empowerment. The organization is based in Iwate and … Continue reading →

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JETAAi Conference Delegates Make MOFA News

Posted on December 9, 2011 by JETAA USA

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 →

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JETAA Media Release: Disbursement of Funds

Posted on December 8, 2011 by JETAA USA

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 →

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Taylor Anderson Receives Luminary Award

Posted on December 8, 2011 by JETAA USA

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 →

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JETAA USA Earthquake Fund Usage in Yomiuri Shimbun

Posted on November 15, 2011 by JETAA USA

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 →

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2011 JETAA International Meeting and JETAA USA Relief Fund featured on NHK

Posted on October 26, 2011 by JETAA USA

Thanks to JETAA Northern California for the heads up on the NHK news report featuring the 2011 JETAA International Conference held in late October 2011. The video link is no longer live, but it gave a brief overview of … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talks about JET

Posted on October 10, 2011 by JETAA USA

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lauded the JET Programme for its vital grassroots relationship building at the U.S.-Japan Council Annual Conference on October 7th, 2011. Clinton mentioned the JET alumni community’s role in raising money for earthquake/tsunami relief and cited … Continue reading →

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Newly-wed JETs Give to JETAA USA Earthquake Fund

Posted on September 19, 2011 by JETAA USA

Rachel and Josh, JET alums from the DC area were married this past summer. They met while on JET in Kumamoto-ken, falling in love with Japan and each other during their years in Japan. As they celebrated their marriage this … Continue reading →

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The JET Program’s Finest Hour by David Jacobson

Posted on July 27, 2011 by JETAA USA

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 →

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