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WIT Life #287: 猫マニア！
WIT Life is a periodic series written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03). She starts her day by watching Fujisankei’s newscast in Japanese, and here...
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Japan Local: Inakadate Rice Field Art
Mel T (Aomori-ken, 2007-2012) is a Canadian living and working in Towada City, Aomori. For more information about events, sightseeing, restaurants, etc. in Towada City, and around Aomori Prefecture...
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Photography Package Tours to Tohoku, Japan
Posted by Eden Law, 2010-2011 ALT Fukushima-ken, President of JETAANSW. As part of the drive to promote tourism to Japan (not to mention combining a long-held passion and dream), ex-JET Julius Pang...
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JQ Magazine: NHK World, Your 24-Hour Guide to Japan
Pop singer and model Yun*chi and DJ Taku Takahashi of m-flo with Domo, NHK’s mascot, at Waku Waku +NYC in Brooklyn, Aug. 2015. The performers are frequent guests of NHK World’s J-MELO, Japan’s only...
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JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Julia Inisan, CLAIR Programme Coordinator
“JET Programme participants are in a very good position to match supply with demand by bringing people together, and there are many great examples of ALTs, CIRs and SEAs using crowdsourcing, social...
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Japan Local: Tohoku Rokkon (Six Souls) Festival
Mel T (Aomori-ken, 2007-2012) is a Canadian living and working in Towada City, Aomori. For more information about events, sightseeing, restaurants, etc. in Towada City, and around Aomori Prefecture...
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Japan Local: Omagari All-Japan National Fireworks Competition 2016
Mel T (Aomori-ken, 2007-2012) is a Canadian living and working in Towada City, Aomori. For more information about events, sightseeing, restaurants, etc. in Towada City, and around Aomori Prefecture...
View ArticleSuzanne Kamata is a Finalist for the Half the World Global Literati Award
Author/advocate Suzanne Kamata’s (Tokushima, ’88-’90) unpublished memoir Squeaky Wheels: Travels with my Daughter by Plane, Train, Boat, Tuk-tuk, Metro and Wheelchair has been named a finalist for the...
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JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Diary of a Tokyo Teen’
“Through reading her travelogue, Inzer comes across as a writer who would make an excellent travel blogger, as she gives prospective visitors to Japan fascinating tidbits about the country’s culture...
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JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York — Anime films, Final Fantasy Live, Yoshiki at...
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here. Start 2017 off...
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Bangladesu: A former JET encounters Japan anew in South Asia.
By Mark Flanigan, Nagasaki (2000-04) As a JET alumnus, I look back fondly on the four years I spent living and teaching in Nagasaki Prefecture. Serving on JET was, quite literally, one of those...
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Hey JET alum parents! Discover Canada with your kids!
Look no further for family travel inspiration Jody Robbins, a Tottori ALT from 1994-1997, has just written her first book! Published in May, 2016. 25 Places in Canada Every Family Should Visit is the...
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JQ Magazine: Philadelphia LOVEs Japan
Stone lantern amidst peonies and azaleas in Shofuso’s roji tea garden. (Therese Stephen) By Therese Stephen (Iwate-ken, 1996-99) for JQ magazine. What many people don’t know is that the City of...
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JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘25 Places in Canada Every Family Should Visit’
“This year marks Canada’s 150th anniversary, so it’s a wonderful time for families to explore the wonders of the country. You just need the right information to do so, and 25 Places serves as a worthy...
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WIT Life #316: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Teikoku Hotel
Written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language. Stacy...
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JQ Magazine: Book Review — New from Tuttle (Fall 2017)
Tuttle Publishing By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata–ken, 2008-10) for JQ magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub–Chapter, Rashaad is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University with a master’s...
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WIT Life #323: Japan Week 2018
Written by professional Writer/Interpreter/Translator Stacy Smith (Kumamoto-ken CIR, 2000-03), WIT Life is a periodic series about aspects of Japanese culture such as film, food and language. Stacy...
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JQ Magazine: Book Review — New from Tuttle (Spring 2018)
Tuttle Publishing By Rashaad Jorden (Yamagata–ken, 2008-10) for JQ magazine. A former head of the JETAA Philadelphia Sub–Chapter, Rashaad is a graduate of Leeds Beckett University with a master’s...
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JQ Magazine: Book Review — ‘Amy’s Guide to Best Behavior in Japan: Do It...
“For JETs and others who have lived and worked in Japan, many of these rules and customs might seem very familiar and would only serve as a refresher. Yet Chavez does an excellent job of providing a...
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JQ Magazine: Nippon in New York — ‘Modest Heroes,’ ‘Dragon Ball Z Super:...
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Justin has written about Japanese arts and entertainment for JETAA since 2005. For more of his articles, click here. Start the new year...
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