Living & Working in Ishikawa, Japan
From the Japan Post English site: Suspension of Acceptance of International Postal Items to Canada June 16, 2011 Japan Post Service is temporarily suspending acceptance of international postal items to Canada due to a postal strike. This suspension is effective from the date in the table below. Destination: Canada Starting date of suspension: June 17, [...]
From Jet Wit: Many JETs will leave JET for graduate or professional school or for jobs in the academic world–and some of us already have advanced degrees or experience in that area! Steven Horowitz of JET Wit has set up a new LinkedIn group for JETs, JET alums and friends of JET who work in [...]
Sign up for the 2011-1 JLPT! The 2011-1 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) (日本語能力試験) will be held on 3 July 2011 and will cover all levels from N1 to N5. Why take the test? Setting a goal: Whether you’re a beginner or a semi-pro, having a goal will motivate you to study—and you’ll definitely learn [...]
Not recontracting? Building your professional resume and cover letter, whether in English or Japanese is, frankly, stressful. How do you convey exactly why and how you are the perfect candidate for a job—and how do you explain JET?
This information comes to us from the Great Lakes JETAA mailing list. Doshisha Business School in Kyoto will be holding an open day (PDF flyer) for JET (alumni and current) regarding their Global MBA program on Saturday, 12 February 2011. Contact Dr. Andy Staples to learn more at astaples [AT] mail [DOT] doshisha [DOT] ac [...]
What Can I Do With a B.A. in Japanese Studies? (a.k.a. Shinpai Deshou) is run by Paula Curtis, a graduate of Gettysburg College and an M.A. candidate at The Ohio State University. She and her team of bloggers post information and articles on all things related to Japan and Japanese studies. You’ll find everything from [...]
JET WIT, an online community of JET alumni, is putting together a list of sister cities and sister states/prefectures/provinces. Ishikawa has no entries so far, so please help out by emailing your sister city information to the site.
It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since I began my overseas career as a teacher in the JET program in Kanazawa. It was 1990 and we had been married 2 months when Linda and I stepped off the plane in Japan. Two naïve farm kids from central Minnesota, we had certainly never seen the bright lights of Tokyo.
Recycle your Uniqlo clothes at Uniqlo! Gently used clothes will be donated to charity; clothes that can no longer be worn will be recycled into fabric.
This guest post is by Gavin Lynch of Hokuriku Gakuin University about the October 2010 Cambridge Oral Examiner Training Session.
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