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JETAADC Picnic in the Park (10/20)

Please join the JETAADC Mentorship Program for a picnic in the park!
We invite JETAADC members and their partners/families (children welcome) to join us for a casual meetup as part of this year’s JET alumni Mentorship Program! RSVP from link below!

JETAADC will provide light refreshments and snacks for the event. In case of inclement weather or rain, we will meet at the nearby Planet Word museum.

Please RSVP Here: https://forms.gle/hPYkUmszHmVaoYtt9

When: Sunday, October 20th

Time: 2 PM- 3:30 PM

Where: Franklin Park 1332 I St. NW Washington DC

【HAPPENING TOMORROW NIGHT】
Join the JETAADC Mentorship Program for a Panel Speaker event on Careers in International Education on Tuesday, October 15, from 7:00pm-8:30pm EDT
(Wednesday, October 16, from 8:00am-9:30am JST)!

This virtual panel will be an opportunity to hear from three experienced JET alumni with careers in international education about the ways that JET enhanced and/or catalyzed their US-Japan-focused career paths.

Panelists:
-Mya Fisher, PhD (dr. fisher) (Kanagawa, 2000-2002)
-Bahia Simons-Lane, Ed.S. (Gunma, 2007-2008)
-Rachel Reed (Akita, 2010-2013).

Register for the Zoom event here: https://lnkd.in/eNxH6Zni

Please join the JETAADC Mentorship Program for a picnic in the park! We invite JETAADC members and their partners/families (children welcome) to join us for a casual meetup as part of this year's Mentorship Program!

JETAADC will provide light refreshments and snacks for the event. In case of inclement weather or rain, we will meet at the nearby (free!) Planet Word museum.

When: Sunday, October 20th
Time: 2 PM- 3:30 PM
Where: Franklin Park, 1332 I St. NW Washington DC

Please RSVP to attend here:
https://forms.gle/u86Di2q2WYibb73H6

Join the JETAADC Mentorship Program for a Panel Speaker event on Careers in International Education on Tuesday, October 15th from 7:00 - 8:30 pm EST!

This virtual panel will be an opportunity to hear from three experienced JET alumni with careers in international education about the ways that JET enhanced and/or catalyzed their US-Japan focused career paths.

Panelists: - Dr. Mya Fisher (Kanagawa, 2000-2002), Bahia Simons-Lane (Gunma, 2007-2008), Rachel Reed (Akita, 2010-2013).

Register for the Zoom event here: https://lnkd.in/eNxH6Zni

HAPPENING THIS SUNDAY ✨
Have you registered?
Longtime friend of JETAADC, DC Sake is hosting their annual Sake Day event on September 29 🍶🇯🇵🏯🇺🇸

Join us and other members of the DC US-Japan community in tasting over 100 different sake ahead of World Sake Day on October 1.

Go to the event link through the QR code to learn more about admission, pricing, and participating vendors.
Kanpai 🍻Otsukaresama🗼🪭

Go follow and get information!

Thanks to JET Program alum Okung Obang (Kochi, 2019-2021) for sharing the following professional development event.

J-WIP 27th Speaker Event: “Mastering the Art of Negotiations”

J-WIP – "Japanese Women in the Professions" of the Japan Commerce Association of Washington DC (JCAW), is hosting a professional event for all interested in the world of trade and negotiations.

J-WIP will host two prominent female trade experts, Wendy Cutler of the Asia Society Policy Institute, and Elissa Alben, Vice President and Lead of Global Innovation and Trade Policy and International Government Affairs at Pfizer to share their insights on the intricacies of negotiations. The event will be held in English and all are welcome to attend.

Date: October 1, 2024, 12:30～2:00 pm (Lunch starts at 12:00)
Venue: K&L Gates (1601 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006)
Fees: $10 for JCAW members, $15 for non-JCAW members (including lunch)
Registration: Limited to the first 35 persons; RSVP by Sep. 27

Please click here to register:

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Longtime friend of JETAADC, DC Sake is hosting their annual Sake Day event on September 29 🍶🇯🇵🏯🇺🇸

Join us and other members of the DC US-Japan community in tasting over 100 different sake ahead of World Sake Day on October 1.

Go to the event link through the QR code to learn more about admission, pricing, and participating vendors. Kanpai 🍻Otdukaresama で〜す🗼🪭

Go follow and get information!

Join JETs@State and JETAA-DC for a networking event with speakers addressing the upcoming Osaka-Kansai Expo 2025 hosted by the U.S. Department of State! Expos are the world’s largest Public Diplomacy events to take place in any given year.

Our event will also be a chance to hear about how to connect with former JETs working at the State Department and/or living in the DC area. Recently returned JETs are especially welcome to attend! Light snacks and drinks will be served.

Event information:
Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024 | 6:00pm - 8:00pm
2201 C Street NW (Harry S. Truman State Department Building), Delegates Lounge

Panelists:
Matthew Hays: Director of the International Expositions Unit
Margaret Hsiang: Deputy Director, Office of Japanese Affairs, East Asian & Pacific Bureau
Embassy of Japan: JET USA Program Co-Coordinators, Devon Altman and Alexis Greb

Please register by Thursday, Sept 5 at https://forms.gle/sdVS38vs9PDa9D7r7. Non-State participants may be contacted to submit additional information to diplomatic security, and will receive an additional email closer to the event date with check-in procedures. Please address any questions to [email protected].

The 2024-2025 JETAADC Mentorship Program application is now officially open㊗️✨

Please help us spread the word and reach potential applicants through your networks - AJET, LinkedIn, and any other U.S.-Japan networks you might have access to🇺🇸🇯🇵🙏🏻

The application for mentees closes on Friday, August 23 at 11:59 pm 🍉
Scan the code or use link to the application
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQ3ueh-HjGwLJjSI8hu5TMTSt-HJbd9MBed1KmVV9K9g-RPA/viewform

The program supports recent JET alumni to receive access to individualized career development support and connections with other JET alumni🤝

On July 17, the statue of Sadako Sasaki, the 12-year old Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor who strived to fold 1000 cranes before she died of radiation related leukemia and became a symbol of peace and hope, was stolen from Peace Park in Seattle, Washington.

JETAADC and The Asia Group would like to invite you to a “foldraiser” on August 14 from 4 - 6 pm to support the Seattle Quakers who are working to restore the Sadako statue to Peace Park. Come join us in making cranes at The Asia Group office (2000 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite #1000, Washington DC, 20006) to place at the statue until a new one can be acquired.
>>Please RSVP here.

Are you a recent JET alum wondering how to translate your experience in Japan to a career in U.S.-Japan relations? Do you currently reside or have plans to reside in the greater DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) metropolitan area? If you answered yes to both, we encourage you to apply to this year's JETAADC Mentorship Program, now in its fifth year! Applications are now open until Friday, August 23, 11:59pm EDT.

The JETAADC Mentorship Program is run by the JET Alumni Association of Washington, DC (JETAADC) with support from USJETAA (U.S. Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Alumni Association) and Sasakawa USA. The program is free and designed to provide mentees with the tools, resources, and networks to advance their careers in U.S.-Japan relations and to assist them in finding professional opportunities via the guidance of JET alumni mentors.

Spots are limited and applications will be carefully considered on a rolling basis. Please send any inquiries about the program to [email protected].

To apply to the JETAADC Mentorship Program, please click here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQ3ueh-HjGwLJjSI8hu5TMTSt-HJbd9MBed1KmVV9K9g-RPA/viewform

On July 17, the statue of Sadako Sasaki, the 12-year old Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor who strived to fold 1000 cranes before she died of radiation related leukemia and became a symbol of peace and hope, was stolen from Peace Park in Seattle, Washington.

JETAADC and The Asia Group would like to invite you to a “foldraiser” on August 14 from 4 - 6 pm to support the Seattle Quakers who are working to restore the Sadako statue to Peace Park. Come join us in making cranes at The Asia Group office (2000 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Suite #1000, Washington DC, 20006) to place at the statue until a new one can be acquired.

Please RSPV here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSce3lSbIY9v-NIoJSvlf1GcXMrbVTuW4-hbMmw2KNOLYhsPeg/viewform

If you would like to make a donation towards purchasing a new statue please feel free to send directly to: [email protected].

Adults and children of any age are welcome to join. Snacks and soft drinks will be provided. We look forward to seeing you!

Join JETAADC on Aug. 3 for a visit to the special Samurai Armor exhibit at the in Richmond VA.
Purchase tickets on our eventbrite.
There will be some spots available for members who would like a ride from the DC area 🚗✨
We look forward to seeing you there ☀️

【COMING SOONーJETAADC mentorship program】
Apply to join for access to individualized career development support and connections with other JET at alumni 📚✍️
https://jetaadc.org/mentorship/

Come and enjoy with JETAADC as we celebrate our new departing JETs in person🚀🇺🇸🇯🇵
Food and drinks will be provided as well as ample opportunity to get to meet and know one another – departing JETS, JET Alumni, and Friends of JET alike🌿

Date: Sunday, July 14

Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm

Location: The Envoy, 2400 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

The Envoy is next to Meridian Hill Park and can be reached by the S2, S9, and 96 buses or by Metro at U St on the Green Line.

Please register to join the Owakarekai with the following link below.
The deadline to register is Saturday, July 13, 5:00pm.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4GuPWOtmkNUbwRvSCi4YS6FyuF9JTV5JteVAnugxdEl9zGQ/viewform

🎉 #お別れ会 #送別会 #いってらっしゃい

Come and enjoy with JETAADC as we celebrate our new departing JETs in person! Food and drinks will be provided as well as ample opportunity to get to meet and know one another – departing JETS, JET Alumni, and Friends of JET alike.

Date: Sunday, July 14

Time: 2:00 - 5:00 pm

Location: The Envoy, 2400 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20009

The Envoy is next to Meridian Hill Park and can be reached by the S2, S9, and 96 buses or by Metro at U St on the Green Line.

Please register to join the Owakarekai with the following link below. The deadline to register is Saturday, July 13, 5:00pm.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe4GuPWOtmkNUbwRvSCi4YS6FyuF9JTV5JteVAnugxdEl9zGQ/viewform

There is still time to register for the upcoming BEYOND JET career event.

Join this virtual program where we will be talking about Japanese companies in the US and opportunities with them for JET alumni.

Save Your Seat and Register Today!
🔗 https://www.usjetaa.org/news/beyond-jet

Learn what regions, industries, and roles are a good fit for JETs, and why it’s not just translation and teaching. Learn about the job hunt process and how to successfully navigate it while leveraging your JET experience to the fullest.

This program is brought to you in partnership by USJETAA and Pasona N A.

🗓️June 7, 2024 @7:30pm ET
🗓️June 8, 2024 @8:30am JT

Free for USJETAA members | $5 General Public

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US JET Alumni Association (USJETAA) has launched their Tayo-sei Group Mentorship Program for 2024 Departing JETs! The program will take place online with the most activity anticipated leading up to departures (June, July, and August). USJETAA has a group of about 40 JET alumni who are serving as sempai mentors to share their lived experiences in Japan on JET.

They have identified several special interest groups (via their mentors) and kohai participants can be a part of more than one group. This will be done online via USJETAA's Discord Server and monthly Zoom face-to-face meetings, so it is accessible to all departing JETs. Departing JETs from other countries are welcome to join, but the Zoom meetings will accommodate U.S. time zones.

The program is run in partnership with JETAA USA - JET Program Alumni Association and with funding support from the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission. More information about the program and on how to get involved can be found here: https://www.usjetaa.org/tayosei-mentorship

JETs at The White House — USJETAA In mid-April, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and First Lady Yuko Kishida made an official visit to Washington, DC. The JET alumni community had two unique opportunities to experience their state visit.

US JET Alumni Association's (USJETAA) JETAA Chapter Grant Program is currently accepting applications! The JETAA Chapter Grant Program funds JETAA chapters and sub-chapters so they can host innovative activities that further US-Japan relations at the grassroots level. The initiative was launched in 2016 as part of a partnership between Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA and USJETAA to strengthen the bilateral US-Japan relationship. Each year, mini-grants (typically ranging from $1,500 to $3,500) are awarded on a competitive basis to JETAA chapters and sub-chapters that are proposing programming with the potential to highlight and advance the bilateral relationship in their local communities. The grant program is also intended to help chapters strengthen their overall institutional capacity and elevate their leadership role in their local US-Japan community. Chapter Grant applications are currently open on a rolling basis through October 1, 2024. USJETAA will close applications once all funding earmarked for this program has been allocated to successful chapters.

For more information about the grant program and on how to apply, please click here: https://www.usjetaa.org/jetaa-chapter-grants

Thank to JET Program alum Steven Fischer (Mie, 1990-1992) for sharing the following opportunity with his organization.

Interra USA Inc (Interra) is seeking a JET alum to work in a trade show booth at the Washington Convention Center (801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001), June 6-7, 2024.

Interra is a subsidiary of Japanese trading company JK Holdings and imports construction materials from Japan. At the American Institute of Architects show, Interra will be showing Gravio wall panels, produced by Daiken in Okayama. Here is a link to the product: https://interra-usa.com/wallpanel/

Interra seeks a person to work the booth both days, June 6 and 7. It will require standing on your feet from 8:30 am–5:30 pm on both days. While three from the team are Japanese nationals, the clientele at the show is a global one. The volunteer will be compensated.

If interested in this opportunity, please email [email protected].

Interior Wall Panel – Interra USA embossed type Non-combustible decorative wall panel Products Decorative Interior Wall Panel We proudly introduce a new fire-resistant decorative panel for the interior, which incorporates volcanic ash, a renewable material, combined with steel slug, as the base material. This non-combustible wall pa...

JICC Pop-Ups at Public Libraries Visit your local library to experience cultural activites hosted by the Embassy of Japan!

Thinking about life after JET?
Or maybe you are there already?

Join this virtual program where we will be talking about Japanese companies in the US and opportunities with them for JET alumni. Learn what regions, industries, and roles are a good fit for JETs, and why it’s not just translation and teaching. Learn about the job hunt process and how to successfully navigate it while leveraging your JET experience to the fullest.

This program is brought to you in partnership by USJETAA and Pasona N A.

Date & Time:
June 7, 2024 @7:30pm ET
June 8, 2024 @8:30am JT

Free for USJETAA members | $5 General Public

Save your seat and Register Today!!
https://www.usjetaa.org/news/beyond-jet

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On April 26, JETs@State and JETAADC held a joint JET alumni speaker panel at the U.S. Department of State. Roughly 40 attendees gathered to hear from three talented JET alumni advancing U.S.-Japan relations in the U.S. Foreign Service – Katherine “Kemy” Monahan, Andrew Lee, and Ben Parisi. They spoke about their experiences on JET and how that led them to careers in diplomacy. Several recently returned JET alumni also had the opportunity to ask questions and advice from the panelists. Additionally, participants networked with other JET alumni and Friends of JET working at the State Department. We would like to sincerely thank Ari Wyckoff (Iwate, 2002-2003) and all of the JETs@State volunteers for their time and support in making this a successful collaboration!