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Apr 4, 2025

Japanese Reading Group: April 2025

Apr 4, 2025

In April, we have a short and engaging reading! We'll be reading the first installment of Atsukawa Tatsumi's novel Before Escape Bride on April 11 (US) / April 12 (Japan).

Apr 4, 2025

Mar 28, 2025

Meaningful Connections: Sharing Culture to Find Common Ground

Mar 28, 2025

USJETAA’s Bobby Nawbary took some time to hear how current JET, Michelle Barajas Perez, found herself making sugar skulls with her students in Japan. Michelle’s path to Japan was not typical. With roots in small-town, rural California, her hometown of Los Banos is not a town where its people venture far from in their lives.

Mar 28, 2025

Mar 26, 2025

Pathways to Becoming a Japanese Language Educator

Mar 26, 2025

Join us on Friday, May 9th, 7 -8:30pm ET to explore pathways into Japanese language education, from credentialing and certification to navigating career opportunities in K-12 and higher education.

Mar 26, 2025

Mar 24, 2025

From JET to Speaking the Language of Diplomacy

Mar 24, 2025

For many JETs, Japan is a memorable chapter in their lives—one filled with late-night konbini runs, local festivals, and just enough office formalities to make them fluent in the art of the polite nod. But for Andrew Ou, who is currently the U.S. Consul General in Okinawa, it was just the beginning of his career in diplomacy, though he didn’t quite know it at the time.

Mar 24, 2025

Mar 22, 2025

Discover the World of Kabuki with Nakamura Hashigo

Mar 22, 2025

Join us on Friday, April 18 from 7-8:30pm ET for a discussion and demonstration of one of Japan’s most iconic performing art forms along with an inside peak at the makeup application process.

Mar 22, 2025

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