November’s Photo of the Month comes to us from JETAA Rocky Mountain President David LaCharite (Kagoshima, 2012-2016).

In November, Japan Society of Boston featured Mac Gill (Kochi, 2021-2023), in their JSB meets JET Alumni series. Mac share her experiences of rice planting, a local arts festival, translating a kamishibai, and joining tai chi and folk dance groups. Sounds like so many of us on JET!

We are so proud of our team member, Danielle Reed! Danielle recently received the prestigious John & Hiroko Malott Leadership Award at the Japan America Society of Washington, D.C.'s Capital Gala. Danielle deserves all the accolades and recognition that comes with this award!

In partnership with Pasona NA, join us for an engaging presentation on whether a career with a Japanese company is right for you. Afterwards, JET alumni career coaches will lead small-group workshops specializing in their areas of expertise.

Join JET alumni and friends of JET, who are national leading experts, as they discuss political shifts, emerging priorities and explore what this means for US-Japan cooperation. This panel discussion comes on the heels of national elections in both Japan and the US and is sure to inform you of what the current political situation is and shed light on what these leadership changes mean for the US-Japan alliance.

TUJ is hosting a virtual info session on Saturday, November 16th, at 10 AM JST for JETs and alumni. Register to learn more about scholarship opportunities, the Master in Management program, and the application process.

UPenn Graduate School of Education is hosting a virtual info session for JET alumni on financial-aid opportunities and admission processes on Wednesday, Nov 13th, at 7 PM EST.

Zack Davisson (Nara/Osaka 2001-2006) has always been interested in folktales and all manner of spooky things. Maybe it was due to growing up in the United States’ Pacific Northwest reading about Bigfoot, or the time he spent in Scotland, where he became obsessed with local fairy tales and the Loch Ness Monster. But it was Zack’s time in Japan on the JET Program that solidified his love of Japanese yokai and yurei and set him on the path to become the prolific writer he is today.