Author Archives: LM

Funding: 2014 JETAANC Scholarship [High School Seniors, California]

Posted on February 26, 2014 by LM

Education: Graduating high school senior attending undergraduate program starting in fall 2014 Other: resident of Northern California or Nevada (see details below) Deadline: March 14, 2014 Background: The JETAANC serves as a support network and resource for returning JET Program … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, funding, undergraduate | Tagged California, funding, graduating, high school, JETAANC, Nevada, northern California, scholarship, senior | Leave a comment

Job Opening: Seasonal American Language & Culture (ALC) Program Director, Volunteers in Asia

Posted on February 25, 2014 by LM

Institution: Volunteers in Asia (VIA), Stanford University Location: Stanford, CA Type: seasonal Deadline: March 31, 2014 Term: June 9, 2014 – early Sept Education: 4-year degree Job Summary: VIA seeks a seasonal program director to run VIA’s American Language & … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged American Language & Culture Program, BA, California, education, EFL, ESL, international education, international exchange, job opening, seasonal, Stanford University, summer, temporary | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: Wasei-Eigo Poll

Posted on February 21, 2014 by LM

Check out the results of the “‘English’ words Japanese don’t realise aren’t English” poll on What Japan Thinks for a list of useful wasei-eigo words. I actually think these lists are great for learning the correct way to use these terms … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged fun link friday, Japanese language, language, wasei eigo, What Japan Thinks, 和製英語 | Leave a comment

Job Opening: Native English Teachers (NETs), Osaka Prefectural Government

Posted on February 19, 2014 by LM

Via the JETWit Jobs mailing list. Institution: Osaka Prefectural Board of Education Location: Osaka, Japan Deadline: Feb. 20, 2014 Term: April 2014- March 2015 Education: Bachelors Other: must be living in or near Osaka pref. and have Education visa Description: … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged education, education visa, English teacher, high school teacher, job, job opening, Native English Teacher, NET, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, teaching | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: The 47 Bronin

Posted on February 14, 2014 by LM

Jamie Noguchi of the webcomic Yellow Peril has created one of the best webcomic fillers I’ve ever seen: the tale of the 47 “bronin,” or the classic tale of Lord Asano’s ronin exacting revenge on Lord Kira– but with bros, fistbumps, and dropping … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged 47 Bronin, comics, early modern, Edo, fun link friday, history, webcomic, Yellow Peril | 1 Comment

Job Opening: Part-Time Program Assistant, Asia Center, Harvard University

Posted on February 3, 2014 by LM

Institution: Harvard University Location: Cambridge, MA Posted: 01/24/2014 Type: Part-Time/Adjunct Department: Asia Center Duties & Responsibilities: Works primarily with the Associate Director, and also with other Asia Center staff including the Senior Program Manager to support the fast-paced and broad array … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged administrative, Asia Center, Cambridge, event planning, Harvard University, job opening, Massachusetts, part time | Leave a comment

Book Announcement: Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints

Posted on February 2, 2014 by LM

Via University of Washington Press. Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints CAROLYN M. PUTNEY, KENDALL BROWN, KOYAMA SHUKO, PAUL BINNIE paperback not available $49.95 HARDCOVER (9780935172515) PUBLISHED: January 2014 SUBJECT LISTING: Asian Art BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION: 352 pp., 343 color illus., … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, culture | Tagged art, Asian art, book announcement, books, Carolyn M. Putney, early modern prints, Fresh Impressions: Early Modern Japanese Prints, hanga, Hashiguchi Goyo, Hiroshi Yoshida, history, Kawase Hasui, Kendall Brown, Koyama Shuko, Paul Binnie, shin hanga, Toledo Museum of Art | Leave a comment

Job Opening: International Cultural Ambassador, Fukui City

Posted on February 2, 2014 by LM

Via JETWit.com. Institution: New Brunswick Sister Cities Association/Fukui City Location: Fukui City, Fukui pref., Japan Education: BA Other qualifications: connection to New Brunswick Sister Cities Association (see below), driver’s license Language: Native English, ~JLPT N2 Deadline: Feb. 15, 2014 Start … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged CIR, cultural exchange programs, English teaching, Fukui, Fukui City, International Cultural Ambassador, job opening, N2, New Brunswick, New Jersey, TESOL | 1 Comment

Job Opening: Simulation Developer (Faculty Research Assistant), Center for International Development and Conflict Management, Univ. of Maryland

Posted on February 1, 2014 by LM

Job posted by Center for International Development and Conflict Management Institution: University of of Maryland Location: College Park, MD Education: BA/BS required, MA preferred Deadline: Feb. 11, 2014 Position Summary/Purpose of Position: The person hired will serve as a Simulation … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged Asia-Pacific, BA, BS, Center for International Development and Conflict Management, creative writing, Faculty Research Assistant, game design, game development, ICONS Project, job, job opening, MA, national security, security, Simulation Developer, University of of Maryland | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: Gokaku Iyokan

Posted on January 31, 2014 by LM

Farmers in Yawatahama-shi (八幡浜市), Ehime prefecture, spent 5 years developing these pentagonal iyokan, a (delicious) type of citrus fruit native to Yamaguchi prefecture. The name “gokaku iyokan” is a pun on the word for pentagram (gokaku, 五角) and “passing” an exam (gôkaku, … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links | Tagged Ehime, 若手農家, food, fruit, fun link friday, gokaku iyokan, Japan, 合格イヨカン, 五角 | 1 Comment