Community Spotlight

Annual National AJET Enkai

Lauren Handlon (Hokkaido) On February 10th, 2018, 140 current JETs from all around the country, as well as a few

21 years of bringing the community together for song and dance By Samantha Haley (Niigata) The Niigata Charity Musical has a

Block 2 hits the slopes for the Zao Onsen Ski Weekend Zao Onsen, located in Yamagata City in the northeastern

About forty minutes away from Tottori City lies the old castle town of Shikano. Shikano is a picturesque place—old Japanese

Aquarium art, Indian food, and Coffee! Vincent Bickhart (Tokyo)

Ben Holschuh, husband of ALT in Oita Prefecture As I’m getting ready to leave, I’ve had a lot of “lasts”

When Jasmine Umeno is not busy with her duties as an ALT for elementary and middle schools in Beppu, Oita,

Born in Taiwan, Sandy grew up in Brisbane, Australia. She always had a great interest in Japan and began the

What started as a brief adventure abroad in 2002 became a decade of community outreach for Steve Johnson. After arriving,