From the Magazine – Connect Magazine

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Applications are now live to join as a volunteer staff member of AJET CONNECT for 2020-2021! This volunteer position is

Please introduce yourself and where you’re from! Hi! My name is Amelia Hagen. I grew up in Virginia Beach, Virginia,

We have had the honor of showcasing some amazing articles this 2019-2020 term, and now we are excited to show

David Atti (Chiba) An old motorcycle rests outside the countryside barbershop in Futtsu City, Chiba. The sign spells out “SANPATSU-YA

Please introduce yourself and where you’re from! Hi, I’m Shuying from Singapore. Where and what did you study? I majored

While rarely someone’s first living choice for people coming over to Japan, the inaka (or countryside) often becomes our second

A Crash Course in Japanese Knife Making Mark Christensen (Fukuoka) When one thinks of Japanese history, the weapons of the

This article originally featured in the May 2020 issue of Connect. Rhema Baquero (Kobe) Between working the maximum 28 hours a week their

This article originally featured in the May 2020 issue of Connect. Laura Pollacco (Kanagawa 2017-2019) Life after JET is different for everybody. For

This article originally featured in the May 2020 issue of Connect. By Rachel Boellstorff (Okayama) My world right now is small. I’ve been