February – Connect Magazine

Yeah But Have You Heard Of… Kendo?

Jack Richardson (Yamagata) OK, so you probably have heard of it. Or, at least, you’ve probably heard of it. Kendo is not

JET Couples and Families share about their winter holiday adventures Shantel Dickerson (Oita) This month’s Family Spotlight features winter holiday

Bailey Jo Josie (Miyazaki) Even after more than a half century, the Sapporo Snow Festival is still going strong, and

Jasmin Hayward, Ishikawa Three current JETs tell CONNECT what it was like experiencing their first New Year in Japan: the highs

Chris Golden (Miyazaki) Ah, winter: the bane of seemingly every Japanese person’s existence. Granted, there are worse things out there:

Melanie Marino (Osaka) It may be February, but don’t be fooled – influenza is still rife throughout the land. Continue

Jessica Craven (Saitama) Some of Japan’s oldest surviving textiles, dating from the 8th century in the Nara period, are contained

Tresha Barrett (Kyoto) Japan’s Recruit Holdings to Join Forces with AirBnB Recruit Holdings Co., Japan’s largest provider of temporary staff,

Anonymous “Just take a deep breath and relax for me, please.” I complied; I inhaled and fixed my gaze firmly on

In the time it takes to fly from Atlanta to Tokyo Sabrina Hassanali (Tokyo) While I know that moving to