CONNECT Magazine Japan #87 November 2019
“Samui des ne!” season has begun with the arrival of November. For November’s issue our team has sourced some incredible
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JET Programme
Alumni Spotlight: Xander Peterson (Miyakonojo City, Miyazaki)
Please introduce yourself and where you’re from! Hey everyone! I’m Xander Peterson, your friendly neighborhood JET alumnus. I’m originally from
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Alumni Spotlight: Eden Law (Iwaki, Fukushima)
Please introduce yourself and where you’re from! Hi – I’m Eden, and I’m from Sydney Australia (though originally born in
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CONNECT Magazine Japan #86 October 2019
October is here! Autumn is peering around the corner and with that, some cooler weather. This month’s October issue covers
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CONNECT Magazine Japan #85 September 2019
As the weather begins to cool across Japan (at least hopefully soon), we bring you the September issue by the
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The Island No One Knows
Rachel Geshay (Niigata) We all know that Japan is an island nation. There’s Kyushu and Honshu, Hokkaido and Shikoku; Okinawa
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10 Years After JET – A Return to the Furusato
Natalie Hamilton (Oita, 2004-2007) It has been 11 years since my official last day as an ALT in Nakatsu City
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Crank That Bass: Forming a Band in Japan
Logan McCarthy (Gifu) This article originally featured in the December 2018 issue of Connect. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash. Many of us see
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Chisako Higashiya and Her Annual JET-Family Thanksgiving
Emily Masuda (Gifu) Hosting thirty-something JETs for Thanksgiving is something that Chisako Higashiya from Seki, Gifu, does with poise, generosity,
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Bending Not Breaking
Laura Pollacco (Kanagawa) This article originally featured in the September 2018 issue of Connect. Header photo by Anete Lūsiņa on Unsplash We are
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