JETAA Wisconsin hosts online Wagashi Workshop!

Join JETAA Wisconsin for a virtual wagashi making class on Sunday, August 23, 2:30-4:30pm CST! This is a fun, beginner level workshop! The workshop cost is around $50/per person. It is open to friends of JET, and JET alumni are eligible for cost-share. This workshop is only online and supply kits will be sent directly to your home.

If you are interested in participating, sign up here by August 8th in order to receive your kit on time!

Questions? Contact Adrianna at jetaawisubchapter@gmail.com

Do you think natto is good for you? Harvard study wants to know - anonymous survey, 10–15 minutes

A physician and faculty member at Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital is conducting an IRB-approved anonymous survey on perceptions of natto's (fermented soybeans) health effects.

The survey explores how people form beliefs about natto's health benefits — including the role of cultural background, information sources, and prior eating experience. It includes separate tracks for regular consumers, lapsed consumers, and people who have heard of natto but never tried it, so there's a path for most people.

Who should take this: Anyone who has eaten natto at least once, OR who is aware of natto but has never tried it. All nationalities welcome — Japanese, Japanese-diaspora, and non-Japanese respondents are all central to this research.

Time: Approximately 10-15 minutes depending on your natto experience.

Anonymous: No names, emails, or IP addresses collected.

Survey link: https://redcap.partners.org/redcap/surveys/?s=AEC4NCAMDMYNJ84H

Thank you for participating — results will be shared when available.

2026 Survival Series: Japanese Language Pizza Party

Join us on Thursday, July 23, from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST,  for the final event of JETAA Chicago's '26 Survival Series, the Japanese Language Pizza Party! Held at the Japan Information Center (JIC) at the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago immediately following the Japanese Language classes, JET alumni are invited to partake in possibly the last pizza dinner before the outgoing JETs head to Japan! Save the date and come join us in closing out the Survival Series!

Sign up here!

Questions? Email president@jetaachicago.com!