WI Subchapter Meeting!

Hello Wisconsin JET Alumni!

Akemashite omedetou gozaimasu!!

Our next WI Subchapter meeting will be Saturday, February 25, 2023. It will be in person, and we will be making our way to Oshkosh, WI. The meeting will take place at Fuki Asian Fusion & Sushi over lunch.

As always, we plan to chat about JET, JETAA, and Japan related topics. The meeting is open to JET alumni and their friends and families. It is a good place to reminisce, to network and to encourage one another after JET. We will be doing a fair amount of planning for the year at this meeting, so if you have any suggestions, or would like to help with planning, please come with your ideas!

Date: Saturday, February 25, 2023

Time: 1:00pm-2:30pm CST

Place: Fuki Asian Fusion & Sushi

2010 W 9th Ave, Oshkosh, WI 54904

RSVP here!

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Questions? email Adrianna at jetaawisubchapter@gmail.com

Spring into spring with JETAA Chicago's language night!

Join us Wednesday, March 1st from 6:30-7:30 pm CDT, for JETAA Chicago's Japanese Language Series event for March!

This month, we're going to jump head first into some video games for language learning! Not educational games, but just good games that you can use to study Japanese. Not a big gamer? Not sure of your Japanese skill? No worries! The night will still be an opportunity for Japanese language practice for all skill levels. ぜひ来てください！

The Japanese Language Series events are intended to bring together JETAA members and supporters who want to stay engaged with Japanese language learning and use.

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Journey to Kyushu: Kagoshima with the Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC)

Continue your journey through the prefectures of Japan with Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC) 's next "Journey" event: Journey to Kyushu: Kagoshima on Thursday, February 23rd from 6-7 pm CST!

About the Event

With its active volcanoes, natural hot springs, oceans and islands, Kagoshima Prefecture is the place to feel the power of the earth. Kagoshima is located in the southernmost part of the four main Japanese islands and is a warm place blessed with awesome foods, nature, diverse cultures, and history. In this talk session, 3 presenters living in Kagoshima will talk about the unique lifestyles of people in Kagoshima and the surprising cultures and nature of Kagoshima’s islands

About the Speakers

Wong Yimin is a Coordinator of International Resources (CIR) who hails from the sunny island of Singapore. She came to Kagoshima in October 2021, and has been working under Kagoshima Prefectural Office’s International Affairs Division with a job scope ranging from translation, events, to matters related to international relations. When not busy at work, she dabbles in photography and enjoys capturing the beauty of Kagoshima through her lens. Although she is still relatively new to Kagoshima, she is looking forward to sharing the wonders of this prefecture to everyone.

Joseph Snowden is a British Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) with the Kagoshima Prefectural Government’s International Affairs Division. Graduating from the University of Cambridge in 2017 with a BA in Natural Sciences, he became interested in international exchange while working with people from all over the world as a research scientist at the University of Leeds. He began his post as CIR in Kagoshima in August 2022, following the completion of his PhD. While still new to Kagoshima, he is already enamored with the region and excited to share his experience so far.

Naoki Taruno is working for the tourism division of Kagoshima Prefectural Government. He had been working for the Tokyo Headquarters of the Development Bank of Japan and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for 12 years in total. Now he has come back to his hometown of Kagoshima in 2021. He has visited the U.S. many times for volunteer projects to support critically ill children, and studied at the University of Michigan in 2005. In particular, he is a fan of the Chicago Bulls in the 90’s, and he is especially happy to introduce Kagoshima to the people in Chicago.

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