JETAANC’s Mark Frey and Xander Peterson join conference delegates at the Welcome Reception featuring guest of honor Vice President Walter...

We at the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco are proud to recognize substantial progress in further connecting the 60 Northern a...

Spotlight on:  Xander Peterson (Miyazaki, 2009-12) JET Program Coordinator for San Francisco. Xander became the new coordinator earlier t...

It’s been how many years since I’ve lived in my dear city of Nichinan? Almost six years! The memory of it has faded to the point where I ...

Through my experiences, I realized that language is a tool for communication and that this tool is born out of a given culture over time....

Like many JET alumni, I got spoiled by fantastic ramen while in Japan. Living in Kyushu allowed me to experience many variations of the i...

Graciously hosted by Ms. Emily Murase, Mariya faced a schedule packed with exciting events and excursions. Her time was largely split betw...

The JET Program is now in its 26th year and has grown significantly since its humble beginnings— from 848 participants from four countrie...

How did you wind up in this position after JET? After JET, I opened up a small purikura [Japanese photo booth] business, Pika Pika (www....

More than half a year has passed since I arrived in Japan. I’m still a little green since I make plenty of verbal mistakes and perform a ...

After returning from the JET program in 2007, I was eager to enter a field where I could continue to promote cross-cultural understanding...