Teaching - (5 articles)Not all ALTs are EqualNot all ALTs are the same.
ALT stands for Assistant Language Teacher. They are native English speakers who are required by the Japanese Education System to be placed in all Junior High Schools throughout Japan to help the native Japanese teachers in teaching English.
There are basically two flavours of ALTs. The JETs and the non-JETs.
A JET is typically a fresh-out-of-college graduate who hasn'... Read More
Modeling - (1 articles)Are you a model?So you’ve arrived in Japan thinking that you can get a job in an office no sweat because of your great skills, yet are disappointed to find that unless you can speak Japanese really well or can master a Japanese keyboard your luck has just been cut in half. Well that’s my story in any case!
So then you try your hand at teaching English, which is what a majority of people do and for good reason,... Read More
Entertainment - (1 articles)The first break ...No story of success would be complete without beginning with disaster. For those interested in the clubbing scene in Japan, this article should give a good foray into the unusual world of Tokyo nightlife. To begin, Japan for some reason does not adhere to a set system of street signs or numbered buildings. That being said, finding any location in the major cities is nearly impossible without a gui... Read More
More articles from Entertainment Web/Internet - (1 articles)Web Design for Traditional ArtistsI married into a family of artists and have met many interesting associates of theirs also involved in traditional Japanese art including my other relatives. Some of the rare artists I have met include a man that hand makes “Yoroi” which is Samurai Armour and another who is a Yuzen painter with his own line of clothing that is all hand painted.
My Father in-law Ken creates and repairs “Makie... Read More
More articles from Web/Internet Science/Engineering/Research - (2 articles)Research Laboratory DynamicsMy first day working in Japan was very different than I had been expecting. I had read articles about Japanese work hours, Japanese business etiquette, and the Japanese approach to science and engineering, and the combined impression that my research in these three topics left on me was daunting, to say the least. I was worried that I would be scampering about the lab for fourteen hours a day, s... Read More
More articles from Science/Engineering/Research Cultural Issues - (4 articles)Doing New Things, Developing One's selfSince I arrived in Japan, I tried to think of things that I could do to make myself busy and forget about my homesickness. At first, I requested my husband to order an instructional book for making beads accessories. When the book, DeAgustini, was delivered I realized the instructions were written in Japanese so what I did was to follow the photo instructions instead. I have made beads from simpl... Read More
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