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Many thanks to the JET Programme Canada alumni for letting us share an ikebana workshop at your Canada Convention this year. We hope you enjoyed it. #jetprogramme #ikebana #sogetsu #Halifax
August 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Kanazawa Day 3:

A visit to the old neighbourhood. It was good to be back, but so much has changed about the area, and us. One of those times of your life you can revisit but never truly get back.

Oh, and we checked into a hotel staffed by dinosaurs. 😁

#japantravel #kanazawa #jetprogramme #jetalt
August 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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To celebrate my first day of my new ESL job, have some comics and memes I made from when I taught English in Japan.

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A super deep fried clown face meme with glowing red eyes and the words CLOWN ASS BULLSHIT in big red impact font A redraw of that Gru with the clipboard meme but it's me: Panel 1: I have rubbing my hands together with a devious expression "Create activity that students can do on their own without ALT's (Assistant Language Teacher's) help. Panel 2: I am twiddling my fingers now, absolutely devilish look "Make practicing with the ALT completely optional" Panel 3: I am laughing maniacally "Students practice with the ALT all period." Panel 4: My expression falls. "Students practice with the ALT all period." Me when an elementary school lesson doesn't go well: [Color drawing of me sitting annoyed at my desk that is covered in happy fun colors and toys. I am wearing a silly headband and clown nose but I look mad with my arms folded] The "Which Button do I Press" meme. The buttons are "Teach authentic English" or "Teach English that passes tests" and the guy choosing is labeled "The ALT (Assistant Language Teacher)" It is an eternal struggle for English teachers in Japan.
March 11, 2025 at 4:08 AM
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“Balls? Balls! How many balls? One, two, three, four… five balls!

Strokes? Strokes! How many strokes? One, two, three, four… five strokes!” -- a genuine real chant taught in an English textbook for 3rd graders in Japan

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Panel 1: Me as an assistant language teacher “Teaching the word ‘cook’ for the first time” - “It’s fiiiine! It can’t be THAT hard!” Panel 2: Me folding my arms “if it IS hard, we’ll just practice!” Panel 3: me in front of a class of Japanese 6th graders while holding a vocab card with the word “cook” - “Ok guys… what’s THIS?” Panel 4: All of the kids yell “COCK” while my face shrivels in abject horror.
March 9, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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Rare piece of art done for my Japan ALT job!! A selection of local festivals introduced via humanized town mascots~ 🍒🎉

[ #art , #illustration , #characterdesign , #manga , #JETProgramme , #Japan ]
A manga style page introducing local Yamagata Prefecture festivals. The center of the page is a silhouette of Yamagata prefecture, with the title “Yamagata Charm - What to do, what to see, what to discover.” The top left box features Akagawa Fireworks and humanized versions of the Akagawa City mascots. Top right is the Obanazawa Hanagasa festival and Obanazawa mascot. Bottom left is the Snow Lantern Festival and the Yonezawa mascot. Bottom right is the Yamagata City Imoni festival and the Yamagata city mascot.
October 23, 2024 at 11:30 PM
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I have all these books for learning #Japanese, most of which I barely used. Books (esp. the ones I got here in #Japan) are awful for learning languages. And yet, I struggle to throw them away. Only exception is maybe the #JETProgramme series because of all the cultural tid-bits.
October 22, 2024 at 5:08 AM
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Choosing My PhD Research Topic

#PhDTopic #PhDResearch #PhD #Japan #JapaneseStudies #EducationReform #Nakasone #YasuhiroNakasone #JETProgramme

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October 17, 2023 at 9:21 AM
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Book Review: “Fifty Sounds” by Polly Barton

#BookReview #FiftySounds #PollyBarton #Japan #Japanese #RolandBarthes #Translation #Translating #Translator #JETProgramme

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Book Review: “Fifty Sounds” by Polly Barton
Many months ago I bought a copy of “Fifty Sounds”, but I don’t remember why. It just sat there in my downloaded Kindle library waiting to be read, but for whatever reason, I decid…
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December 1, 2024 at 8:34 PM
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A very enjoyable episode that touches upon many of my interests in #Japan. In the second half there are lots of good ideas for current students studying #Japanese and those finishing off being on the #JETProgramme.

@CompndCuriosity

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December 1, 2024 at 8:32 PM
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Red Weather Warnings

#RedWeatherWarnings #StormEunice #Cardiff #Japan #Typhoon #JETProgramme #Wind #Storm

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Red Weather Warnings
Today (18 February 2022) there is a Red Weather Warning in place in Cardiff for strong wind. As I started writing the post, the wind even started to pick up in intensity. We don’t get many Re…
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December 1, 2024 at 7:39 PM
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Book Review: “Bad Foreigner” by James McKnight

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Book Review: “Bad Foreigner” by James McKnight
As a Hanshin Tigers fan, when it came to my most recent birthday and relations were asking what they could get me, I added James McKnight’s books about supporting the Hanshin Tigers to the li…
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December 1, 2024 at 7:17 PM
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‘Two Tribes, United by Music: Western Pop in Japan’

#Lecture #Webinar #Presentation #PopMusic #Japan #WesternPop #FrankieGoesToHollywood #Relax #JETAA #MEXT #BAMS #JETProgramme #Research #AutoEthnography #WritingCommunity @FGTH_Official

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‘Two Tribes, United by Music: Western Pop in Japan’
How many times has the headline ‘Big in Japan’ been published in relation to some Western (i.e., North American or European) pop act? The reality is that, as an article by Guy De Launey’s in 1995 (…
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December 1, 2024 at 6:51 PM
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Book Review: “Yellow & Black Fever” by James McKnight

#BookReview #YellowAndBlackFever #JamesMcKnight #Japan #HanshinTigers #JETProgramme #Gunma #Hanshin #Tigers #阪神タイガース

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Book Review: “Yellow & Black Fever” by James McKnight
As a Hanshin Tigers fan, as I have discussed elsewhere, when it came to my most recent birthday and relations were asking what they could get me, I added James McKnight’s books about supporti…
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December 1, 2024 at 6:50 PM
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Presentation – ‘Two Tribes, United by Music: Western Pop in Japan’

#Research #Music #PopMusic #Japan #MusicInJapan #JETAA #JetProgramme #FrankieGoesToHollywood #Presentation

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Presentation – ‘Two Tribes, United by Music: Western Pop in Japan’
How many times has the headline ‘Big in Japan’ been published in relation to some Western (i.e., North American or European) pop act? The reality is that, as an article by Guy De Launey’s in 1995 (…
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December 1, 2024 at 6:48 PM
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JET, Jets and Japanese Studies

#JET #JETProgramme #JETProgram #JapaneseStudies #Uenomura #JL123 #上野村 #InternationalExchange #academia

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JET, Jets and Japanese Studies
This post is based on a presentation I gave at the JET Alumni Association Special Interest Group Workshop at the University of East Anglia in December 2017. Let’s just remind ourselves of the aims …
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December 1, 2024 at 6:34 PM
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Atami and Teaching during Covid-19

#Covid19 #Teaching #Lecturing #University #Atami #Akebono #Sumo #DeadPoetsSociety #JETprogramme #OnlineTeaching #FlippedTeaching

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Atami and Teaching during COVID-19
Ever since COVID-19 became an issue, those of us at universities have had to make a number of adjustments to the way we work, particularly the way we teach. Much of my summer, rather than being spe…
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December 1, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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Chronic illness teaching in Japan on #JETref="/hashtag/JETprogram" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#JETprogram.
#fibro #chronicillness #invisableillness #JETプログラム #jetprogramme
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Chronic Illness and Disability on the JET Program - Japan...
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November 17, 2024 at 6:58 PM