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• Rajio Taiso Friday

  • Start
    January 17, 2025
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  • End
    December 26, 2025
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  • Schedule
    50 sessions
  • Location
    Zoom

  
  

  

  Join your JET alumni community for Rajio Taiso every Friday morning on Zoom! Perfect from the office, your home, solo, with kids or with co-workers who have never seen the likes of this... 
  
  Hop on for a 5 min stretch followed by a quick social check-in. 

  
  

  We meet every Friday at:

  8am PT

  9am MT

  10am CT

  11am ET

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  *register once, then add to your calendar for a weekly reminder to get your Rajio Taiso on with USJETAA

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• USJETAA Japanese Reading Group: October 2025

  • When
    October 04, 2025
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    8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  The goal of the USJETAA Japanese Reading Group is to help advanced beginner and intermediate level students improve their reading skills. Each month, we explore a short reading and discuss its literary and cultural significance. Participants should attempt to do the reading on their own and come to the meeting with any questions. We will spend the meeting each month reading the assignment sentence by sentence to understand how the Japanese is working.
  

  Registration is free, but we always appreciate donations to support these types of programs. Zoom link will be sent upon completing registration.

  Post questions, discuss the reading, etc. in our
  USJETAA Japanese Reading Group Facebook Group.

  

  In October, we will read the first installment of the self-published novel 聖女を怒らせた国 (The Kingdom that Angered the Saint) by Asayama Midori. Click here for the reading. 

  This is a serialized novel listed on this website. Take a look around at other writing there or feel free to read other installments.

  See times listed below or find your time zone:

  •  US: Friday, October 3 at 7:00 PM ET
  •  Japan: Saturday, October 4 at 8:00 AM JT 

  Thank you to our Reading Group Sponsors

           
  

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• USJETAA Japanese Language Coaching: October 2025

  • When
    October 10, 2025
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    7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom
  • Spaces left
    21

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  The goal of our Japanese Language Coaching sessions is to help learners improve their skills with practical tips and strategies. Whether you're looking to enhance your reading, speaking, or comprehension, these sessions are designed for advanced beginners and intermediate learners.

  Each session, we'll focus on a different topic, providing expert guidance and answering any questions you have. Our coaches, with over 40 years of combined experience, understand the unique challenges of mastering Japanese as a non-native speaker and can provide the support you need to continue making progress. 一緒にがんばろう！

  
  

  The Zoom link will be sent upon completing your registration.

  
  

  Thank you to our sponsor:

           
  

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• Ouchigohan: Onigiri Action Halloween Bash!

  • When
    October 18, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Join us for this family-friendly online Japanese home cooking class series おうちごはん OUCHIGOHAN and cook along or just watch from your own kitchen!

  This October, it’s the Onigiri Action Halloween Bash! We will be making:

  • Onigiri (Salmon or Tuna) are hand-shaped rice balls filled with flaky salmon or creamy tuna mayo. We’ll also show you how to decorate them in cute, festive ways for Halloween.
  • Pumpkin (Kabocha) Soup is a cozy fall dish made with smooth, naturally sweet pumpkin. It’s comforting and simple to make, perfect for warming up on a crisp fall day.
  • Spinach Ohitashi, a classic Japanese side dish dressed with katsuo flakes or sesame seeds for a vegetarian option. It’s light, flavorful, and a nice balance to the meal.

  This class will be taught by Debra Samuels, lead curriculum and recipe developer for Wa-Shokuiku, a program of TABLE FOR TWO USA. Debra is an author of two cookbooks and co-author of Japanese Cooking for Kids, TFT’s new cookbook and the 2020 recipient of the John E. Thayer III Award for Outstanding Contributions to Cultural Exchange Between the United States and Japan.

  The class is also part of Onigiri Action, an initiative aimed at providing 1 million school meals to children in need. Don’t forget to snap a photo of your onigiri and share it with the hashtag #onigiriaction!

  

  Thank you to our Partners :

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• JET to HR: Turning Global Experience into People-Focused Careers

  • When
    October 21, 2025
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    7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Interested in working in human resources but not sure where to start? You’re not alone. Unsurprisingly many JET alumni find themselves in HR-related roles, even if they didn’t set out to pursue that path. This session is designed to introduce the field of HR, break down the different areas within it, and highlight why it can be such a good fit for alums .

  Join us for a conversation that will help you better understand what a career in HR can look like, how to identify the areas you’re most drawn to, and what steps you can take to move in that direction. Whether you're already working in a people-focused role or just beginning to explore this field, this session will give you tools to move forward with confidence.

  Topics we’ll cover:

  • An introduction to the HR field and its many career paths

  • How your JET and global experience translates into HR-ready skills

  • Training, education, and coaching as key components of HR

  • Compensation and benefits as a specialized career track

  • Tips for getting started, including entry-level roles, certifications

  If you’ve been curious about HR or are looking for a people-centered career that builds on your cross-cultural experience, we encourage you to attend! This is a great chance to learn directly from professionals and fellow alumni who’ve built successful HR careers after JET.

  Panelists include:

  • AJ Figliolini (Niigata 1998-2001), Head of Global Total Rewards, Rakuten
  • Angie Tong (Kanagawa, 2013-2015), Global Director of Client Success, Coach U, Inc.
  • Rob Uy (Fukuoka, 1989-1991), Global HR Professional & Coach
  • Takeshi Yamagishi, Manager, Quick USA

  Zoom link will be emailed to you upon completing registration.

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