7/23: Izakaya Pub Quiz

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Join JASW and JETAADC for our annual Izakaya Pub Quiz on Wednesday, July 23 at Pasara Thai (1219 Connecticut Ave NW). Teams of four players answer various questions related to Japan and America. Don’t worry if you don’t have a team – we’ll … Continued

7/12: Bon Odori

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Ekoji Buddhist Temple in Fairfax Station will host their annual Obon Summer Festival this year on Saturday, July 12 from 5:30-9:00pm. Join JETAADC as we celebrate the season. We will meet at 5:00pm at the Franconia-Springfield Metro Station and/or the Vienna Metro Station … Continued

Thinking about onsen.

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Sachiko Tsunoda-Bedford comes from Yatsushiro city, Kumamoto prefecture in southern Japan. In July 2013, she married Ryan Giralt Bedford, who worked as an English teacher on the JET Program for 3 years in her hometown, and made the move to … Continued

The Asian Pacific Islander AJET Q&A

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What is API AJET? How did it get started? The Asian Pacific Islander Association for Japan Exchange and Teaching (API AJET)  is a special interest group (SIG) whose mission is to provide peer support for the Asian Pacific Islander (API) … Continued

Member of the Month: Beth Slupski

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Name: Elizabeth Slupski Nicknames: Beth JET Placement: Kobe-shi Where I’m from: Milwaukee, WI What brought me to DC: Graduate school (and now a job) I knew I lived in Washington, DC when: I couldn’t cross a street because of a … Continued