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The new JET class from Washington, DC departs for Tokyo next Saturday, August 3. To send them off right, we’ll be posting a sneak peak at one of these brand new JET participants each day next week and we’ll check … Continued
In an effort to better know our members both new and old, we’ll be posting a brief introduction to one lucky JETAADC member each month. If you’d like to be featured as our Member of the Month, please contact Kat … Continued
Congratulations to Paul Champaloux, the winner of the JETAADC Pub Quiz Warm-Up Contest! For those playing along at home, the answers to the contest… 1) How many prefectures does Japan have? 47 2) How many MLB players are from Japan? 10 in 2013, 43 … Continued
On Saturday, July 13, a dozen or so JET almuni gathered at Ekoji Buddhist Temple in Fairfax Station, VA for their O-bon Matsuri. O-bon is a Japanese holiday in which people honor and welcome back the spirits of their ancestors who, … Continued
This episode of the Let’s Talk Japan podcast was recorded at the North Carolina Arboretum in Asheville, North Carolina. Well-known in the region’s gardening circles, Masashi Oshita, or “Mike” as he is known locally, is a master of traditional Japanese garden design. … Continued