Community Spotlight16 Jul
Ashley Bissonnette and the Shamrock Folk Dance Club What are the chances that Ashley, a Canadian JET with 8 years of formal and informal training in Irish dance would be . . .
Community Spotlight
Every month in Connect magazine, we feature members of the community who are doing things that are neat and noteworthy. Whether it’s creating something interesting or making a difference in the community, we want to give you a space to say, “Hey, this person is pretty cool.” After all, Connect is your community magazine! If you know someone you’d like to Spotlight in the pages of Connect, get in touch with us here.
Community Spotlight Articles
Community Spotlight16 Jun
Alexander Brodie’s High School International Cooking Event In Toyoshina, Nagano, JET ALT, Alexander Brodie, along with a handful of foreign “guest chefs,” is hosting an international cooking event for his . . .
Community Spotlight16 May
Akita’s International Sumo Basho! In Akita, the traditional Sumo pre-bout shiko dance took on a less-traditional groove as JET ALTs and other members of the foreign community took to the . . .
Community Spotlight16 Apr
Linking Kids Across the Globe Through Giving Last Christmas, beloved 5th-year Kumamoto JET, Azwinndini Ratshionya, went home to South Africa for a visit. During his stay, he visited South Africa’s . . .
Community Spotlight16 Mar
Chip Boles uses his art skills to connect to his community. To all of you JETs with creative talents!! This month, we have a different kind of JET Effect. Instead . . .
Community Spotlight16 Feb
“[The NAMASTE Art Exhibition] was envisaged to be an opportunity where foreigners and Japanese in Aomori can work together as a community to support the education of disadvantaged and impoverished . . .
Community Spotlight16 Jan
Last October, on the castle grounds of the former Akita Castle, the famous crescent-moon bearing helmet of the ferocious Date Masamune, the 17th century Lord of Sendai, glinted in the . . .
Community Spotlight16 Nov
“The Fukui Shi Orphanage celebrated Health and Sports Day this year in a way that was uniquely befitting of its origins. Forty-two years ago, the second Monday of October was . . .
Community Spotlight16 Oct
With one of the highest concentrations of JET (Japanese Exchange and Teaching) participants in Hokkaido, the Iwamizawa JETs, along with their families and friends, organised the Iwamizawa International Mini-Festival. This . . .
Community Spotlight16 Sep
It is election time again in the U.S., and in southern Nagano it is not just opinionated ex-pats that are discussing the issues. This past May, at Nakagawa Junior High . . .
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The latest issue of CONNECT is out now! This month you can read up on some advice for getting into the home podcasting profession, learn tips and tricks about the struggles (and positives too!) of shopping for bras as a foreigner living in Japan, read about what it’s like being an Olympic ambassador, discover reasons to explore rural Japan, and much more! Sadly, May will be CONNECT’s last normal issue of the year, as we prepare for a staff shift. But don’t go too far! Next month come back to make sure to enjoy our 2021 Art Issue and then join us for a yearly recap and see what were all of our favorite articles of the year. As always, thanks for reading!