On Monday, January 31st, twelve members of the 2021-2022 AJET National Council held an online meeting with representatives from MIC, MOFA, MEXT, and CLAIR to discuss and exchange opinions on . . .
Congratulations to our new National AJET Co-Chairs Steven Coyne and Laura Huff! Instead of a runoff election, the two top candidates have agreed to be Co-Chairs and work together for . . .
To all AJET members: OVERVIEW On March 17th, 2021, the National AJET council met and unanimously voted to remove Vice Chair Robbie Lepp from office. Although he was invited to . . .
Attention High School ALTs! Kizuna Across Cultures (KAC) is now accepting applications for the 2021-22 Global Classmates program! Global Classmates is a grant-covered (yes, free!) 6-month virtual cultural and language . . .
On Monday, December 14th, seven members of the 2020-2021 AJET National Council held an online meeting with representatives from MIC, MOFA, MEXT, and CLAIR to discuss and exchange opinions on . . .
Submit a photo story to honour our healers during this pandemic! The Other Hundred Healers is a global non-profit photojournalism project that celebrates the men, women and children who are healing their communities during this global . . .
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13 July
The AJET 2020 Mask Sew-A-Thon was a community mask creation and donation project to support Japanese communities in prefectures across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. From April 22, 2020 . . .
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Back in 2013, Fukuoka AJET was inspired by Shimane AJET to set up the Fukuoka AJET Scholarship Fund, offering a yearly grant of 200,000 yen for a high school student . . .
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Prompted by the many ALTs and CIRs concerned with offering their help during this global pandemic, and the many current global initiatives such as the #millionmaskchallenge, AJET will be conducting . . .
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11 April
English Version: As the global COVID-19 pandemic unfolds, many JETs have felt anxious, uncomfortable, frustrated, and unsure of where they can make their concerns known. National AJET is interested in . . .
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