Memoirs of Japan
2024/1/24
| January, 2024 | My Time in Kyoto |
| Pavel Martinez MEXT Scholarship Recipient |
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| April, 2023 | Researching Chimpanzees in Japan through MEXT |
| Christen Lin MEXT Scholarship Recipient |
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| January, 2023 | Studying on a Japanese Government Scholarship at Kanazawa University |
| Sarah Underwood MEXT Scholarship Recipient |
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| May, 2021 | Getting Lost in Kyoto and Finding More to Japan |
| Benjamin Lewis MEXT Scholarship Recipient |
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| May, 2021 | My Time as a MEXT Scholar in Kanazawa |
| Ryan Stewart MEXT Scholarship Recipient |
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| January, 2020 | Life Thus Far as an International Student in Nagoya |
| Benjamin Lee MEXT Scholarship Recipient |
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| January, 2019 | Nanyanen! My Journey as a Japanese Government Scholar in Osaka |
| Ferheen Abbasi MEXT Scholarship Recipient |
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| June, 2018 | My experience on the Japanese Government Scholarship |
| Roda Nur MEXT Scholarship Recipient |
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| April, 2018 | Robots, School Girls, Fancy Toilets: Everything You Expect From Japan And So Much More |
| Karen Tang 2018 Kakehashi Project Participant |
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| July, 2017 | Feeling the Heat at the Tado Festival |
| Juan Martinez Assistant Language Teacher in Mie Prefecture |
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| June, 2017 | One Bridge at a Time: An Undergraduate Perspective of the Kakehashi Program |
| Nitisha Baronia Student, UC Berkeley. 2017 Kakehashi Project Participant |
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| May, 2017 | Let’s Daimyo Gyoretsu! A Parade Perspective in San Francisco |
| Melody Brown Assistant Language Teacher in Okayama Prefecture, 2011-2013 |
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| April, 2017 | My Trip to San Francisco |
| Noriko Maegawa 2017 Matsusaka City Study Tour Participant |
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| March, 2017 | Bridging the Gap in Okinawa Through the Kakehashi Project |
| TJ Gassaway Student, Pleasant Valley High School 2016 Kakehashi Project (Okinawa Program) Participant |
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| February, 2017 | Let’s Kakehashi! ‘Bridging' Strategies for Transnational Exchange between Japan and the United States |
| Damon Do, Jaclyn Sakura Knitter and John Ostermiller Master’s Students in Asia Pacific Studies, University of San Francisco 2017 Kakehashi Project Participants |
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| December, 2016 | My Time on the California-Japan Scholar Exchange Program |
| Hannah Paige Student, Elk Grove High School 2016 California-Japan Scholar Exchange Program Participant |
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| November, 2016 | My Time in Hiroshima on the Kakehashi Project |
| Apanuba Mahmood Former Student, Monta Vista High School 2016 Kakehashi Project Participant |
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| October, 2016 | My Experience on the Kakehashi Project |
| Chi Lao Student, Monta Vista High School 2015 Kakehashi Project Participant |
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| August, 2016 | Keeping the Olympic Spirit Alive in Nagano |
| Maya Katzir Coordinator for International Relations in Nagano, 2011-2015 Currently attending Middlebury Institute for International Studies at Monterey |
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| August, 2016 | JET Program CIR Experience |
| Arisa Hiroi Coordinator for International Relations in Chiba, 2013-2014 Japanese Language Teacher at Lincoln High School |
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| July, 2016 | My Experiences on the Satogaeri Project and Future Plans as a JET Alumnus |
| Xander Peterson Assistant Language Teacher in Myazaki, 2009-2012 Participant of the 2016 JET Program Alum Satogaeri Project |
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| July, 2016 | How can COs leverage the power of the JET alumni network?: The JET Program Satogaeri Project |
| Mark Frey Assistant Language Teacher in Kumamoto prefecture, 2002-2006 Participant of the 2016 JET Program Alum Satogaeri Project |
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| April, 2012 | A Once in a Lifetime Opportunity |
| Emily Isakari FY2011 Invitation Program for Japanese American students Participant |
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| September, 2011 | My Blog: The Japan Record |
| James Foley Worked as an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) and taught English at elementary schools in Iwaki city, Fukushima prefecture from 2007-2010 |
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| September, 2011 | My Blog: Back to Iwate |
| Alan Mockridge Worked as Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) and taught English at high schools in Otsuchi city, Iwate prefecture from 1992-1994 |
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| March, 2011 | Article by Genevieve Shiroma, the former participant of the invitation program |
| Genevieve Shiroma FY2011 Japanese American Leadership Delegation Program Participant |
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| April, 2010 | Article by Erin Katsura, the former participant of the invitation program |
| Erin Katsura Coflax High School, Weimar, CA FY2009 Invitation Program for Japanese American students Participant |
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| October, 2009 | Article by Mr. Edward Shikada, Deputy City Manager of the City of San Jose |
| Edward Shikada Deputy City Manager of the City of San Jose FY2009 Japanese American Leadership Delegation Program Participant |
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| October, 2008 | Article by John Takeo Noguchi, Director of Convention Facilities Department City & County of San Francisco |
| John Takeo Noguchi Director of Convention Facilities Department City & County of San Francisco FY2008 Japanese American Leadership Delegation Program Participant |
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| August, 2007 | My Experiences in Japan |
| Judy Mayfield She participated in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program in October 2006.She is currently teaching Family and Consumer Science at the high school level in Salinas, California |
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| April, 2007 | Prime Minister Abe Meets With Local JET Alumnus |
| Cerell Terese Rivera She is a participant in the Asia Pacific Leadership Program at the East-West Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. She has a long-standing interest in the Asia-Pacific region as demonstrated by her time at the Asia Society and commitment to the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET). Ms. Rivera is a former JET participant, and served for two years as President of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Alumni Association of Northern California and Nevada. Following her experience as a JET in Hokkaido, she remained in Japan and established METS English School's first culture and language classes for children with special needs. |
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| March, 2007 | Article by Miyoko Katsura Sawamura, Chief of the Office of Regulations and Hearings, California Department of Public Health |
| Miyoko Katsura Sawamura Chief of the Office of Regulations and Hearings, California Department of Public Health |
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| March, 2007 | Article by Larry Oda, President of National JACL |
| Larry Oda President of National JACL(Japanese American Citizens League) FY2006 Japanese American Leadership Delegation Program Participant |
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| October, 2006 | My daily blog of my trip to Japan |
| Irene Bertolucci She participated in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program in October 2006. She is currently working as a Library Media Specialist at George Washington High School in San Francisco. |
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| August, 2006 | JAPAN TRIP - BY ANTHONY TUCKER |
| Anthony Tucker He participated in the 2nd Annual Japanese Speech Contest in Las Vegas. He won 1st Prize for the University level. He is currently a student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. |
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| March, 2006 | PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS OF FLOYD SHIMOMURA |
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Mr. Floyd Shimomura, Executive Director of California State Personnel Board |
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| November, 2005 | My Experience in Japan |
| Gael M. McGibbon She participated in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program in November 2005. She is currently teaching at Albert M. Lowry High School at Winnemucca in the State of Nevada. |
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| October, 2005 | My International Summer Experiences at JASC, Summer 2005 |
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Lane Rettig
He is currently studying computer science and Japanese at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2003, he went abroad for one year to Tohoku University in Japan, where he studied Japanese and engineering. In May 2005, Lane was selected as the recipient of the Japan Studies Scholarship, and in July of the same year, he attended the Japan America Student Conference. Mr. Rettig was awarded with Univeristy of California, Berkeley's 2006 University Medal , the highest honor for a graduating senior at UC Berkeley. |