“We Are Tomodachi” – Summer 2017 Edition
Greetings to all members of JET Alumni Association from the staff of the Prime Minister's Office of Japan. We are pleased to announce that we have published on the JapanGov…
Review – My Dad and Mr. Ito
By Geoffrey Greig
Director Yuki Tanada’s film, My Dad and Mr. Ito (お父さんと伊藤さん) had its North American premiere on November 10th, and JETAA Toronto was proud to be one of the community co-presenters for the film. The film was well-attended at the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre, and seemed to very much engage the audience.
Review – Tsukiji Wonderland
By Amy Uyeda
JETAA Toronto was proud to be one of the co-presenters of Tsukiji Wonderland, which was screened as part of the Reel Asian Film Festival. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary year, Reel Asian continues to bring Asian cinema to Toronto. This screening was the Canadian premiere of Tsukiji Wonderland and the first Reel Asian film to be shown in the TIFF Bell Lightbox theatre.
Career Corner: ATS-The ‘Bot Every Job Hunter Needs to Know About
By Maurice Kumalo (Kumamoto ALT 1999-2002).
According to Hollywood, robots will change the world into a machine-centric dystopia. In the real world you may have heard that robots will change the workplace. The truth is they already have and not just on the manufacturing floor. The Atlantic, Foreign Affairs, The New York Times and others media outlets have covered how machines will change the workplace. If you are a job seeker of any sort – that includes JETs of all stripes – you need to know how they are changing it now. (more…)
Do you know…? (今月のおすすめ) – Tea Edition
This is a new column for the new year, a chance to hear or tell about about pop cultural things of interest that others may not know about Japan. You…