JET Programme applications are due this Friday, November 16th, 2018. Now hurry before the sun sets!
This is just friendly reminder that the 2018 JET applications will be due this Friday, November 16th, 2018. If you need the link, please go to http://jetprogramme.ca/apply
Also due this Friday are the RSVPs for our first JETAA Prairies Japan Trivia/Networking Night. If you are going, please rsvp to rsvp@jetaaprairies.ca
JETAA Prairies Japan Trivia and Networking Night; Saturday, December 1st, 2018; Start time: 6pm; at Garbonzo’s University of Winnipeg.
We will have our first ever Japan Trivia and Networking Night! We will hold it at Garbonzo’s Pizza Pub University of Winnipeg AnX at 2-471 Portage Avenue. This event is open to all who are interested and not just JET alumni. Teams/tables will answer the questions. We will create the teams depending on the number of people attending. The questions will come from a variety of topics including Japanese history, pop culture, sports, and current events.
If you (and your friends) would like to participate, please send an RSVP with your name and number of guests to rsvp(at)jetaaprairies.ca.
JETAA Prairies alumni giving a presentation on the JET Programme at the University of Winnipeg, October 3rd, 2018.
We held our info sessions over the past three days at three different locations. On October 1st, we held an info session at the University of Manitoba to about 13 attendees. The next day, we held an info session at Canadian Mennonite University where one person came all the way from Brandon. We held the last one on Wednesday, October 3rd, at the University of Winnipeg. 21 interested people showed up.
Please read this carefully to see if you’re eligible before you apply. Also, please get familiar with the application process. The application deadline is November 16th, 2018. It’s better to start sooner rather than later (especially with getting those reference letters).
Good luck to everyone! 頑張れ！ A big thank you to the venues who hosted and to all the alumni who presented. お疲れ様！ (“Good job” in Japanese).
2018 JET Programme Info Sessions for the University of Manitoba, Canadian Mennonite University, and the University of Winnipeg
Are you person who loves Japanese culture? Do you consider yourself as a “Japanophile”? If you want to join the JET Programme or know of someone, please come to our info sessions:
Oct 1st, 2018 @ University of Manitoba, 12:00-13:00, Rm 474 UMSU
Oct 2nd, 2018 @ Canadian Mennonite University, 12:00-13:00, Conference Room A0
Oct 3rd, 2018 @ University of Winnipeg, 12:30-13:30, Rm 1C16A
Do you know the samurai in the poster? If you do, please write your answer in the comment section below!
Hidehiro Otake will be making an appearance at the Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba, 180 McPhillips Street, on August 19th, 2018 at 8pm.
The Japanese Cultural Association of Manitoba, JCAM, will be hosting an evening with Hidehiro Otake, a wildlife photographer originally from Winnipeg’s sister city, Setagaya, this Sunday, August 19th starting at 8pm. Otake has been photographing the wildlife and their enviornment in Canada and the USA. He has published his photos in forms of children’s books in Japan. His photographs can been seen in other publications and are so loved that various people have asked him to take them to these spots.
Finger food and light refreshments will be available. Please contact JCAM by phone at 204-774-5909 for more information regarding the event. If you want more information regarding Hidehiro Otake, you can visit his official website, Instagram page, blog and/or National Geographic profile page.
JETAA Calgary presenting at the 2018 JETAA Canada National Conference, Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Winnipeg, August 10th – 12th, 2018. Photo courtesy of Kotaro Kashiwai/JLGC.
JETAA Canada National Conference has wrapped up in Winnipeg. After 10 years of last hosting the conference, JETAA Prairies hosted the event at the Canadian Museum of Human Rights. Representatives from JETAA BC/Yukon, JETAA Calgary, JETAA Edmonton, JETAA Toronto, JETAA Ottawa, and JETAA Quebec/Atlantique, as well as representatives from the Japan Local Government Centre in New York (CLAIR) and the three JETAA USA representatives attended the event.
Officials from the Japan Local Government Centre in New York, 2018 JETAA Canada National Conference, The Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Winnipeg, August 10th – 12th, 2018.
The conference kicked off with a video message from the Consul General of Japan in Calgary, Shigenobu Kobayashi and a welcome reception. During the three-day conference, the Canadian chapter representatives presented their respective chapters’ events during the past year and the challenges that each chapters had faced. The JETAA USA reps also presented their year-in-review including the JET 30 Celebrations. In addition to these presentations, there was a brainstorming session on what activities a chapter would like to do in the future or how to tackle a current issue.
Tea ceremony demonstration, 2018 JETAA Canada National Conference, The Canadian Museum of Human Rights, Winnipeg, August 10th – 12th, 2018.
It has been a productive three days. JET Prairies would like to thank the Consul General of Japan in Calgary, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the Japan Local Government Centre in New York, JETAA USA reps, all the Canadian chapter delegates, the Canadian Museum of Human Rights, The Mere, and all the JET Prairies alumni and guests who attended the conference.
The Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg is the venue of the 2018 JETAA National Conference.
Yes, we’re hosting the 2018 JETAA National Conference next weekend from August 10th to August 12th. Representatives from all Canadian JET chapters as well as representatives from JETAA USA and the Japan Local Government Centre of New York will be in attendance. This is the biggest event in the JETAA calendar. We had sent an email invitation for the Friday, August 10th dinner to all JETAA Prairies alumni. Space is limited. If you haven’t RSVP’d, please do so by Tuesday, August 7th. Let us know if you are a JETAA Prairies alumni, hadn’t received the email invitation, and would like to go.
JETAA Prairies (Manitoba Saskatchewan) talking about ways to work and travel in Japan at AiKon July 27th, 2018, RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg .
This past weekend, JETAA Prairies attended AiKon from July 27th to July 31st, 2018 at the RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg. We not only had an information desk at AiKon but JETAA Prairies held a panel titled Exploring and Working in Japan. We discussed job opportunities in Japan which included the JET Programme, private English conversation schools (eikawas), and the holiday working visa. We also discussed how to travel in Japan (e.g. JR Rail Pass, wi-fi rental vs SIM card, accomodations) and held a Q & A with the audience.
Alumni being super genki for the panel and ready to share their collective wisdom about Japan.
As you would expect, there were people from all walks of life stopping by the JETAA Prairies information desk inquiring about Japan and the JET Programme.
JET Prairies (Manitoba Saskatchewan) alumni present at AiKon 2018, RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg.
Our next event is the biggest event for all JETAA chapters: the National Conference which will be held from August 10th-12th in Winnipeg. All Canadian JETAA chapters will be sending their representatives to Winnipeg. If you are JET Alumni and would like to volunteer during the conference, feel free to contact us via the Contact Form.
See you next year, AiKon!
Yes, Karafun has TV themes in its catalog. For some, we channelled our inner child.
The past Saturday night, we had our growing karaoke event. Twelve were present at our karaoke event including the new JET participants. Our karaoke program of choice is Karafun. Some members brought drinks and snacks. Karafun’s catalog even contained famous TV theme songs like from The Transformers, Beverley Hillbillies, and The Flinstones (but there was no Jetsons’ theme song).
JET Alumni and New JETs Singing Karaoke using Karafun.
Our next event will be at Ai-Kon which takes place from July 27th to the 29th at the RBC Convention Centre at 375 York Avenue in Winnipeg. We will have a table setup there and alumni will present information about working in Japan. If you are JET alumni and want to help out during Ai-Kon, let us know via the contact form!
We will be here!
JCAM’s Yuhito Adachi being interviewed by CBC News.
If you had missed JCAM’s Bon Odori Festival this past July 7th, we have a couple of articles regarding Winnipeg’s inaugural festival.
Here’s an indepth CBC article interviewing the organizer of the event, Yuhito Adachi. The article can be found at https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/bon-odori-festival-winnipeg-1.4737839
Here’s a link to CityTV’s interview with Yuhito at https://winnipeg.citynews.ca/video/2018/07/07/winnipeg-celebrates-first-ever-bon-odori-japanese-festival/
On a side note: we have our JETAA Prairies Karaoke Night this Saturday, July 21st starting at 7pm. Let us know by sending us a message via our website form and we can send you the details!
