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Join us for a cozy evening of crafting, conversation, and community with fellow JET alumni! Bring your own project—embroidery, stationery, origami, knitting, or anything creative—and enjoy a relaxed night together in good company. Date: Friday, October 24 Time: 6:00 PM Location: Rose City Coffee Co. (3370 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202) Click the button below […]

Join us for a day in Astoria to commemorate Ranald MacDonald’s 200th birthday – we’ll learn some history about him in his hometown, and have dinner at Ft. George Brewery for top-rated pizza! Who is Ranald MacDonald and why does this matter? Hailing from Astoria, he was the first native English-speaker to teach English in

Today marks the 13th anniversary of one of the biggest natural disasters in Japan, the 3/11 Tōhoku Earthquake

It’s official, registration is open for the return of the Iron Chef event! Register here. PNWJETAA will very kindly be covering 100% of transportation costs for Portland attendees. They’ll also be reimbursing Portland folks for the cost of tickets to their annual Shinnenkai, taking place later the same day. For those interested, Shinnenkai registration can

Guest Brent Logan spent part of 2020 looking for a new job, and with his history as a manager who has hired staff members before, he knows a thing or two about getting a résumé put together. Brent will be discussing how to work around automated systems and how to show employers the full picture

JSR Micro, a Japanese semiconductor company, is currently looking for an office administrator for their R&D facility in Beaverton, OR. The full-time position is entry level with pay starting between $20 to $25 per hour, as well as excellent benefits and room to grow. The R&D team also is mostly made up of assignees from

We are very excited for our second JETAA Kyara-ben Contest, a collaboration between JETAA Portland, JETAA BC and JETAA PNW! Join us on July 11th at 11:00 AM (PDT) via Zoom for a fun afternoon of friendly competition and getting to know people from all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond. With quarantine keeping us

Introducing the masterful Nana Goto-Bellerud. Nana has been studying at the Sogetsu School of ikebana since 2005. She has held exhibitions and demonstrations of ikebana at the Portland Art Museum, the Portland Japanese Garden, and Leach Botanical Garden. Through her demonstrations and workshops, she seeks to introduce others to the art of ikebana and to

After last year’s success, JETAA Portland, JETAABC, and JETAAPNW are excited to present a second Bento Workshop with Amanda Oumiya from K&L Bentos on Sunday, June 6 at 11am PDT. This time the theme is Kyara-ben! For those who don’t know, Kyara-ben is short for Character Bento, the art of making cute, detailed box lunches