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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 […]

(From left to right) President: Phylicia Bishop (Sapporo-shi, 2010-2014) Vice President: Michaela Duffey (Sapporo-shi, 2017-2018) Treasurer: Lindsay Amor (Aomori-ken, Hachinohe-shi, 2008-2013) Secretary: Rosie Fordham (Nagasaki-ken, 2014 – 2017) Click here to read more about this year’s officers!

ATJO is extending a special invitation to JET alumni to join their virtual Japan Fair and share their Japan experiences with students studying Japanese! Sempai and kouhai will have a chance to play fun trivia games, and we’ll make a virtual visit to a local shrine and guesthouse in Tottori! Friday, June 18 2021 /

Calling all JET Alumni – the online voting polls for the 2021 JETAA officer elections are now open! Polls are open from March 2nd to March 16th. The officer platforms are listed below and the online voting is ready for you to cast your vote for this year’s JETAA officers. Here’s what you need to

What is a Japan Bowl, you ask? The National Japan Bowl is a yearly competition where teams of High School students from across the country who are studying Japanese put their knowledge of Japanese culture and history to the test in a serious of fast-paced trivia quizzes. This year, because of the Pandemic, the Japan

It’s a market (jungle) out there! Stocks or bonds? Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, 401k, or something else? What about changing jobs or inheriting? The path forward isn’t formulaic, and there’s always a tradeoff between benefits and costs. Jana Basden will walk us through the basic concepts and intimidating lingo to help us all ask the

Thank you to everyone who submitted photos to the JET Ski: At Home Edition Photo Contest! The submission period is now closed. Voting for the People’s Choice winner is now OPEN. Head over to this form to vote on your top three favorites: https://forms.gle/Ae6Yv8hy9CZ6zXY88 While you’re there, don’t forget to register for our Après Ski

Love Sake and looking for things to do this holiday season? Check out the Sake Happy Hour, hosted by the TV show The Original Fare and the Consular Office of Japan in Portland. Join host Kelly Cox and guests Julia Momose, Monica Samuels, and Marcus Pakizer, for The Original Fare’s first-ever Livestream Party celebrating Sake,

(RSVP required to attend! See below for link) Who’s ready to “Forget the Year”? Yep, us too! Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 12. Kid-friendly fun starts at 7pm with more challenging games after 8pm. Raffle prizes will be given away to participants throughout the night! To make up for missed Tabemashou dinners this year,

When: Saturday, Dec. 5, 12PM-2 PST via Zoom Temari is an old tradition, but it’s hardly outdated: these thread-covered balls make lovely gifts and holiday decorations!  We’ll give you a kit of everything* you need to do a “kiku” (chrysanthemum) pattern temari in two colors of your choice, with live instruction via Zoom. No experience, purchase,