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September 2012

Nagasaki JET alumni meet Nagasaki Governor and Assembly members together with Nagasaki Group in New York

In early September, Four Nagasaki JET alumni participated in an exchange meeting with a delegation from Nagasaki Prefecture (led by the incumbent Governor Nakamura) and the Nagasaki Association in New York (New York Batten-kai). In the first part, Nagasaki residents in New York and the alumni spoke of their ideas and opinions about how to revitalize Nagasaki Prefecture. The alumni proposed the promotion of eco-tourism, making the most of the newly introduced Shinkansen, etc. The Governor, assembly members including the Assembly Speaker Mr. Watanabe and other prefecture officials listened to them earnestly. After that, they happily spoke with each other about their memories of JET life in Nagasaki and so… Read More »Nagasaki JET alumni meet Nagasaki Governor and Assembly members together with Nagasaki Group in New York

The First Peace Message from Hiroshima at Pearl Harbor

On June 8, Mayor Matsui from the City of Hiroshima visited the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu. He dedicated flowers and gave a speech for visitors. It was the first speech by a Japanese mayor at the Memorial. His key message was as follows: It is my pleasure to be able to visit and offer flowers here at the USS Arizona Memorial on its milestone 50th anniversary. I would like to offer a prayer for the peaceful repose of all the individuals honored here. This wall is carved with the names of many of the victims. Similarly, Hiroshima has lost 140,000 people in the atomic bombing. The… Read More »The First Peace Message from Hiroshima at Pearl Harbor

Rocky Mountain JETs Come Out For The Kids

The Rocky Mountain JETAA chapter has been busy with two recent events helping out their various Colorado sister cities. Fujiyoshida, in Yamanashi-ken, and Colorado Springs just celebrated their 50th anniversary in early August, so RMJETAA mobilized their Colorado Springs and Denver JET alumni to participate in the festivities in Colorado Springs and be available to assist with translating, interpreting, and other duties for the 70 visitors from Japan. One main place they helped out was the family event held at America the Beautiful Park on August 4th. Because many JET alumni from Colorado Springs were placed in Fujiyoshida as ALTs and CIRs, the celebration was a great chance for friends… Read More »Rocky Mountain JETs Come Out For The Kids