Teaching and Japan Life


  • First & Last ALT

    First & Last ALT

    Chloe Spearing 2023 Arrival, SHS ALT in Tanbara, Saijo, Toyo A RA Chloe Spearing (クロイ) is from the very south of England, only 15 minutes from the English Channel. She […]

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  • Holly’s Desk Warming Survival Guide

    Holly’s Desk Warming Survival Guide

    Hey Mikans! Guess what!? IT’S DESK WARMING SEASON!!! 🥳… 😑 With term one tests for high schoolers & summer break fast approaching, we’ll soon be out of the classroom and […]

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  • Teaching Phonics in the Classroom: The Concept of Minimal Pairs

    Teaching Phonics in the Classroom: The Concept of Minimal Pairs

    Christian Jalim Matsuyama 2019-2024 Christian Jalim is a fifth year ALT JET living in Matsuyama. He originally hails from Manzanilla, in rural Trinidad, which boasts the longest coastline in the […]

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  • The Re-contracting Decision – Reflections from the Past

    The Re-contracting Decision – Reflections from the Past

    Edited by Emily Guo   It’s December, which on JET, invariably means that re-contracting decisions are upon us. And how are we supposed to make a decision that will impact […]

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  • Getting Your Japanese Driver’s License (Ehime Edition)

    Getting Your Japanese Driver’s License (Ehime Edition)

    By Emily Guo The number of congratulations (“おめでとう御座います”)I received – both from the license center staff and teachers who knew I was going through this process – shows that obtaining […]

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  • Have you heard of Brass Band Camelia?

    Have you heard of Brass Band Camelia?

    By Patrick Peh Prelude At the end of January we had Tsubaki “Matsuri” (meaning Festival), which is a massive festival held at Tsubaki Shrine, marking the coldest day this winter. […]

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  • Listen to the Japanese School Band

    Listen to the Japanese School Band

    By Patrick Peh A Door Opens Beyond this door, you will find young aspiring musicians of Uchimiya Junior High School  preparing for their big day tomorrow. Tomorrow is August 2nd, […]

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  • The Sea, The Iwa & The Classroom

    The Sea, The Iwa & The Classroom

    By Patrick Peh Prologue Not long after my arrival in Baishinji, I decided that it would be a tremendous waste not to write something about it. This place is not […]

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  • Diversity awareness lessons

    By Dom Chen Hi everyone! For those of you who are interested in incorporating diversity and/or racial awareness within their lessons; there is a google drive containing material focused toward […]

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