USJETAA is extremely proud to welcome COMAS as our newest JET Alum-Owned Business Sponsor! Co-founded by Marc Anderson (Yamaguchi, 2006–2011), COMAS is a Japan-based language education company providing Japanese and English training for businesses and individuals.

USJETAA is seeking a freelance writer to join our writing team. This person will author and publish Senpai Spotlight articles, which showcase and highlight JET alumni who are contributing in innovative ways to the US-Japan relationship.

Temple University Japan is hosting a virtual info session on Friday, Nov. 13 at 8pm ET (US) | Saturday, Nov. 14 at 10am JST (JP).

Register to learn more about scholarship opportunities, the Master in Management program, and the application process.

Join us on Mon, Nov 2 @7-8:30pm ET / Tues, Nov 3 @9-10:30am JT to explore pathways into Japanese language education, from credentialing and certification to navigating careers in K-12 and higher education.

Getting ready to apply to the JET Program? Have questions about the application process or what makes a strong candidate? Hop into one of our Office Hours to get answers, chat with JET alumni and hear tips from people who’ve been through it.

Join our friends at the Japan America Society of North Carolina (JASNC) on Sat., October 24 who are the hosts of the October Ouchigohan online cooking class. October celebrates Table for Two’s Onigiri Action campaign, so we’re putting a modern twist on the classic onigiri for this class. USJETAA members are invited at the member rate ($10).

GLOBIS University, one of our university partners located in Tokyo, Japan, is hosting a virtual info session on Friday, Oct 23, 2026 @8-9pm EDT (US) | Saturday, Oct 24, 2026 @9-10am JST (JP) for JETs! Register to learn more about scholarship opportunities, their MBA programs, and the application process.

Our Photo of the Month for October comes from Blair Agata (Nagano, 2015-2018). Blair currently serves as president of the Heartland JETAA chapter.