Celebrate 10 years of USJETAA by donating now! Our programs support JETs past, present, and future, from mentorship and microgrants to career development and cultural events. Every donation helps strengthen the JET community and US-Japan connections.

Our Photo of the Month for August comes from Nolan Espiritu (Okayama, 2022-Present).

If Tuan Do’s parents had their way, he would have become a doctor. Instead, Tuan parlayed a passion for languages into an international career — including a stint on the JET Program and positions in the United Nations that have taken him to Jordan, Switzerland, and Vietnam over the last 24 years. 

Thanks to Yomu Yomu for continuing to support USJETAA’s Japanese Reading Group with six months of free access to their learning materials!

Join us on Friday, August 15 at 7pm ET to read a short essay called おにぎりの味 (The Taste of Onigiri) by physicist and essayist Nakaya Ukichiro.

Sign up for Maplopo’s JET-Only Cohort taking place this fall!

This July, Japan Society of Boston featured Justin Randall (Hokkaido, 2019-2024), in their JSB meets JET Alumni series.

July’s Photo of the Month comes from Reily Oller (Kyoto, 2022-2023), capturing a moment of her celebrating Tanabata during her time on JET.