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Carl Sotomil SOCIAL MEDIA COORDINATOR, ALSO A RAILFAN Carl Sotomil is the 2023 AJET Social Media Coordinator. He is an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in Iyo-shi, Ehime Prefecture. He likes…
Finally, but not least, we have our Chuyo folks! You may have met some or all of them - I see you social butterflies ;) - during our conference last…
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 our life…
We got some A-listers glamming up our princess prefecture (seriously, the kanji in Ehime 愛媛 are ‘love’ and ‘princess’). Let’s welcome our new JETs in the Nanyo and Toyo A…
The weather is finally getting around to the chilly side of autumn. It's just about time to bring out the good ole kotatsu and electric heaters and mountains of blankets.…
Edited by Miya JiaBack in June, Ehime AJET held the third TTRPG event of the year, this time featuring the silly and chaotic one-pager Honey Heist by Grant Howitt. The…
We’re kicking off this year’s series of Unbeaten Paths with introductions from our new arrivals in Toyo B!! I always find it fascinating and inspiring to read about folks’ journey…
By David Broughton Joining traditional arts clubs may seem like part of a quintessentially JET experience, but how folks end up in these opportunities can be a lot more up…
Edited by Emily GuoThe end of summer break is upon us, and what better way to celebrate than to look back on the memories created during this much-too-hot season? With…