https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets daily 0.75 2025-06-16 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/vyl4b4o4uoc2jpj0tyq5vlsoyvwu45 monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1750050171992-PEWJ4N2OP20GPKDX3E82/IMG_3853.jpg Incoming JETs - Vegetarian and Vegan Eating in Fukushima - Kontsh Vegetarian katsu-don set https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1750050443578-5P52R3MJTK8FU7W5ALJM/IMG_7936.jpg Incoming JETs - Vegetarian and Vegan Eating in Fukushima - Branch Chili con Carne (sans carne) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1750050734242-PFJBGGOOFBJR8NME0V2Q/IMG_5016.jpg Incoming JETs - Vegetarian and Vegan Eating in Fukushima - Shojin Cafe Teapot Omakase plate with seitan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1750050471700-G14YL8XHWLFO36EXVES0/IMG_7937.jpg Incoming JETs - Vegetarian and Vegan Eating in Fukushima - Branch Cinnamon-granola vegan soft serve https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1750050614544-4B35I8XWRGUD67JLRZFI/IMG_5045.jpg Incoming JETs - Vegetarian and Vegan Eating in Fukushima - Vegan Cafe Terra Beet cutlet plate https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/quarantine-for-the-jet-programme monthly 0.5 2022-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/8aa19160-f2ad-4428-9ab4-7f31beec5950/20211112_162851.jpg Incoming JETs - Quarantine for the JET Programme - Make it stand out The view from my window https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/ad4bda93-92dc-4ee9-bd77-a6b78698939f/20211108_125113.jpg Incoming JETs - Quarantine for the JET Programme - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1646006232976-OJP2JZ2VC14ASZQWY5M5/20211119_173941.jpg Incoming JETs - Quarantine for the JET Programme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1646006233288-GL4Q5I8NGT5VA72Z8UJA/20211111_075450.jpg Incoming JETs - Quarantine for the JET Programme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1646006241434-8A52O7YTMROS38DH19A9/20211112_074252.jpg Incoming JETs - Quarantine for the JET Programme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/5e604908-338d-49d6-a966-d24fe5d3ba2e/20211114_214035.jpg Incoming JETs - Quarantine for the JET Programme - And so the days passed. Feeling as equally long as they did short. Before I knew it, it was time to leave the hotel. Luckily I had refrained from incurring a bill at the tuc shop they set up for us, but I know many people that managed to build up a pretty substantial bill. I jumped on a bus, then the shinkansen (all with a guide!) and found myself at my prefecture of placement, being greeted by a senpai JET and my supervisor holding sheets of paper with my name on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/736927d8-f29d-4c5b-a2c0-2da965e7f5b5/20211116_064118.jpg Incoming JETs - Quarantine for the JET Programme - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/life-in-the-city-pjzfg monthly 0.5 2021-11-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635404102647-69CLOCTOB1WIDA5B7CJ9/image1.jpeg Incoming JETs - What to Expect in the City - First, about Youki: she is a half Japanese, half Canadian CIR working for Fukushima’s prefectural government. Back home in Vancouver, Canada, she studied Japanese and French through university, and loves outdoor activities. Her favourite place in Fukushima is Inawashiro Lake, the 4th largest lake in Japan! When she first got her placement, she wasn’t surprised to be in the city; CIRs always work in an office, so she knew it wouldn’t be rural. However, she was aware of the 2011 disaster. Her high school had held a fundraiser for the victims, but the focus had been more on the impact of the tsunami and earthquake, not radiation. When she heard that she’d be going to Fukushima, she wanted to help out. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635392676143-GTDIM7EMIGL8HGUODK2G/IMG_6633.JPG Incoming JETs - What to Expect in the City - “Unlike the countryside, there’ll be events, clubs, and more things to do, so even if you don’t really know Japanese you can still search for local clubs. Definitely find something to do and take advantage of it. There are lots of young people working or at university, so there will be plenty of clubs you can join, like adult sports teams or social clubs. One example is Fukushima Young College, which organises weekly events for young adult residents such as volleyball and craft sessions.” https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/blog-post-title-two-92sd6 monthly 0.5 2022-02-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635386153385-D8C9T0SMINTNA8TN0P6N/2021-08-28+03.22.29.jpg Incoming JETs - Packing 101 Moving abroad is always daunting. Even after you’ve organised your phone contract, memorised your jikoshoukai (self-introduction), and converted your money into yen, you’re left staring at your suitcase. How can you fit your entire life in there? Some lucky people might be allowed two suitcases, but even that is hard. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635386326015-I0Z9QTC6U2OKN9DRWUPZ/Mannequins_in_Galeries_de_la_Capitale_3.jpg Incoming JETs - Packing 101 Formal wear: bring at least one set of professional business wear for women (blazer, white shirt, trousers/long skirt), and suit and tie for men. These will be for formal ceremonies at school, and for the Tokyo Orientation (when it’s back up and running.) Clothes: schools differ, but err on the side of caution and wear business casual on your first few days. Low-cut tops, short skirts, and shoulderless shirts are generally a no-no for work. I recommend prioritising work clothes if you’re struggling to fit everything in. Unless you live on a tiny island in the middle of nowhere, there should be shops like Uniqlo nearby where you can buy cheap casual clothes and lots of thermal layers for winter. Amazon and ASOS are also an option. I arrived in the heat of summer with one suitcase, so I arranged for a second suitcase of winter things to be sent in October. It worked out well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635386492033-DG9EC66P74E5MUXIRNDJ/Shortbread_House_of_Edinburgh_box_of_mini_shortbread.jpg Incoming JETs - Packing 101 - Omiyage (gifts from your country): gifts are very important here. You should definitely bring gifts unique to your home country or town. Make sure to bring some for your supervisor, BOE office, school staffroom, landlord/lady, and anyone else who will be close to you. I brought packets of Werther’s Originals sweets for the offices, and tins of shortbread as an individual gift to my supervisor. Even though these things are available at foreign food stores here in Japan, they were happy to receive them. When giving gifts for an entire office, make sure food is individually wrapped and easy to pass around. Don’t stress too much about this. Anything is better than nothing! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635386762685-5EWC1V9DFSDYOXFFZYRB/BooksSomaliland2019.jpg Incoming JETs - Packing 101 - Lots of Books: something that I was guilty of doing… I recommend getting a Kindle, or just ordering books online (Amazon etc.) Some big bookstores will also have an English corner. Books are heavy, so try to hold back https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/blog-post-title-one-lp52j monthly 0.5 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635301615540-LDIKUI8IQTESE56DJ33X/Showa+Komado.jpg Incoming JETs - What to Expect in Rural Fukushima - Kia Ora! I’m from Zimbabwe, Africa, but moved to New Zealand when I was 10. I studied 3D Animation at University then joined the JET Programme to learn Japanese and share cultural differences. I am based in Showa, Fukushima, a village situated in the mountains with a population of about 1,200 people. I teach at the Junior High School and Elementary School. Showa has a total of 38 students, 28 in the ES and 10 in the JHS. My smallest class is 2 students and my largest class is 6 students. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635301751750-0WHEBOF81WL6YEHSDCP4/Showa+Winter.jpg Incoming JETs - What to Expect in Rural Fukushima - At times, especially in the winter, it can feel lonely. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635302032008-C2Z9W4Z2LM60VVRSAS5P/Showa+Kominkan.jpg Incoming JETs - What to Expect in Rural Fukushima - Living in a farming community has brought a lot of comfort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635296708040-E7DXWDH8PUGUFA2K76NX/Showa+Karamun.jpg Incoming JETs - What to Expect in Rural Fukushima - What’s unique about Showa? Showa grows gypsophila and ramie. The village has a long history in weaving karamushi and craftwork. In the winter, the villagers use the diggers and snowplows to build massive igloo-like huts for everyone to enjoy. And I may be biased, but our village mascot (Karamun) is the cutest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635296802537-MBUXVZREDAY7W1EWWD23/Showa+Hike.png Incoming JETs - What to Expect in Rural Fukushima - Have any funny moments happened to you in Showa? While driving, one of the JHS teachers and I were talking and the topic of favorite animals came up. The teacher had never heard the word ‘stingray’. There was no cell service driving in the mountains, and so I tried my best to describe it. The teacher finally guessed “Ei” which I misheard as “Aye?”. After confusing the teacher with the description ‘sea pancake’, I ended up drawing it on my phone’s art app. It took much longer for the teacher to explain to me that stingray is Ei in Japanese. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635302113243-RR8T3JASA3Y6679VLAMR/Showa+Karamun+2.jpg Incoming JETs - What to Expect in Rural Fukushima - Thank you, Annick, for the interview! https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/life+in+Japan monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/orientation monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/incoming+JETs monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/city+life monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/Showa monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/advice monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/rural monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/ALT monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/packing monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/what+to+pack monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/packing+101 monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/COVID-19 monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/moving+abroad monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/urban monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/JET+Program monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/luggage monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/Tokyo monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/JET+Programme monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/essentials monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/quarantine monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/village monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/incoming-jets/tag/interview monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/current-jets daily 0.75 2025-06-19 https://www.fujet.org/current-jets/drivers-license-conversion monthly 0.5 2025-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635227430250-O5BFMNCZUK11XY5G09BL/Driving_Test_Course_-_Saitama_Prefectural_Driver%27s_License_Center.jpg Current JETs - Japanese Driver’s License - Japanese Driving Test By Kiyok - 本人撮影 (Self-made), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4784408 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635227109766-Z96GCPM1PZVIBEAQHPOS/Driver%27sLicenseJAPAN2012.jpg Current JETs - Japanese Driver’s License - You should end up with this shiny new license. Good luck! https://www.fujet.org/current-jets/atm-guide-hylhn monthly 0.5 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635225460004-L8XMSYULHN3OBTL8HQDL/ATM%2C_Shiodome_%2811920039055%29.jpg Current JETs - Your ATM Guide Got your cash card? Got your bank book? Then it’s time to hit the ATM. Japan is still a mostly cash-based society, so you’ll have to visit the ATM quite often. Try to go to your bank’s specific ATM, because other ones (such as the combini ATMs) will charge you a small fee. The machines often have an English option, but if they don’t, we’ve got you covered! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635225145918-UVTS2EQ7P7FT676J79PR/2000jpy_withdrawal_from_obihiro_shinkin_bank%27s_atm_20100619a.jpg Current JETs - Your ATM Guide - Make it stand out A successful withdrawal should look something like this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635221104544-KSYPT7DRUWQODUQTO12H/ATM._%2826929299817%29.jpg Current JETs - Your ATM Guide - Make it stand out By MIKI Yoshihito from Sapporo City,Hokkaido., JAPAN - ATM., CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=68719683 https://www.fujet.org/current-jets/blog-post-title-three-8hje4 monthly 0.5 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635229309348-JPEH40KKL0GGWXENTTY5/%E7%94%98%E3%81%84%E9%A3%B2%E3%81%BF%E7%89%A9%E3%82%92%E6%91%82%E5%8F%96%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E3%81%84%E3%81%BE%E3%81%99%E3%81%8B%E3%80%82_%2841444057595%29.jpg Current JETs - The Annual Health Check - There is also the questionnaire. It is usually in Japanese, and asks about your health history, lifestyle, and stress levels. Enlist a JTE or Japanese friend to help you, because even intermediate Japanese speakers would find medical kanji hard to read. If this isn’t possible, try asking your contracting organisation for an English version. By akiko yanagawa - 最後まで迷ったけど嘘はいかんな。間食、します。あしたは健康診断。 May 25, 2018., CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=74638312 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635229523576-IELZ6IIO4TLOEF5EFSGA/PSM_V88_D140_An_international_test_for_vision.png Current JETs - The Annual Health Check - Next up is the vision test. Usually, this is the Landolt C test. A screen will show you a C shape, which then rotates, and you have to move the joystick in the direction of the gap. For example, a U orientation means moving the joystick up. C would be right, etc. The international Landolt C test https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635229718476-WB91KN9NP234XCJMLFB4/The_Stethoscope%2C_Peru.jpg Current JETs - The Annual Health Check - After this, you’ll be sent to a room with a doctor who will look over your details and ask if you have any concerns. Normally, the doctor will be able to speak some English. If you’re worried about this, take Google Translate or ask for a colleague to accompany you. Sometimes, the doctor will also take this opportunity to check you with a stethoscope. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635229858514-JIBXTKU8WVCSP4V5PQ8N/Mobile_X-ray_unit%2C_Cosne.jpg Current JETs - The Annual Health Check - For most people, the final step is the X-ray test. Sometimes, this will be held in a trailer parked in the carpark. A note for women: the doctor could be male, and you’ll have to take off anything with wires. You can wear a thin vest or underlayer. Some women bring in a modesty towel. There’s a curtained-off area to change in, then you’re led to the x-ray machine. The machine will often have English instructions, or the doctor will know enough English. This test just involves holding your breath, so it’s very easy. https://www.fujet.org/current-jets/visa-renewal-7kyw2 monthly 0.5 2021-10-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635230666058-A2U3BAUJD2LX2ZF7IEGE/Japanese_Visa.jpg Current JETs - Renewing Your Visa - As JET participants, we were all issued with a work visa with a 3-year Period of Stay. As you approach the end of these 3 years, you will have to renew your visa before it expires. Therefore you must apply for an extension known as the ‘Extension of Period of Stay’ (在留期間更新 zairyū kikan kōshin.) You can apply for an extension 3 months before your visa expires. 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You’ve told your contracting organisation that you won’t be staying another year on JET, and now comes the hard part: transitioning off the JET Programme. It may be difficult and stressful to move to another country (or even another part of Japan), but if you prepare in advance and follow these steps, you’ll find that it’s not as impossible as it seems. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/7db08807-2b30-425d-a166-3260231bcb05/By+Yasmine.shal+-+Own+work%2C+CC+BY-SA+4.0%2C+https%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fw%2Findex.php%3Fcurid%3D111863262 Leaving JETs - Leaving the JET Programme - Utilities and Services By Yasmine.shal - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=111863262 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/408884af-4aca-4b00-9a79-9a8d5f7b5d7c/2020-10-17+21.48.40+edit.jpg Leaving JETs - Leaving the JET Programme - Make it stand out Sunrise from Azumi-Kofuji - Clare Braganza https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/leaving+JET monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/career monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/advice monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/leaving+japan monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/packing monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/JET+program monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/JET+programme monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/leavers monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/job+change monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/future monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/leaving monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/after+JET monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/leaving-jets/tag/moving monthly 0.5 https://www.fujet.org/blog daily 0.75 2025-07-14 https://www.fujet.org/blog/a9k9mr5t98tg6lkl01mkhz4paq1rth monthly 0.5 2025-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1752481330856-KZ1CJNEOMJEG1LLU24QT/IMG_0456.jpg Blog - Bamboo Lanterns – Lighting Up a New FuJET Council - Bamboo Lantern Patterns Iōji Temple had a great variety of designs to choose from! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1752481454999-S5D2V2UR5S69PZFKUA26/IMG_0451.jpg Blog - Bamboo Lanterns – Lighting Up a New FuJET Council - Some of the Finished Bamboo Lanterns Here are some of the lanterns, with lights inside! https://www.fujet.org/blog/pol91bjbwquh3v3gahx5sgzpb3c6ih monthly 0.5 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/8e61b4cc-e5b9-4cb7-a085-e7e7fc7339f8/IMG_0220.jpeg Blog - Coping with the May Blues: Taking Care of Your Mental Health - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.fujet.org/blog/summer-2022-leavers monthly 0.5 2025-06-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/f563603d-d338-4b05-bc1b-27d2683b1a40/clare.jpg Blog - Summer 2022 Leavers - Clare Braganza (ALT) From: Hampshire, UK Placement: Nihonmatsu Time on JET: 3 Years https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/0f71ba3a-cd18-4672-823d-3d030f1a52e1/gavin.jpg Blog - Summer 2022 Leavers - Gavin Honke (ALT) From: Hawaii, USA. 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Not sure how to fit your entire life into 25kg of suitcase? See here for our advice! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635243830535-QZTQ44I0GB83QSVURXGA/IMG_3859.JPG Resources - Current JETs From the dreaded annual health check to taking money out of the ATM, we have your how-to guides here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635244871791-L7I01HH8YQTBB6TUZFR1/2021-03-26+08.53.47+edit.jpg Resources - Leaving JETs We’re sorry to see you go, but here’s some advice to make the change less scary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635245009818-EIV7SVM2ND4G1PKU6FCJ/2021-08-29%2B02.59.25.jpg Resources - Life in Fukushima Looking for societies, a new hobby, or travel inspiration? 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You have questions, your parents have questions, your friends have questions, anyone you tell you’re coming to Fukushima has questions. I’m hoping that I can answer some of those for you. This way, both you and the people in your life back home can put some worries to bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60e69b8495c8e459a43dc144/1635316319906-CTQH3JG2H0DNZ3TQ8MC3/20200926fukushima01.jpg Radiation - Solar radiation monitors are located in every school yard and public park in the prefecture, and measure 0.29 microsieverts/hour (this translates to approximately 2,540 microsieverts a year). Iodine has a half-life of 8 days, the number depends on several variables, but that’s a ballpark figure, and close enough. 2,540 sounds like a lot, except, that’s only 2.54 millisieverts a year (1000 microsieverts = 1 millisievert, yay metric system!) You may also see people talk about radiation in mrem (millirems). For information’s sake, 1 mrem = 10 microsieverts or 0.01 millisieverts. 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