Fukuoka JET Spotlight: Hobby Highlight 2
[Edition 2] Welcome to Fukuoka JET Spotlight! In this new series of posts, we will be sharing some of the achievements of our fellow JETs here in Fukuoka Prefecture. Now nearly two years into this pandemic, many of us have found ourselves with plenty more free time than usual, leading to a range of brand new hobbies cropping up in our lives. This mini-series, Hobby Highlights, aims to share some of the great hobbies that our colleagues have nurtured during the pandemic. Heather, SHS ALT Q: What is your hobby, when did you start, and why? I started my blog…
Fukuoka JET Spotlight: Hobby Highlight
[Edition 1] Welcome to Fukuoka JET Spotlight! In this new series of posts, we will be sharing some of the achievements of our fellow JETs here in Fukuoka Prefecture. Now nearly two years into this pandemic, many of us have found ourselves with plenty more free time than usual, leading to a range of brand new hobbies cropping up in our lives. This mini-series, Hobby Highlights, aims to share some of the great hobbies that our colleagues have nurtured during the pandemic. Rosie, former Kitakyushu ALT Q: What is your hobby, when did you start, and why? My new hobby…
Japan’s High-Cost Medical Expense Benefit: Explained
The following article is written by SHS ALT Casey. When you’re a JET, you may not think about healthcare expenses. If you’re coming from America, you may think highly of Japan’s healthcare system. Let’s face it, America has its issues with healthcare access, which makes Japan’s system quite good in comparison. However, you are subject to paying 30% of the total cost in Japan, which could bankrupt those with chronic health conditions. There’s good news, and it comes in the form of the High-Cost Medical Expense Benefit. I’m going to explain in story form how this works, using “JETonio,” a…
FAJET’s Halloween Movie Double Feature
Hello, all. We hope you are getting into the spooky season spirit. As mentioned at the most recent JET workshop, FAJET will be hosting back to back Halloween movies on the evening of October 24th. Because we want to give as many people as possible the chance to join, we will be watching something a lot of you might find fun and nostalgic (Hocus Pocus), as well as something more suspenseful and scary (A Quiet Place 2). We will be starting at 19:30. For those who are interested, we will share the links earlier in the day on 10/24. As…
FAJET Event – Movie Night
WHEN: 2021 September 12 @ 7 P.M. WHERE: Zoom Hello everyone! Hopefully you all had a good summer holiday and are settling back into your classes! FAJET is hosting our next online movie night this weekend. This time around, we will be watching Disney’s Mulan (the original animated version from 1998, a.k.a. one of the best Disney movies of all-time!). So, ♪let’s get down to business♪ to kick back and enjoy a classic film with our fellow JETs. We hope that everyone who is interested will be able to make it to the event. See you there!