Save the date – SeattleJapanRelief Anniversary Event

Please mark your calendars for Sunday, March 11th.  SeattleJapanRelief.org, of which PNWJETAA is a coalition member, will be holding an event at Seattle Center to mark the one year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami.  The all-day event will focus on remembrance, preparedness and rebuilding. Please visit SeattleJapanRelief.org for more information.  And […]

Return to Tohoku

PNWJETAA’s own, Ben Erickson, has been selected to participate in the Japanese Government-sponsored program for former Tohoku JETs to return to their old hometowns.  Ben heads out this coming Sunday and will volunteer in Tohoku, reconnect with his old town and enjoy some of the great tourist attractions that Northern Japan offers.   Please follow […]

Bon Voyage Seattle JETs!

  New JET Program Participants Leave Seattle as New Friends of Japan Article and picture from The North American Post  The 2011 Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program participants left for Japan on July 23. They were hosted a farewell reception by the Consulate-General of Japan in Seattle on July 22 at Consul General Kiyokazu […]