There
are many exciting opportunities for students of Japanese, both here
and in Japan. Your options are limitless!
This page was developed to help you explore these opportunities. To
better help you, we have divided this section into three categories:
employment, internships,
and scholarships.
Remember, it is important to start weighing your options well before
your senior year. Also, although it is very important to take classes
about Japanese culture, economy, and politics, language study is essential
to finding the best jobs.
For further questions, please contact Prof.
Junko Ueno or check the Union College Becker
Career Center web site.
The
following is a brief list of places you can search for employment in Japan
and the U.S. Language skills are essential to most of these jobs.
General Resources for Working
in Japan
Escape Artist(job resources for those seeking to live and work in
Japan)
Japan Employment
Center (a place for Japanese employers to find employees and vice
versa)
Jobs in Japan (offerings for
sectors including English teachers, high-tech jobs, bilingual work, and
modeling/acting/entertainment)
Japan Zone (information
about working in Japan)
The Japan FAQ (information for
those planning to live and work in Japan)
Pacific Bridge (working to
further cross-cultural understanding through employment opportunities)
Work in Japan.com (a general
resource)
Teaching Jobs in Japan
ELT
News (job
information for those wishing to teach in Japan. Journals from teachers
who have taught in Japan before. News and message boards)
Japan Exchange and Teaching
(JET) Program (perhaps the best known employment center for those
desiring to teach English in Japan for a few years)
Ohayosensei (teaching positions
in conversation schools, public schools, universities,a dn companies across
Japan)
Government Agencies
The U.S. government
is always in need of bilingual employees. Try the following sites:
USA JOBS (Official job site of
the US Federal Government)
USAID (The Agency for International
Development)
FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
U.S. Department of State
(Foreign Service Careers)
Business
JapaneseJobs.com
(Bilingual Japanese speaking jobs in the U.S.)
Academic
Various teaching and
research options are always available for students of Japanese.
ATJ Job Line (Association
of Teachers of Japanese. Job postings for the primary, secondary, and university
levels)
The Chronicle of Higher Education
H-Net Job Guide (Academic Jobs
in the Humanities and Social Sciences)
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There are many wonderful
opportunites to get internships in Japan. You can choose between summer
internships and year-long internships.
Internship.com (a general internship
search site)
Japan-US Community Education Exchange
(nonprofit internships in Japan)
Nambu Foundation (promotes deeper
understanding between Japan and the U.S. through summer internships)
Check out these sites
for information about scholarships:
Bridging
Scholarships for Study in Japan (financial support for study abroad
from the Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Japan Foundation (a
list of searchable databases for grants etc.)
Ministry of Education, Culture,
Sports, Science, and Technology (scholarships to study in Japan)
Yamasa Scholarship
Database (a comprehensive resource for international students and
educators)
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