Teaching English is a popular and relatively easy way for English speakers to move to Japan and many other countries. However, not just any native English speaker is qualified to teach English. Japan ...

Pursuing a career as an English teacher is one of the fastest ways to live and work in Japan—provided you meet the requirements. However, the drawbacks to this convenience are the industry’s ...

By Takaaki Hiratsuka, professor of applied linguistics at Ryukoku University Have you ever felt like an imposter in your own ...

Here's Hug: "The Japanese school system is great but it focusses on teaching kids to come up with the right answer, the one that is required of them. But that's not the modern world." ...

For as long as she can remember Roz Scoular ’13 has loved spending time with children. At Calvin, Scoular learned about the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme from her Calvin professor ...

One of the great things about the JET Program is that you don’t have to have a teaching degree or know Japanese -- you only need a bachelor’s degree in any subject and an interest in Japan. I had ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Japanese government announced Tuesday it is revising official teaching manuals to emphasize Japan's territorial rights to islands that are also claimed by China and South Korea ...