The Japanese education system is facing a crisis. Its elementary and junior high school teachers work the longest hours in the world, according to a global survey. But that effort comes with a cost ...

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 ...

While proficiency in the Japanese language is not required, applicants must at least have a bachelor’s degree in any field. For more information about the JET Program and to access the application ...

On a humid June morning in Tottori Prefecture in western Japan, hundreds of would-be teachers filed into exam halls to ...

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 ...

Jayson Donor Zabala was my student at De La Salle University, where we met at the university’s preservice teacher training ...

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 ...

When Natasha Steele came to Japan from her native Australia earlier this year to teach English, she was looking forward to immersing herself in a foreign culture while earning a little money on the ...