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Japan - Level 3: Reconsider Travel
Reconsider travel to Japan due to COVID-19.

Japan is a country made up of many islands located in East Asia. It is ordered by the Sea of Japan to the west, and the Pacific Ocean to the east, and spans more than 1,860 miles from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea, and Philippine Sea in the south.

6 types of English conversation students and how to handle them
In Japan, eikaiwa, or English conversation schools, are different from regular schools. Teaching here is not the same as being an ALT (assistant language teacher) at a public school or a university.
Publ.Date : Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:00:00 GMT

For 25 years, this pair of Japanese teachers said it well
Tanahashi is currently working for Human Academy in Tokyo, training Japanese-language teachers, while Tashiro teaches Japanese ... I?d say finding the right translation for a lot of Japanese phrases ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 14 Jan 2021 18:00:00 GMT

The Coronavirus and English Teacher Recruiting in Japan for 2021: Your Questions Answered
Unfortunately, thanks to the spread of the new coronavirus, the job market looks quite different in Japan in 2021. Understanding why this year?s job market is different and the best way to navigate it ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 20 Jan 2021 17:00:53 GMT

British English teacher designs game based on feudal warriors
An adventurous English teacher from Britain created a board game themed on feudal warlords of the Sanada clan, who twice repelled the powerful Tokugawa clan during the Warring States period (late 15th ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Jan 2021 14:00:00 GMT

A teacher\'s bond that words can express
One student told me that I reminded her of her 99-year-old grandmother. Another emailed me her lovely photos of flowers and trees because she knew I am homebound during the pandemic. They are typical ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 24 Jan 2021 03:00:00 GMT

Ascott Group International Launches the Ascott English Academy
The Ascott Group International, a world leader in English-language tutoring, announced today the upcoming launch of the Ascott English Academy, a private, online education program designed ...
Publ.Date : Sat, 23 Jan 2021 00:06:00 GMT

A Voice for English Teachers in Africa
America-jin desuka? Nai, Africa-jin desu. Back in 2009, as I sat at a train station in Kobe, Japan, waiting for my train, a young boy aged about six traveling with his mother sat next to me and asked ...
Publ.Date : Tue, 19 Jan 2021 15:20:00 GMT

Get up close to the geishas of Kyoto, Japan and discover the history of this mysterious practice
The history of geishas stretches back nearly 400 years. Scott Swan meets one geisha who says she's the first white woman in Japanese history to join the tradition.
Publ.Date : Fri, 22 Jan 2021 20:12:00 GMT

Couch trip to Japan
Travel virtually with Galen Mayhew as he recounts his experiences as an English teacher in a rural Japanese town. He will tell stories about his early days abroad as a college graduate, working during ...
Publ.Date : Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:28:00 GMT

Japan\'s Filipino community puts down roots, moves past hostess origins
Almost four decades on from its origins in the arrival of women to work as hostesses at "Philippine pubs," the Filipino community has become one of the most rooted in Japan -- but one that still ...
Publ.Date : Sun, 24 Jan 2021 13:32:00 GMT

What Japan?s disaster-proofing strategies can teach the world
The country?s infrastructure is already one of the world?s safest, and investment in risk management is ramping up.
Publ.Date : Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:21:00 GMT

Japan city aims to teach kids about sustainability with city-building browser game
NAGOYA -- A website using games to teach children about the United Nations ... has been launched by this central Japan city and other organizations. The website "Nagoya SDGs Maachi" primarily ...
Publ.Date : Thu, 14 Jan 2021 16:19:00 GMT

Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens. Rise up and visit the Tottori Sand Dunes while #teaching in Japan, Get started today: https://t.co/zO91NY19de & https://t.co/rrYJxJEf97 #TeachJapan pic.twitter.com/eptgYOV9Yj

— American TESOL, Teach English Abroad (@americantesol) February 17, 2020