As the days are getting shorter and cooler, it’s time to spread a little love and warmth where we can. Do you feel an urge to give back to the community but need a change from the usual English volunteer activities? Fear not! MAJET is excited to bring you a new volunteer opportunity where you can showcase your musical talents. Even if you feel like you are lacking in this area, join us anyway. The residents at Tano Care Home would love to meet you. Continue reading
*For information in Japanese, please click here
Sea Day (海の日) is coming, that lone public holiday in the long, hot month of July. It’s a day this island nation sets aside to show its gratitude and respect for the sea, and lots of people go to the beach. Why not join us there the day before?
On Sunday, July 17th, a group of friendly MAJETers are going to Sun Beach Hitotsuba (map) in Miyazaki City to volunteer at an event called Sea Festa (海フェスタ). This event started years ago to help encourage people with muscular dystrophy. This year, event coordinators are expecting over 120 people to come—some are blind, some have brain injuries, and some have physical impairments. Our job is to help them enjoy the sea as much as we do! Continue reading
Each year a new MAJET Committee takes the reins, ready to harness the awesomeness that is Miyazaki Prefecture and share it with the world. This year we’ve got quite a few new faces, as well as some seasoned veterans, ready to give you the best Miyazaki has to offer. So, without further ado, MAJETを紹介します！ Continue reading
Is there an unknown events coordinator hidden inside that ALT exterior? Or are you a connector, eager to bring the local community and the foreign community together? Maybe you’re super creative, full of ideas for events, blog content, or helpful tips for people living in Miyazaki, but there’s not much of an outlet for your creativity at work? Or, maybe you just want to work on your management skills and build up your resume?
Let’s just be real: we need you! Continue reading
The National AJET Council is now recruiting members for the 2016-2017 JET year. The application deadline is Monday, March 28, and Block 11 (our block) currently has no applicants for the Block 11 Representative. So, National AJET has reached out to MAJET for some recruiting help. 😉 Continue reading
Have an itch to volunteer, but need a break from the English thing? Would you rather save baby turtles than bad tenses?
Never fear! Jacki and MAJET are planning a cleanup at Kisaki Beach on March 26, and we need your help! Continue reading
Good morning everyone! Are you looking for ways to participate in local events? The Miyazaki International Foundation is looking for foreigners to participate in this year’s Miyazaki International Festival on Saturday, November 21st.
For this event, they are now collecting entries for Art festival (photography, paintings/drawings, calligraphy, handmade crafts, and others) and looking for participants to participate in the Japanese Speech Contest and/or to put on a Stage performance (dance, music, and so on). Continue reading
MAJET as an organization strives to plan events and develop resources that will provide members of our community with great experiences while they live in, work in, or visit Miyazaki.
But just who is in charge of all these events and developments? Well, that would be the MAJET Team! Continue reading
Have you ever attended a MAJET event and had ideas on how to make it even better? Maybe you have an idea for an event that doesn’t exist yet and want to make it happen? Perhaps you’ve seen the MAJET website or perused the Facebook feed and had ideas for content that other JETs and foreigners living in Miyazaki would find interesting and helpful? Now’s your chance to make it all happen!
Whether you are interested in volunteering
or know someone that would make a great leader for the community,
write to us at miyazakiajet@gmail.com to let us know!
We are proud to announce the Fourth Annual Amazing Race! It will be held on April 18th in Miyazaki City this year, so mark your calendars! (Please note that we originally had this planned for March, but have since changed the date to April!!)
The Amazing Race is an event based on the popular TV show (Japanese explanation here) of the same name. The yearly event was started by a group of ambitious JETs who came together to create an event that would combine the knowledge and intellect of both English and Japanese speakers by bringing together Japanese culture and a yearly theme. This year’s theme is still a secret (shhh! 😉 ), but past themes have been based on popular books, TV shows, and movies.
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