Hello everyone, I was wondering if I should include a transcript for the community college I attended back in 2018. I only attended for a single year, and my grades were poor because at the time I wasn’t really interested in college. That transcript has two classes that I ended up dropping as well. All the classes that I passed the credits were carried over to the college that I graduated from and the transcript from there has those credits, and reflects the person I am now much better than me 8 years ago. Should I only post the college transcript where I got my bachelors, or do I need both, even if I didn’t get a degree from the first. Thank you for any recommendation and good luck to all applicants.

I recently accepted my offer. I submitted by 退職届 stating my resignation date will be on the week of January 11th, 2027. However, my BOE is telling me if it is possible for me to end my contract in December 2026. They said this would be a cleaner cut because the 2nd semester ends on December. However, I would really like to stay on January to get paid more and also have more time to move. I wonder if anyone has experience regarding this. Do I have any legal right or anything at all to push back so I can at least stay until January?

Edit: I got a new job in Japan in a different prefecture. So I am breaking my contract mid-year I am not leaving the country. Hope this helps

Hello, I am going to get married to a coworker (Japanese) and our school said we cannot work together. Is this grounds for transfer due to marriage and the school stating we cannot work together?

URGENT!!!!!

Hi everyone! I’m a JET Programme ALT applicant from India and have a question regarding the two letters of recommendation.

Both of my referees are former managers who have since left their respective organisations, so their institutional email IDs are no longer active. However, their phone numbers are still valid and reachable.

Would it be acceptable to mention their personal email IDs in the LORs? Also, does the Japanese Embassy typically contact referees to verify their recommendations?

Would really appreciate any insights from previous applicants. Thank you!

From November 20th to November 22nd, JALT will host its annual conference where thousands of educators, students, textbook authors and publishers will convene to share their insights on language teaching and learning on the theme of Beyond the Classroom: From Local Voice to Global Impact. This is a great chance to raise your skills and network with like-minded professionals.

And AJET members can join this conference at JALT member rates. Here are the rates for early-bird registrations (by October 31st):

• 3 Days (Nov 20-22): 23,000 yen (save 17,000 yen)
• 1 Day (Nov 20, 21, or 22): 18,000 yen (save 12,000 yen)

If you only want to attend workshops and presentations about teaching younger learners (children up to high school age), join "JALT Junior" instead:

• JALT Junior 2 days (Nov 21-22): 12,000 yen
• JALT Junior 1 day (Nov 21 or 22): 7,000 yen

Learn more here: https://events.jalt.org/event/73/overview

• Friday:
  • Presentations: 1:40 PM - 6:45 PM
  • Welcome Reception (no extra charge): 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
• Saturday:
  • Presentations: 10 AM - 7:10 PM
  • Michele Steele Best of JALT Reception (no extra charge): 7:30 – 9:00 PM
• Sunday
  • Presentations: 9:00 AM - 2:50 PM

Indian Applicant. Just want to clarify if Statement of Physician and Certificate of Health are the same thing?

Also if I have listed some medical issues in my self declaration, do I need to get a physician statement too? Is that mandatory?

Please help!

I'm applying for the JET ALT programme, and I noticed that India isn't listed in the chart for interview locations. Could you please tell me what I should do in this situation?

Hey all, can I preface this by saying this sub has been so helpful in achieving the goal of teaching in Japan.

I wanted to briefly speak on an experience I’ve had so far as a first year and although comments about receiving therapy are helpful, I’m more so looking to hear on how you or others adjusted to similar experiences.

I’m currently placed in a SHS, 18 classes per week, T1 and lesson planner for all of them. N5. I’ll try to put this briefly:

I find myself a little too busy with lesson planning (usually working after hours or into the night) to study Japanese, which is fine. But I believe it is starting to have a strain on my relationship with my coworkers, not be able to communicate effectively that is. I know they are understandably busy, and may pay me little thought, but I believe too many bad impressions and miscommunication when we do interact has left them with a bad taste in their mouth. So much so that some teachers that were relatively kind to me now blatantly ignore my greetings. I more or less prepared myself for this, but the language barrier has left me feeling a bit paranoid that I’m constantly committing faux pas or disrespecting my coworkers, and it’s been incredibly difficult to know where I stand or if it’s getting worse. Is this kind of subtle paranoia a common experience for other JETs? Is there any other resources you found helpful for better communication in the Japanese workplace? Being a high-context culture, what subtle signs should I be on the look out for feedback and when communicating with my coworker/JTEs? Is there more I could be doing or offering? Thank you indulging me.

Hi everyone, just posting this as an update to my original post, just in case anyone is interested!

I decided to follow up with the office myself yesterday, and they initially shot down my query, saying I can't ride to school because if something happened to me on my way to or from school, it would fall on the school. I pushed back to say I can ride a different route, wear a helmet, and only ride on some days, and that I didn't want to be difficult but must insist anyway. After a little back and forth + language barrier + Google Translate, the office manager said she would discuss it with the principal, so I printed out a report with my POV since I wouldn't be there for the discussion. A short while ago, the principal called me into his office and told me that I can ride/bring my bicycle to school only on one condition, which is if I get bicycle insurance, so I'm currently looking into that.

Thank you so much to everyone who commented and gave their insight into the matter! It was thanks to those comments that I got the courage to go back and push the issue despite not wanting to potentially have a dispute/fall out with my school, especially over something this minor.

Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/JETProgramme/comments/1xajmrj/my_school_says_i_cant_ride_my_bicycle_to_school/19rft97v0vuwx/

Hi again! For those who were able to successfully request and get approved to transfer, how was the process for you like? Do you remember the timeline from when you submitted until when you got the call, etc? From where and to where did you move?

Context: Our BOE has a 3 year limit, no positions were available in our prefecture, so we were asked to submit another copy of the A-3 form with the options being other prefectures or blocks.

Thank you!