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- JQ Magazine Articles
- JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Director Regge Life on ‘Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story’
- JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Project Japan: Metabolism Talks’
- JQ Magazine: Petals Underfoot at Brooklyn’s Sakura Matsuri
- JQ Magazine: JQ&A with JET Alum Kalu ‘Kaz’ Obuka of Meta-Culture
- JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘For Fukui’s Sake’
Magazine Archive
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!["'Live Your Dream' is principally about Taylor, but it is actually the story of all the JETs who come to Japan, so I really want to look at what the experience is for a variety of people and how that experience changes both the teacher and the students they interact with."
By Renay Loper (Iwate-ken, 2006-07) [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Headshot-2011-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Director Regge Life on ‘Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story’")
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Director Regge Life on ‘Live Your Dream: The Taylor Anderson Story’
Posted on May 13, 2012 | No Comments"'Live Your Dream' is principally about Taylor, but it is actually the story of all the JETs who come to Japan, so I really want to look at what the experience is for a variety of people and how that experience changes both the teacher and the students they interact with." By Renay Loper (Iwate-ken, 2006-07) [...] -
!["What’s most striking about 'Project Japan' is the text itself, a frenetic landscape of drawings, photographs and textual tidbits both fluid and choppy. The book is also a portrait of a moment; once futuristic, now historical, yet still as influential as ever." (Taschen America)
By Sharona Moskowitz (Fukuoka-ken, 2000-01) for JQ magazine. Sharona is interested in [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Project-Japan-Taschen-America-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Project Japan: Metabolism Talks’")
JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Project Japan: Metabolism Talks’
Posted on May 7, 2012 | No Comments"What’s most striking about 'Project Japan' is the text itself, a frenetic landscape of drawings, photographs and textual tidbits both fluid and choppy. The book is also a portrait of a moment; once futuristic, now historical, yet still as influential as ever." (Taschen America) By Sharona Moskowitz (Fukuoka-ken, 2000-01) for JQ magazine. Sharona is interested in [...] -
![JET alum and 'Monkey Business' editor Roland Kelts will appear at Japan Night @ Joe's Pub in New York May 6. (Kaz)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories.
Regular visitors to NoHo’s St. Mark’s Place are known to enjoy many of the Japanese pubs and eateries that dot the street down to [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/1336131768_KeltsTokyoBookstoreedit2-Kaz-CROP-115x115.jpg "Justin’s Japan: Roland Kelts Makes New ‘Monkey Business’ at Japan Night @ Joe’s Pub")
Justin’s Japan: Roland Kelts Makes New ‘Monkey Business’ at Japan Night @ Joe’s Pub
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsJET alum and 'Monkey Business' editor Roland Kelts will appear at Japan Night @ Joe's Pub in New York May 6. (Kaz) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) for Examiner.com. Visit his Japanese culture page here for related stories. Regular visitors to NoHo’s St. Mark’s Place are known to enjoy many of the Japanese pubs and eateries that dot the street down to [...] -
![The view from Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, April 2012. (Preston Hatfield)
By Preston Hatfield (Kofu-shi, 2009-10) for JQ magazine. Preston moved to New York in January 2012 from San Francisco and works for Skyhorse Publishing. In addition to fantastic manuscripts, Preston is now accepting submissions from people who want to be his friend. Abduct [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/A-view-of-Sakura-Matsuri-at-Brooklyn-Botanic-Garden-April-2012.-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Petals Underfoot at Brooklyn’s Sakura Matsuri")
JQ Magazine: Petals Underfoot at Brooklyn’s Sakura Matsuri
Posted on April 29, 2012 | No CommentsThe view from Sakura Matsuri at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, April 2012. (Preston Hatfield) By Preston Hatfield (Kofu-shi, 2009-10) for JQ magazine. Preston moved to New York in January 2012 from San Francisco and works for Skyhorse Publishing. In addition to fantastic manuscripts, Preston is now accepting submissions from people who want to be his friend. Abduct [...] -
![Dance performance Kota Yamazaki/’Fluid hug-hug (glowing)’ will be held at New York's Japan Society April 27-28. (Ryutaro Mishima)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Examiner.com page here for related stories.
Following a month of concerts from all types of Japanese musicians, New York City bids sayonara to April this weekend with an [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Kota2011-0056Edit-web-c-Ryutaro-Mishima-115x115.jpg "Justin’s Japan: Kota Yamazaki and Sakura Matsuri Return to New York")
Justin’s Japan: Kota Yamazaki and Sakura Matsuri Return to New York
Posted on April 27, 2012 | No CommentsDance performance Kota Yamazaki/’Fluid hug-hug (glowing)’ will be held at New York's Japan Society April 27-28. (Ryutaro Mishima) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Examiner.com page here for related stories. Following a month of concerts from all types of Japanese musicians, New York City bids sayonara to April this weekend with an [...] -
!["My time on JET bolstered my thinking that we need better institutions and processes for dealing with difference. To its credit, the prefecture I worked in was definitely ahead of the curve."
By Renay Loper (Iwate-ken, 2006-07) for JQ magazine. Renay is a freelance writer and associate program officer at the Japan Foundation Center for Global [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Kaz-Photo-Roundtable-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: JQ&A with JET Alum Kalu ‘Kaz’ Obuka of Meta-Culture")
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with JET Alum Kalu ‘Kaz’ Obuka of Meta-Culture
Posted on April 22, 2012 | No Comments"My time on JET bolstered my thinking that we need better institutions and processes for dealing with difference. To its credit, the prefecture I worked in was definitely ahead of the curve." By Renay Loper (Iwate-ken, 2006-07) for JQ magazine. Renay is a freelance writer and associate program officer at the Japan Foundation Center for Global [...] -
!["The author's final thoughts about his stay in Japan struck a chord with me. Though many people seek adventures in foreign lands, if they stay in one place long enough, they often find it's the people they befriended that end up meaning the most to them upon their departure." (Baka Books)
By Tim Martin (Fukui-ken, 2006-08) [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/For-Fukuis-Sake-Baka-Books-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘For Fukui’s Sake’")
JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘For Fukui’s Sake’
Posted on April 15, 2012 | No Comments"The author's final thoughts about his stay in Japan struck a chord with me. Though many people seek adventures in foreign lands, if they stay in one place long enough, they often find it's the people they befriended that end up meaning the most to them upon their departure." (Baka Books) By Tim Martin (Fukui-ken, 2006-08) [...] -
![Geneva enjoying hanami in Hakusan Kouen, Niigata, 2009.
By Geneva Marie (Niigata-ken, 2008-09) for JQ magazine. Geneva works as an account manager in the vast Great Plains a.k.a. Omaha, Nebraska and is a (sometimes) contributor to JETwit.com. Contact Geneva at geneva [dot] sarni [at] gmail [dot] com and visit her on LinkedIn.
It’s 8 a.m. on a chilly [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Cherry-Blossoms-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Life after JET – The Employment Conundrum")
JQ Magazine: Life after JET – The Employment Conundrum
Posted on April 7, 2012 | No CommentsGeneva enjoying hanami in Hakusan Kouen, Niigata, 2009. By Geneva Marie (Niigata-ken, 2008-09) for JQ magazine. Geneva works as an account manager in the vast Great Plains a.k.a. Omaha, Nebraska and is a (sometimes) contributor to JETwit.com. Contact Geneva at geneva [dot] sarni [at] gmail [dot] com and visit her on LinkedIn. It’s 8 a.m. on a chilly [...] -
![Ximena Garnica performs in ‘Floating Point Waves’ at New York's HERE April 6-14. (Shige Moriya)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Examiner.com page here for related stories.
As the sakura (cherry trees) blossom in the Big Apple, so does the sheer amount of Japanese talent in music and performing arts coming to [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Ximena-Garnica-Shige-Moriya-115x115.jpg "Justin’s Japan: April in New York Attracts Japan-Centric Music, Performing Arts")
Justin’s Japan: April in New York Attracts Japan-Centric Music, Performing Arts
Posted on April 4, 2012 | No CommentsXimena Garnica performs in ‘Floating Point Waves’ at New York's HERE April 6-14. (Shige Moriya) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Examiner.com page here for related stories. As the sakura (cherry trees) blossom in the Big Apple, so does the sheer amount of Japanese talent in music and performing arts coming to [...] -
!["I made the video for Japanese people. It caught on with JETs, but I didn’t make it for them. The older generation can see how the younger generation acts now, and younger generation viewers can see themselves or friends in the characters I made."
By Paul Benson (Fukui-ken, 2006-2008) for JQ magazine. Paul is a freelance [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Mikine-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Mikine Dezaki, Creator of ‘Sh*t Japanese Students Say’")
JQ Magazine: JQ&A with Mikine Dezaki, Creator of ‘Sh*t Japanese Students Say’
Posted on April 1, 2012 | No Comments"I made the video for Japanese people. It caught on with JETs, but I didn’t make it for them. The older generation can see how the younger generation acts now, and younger generation viewers can see themselves or friends in the characters I made." By Paul Benson (Fukui-ken, 2006-2008) for JQ magazine. Paul is a freelance [...] -
![L'Arc~en~Ciel frontman hyde at the band's historic Madison Square Garden show, March 25, 2012. (Courtesy of BAM! Marketing, Publicity & Promotions)
By Sam Frank, an ALT who taught English in Hiraizumi-Cho, Iwate-ken, from 2002-04 and worked in Shirahama-cho, Wakayama-ken as a JET from 2004-06, for JQ magazine. He currently manages the New York division of UnRated magazine [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/IG22820-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Concert Review – L’Arc~en~Ciel Take Madison Square Garden by Storm")
JQ Magazine: Concert Review – L’Arc~en~Ciel Take Madison Square Garden by Storm
Posted on March 28, 2012 | No CommentsL'Arc~en~Ciel frontman hyde at the band's historic Madison Square Garden show, March 25, 2012. (Courtesy of BAM! Marketing, Publicity & Promotions) By Sam Frank, an ALT who taught English in Hiraizumi-Cho, Iwate-ken, from 2002-04 and worked in Shirahama-cho, Wakayama-ken as a JET from 2004-06, for JQ magazine. He currently manages the New York division of UnRated magazine [...] -
!["Reading 'Tomo' is a reminder that even in the most desperate straits, friendship and personal relationships have the power to nourish and sustain us." (Stone Bridge Press)
By Sharona Moskowitz (Fukuoka-ken, 2000-01) for JQ magazine. Sharona is interested in fresh, new voices in fiction and creative nonfiction.
If you could know your future cause of death, would [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TomoCover-Stone-Bridge-Press-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Tomo: Friendship through Fiction: An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories’")
JQ Magazine: Book Review – ‘Tomo: Friendship through Fiction: An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories’
Posted on March 19, 2012 | No Comments"Reading 'Tomo' is a reminder that even in the most desperate straits, friendship and personal relationships have the power to nourish and sustain us." (Stone Bridge Press) By Sharona Moskowitz (Fukuoka-ken, 2000-01) for JQ magazine. Sharona is interested in fresh, new voices in fiction and creative nonfiction. If you could know your future cause of death, would [...] -
!["The word ‘Japonicana’ comes from Japan, America and Spain. The ‘a’ sound is for the females, so my album is a girl. There’s more than one genre—dance, pop, hip-hop, and R&B. It’s like my baby, because I created it from scratch." (Courtesy of PLAN C Agency)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cut02-091-copy-LEAD-CROP-PLAN-C-Agency-115x115.jpg "Justin’s Japan: Interview with Jin Akanishi on ‘Japonicana’ and His American Tour")
Justin’s Japan: Interview with Jin Akanishi on ‘Japonicana’ and His American Tour
Posted on March 15, 2012 | No Comments"The word ‘Japonicana’ comes from Japan, America and Spain. The ‘a’ sound is for the females, so my album is a girl. There’s more than one genre—dance, pop, hip-hop, and R&B. It’s like my baby, because I created it from scratch." (Courtesy of PLAN C Agency) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit [...] -
![Nishizaki Emino, left, and Bando Kotoji, right, perform at Japan Society's Kabuki Dance March 29-31. (Toshio Kiyofuji)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Japanese culture page on Examiner.com here for related stories.
As winter gives way to spring, New York will host special performances of the traditional Japanese performing arts of gagaku [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Kabuki-Dance-L-R-Nishizaki-Emino-Bando-KotojiToshio-Kiyofuji-115x115.jpg "Justin’s Japan: New York Marches Into Spring with Gagaku, Kabuki Masters")
Justin’s Japan: New York Marches Into Spring with Gagaku, Kabuki Masters
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsNishizaki Emino, left, and Bando Kotoji, right, perform at Japan Society's Kabuki Dance March 29-31. (Toshio Kiyofuji) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Japanese culture page on Examiner.com here for related stories. As winter gives way to spring, New York will host special performances of the traditional Japanese performing arts of gagaku [...] -
![Preston with his cool creation.
By Preston Hatfield (Kofu-shi, 2009-10) for JQ magazine. Preston moved to New York in January 2012 from San Francisco and works for Skyhorse Publishing. In addition to fantastic manuscripts, Preston is now accepting submissions from people who want to be his friend. Abduct him from his house in the middle of [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Preston-with-Snowman-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: On Japanese Winters and Well Endowed Snowmen")
JQ Magazine: On Japanese Winters and Well Endowed Snowmen
Posted on March 12, 2012 | No CommentsPreston with his cool creation. By Preston Hatfield (Kofu-shi, 2009-10) for JQ magazine. Preston moved to New York in January 2012 from San Francisco and works for Skyhorse Publishing. In addition to fantastic manuscripts, Preston is now accepting submissions from people who want to be his friend. Abduct him from his house in the middle of [...] -
![At scenic Setogaro Gorge in Iwaki, fifth year JET Peter Gillam says people are not seeing Fukushima for everything it is. "What people need to know most about Fukushima is that it is a prefecture first, a city second, and a nuclear reactor a distant third," he says. "Not the other way around."
Who’s telling the [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Setogarō-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Fear & Traveling in Fukushima")
JQ Magazine: Fear & Traveling in Fukushima
Posted on March 4, 2012 | No CommentsAt scenic Setogaro Gorge in Iwaki, fifth year JET Peter Gillam says people are not seeing Fukushima for everything it is. "What people need to know most about Fukushima is that it is a prefecture first, a city second, and a nuclear reactor a distant third," he says. "Not the other way around." Who’s telling the [...] -
![Visit JQ's homepage at http://jetaany.org/magazine
As we march into spring, JETAA New York’s JQ magazine continues to provide content with an ever-expanding array of articles, interviews and features (see our recent stories here). We’re now looking for new writers, including recent returnees and JET vets, from all JETAA chapters worldwide for posting stories via our host [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Write-for-JQ-Image-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine Seeks Writers for Spring 2012!")
JQ Magazine Seeks Writers for Spring 2012!
Posted on March 3, 2012 | No CommentsVisit JQ's homepage at http://jetaany.org/magazine As we march into spring, JETAA New York’s JQ magazine continues to provide content with an ever-expanding array of articles, interviews and features (see our recent stories here). We’re now looking for new writers, including recent returnees and JET vets, from all JETAA chapters worldwide for posting stories via our host [...] -
![Makoto Shinkai’s ‘Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below’ is a modern-day Orpheus tale with a sci-fi twist that pays tribute to the great works of Hayao Miyazaki. (Courtesy of GKids)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Japanese culture page on Examiner.com here for related stories.
Oscar season may be over, [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Children-Who-Chase-Voices-From-Deep-Below-Courtesy-of-42West-115x115.jpg "Justin’s Japan: March Movies at Japan Society, New York International Children’s Film Festival")
Justin’s Japan: March Movies at Japan Society, New York International Children’s Film Festival
Posted on March 3, 2012 | No CommentsMakoto Shinkai’s ‘Children Who Chase Lost Voices from Deep Below’ is a modern-day Orpheus tale with a sci-fi twist that pays tribute to the great works of Hayao Miyazaki. (Courtesy of GKids) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02). Visit his Japanese culture page on Examiner.com here for related stories. Oscar season may be over, [...] -
![Wendy enjoying the snow (safely) at World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go, Gifu.
By Wendy Ikemoto (Ehime-ken, 2006-2011). Wendy taught at six crazy but lovable high schools and served as a Prefectural Advisor on JET. Now based in the equally crazy New York City, she is looking for her next challenging career opportunity. Wendy is a fan of [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Wendy-Ikemoto-115x115.jpg "JQ Magazine: Tale of a Girl, a Taxi Driver, and the Un-Emergency Room He Took Her To")
JQ Magazine: Tale of a Girl, a Taxi Driver, and the Un-Emergency Room He Took Her To
Posted on February 27, 2012 | No CommentsWendy enjoying the snow (safely) at World Heritage Site Shirakawa-go, Gifu. By Wendy Ikemoto (Ehime-ken, 2006-2011). Wendy taught at six crazy but lovable high schools and served as a Prefectural Advisor on JET. Now based in the equally crazy New York City, she is looking for her next challenging career opportunity. Wendy is a fan of [...] -
!["Everyone’s using computers these days, but when I was young analog was king. Today everyone’s using the same software, so it can sound a bit dull. On the other hand, there’s plenty of surprising music you can create, so that’s what I’m aiming to do." (Justin Tedaldi)
By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) [...]](http://jetaany.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/DJ-Krush-Justin-Tedaldi-115x115.jpg "Justin’s Japan: Interview with DJ Krush on His 20th Anniversary Tour")
Justin’s Japan: Interview with DJ Krush on His 20th Anniversary Tour
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No Comments"Everyone’s using computers these days, but when I was young analog was king. Today everyone’s using the same software, so it can sound a bit dull. On the other hand, there’s plenty of surprising music you can create, so that’s what I’m aiming to do." (Justin Tedaldi) By JQ magazine editor Justin Tedaldi (CIR Kobe-shi, 2001-02) [...]
