No. JET participants are employed by various individual institutions or local government organisations with whom they actually sign a contract. The organisation that employs a JET participant is called "Contracting Organisation".

No. JET participants are employed by various individual institutions or local government organisations with whom theu actually sign a contract. The organisation that employs a JET participant is called "Contracting Organisation".

All JET participants receive 3.6 million yen a year. This sum is enough to pay rent, electricity, water, phone and other bills, and still have enough to eat well, and if frugal, to do some travelling in Japan or accumulate some savings.

Although the JET salary is enough to provide you with a comfortable lifestyle while in Japan, it would be unadvisable to enter into the Programme with the intention of sending a large portion of your salary home. Many transfer fees and fluctuating rates also add difficulty to paying back your loan.

No, all JET Programme participants, ALTs, CIRs and SEAs receive the same salary.

Your tax status in Japan depends largely on your nationality, the length of your stay and your occupation in Japan. If you do not qualify for exemption from income and or inhabitant taxes in Japan, the terms and conditions of employment on the JET Programme allow for a higher gross salary to cover Japanese tax payments. For more information please consult with your Contracting Organisation and see the General Information Handbook (p.95.)

Tax liability for your Japanese income is determined by the tax treaty between Japan and your home country. For more information please see the General Information Handbook (p.97) and contact the tax authority in your country of citizenship.