CLAIR is offering a ‘JET Programme Leavers Seminar’ to JET Programme participants who will be completing their time on the programme in 2025, as well as their supervisors and all PAs. The seminar will provide information on preparation timelines, checklist items, standard tips for moving within or from Japan, essential paperwork, and post-JET Programme information. It is intended to supplement written leaver preparation materials or any local in-person meetings organised by contracting organisations or host prefectures/designated cities.

Eligible participants:
① JET Programme participants without plans to recontract
② Supervisors of ① above
③ Prefectural advisors and host prefecture/designated city JET Programme supervisors
*Attendance is optional.
**Participation in this event should in principle be treated as part of working hours.

Date and time: Wednesday, 29 January 2025
English: 10:00–12:00
Japanese: 13:00–15:00

How to Register:
Notices have gone out to contracting organisations (through host prefectures/designated cities). Interested JET Programme participants should speak to their supervisors about applying. (Those interested who have not yet completed recontracting paperwork are still eligible to participate. Please speak to your supervisor.)

As a part of CLAIR`s post-JET career support, every year free career fairs are held in both Tokyo and Osaka for former JETs as well as current JETs who are not re-contracting for another year on the programme.

Please check out the details for the 2025 career fairs below!

【OSAKA】
Date: 15 February, 2025 (Sat)
Time: 13:00 – 16:00
Format: In-person
Location: Mydome Osaka
Exhibition Hall E
2-5, Honmachibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka

【TOKYO】
Date: 22 February, 2025 (Sat)
Time: 13:00 – 17:00
Format: In-person
Location: Tokyo Ryutsu Center
Second Exhibition Hall, F Hall
6-1-1, Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo

To attend the JET Programme Career Fair, advance registration is required. The deadline to register is Sunday, February 2nd at 23:59JST. Please note that only JETs in their final year (JETs who are finishing their term of appointment in 2025) and JET alumni are eligible to participate. If you plan on participating, please let your supervisor at your contracting organisation know beforehand.

Unfortunately, JETs who are not in their final year may not attend as observers. However, we encourage you to review the list of participating companies, which will be updated regularly, and plan to attend in your final year.

For more general information about the Career Fair, including testimonials and a Q&A section, please refer to the website below.

https://jetprogramme.org/careerfair/

View participating companies and register for the 2025 Career Fair via the link below. Booths offering residency status consultations (run by the Immigration Services Agency) and career consultations will also be available.

https://dotank.net/afterjet/for-jet-participants/

We look forward to seeing you at the career fair and wish you every success in your post-JET career.

CLAIR is searching for writers for the ‘JET Kara no Tegami’ (‘Letters from JETs’) column in its monthly serialised magazine, CLAIR Forum! In this column, participants share information about themselves and their activities during their appointment on the JET Programme. As CLAIR Forum is a Japanese publication distributed to local authorities and other relevant organisations, successful applicants will be asked to write one approximately 1600-character article in Japanese (about 800 English words).

Here are some examples of recent articles from JET Programme participants:

• https://www.clair.or.jp/j/forum/forum/pdf_417/12_jetletter.pdf
• https://www.clair.or.jp/j/forum/forum/pdf_422/12_jetletter.pdf

If you are interested in writing for CLAIR Forum, please email the following information to chousei@clair.or.jp:

1. Name
2. JET number
3. Nationality
4. Job type (ALT/CIR/SEA)
5. Host Prefecture or Designated City
6. Contracting Organisation
7. Affiliation (department/school, etc.)
8. Content you would like to write about, things you pride yourself on, etc.
9. Additional documents, photos, etc. (optional)

If you are selected to write for CLAIR Forum, you will receive five copies of the magazine containing your article upon publication. CLAIR staff will correct your submissions, so please feel free to get in touch no matter your level of Japanese!

Please note that we may not be able to request articles from all applicants, as writers are selected to ensure a balance between article content, placement area, nationality, and other factors. Thank you in advance for your understanding.

Back issues of CLAIR Forum are available here:
https://www.clair.or.jp/j/forum/forum/index.html

The AJET National Council invites JET Programme participants to participate in their 2025 National Opinion Exchange Survey. AJET uses the results of this survey to provide suggestions to CLAIR and the three ministries at the annual AJET Opinion Exchange. The survey is a chance to bring up common problems and learn why things are done the way they are.

Survey Link: https://ajet.net/opinion-exchange/
(Survey hosted by National AJET)

Respondents may opt in to be entered into a raffle for a ¥1500 gift card following the survey end date on December 31st, 2024.

*Please note that CLAIR is unable to answer any enquiries regarding survey content or completion.

Applications for the 2024-2025 JET Programme Opinion Exchange (ALT) are now closed. Thank you to everyone who applied. Due to the overwhelming number of applicants, the selection process will take longer than initially expected.

Successful applicants will be informed in early January.

JET Programme participants finishing their term of appointment and returning to their home countries may be eligible to receive a pension refund (lump-sum withdrawal payment). For more information, please refer to page 194~203 of the General Information Handbook (GIH).

https://jetprogramme.org/en/gih/

Information is also available in English and Japanese on the following website:

https://www.nenkin.go.jp/international/english/index.html