Cody Whittaker, 24, fled Georgia to escape the vine that haunted his childhood. He is now ALT at Kudzu Elementary School, Kyoto, where the patron deity is a kudzu kami and the children call themselves Kudzu-ko.
New Immigration Directive Requires ALTs to Perform Synchronized Dances With a “Pretty Japanese Girl” to Counter “Problematic Foreigner Clustering” The policy is openly acknowledged internally […]
Is the phrase “Bob’s your uncle” still welcome in international conversations, or should it be tossed into the linguistic dustbin? As always, the Shirogumi Shimbun […]
AKITA, JAPAN – In what can only be described as a cautionary tale for ALTs across Japan, 28-year-old Tyson Steiner, an American JET Programme participant […]
The “Millennial” generation, especially the Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) in Japan, has different desires, aspirations, and fears compared to their parents. It is this last […]
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