Every year, Saga has an ALT-JTE seminar in November.  Instead of just going, why not help shape the next Midyear Seminar?

District Representatives are currently planning for November 2009, so if you have a good idea for a seminar, please let us know!  You can either contact Andy or your DR–or use the form below.

If you’re an incoming JET: hello, and welcome to the site.

Here you’ll find local information and can get in touch with real, live JETs who live in teeny tiny Saga Prefecture, Japan.

This website has TWO parts:

1. an articles section, that is part magazine, part guidebook.
2. Interactive forums (accessible from the “forums” link on the black navigation menu at the top of this page).

We have separate user registration for both parts.
Most of the site is visible to everyone, so you don’t need to register to benefit from SagaJET.

However, if you want to register here is a guide to that.

1. for the “magazine” part of the site, the only reason to register is if you want to write articles. So I wouldn’t bother.

2. If you register for the “forums” part of the site,
– You will gain access to the “Incoming JETs” forum (once we confirm that you are actually an incoming JET) This is a place where you can introduce yourself, so it’s not visible to outsiders.
– You will also be able to ask questions/write forum posts.

If that sounds like something you might like to do, then go to the forums part of the site (accessible under “forums” on the black navigation bar at the top of this page) and then click “register”.

this image shows where the "register" link is located

Registration is not immediate–it needs to be approved (don’t take it personally; it’s an anti-spam measure). If you haven’t heard anything and several days have passed, shoot me an email: webmaster at sagajet.com.

Hi Everyone!
Last call for Haiku and Photo submissions for AJET’s Haiku and Photo Competition!!

The deadline is today, Friday the 12^th, so if you still haven’t emailed your submission, be sure to email it today to contest(at)ajet.net!!

(contest rules and details below)

Thank you!
Alisa Tobin
2009-2010 National AJET Cultural Liaison

The AJET Haiku Competition

Write us a haiku
We’ll print it and reward you
If it’s any good

Yes, we’re having a haiku competition, so grab your pen and start writing! The competition is open immediately and will close on Friday, June 12th. Submissions relevant to the JET experience are welcomed from current JET Programme participants. Traditional haiku make reference to seasons and nature, but we’re not fussy – clever and humourous poetry is encouraged! In the spirit of our Japan experience, the competition will be conducted in two categories, English and Japanese.

Judging will be conducted entirely by members of the AJET National Council or their nominated representatives – no correspondence regarding prizes will be entered into as the judges’ decision is final.

All haiku submitted for the AJET Haiku Competition become the property of AJET, though we will give credit to all published poetry. Please make copies of poetry you want to keep on record. AJET reserves the right to reproduce any contest submissions on our website at ajet.net, the National AJET Fan page on Facebook and in AJET publications.

Two first-place winners (one for English, one for Japanese) will receive a 3000 yen book card and be featured in the AJET Tokyo Orientation Guidebook. Two second-place winners (one for English, one for Japanese) will receive a 1000 yen book card.

Submissions should be:

1. accompanied by the name, address and JET number of the poet
2. original works
3. written in English and/or Japanese
4. if written in Japanese, accompanied by furigana and an English translation

There is a limit of two (2) haiku per entrant total. Current National AJET Council members are not eligible to enter.

Entries and enquiries should be sent to contest (at) ajet.net Winning entries can be found here.

The AJET National Council invites all budding JET photographers to submit entries for the third annual AJET Photo Competition. The competition is open immediately and will close on Friday, June 12th. Submissions relevant to the JET experience are welcomed from current JET Programme participants. We are interested in receiving “human” and humourous photos, including images from AJET events or activities – landscape shots, for example, are unlikely to receive much attention.

Judging will be conducted entirely by members of the AJET National Council or their nominated representatives – no correspondence regarding prizes will be entered into as the judges’ decision is final. All photos submitted for the AJET Photo Competition become the property of AJET, though we will give credit to all published images. AJET reserves the right to reproduce any submissions on our website at ajet.net, the National AJET Fan page on Facebook and in AJET publications.

One first-place winner will receive a 3000 yen book card and be featured in the AJET Tokyo Orientation Guidebook. One second-place winner will receive a 1000 yen book card.

Submissions should be:

1. accompanied by a caption describing the scene
2. accompanied by the name, address and JET number of the photographer
3. original images
4. high quality JPG files; for example, a single image should be at least 400kb in size

There is a limit of two (2) images per entrant. Current National AJET Council members are not eligible to enter. In the case that you submit photographs including people’s faces, please receive permission from those featured before submission.

Entries and enquiries should be sent to contest (at) ajet.net
Winning entries can be found here.

Let’s get snapping! :)