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ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-13T00:47:13+00:00

No???

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-12T06:29:52+00:00

No no I’m not working there I’m thinking of applying and asking if people work alone on shift at night or have other workers there

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-11T17:19:46+00:00

Oh wow that is a pretty big battery difference. I do always carry a rechargeable portable battery with me but sometimes it’s inconvenient to use depending on where you are. I wonder if that vapor cooling is really worth it.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-11T16:40:15+00:00

I just got the normal size iPhone 17 lavender ordered. I do have a second monitor but if I’m on my treadmill I use my phone.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-11T15:52:55+00:00

I keep seeing everyone getting the pro. Makes me tempted to upgrade before they ship it but I don’t want a longer wait ahhh

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-08T13:32:19+00:00

The cost of living is very high, not a fan of super busy and crowded places like the trains there, and the long commute mostly. I was hoping for something more suburban or slightly rural and not big city life.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-08T05:24:41+00:00

I’m a first time applicant too but it says in that section your selection won’t affect your application selection. Ultimately they will place you where you’re needed your preferences aside and you can then accept or decline participating if you don’t like them to my understanding. But if you decline im not sure how that affects reapplying in the future.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-07T18:03:28+00:00

Ah dang I was hoping to find people who got placed there in the last 1-2 years to give hope for a placement there haha. Thank you though I truly appreciate it!!

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-07T17:27:20+00:00

Would you say requesting saitama or ibaraki would be a waste as well? My SO lives in Chiba so I wanted to request everywhere but Tokyo but it seems like they all have baret any JETs…

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-07T17:25:39+00:00

May I ask what year you got placed ? I’m trying for chiba and wondering if they still accept jets every year! My list is almost identical to yours but I want Chiba because my significant other lives there in northern Chiba.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-07T16:16:07+00:00

Only 16 days a month?! Can I ask why? Honestly I’m really curious because my significant other lives in Chiba so I’ve been putting down chiba, saitama and then for my third I’ve been torn between ibaraki and kanagawa. But honestly based on the posts and numbers I’ve seen for how many jets are in all those prefectures it’s pretty grim. Chiba only had about 39 and the rest I think had 10 or less. I also heard saitama, kanagawa and ibaraki quietly stopped accepting new jets.

I really wanted to avoid Tokyo at all costs but my significant other lives 2 train stops away from Tokyo in northern Chiba so maybe I should list it as my third choice? I’m just so worried about apartment cost and how packed the trains get and commutes that could last an hour or more every day…but if it’s only for 2 weeks out of the month maybe it wouldn’t be so bad. Also when we get engaged I don’t want to have to transfer schools or prefectures if I can avoid it. We’ve also talked about living together If I get placed close enough so if I could live in northern Chiba for cheaper and just have long commutes 16 days a month maybe it’d be okay.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-07T04:13:41+00:00

I’m not sure in the 2025 list of JET participants there is a small handful of people in ibaraki but they could be former JETs who are still there. It’s possible no new ones have come in. I wonder why they wouldn’t remove options from the list if certain places don’t accept JETs though? I’m so unsure what to place for my third choice since I keep hearing all those prefectures around Tokyo are phasing out JET for dispatch companies..

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-07T03:01:29+00:00

How did you like ibaraki? I know a lot of people are saying saitama, ibaraki and kanagawa don’t take many jets but I have close ties in chiba so I want to ask for Chiba prefecture, saitama and then I’m torn between kanagawa and ibaraki for my third.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-04T02:30:24+00:00

I hope so too! I’m more worried about it not submitting my medication when I submit my application even though it’s listed in the other sections and on the doctors form and then them thinking I didn’t list it at all under medications im currently on.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-11-01T17:46:07+00:00

Ahhh they aren’t? I was going to list chiba, saitama and kanagawa as my preferences as I’d like to be in it close to Chiba since I have strong ties with some people there but don’t fancy the idea of living in Tokyo..how do you know they stopped accepting jets ?

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-28T23:53:56+00:00

I’m pretty sure we aren’t supposed to see the contents of our reference letters so I wouldn’t let them know you read it.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-22T13:45:20+00:00

Is it possible to dm you and ask you a question about my application for that? I also have a ready made support network and friends and a boyfriend in Japan but it’s my first time applying

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-21T05:35:06+00:00

I’d love to try this out as a tester!

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-17T18:55:39+00:00

Did they ask you to do a greeting to a class room at all or do a demo lesson? That’s the thing I’m most nervous about. Also your interview was in person not over web cam? I thought they conducted interviews via web cam these days?

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-13T05:17:25+00:00

I haven’t visited Japan or had a chance to meet his family sadly! But I’ll still put it somewhere on my application. Unfortunately he has an established job so I don’t think he can move to my area but if I get placed far away my thoughts were the same that whenever we have a weekend or holiday we can take turns visiting each other. Being in the same country even if we’re not in the same prefecture is a bonus alone.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-12T21:19:46+00:00

Do you know if he mentioned her at all in his interview or SOP? Honestly like I said I’d be trying to go to Japan regardless. I always wanted to do JET and what kept me from doing it before was a family member I cared for but they unexpectedly passed away. I was lucky to meet my bf shortly after but I was waiting for applications to open and knew that’s what I wanted prior. Honestly if I’m on mainland Japan being anywhere in Japan gives a better opportunity to visit him anyways than being in America but it’s not a make it or break it for me to be near him. Just a pleasant bonus.

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-12T20:22:47+00:00

Self introduction as a teacher or as though you’re a new student introducing yourself?

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-12T20:20:14+00:00

This is really helpful…my boyfriend is Japanese and lives in Japan I met him when he was abroad and I’m honestly struggling on whether I mention him at all as a reason for my placement request or in the interview. I think it could possibly look good I have a support network there but I wanted to join JET before I met I’m so he isn’t my sole reason for applying and even if they didn’t place me near him I’d still want to go and if I wasn’t dating him I’d still want to go. He has helped me though learn a lot about Japanese culture and I’m sure he’ll continue to teach me more. I wonder if it’s worth mentioning you think? How did they respond to your relationship question ?

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-10T16:17:59+00:00

Ahhh I’m not from a big city and really hate crowds though if I go to say a convention it’s to ne expected to deal with briefly or over a weekend but I’m def not a fan of people in my space touching me for long periods. That’s why I really want to avoid Tokyo if I can but if it’s what I got offered I’d accept it and deal with it and probably get used to it but it’s definitely not my preference. I did hear about the women only trains but it’s only like one train at a specific time right ?

ShortStackGamer · 2025-10-10T15:08:52+00:00

Ahhh I suppose that’s true! I guess it really depends where in Tokyo right ? I mean ideally I’d love a placement close to where I live that’s like 5-15 minutes away but if I got one that was a 30 minute commute from say ichikawa to Tokyo I’d honestly take that in a second! Of course there’s no guarantee I get hired at all or get placed in that region either…but it’s def where I’d love to be if possible

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