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November 2012 Issue Put Your Skeletons Back in the Closet for Another Year, October’S Over 1 25th Anniversary November 2012 Issue Put your skeletons back in the closet for another year, October’s over. The apples have all been bobbed, the treaters tricked, and Old Jack o’ Lantern’s once sinister face has drooped into a frown, mocking the piles of leftover Halloween stickers your kids are going to continue receiving into April... Well worry not, because here at Connect we’re ready to give Old Jack something to smile about again. Yep, this month, we’ve got two brand new faces to introduce you to on the Connect editorial team: Ariane Bobiash and Xan Wetherall. With more culinary know-how than the entire cast of Anpanman combined, this delicious duo is here to resurrect our much-missed Food section, serving up seasonal recipe ideas with a side of dietary dos and don’ts! To see what’s on this month’s menu, fl ip on over to page 40! On top of that, November also sees the launch of three brand new features! Starting this issue, those kind souls at AJET’s Peer Support Group (PSG) are here with a monthly column offering you some friendly lifestyle advice to make sure you stay on top of things, and don’t miss the chance to make the most of this fantastic opportunity we’ve all been blessed with! You can fi nd this month’s premiere installment on page 10: it’s just one of the ways in which PSG is diversifying the ways in which they can connect with you. Also new this month, scientifi c whizzkid Amanda Horton is serving up the fi rst article in her “Like a Boson” series, where she 2 promises to provide rock-solid scientifi c answers to your burning questions. This month, we ask her: is Japan safe after the Fukushima nuclear disaster? Find out the answer for yourself on page 11. Completing the triumvirate of new features, Style Queen Kathryn Strong is taking residence in Fashion with “Style Strong”, a monthly column in which Ms. Strong herself gives you practical advice on how to work some of fashion’s most current trends. This month, it’s the braid. Flip on over to page 28 to fi nd out how you can make this trend your own! Everywhere else, it’s a case of “if it ain’t broke…”, as Connect returns with a bumper selection of articles from the heart of the JET community! This month, say goodbye to your omiyage woes as Amelia Hagen swoops in with the Omiyage Manual, the defi nitive guide to souvenir shopping across all of Japan’s 47 prefectures. Things get furry in Volunteering as we serve up a tag-team of animal-themed articles, giving you the lowdown on how you can offer your help to all creatures great and small. Finally, serial sport superstar Ruth Rowntree’s been interviewing JETs all across Japan about their sporting endeavours – fi nd out the results in the fi rst installment in our JET Sport Profi les. All this and more awaits you in the coming pages! As always, I’d like to send a huge “arigatou” to our angelic designer Melania, our ceaselessly genki team of editors, and all of our individual contributors. Each and every one of you is a vital piece to the Connect jigsaw, without whom we’d have nothing! Oh, and a clap and a cheer go to Kobe’s Clay McIntosh’s for winning October’s Photography Contest and providing us with our hysterical cover photo! Let’s just hope the contents of that bag were deer-friendly...! Hello! Catch you in December! Editor’s Welcome 2 Message from the Chair of AJET 5 Hello from Your Section Editors 6 The Stone Wall: Using Gender-Neutral Language in the Classroom 8 In this month’s The Stone Wall, Zachary Spence puts forward the class for avoiding gender-loaded language in the classroom, and recommends a few simple ways in which you can do so. AJET Peer Support Group: Work Relationships 10 AJET’s Peer Support Group is always available to (anonymously and confi dentially) discuss your specifi c situation (every night of the year from 8:00 pm to 7:00 am on 050-5534-5566). In addition, PSG is here with a monthly advice column to offer some general tips to help you stay on top of your life as a JET in Japan. This month, the magnifying glass moves to the issue of working relationships. Like a Boson: Is Japan Safe after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster 11 Contributors In this new feature, Amanda Horton offers scientifi c answers to your burning questions. James Kemp This month, we ask her: is Japan safe after the Fukushima nuclear disaster? Melania Jusuf Sarah Jane Blenkhorn Aloha: Uniting Japan and Hawaii 13 Chris Barstow Mark Fujishige’s a JET with a tale to tell: not only are he and two of his siblings all Annabella Massey currently JETs in different towns across Japan, but their new homes all share a curious Amelia Hagen link with their native Hawaii! Read on to fi nd out more. 3 Ariane Bobiash Xan Wetherall Culture: The Drums of October Neetha Mony 15 Steven Thompson Last month, Matsue’s yearly drum procession—or Do-Gyoretsu—reared its head once Ruth Rowntree more. Sarah Jane Blenkhorn was there amidst the sake, sugar and salt, doing her own Zachary Spence to master the historic drum patterns. Read on for more on Sarah’s experience. Amanda Horton Mark Fujishige Entertainment Ghosts of Nagasaki: a Review Aisling O’Gara 17 Emily Atkinson Next month sees the release of former-JET Daniel Clausen’s latest novel, “The Ghosts Kathryn Strong of Nagasaki”. Aisling O’Gara sat down with the book and shares her thoughts in this Karmen Rabe exclusive Connect review. Jaime Marie Rose Mason Entertainment Songs in Japan 19 Sam Hall Korea may be sweeping the international charts thanks to ‘Gangnam Style’, but when Tood Armitstead Elysse Hurtado it comes to being name-checked by Western pop acts, Japan is still number one. Sarah Lamberg Entertainment Editor Chris Barstow plucks out some of the most memorable tracks Katie McIntosh which name-check the Big J. Clay McIntosh Events Glamour, Danger and Declarations of Love: The Karatsu Kunchi Festival 20 Editor This month, the people of Karatsu, Saga-ken are dusting off their fl oats for the annual James Kemp Karatsu Kunchi festival. Local JET Emily Atkinson shares the story of her fascination Graphic Design and Layout with the matsuri and explains why it’s more than the sum of its parts. Melania Jusuf Cover photograph Clay McIntosh This edition, and all past editions of AJET Connect, can also be found online at http://ajet.net/ajet-connect/ Events: Saijo’s Sake Festival 22 Volunteering: Animal Friends Niigata 37 Last month, things got messy in Saijo. For two days, the usually quiet town in Just as the Japan Cat Network is doing great work across the country, Animal Friends Hiroshima-ken found itself on the top of every Western Japanese JET’s itinerary. Niigata is working hard in Tohoku to provide some much-needed love to all creatures Connect Editor James Kemp pieces together what little he remembers from a wild great and small. After the disasters of last year, their work has never been more night at this year’s Sake Festival. important. Amanda Horton explains. Fashion & Beauty Street Fashion in Hong Kong 25 Food: How to Stay Vegan in Japan 38 It’s not just those Harajuku fashionistas who know how to work the pavement runway. Whether you’re a veghead new to Japan, someone with a food allergy, or simply All across Asia, the young and the hip are letting their clothes do the talking. This curious about a vegan lifestyle, Ariane Bobiash is here with a saucepan full of tips on month, James Kemp and Annabella Massey team up for a photo shoot from the streets how to eat plant-based in the land of fi sh. of Hong Kong. Food: Miso Soup Would Like a Word 41 Fashion & Beauty: Style Strong: the Art of the Braid 27 It’s the staple of every school lunch menu, yet when confronted with the possibility of In this new monthly style feature, Kathryn Strong gives you practical advice on how making their own miso soup, most people balk and settle for the ready-made sachets. to work some of fashion’s most current trends. This month, it’s the braid. Simple and Well, Xan Wetherall is here with a revelation: it doesn’t have to be this way. Read on sleek, plaited hair is undergoing something of a resurgence. Read on for Ms. Strong’s to fi nd out how to make your own tasty miso soup from scratch! top tips on how you can make this A-list trend your own. Haiku Contest 42 Sports: A Walk on the Wild Side: Attacking the 3,333 Steps of ‘Nihon Ichi’ 28 The Nihon Ichi 3,333 Step Challenge takes place in Misato, Kumamoto on November Photography Contest Results 43 17th, but you don’t have to swarm there with the masses to enjoy this invigorating November’s Photography Competition: Get Involved! trek to the top of Japan’s Longest Staircase. Read on for the lowdown on JETs’ eye- 44 opening experiences with the Stone Monster. Hokkaido Snow Tour Advert 45 Sports: JET Sport Profi les 30 JETs all across Japan are involved in an array of sports, both professionally and for Education: Planet Eigo—Sample Page 4 recreation.
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