News – JETAABC

11 Oct, 2022

2023 Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl

Senior Advisor2023-01-20T22:13:30-08:00Oct 11th, 2022|Events, Initiatives, Volunteer|

JETAABC is excited to invite high school students learning Japanese to participate in the Metro Vancouver Japan Bowl. The Japan Bowl® is a Japanese language and culture competition for high school students who are studying Japanese. The Japan-America Society of Washington DC organized and hosted the first Japan Bowl in 1992. The competition has since been expanding overseas and is now held in Poland, England, Italy, Mexico, Serbia, Bulgaria, France, etc. The inaugural Canadian Japan Bowl was held in Vancouver […]

6 Feb, 2023

JETAA Bento Workshop Recap

Secretary2023-02-06T20:09:19-08:00Feb 6th, 2023|Events, JET|

Thank you to everyone who participated in our third JETAA Bento Workshop.

We had a wonderful turnout from both JET Alumni and members of our communities for our Bento Workshop this year.

With the Valentine theme in mind, Amanda took us through three tips to elevate our bento making tips:

Ways to Naturally Dye Bento Rice
How to add […]

1 Feb, 2023

3rd Annual JETAA Bento Workshop: Theme Reveal

Communications (R)2023-02-04T18:34:37-08:00Feb 1st, 2023|Events, JET|

Did you guess our theme yet?

Our Bento Workshop this time will be Valentine’s Day Themed! Gifting a special someone chocolate may be the standard, but how about trying something new by giving a cute valentine themed Kyara-ben? This year, Amanda is excited to show you tips that will give that extra heart in your bento presentation.

Wait! What’s Kyara-ben? Quick reminder: Kyara-ben is short for Character Bento, the art of making cute, detailed box lunches that look like popular characters.

Everyone is […]

8 Jan, 2023

3rd Annual JETAA Bento Workshop: Save the Date

Communications (R)2023-01-07T17:33:59-08:00Jan 8th, 2023|JET|

JETAA Portland, with JETAABC, is excited to present a third Bento Workshop led by Amanda Oumiya from K&L Bentos on Sunday, February 5th, 2023 at 11:00 am over Zoom. Anyone and everyone is welcome to join and learn! Amanda has been our trusted Bento Workshop leader the past couple times and it has been such a great success.

We will be dropping hints on our social media for the next couple weeks. Can you guess what theme our Bento Workshop […]

22 Dec, 2022

Call for JETAA Canada Country Representative Platforms

Communications (R)2022-12-22T19:11:57-08:00Dec 22nd, 2022|Initiatives, JET, Volunteer|

The call for platforms for the JETAA Canada’s Country Representative has begun and we’re looking for interested candidates!

The Canada country representative (CR) is the primary point of contact to Canada’s various chapters, and represents our country at the JETAA-International level, as required. See this PDF for further details on the Canada Rep’s responsibilities.

Candidates are asked to submit a platform that states the following:

Experience with JETAA
Vision for future of JETAA chapters in Canada
Action plan for year ahead […]

20 Dec, 2022

❄️ JET Ski 2023 ❄️

Communications (R)2023-01-30T13:01:57-08:00Dec 20th, 2022|Events, JET|

JET Ski is back with our first in-person, tri-chapter event since 2020! ☃️ Meet us February 4–5, 2023 in Seattle as we reconnect with our friends across JETAABC, JETAA Portland, and PNWJETAA. We are excited to enjoy a day of snow sports, good food, and fun in Seattle!

⛷️🏂Winter Activities

Location: The Summit at Snoqualmie (map)
Time: Ski/snowboard: 9:00am – Dusk
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10 Dec, 2022

2023 Annual General Meeting

JETAABC2022-12-11T14:45:30-08:00Dec 10th, 2022|Events, JET, News|

あけましておめでとうございます！ Akemashite omedeto gozaimasu!

It is time for our Annual General Meeting and Shinnenkai. This year’s event will be held at Mount Pleasant Community Centre, Multipurpose Room 2, on 1 Kingsway in Vancouver (with the option to attend via Zoom), on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 6:00 – 9:00pm. We will begin with a meet-and-greet before proceeding into our AGM and Board of Directors election.

Your RSVP is kindly requested by Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at agm@jetaabc.ca or at

12 Nov, 2022

Yomi-Kai Conversation with Hiromi Goto Recap

Communications (R)2022-11-12T20:49:01-08:00Nov 12th, 2022|Events|

This year, Yomikai selected to read Hopeful Monsters, an anthology by Japanese-Canadian author Hiromi Goto. With strong vivid imagery and unique subjects, we became intrigued to find out more about her writing process and ideas. We were very grateful that she was able to join us for the evening on Tuesday, October 25th.

The evening started with some pre-discussions before Ms. Goto joined us to read […]

2 Nov, 2022

October 16th Imoni-Kai Recap

Communications (R)2022-11-02T18:23:34-07:00Nov 2nd, 2022|Events, JET|

Here’s a look back at our Sunday, October 16th Imoni-Kai. This is our annual outdoor tradition where we cook and enjoy traditional taro root stew from Yamagata which is enjoyed all over the Tohoku region of Japan. We were grateful to have unseasonably sunny weather, delicious stew and snacks, acoustic music, and good company!

25 Sep, 2022

Call for JET Info Session Volunteers

Communications (R)2022-10-11T19:18:13-07:00Sep 25th, 2022|Initiatives, JET, Volunteer|

UPDATE! The Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver is currently recruiting for the 2023 JET Programme, and we are looking for JET alumni volunteers to help out with a virtual and in-person career fair and information sessions.

Dates	Time	Event and Location
Wednesday, October 12th	1:30 pm – 3:00 pm	Information Session Virtual (MS Teams)