Resources
Job/Internship Opportunities
Teaching English in Japan
Job/Internship for Japanese-English Bilinguals
- The Pasona Internship Program (formerly the Nambu Foundation)
- CareerForum.Net – Sponsor of Boston Career Forum
- JapanCareer
Organizations at NU
- NU Japan Club
- NU Japan Club offers a variety of fun activities. Please visit their website to get more information.
Organizations in Chicago
Consulate General of Japan
737 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-0400
Issues visas for Japan; issues Japanese passports, certificates, registration, etc.
Japan America Society of Chicago
225 W. Wacker Dr., Suite 2250
Chicago, IL 60606
312-263-3049
Provides various lectures, cultural programs and Japanese language courses
Japan Exchange Teaching Alumni Association (JETAA) of Chicago
JETAA Chicago, Inc.
P.O. Box 11676
Chicago, IL 60611-0676
Facilitates communications between JET Alumni in Chicago area.
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
One East Wacker Drive, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60601
312-832-6000
Provides trade & business information
Japan Foundation Los Angeles Office and Language Center (JFLALC)
333 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2250
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Phone: 213-621-2267
Fax: 213-621-2590
Administers the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Nihongo Nouryoku Shiken); Provides information on Japanese language teaching and education
Japan Information Center
737 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-0430
Cultural & educational information resource center; Provides information on the Japan Exchange Teachers (JET) Program
Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)
One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1250
New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-757-5640
Fax: 212-307-6754
https://www.jnto.go.jp/
Provides travel information & tourist pamphlets
Japanese American Citizen's League
5415 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773-728-7171
Organization for protection and advancement of the civil rights of Japanese Americans
Japanese American Service Committee
4427 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773-275-0097
Social service agency for Japanese Americans
Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Chicago (JCCC)
541 N. Fairbanks Court, Suite 2050
Chicago, IL 60611
TEL: 312-245-8344
Organization for support of Japanese Americans; provides various cultural and ethnic programs
Other Web Sites
The Embassy of Japan, Washington D.C.