- 27 Dec 2003
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JET teachers: do not teach in Nagasaki!
"NAGASAKI--A young woman living in the American Midwest remains livid over what was supposed to be a dream adventure in Japan.
"My motivation was to challenge myself to live in a country where I didn't speak the language and work in a new profession," she said.
"She applied for the prestigious Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) that invites young college graduates from around the world to teach English at schools in Japan through a collaboration with ministries and local governments.
"Her application was accepted, and she landed an assistant language teacher (ALT) job in Nagasaki Prefecture. After graduating from university, she arrived in Japan in July 2016.
"But she said her otherwise invaluable two-year experience in the southern prefecture was marred by sexual harassment and indifference toward her plight by the prefectural education board.
"A little more than two years have passed since she completed the program and left Japan in July 2018.
"I'm still angry," she said.
"Inspired by the recent worldwide "MeToo" movement, the woman, now 26, has filed a lawsuit against the prefectural government, demanding damages for emotional distress."
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"NAGASAKI--A young woman living in the American Midwest remains livid over what was supposed to be a dream adventure in Japan.
"My motivation was to challenge myself to live in a country where I didn't speak the language and work in a new profession," she said.
"She applied for the prestigious Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET) that invites young college graduates from around the world to teach English at schools in Japan through a collaboration with ministries and local governments.
"Her application was accepted, and she landed an assistant language teacher (ALT) job in Nagasaki Prefecture. After graduating from university, she arrived in Japan in July 2016.
"But she said her otherwise invaluable two-year experience in the southern prefecture was marred by sexual harassment and indifference toward her plight by the prefectural education board.
"A little more than two years have passed since she completed the program and left Japan in July 2018.
"I'm still angry," she said.
"Inspired by the recent worldwide "MeToo" movement, the woman, now 26, has filed a lawsuit against the prefectural government, demanding damages for emotional distress."
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