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29-691: Yagi may refer to: Places [ edit ] Yagi, Kyoto , in Japan Yagi (Kashihara) , in Nara Prefecture, Japan Yagi Ridge , a mountain ridge in British Columbia, Canada Yagi-nishiguchi Station , in Kashihara, Nara, Japan Kami-Yagi Station , a JR-West Kabe Line station located in 3-chōme, Yagi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Rikutyū-Yagi Station ,

58-542: A Sports Exchange Advisor (SEA) whose role is to assist with sports training and the planning of sports related projects, or a Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) in selected local government offices in Japan. Its aims were revised to "increase mutual understanding between the people of Japan and the people of other nations, to promote internationalisation in Japan's local communities by helping to improve foreign language education , and to develop international exchange at

87-423: A one-year contract, which can be renewed up to four times, for a maximum of five years. Some contracting organizations offer the option of contracting for a total of five years, although some prohibit contracting beyond three years. Before 2006, participants could only contract for up to three years, with the exception of a few positions. Participants who began their tenure on the program in 2011 or earlier received

116-507: A popular Japanese folk song and dance Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Yagi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yagi&oldid=1230964146 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

145-647: A railway station on the East Japan Railway Company Hachinohe Line located in Hirono, Iwate Prefecture, Japan Yamato-Yagi Station , a Kintetsu Corporation railway train station situated in the Nara Prefecture Other uses [ edit ] Yagi (surname) Typhoon Yagi (disambiguation) Yagi ( Usagi Yojimbo ) , a comic book character Yagi–Uda antenna , a directional radio antenna Yagibushi ,

174-561: A salary of ¥3,600,000 per year after tax. Participants beginning in 2012 or later are paid on a new salary scale: "3.36 million yen for the first appointment, 3.6 million yen for the second appointment, 3.9 million yen for the third appointment, and for those appointed for a fourth and fifth year, 3.96 million yen for each year". Additionally, this salary is pre-tax (as opposed to post-tax prior to 2011), so participants who are liable for income or residential taxes in Japan must pay taxes. Participants receive paid airfare to and from Japan paid by

203-736: Is administered by CLAIR (the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations ), and has an annual budget of over 45 billion yen ( US$ 400 million). There is an organization called The Association of Japan Exchange and Teaching (AJET) that provides support for the Programme participants and facilitates communication with the JET Programme sponsors. AJET organises events and has a number of publications to assist with teaching in Japan. Some notable publications include Planet Eigo (replacement for Team Taught Pizza ) and Foxy Phonics. AJET

232-416: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Yagi, Kyoto As of 2003, the town had an estimated population of 8,916 and a density of 179.90 persons per km . The total area was 49.56 km . On January 1, 2006, Yagi, along with the towns of Hiyoshi , Sonobe (all from Funai District ), and the town of Miyama (from Kitakuwada District ),

261-611: Is easily accessible via the JR Sagano Train Line from Kyoto. Yagi has a long history dating back at least as far as the Nara Period , when Yagi's extant Sanin Road was a main route through the prefecture, linking Kyoto to Kameoka and Sonobe. In 1960 Yagi and the surrounding area was hit by a massive typhoon . The banks of the Ōi River collapsed, and the town suffered extensive flooding. A number of people died during

290-863: Is not an official JET organization, and it has no official ties with CLAIR. Participants are also required to attend pre-departure and post-arrival orientations as well as annual mid-year conferences, and may attend a returnee conference during their tenure. Participants are placed with a local authority in Japan (the Contracting Organization) which is the employer. There are 47 prefectural governments and 12 city governments, as well as numerous individual city, town and village governments and some private schools designated as Contracting Organisations. While applicants can specify up to three preferred locations, and can request urban, semi-rural or rural placements, they may be placed anywhere in Japan, and placements may not match requests. Participants sign

319-449: Is one of the world's largest international exchange programmes. Since 1987, more than 77,000 people from 77 countries have participated in JET. As of July 1, 2024, 5,861 participants from 51 countries were employed on the programme. Holders of Japanese passports may participate in the programme, but must renounce their Japanese citizenship to do so. The focus of the programme as stated on

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348-789: The Hong Kong government has operated a similar program, known as the Native English-speaking Teacher scheme , which employs about 800 teachers. Korea has also implemented a similar program called EPIK (English Program in Korea). From 2007, the possible stay for some JET participants was extended from three years to five years, subject to certain stipulations. JET participants in their third year are able to re-contract two more times if their work performance, accomplishments and abilities are deemed outstanding by their contracting organization. However, as in most JET matters,

377-405: The "British English Teachers Scheme". American teaching assistants were added under the "Monbusho English Fellows Program" beginning in 1977. As more countries were included, the programmes were folded into a single entity in 1987, creating the JET Programme. It offers university graduates positions for full-time jobs as either an Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) in elementary and secondary schools,

406-524: The COVID-19 pandemic JET participants partake in the programme for a minimum of one year, with a maximum stay of three years (two renewal cycles). A small percentage of exceptional participant JETs are elected to stay for the maximum number of consecutive appointments—a sum of four renewal cycles for a total of five years maximum ALT/CIR experience. Some JET participants in recent years have been placed in elementary schools, reflecting MEXT 's plan to raise

435-596: The English ability of Japanese students. Some contracting organizations go further and have ALTs periodically work with kindergarten students teaching basic English vocabulary through games and activities. This also brings them exposure to non-Japanese people. Participants occasionally also teach in special schools. Several prefectures have opted out of the JET Programme in recent years. Some hire individuals directly through advertising or word of mouth recommendation while others use an intermediary dispatch company—usually one of

464-405: The JET Programme website is "to promote internationalization in Japan's local communities by improving foreign language education and fostering international exchange at the community level." The JET Programme is not looking and/or hiring teachers but rather looking for cultural ambassadors to assist in foreign language education taught by Japanese Teachers of English. About 90% of the participants on

493-548: The JET programme came up for review by the Government Revitalization Unit, the jigyōshiwake budget review panel, due to the need to cut costs given the state of the economy of Japan . However, the subsequent LDP administration of Shinzō Abe in fact announced its likely expansion. In February 2012, The Japan Times alleged that one contracting Board of Education had fraudulently deducted payments from JET participants and harassed whistle-blowers of

522-733: The Japanese government, and may receive other benefits such as housing subsidies. Participants are generally forbidden to take paid work outside of their Programme duties. The majority of JET participants have historically come from predominantly English speaking countries. For example, of the 4,476 participants in 2014, about half were from the United States (2,457), Canada (495), the United Kingdom (383), Australia (315), New Zealand (255), South Africa (93), and Ireland (86). Irregular arrivals due to border restrictions arising from

551-491: The application process is decided upon by the individual contracting organization. From 2009, it became possible to apply for an April start. This option does not exclude the applicant from being considered from the traditional August start. Successful applicants starting in April are notified in early March (this notice includes their placement). The April start is in line with the start of the Japanese school year. In May 2010,

580-528: The big English schools such as Heart, Interac , or Altia. While direct-hired employees may obtain working conditions similar to the JET Programme, those employed by dispatch companies often have very different working contracts—unpaid holidays or pay-by-the-day contracts are not uncommon. Some dispatch methods used by certain Boards of Education have even been declared illegal by Japanese labor standards authorities (see Assistant Language Teacher ). Since 1998,

609-525: The community level". The total number of JET participants steadily decreased from a high of 6,273 in 2002 down to 4,330 in 2011 before stabilizing. The total number of JETs' is 5,528, as of July 2018. The programme is run by three ministries: the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications ; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs ; and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in conjunction with local authorities. The programme

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638-532: The fireworks show, the largest of its kind in Kyoto Prefecture. The festival was first held in 1947, and officially begins every year at 6 p.m. with Tōrō nagashi , a Buddhist ceremony in which paper lanterns are floated down the river. The fireworks show is now held both as celebration of summer and a commemoration for those who died in the 1960 typhoon. Yagi is also known for several progressive environmental projects. In 1995, Yagi Junior High became

667-450: The first school in Japan to be solar powered, and Yoshitomi and Shinjo elementary schools also use supplemental solar and wind energy. Additionally, Yagi's Bio-Ecology Center turns cow manure from nearby dairy farms into electricity by utilizing the methane gas produced during decomposition. Seigen-ji temple, in Yagi's northern foothills, is famous because it houses 22 wood carvings created by

696-488: The practice. In January 2019, Medium posted a report on an incident that involved a Board of Education attempting to cover up an incident of sexual assault concerning two members of the JET Programme. This bought awareness of similar events over the years in the programme. Those involved, claim that JET has vowed to increase their support for JETs in the future and to work closer with Boards of Education, however, no official statement has been made by JET. In December 2020 it

725-618: The programme are ALTs; the remaining 10% are divided between CIRs and SEAs. The number of alumni totalled over 57,000 from 54 countries in 2013. In August 1987, the Monbusho English Fellows Program and the British English Teachers Scheme were merged to form the JET Programme. The English Teaching Recruitment Programme was started in 1978 and initially was exclusively for British university graduates. This programme became known as

754-484: The region. JET Programme The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme ( 外国語青年招致事業 , Gaikokugo Seinen Shōchi Jigyō ) , shortly as JET Programme ( JETプログラム , Jetto Puroguramu ) , is a teaching program sponsored by the Japanese government that brings university graduates to Japan as Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs), Sports Education Advisors (SEAs) or as Coordinators for International Relations (CIRs) in local governments and boards of education. JET

783-595: The storm and the flood that followed. Yagi has one junior high school and five elementary schools: Yagi, Tomimoto, Shinjo, Yoshitomi and Kamiyoshi. Yagi has been a long-time participant in the JET Programme , and employs a foreigner and native speaker to teach English in the town's schools. Yagi is famous throughout the Kansai Region for its annual fireworks festival, held on or around August 14. Thousands of people gather near Yagi's Ōi River Bridge to watch

812-516: The wandering ascetic priest Mokujiki-san . Mokujiki-san traveled throughout Japan on a pilgrimage whose purpose was to spread Buddhist teachings and carve 1,000 images of the Buddha and his disciples. Shaka, the image of Buddha at Seigen-ji, is the 1,000th carving, which Mokujiki-san completed in 1806. Yagi's northern foothills are also home to Kyoto Taishakuten, a Buddhist temple established in 780. Other temples and shrines are to be found throughout

841-470: Was merged to create the city of Nantan . Nestled between mountains and situated in the Ōi River basin, Yagi is more a collection of small villages than a single town. The town center, situated along the river, is only a small part of Yagi's total area. Though Yagi is decidedly rural, its proximity to Kyoto by train makes it an extended suburb of sorts. It is estimated that about 60% of Yagi's adult working population commutes to Kyoto or Osaka daily. Yagi

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