J-LINK: JETAA BUSINESSES

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This is a webpage dedicated to PNW JET Alumni businesses and interests. If you have one you’d like to post, please tell us! Entries are in alphabetical order.
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Accelerator

Japanese Accelerator, visit us at www.JapaneseAccelerator.com
Do you remember your students in Japan who aced your English tests but just couldn’t speak? Don’t be like them!
Take full advantage of your Japanese and be able to confidently speak to anyone.

Japanese Accelerator is the only tool of its kind available on the web. Through continued use, it practically implants the natural ability to speak Japanese into your brain by allowing you to simulate real, everyday conversations.

This breakthrough method for learning conversational Japanese has been proven through University research. It will greatly improve your overall fluency while helping you overcome the anxiety associated with speaking.

To learn more about Japanese Accelerator and to hear what others have to say about it, visit us at www.JapaneseAccelerator.com.Japanese Accelerator version 2 is now available online with a new look and great new features. As a PNWJETAA member, you have the opportunity to take advantage of a one-year subsidized subscription to Japanese Accelerator v2 for only $10, courtesy of PNWJETAA.Only 20 of these subsidized subscriptions are available so contact me directly at kevin[at]speekit.com today if you’re interested.

Kevin Kajitani
ALT, Hyogo Prefecture 2006-2007

www.japaneseaccelerator.com
www.ispeakjapanese.net (our video blog!)

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Chin Music Press

Chin Music Press
Chin Music Press publishes books about contemporary Japan. Its mission is twofold:
1) Publish more stories about Japan to help paint a fuller picture of the country in the English-speaking world, and
2) Create beautiful and memorable books and media to respond to the digital shift we’re all experiencing.
Bruce Rutledge, ALT, Chiba Prefecture (1985-87, MEF Program)
Josh Powell, ALT, Saitama Prefecture (2005-07)

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Kibana
Kibana Designs, www.kibanadesigns.com, 425-286-3480
Kibana Designs creates custom lamps, shoji screens, folding dividers and decor pieces influenced by a Japanese aesthetic. Our products are all handmade and the papers we use are imported from Asia, generally Japan and Thailand. We also incorporate kimono, yukata and obi fabric into some of our pieces.
Erik Rainey, ALT, Miyazaki (06)

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densho
Densho: The Japanese American Legacy Project www.densho.org
(v) 206.320.0095 (f) 206.320.0098 E-mail: Geoff Froh (Director of Information and Technology)
Densho collects and preserves video oral histories documenting Japanese American history with an emphasis on the World War II incarceration. Our website www.densho.org provides a free digital archive of more than 550 hours of interviews, 9,000 historical documents, and social studies curricula examining democratic principles and civil liberties.
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ek
ek Real Estate Group www.ekreg.com
(206) 669-6857 E-mail: Max Wurzburg
ek Real Estate Group has a very refreshing team-based approach to real estate which means that as an agent I can provide much more services to my clients. All team members are experts in their fields and work together to provide the very highest level of representation.

Max Wurzburg (3 years as ALT) / Location: Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture

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H2D H2D,LLC HEIDI HELGESON DESIGN : www.h2d-llc.com
H2D is a residential design firm dedicated to projects ranging from small remodels to new construction. We work as a team with our clients during the design and construction process to turn their vision into reality. Careful attention is placed on architectural detail, issues of cost, and incorporating sustainable materials and construction methods. heidi@h2d-llc.com / 206.370.4762
Heidi Helgeson: ALT, Toyota-shi, Aichi-Ken 1998-1999 / ALT