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2nd December 2020

London . .   Last month JETAA London held a Netflix party where we watched Makoto Shinkai's acclaimed anime, 'Your Name'.  And had a Second Lockdown Social where JETs hung out and, played online games (Jack in the Box, Among Us, cards) More events like this are coming up soon, contact  [...]

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1st December 2020

Hello everyone and welcome to the winter edition of jetlag. This year has been unlike any other, and we have all had to adapt to a new way of life as we adjust to a post-pandemic world. As 2020 draws to a close, I would like to focus on the positives that JETAA has achieved this year. As pubs and cafes closed their door [...]

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1st December 2020

Mochi is Japan’s favourite sweet. You can eat it all year round, but it is primarily linked to New Year’s Day. Whilst it is a typical food in Japan, it can be challenging to find in the UK, and the options are very limited. It’s surprisingly easy to make your own mochi at home in the microwave, all you need is:   160 g Sweet rice flour or Glutinous rice fl [...]

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1st December 2020

If you have lived in Japan, then you know about the bizarre interpretation of Christmas they have over there. For the perfect 25th of December, you need some fried chicken, hot sake and a strawberry cake. When I used to teach in Japan, my students would always tell me that the Christmas cake was the most important part of Christmas. I’m not sure that a Japanese audience would be very [...]

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1st December 2020

How did you end up on the JET programme and where did you go? I'd always wanted to liv [...]

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