Karatsu Featured in the Latest Edition of Fukuoka NOW! Magazine
Most of us living in Saga probably know how great our little prefecture is, but now it looks like maybe word is spreading further afield too! The March edition of […]
Monthly Archives: February 2014
Saga teams up with Video Game
Saga Prefecture is teaming up with a video game in an unorthodox promotional exercise. Via the Anime News Network: To English speakers, “saga” typically means a tale of adventure and […]
National AJET Elections: Results!
UPDATE – Results can be found here. Congratulations to the new Block 10 Rep Emily Maitland and Chair Sandy Cheng! Voting in the 2014-2015 AJET National Council elections has opened. You can view […]
Saga to Host World Hot Air Balloon Championships in 2016
As if the annual Saga International Balloon Festa was not already popular enough – being the largest hot-air balloon event in the Asian region, in 2016, Saga will also play […]
SagaJET.com Revamped and Relaunched
SagaJET.com has been completely revamped to make it a more easily searchable, up-to-date, and useful resource for all new and current JETs. The biggest difference you’ll notice is that the […]
AJET Peer Support Group Volunteers Wanted!
AJET Peer Support Group (PSG) is now accepting volunteer applications for the 2014-2015 JET Year. This is one of the few opportunities that let you positively impact the ENTIRE JET […]
15 Minutes of Fame for Kashima ALT
Recently, the Saga Prefectural Newsletter, ‘Shikisai’, published a short article about Tyler Kasindorf-Mantaring (2nd year ALT, Kashima BOE) for their foreigner spotlight section, which interviews foreign residents to “see Saga […]
Frenchman publishes Karatsu pottery book
A Frenchman has published a Karatsu ware book after becoming friends with a local potter. While searching for ancient kilns to collect pieces of Karatsu earthenware, Frenchman Francois Villemin spotted […]
Liberating a Library in Saga Prefecture
Takeo City’s recent library redevelopment has been a wild success. Here is an interesting profile about the Mayor and the project: Culture Convenience Club, the outfit that runs Tsutaya, Japan’s […]
Block 10 Update No.1
Hope everyone is well! Just wanted to let you know about some upcoming events in our block that you should all check out. Don’t let the cold winter months make […]
Saga JET Programme 