Bridge Life is an experienced team, focusing on providing high-quality public housing in and around Tokyo.

Multilingual customer care and exceptional services catering to the needs of foreign residents keep us in high-demand. Bridge Life’s range of UR (Urban Renewal) housing represents high-quality residences owned by the government and leased at fantastic value to private individuals and families wherever they come from in the world.

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Let us know your needs and desires we choose a room layout or floor plan thats suits you in the area that you have selected. We will check the availability for you and make the reservation on your behalf.

More than just a report or memo “Market Insight” provides expert research and analysis of the latest Japanese industries, products, services and consumers.

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On Saturday, September 12, the ACCJ Charity Ball Walkathon will take place at the Imperial Palace starting at 9:00 a.m. (registration) with the walk commencing at 10:00 a.m. Starting and ending at Chidorigafuchi Park, participants will walk one 5K-lap around the perimeter. Our sponsors include Allied Pickfords, Coca-Cola, HSBC, Latham & Watkins LLP, Reebok and United Airlines.

How to Signup

If you are up for a challenge and want to spend a day at the Imperial Palace with GPlus Media (creators of GaijinPot) and the rest of the ACCJ community, send an email to walkathon@gaijinpot.com. Please remember to include the following in your email: full name and number of guests (other walkers). After receiving your email, our support team will get back to you with more details about the event.

The ACCJ will inject some competition into the event by awarding prizes at the prize ceremony at 11:30 a.m. to the participants that raised the most in donations: two round-trip tickets to Hawaii on United Airlines, and products from Reebok and Coca-Cola, to the top walkers.

Even if you just come for the walk, everyone will leave with a T-shirt commemorating the event, compliments of Allied Pickfords, along with refreshments from Coca Cola and HSBC.

 

How to Donate

For those who cannot make it the event – but would still like to participate  - the option to make a donation to the charities involved is available. Please access the Ecotech-designed Walkathon Donation Web site sponsored by Latham & Watkins (http://www.accjcharityball.org/teamList). Potential donors can access the web site, locate the desired individual or team, and make pledges through their credit card or Pay Pal account. It is as easy as that. Participants will also be able to see their supporting pledges grow.

 

Details

- DATE: Saturday, September 12, 9:00 a.m. registration (walk begins at 10:00 a.m.)
- PLACE: Chidorigafuchi Park, Imperial Palace, Tokyo
- MAP: http://www.accj.or.jp/doclib/maps/walkathon.jpg
- COST: Members & Guests: 2,500 yen, Kids Under 18: 1,000 yen. Non-members can pay in cash only on the day of the event.
- NOTE: Rain or shine
- WALKATHON DONATION WEB SITE: http://www.accjcharityball.org/teamList

 

All donations will go to this year’s Charity Ball charities

1. YMCA/ACCJ Ohisama Camp, a Tokyo YMCA Center program held in late summer in cooperation with the ACCJ, where an expected 40 children with learning/developmental disorders can participate in camp activities (http://www1.ymcajapan.org/content/help/challengedchildrenproject);
2. No no Hana no Ie, a secure home-like environment for hundreds of children who are the victims of child abuse, neglect and other inhumane treatment (http://www.hanazaki.jp/english/index.html); and
3. Waku Waku Workshop, a safe place for those with sight, speech or hearing disabilities to improve their involvement in the community (http://www.mxtv.co.jp/wakuwaku09/).

 

Questions?

Please contact Laura Younger at 03-3433-8391, or lyounger@accj.or.jp.

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ad:tech is an interactive advertising, digital marketing and technology conference and exhibition. These highly acclaimed shows, held around the world, blend keynote speakers, topic driven panels and workshops to provide attendees with the tools and techniques they need to compete in the changing world of marketing.

ad:tech Tokyo 2009, the debut event in Japan, will uphold this tradition through a combination of conference, trade show and networking opportunities that will shed light on modern marketing in Japan while introducing world-class technologies and techniques to the Japanese audience.

• Search and email marketing, RSS, Mobile marketing, Gaming, TV 2.0, Affiliate marketing
• Interactive marketing: Blogging, Video, Marketing metrics, Media buying, Podcasts, Wikis, Personas
• An overview of the current advertising landscape
• Web analytics and behavioral target marketing

The ad:tech conference is 100% editorial content. Speakers are selected on their merit, insight, leadership and ability to share new research and metrics.

This year’s keynote speakers include:
Scott Howe
Corporate Vice President, Advertiser and Publisher Solutions Group
Microsoft Corporation

Joshua G. James
President and Chief Executive Officer
Omniture, Inc.

Nick Wrenn
Vice President, Digital Services
CNN International

A further 80+ speakers from key companies in the industry in Japan will also be contributing.
See the full list at: http://www.ad-tech.com/tokyo/adtech_tokyo_speakers.aspx

GaijinPot Career Workshops are designed specifically to better prepare international job-seekers in Japan for the different working environments and recruiting processes they are going to meet when building their careers in Japan.

ONLY 30 SEATS REMAINING! Sign up for the next workshop and jump-start your career in Japan today.

(This event is free for all Temple University students and alumni)

Cost: JPY 2,500
Date: June 11, 2009
Time: 17:00 – 19:00
Location: Temple University Japan, Azabu Hall Room 206

ONLINE PAYMENT OPTION:

BANK TRANSFER PAYMENT OPTION:

3 easy steps to sign up

STEP 1: Create a resume on GaijinPot Jobs

All participants must have an account on GaijinPot Jobs. Click the link below to create your account if you don’t already have one.
https://jobs.gaijinpot.com/register

STEP 2: Send an email to workshop@gaijinpot.com

Send an email to workshop@gaijinpot.com (must include your name and user login email address on GaiinPot Jobs) to reserve your seat – only 30 seats remaining.

STEP 3: Make bank transfer

After we receive your reservation email, the GaijinPot support team will followup with bank transfer instructions on how to make payment for the upcoming event.

Presenters

ECS Japan
is a leading, Japan-based supplier of outsourced Human Resource Solutions and Consultation Services; specializing in Recruitment and Selection,Staff Development and Training, Evaluation Systems and Personnel Administration.
http://www.ecs-japan.com/

BL&C
BL&C provides corporate clients with professional training in management techniques and effective communication, including language skills, essential areas for success in the business world.
http://www.kk-blc.co.jp/index.php/en/japanese_courses/

GPlus Media
GPlus Media, the creators of GaijinPot.com & JapanToday.com specializes in creating and managing online media products for the Asian market. Through their broad range of websites and services, GPlus Media strives to make it easier for expatriates in Japan and Asia to enjoy and benefit from their time spent abroad.
http://www.gplusmedia.com/

About Us

Temple University Japan
One of the preeminent American universities in Japan, Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ), is a global institution well equipped to make developing those “four Cs” of human intelligence its core educational mission. An integral part of that mission is TUJ’s firm commitment to use its educational and research resources for the public good, and in a way that benefits both local and global communities.
http://www.tuj.ac.jp/default.html

About GaijinPot
GaijinPot, launched in 1999, is the leading jobs and living resources site for foreigners in Japan and people interested in coming to Japan to live and work. The site includes a free resume posting and job application service, classified ads, apartment search, hundreds of pages of information about living in Japan, and lively blogs discussion forums.

Press Release Updates: http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ndjb09/folder/461297.html

The Notre Dame Japan Bowl 2009 is the biggest American Football event to take place in Japan. Never have such big names come to Japan to play against the Japanese national team for the purpose of American Football Globalization. Japan is the perfect place to start a global American Football movement and that is why Notre Dame Legends such as Lou Holtz and Tim Brown are coming to the Land of the Rising Sun to celebrate their 75th Anniversary. The Notre Dame Japan Bowl will pit a Notre Dame team full of ex-NFL players as well as former All-Americans, against a Japanese National Team who took the USA national team down to the wire in the American Football World Cup 2007. Make sure you give yourself a chance to witness history!

CONGRATS TO J BODDIE, G LAW, M MURATA, A MCGINNIS & JP BOVAIRD!! They have all WON VIP TICKETS to the After Game Reception Party and will be ‘rubbing shoulder-pads’ with Lou Holtz and the rest of the Norte Dame team. Get your tickets today to be next to the action!

Party Information
- American Style Tailgate Party
- After Game Reception Party

Win a Chance to  ’rub shoulder pads’ with Lou Holtz and the entire Notre Dane Football Team!
GaijinPot will draw the names of two 2 lucky fans every week, up until game day, to meet Lou Holtz, Tim Brown (Touchdown Timmy) and the entire Notre Dame & Japan National football teams!

Purchase your tickets now and enter the draw to meet football’s living legends! (Fans buying tickets through GaijinPot will automatically be entered in the weekly draw)

=== WINNERS announced every week on GaijinPot’s Facebook page! ===

Seating & Ticket Details *

GREEN ZONE: ¥5,500 (¥5,000 adv.)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Legends fan seats.

RED ZONE: ¥5,500 (¥5,000 adv.)
Japanese national team fan seats.

DIAMOND SEAT: ¥7,500 (¥6,000 adv.)
Exclusive seats with the best view in the stadium.

FAMILY SEAT: ¥11,000 (¥10,000 adv.)
End zone seats. Discount for a group of 4!

COUPLE SEAT: ¥8,800 (¥8,000 adv.)
A perfect seat for you and your loved one.

GROUP SEAT: ¥11,000 (¥10,000 adv.)
Seats for high school students and under. Group of 5 is only ¥10,000!!
High school and under, please present your ID when you enter.

GENERAL ADMISSION: ¥3,500 (¥3,000 adv.)
(Advanced with no seat reservation)

GOLDEN TICKET: ¥15,000 (¥12,000 adv.)*1
Watch the game in luxury on a balcony seat! Get authentic ND merchandise only sold @South Bend!

V.I.P TICKET: ¥100,000 *2
Watch the game and have a beer with Tim Brown at the after game party! ND helmet or game Jersey for your souvenir!!

( )Advanced ticket purchase price.

Conditions
* Delivery of tickets:
Tickets will be mailed to purchasers who have shipping addresses in Japan up to July 15th. To those whose shipping addresses are overseas or anyone who purchased the tickets after July 15th, vouchers/confirmation tickets must be exchanged for game tickets through WILL CALL. WILL CALL is available on Saturday July 25th 11:00 am-4:00 pm in front of Tokyo Dome Gate 22 ticket office. Please print out your confirmation # and present your ID.

The delivery fee for tickets is not included in the online price. Tickets mailed out up until July 15th will be sent as COD (Cash-On-Delivery)

* 1: With The Golden Ticket you will get to choose from a balcony seats zone. At the stadium on gameday, you will be able to show your ticket and in return receive a ND merchandise.

* 2: With the VIP ticket you will get a balcony seat at ND Legends side VIP zone. At the stadium on gameday, you will be able to show your ticket and in return recieve a commemorative ND Legends Helmet or Uniform. Information regarding the Notre Dame Japan Bowl After-Party featuring Lou Holtz and Tim Brown, among others, will be explained on Gameday by a representative in charge of VIP ticket holders.

Party

» American Style Tailgate Party
Lookin’ to get started a little earlier than the rest? Why not join the tailgate party for ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT American style burgers, hot dogs, beer, soft drinks and more!

Where: Outside of Tokyo Dome
Date: July 25th (game day)
Time: 12:00 ~ 15:30 (before the rumble in the jungle)
Cost: JPY 5,000
(When combined with either a Green/Red Zone ticket, ¥9,000. Only 500 tickets available!)

» After Game Reception Party with Lou Holtz and the entire Norte Dame Football Team 
Keep the party rolling with the After Game Reception Party at The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo and mingle with Lou Holtz and the entire Norte Dame and Japan National football teams, cheerleaders and a host of football’s living legends.

Where: The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo
Date: July 25 (game day)
Time: after the game!
Cost: JPY 20,000

Mr. Kajiura speaking from Alpha’s Toranomon classroom

Whether it is for work or personal interest people come to live and work in Japan for a wide variety of reasons. With interests ranging from motorbikes to manga, surfing to shamisen, fashion to friendship the list is endless. But all come trying to gain a level of insight and expertise in their field of interest that might otherwise be unobtainable outside of Japan. The same can undoubtedly be said for foreign workers in Japan; the wide range of functions they perform at companies and institutions throughout the country and the variety of skills they both gain from and contribute to the places they work for sees workers heading to Japan for an increasingly diverse range of reasons.

However, there is one thing that brings all these different people together and that is the importance of acquiring Japanese language skills, which brings with it the need to find a great school at which to develop their abilities.

Alpha Japanese Language Institute has an unrivaled reputation as a school that really helps students achieve their learning goals. Established in 1987 as a Japanese language school for foreign professionals in Japan, Alpha is held in high regard by diplomats, educators, and business people from all over the world as being the place to go for those interested in improving their understanding of Japan and achieving not only their language aims but also goals in their personal and professional lives.

We sat down with Mr. Kajiura, CEO of Alpha Language Institute, to talk more about how the way people study Japanese is changing.

What makes Alpha different?

With courses available at all levels, Alpha offers a unique service to its students in providing tailor-made programs. It is unrealistic to expect learners to be aware of just how good they are. In fact, most people will underestimate themselves and sign up for courses that don’t really challenge them and only serve to reinforce skills already possessed. At Alpha, before taking a course, students are counseled on their learning aims and their abilities thoroughly assessed to ascertain what they can and can’t do – with what the student can’t do being targeted as the area to build on during their studies.

As well as aims and abilities, the time students have available to study and the amount of money they wish to spend are also discussed during counseling. This thorough understanding of goals, weak points, commitment and budget is at the heart of Alpha’s ability to create learning programs that really satisfy their students’ needs.

Through counseling and the appropriate selection of teaching methods, materials and instructors, courses are designed so that each lesson instills a sense of progress and achievement in the students, providing skills that students want and are relevant to their jobs and lives. This factor really sets Alpha apart from other schools that undoubtedly help students improve but not in the direction they wish to move in, often providing exposure to structures, styles and vocabulary that the student couldn’t or even wouldn’t ever use outside of the classroom.

Doko made nihonjinka suru?

According to Mr. Kajiura, Alpha Language Institute title/name of interviewee?, this question (How Japanese do you want to become?) is a really important one to ask yourself when considering learning Japanese. Obviously this is not a matter of physical or mental change, but recognizes the fact that culture and language are inexorably linked and any learning of a nation’s language will bring with it insight and understanding into that country’s culture. Learning the Japanese language alone won’t turn you into a native but it will make you more of a local.

Mr Kajiura illustrates this point by supposing that a foreign resident of Japan with little or no Japanese ability was thinking of traveling out of town for a weekend trip. Compared to a Japanese person, their ability to resource information is inevitably limited to sources in their native language. However, by adding language skills, they will become more “Japanese”, able to resource information from local sources and consequently their trip will most certainly be a lot smoother, allowing them to stay in a higher quality hotel, eat at better restaurants and see more of the sights – at a much cheaper price too.

My boss speaks no Japanese. Will learning really help my career?

While the nature of your job will undoubtedly make a difference to the level of Japanese required, language ability will be of more relevance to someone working directly with customers and suppliers than to a colleague in more of a back-office role. However, there is no doubt that for those wishing to further their career beyond their current role, adding improved Japanese to one’s skills set is a huge difference maker. Improved Japanese promotes a deeper understanding of Japan, helping you develop both work and social networks and gets you and your skills noticed by more of your peer group.

Mr Kajiura tells the story of an IT engineer who joined Alpha as a student with the goal of learning Japanese in order to lower the language barrier and make more friends outside of work; his improved Japanese ability led him to getting a better job, with more responsibility and higher salary – outside of work his circle of friends grew, he met and married his wife and he remains much happier today both at work and in his marriage having exceeded his initial goal many times over.

The tangible sense of genuine pleasure that marks Mr Kajiura’s voice when he tells the story is matched when pushed for further success stories and he reels off another about how studying at Alpha helped another student leapfrog up the corporate ladder. Much improved Japanese fluency allowed him to communicate directly with more peers and generated an increased industry-wide awareness of his professional skills. This recognition lead to him being head-hunted to his current role heading up Japan-based operations for a multi-national corporation.

Alpha Language Institute with its proven track record of helping students improve their Japanese abilities and reach their work and life goals has made the difference for innumerable students both past and present. For more information, please visit the Alpha Language Institute website.