JET Program 25th Anniversary Commemorative Symposium Commemorative Address: “A Triumph of Soft Power”

James Gannon
September 8, 2011

JCIE/USA Executive Director James Gannon offered his thoughts on the 25th anniversary of Japan’s JET Program to bring native English speakers to Japan as teachers. He recounted his memories of his own experience on the program and described the lasting legacy that the program has had in terms of US-Japan relations.

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