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A physician and faculty member at Harvard Medical School / Brigham and Women's Hospital is conducting an IRB-approved anonymous survey on perceptions of natto's (fermented soybeans) health effects.


The survey explores how people form beliefs about natto's health benefits — including the role of cultural background, information sources, and prior eating experience. It includes separate tracks for regular consumers, lapsed consumers, and people who have heard of natto but never tried it, so there's a path for most people.


Who should take this: Anyone who has eaten natto at least once, OR who is aware of natto but has never tried it. All nationalities welcome — Japanese, Japanese-diaspora, and non-Japanese respondents are all central to this research.


Time: Approximately 10-15 minutes depending on your natto experience.


Anonymous: No names, emails, or IP addresses collected.



Thank you for participating — results will be shared when available.

 
 
 

Join us on Thursday, July 23, from 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM CST,  for the final event of JETAA Chicago's '26 Survival Series, the Japanese Language Pizza Party! Held at the Japan Information Center (JIC) at the Consulate-General of Japan in Chicago immediately following the Japanese Language classes, JET alumni are invited to partake in possibly the last pizza dinner before the outgoing JETs head to Japan! Save the date and come join us in closing out the Survival Series!


Sign up here!


Questions? Email president@jetaachicago.com!

 
 
 


Kobe College Corporation-Japan Education Exchange (KCC-JEE) is now accepting applications for the following position from motivated English language teachers wishing to enrich their professional career at a high-ranking academic institution in Japan.


Job Title, School and Location

 Full-time Teacher of English as an Other Language with extra-curricular duties to high-achieving Japanese girls in grades 7 through 12

 Kobe College Junior and Senior High School, a comprehensive private school

 Nishinomiya, Japan

Contract, Salary and Benefits

 Two-year contract, beginning April 1, 2027, with the possibility of extensions for up to a total of a five-year stay

 A salary of 4,691,200 yen per year

 Fully-furnished housing provided by the school for small fee and limited to school-designated apartments

 Japanese language study stipend for the first year


Qualifications

Required

 Bachelor’s degree (with a major in English or Education preferred)

 Strong understanding of standard English (all skill areas)

Preferred

 TESOL certification

 Teaching experience (especially large classrooms)

 Teaching Credential (any state)


Position Expectations

 Be flexible to either team-teach or solo teach

 Be able to write lesson plans

 Be able to create/modify a curriculum according to the students’ linguistic needs and interests by incorporating activities such as conversations, speeches, cultural discussions, debates, group projects, and presentations

 Fully participate with colleagues in extracurricular professional duties before and after designated class time


To Apply

 Visit Gottschalk Teachers at the KCC-JEE website

link https://www.kccjee.org/gottschalk-teachers-recruitment to obtain and submit application materials and for information about an online information session

 Deadline for applications is July 22, 2026

For questions, visit our FAQ site (https://www.kccjee.org/gottschalk-teachers-faq)

 
 
 

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