Resources
Research Guides by Northwestern University Library
Job/Internship Opportunities
Teaching English in Japan
Job/Internship for Japanese-English Bilinguals
- CareerForum.Net – Sponsor of Boston Career Forum
- JapanCareer
Organizations at NU
- Japan Club
- Japanese American Student Association (JASA)
- Japanese Graduate Student Association (JGSA)
Organizations in Chicago
Consulate General of Japan
737 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1100
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-0400
Issues visas for Japan; issues Japanese passports, certificates, registration, etc.
Japan America Society of Chicago
1 North LaSalle Street
Suite 2475
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Provides various lectures, cultural programs and Japanese language courses
Japan Exchange Teaching Alumni Association (JETAA) of Chicago
JETAA Chicago, Inc.
P.O. Box 11676
Chicago, IL 60611-0676
Facilitates communications between JET Alumni in Chicago area.
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
One East Wacker Drive, Suite 600
Chicago, IL 60601
312-832-6000
Provides trade & business information
Japan Information Center
737 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60611
312-280-0430
Cultural & educational information resource center; Provides information on the Japan Exchange Teachers (JET) Program
Japan National Tourist Organization (JNTO)
One Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1250
New York, NY 10020
Phone: 212-757-5640
Fax: 212-307-6754
https://www.jnto.go.jp/
Provides travel information & tourist pamphlets
Japanese American Citizen's League
5415 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773-728-7171
Organization for protection and advancement of the civil rights of Japanese Americans
Japanese American Service Committee
4427 N. Clark Street
Chicago, IL 60640
773-275-0097
Social service agency for Japanese Americans
Japanese Chambers of Commerce and Industry in Chicago (JCCC)
541 N. Fairbanks Court, Suite 2050
Chicago, IL 60611
TEL: 312-245-8344
Organization for support of Japanese Americans; provides various cultural and ethnic programs