Hi. I used to be a CIR in Sanjo City, Niigata Prefecture between 1998-2001. Now I'm in Tokyo working as an IT consultant. Any former CIRs/ALTs still living in Japan?
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CIRs are engaged in activities of an international nature under the guidance of the division management of offices in local governments (prefectures, cities, towns or villages) or related organizations. CIR duties may vary greatly in emphasis and content from one contracting organization to another.
My contract is about to end, but I'm going back to Japan after JET. I've made a lot of friends so hanging around shouldn't be so hard, and what better way to spend my saved up not-so-hard-earned yen by pouring it back into the Japanese economy while I finish my post-graduate course...