2017 JET Programme Farewell Reception in Toronto held at the Arts & Letters Club
2017/8/2
Consul-General Yasunori Nakayama with the new Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme participants.
A Farewell Reception hosted by Consul-General Yasunori Nakayama was held on July 28 at the Arts & Letters Club to bid farewell to the 56 new participants of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme departing from Toronto the following day. A total of 185 new JETs from across Canada will be joining the programme this year. Also in attendance were JET alumni, as well as representatives of various organizations which assisted in the recruitment and orientation process.
(Note: Photos marked with '*' courtesy of TORJA Magazine.)
Consul-General Nakayama gives encouraging remarks for the new JETs.*
JET Alumni Association Toronto Co-Chairs, Mr. Stephen Branston and Ms. Clarissa Jewell, wish the 2017 JET Programme participants a fond farewell.*
New JET Mr. Kurtis Tomlinson addresses the guests on behalf of the 2017 participants departing from Toronto.*
Japan Foundation Executive Director Ms. Yuko Shimizu raises a toast to the new participants.*
Guests mingle with the new JETs.