Prefectural Advisors

Kagoshima Prefecture’s Prefectural Advisors (PA) provide support to JET participants and Contracting Organizations (CO), including:

• Organizing orientation and training seminars
• Responding to crisis situations involving JETs
• Promoting understanding between JETs and COs
• Providing outreach to JETs about the JET counseling system
• Promoting self-help networks for JETs

If you have questions or concerns about your work, your contract or life in general while you are here in Japan, they are here to help. Contact the PAs at: kagoshima.pa@gmail.com.

Meet the PAs
ALT PAs
Assistant Language Teacher (ALT) PAs are contacted for work and general life-related concerns and counseling. ALT PAs have extensive classroom experience. Please call during office hours (except in an emergency): Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 4:15pm.

Toni-Ann Lewis: 080-3971-8633
Maximiliano Alvarez: 080-8398-3372

CIR PAs
Coordinator of International Relations (CIR) PAs are contacted for language-barrier related issues as well as work and life concerns. CIR PAs are fluent in both Japanese and English. Please call during office hours (except in an emergency): Mon – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm.

Toh Jia Han: 080-7134-1925
Joshua Welch: 070-1275-9308

Japanese PAs
Japanese PAs are the PA team leaders and are most commonly contacted by school or BOE supervisors with regards to JET-related issues.

Youko Ōta, Upper Secondary School Education Division, 099-286-5291
Noda Hirofumi, Assistant Manager, International Affairs Division, 099-286-2303