While assistant language teachers play a critical role in English language education throughout Japan, many are struggling to make a living wage.

NEW DELHI – A send-off event was held at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi for 22 assistant language teachers and others selected to be dispatched from India to Japan under the Japan Exchange and ...

KYOTO -- In Kyoto Prefecture, seven assistant language teachers, called ALTs, went on strike in November 2025. They wanted better pay. These teachers are sent by dispatch companies to work at ...

Kenyan woman Millicent Ngugi reveals how she landed a teaching job in Japan, from emailing her CV and passing three ...