Japanese Teacher's Associations

Location Map

Note: The information below is for the 2011-2012 school year. Updated information for the 2012-2013 school year will be available soon.

National Level

AATJ (American Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Presidents: Jessica Haxhi (jhaxhi@waterbury.k12.ct.us) and Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku (ytohsaku@ucsd.edu)
Contact: Susan Schmidt Executive Director (aatj@aatj.org)
Website: http://www.aatj.org
 

State Level

AATJ (Arizona Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Arizona
President: Hideki Kunitada
Members: All levels
Contact: Hideki Kunitada (President) hideki.kunitada@gilbertschools.net
Web: http://www.aatjaz.org

AFTJ (Association of Florida Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Florida
President: Naoko Komura
Members: Elementary - College levels
Contact: Naoko Komura (President) admin@aftj.net
Web: http://www.aftj.net/

AITJ (Association of Indiana Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Indiana
President: Allen Kidd
Members: All levels
Contact: Allen Kidd (President) akidd@muncie.k12.in.us
Web: http://gzheng.iweb.bsu.edu/AITJ/AITJ.htm

AKATJ (Alaska Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Alaska
President: Michihiro Ama
Members: All levels
Contact: Michihiro Ama (President) at michihiro@acsalaska.net
Web: N/A

ATJO (Association of Teachers of Japanese in Oregon)*
Region: Oregon
President: Sandy Garcia
Members: All levels
Contact: Sandy Garcia (President) atjooregon@gmail.com
Web: http://atjooregon.ning.com/

CAJLS (California Association of Japanese Language Schools)
Region: California
President: Kimie Matsumoto
Members: Heritage Teachers
Contact: Kimie Matsumoto (President) info@cajls.org
Web: http://www.cajls.org/index.html

CAJLT (California Association of Japanese Language Teachers)*
Region: California
President: Alex Blackwedler/Kaori McDaniel
Members: All levels
Contact: cajltmembers@gmail.com
Web: http://sites.google.com/site/cajltweb/

CJLEA (Colorado Japanese Language Association)*
Region: Corolado & Wyoming
President: Yoshimitus Khan
Members: All levels
Contact:
Web: https://portfolio.du.edu/pc/port?portfolio=cjlea

DVTJ (Deleware Valley Teachers of Japanese)
Region: Greater Philadelphia area (New Jersey, Delaware, Philladelphia area)
President: Yukino Tanaka
Members: All levels
Contact: Yukino Tanaka ytanaka@ursinus.edu
Web: N/A

GATJ (Georgia Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Georgia
President: Noriko Takeda
Members: All levels
Contact: Noriko Takeda (President) ntakeda@emory.edu
Web: http://sites.google.com/site/gatjweb/home

HATJ (Hawaii Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Hawaii
President: Yukio Kataoka
Members: All levels
Contact: ykataoka@hawaii.edu
Web: http://eastasia.hawaii.edu/hatj/

IATJ (Illinois Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Illinois
President: Shingo Satsutani
Members: All levels
Contact: Shingo Satsutani (President) through website
Web: http://www.cod.edu/people/faculty/satsutan/IATJ.html

IMATJ (Inter-Mountain Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Utah, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Montana
President: Shauna Palmer
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: Shauna Palmer (President) shaunaP@provo.edu
Web: https://imatj.wikispaces.com/

JALTA (Japanese Language Teachers Association of Guam)
Region: Guam
President: Akie Imamura
Membership: 7-14
Contact: Akie Imamura akisworld@gmail.com
Web: N/A

JTAM (Japanese Teachers Association of Michigan)*
Region: Michigan
President: Monika Dix
Members: All levels
Contact: Monika Dix (President) mdix@svsu.edu
Web: http://www.jtamonline.org/

JTAT (Japanese Teachers Association of Texas)*
Region: Texas
President: Yayoi Takeuchi
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: Yayoi Takeuchi (President) yayoitakeuchi@unt.edu
Web: http://www.jtat.org/

KAJLT (Kentucky Association of Japanese Language Teachers)*
Region: Kentucky
President: Nobuko Patton
Web: http://kajlt.wikispaces.com/

MAATJ (Mid-Atlantic Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland
Co-Presidents: Keiko Abrams/Sachiko Sakamaki
Members: All levels
Contact: Keiko Abrams (President) through website
Web: https://sites.google.com/a/maatj.org/www/

MCTJ (Minnesota Council of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Minnesota
Co-Presidents: Frances Bressman Egan
Members: K-12 levels
Contact: bres0001@umn.edu
Web: N/A

NCATJ (North Carolina Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: North Carilina
President: Yoshimi Aoyagi
Members:
Contact:
Web: N/A

NCJTA (Northern California Japanese Teachers' Association)
Region: Northern California
President: Fumiko Grant
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: Fumiko Grant (President) through website
Web: http://www.ncjta.org/

NECTJ (Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Northeast Resion (CT, DE, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT, MD)
President: Kazuo Tsuda
Members: All levels
Contact: Kazuo Tsuda (President) through website
Web: http://www.nectj.com/

NJATJ (New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Region: New Jersey
President: Kei Sakayama
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: Kei Sakayama (President)
Web: http://sites.google.com/site/njatjsite/

OATJ (Ohio Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Ohio
President: Hiro Kawamura
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: Hiro Kawamura (president) through website
Web: http://japan.osu.edu/oatj/

SCATJ (South Central Association of Teachers of Japanese)
Region:
President: Koji Arizumi
Members:
Contact:
Web:

SNJTA (Southern Nevada Japanese Teachers Association)
Region: Southern Nevada
President: Manami Mata
Members: all levels
Contact: Manami Mata mhmata@interact.ccsd.net
Web: (none)

TJSC (Teachers of Japanese in Southern California)
Region: Southern California
President: Fumiko Ishii
Members: All levels
Contact: tjsc_california@hotmail.com
Web: http://www.tjsconline.org

WATJ (Washington Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Washington
President: Sarah Antoncich
Members: All levels
Contact: Sarah Antoncich (President) smantoncich@seattleschools.org
Web: http://www.watj.org/

WiATJ (Wisconsin Association of Teachers of Japanese)*
Region: Wisconsin
President: Kasumi Kato
Members: K-16 levels
Contact: through website
Web: http://www.wiatj.org/

* Indicates organizations affiliated with NCJLT