I am looking at applying to be a CIR for 2023. I was previously interested after completing my MA in Translation Studies (Japanese) in 2020, but I could see the writing on the wall regarding the travel ban and put off. Have years of translation experience now though and am still interested. I kept up with what was going on with JET during that time and know there was some backlog with ALTs waiting a year or two to go, and wondered if anyone had similar insights for the CIR positions to see if I’d be wasting my time applying.
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CIR positions were affected by the travel ban just as much as ALT positions. But Japan is slowly opening up again and I suspect successful 2023 applicants will arrive in a normal fashion.
There really isn’t much of a backlog anymore. It should be business as usual barring any unforeseen circumstances.
I mean I applied as a CIR this year and am departing for Japan in August. I also don’t have any translation experience outside of class and just graduated with a bachelors so I don’t think there’s a backlog of candidates or anything like that.