Acronyms

"AET: Assistant English Teacher (used in some prefectures instead of
ALT)
AJET: Association of the JET Program (a network of social groups in
Japan)
ALT: Assistant Language Teacher (this is pronounced A-L-T, not "alt")
BOE: Board of Education (an ALT's employer)
CIR: Coordinator for International Relations
CLAIR: Council of Local Authorities for International Relations (the
government agency that oversees and administers the JET Program)
CO: Contracting Organization (the town/city/prefecture that employs
you)
ESID: Every Situation Is Different GIH: General Information Handbook
JET: Japan Exchange & Teaching Program
JETAA: JET Alumni Association (a network of social groups after you
get back from Japan)
JTE: Japanese Teacher of English (the people you will be co-teaching
with)
MIC: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (one of the three
ministries that oversees the JET Program)
MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, Technology (One of three
ministries that oversees the JET Program)
MOFA: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (One of the
three ministries that oversees the JET Program)
PA: Prefectural Advisor (a former JET who offers assistance and
counseling to JETs who need it) PC: Program Coordinator (Ex-JETs, either in
Tokyo or at consulates and embassies around the world)"

-According to Austin Gilkeson, JET Coordinator at the Consulate General of Japan at Chicago