Schedule for Spring 2003

Notes: B = Business, N = National, S = Sports, W = World, O = Opinion, AP = Asian-Pacific, MOP = Mini Oral Presentation, FOP = Full Oral Presentation, PPD = postponed

APRIL

• 14:
  • Lecture: Introduction to English Seminar on Newspaper English
  • Class Picture for Our Web Site
  • Scheduling Presentation #1
• 18:
  • Scheduling Presentations #1
  • Lectures:
    • Newspaper English I
• 21:
  • Lectures:
    • Newspaper English II
    • Longer Oral Presentation I
  • Deadline for Homework on Newspaper English (Sections 1, 3, and 5 on pp. 9-10)
• 25:
  • Lectures:
    • Newspaper English III
    • Longer Oral Presentation II
  • Deadline for (1) Homework #1 on Library Use (pp. 3-4 of our class handout) and (2) Homework #2 (pp. 9-10). Remember to write your name in these handouts before you give them to your instructor.
• 28:
  • Lecture: Longer Oral Presentation III
  • Preparation for MOPs by Yokoyama, Miyazaki, Aoki, Sato, and Otsuka #1 on May 12. You cannot give your MOPs IF you cannot give your first handouts on this day!!!

MAY

• 9:
  • MOPs (Mini Oral Presentations)
    • Yokoyama (AP): "Tommy Lee cleared in drowning suit," the Japan Times, April 19, 2003, p. 7.
    • Miyazaki (B): "McDonald's pins hopes on healthy new menu," the Japan Times, April 16, 2003, p. 13.
  • Preparation for MOPs by Mizuuchi, Suzuki, and Takahashi on May 16.
• 12:
  • MOPs
    • Aoki (N): Canceled.
    • Sato (N): "Tokyo should act as model, Ishihara says," the Japan Times, April 24, 2003, p. 2.
    • Otsuka (S): "Iverson, 76ers sting Hornets again," the Japan Times, April 25, 2003, p. 23.
  • Preparation for MOPs by Sugimoto, Oka, and Tamagami on May 19.
• 16:
  • MOPs
    • Mizuuchi (N): "Raised Pyongyang spy ship to be displayed," the Japan Times, May 2, 2003, p. 3.
    • Suzuki (N): "Groups seek increased protection for Japan's flora, fauna," the Japan Times, May 4, 2002, p. 2.
    • Takahashi (AP): "Mayor denies Beijing about to be sealed off as SARS deaths rise," the Japan Times, May 1, 2003, p. 4.
  • Preparation for MOPs on May 23 by Umezaki, Miyamoto, and Miura.
• 19: This class has been canceled.
• 23:
  • MOPs
    • Sugimoto (N): "Nurse tells of hospital crisis in war-ravaged Baghdad," the Japan Times, May 8, 2003, p. 3.
    • Oka (W): "U.S cites decline in terrorism ,but 'Will not relax vigilance'," the Japan Times, May 2, 2003, p. 5.
    • Tamagami (B): "Smaller electronics stores use personal touch to keep retail giants at bay," the Japan Times, April 23, 2003, p. 13.
  • Preparation for MOPs by Matsubara, Taniuchi, and Kogure on May 30.
  • Scheduling Full Oral Presentations (FOPs)
  • Deadline for Term Papers #1 for MOPs on May 9 and 12 by Yokoyama, Miyazaki, Aoki, Sato, and Otsuka.
• 26:
  • MOPs
    • Umezaki (AP): "North Korea has dozens of nuclear weapons, says defector," the Japan Times, May 15, 2003, p. 4.
    • Miyamoto (S): "Real Madrid says no deal in works for Beckham," the Japan Times, May 1, 2003, p. 24.
  • Preparation for MOPs by Haginoya, Harada, Kawamura, and Kato on June 2.
  • Lecture: Introduction to FOP
• 30:
  • MOPs
    • Taniuchi (B): "Crackdown on Internet auction fraud launched," May 2, 2003, p. 11.
    • Kogure (N): "Eco-Drive alerts cut car emissions," the Japan Times, May 11, 2003, p. 3.
  • Preparation for the Last MOPs of this class on June 6. (Okamoto, Mine, Hashimoto, and Matsui)

JUNE

• 2: No Class due to the Keio-Waseda baseball game.
• 6:
  • MOPs
    • Haginoya (N): "Refuse gases eyed as fuel source for trash trucks," the Japan Times, May 14, 2003, p. 3.
    • Harada (AP): "Violence against prostitutes is Cambodia's newest profession," the Japan Times, May 16, 2003, p. 4.
    • Kawamura (N): "International labor body slams Japan's gender inequality," the Japan Times, May 13, 2003, p. 3.
    • Kato (W): "Israelis invade Gaza refugee camp," the Japan Times, on Thursday, May 15, 2003, p. 5.
  • Prep. for FOPs on June 13 by Miyazaki and Sato.
  • Deadline for Term Papers #1 for Mizuuchi, Suzuki, Takahashi, Sugimoto, Oka, and Tamagami.
• 9:
  • MOPs
    • Okamoto (N): “Internet poll calls Blair most unpopular Briton," the Japan Times, May 12, 2003, p. 6.
    • Mine (N): "Smokers face fines at Tokyo Station" the Japan Times, May 11, 2003, p. 3.
    • Hashimoto (N): "Pana Wave group ignores request from Fukui Prefecture to stay out," the Japan Times, May 10, 2003, p. 2.
  • Deadline for Term Papers #1 for MOPs on May 26 and 30 by Umezaki, Miyamoto, Miura, Matsubara, Taniuchi, and Kogure.
  • Prep. for FOPs on June 16 by Kogure, Mizuuchi, and Otsuka.
• 13:
  • FOPs
    • Miyazaki (B): "Norway to push whale meat exports," the Japan Times, May 27, 2003, p. 10.
    • Sato (N): "First ES cells grown in Japan to be available free of charge," the Japan Times, May 28, 2003, p. 2.
  • Deadline for Term Papers #1 for MOPs on May 30 and June 2 by Haginoya, Harada, Kawamura, Kato, Okamoto, Mine, Hashimoto, and Matsui.
  • Prep. for FOPs on June 20 by Oka, Mine, and Haginoya.
• 16:
  • FOPs
    • Kogure (N): “Officials deny plan to move U.S. Marines," the Japan Times, May 31, 2003, p. 2.
    • Mizuuchi (N): "Foreign visitors to Japan down 25% in April due to SARS," the Japan Times, May 31, 2003, p. 2.
    • Otsuka (S): "Tigers extend lead," the Japan Times, June 7, 2003, p. 22.
  • Prep. for FOPs on June 23 by Sugimoto, Tamagami, and Takahashi.
• 20:
  • FOPs
    • Oka (W): "Canadian nurse demand safety from SARS," the Japan Times, June, 2003, p. 7.
    • Mine (N): "Hitachi hopes to clean up vacuum-shy consumers" the Japan Times, June 3, 2003, p. 3.
    • Haginoya (N): "Europe's spirit of discovery turns to Mars," the Japan Times, June 4, 2003. p. 3.
  • Prep. for FOPs on June 27 by Kawamura, Umezaki, and Taniuchi.
• 23:
  • FOPs
    • Sugimoto (N): "Fush fingered for mercury content out of favor," the Japan Times, June 16, 2003, p. 2.
    • Tamagami (N): A news article about the bankruptsy of Huis Ten Bosch has been selected.
    • Takahashi (AP): "Number of babies hits record low," the Japan Times, June 6, 2003, p. 1.
  • Prep. for FOPs on June 30 by Hashimoto, Suzuki, and Okamoto.
• 27:
  • FOPs
    • Kawamura (N): "More overseas flights from Hneda planned," the Japan Times, June 10, 2003, p. 3.
    • Taniuchi (AP): "Asia leaders pin hopes on regional bond market," the Japan Times, June 6, 2003, p. 12.
    • Ms. Umezaki's presentation has been postponed until July 7 due to an accident.
  • Prep. for FOPs on July 4 by Kato and Miyamoto.
• 30:
  • FOPs
    • Hashimoto (N): "Steep hike eyed for consumption tax," the Japan Times, June 18, 2003, p. 1. and p. 13.
    • Suzuki (N): "Number of people over 75 topped 10 million in 2002," the Japan Times, June 11, 2003, p. 1.
    • Okamoto (W): “WEF focuses on ambitious rescue plan for Africa," the Japan Times, June 11, 2003, p. 6.

JULY

• 4:
  • FOPs
    • Kato (N): "Koizumi says he won't kick Yasukuni Shrine habit," the Japan Times, June 20, 2003, p. 2.
    • Miyamoto (S): "Ono returns home to take his bow as Asia's Player of Year," the Japan Times, June 5, 2003, p. 24.
    • Umezaki (AP): "Sparta lives on in Korean cram schools toughening up next generation," the Japan Times, June 17, 2003, p. 4.
• 7:
  • Deadline for All Term Papers #2, except for Kato, Miyamoto, and Umezaki whose deadline is July 11.
    • You can leave your term paper in Mr. Shimura's mail box which is located on the first floor of Raiosha, the new research center building next to the Hiyoshi Library.
• 11:
  • Deadline for Term Papers #2 for Kato, Miyamoto, and Umezaki
    • You can leave your term paper in Mr. Shimura's mail box which is located on the first floor of Raiosha, the new research center building next to the Hiyoshi Library.
    • NO term papers will be accepted after this date for any reasons!