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Last Updated on July 2, 2007

DATE CONTENT Handouts STEP 1: Preparation for MOPs STEPS 3 & 4: Deadlines after MOPs
Deadline for Sending E-mail to Mr. Shimura for Your MOP Deadline for Giving 1st Handouts to Class Objective Evaluation Term Paper
4/16 1. Introduction to English Seminar I: Presentation on Current Topics.
2. Scheduling Pesentations #1
3. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site		 Student Info Sheet, pp. 1-2 . .
4/20 1. Review of Class #1
2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I
3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I		 pp. 1-6b, 9-10, 13-14. Yamanari, Kurokawa .
4/27 1. Review of Class #2
2. Intro. to Newspaper English, II
3. Introduction Longer Presentation, II: CONTENT of MOPs
4. Preparation for MOPs by Yamanari and Kurokawa		 pp. 5-11, 3b-4b, 13-18 Y. Endo, J. Ito, Shibata

Shigeta, Morikawa, Date, Kitano (Early Deadline due to the GW Break)		 Yamanari, Kurokawa
5/7 1 Review: Class #3
2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for MOPs
3. Preparation for MOPs by Y. Endo, J. Ito, and Shibata		 pp. 9-35. A. Tsuchida, M. Abe,N.Kudo, Yoshioka Y. Endo, J. Ito, Shibata
5/11 1. MOPs
(1) Yamanari (S): "Matsuzaka fans 10 in debut as Red Sox defeat Kansas City," the Japan Times, April 7, 2007, p. 1.
(2) Kurokawa (W): "U.S. soft-pedals enemies in wake of Iraq failings," the Japan Times, March 21, 2007, p. 1 and p. 5.
2. Lecture: Step 3, Evaluation for Future Presentations
3. Preparation for MOPs by Shigeta, Morikawa, Date, and Kitano		 p. 9-35. M. Arai, Nashimoto, Takekawa Shigeta, Morikawa, Date, Kitano
5/14 1. MOPs
(1) Y. Endo (B): "Tesco opens first supermarket in Japan," the Japan Times, April 26,2007, p. ?.
(2) J. Ito (W): To be postponed to .
(3) Shibata (S): "Nakamura wins league, player of year honors," the Japan Times, April 24, 2007, p. 20.
2. Lecture: Step 4, Term Paper Writing
3. Preparation for MOPs 		pp. 12-14, 36-41. S. Shimizu, Otani A. Tsuchida, M. Abe, N. Kudo, Yoshioka Yamanari, Kurokawa
5/18 1. MOPs
(1) Shigeta (S): "After 15 years, pound breaches $2 historic level” the Japan Times, April 19, 2007, p. 11.
(2) Morikawa (B): ''Nadal continues clay court dominance against Federer," the Japan Times, April 24, 2007, p. 20..
(3) Date (S): Officially postponed to May 25, due to a medical/health reason
(4) Kitano (S): "Ballack fires winner as Chelsea keep quadruple hopes alive," the Japan Times, April 17, 2007, p. 20.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Arai, Nashimoto, and Takekawa		 . Nakatsu, Katsuragawa, Okamoto, Okimoto M. Arai, Nashimoto, Takekawa Y. Endo, J. Ito, Shibata Yamanari, Kurokawa
5/21 1. MOPs
(1) A. Tsuchida (N): "11 hurt as quake shakes central Japan," the Japan Times, April 16, 2007, p. 2.
(2) M. Abe (S): "Most fans frozen out of skating world," the Japan Times, April 1, 2007, p. 20.
(3) N. Kudo (W): "Gay couples get rights across New England," the Japan Times, April 27, 2007, p. 6.
(4) Yoshioka (B): "Nissan switches target year for sales goal to '09," the Japan Times, April 17, 2007, p. 10.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Shimizu and Otani		 . Shirakura, Shbasaki, Nakaya, K. Tsuchida S. Shimizu, Otani Shigeta, Morikawa, Date, Kitano Y. Endo, J. Ito, Shibata
5/25 1. MOPs
(1) M. Arai (S): "AC Milan downs Man United in semifinal," the Japan Times, May 4, 2007, p. 11.
(2) Nashimoto (N): "Nation's child population declines to new postwar low," the Japan Times, May 7, 2007, p. 2.
(3) Takekawa: ???
(4) Date (S): "Mao plans for gold at 2010 Olympics," the Japan Times, April 7, 2007, p. 18 and p. 20
2. Preparation for MOPs by Nakatsu, Katsuragawa, Okamoto, and Okimoto		 N. Ito, Kim, Fan, J. Ito Nakatsu, Katsuragawa, Okamoto, Okimoto A. Tsuchida, M. Abe, N. Kudo, Yoshioka Shyigeta, Morikawa, Date, Kitano
6/8 1. MOPs
(1) S. Shimizu (N): "Kamikaze film sparks talk of peace," the Japan Times, Ma 14, 2007, p. 2.
(2) Otani (N): "Fossils in Australia rival world’s largest dinosaur," the Japan Times, May 5, 2007, p. 4.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Shirakura, Shibasaki, Nakaya, and K. Tsuchida
3. Scheduling FOPs
4. Introduction to FOPs		 pp. 42-49. Shibata Shirakura, Shbasaki, Nakaya, K. Tsuchida M. Arai, Nashimoto, Takekawa A. Tsuchida, M. Abe, N. Kudo, Yoshioka
6/11 1. MOPs
(1) Nakatsu (N): "Stray dogs get help from ministry," the Japan Times, May 17, 2007, p. 2.
(2) Katsuragawa (N): "Calls flood Kumamoto hospital as it opens first baby hatch," the Japan Times, May 1, 2007, p. 1.
(3) Okamoto (N): "Abe to seek 50% global emissions cut at G-8 meet," the Japan Times, May 9, 2007, p. 1.
(4) Okimoto (B/N): "Japan overtakes U.S as world’s largest vehicle producer," the Japan Times, May 9, 2007, p. 8.
2. Preparation for MOPs by N. Ito, Kim, and Fan		 . Yamanari,Kitano, Endo N. Ito, Kim, Fan, J. Ito S. Shimizu, Otani M. Arai, Nashimoto, Takekawa
6/15 1. MOPs
(1) Shirakura (S): "Report on payment by Lions issued," the Japan Times, April 6, 2007, p. 13.
(2) Shibasaki (N): "Otokomae tofu makes a handsome U.S.
debut," the Japan Times, May 20, 2007, p. 2.
(3) Nakaya (B): "Great number of U.S.lawmakers eager to expand ethanol production," the Japan Times, May 3, 2007, p. 12.
(4) K. Tsuchida (B): "NTT DoCoMo profit falls 25%," the Japan Times, April 28, 2007, p. 9.
2. Preparation for First MOP #2 by Shibata.		 Nakaya, Yoshioka, Okimotom, Arai Nakatsu, Katsuragawa, Okamoto, Okimoto S. Shimizu, Otani
6/18 1. MOPs
(1) N. Ito (N): "Wii is whipping rivals with affordability, ease, fun," the Japan Times, June 2, 2007, p. 10.
(2) Kim (W): "Singapore pledges support to Malaysia development plan," the Japan Times, May 16, 2007, p. 4.
(3) Fan (N): "Toyota throws hybrid models into Lexus lineup," the Japan Times, May 18, 2007, p. 8.
(4) J. Ito (W): "Faster trains begin services in China," the Dairy Yomiuri, April 7, 2007, p. 7.
2. Preparation for MOPs #2
 Shirakura, Kim, K. Tsuchida Shirakura, Shbasaki, Nakaya, K. Tsuchida Nakatsu, Katsuragawa, Okamoto, Okimoto
6/22 1. MOP #2
(1) Shibata (N/B): " Fujiya opens its first ‘bakery cafe’ in Tokyo," the Japan Times, May 10, 2007, p. 10.
2. Preparation for MOPs #2		 pp. 42-49 Shimizu,Shigeta, Shibasaki, J. Ito N. Ito, Kim, Fan, J. Ito Shirakura, Shbasaki, Nakaya, K. Tsuchida
6/25 1. MOPs #2
(1) Yamanari (S): Japan coach Osim's doubt over players lingers ahead of Asian Cup finals," the Japan Times, June 8, 2007, p. 14.
(2) Kitano (S): "Beckham shines at new Wembley," the Japan Times, June 3, 2007, p. 20.
(3) Endo (N/B): "Daiso \100-style shops start to blossom in Mideast," the Japan Times, ?, 2007, p. ?.
2. Preparation for MOPs #2		 Nakatsu, Kudo, Katsuragawa, Fan N. Ito, Kim, Fan, J. Ito
6/29 1. MOPs #2
(1) Nakaya (N/W): "Ministry to promote all farming techniques following EU restrictions," the Japan Times, June 12, 2007, p. 8.
(2) Yoshioka (B): "McDonald's to charge urbanites more," the Japan Times, June 13, 2007, p. 10.
(3) Okimoto (W): "Greenland sees benefits from global warming," the Japan Times, June 7, 2007, p. 11.
(4) Arai (S): "Japan's Loamanu set to line up against native Tonga in PNC," the Japan Times, June 2, 200, p. 20.
2. Preparation for MOPs #2		 Date, Otani, Abe
7/2 1. MOPs #2
(1) Shirakura (S): "Yamasaki comes off the 'scrap heap' to lead Rakuten surge," the Japan Times, June 3, 2007, p. 19.
(2) K. Tsuchida (AP): "Shingapore's HIV/AIDS cases up in '06: ministry," the Japan Times, June 6, 2007, p. 4.
(3) Kim (AP): "North Korea family prepared escape well," the Japan Times, June 5, 2007, p. 1.
2. Preparation for MOPs #2		 A. Tsuchida, Nashimoto, N. Ito
7/6 1. MOPs #2
(1) Shimizu (N): "Don't deny Nanjing death toll: Beijing," the Japan Times, June 22, 2007, p. 3.
(2) Shigeta (S): "Ichiro’s hitting streak extended to 24 games," the Japan Times, June 2, 2007, p 22.
(3) Shibasaki (N): "New tests in works for Tamiflu," the Japan Times, June 22, 2007, p. 2.
(4) J. Ito (AP): "China's third-biggest lake faces pollution crisis,"the Japan Times, June 2, 2007, p. 4.
2. Preparation for MOPs #2		 .
7/9 1. MOPs #2
(1) Nakatsu (N): "Bill targeted at drunk drivers, abettors passed," the Japan Times, June 15, 2007, p. 2.
(2) Kudo (N): "JAL　reform step ejects privete rooms," the Japan Times, Ｍａｙ 17, 2007, p. 10.
(3) Katsuragawa (N): "Nova dealt penalty for deception," the Japan Times, June 14, 2007, p. 1.
(4) Fan (AP): "Pirates of the Caribbean," the Japan Times, June 16, 2007, p. 4.
2. Preparation for MOPs #2		 .
7/11
2nd Period
at Room J432A		 1. MOPs #2
(1) Date (N): "Top Court decides on lay judge rules, sets daily pay," the Japan Times, June 14, 2007, p. 2.
(2) Otani (): ???
(3) Abe (N): "Barbie to doll up Hello Kitty-style to mix cute, Vamp," the Japan Times, June 6, 2007, p. 3.
7/13 Final Class!!!
1. MOPs #2
(1) A. Tsuchida (N): "Meat maker grilled over beef-pork mix," the Japan Times, June 21, p. 22.
(2) Nashimoto (N): "Working poor find nook to nap in cities' 24-hour Internet cafes," the Japan Times, May 11, 2007, p. 3.
(3) N. Ito (): ???
2. Deadline for ALL Term Papers except for Date, Otani, Abe, A. Tsuchida, Nashimoto, and N. Ito whose deadline is July 20.
NOTES on Abbreviations:
N = National, B = Business, W = World, AP = Asia-Pacific, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged