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Last Updated on December 4, 2009

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
9/25 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 Hayashi, Dohata
9/30 1. Review of Class #1
2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I
3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I		 pp. 1-6b, 9-10, 13-14. Kuroki, Fujikubo, Sakurai
10/2 1. Review of Class #2
2. Intro. to Newspaper English, II
3. Introduction Longer Presentation, II: CONTENT of OP#1s
4. Preparation for MOPs by Hayashi and Dohata		 pp. 5-11, 3b-4b, 13-18 Masuko, Sakai Hayashi, Dohata
10/7 1 Review: Class #3
2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for MOP
3. Preparation for MOPs by Kuroki, Fujikubo, Sakurai		 pp. 9-35. Keida, Funabashi Kuroki, Fujikubo, Sakurai
10/9 1. MOPs
(1) Hayashi (N): "Cell phone culture here unlike any other," the Japan Times, September 2, 2009, p. 3.
(2) Dohata (B): "Suntory in talks to buy Orangina," the Japan Times, September 11, 2009, p. ?.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Masuko, Sakai, and Ishiwatari		 p. 9-35. Fukumoto, Hoshino, Inoue Masuko, Sakai, Ishiwatari
10/14 1. MOPs
(1) Kuroki (N): "Sakai charged with drug possession," the Japan Times, September 29, 2009, p. ?.
(2) Fujikubo (B): "Strong yen weighs on exporters," the Japan Times, September 26, 2009, p. 7.
(3) Sakurai (): "Fashion company to retail 200 items for 990 yen," September 9, 2009, p. 7.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Keida and Funabashi		 pp. 12-14, 36-41 Ikegaya, Kitahara, Kondo Keida, Funabashi Hayashi, Dohata
10/16 1. MOPs
(1) Masuko (S): Hara moved by third straight title," the Japan Times, September 26, 2009, p. 16.
(2) Ishiwatari (N): PPD to 10/30 for Flu
2. Preparation for MOPs by Fukumoto, Hoshino, and Inoue		 . Yoshizawa, Kobayashi, Ishiwatari Fukumoto, Hoshino, Inoue Kuroki, Fujikubo, Sakurai Hayashi, Dohata
10/21 1. MOPs
(1) Keida (N): Canceled.
(2) Funabashi (N): "Hospitals urged to halt loss of female doctors," the Japan Times, October 1, 2009, p. 3.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Ikegaya, Kitahara, and Kondo		 . Ikegaya Ikegaya, Kitahara, Kondo Masuko, Sakai, Ishiwatari Kuroki, Fujikubo, Sakurai
10/23 1. MOPs
(1) Hoshino (N): "Murakami: Titan of postwar literature," the Japan Times, Septembe 29, 2009, p. 3.
(2) Inoue (N): "Rice-a staple of unstable furture, funds?," the Japan Times, October 6, 2009, p. 3.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Yoshizawa, Kobayashi, Ishiwatari		 , Yoshizawa, Kobayashi, Ishiwatari Keida, Funabashi Masuko, Sakai, Ishiwatari
10/28 1. MOPs
(1) Ikegaya (B): "Special task force eyed to fight job woes," the Japan Times, October 6, 2009, p. 7.
(2) Kitahara (N): "Kao withdraws 'healthy' food labeling from Econa products," the Japan Times, October 10, 2009, p. 2.
(3) Kondo (N): "Electric vehicles, touted as next big thing, still in their infancy," the Japan Times, October 14, 2009, p. 3.
2. Preparation for MOP by and FOP by Ikegaya.		 pp. 42-49. Hayashi, Fujikubo Ikegaya Fukumoto, Hoshino, Inoue Keida, Funabashi
10/30 1. MOPs
(1) Yoshizawa (B): "Nintendo reduces price of Wii in attempt to keep lead on rivals," the Japan Times, September 25, 2009, p. 7.
(2) Kobayashi (N): "Medical staff given H1N1 vaccinations," the Japan Times, October 20, 2009, p. 1.
(3) Ishiwatari (S): "Kawasaki holds off Kashima in 15-minute rematch," the Japan Times, October 8, 2009, p. 16.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Hayashi and Fujikubo		 .. Kitahara Hayashi, Fujikubo Ikegaya, Kitahara, Kondo Fukumoto, Hoshino, Inoue
11/4 1. MOP
(1) Hoshino (N): "Murakami: Titan of postwar literature," the Japan Times, September 29, 2009, p. 3.
2. FOP
(1) Ikegaya (N/B): "Tax deductions for dependents face ax in 2010," the Japan Times, October 14, 2009, p. 8.
3. Preparation for FOPs by Kitahara and ?		 Yoshizawa, Kobayashi (Early Deadline for Mita Festival Break) Kitahara Yoshizawa, Kobayashi, Ishiwatari Ikegaya, Kitahara, Kondo
11/6 No Class .
11/11 1. FOPs
(1) Hayashi (N): "G-7 intwilight stage as G-20 gains clout," the Japan Times, October 5, 2009, p. 2.
(2) Fujikubo (N): "Environmentalists looking to Hatoyama for leadership," the Japan Times, September 22, 2009, p. 3.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Yoshizawa and Kobayashi		 pp. 42-49. Ishiwatari, Sakurai (Early Deadline for Mita Festival Break) Yoshizawa, Kobayashi Ikegaya Yoshizawa, Kobayashi, Ishiwatari
11/13 1. FOPs
(1) Kitahara (N): "Congress moves forward on Futenma relocation," the Japan Times, October 9, 2009, p. 2.
(2) ?
2. Preparation for FOPs by Ishiawatari and Sakurai		 Funabashi
Masuko, Kondo (Early Deadline for Mita Festival)		 Ishiwatari, Sakurai Hayashi, Fujikubo .
11/25 1. FOPs
(1) Yoshizawa (N/B): "Hike tax in tobacco: Hatoyama," the Japan Times, October 31, 2009, p. 4.
(2) Kobayashi (N/S): "Hiroshima, Nagasaki seek Olympics," the Japan Times, October 12, 2009, p. 1.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Funabashi and Dohata		 Hoshino Funabashi, Dohata Kitahara
11/27 1. FOPs
(1) Ishiwatari (B): "41-year-old McDonald's employee died of overwork, labor office says," the Japan Times, October 29, 2009, p. 16.
(2) Sakurai (N): "Abortion still key birth control," the Japan Times, October 20, 2009, p. 3.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Masuko and Kondo		 Inoue, Dohata Masuko, Kondo Yoshizawa, Kobayashi
12/2
12/4		 1. FOPs
(1) Funabashi (N): "Marriage ever-changing institution," the Japan Times, November 3, 2009, p. 3.
(2) Dohata (): PPD with Penalty to 12/16.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Hoshino and Kuroki		 . Hoshino Ishiwatari, Sakurai
12/4
12/9		 1. FOPs
(1) Masuko (N): "Maehara holds firm on dam rejection," the Japan Times, October 28, 2009, p. 2.
(2) Kondo (N): "Railways weighing merit of installing surveillance cameras," the Japan Times, November 25, 2009, p. 3.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Inoue and Dohata		 Inoue, Dohata Funabashi, Dohata
12/9
12/11		 1. FOPs
(1) Hoshino (N): "Amakudari rules in state institutions," the Japan Times, October 25, 2009, p. 2.
(2) Kuroki: Canceled for No Show
2. Preparation for FOP by		 . Masuko, Kondo
12/11
12/16		 1. FOPs
(1) Inoue (N/B): "DPJ should rethink kid payouts, OECD says," the Japan Times, November 19, 2009, p. 7.
(2) PPD FOP by Dohata (): ?		 Hoshino
1/6 Last Class
Deadine for Term Paper #2		 Inoue, Dohata All TP#2s
NOTES on Abbreviations:
N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged