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Last Updated on April 25, 2011

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
4/27 1. Introduction to English Seminar I: Current Topics about Japan.
2. Scheduling Pesentation #1s
3. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site		 Student Info Sheet, pp. 1-2 .
4/29 1. Review of Class #1
2. Intro. to Newspaper English, I
3. Intro. to Longer Presentation, I		 pp. 1-6b, 9-10, 15-16. Ugai and Otani
5/4 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 Ugai and Otani		 pp. 5-11, 3b-4b, 13-18 Toda, Ito, Shirota Ugai and Otani
4/30 1 Review: Class #3
2. Introduction to Longer Presentation, III: Presentation SKILLS for MOP
3. Preparation for MOPs by Toda, Ito, and Shirota		 pp. 9-35. Yoshida,Naritomi, Kinjo

Early Deadline due to the GW break for Kobori, Kobayashi		 Toda, Ito, Shirota
5/7 1. MOPs
(1) Ugai (N): "A 17-year quest to prove Sugaya innocent," the Japan Times, March 25, 2010, p. 3.
(2) Otani (N): "Homeless fighting park renovation,"the Japan Times, April 16, 2010, p. 3.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Yoshida, Naritomi, and Kinjo		 p. 9-35. Ikeda, Kasagi, Takagi Yoshida, Naritomi, Kinjo
5/12 1. MOPs
(1) Toda (N): "High court rules lay judge trial constitutional," the Japan Times, April 23, 2010, p. 2.
(2) Ito (N): "Piracy prompts Japan to open first overseas military base," the Japan Times, April 27, 2010, p. 2.
(3) Shirota (N): "Students sit for national achievement tests," the Japan Times, April 21, 2010, p. 2.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Kobori and Kobayashi		 pp. 12-14, 36-41. Yabuki, Chen, Yukawa Kobori, Kobayashi Ugai and Otani
5/14 1. MOPs
(1) Yoshida (S): "Kanemoto’s record streak grinds to halt," the Japan Times, April 19, 2010, pp. 15-16.
(2) Naritomi (A/P): "Tsushima's S. Koreans: guests or guerrias?," the Japan Times, March 5, 2010, p. 3.
(3) Kinjo (N/B): "Japan hopes to corner 6% of global water biz," the Japan Times Online, April 13, 2010, p. 8.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Ikeda, Kasagi, and Takagi		 Akagi, Shimpo, Osoegawa Ikeda, Kasagi, Takagi Toda, Ito, Shirota Ugai and Otani
5/19 1. MOPs
(1) Kobori (N): "Nara kicks off anniversary celebrations," the Japan Times, April 25, 2010, p. 2.
(2) Kobayashi (N): "Are thicker textbooks the answer?," the Japan Times, April 21, 2010, p. 3.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Yabuki, Chen, and Yukawa
3. Lecture: Introduction to FOP
4. Scheduling FOPs		 pp. 12-14, 36-41 for MOPs and pp. 42-50 for FOPs Arai for MOP
Naritomi for FOP		 Yabuki, Chen, Yukawa Yoshida, Naritomi, Kinjo Toda, Ito, Shirota
5/21 1. MOPs
(1) Ikeda (N/B): "Toyota U.S. sales jumped in April," the JapanTimes, May 5, 2010, p. 2.
(2) Kasagi (N): "Okinawans rally against keeping base," the Japan Times, April 26, 2010, p. 1.
(3) Takagi (S): "Ishikawa sets new tour record," the Japan Times, May 3, 2010, p. 1.
2. Preparation for MOPs by Akagi, Shimpo, and Osoegawa		 pp. 12-14, 36-4. Takagi, Shirota Akagi, Shimpo, Osoegawa Kobori, Kobayashi Yoshida, Naritomi, Kinjo
5/26 1. MOPs
(1) Yabuki (N): "DPJ wavers on maiden names law," the Japan Times, April 10, 2010, p. 3.
(2) Chen (N/B): "Clothing outlet Forever 21 plans major expansion," the Japan Times, April 30, 2010, p. 2.
(3) Yukawa (N/B): "JAL to cut more flights, retire planes earlier," the Japan Times, April 29, 2010, p. 7.
2. Preparation for MOP by Arai and FOP by Naritomi		 Yabuki, Ito Arai, Naritomi Ikeda, Kasagi, Takagi Kobori, Kobayashi
5/28 1. MOPs
(1) Akagi (N/B): "Nintendo gearing up for kickoff of new 3-D hand-held game player," the Japan Times, April 16, 2010, p. 3.
(2) Shimpo (N): "U.S. transport chief takes ride on maglev," the Japan Times, May 12, 2010, p. 7.
(3) Osoegawa (N): "A-bomb icon's brother appeals in N.Y. for peace," the Japan Times, May 5, 2010, p. 2.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Shirota and Takagi		 Yukawa, Ikeda Takagi, Shirota Yabuki, Chen, Yukawa Ikeda, Kasagi, Takagi
6/2 1. MOP
(1) Arai (N): "Education ministry planning to improve quality of teachers," the Daily Yomiuri, May 18, 2010, p. 1.
2. FOP
(1) Naritomi (N): "Japan struggles with the right-to-die issue," the Japan Times, April 8, 2006, p. 3.
3. Preparation for FOPs by Yabuki and Ito		 pp. 42-50 Kobori, Kobayashi Yabuki, Ito Akagi, Shimpo, Osoegawa Yabuki, Chen, Yukawa
6/4 1. FOPs
(1) Shirota (N): "DPJ in jam over consumption tax," the Japan Times, May 18, 2010, p. 3.
(2）Takagi (N): "Parties pin poll hopes on sports star power," the Japan Times, May 13, 2010, p. 2.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Yukawa and Ikeda		 Ugai, Chen Yukawa, Ikeda Arai, Naritomi Akagi, Shimpo, Osoegawa
6/9 1. FOPs
(1) Yabuki (N): "Death not sought in lay judge trial," the Japan Times, February 27, 2010, p. 2.
(2) Ito (N): "Immigrants can buoy Japan," the Japan Times, May 20, 2010, p. 13.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Kobori and Kobayashi		 Toda, Akagi Kobori, Kobayashi Takagi, Shirota Arai
6/11 1. FOPs
(1) Yukawa (N): "Second round of state spending reviews begins," the Japan Times, April 24, 2010, p. 2.
(2) Ikeda (N): "Offshore wind farms planned," the Japan Times, May 9, 2010, p. 2.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Ugai and Chen		 Yoshida, Shimpo Ugai, Chen Yabuki, Ito .
6/16 1. FOPs
(1) Kobori (N): "Activist cash-strapped, vague about future prospects with Sea Shepherd", the Japan Times, May 28, 2010, p. 2.
(2) Kobayashi (N): "Smokeless tobacco set for debut amid spreading cigarette bans,"the Japan Times, May 17, 2010, p. 2.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Toda and Akagi		 Arai, Osoegawa Toda, Akagi Yukawa, Ikeda
6/18 1. FOPs
(1) Ugai (N): "Postal plan changes worry U.S., EU," tthe Japan Times, May 16, 2010 p. 3.
(2) Chen (N): "Parental leave still finds dads in huge minority," the Japan Times, June 2, 2010, p. 2.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Yoshida and Shinpo		 Kinjo, Otani Yoshida, Shimpo Kobori, Kobayashi
6/23 1. FOPs
(1) Toda (N): "Expert ODA input sought," the Japan Times, April 22, 2010, p. 3.
(2) Akagi (N): "'First child allowances are paid," the Japan Times, June 2, 2010, pp. 1-2.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Arai and Osoegawa		 Kasagi Arai, Osoegawa Ugai, Chen
6/25 1. FOPs
(1) Yoshida (N/B): "JAL ends all flights in and out of Kobe," the Japan Times, June 1, 2010, p. 1.
(2) Shimpo (): "Finke, calls for change to J.League schedule," the Japan Times, July 13, 2009, p. ?.
2. Preparation for FOPs by Kinjo and Otani		   Kinjo, Otani Toda, Akagi
6/30 1. FOPs
(1) Arai (N): Provincial areas experiencing doctor shortage,"the Japan Times, June 1, 2010, p. 4.
(2) Osoegawa (N): "More cinemas cancel plams to screen 'Cove'," the Japan Times, June 5, 2010, p. 1.
2. Preparation for FOP by Kasagi		 Kasagi Yoshida, Shimpo
7/2 1. FOPs
(1) Kinjo (N): "Tolls to be lifted on 1,626 km of highways,"  the Japan Times, February 3, 2010, p. 1.
(2) Otani (N/S): "Sports bets land ozeki out of ring," the Japan Times, June 16, 2010, p. 1. 		  Arai, Osoegawa
7/7 1. FOPs
(1) Kasagi (N): "Japan vows forest conservation support to fight climate change," the Japan Times, June 1, 2010, p. 3.		 Kinjo, Otani
7/9 Last Class = Dealine for All TPs.       Kasagi  All TP#2s
 7/14            
NOTES on Abbreviations:
N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged