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Last Updated on December 25, 2017

DATE CONTENT Handouts STEP 1: Preparation for OPs STEPS 3 & 4: Deadlines after OPs
Deadline for Sending E-mail to Mr. Shimura for Your OP Deadline for Giving 1st Handouts to Class Objective Evaluation Term Paper
9/22 1. Introduction to English Seminar: Presentation on Current Topics about Japan.
2. Scheduling Self-introductions
3. Preparing for Self-introduction: Review of Body Language for Presentations
4. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site		 (1) Student Info Sheet, (2) HOs, pp. 1-2, 22-25
9/26 1. Review of Last Class
2. Self-introductions, Part I, by Kurai, Ito, Yuri, Higashiyama, Furusawa, Nakahara, Sekiguchi, Arakawa, Takemae, Katsu, Kajiyama, Seki, and Shimamoto
 pp. 1-4 (esp., HW: 3-4) and pp. 22-25 (self-intro.)
9/29 1. Review of Last Class
2. Self-introductions, Part II, by Funabashi, Yanai, Liang, Yamamoto, Matsumoto, Hiroe, Kuryu, Higuchi?, Sekiguchi?, Niwa, Ikeda, Yo, Iyori?
3. Lecture: Newspaper English, Part I
 pp.3-4
10/3 1. Review of Last Class
2. Lecture: Newspaper English, II
3. Scheduling OP#!s
4. Lecture: Introduction to Longer Presentation, I		 pp. 5-6, 6b, 9-10, 13, 15-16 Katsu, Kurai, Liang, Funahashi
10/6 1. Review of Last Class
2. Lecture: Newspaper English, III
3. Lecture: Introduction to Longer Presentation, II
4. Preparation for OP#1s by Katsu and Kurai		 pp. 7-11 Seki, Kajiyama, Higuchi Katsu, Kurai
10/10 1 Review: Class #3
2. Lecture: Introduction to Longer Presentation, III
3. Preparation for OP#1s by Liang and Funahashi		 pp. 9-18b, 22-35 Matsumoto, Yanai, Sekiguchi Liang, Funahashi
10/13 1. OP#1s
(1) Katsu (N): "Citizens' group rallies to curb hate speech on Twitter," The Japan Times, September 19, 2017, p. 3.
(2) Kurai (B): "Toyota roars ahead with GR sports car brand," The Japan Times, September 20, 2017, p,. 6.
2. Preparation for OP#1s by Seki, Kajiyama, and Higuchi		 . Arakawa, Yamamoto, Nagano Seki, Kajiyama, Higuchi
10/17 1. OP#1s
(1) Liang (N/AP): "Hokkaido gets to grips with reality of North's missiles," the Japan Times, September 16, 2017, p. 2.
(2) Funahashi (S): "High school slugger Kiyomiya to turn pro," The Japan Times, September 23, 2017, p. 13.
2. Lecture: Introduction to Term Paper Writing
3. Preparation for OP#1s by Matsumoto, Yanai, and Sekiguchi		 . Ikeda, Hiroe, Furusawa Matsumoto, Yanai, Sekiguchi Katsu, Kurai
10/20 1. OP#1s
(1) Seki (): ?
(2) Kajiyama (N/B): "Good for Toyota, bad for Uber: Saudi woman to drive," The Japan Times, Setepmeber 28, 2017, p. ?.
(3) Higuchi (N): "Hokkaido 'workations' breathe fresh air into telecommuting ," The Japan Times, September 21, 2017, p. 3.
2. Preparation for OP#1s by Arakawa, Yamamoto, and Nagano		 , Ito, Yo Arakawa, Yamamoto, Nagano Liang, Funahashi
10/24 1. OP#1s
(1) Matsumoto (S): "Shirai wins third floor exercise gold,"The Japan Times, October 9, 2017, p, 12.
(2) Yanai (N/B): "High tech, IT and robots are at forefront of Japanfs funeral industry boom," The Japan Times, September 26, 2017, p. 3.
(3) Sekiguchi (N): "Tokyo officially OK'd nukes in '69," The Japan Times, August 15, 2017, p. 1.
2. Preparation for OP#1s by Ikeda, Hiroe, Furusawa		 Yuri, Niwa, Kuryu Ikeda, Hiroe, Furusawa Seki, Kajiyama, Higuchi Katsu
10/27 1. OP#1s
(1) Arakawa (N/B): "Dentsu chief admits guilt in ignoring illegal overtime," The Japan Times, September 23, 2017, p. 1.
(2) Yamamoto (N): "Tokyo to seek public smoking ban by 2019," The Japan Times, September 9, 2017, p. 2.
(3) Nagano (N): "Tokyo startupfs new heart attack app ready to save lives," The Japan Times, September 14, 2017, p. 3.
2. Preparation for OP#1s by Ito and Yo		 Iyori, Shimamoto, Higashiyama Ito, Yo Matsumoto, Yanai, Sekiguchi Liang, Funahashi
10/31 1. OP#1s
(1) Ikeda (N): "Japan releases free travel app for foreign tourists," The Japan Times, September 21, 2017, p. ?.
(2) Hiroe (N): "Child abuse reports rise to new high in first half," The Japan Times, September 22, 2017, p, 2.
(3) Furusawa (N/B): "Why men are afraid to take parental leave," The Japan Times, September 23, 2017, p. 3.
2. Preparation for OP#1s by Yuri, Niwa, and Kuryu		 Takemae, Nakahara Yuri, Niwa, Kuryu Arakawa, Yamamoto, Nagano Seki, Kajiyama, Higuchi, Kurai
11/7 1. OP#1s
(1) Ito (S): "Uno stakes Japan to lead despite Hanyu's struggles," The Japan Times, April 22, 2017, p. 19.
(2) Yo (N): "YouTube celeb lists on Valu, runs off with money," The Japan Times, September 25, 2017, p. 2.
2. Scheduling OP#2s
3. Lecture: Introduction to OP#2s
4. Preparation for OP#1s by Iyori, Shimamoto, and Higashiyama		 Kurai, Ito, Funahashi Iyori, Shimamoto, Higashiyama Ikeda, Hiroe, Furusawa Matsumoto, Yanai, Sekiguchi
11/10 1. OP#1s
(1) Yuri (N): "Japan's Elderly Drivers Facing Safety Courses, Greater Scrutiny as Accidents Surge," The Japan Times, October 4, 2017, p. 3.
(2) Niwa (S): "'King Kazu' wants to continue reign," The Japan Times, October 9, 2017, p. 12.
(3) Kuryu (N/S): "Kiryu makes hitory with sub-10second 100metars," The Japan Times, September 10, 2017, p. 24. 
2. Preparation for OP#1s by Takemae and Nakahara		 Sekiguchi, Yo, Matsumoto Takemae, Nakahara Ito, Yo Arakawa, Yamamoto, Nagano
11/14 1. OP#1s
(1) Iyori (N/S): "Paralympics chance for Japan to push inclusiveness: experts," The Japan Times, October 22, 2017, p. 2.
(2) Shimamoto (N): "LGBT groups, educators call for diversity in school uniforms," The Japan Times, October 16, 2017, p. 2.
(3) Higashiyama (N): "Nagasaki rejoices over native son's Nobel Prize win," The Japan Times, October 7, 2017, p. 2.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Kurai, Ito, Funahashi		 Iyori,Higashiyama Kurai, Ito, Funahashi Yuri, Niwa, Kuryu Ikeda, Hiroe, Furusawa
11/17 1. OP#1s
(1) Takemae (N): "Japan sees 5% of newborns conceived via IVF in 2015," The Japan Times,  September 13, 2017, p. 1.
(2) Nakahara (N): "Anime Fans Retrace the Footsteps of Beloved Characters," The Japan Times, September 5, 2017, p. 3.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Sekiguchi, Yo, Matsumoto		 Arakawa, Takemae, Ikeda Sekiguchi, Yo, Matsumoto Iyori, Shimamoto, Higashiyama Ito, Yo
11/28 1. OP#2s
(1) Kurai (N/B): "IOEA: The grass-roots gospel of otaku culture," The Japan Times, September 25, 2017, p. 9.
(2) Ito (N): "Abe emerges stronger, but faces nation divided. ," The Japan Times, October 23, 2017, pp. 1-2.
(3) Funahashi (N): "Anticipating a major Nankai Trough quake," The Japan Times, November 6, 2017, p. 7.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Iyori, Higashiyama		 Katsu, Furusawa, Yuri Iyori, Higashiyama Takemae, Nakahara Yuri, Niwa, Kuryu
12/1 1. OP#2s
(1) Sekiguchi (N): "Kyushu volcano erupts, alert level raised," The Japan Times, October 12, 2017, p. 1.
(2) Yo (N): "Foreign residents' needs largely ignored despite growing role in Japan : NPO chief," The Japan Times, October 21, 2017, p. 2.
(3) Matsumoto (N): "Tokyo beefs up security before Trump's visit,"the Japan Times, November 1, 2017, p. 2.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Arakawa, Takemae, Ikeda		 Kajiyama, Yanai, Nakahara Arakawa, Takemae, Ikeda Kurai, Ito, Funahashi Iyori, Shimamoto, Higashiyama
12/5 1. OP#2s
(1) Iyori (B): "Mizuho to shed 19,000 workers," The Japan Times, November 14, 2017, p. 6.
(2) Higashiyama (N): "Ivanka Trump praises Abe's gwomenomics'," The Japan Times, November 4, 2017, p. 1.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Katsu, Furusawa, Yuri		 Shimamoto, Hiroe, Niwa Katsu, Furusawa, Yuri Sekiguchi, Yo, Matsumoto Takemae, Nakahara and ALL TP#1s

12/8		 1. OP#2s
(1) Arakawa (S): "Yokozuna Harumafuji is suspect in assault," The Japan Times, November 15, 2017, p. 1.
(2) Takemae (N): "MSDF holds rare trilateral drills with India, U.S.," The Japan Times, November 8, 2017, p. 4.
(3) Ikeda (N): "Five nation crackdown hits half of Japanese language school," The Japan Times, October 5, 2017, p. 5.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Kajiyama, Yanai, Nakahara		 Kuryu, Nagano, Yamamoto Kajiyama, Yanai, Nakahara Iyori, Higashiyama .
12/12 1. OP#2s
(1) Katsu (N): "Tuna panel decision draws mixed reactions in Japan," The Japan Times, November 26, 2017, p. 2.
(2) Furusawa (S): "Fighters grant Shohei Otanifs wish to seek move to major leagues," The Japan Times, November 11, 2017, p. 10.
(3) Yuri (N): "Speed Limit Raised to 110 kph on Section of Shin-Tomei Expressway," The Japan Times, November 2, 2017, p. 3.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Shimamoto, Hiroe, Niwa		 Higuchi, Liang Shimamoto, Hiroe, Niwa Arakawa, Takemae, Ikeda
12/15 1. OP#2s
(1) Kajiyama (N): "Make giving birth easier in Japan ," The Japan Times, December 3, 2017, p. 2.
(2) Yanai (N): "Osaka court rules tattoo artistfs work violated medical law, was not art or expression," The Japan Times, September 27, 2017, p. ?.
(3) Nakahara (N): "Japan Grapples with Addiction Ahead of Casino Gaming," The Japan Times, November 5, 2017, p. 3.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Kuryu, Nagano, Yamamoto		   Kuryu, Nagano, Yamamoto Katsu, Furusawa, Yuri
12/19 1. OP#2s
(1) Shimamoto (N): PPD to December 26 for Health Reason.
(2) Hiroe (S): "Japanese baseball set to adopt video challenge," November 14, 2017, p. 13.
(3) Niwa (N): "Politics and prodigies inspired top buzzwords,h The Japan Times, December 2, 2017, p. 1.
2. Preparation for OP#2s by Higuchi and Liang		 Higuchi, Liang Kajiyama, Yanai, Nakahara
12/22 1. OP#2s
(1) Kuryu (N): "Only 36% of high scool toilets are Westan-style, survey finds" The Japan times, November 20, 2017, p. 2.
(2) Nagano (N): "Shogi master Yoshiharu wins seventh eisei lifetime title," The Japan Times, December 7, 2017, p. 2.
(3) Yamamoto (N/B): "FamilyMart to add laundry machines," The Japan Times, November 30, 2017, p. 3.		   Shimamoto, Hiroe, Niwa
12/26 1. OP#2s
(1) Shimamoto (N): "Chief of U.S. forces in Okinawa sorry for fatal vehicle crash," The Japan Times, November 22, 2017, p. 3.
(2) Liang (N): "TV owners bound by law to pay NHK: court," The Japan Times, December 7, 2017, p. 1.		       Kuryu, Nagano, Yamamoto
1/12   1. Backup Day for PPD OP#2s
(1) Higuchi (): "Break the tradition and bring out hte duck this Christmas," The Japan Times, December 16, 2017, p. ?.
(2) 		      Shimamoto, Liang Deadline for TP#2s
1/16  Back-up Day for PPD OP#2s         Deadline for TP#2 for Higuchi
1/19        
NOTES on Abbreviations:
OP = Oral Presentation, N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, AP = Asia/Pacific, TBA = To Be Arranged, PPD = post-poned