Last Updated on December 18, 2019
| DATE | CONTENT | Handouts | STEP 1: Preparation | STEPS 3 & 4: Evaluation and Term Paper Writing | ||
| Deadline for Sending E-mail to Mr. Shimura for Your OPs | Deadline for Giving 1st Handouts to Class | Objective Evaluation | Term Paper | |||
| 9/24 | 1. Introduction to English Seminar: Current Topics about Japan. 2. Lecture on Physical Messager (i.e., Body Language) 3. Class Picture Taking for Our Web Site |
Student Info Sheet HOs, pp. 1-2, pp. 3-4 (=HW for 9/27), 22-25 Self-introduction Worksheet |
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| 9/27 | 1. Review of Class #1 2. Self-introduction, Part I |
Self-introduction Worksheet, pp. 22-25 | ||||
| 10/1 | 1. Review of Class #2 2. Self-introduction, Part II 3. Lecture: Newspaper English, I 4. Scheduling Presentation #1s (October 15 to November 26) |
Self-introduction Worksheet, The Japan Times (Wed., September 25, 2019), pp. 3-4 | Nohara, Shimomura | |||
| 10/4 | 1 Review: Class #3 2. Lecture: Newspaper English, II 3. Lecture: Longer Presentation, I |
pp. 3b-4b, pp. 5-8, p. 6b, pp. 9-10. | ||||
| 10/8 | 1. Review: Class #4 2. Lecture: Newspaper English, III 3. Lecture: Longer Presentation, II 4. Preparation for OP#1s by Nohara and Shimomura |
pp. 5-6, 6b, 7-8, 10-11, 15-16. | Nohara, Shimomura | |||
| 10/11 | 1. Review: Class #5 2. Lecture: Longer Presentation, III 3. Preparation for OP#1s by Shibata, Furudate, and Maika |
pp. 13-14, 22-35. | Shibata, Furudate, Maika | . | ||
| 10/15 | 1. OP#1s (1) Nohara (N): "3/11 tsunami museum opens doors," The Japan Times, September 24, 2019, p. 2. (2) Shimomura (S): "Body-painted superfun 'Bak-San' becomes RWC sensation," The Japan Times, October 1, 2019, p. 14. |
Suga, Furuumi, Otsuka | . | . | ||
| 10/18 | 1. OP#1s (1) Shibata (N/B): "Yahoo Japan pays ¥400 billion to turn Zozo into subsidiary," The Japan Times, September 13, 2019, p. 1 and p. 3. (2) Furudate (N): "Chubu airport opens LCC terminal," The Japan Times, September 21, 2019, p. 3. (3) Maika (N/B): "Apple's iPhone 11 series goes on sale in Japan," The Japan Times, September 21, 2019, p. 3. 2. Lecture: Term Paper Writing |
Sato, Hattori, Akiyama | Nohara, Shimomura | |||
| 10/25 | 1. OP#1s (1) Suga (N): "Japan warns firms not ot fire pregnant foreign trainees, as interns fear impact on work status," The Japan Times, March 14, 2019, p. ?. (2) Furuumi (N): "Stand and be delivered: Japan’s evolving escalator etiquette," The Japan Times, September 27, 2019, p. 4. (3) Otsuka (N/B): "Running on fumes？No problem, says Toyota," The Japan Times, September 23, 2019, p. 3. |
Tanaka, Kudo, Serizawa | Shibata, Furudate, Maika | |||
| 10/29 | 1. OP#1s (1) Sato (N): "Comedians apologize for racist joke about Osaka," The Japan Times, September 27, 2019, p. 2. (2) Hattori (N): "Growing network guiding parents with disabled kids," The Japan Times, October 3, 2019, p. 4. (3) Akiyama (N): "Japan's labor market is still rigged against woman," The Japan Times, October 2, 2019, p. 8. |
Yasukochi, Goto, Ogushi | Suga, Furuumi, Otsuka | Nohara, Shimomura | ||
| 11/1 | 1. OP#1s (1) Tanaka (N): "SoftBank loss from WeWork Uber could reach ¥580 billion," The Japan Times, October 9, 2019, p. 3. (2) Kudo (N): "Don't rely on U.S. to mend Tokyo-Seoul ties: expert," The Japan Times, September 24, 2019, p. 3. (3) Serizawa (N/B): "Sony plans to launch PlayStation 5 for next year’s holiday season," The Japan Times, October 10, 2019, p. 3. |
Shindo, Takei, Hasegawa | Sato, Hattori, Akiyama | Shibata, Furudate, Maika | ||
| 11/5 | 1. OP#1s (1) Yasukochi (N): "Driverless bus, avatar tech featured at CEATEC," The Japana Times, October 16, 2019, p. 3. (2) Goto (N): "Koizumi's 'sexy' remark untranslatable, government declares," The Japan Times, October 17, 2019, p. 2. (3) Ogushi (N/B): "Seven-Eleven to close 1,000 stores," The Japan Times, October 12, 2019, p. 3. |
Kurita, Osada, Tanishima | Tanaka, Kudo, Serizawa | Suga, Furuumi, Otsuka | ||
| 11/8 | 1. OP#1s (1) Shindo (N): "More students changed visas to work in 2018," The Japan Times, October 24, 2019, p. 2. (2) Takei (N): "Shibuya ordinance aims to end Halloween 'turmoil'," The Japan Times, October 23, 2019, p. 3. (3) Hasegawa (N): "Number of S. Korean visitors to Japan plunges nearly 60%," The Japan Times, October 18, 2019, p. 2. 2. Lecture: Introduction to Presentation #2 3. Class Discussion: Scheduling OP#2s (November 29 to January 14) |
Hyodo, Sakai, Kotaro | Yasukochi, Goto, Ogushi | Sato, Hattori, Akiyama | ||
| 11/12 | 1. OP#1s (1) Kurita (S): "Japan players and coach praise team unity after run to quarterfinals at Rugby World Cup," The Japan Times, October 22, 2019, p. 1. (2) Osada (N): "Some in LDP urge delay for new English exams" The Japan Times, November 1, 2019, p. 2. (3) Tanishima (N): "Shuri Castle destroyed by blaze," The Japan Times, November 1, 2019, p. 1. 2. LAST Preparation for OP#1s by Hosokawa and Kato |
Hosokawa, Kato (Early Deadline due to the Mita Festival) | Shindo, Takei, Hasegawa | Tanaka, Kudo, Serizawa | ||
| 11/15 | 1. OP#1s (1) Hyodo (N/B): "Rakuten delays rollout of Japan's fourth network," The Japan Times, September 7, 2019, p. 1. (2) Sakai (N): "Deadly strom leaves towns under waste," The Japan Times, October 14, 2019, p. 1. (3) Kotaro (S): "Tokyo Gov. Koike gives up fighting IOC's decision to move Olympic marathon to Sapporo" The Japan Tmes, November 2, 2019, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Shimomura, Furudate, and Suga |
Shimomura, Furudate, Suga (Early Deadline due to the Mita Festival) | Kurita, Osada, Tanishima | Yasukochi, Goto, Ogushi | ||
| 11/26 | 1. OP#1s (1) Hosokawa (N): "Question over raising minimum wages," The Japan Times, November 1, 2019, p. 7. (2) Kato (N/S): "'Little Miss Sumo wrestles sexism in ancient sport.," The Japan Times, November 5, 2019, p. 3. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Goto, Kudo, and Yasukochi |
. | Goto, Kudo, Yasukochi | Hyodo, Sakai, Kotaro | Shindo, Takei, Hasegawa | |
| 11/29 | 1. OP#2s (1) Shimomura (N): "Japan is going all in on casinos. Will the gamble pay off?" The Japan Times, Oct 31, 2019, p. 4. (2) Furudate (N/S): "Japan’s Would Cup will be remembered as wild success," The Japan Times, November 7, 2019, p. 2. (3) Suga (N): "Japan school boards start to rethink 'black rules' on everything from underwear to protesting," The Japan Times, November 9, 2019, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Otsuka, Serizawa, and Shindo |
Otsuka, Serizawa, Shindo | Hosokawa, Kato | Kurita, Osada, Tanishima | ||
| 12/3 | 1. OP#2s (1) Goto (N): "The spread of K-pop diplomacy," The Japan Times, November 1, 2019, p. 11. (2) Kudo (N/B): "Pearl industry hit by loss of 20 million oysters," The Japan Times, November 1, 2019, p. 4. (3) Yasukochi (N/B): "New flight route aid to tourism push," The Japan Times, October 28, 2019, p. 1. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Kotaro, Sakai, and Sato |
Hyodo |
Kotaro, Sakai, Sato | Shimomura, Furudate, Suga | .Hyodo, Sakai, Kotaro | |
12/6 |
1. OP#2s (1) Otsuka (N/B): "Four-day-week test boosted productivity 40%," The Japan Times, November 5, 2019, p. 3. (2) Serizawa (N/B): "Pokemon Go maker plans 'planet-scale' AR gaming," The Japan Times, Novemver 8, 2019, p. 4. (3) Shindo (N): "Suicide now leading cause of death among children aged 10 to 14 in Japan," The Japan Times, October 27, 2019, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Hasegawa, Maika, and Shibata |
Hasegawa, Maika, Shibata | Goto, Kudo, Yasukochi | Hosokawa, Kato | ||
| 12/10 | 1. OP#2s (1) Kotaro (N): "Pope Calls for spending on poor, not nukes," The Japan Times, November 25, 2019, p. 1. (2) Sakai (N/B): "Yahoo, Line take aim at online giants," The Japan Times, November 18, 2019, p. 1. (3) Sato (N): "Japan to require firms to clearly ban power harassment," The Japan Times, November 22, 2019, p. 3. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Nohara, Kurita, and Hyodo |
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Nohara, Kurita, Hyodo | Otsuka, Serizawa, Shindo | ||
| 12/13 | 1. OP#2s (1) Hasegawa (N/S): "Japan digs deep to win Premier 12," The Japan Times, November 18, 2019, p. 10. (2) Maika (N): "Parents sue state over custodial rights," The Japan Times, November 23, 2019, p. 2. (3) Shibata (N/B): "Google moves Japan office to Shibuya Stream," The Japan Times, November 21, 2019, p. 3. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Hosokawa, Hattori, and Takei |
Hosokawa, Hattori, Takei | Kotaro, Sakai, Sato | |||
12/17 |
1. OP#2s (1) Nohara (N): "Aiko, emperor's only child, turns 18," The Japan Times, December 2, 2019, p. 2. (2) Kurita (N/S): "Urawa's ACL loss prompts reflection by Japanese soccer officials," The Japan Times, November 26, 2019 p. 12. (3) Hyodo (N): "JR East plans to roll out 'walk-through' ticket gates," The Japan Times, November 29, 2019 p .3. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Furuumi, Tanishima, and Osada |
Akiyama | Furuumi, Tanishima, Osada | Hasegawa, Maika, Shibata | ||
12/20 |
1. OP#2s (1) Hosokawa (N): "Japanese students score lowest-ever reading test rank," The Japan Times, December 5, 2019, p. 2. (2) Hattori (N): "Should Fukushima food be served at the Olympics?," The Japan Times, November 27, 2019, p. 4. (3) Takei (N): "Law gives teachers more vacation, longer work hours," The Japan Times, December 5, 2019, p. 2. 2. Preparation for OP#2s by Tanaka, Kato, and Ogushi |
. | Tanaka, Kato, Ogushi | Nohara, Kurita, Hyodo | ||
12/24 |
1. OP#2s (1) Furuumi (N): "Health Ministry draws backlash for inconsiderate poster," The Japan Times, November 29, 2019, p. 2. (2) Tanishima (S): "Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura growing with each game," The Japan Times, December 7, 2019, p. 12. (3) Osada (N): "Cabinet gives 26 trillion yen stimulus green light," The Japan Times, December 6, 2019, pp. 1-2. 2. LAST Preparation for OP#2 by Akiyama |
Akiyama | Hosokawa, Hattori, Takei | |||
| 1/7 | 1. OP#2s (1) Tanaka (S): "Suave Richard makes late surge for triumph," The Japan Times, November 25, 2019, p. 12. (2) Kato (S): "Tokyo's title ambitions all but extinguished," The Japan Times, December 4, 2019, p. ?. (3) Ogushi (N): "North Korea fires ballistic missile built to be launched from submarine into Japan's EEZ |
Furuumi, Tanishima, Osada | ||||
| 1/14 | 1. OP#2s (1) Akiyama (N): "YouTube 'creators' fret over financial impact of new child protection rules," The Japan Times, ?, 2019, p. ?. |
Tanaka, Kato, Ogushi | ||||
| 1/17 | Last Class Deadline for Term Paper #2s |
Akiyama | All TP#2s | |||
| NOTES on Abbreviations: N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged |
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