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Last updated on January 12, 2022

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 Sending 1st Handouts to Mr. Shimura Objective Evaluation Term Paper
10/1 1. Introduction to This Course
 pp. 0, 1-2
10/6 1 Review: Class #1
2. Lecture: Newspaper English, I
3. Lecture: Longer Presentation, I
4. Scheduling P#1s
 pp. 1-10 Kawachi, Okada
10/8 1. Review: Class #2
2. Lecture: Newspaper English, II
3. Lecture: Longer Presentation, II		 Majima, Terami, Katsuki
10/13 1. Review: Class #3
2. Lecture: Longer Presentation, III
3. Preparation for First P#1s by Kawachi and Okada		 Nozaka, Miyake, Onuma Kawachi, Okada (by 10/12)
10/15 1. Review: Class #4
2. P#1s:
(1) Kawachi (S): "Shohei Ohtani ends historic season in style with 46th home run," The Japan Times Online, October 4, 2021.
(2) Okada (B): "Persist, pivot, prosper? Tourism businesses on weathering the pandemic," The Japan Times Online, August 8, 2021.
3. Preparation for P#1s by Majima, Terami, and Katsuki		 Yuta N., Iwata, Koike, Urata Majima, Terami, Katsuki (by 10/14)
10/20 1. Review: Class #5
2. P#1s:
(1) Majima (B): "Tokyo mobile data fees second lowest among six world cities, survey finds," The Japan Times, May 25, 2021.
(2) Terami (N): "Japan's general election to be held Oct. 31, new PM Kishida says,"  The Japan Times Online, October 4, 2021.
(3) Katsuki (S): "Japan's World Cup hopes take hit with loss against Saudi Arabia in qualifier," The Japan Times, October 8, 2021.
3. Lecture: Term Paper Writing
4. Preparation for P#1s		 Nakamura, Ogawa Nozaka, Miyake, Onuma (by 10/19) Kawachi, Okada
10/22 1. Review: Class #6
2. P#1s:
(1) Nozaka (S): "Naomi Osaka quits French Open, citing 'long bouts of depression'," The Japan Times, June 1, 2021.
(2) Miyake (N): "AI predicts sales from weather to cut food waste in Fukuoka test," The Japan Times Online, July 26, 2021.
(3) Onuma (N): "Experts warns of possible flu outbreak in Japan," The Japan Times, October 11, 2021.
3. Preparation for P#1s
 Nagashima, Yamana, Yamamura, Yoshimoto Yuta N., Iwata, Koike, Urata (by 10/21) Majima, Terami, Katsuki
10/27 1. Review: Class #7
2. P#1s:
(1) Yuta N. (N): "The Japanese government may review and increase penalty for online slander," The Japan Times, April 11, 2021.
(2) Iwata (N): "The importance of exercise and diet to avoid getting sick," The Japan Times, September 10, 2021.
(3) Koike (N/B): "Tokyo Game Show returns with hybrid, scaled-down event," The Japan Times, October 4, 2021. .
(4) Urata (N/B):  "Japan's new tourism minister considers restart of troubled 'Go To Travel' campaign," The Japan Times Online, October 5, 2021.

3. Preparation for P#1s		 Takeshita, Ishimura, Norimatsu, Airi N. Nakamura, Ogawa (by 10/26) Nozaka, Miyake, Onuma Kawachi, Okada
10/29 1. P#1s:
(1) Nakamura (N): "Digital Agency aims to be role model for administrative reform," The Japan Times, October 15, 2021.
(2) Ogawa (N): "Places at 46% of private Japanse universities no filled in 2021," The Japan Times, September 28, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#1s
3. Lecture: Introduction to P#2s
4. Discussion: Scheduling P#2s
 Muto, Ojima, Honda, Otomura Nagashima, Yamana, Yamamura, Yoshimoto (by 10/28) Yuta N., Iwata, Koike, Urata Majima, Terami, Katsuki
11/3 1. P#1s:
(1) Nagashima (): Topic not selected. HO not submitted. Canceled.
(2) Yamana (N): "Were the Olympics sustainable? Reports of waste suggest it's not easy being green,"The Japan Times Online, August 14, 2021.
(3) Yamamura (N): "Record of 196,000 students absent from school in Japan in fiscal 2020," The Japan Times, October 13, 2021.
(4) Yoshimoto (N): "Tokyo jolted by strongest earthquake since 2011 disaster," The Japan Times, October 8, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#1s
 Soma, Toda (for P#1) and Katsuki, Okada (for P#2) Takeshita, Ishimura, Norimatsu, Airi N. (by 11/2) Nakamura, Ogawa Nozaka, Miyake, Ohnuma
11/5 1. P#1s:
(1) Takeshita (N): "Japan seeks to have vaccine passports accepted by over 10 nations,"
The Japan Times, July 5, 2021.
(2) Ishimura (N/B): "Japan to see price hikes in food and tobacco products from October," The Japan Times, September 30, 2021.
(3) Norimatsu (N): "Yahoo Japan to close comment sections in event of defamatory posts," The Japan Times, October 20, 2021 or "FIFPro, leagues call for reform in wake of Super League threat," The Japan Times, October 27, 2021.
(4) Airi N. (N/B): "Nearly 10% of Japan firms to add regular staff after minimum pay hike," The Japan Times, September 11, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#1s
Majima, Miyake, Terami Muto, Ojima, Honda, Otomura (by 11/4) Nagashima, Yamana, Yamamura, Yoshimoto Yuta N., Iwata, Koike, Urata
11/10 1. P#1s:
(1) Muto (S): "Japanese skateboarders hope Olympics will mark a turning point," The Japan Times, Jul 30, 2021
(2) Ojima (N): "Moving house in a pandemic: Meeting the neighbors and readying your child for their 'playground debut'," The Japan Times, May 3, 2021.
(3) Honda (N/B/S): "How Japan has tapped into the history of innovation at the Olympics," The Japan Times, The Japan Times, August 5, 2021.
(4) Otomura (N): "Post-pandemic recovery must include the unpaid care economy," The Japan Times, November 3, 2021.
2. Preparation for Last P#1s 		Airi, Koike, Urata Soma, Toda (by 11/9) Takeshita, Ishimura, Norimatsu, Airi N. Nakamura, Ogawa
11/12 1. Last P#1s:
(1) Soma (N/S): "New national 100-meter record-holder Ryota Yamagata sets sights on Olympics," The Japan Times, June 9, 2021.
(2) Toda (N): "Suga touts achievements and rules short tenure in final news conference," The Japan Times, September 28, 2021.
2. Preparation for First P#2s by Katsuki and Okada		 Yuta, Nakamura, Yamamura Katsuki, Okada (by 11/11) Muto, Ojima, Honda, Otomura Yamana, Yamamura, Yoshimoto
12/1 1. OP#2s
(1) Katsuki (N/B): "It will take more than swapping your eel for eggplant to save Japan's unagi," The Japan Times, October 31, 2021.
(2) Okada (N/B): "Japanese firms embrace evolving offices in the pandemic era"” The Japan Times, November 2, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#2s by 		Yoshimoto, Ogawa, Otomura Majima,Miyake, Terami (by 11/30) Soma Takeshita, Ishimura, Norimatsu, Airi N.
12/3 1. OP#2s
(1) Majima (N): "Japanese citizens living overseas face high hurdles to vote," The Japan Times, October 31, 2021.
(2) Miyake (N/B): "New law to require shops in Japan to reduce use of 12 plastic products," The Japan Times, Aug 23, 2021
(3) Terami (N): "Japan to reduce quarantine from 10 to three days for business travelers and students," The Japan Times, November 2, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#2s by 		Ohnuma, Takeshita, Muto Airi, Koike, Urata (by 12/2) Katsuki, Okada Muto, Ojima, Honda, Otomura
12/8 1. OP#2s
(1) Airi (N): "LDP and Komeito agree household income cap for under-18s' handouts," The Japan Times, November 10, 2021.
(2) Koike (N): "Japan's current account surplus falls 31% amid slow car exports," The Japan Times, Nov 9, 2021.
(3) Urata (N): "First group of Afghan evacuees arrive in Japan, with more expected," The Japan Times, Septeber 13, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#2s by 		Yamana, Kawachi, Iwata Yuta, Nakamura, Yamamura (by 12/7) Majima,Miyake, Terami Soma
12/10 1. OP#2s
(1) Yuta (N): "Let's discuss assisted suicide," The Japan Times, August 11, 2020.
(2) Nakamura (N): "To meat, or not to meat: The future of Japanese cellular agriculture," The Japan Times, April 11, 2020.
(3) Yamamura (N): "Decade on from nuclear disaster, Fukushima farmers fear contaminated water could hurt business," The Japan Times, November 5, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#2s by .		 Ojima, Norimatsu Yoshimoto, Ogawa, Otomura (by 12/9) Airi, Koike, Urata
12/15 1. OP#2s
(1) Yoshimoto (N): "In major shift, Japan looks to allow more foreign workers to stay indefinitely,".The Japan Times, November 18, 2021.
(2) Ogawa (N): "Health ministry to allow faster approval of drugs and vaccines in emergencies," The Japan Times, November 18, 2021. 
(3) Otomura (N): "Local governments in Japan helping elderly people learn how to use smartphones," The Japan Times, November 20, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#2s by 		Soma, Nozaka Ohnuma, Takeshita, Muto (by 12/14) Yuta, Nakamura, Yamamura
12/17 1. OP#2s
(1) Ohnuma (N): "Violence by fathers against newborns in Japan shows urgent need for education," The Japan Times, November 30, 2021.
(2) Takeshita (N): "Not just COVID-19: Quakes and typhoons pose threat to TOKYO Olympics," The Japan Times, July 12, 2021.
(3) Muto (N/B): "Popularity of car subscription services on the rise among younger drivers," The Japan Times, October 7, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#2s by 		Ishimura, Honda Yamana, Kawachi, Iwata (by 12/16) Yoshimoto, Ogawa, Otomura
12/22 1. OP#2s
(1) Yamana (N): "Japan steps up self-driving to revive rural areas and aid older population, "The Japan Times, September 7, 2021
(2) Kawachi (N): "Japan to determine Beijing Games stance on its own terms," The Japan Times, November 20, 2021.
(3) Iwata (N/B): "Toyota targets carbon-neutral plants by 2035," The Japan Times, June 11, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#2s by 		Ojima, Norimatsu (by 12/21) Ohnuma, Takeshita, Muto
12/24 1. OP#2s
(1) Ojima (N): "COVID patients in Japan recovering in robot-staffed hotels," The Japan Times, December 8, 2021.
(2) Norimatsu (N): "Gaming disorder on the rise in Japan amid COVID-19 pandemic," The Japan Times, November 7, 2021.
2. Preparation for P#2s by
Soma, Nozaka (by 12/23) Yamana, Kawachi, Iwata
1/12 1. OP#2s
(1) Soma (N): "Japan hits annual food export target of ¥1 trillion," The Japan Times, December 16, 2021.
(2) Nozaka (): Topic not submitted. P2 HO not submitted. Canceled.
2. Preparation for P#2s by
 Ishimura, Honda (by 1/11) Ojima, Norimatsu
1/14 1. OP#2s
(1) Ishimura (N): "Suicides among Japan's working women surged in 2020," The Japan Times, November 2, 2021.
(2) Honda (N): "Safety and security are key to a new Go To Travel campaign," The Japan Times, December 17, 2021.		 Soma, Nozaka
1/19 Backup Day for PPD P#2s    
1/19 Deadline for Term Paper #2s    Ishimura, Honda All TP#2s Due
1/21
NOTES on Abbreviations:
N = National, B = Business, O = Opinion, S = Sports, TBA = To Be Arranged, PPD = postponed