Reading Material |
Source |
Class Date |
The secret war in Japan’s sushi industry
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Dec.17 |
The Guardian view on European politics
No one can stop President Trump from using nuclear weapons |
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Dec.10 |
America’s Dark Underbelly Is Now Its Face
Trump victory unlikely to stifle Abe’s free trade crusade |
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Dec.3 |
Latest Dentsu death shows ‘karoshi’ a part of Japan Inc. that toothless
laws can’t fix
‘Karoshi’: 20% of Japanese employees risk death from overwork, survey shows |
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Nov.26 |
The Guardian view on President-Elect Donald Trump: a dark day for the world
The limits to human lifespan must be respected |
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Nov.19 |
The Historic UN Vote On Banning Nuclear Weapons
U.S., Japan oppose and China abstains as U.N. votes to launch talks on nuclear arms ban |
Huffington Post on October 27、 2016
Japan Times Oct. 28,2016
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Nov.12 |
Duterte vows not to abandon Japan on security matters as he takes more jabs as U.S
US seeks clarity on Philippine president's 'separation' comments |
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Nov.5 |
Nagoya:The most boring city inJapan
Is the end near for Earch's biggest fish market? |
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Oct.29 |
Juan Manuel Santos wins Nobel peace prize despite rejection of Farc peace deal |
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Oct.22 |
China slowdown is global economy's biggest threat, Rogoff says
Cell garbage disposal autophagy may someday be key to healthier aging |
BBC
Japan Times |
Oct.15 |
1)Japan’s future typhoons: disruptive, deadly and destructive.
2)Why Syria’s war, after 400,000 deaths, is only getting worse. |
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Oct.8 |
1)Dignity and Sadness in the Working Class
2)When will we know self-driving cars are sage? |
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Oct.1 |
Mother Teresa Is Made a Saint by Pope Francis |
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Sep.24 |
Is Donald Trump a populist?
Clinton faces press, blasts Russia meddling in U.S. polls as Trump again
softens on immigration |
The Economist Jul 4th, 2016
The Japan Times Sep 6, 2016 |
Sep.17 |
1) How Pakistan betrayed its founding father’s vision
2) I created the burkini to give women freedom, not to take it away |
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Sep.10 |
Is some Olympic commentary sexist? |
By Claire Bates BBC News Magazine 11 August 2016 |
Sep.3 |
The future of Mars will be 3D-printed in the Mojave Desert |
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Aug.27 |
The Emperor Strikes Back: Japan’s Monarch Takes On Imperialist Abe |
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Aug.20 |
Shadow of surveillance looms over Japan’s Muslims |
by Jarni Blakkarly |
Aug.13 |
Japan Reverts to Fascism
Is Japan Asia’s Next Autocracy? |
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Aug.6 |
What is Macrobiotics?
You Asked: Should I Try a Fasting Diet? |
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July30 |
Japan dances with the death penalty |
Japan Times |
July23 |
Why China won’t halt island-building activities
Delayed report for huge pension fund loss now an election issue |
The Japan Times-opinion
The Asahi Shimbun-Asia&Japan Watch |
July16 |
The Stress Test |
The New Yorker Feb.29, 2016 |
July.9 |
Japanese firms in U.K. face uncertainty after Brexit vote
The UK's EU referendum: All you need to know
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July.2 |
Shock killing of lawmaker brings sudden halt to Britain’s EU exit campaign
Missing Japanese boy made right choices to survive, experts say |
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Jun.25 |
Japan's robot hotel: a dinosaur at reception, a machine for room service
Tadanobu Tsunoda |
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Jun.18 |
Barack Obama says memory of Hiroshima 'must never fade'
The Guardian view on Obama in Hiroshima: facing a nuclear past, not fixing a post-nuclear future |
The Guardians,May 27, 2016
The Guardians, May 26, 2016 |
Jun.11 |
Airframe by Michael Crichton - PART 20 -
JOC head: Payments made for lobbying |
by Michael Crichton
The Yomiuri Shimbun |
Jun.4 |
8 reasons why we'll miss Jose Mujica, Uruguay's maverick president
Uruguay bids farewell to Jose Mujica, its pauper president |
by BBC News |
May.28 |
Systemic avoidance of political issues by schools keeps youth vote in the dark
Transit of Mercury: 'a chance to feel part of the solar system in motion' |
The Japan Times May 2 ,2016
The Guardian May 9,2016 |
May.21 |
Chernobyl’s lessons unlearned
Child poverty a serious problem |
The Japan Times |
May.14 |
Ninety years for Queen Elizabeth
Hillary Clinton’s historic race: ‘Women don’t lose elections because of
sexism’ |
The Japan Times,opinion
the Guardian ,us-news |
May.7 |
Government pressure grows on Japanese press
Abe explicit in call for amendment to Constituition's Article 9 |
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Apr.30 |
Panama Papers Part of U.S. Plot to Weaken Russia,Putin Claims |
Japan times 2016/04/08 |
Apr.23 |
Beware the cult of Xi
A vaccine scandal in China causes an outcry |
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Apr.16 |
Japan says it must look after its own before allowing in Syrian refugees
Japan takes no Syrian refugees yet despite giving $200m to help fight Isis |
30 September 2015 theguardian
09 September 2015 theguardian |
Apr.9 |
Toilet-maker Toto looks to Chinese to change cultural habits to boost sales
Sex harassment in the workplace |
The Japan Times |
Mar.26 |
Japan: Women in the workforce |
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Mar.19 |
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Mar.12 |
Uno, Mura miss podium as Chan wins Four Continents
Miyahara wins Four Continents Championship title
Hiwatashi continues to build on outstanding record |
The Japan Times |
Mar.5 |
Will Kuroda’s gamble work?
Abenomics on ropes as reform arrow, BOJ ‘bazooka’ misfire |
The Japan Times |
Feb.27 |
North Korea rocket launch: UN security council condemns latest violation |
theguardian |
Feb.20 |
America’s struggle with gun violence
Japan executes first man convicted by citizen judges |
The Japan Times
theguardian |
Feb.13 |
Airframe by Michael Crichton - PART 19 - |
by Michael Crichton |
Feb.6 |
My Motherless Mother |
The NewYork Times |
Jun.30 |
Still dreaming of an end to household drudgery
Gifu city’s sexually suggestive tourism promotion sparks Twitter outrage |
The Japan Times |
Jun.23 |
Troubled Tokyo Olympics is creating an Olympian headache for PM Abe
Toyota CEO resigns from Tokyo Olympics committee as cost of Games soars |
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Jun.16 |
‘Comfort women’ deal likely to fuel Tokyo-Seoul military cooperation, aid
Obama pivot
Former ‘comfort women’ are asked by South Korean officials to accept accord
with Japan |
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Jun.9 |
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