| Reading Material |
Source |
Class Date |
| WHAT EXACTLY IS A ‘NEWS DESERT’? |
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Dec.18 |
| From the plague to COVID: How epidemics shape(d) history |
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Dec.04 |
1.JR East Offers Test Ride for ALFA-X Experimental Shinkansen
2.New sightseeing train in Kyushu embarks on maiden journey |
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Nov.27 |
Kishida's picks for top diplomat and rights adviser hint at striking balance
on China
Kishida's picks for top diplomat and rights adviser hint at striking balance
on China(PDF) |
the japantimes-Nov10,2021 |
Nov.20 |
Princess Mako weds after drawn-out engagement drama
Princess Mako weds after drawn-out engagement drama(PDF)
Princess Mako weds after drawn-out engagement drama(Word) |
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Nov.06 |
‘Reversing Gears’: China Increasingly Rejects English, and the World(PDF)
‘Reversing Gears’: China Increasingly Rejects English, and the World(Word) |
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Oct.23 |
| Afghans look for new ways to share their culture far from home |
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Oct.16 |
| China is gaining ground in space. Should the US be concerned? |
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Oct.2 |
A Sri Lankan's tragic death in Japan casts a harsh spotlight on controversial
refugee system
Japan withdraws immigration bill after death of Sri Lankan sparks criticism |
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Sep.25 |
| Exhausted and without hope, East Asian youth are lying flat |
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Sep.18 |
１）First openly transgender Olympians are competing in Tokyo
2) Japan court rules toilet use limit for transgender official legal
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Sep.04 |
１）What is climate change? A really simple guide
２）The true cost of the climate crisis on Japan |
BBC Science August 9
The Japan Times Environment |
Aug.28 |
Hong Kong’s voice for democracy is silenced
Hong Kong’s voice for democracy is silenced(Word) |
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Aug.21 |
How stories from 3/11 inspired Yu Miri's 'Tokyo Ueno Station'
Yu Miri: Illusion and the “Power of Dreams” in Japan |
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Aug.07 |
Japan’s Same Surname Law for Married Couples Is in the Hands of the Diet
Japan’s Same Surname Law for Married Couples Is in the Hands of the Diet(Word) |
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Jul.24 |
| RISING TENSION IN THE ARCTIC CIRCLE |
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Jul.17 |
Biden-Putin summit: Key takeaways from their high-stakes meeting
Biden attends G-7 summit amid post-Trump mood of global cooperation |
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Jul.03 |
The Conservative leadership Which Boris would Britain get?
The Conservative leadership Which Boris would Britain get?(Word)
The Conservative leadership Which Boris would Britain get?（PDF)
The four faces of Boris Johnson Player, gambler, Machiavelli or piglet?
The four faces of Boris Johnson Player, gambler, Machiavelli or piglet?(Word)
The four faces of Boris Johnson Player, gambler, Machiavelli or piglet?(PDF) |
The Economist, Jun 22nd 2019 edition
The Economist, Nov 2nd 2019 edition |
Jun.26 |
| How we'll become cyborgs and extend human potential |
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Jun.19 |
| Bad debts and Korean blood: Japanese tabloids in a frenzy after Princess
Mako’s wedding postponed |
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Jun.05 |
１．Hard to believe, but we’re running out of sand
２．Japan should cut its losses and tell the IOC to take its Olympic pillage somewhere else |
The Japantimes, May 4, 2021
The Washington Post, May 5, 2021 |
May.22 |
| How To Be Happy In 6 Simple Steps |
（出典：Forbes 2020 Sep 09） |
May.15 |
Don't show, tell The agonies of videoconferencing
Don't show, tell The agonies of videoconferencing(Word)
Don't show, tell The agonies of videoconferencing(PDF)
A new opportunity to tackle climate change
Countries should seize the moment to flatten the climate curve(Word)
A new opportunity to tackle climate change
Countries should seize the moment to flatten the climate curve(PDF) |
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May.01 |
All-new N700S shinkansen goes into service
HS2: A guide to the world's fastest trains |
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Apr.24 |
Covid: Europe's vaccine rollout 'unacceptably slow' - WHO
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine Blocks Most Spread in Israel Study |
BBC |
Apr.17 |
| Sweden: Muslim migrant gangs terrorize streets with surge of bombings and murders |
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Apr.03 |
Commentary: There is no shame in cancelling the Olympics now when options
remain
Commentary: There is no shame in cancelling the Olympics now when options
remain(PDF) |
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Mar.27 |
Let them eat Christmas cake Don't make seasonal festivities too formal
Let them eat Christmas cake Don't make seasonal festivities too formal（PDF） |
The Economist |
Mar.20 |
Japan braces for moves in East China Sea after China Coast Guard law
An act of war: implications of China's coast guard law |
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Mar.06 |
| Tokyo is big, Kyoto is polite, but Osaka's for the Scots |
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Feb.27 |
| ’This is democracy’ｓ day':? Biden sworn in as 46th president of the United
States |
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Feb.20 |
What drives ‘J-Anon’, QAnon's Japanese counterpart?
QAnon: What is it and where did it come from? |
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Feb.06 |
How Japan's PM bypassed health ministry to secure Pfizer vaccine
How Japan's PM bypassed health ministry to secure Pfizer vaccine(PDF) |
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Jan.30 |
Pence Tells Pelosi He Won’t Invoke The 25th Amendment To Remove Trump
This time, Trump impeached himself |
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Jan.23 |
１．C.W. Nicol, a committed environmentalist with deep humanity
２．Film spotlights Vietnamese temporary workers' plight in Japan |
The Japan Times, Apr.4, 2020
The Japan Times, Dec.21, 2020 |
Jan.09 |
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