| Reading Material |
Source |
Class Date |
Understanding what’s behind Japan’s loneliness and social isolation
Challenging inadequate animal welfare in Japan |
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Jan.08 |
マイケル・サンデル: 能力主義の横暴 | TED Talk
Geologists hope pumice stones drifting off Okinawa will reveal nature's
secrets |
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Jan.22 |
１．The cost of this year’s 10 worst climate disasters: US$170 billion
２．Realizing Resilient Society to Natural Disasters |
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Jan.29 |
Three ethical issues around pig heart transplants
Man gets genetically-modified pig heart in world-first transplant |
(BBC Jan.11 2022)
(BBC Jan.11 2022) |
Feb.05 |
The Top 10 Global Risks of 2022
North Korea missile tests: What does Kim Jong-un want? |
TIME
BBC |
Feb.19 |
Should Museums Return Looted Artifacts to Their Countries of Origin?
Will the British Museum Ever Return These Stolen Artifacts? |
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Feb.26 |
| Nord Stream 2: How does the pipeline fit into Ukraine-Russia crisis? |
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Mar.05 |
| Meet Russia’s oligarchs, a group of men who won’t be toppling Putin anytime
soon |
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Mar.19 |
| British widow fights to know the truth on 34th Anniversary of the Japan
Airlines Flight 123 crash. |
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Mar.26 |
| Putin’s war and the mirage of the rules-based order |
The japantimes |
Apr.02 |
| How overfishing threatens the world's oceans—and why it could end in catastrophe |
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Apr.16 |
| I have a dream, Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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Apr.23 |
| Will Ukraine invasion push Japan to go nuclear? |
BBC News |
May.07 |
| WHAT ARE CLIMATE CHANGE TIPPING POINTS? |
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May.21 |
| Japan Eating Habits: Japanese Diet Secrets to Stay Slim and Healthy |
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May.28 |
| New Haneda flight routes causing noise over Tokyo as loud as major roads |
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Jun.04 |
| Meet the 84-year-old Japanese app developer who inspired Tim Cook |
(出典 NIKKEI Asia, November 23, 2019) |
Jun.18 |
| 11 years after 2011 quake disaster, more buildings designated for tsunami
evacuation |
The Japan Times
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Jun.25 |
| House passes tough new gun measures hours after wrenching testimony |
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Jul.02 |
Turkey lifts its block on letting Sweden and Finland join NATO
NATO holds its most important summit in generations |
The economist 2022.6 29 |
Jul.16 |
| ‘A mockery of democracy’：US supreme court in question after abortion ruling |
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Jul.23 |
Mysterious series of deaths among Russian oligarchs
Every Russian Oligarch Who Has Died Since Putin Invaded Ukraine—Full List |
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Aug.06 |
1.I’m Taiwanese, and I Want to Thank Nancy Pelosi
2.Why So Many Cars Have Rats in Them Now |
The New YorkTimes, Aug. 5,2022
The New YorkTimes, Aug. 3,2022 |
Aug.20 |
| How Abe and Japan became vital to Moon’s Unification Church |
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Aug.27 |
Threat of blackouts drives Japan to embrace nuclear power again
The climate crisis has world leaders rethinking nuclear power |
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Sep.03 |
1）377A： Singapore to end ban on gay sex
２）Marriage equality around the world
Liz Truss: A quick guide to the UK's new prime minister |
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Sep.17 |
1. As Alaska warms, Fires Burn Over(and Under)More Wild Land
2. What My Family and I Saw When We sere Trapped in China's Heat Wave |
The New York Times, August 20,2022
The New York Times, Sept. 9, 2022 |
Sep.24 |
| Japan’s Gen Z — 5 Points about the Enlightened ‘Satori Generation’ |
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Oct.01 |
| Little to celebrate as Japan and China mark 50 years of ties |
Japan Times |
Oct.15 |
１．Speak English is the word from above for big Japanese firms
２．Life in Japan: This country wastes a lot of money teaching English |
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN August 22, 2022
The Mainichi March 14,2022 |
Oct.22 |
| ‘Hail Mary after Hail Mary’: Biden administration struggles with border
policy, fueling frustration |
CNN Politics |
Nov.05 |
1.As Dollars Strengthens, U.S. Students in Europe Feel the Benefits.
2.The Lingering Tragedy of Japan’s Lost Generation. |
The New York Times, 2022/11/03
The New York Times, 2022/11/05 |
Nov.19 |
| Japan’s shojin ryori cuisine offers tips to practice sustainable eating |
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Nov.26 |
1.BBC US midterms: Why a Republican ‘wave’ never happened
2.BBC US midterm elections: Why are they so important? |
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Dec.03 |
| All aboard one of Japan's most scenic train lines |
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Dec.10 |
| Jill Biden’s holiday decorations strike a homier note than Melania Trump’s |
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Dec.24 |
時事英語勉強会