11/10 Focus on the future

Wearable Technology

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Survey finds many minors slandered on Internet, mobile phone messages]

Also take a look at The US electoral process

How to elect the president

and try this for fun! Election matchup game

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10/20 Japan recalls sweets in melamine scandal

Also look at these for more problems with Chinese made food products

Tainted Frozen Green Beans

Toxic chemicals found in Chinese-made bean jam

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10/6 FOCUS on changes in Japanese politics Gaffe-prone Nakayama quits Cabinet

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9/29 Two TOPICS today: Take your choice or do both!

1. Disappearing Banana and Morning Banana Diet An article on sumoforum.net (of all places!!)

2. Nomura to buy Lehman Brothers' European and Middle East offices for 2 dollars

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Password for students who were not in class:

Archives for Current Events II online 2008

9/22 WELCOME BACK!!!

This semester we will start with a review of summer news: the Olympics, the US economy, and Japan food scandals.

We will also talk about this article about Japanese school system and testing, so please read it!

Gaps in academic ability highlighted in nationwide school tests

Archives for Current Events I online 2008

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California Legalizes Gay Marriage this Week

6/30 FLASH!!! Kumamoto Disaster NEWS Woman killed in landslide

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7/7 NEWS FROM BOTH KOREAS Let7s compare the US version and the Korean version

1. North Korea implodes nuclear cooling tower

 The Next Big Step   Korea Herald        N. Korea destroys nuclear reactor tower   CNN

2. South Korea demonstrates about US beef importation

 Seoul vows stern action against protests  Korea Herald     CNN Scores hurt in S. Korea beef protests

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7/14 LAST DAY!!

PICK a news story that we have already done and have a FOLLOW UP discussion on it: What has happened since we discussed it last. Feel free to join several sessions!

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6/23

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6/16 More madness in Japanese crime

7 killed, 10 injured in Akihabara stabbing spree

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6/2

Climate confab kicks off in Kobe

And another world conference in Yokohama http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20080531a1.html

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6/9 Do you feel a rise in food prices recently?

Import-dependent Japan fears food crisis: report

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May 19 Gas tax bill is rammed through Diet

Do you Drive? Is gas too expensive? This is why!!

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May 19 Gas tax bill is rammed through Diet

May 13

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This week Do you Drive? Is gas too expensive? This is why!!

 5/19 Gas tax bill is rammed through Diet

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5/26 Disasters in TWO Asian countries

CHINA http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/china.quake.school/index.html

MYANMAR http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/18/myanmar.ap/index.html

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May 13

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4/28 This week (4/28) we discuss the articles Olympic torch ceremony interrupted AND Japan temple rejects torch relay

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On May 6, the race MAY finally be decided?? What race? You'll find out soon. For next time prepare Will the 2008 USA election be won on Facebook?

4/28 This week (4/28) we discuss the articles Olympic torch ceremony interrupted AND Japan temple rejects torch relay

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4/21 This week we discussed the article "EU OKs mobile phones on planes" What do you think about using mobile phones on planes? or trains or buses or the streetcar?

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4/28 This week (4/28) we will discuss the articles Olympic torch ceremony interrupted AND Japan temple rejects torch relay

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Archives for Current Events I online 2008

Archives for Current Events I online 2008

2007 archives

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4/14 IT'S FINALLY HERE!!! THE FIRST DAY OF CLASS FOR 2008

This year we will make major use of the site http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

This week let's listen to and discuss the article Japan's biggest English school in trouble.

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