April 13, 2006 Welcome to Jiji Eigo !! ----- April 20, 2006 Introduction to Student Times　 So many students, so many jobs From steaks to sushi The highs and lows of partying Understanding anti-Americanism ----- APRIL 27, 2006 RISING GAS PRICES! Your e-mails: Affecting families, travel, housing CNN.com readers on rising pump prices ----- MAY 11 Iran in Last-Ditch Talks With IAEA from Arab News ----- May 18, 2006 50 years since Minamata disease What do you know about it? ----- May 25, 2006 THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL ----- June 1, 2006 TROUBLE FOR Japan’s children….! Police probe death of girl in fall from condo Police still empty-handed 1 week after boy's death Police home in on suspect in hit-and-run ----- June 8, 2006 EARTHQUAKE!!!! Java earthquake toll passes 5,800 ----- June 15, 2006 WORLD CUP! Fifa World Cup Germany 2006! ----- June 22, 2006 Schindler elevator accident The cause: Schindler elevator had loose bolts, worn pads http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200606130777.html The aftereffects: Halted Schindler elevators leave infirm residents stranded http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asahi/TKY200606120104.html The company’s position: Fatal Accident in Tokyo, Japan http://www.schindler.com/group_kg_mr_news?news=32901 ----- June 29, 2006 NEWS from the DPRK NORTH KOREA Look at these articles about *Taepodong 2 from CNN and Japan Times: (You don’t have to read them!) http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/nkorea.missile/index.html Tuesday, June 20, 2006 Koizumi warns Pyongyang on ICBM test http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20060620a1.html AT a time when Japanese and US news are both concentrated on the North Korean *“Taepodong 2” issue, what does the official North Korean News say? READ THESE Articles about the US and Japan from News From KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY of DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) from Tuesday JUNE 20, 2006 http://www.kcna.co.jp/index-e.htm ----- July 6 2006 English at Elementary School: What do you think? Tuesday, March 28, 2006 Elementary English to be mandatory What's the problem? English education at elementary schools. On-site report http://www.japantimes.co.jp/shukan-st/special/lesson/la20060606a1.htm ----- July 13, 2006 Wikipedia: News or Rumors? Read this article about how Wikipedia reacted to former Enron CEO Ken Lay’s death Ken Lay's death prompts confusion on Wikipedia