Tag Archive: Japan News – Intermediate
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2016年12月16日
Pre-reading questions: What makes school fun? What is your most unforgettable school experience? Did you ever wish to stay a student forever? Problems at home and school could lead students to lose interest and motivation to go to school. A number of students in elementary and junior high school who do not go to school are increasing according to statistics. The duration of students’ absences varies widely. Some students miss a few school days, others a month while others give up school entirely to stay at home. Some students also have problems to make friends with other people. Some elementary students are violent toward their peers. This year’s…
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2016年11月25日
Pre-reading Questions: Did you have a dream job when you were a child? Does anyone in your family work overnight? A company in Japan is inspected by authorities due to the report that employees from the company worked overtime illegally. It is suspected of violating the labor law. Japanese companies now are on a hot seat and will not be exempted to the inspection. Japanese businesses are far behind in legal compliance. Employees normally spend more than 100 hours of overtime work in a month. Authorities are aiming to stop excessive overtime. Surprise on-site inspections of workplace are also planned. The company Dentsu Inc. forbids employees to work from 10…
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2016年11月8日
Pre-reading questions: Do you celebrate Halloween? Are you interested in folklore of other countries? In Tokyo, Kawasaki parade is the largest and about 250,000 partygoers participates this year. Disneyland also has the big event for the Halloween. Japanese people thoroughly embrace this event with make-up and prosthetics. This may not be a culture or a tradition of the country but it has been observed yearly. For this year’s event, 2,600 people dress up to participate. It also seems to be more about dressing up and less about experiencing spooks and thrills. Dressing up, eating themed food, attending parties and events are things that people usually enjoy when the…
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