Reading: My Original News Quiz

News Quiz

1. A woman has been chosen as a crew member of a February 2010 mission on the space shuttle Atlantis, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. What’s her name?
2. One baseball team won the Japan Series at Tokyo Dome by edging the Yomiuri Giants 3-2 in Game 7. What’s the name of baseball team?
3. Two large electronic companies in Japan will hold talks on tie-up to form a capital and business alliance with the aim of turning. What are the names of two companies?
4. Recently, the presidential election was held in America. Who’s the president of America now?
5. A ceremony of Classics Day in Kyoto was held to work the millennium of the tale, which is the world’s oldest fall-length novel. What’s the tale?
6. At the meat processor incorporation, sausages tainted by residue of a chemical used as glue in its plastic package were found. What’s the name of this incorporation?
7. A well-known music producer was arrested over contract fraud. Who’s he?
8. Delta Air Lines completed its $2.8 billion acquisition of Northwest Airlines. Which will the name of company be kept?
9. Hundreds of pieces of paper money and bent coins worth more than \6.85 million have been discovered in a garbage recycling facility. Where is it in Japan?
10. Prime Minister Taro Aso attended the meeting of the global financial crisis with Asian leaders. Where was the meeting held?


1. Naoko Yamazaki (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/12/2008, p.3)
2. Saitama Seibu Lions (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/11/2008, p.1)
3. Panasonic Corp., Sanyo Electric Co. (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/08/2008, p.1)
4. Barack Obama (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/04/2008, p.1)
5. Tale of Genji (The Daily Yomiuri, 11/02/2008, p.1)
6. Ito-ham Foods Incorporated (The Japan Times, 11/02/2008, p2)
7. Tetsuya Komuro (The Japan Times, 11/05/2008, p.1)
8. Delta (The Japan Times,10/31/2008, p.1)
9. Gifu Prefecture (The Japan Times, 10/28/2008, p.2)
10. Beijing (The Japan Times, 10/26/2008, p.8)

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Reading: My Original News Quiz

News Quiz

1. Osamu Shimomura won the Nobel Prize for discovering a fluorescent protein derived from jelly fish that has become a vital lab tool. What branch did he win the Nobel Prize?
2. Mannan Life Company, Japan’s largest maker halted production, because children and elderly people have choked to death. What is the production?
3. With regard to politician, who is the man who quitted cabinet as transport minister?
4. What is the insurance company which went bankrupt recently?
5. Tainted food, Marudai Food Company’s kurimu panda pastries was found in nursing house. What is the name of toxic substance?
6. There was a video theater fire recently. What is a prefecture?
7. A company make a special plane at Haneda Airport to support Tokyo’s campaign to host the 2016 summer Olympic and Paralympics Games. What is the name of company?
8. In America, which department approved rescue plan eventually?
9. Something has become scarce in supermarkets since TV programs and books claimed that eating them has weight-loss benefits. What is the food?
10. Japan Sumo Association chairman Musashigawa handed someone the Emperor’s Cup. Who received the Emperor’s Cup?

1. Chemistry (The Japan Times, 10/10/2008, 1)
2. Konnyaku jelly (The Japan Times, 10/10/2008, 1)
3. Nariaki Nakayama (The Japan Times, 09/29/2008, 1)
4. Yamato Life Insurance Company (The Japan Times, 10/12/2008, 8)
5. Melamine (The Japan Times, 10/01/2008, 2)
6. Osaka (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/02/2008, 1)
7. Japan Airlines (The Daily Yomiuri, 10/03/2008, 1)
8. Senate (The Japan Times, 10/03/2008, 1)
9. Banana (The Daily Yomiuri, 09/29/2008, 3)
10. Hakuho (The Daily Yomiuri, 09/29/2008, 20)

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An Interesting Television Commercial

An Interesting Television Commercial

The television commercial which I chose is an ice cream “和ごころ” (wagokoro) of the Glico. Just when I wanted to eat an ice cream, I saw the commercial of “和ごころ”. And the actress who appeared on the commercial was eating a powdered green tea ice cream with great relish, and therefore I wanted to eat it even more. I think that this commercial expresses Japanese culture. I was charmed by this ice cream because the image was high class. This is why I chose this commercial.

The television commercial for the ice cream is graceful. First, one fusuma is opened. Then an actress sits up straight on the tatami and picks up a spoon. After that, the cover of the powdered green tea ice cream opens, and the actress eats it. Next, several fusumas open in turn, and the wind blows suddenly. Finally, the actress tastes the ice cream again and she says “It’s new.” The six kinds of ice cream appear.

This commercial has three messages. First, these ice creams examine the stuff of “和ごころ” closely. Second, although these are very rich, they are good premium ice creams which leave a pleasant aftertaste. Basically, these are ice creams which use the Japanese cooking ingredients which are good for your health and taste.

There are values that this commercial shows. In a Japanese traditional style, Japanese traditional culture and modern Japan are mixed by letting a modern young actress appear. Her kimono with a modern design is elegant which harmonizes with an old-fashioned fusuma, so values of elegance and a high class appear. The kimono adopts gold to make the impression of the “和” strong. This commercial is intended for young women. It was made so that young women will want to eat ice cream.

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Essays 2-06: Learning with Computers ~A Part of Life~

Hello everyone! Today I am going to talk about learning with computers. Now we are alive in a lot of computers, aren't you? Our life is surrounded by computers now! I think that computers are a part of our life any more. It is not too much to say "No computers No life". That is because we use computers for work, study, communicating with people, getting information, researching, watching movies, listening to music playing games preserving file or date and so on... So they are very necessary for human being. Computers have also a lot of functions such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. So I will talk about learning with computers.


To begin with, I am going to talk about communication through computers. Do you use computers to contact with people? We often use cellular phone to contact with people. However we are able to communicate with people through computers. No matter where we are, we can check E-mail. In other words, computers connect all over the world. We learn how to communicate with people through E-mail. I mastered how to attach file or pictures with E-mail. However there are some problems. It is that we cannot predict when answer will return. When we want answer soon, we get into trouble if an answer doesn't return. That is the way, some troubles will happen.


Next, it is about Internet. We can get a lot of information from Internet. If you have things you want to know, you are able to research by Internet. Internet provides us much information. And we also exchange new information, I think. Also probably almost all of students love to use "YouTube". It belongs to Internet and we are able to listen to music and watch movies. If you don't have TV, DVD, and CD component, we can listen and watch many programs with "YouTube" in Internet. There are variety programs such as kids TV show, animations, videos English animations, dramas and so on... I watch and listen another country' programs, so it is possible to get new information I have never known.


Finally, computers have convenient functions such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and so on... I often use MS Word when I write paper. I often began to use MS Word since I entered my university. So I learned how to write papers, how to operate soft with using MS Word soft. Besides, Excel is also necessary in our life. Especially it is necessary in office. We will learn how to write graph. In writing class, I practiced typing practice through typing tool and playing English typing games. These help us with typing rapidly. We learn a lot of things from many computer functions.


As a conclusion, computers are very useful and necessary for our life. Computers are a part of our life any more now in the world. As I said in this essay, computers have many tools and functions. So we will get some kinds of skills from computers. However computers have some problems such as computer virus, relation with E-mail and so on... So sometimes pay attention to computers! Especially, I want to master how to use computer more.


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Essays 2-03 (MR): Mrs. Doubtfire ~eternal love of family~

I watched "Mrs. Doubtfire" for the first time. The main characters are Daniel (father), Miranda (mother), and three children (two girls and a boy). These members are family members. This story is kind of comedy, so it was very interesting and humor. However, there is a sad part in this story for me. I think that this story is not a mere happy ending story. It is a realistic story, I think. Anyway, this story tells us a lot of things with humor. Especially I felt that family love and tie, children's smile from Daniel's humor and the important thing in this story. So I am going to tell you about three points through my feeling.

First, the story tells us family love and love for children from Daniel. The man character, Daniel and the woman character, Miranda are couple. They have three children. Miranda wanted to divorce from Daniel, because Daniel is a selfish person. She couldn't put up with his actions, so Daniel and Miranda separated. Miranda works very hard to support her family. She always thought about her children, but she noticed the important thing for her children. On the other hand, Daniel went to meet his three children as a woman, in other words he disguised as a woman! He pretended to be a house helper! The name is "Mrs. Doubtfire". He really wanted meet his three children every day, so he went there even if he disguised. Mrs. Doubtfire behaved strictly for three children. However it showed real love for children. I think that Daniel needs his three children but children also need the father, Daniel. It is very precious for him and his children to spend every day together. In short, it can be said that "No family no life". I felt that Daniel and his children's attitude show a family love.

Second, Daniel's humor makes his three children smile and happy. He is a very humor person. His humor makes children happy and smile. If Daniel was my father, I would be smile and happy every day. And if my father such as Daniel disappeared from me, I would be sad and not be happy and smile. I think that smile is necessary for human being to live. Smile is a prerogative for only human being. In living thing, only human being make smile. Smile makes people energetic and happy. If smile disappeared in our life, we cannot feel happy and enjoy life. I think that smile supports our life. So Daniel's humor supports almost all of his children's life, I think.

Third, this story tells us the important thing. It is that as for us, nothing has to be perfect. In this story, Daniel and Miranda separated. However three children are Daniel's children and also Miranda's children for Miranda. Now that family doesn't live together, but family love continues ever. This story shows a family love is an eternal love, even if a perfect style of family disappeared. So nothing has to be perfect for us. They have and feel an invisible family tie.

As a conclusion, we need family love and tie, I think. We can't live by myself. Family love and tie support our life, I think. I cannot think my life without family. In my case, I live alone now. My father, mother and my younger sister live together, but only I live by myself now. It is not until living by myself that I noticed the importance of family, so I would love to treat my family treasure. The movie "Mrs. Doubtfire" reminds me of the importance of family.

This "YouTube" is a short movie of "Mrs. Doubtfire".

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Essays 2-02: My Favorite place ~The Kirishima Mountains~

This time I am going to talk about my favorite place. My favorite place is the Kirishima Mountains in Miyazaki prefecture and Kagoshima prefecture. Have you ever heard "Mt. Kirishima"? Some people may know it, and others may not know it, I think. Well, do you know "Kuro-Kirishima"? This was named "Kuro-Kirishima" after the Kirishima Mountains. The Kirishima Mountains are located in the prefectural border of Miyazaki and Kagoshima. The Kirishima Mountains which I see from my house on a fine day are very very beautiful. Moreover, in the Kirishima Mountains, scenery changes every season, and there is fascination of every season. That is the reason why I love it, so now I will explain about three favorite points.

First favorite point is a fascination of the Kirishima Mountains. This place has seasonal phase. Spring has the cherry blossom and young leaves in the mountains. When I was a high school days, I went there for school outing mountain climbing every year. Every time we climb, we enjoyed climbing and seeing beautiful scene. Trees or leaves turn in fresh green mountains in summer. Autumn, the leaves turn in autumn. In winter, the mountains colored snow white. It is a beautiful shine. I would like you to see change of scene each season. Especially, I recommend you to see fall season. You can feel fresh air in cool climate, so you will be able to relax.

Second favorite point is a lot of wild animals. There are many kinds of wild animals in a plain. I would often go to the Kirishima Mountains for leisure. Every time we saw wild deer, rabbits, raccoon dogs, foxes and unusual birds. In a plain park wild parents and child deer often showed up. When we approached them, they didn't run away from us. So I was surprised them. I think that they are not scared human.

Third favorite point is a lot of sightseeing. The Kirishima Mountains have not only seasonal scene but also many active places. Of course we can climb the mountains but there is a walking course. It is an exclusive for walking. My family would often use this course. Moreover we can enjoy skating in winter. There is located in a plain. A lot of people visit there for spending leisure time. There are also camping place. Family or any groups often use this place. After that we have a chance to take a hot spring. It is very special view from open-air bath.

I suggest you to go there at least once. I would like you to experience these giant natures and relax yourself. I'm sure you will also like these places. I hardly have time to go there by car with my family now. However I am going to go there in this winter vacation to refresh. I want to discover new good places next time and relax myself!! I love the Kirishima Mountains.

http://miyazaki.daa.jp/ebino/index.htm
http://www.pmiyazaki.com/taka_sakahoko/

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Essays 2-01 (WR): Get a Precious things through Okinawa Tour (Rewrite)

Hello everyone. Long time no see! What's up??? How was your summer vacation in this year? Did you go somewhere, such as travel, camping, shopping, hometown and so on...? Some people were busy for part-time jobs, and others would enjoy their own time each, you know. My summer vacation in this year was so full for me, so it is my important memories. In this summer vacation, I had a new experience for the first time in my university life. It is...travel to Okinawa with my 3 eibei-friends!!! It was first time for us, so we were sooooo excited!!! I was looking forward to waiting these days before going to Okinawa. I think travel is a precious experience because we see and touch many things, meet many people and feel something.


So today, I would like to introduce my favorite site. It is an Okinawa sightseeing guide　"ゆくるTV" site. →http://www.e-okinawa.tv/
I became a fan for Okinawa, so it is my favorite web site. Every time I watch this site, it reminds me of those happy days. The good point of this site is that all things and sightseeing spots of Okinawa are inserted with TV. So we can realize them easily. Moreover we can know traffic information and time soon. According to this site, popularity rank for hotel, sightseeing spots, shopping, gourmand, and resort wedding are also inserted. You can only click the button which you want to watch, and each TV show starts and you can hear the guidance each.


I have three recommendation sightseeing spots. These are beach in Zanpa, sea of Chura, aquarium and Nago Pineapple Park. We went there. These are inserted in this web site. If you push the underline sentence button, you are able to read detailed content and look at many pictures. These pictures are very beautiful, so you want to go there right away. Also this site has coupon ticket. It is a lucky, isn't it? If you go to Okinawa, you will get coupon!!! You will be a lucky person*haha*!! You will be a professional traveler *haha*!! Okinawa is the closest tropical resort for us, so we are able to go to Okinawa anytime. It is cheaper than going to Hawaii! Moreover it is great for us to go somewhere by ourselves with a rent-a-car. We are able to enjoy our original travel.


Of course, I enjoyed Okinawa. Especially, Nago Pineapple Park is very interesting for me! All of sightseeing places are pretty good, but Nago Pineapple Park is best place for me. We can hang out there by riding on pineapple car. Moreover we are able to eat pineapple many times and drink pine wine or fresh pine juice and so on... We also eat goya a little bit. It was good. I don't like it so much, but I can eat it. It is healthy for us to eat. Now I think that travel is a precious experience for me. I can feel many things for variety view. I was touched by doing travel. My feeling was gradually changing by travel. It may make me stepped up. I am planning to go to Kyoto next spring vacation with my friend. We want to touch Japanese cultural things and have a precious experience.


Okinawa is the nearest tropical resort place in Japan, I think. There are a lot of beautiful and wonderful sightseeing places. When you arrive there, you will feel that you get to another resort country. You will feel resort feeling of resort country. Please look at this site and make your original plan, if you go to Okinawa!
http://www.e-okinawa.tv/


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Essays 2-01 (WR): Get a Precious things through Okinawa Tour

Hello everyone. Long time no see! What's up??? How was your summer vacation in this year? Did you go somewhere, such as travel, camping, shopping, hometown and so on...? Some people were busy for part-time jobs, and others would enjoy their own time each, you know. My summer vacation in this year was so full for me, so it is my important memories. In this summer vacation, I had a new experience for the first time in my university life. It is...travel to Okinawa with my 3 eibei-friends!!! It was first time for us, so we were sooooo excited!!! I was looking forward to waiting these days before going to Okinawa. I think travel is a precious experience because we see and touch many things, meet many people and feel something.


So today, I would like to introduce my favorite site. It is an Okinawa sightseeing guide　"ゆくるTV" site. I became a fan for Okinawa, so it is my favorite web site. Every time I watch this site, it reminds me of those happy days. The good point of this site is that all things and sightseeing spots of Okinawa are inserted with TV. So we can realize them easily. Moreover we can know traffic information and time soon. According to this site, popularity rank for hotel, sightseeing spots, shopping, gourmand, and resort wedding are also inserted. You can only click the button which you want to watch, and each TV show starts and you can hear the guidance each.I have three recommendation sightseeing spots. These are beach in Zanpa, sea of Chura, aquarium and Nago Pineapple Park. We went there. These are inserted in this web site. If you push the underline sentence button, you are able to read detailed content and look at many pictures. These pictures are very beautiful, so you want to go there right away. Also this site has coupon ticket. It is a lucky, isn't it? If you go to Okinawa, you will get coupon!!! You will be a lucky person*haha*!! You will be a professional traveler *haha*!!


Now I think that travel is a precious experience for me. I can feel many things for variety view. I was touched by doing travel. My feeling was gradually changing by travel. It may make me stepped up. I am planning to go to Kyoto next spring vacation with my friend. We want to touch Japanese cultural things and have a precious experience.


Please look at this site and make your original plan, if you go to Okinawa!
http://www.e-okinawa.tv/

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Essays 1-06: Self Introduction

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12: What I think about blogging (Typing HW)

I like to watch blogging. The reason why that I can know my friends have been getting along. Besides, to look at the pictures which attached on the blogging made me happy and fun. I can find out their circumstance by looking at pictures. I think that the blogging has a lot of personal information. So when we post the articles, we have to take care in doing. Once in a while I find very interesting blogging and visually appealing blogging. When I watch them, I enjoy watching. These blogging are very attractive for me. So I want to make visually appealing blogging.

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11: All about my keitai (Typing HW)

My keitai is au. It is the two keitai. The color is ice pink. Pink is my favorite color, so I bought it. About one year have passed since I used.

My keitai has many functions. I can watch TV and listen to the radio. Also I can use Internet and take pictures. Of course, I can call and send, receive e-mails. I always use calling and e-mails mainly. I always have my keitai. If I lose my keitai, I will not calm me down. So keitai may be a part of my body.

By the way, my keitai is also precious memories. The date folder of my keitai has many pictures such as pictures with my friends, landscape and so on. No matter when I see these pictures, I think of my happy days.

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10: Using the Computer,Good Points and Bad Points (Typing HW)

Now that we often use the computer. For example, in order to use the Internet, we use the computer. Besides, we use the computer so as to write a report, make a chart, send an e-mail, and watch a blog and so on. Anyway, the computer is necessary for us to do something.

Using the computer is very convenient for us, but the computer has both good points and bad points.
First are the good points. I think that we can investigate anything which we want to by using an Internet. So we can get information soon every time and everywhere. We are able to know everything that we have not known until now.
Moreover, the capacity of the computer is so huge.

On the other hand, the bad point is. The computer is invaded by a computer virus. If we have a computer invaded by a virus, we can’t use it. It may buy a new computer. By invaded a virus, the date in a computer may be deleted. We’ll get in trouble.

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9: My favorite movis or movies (Typing HW)

Recently, I don’t watch a movie. I don’t have time to watch movies. However my favorite movie is “NATIONAL TREASURE”. It is action and adventure movie. The main cast is NICOLAS CAGE. It is very popular movie in Japan and United States of America. There is BEN GATE. He is a world famous treasure hunter. His passion for the past is great. He was searching for a treasure of lost legend. After that, he discovered a surprising fact. It is that the whereabouts of treasure is covered behind United States of America Declaration of Independence. This story makes me exited. So I love this story. I am looking forward to watching “NATIONAL TREASURE 2” movie. If you are interested in this, please watch this movie. You may love it.

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Fly like a bird

Mariah ❤ Carey

This song, "Fly like a bird" is one of my favorite songs. I love Mariah Carey❤　Recently, I hear songs of Mariah Carey. Her songs are very good and comfortable for me, so I often hear this song with cleaning during weekend.
I think that her songs' melody is so wonderful for me. Also, I like her voice! Her voice is really high tone and beautiful.
In addition, this You Tube's Mariah is very cute! This animation makes me excited!!! I feel that it is like fantasy and dream land!!! I do not know the meaning of this song yet, so I'll think the meaning of it and I want to check it!
Please listen to this song!

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