Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Oct. 25 Essay Writing

Today we will do 3 things:

1. Sentence combining exercise
2. Read a Japan Times article and comment
3. Give Kevin final copies of any essays you need to correct

Also, please start thinking about which restaurant you want to review. Don't write the review yet, but start reading some restaurant reviews and think about which restaurant in the Kanagawa or Tokyo area you want to introduce to others on the Internet.

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On Okinawa’s Obesity Problem

Okinawa has more than two and a half times the national average of people over 100 years old and an extraordinary number of people who enjoy excellent health well into their eighties.

But the next generation is the fattest in Japan and has a range of obesity-related illnesses that could kill them in middle age.

Experts blame fast food, which was introduced to Okinawa when the island was administered by the US after WWII. Okinawa got its first fast-food restaurant in 1963, seven years before Tokyo, and it still has more fast-food restaurants per person than anywhere else in the country.

From The Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/3342882/Japanese-get-a-taste-for-Western-food-and-fall-victim-to-obesity-and-early-death.html
 

25 comments:

  1. I thought the most jaoan problem is population decrease. because now decrease children and increase over 65 years old people. in the future japan changing.
    Daiki Shinji

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  2. I agree his opinion.
    And I wish Japan become to "a nation of immigrants" like U.S.A.

    Mina

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  3. I think that I may take the multiracial nation. I think that Ican easly know the culture of other countries if do soit.

    Hiroki Otani

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  4. I don't know Hidenori Sakanaka. but I think He's idea was very good.
    mikako

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  5. Japan is closed country, I think too. For example, UK, US, Canada, and other big countries have many immigrants. I feel so much because I went other countries and I saw many immigrants. I think if Japan loosen immigration, Japan will change many things. Many people can acquire other countries common sense and communication skill. Economy will be more activate, and will be change the politician 's idea. So I think take more immigrants.

    Masae

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  6. Japan has a international issue now. It is difficult to welcome immigrants.

    Takayuki Nakao

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  7. I agree this opinion, but there have any problem like, language, break culture......kouji

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  8. I think that I am opposed to an immigration state.
    This is because it is afraid that Japan's original good point may be lost by adopting an emigrant system.

    Taihei

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  9. I oppose. I think that I do not need to invite in immigration just because population is decreasing. Since it is disagreeable that tradition of Japan decreases and the culture of a foreign country spreads, I am opposed. I think that I should consider the proposal which solves a problem in whole Japan.
    Tae Kimura

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  10. I agree with his opinion.
    Japan needs change which he says.

    Nao

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  11. I think decreasing of population is serious problem in Japn and also in Korea. So to increse a birth rate is important but it is not simple. So I think that welcoming immigrants is really good way to solve the problem
    deacreasing of population. I also think it is necessary for Korea.

    Yang

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  12. I approve of Japan an immigration state.
    Although there are peace problems since the Japanese police is splendid, it's evereything OK.Japan has been receive to many foreigners and further economic development should be carried out.

    2122045Yuya Sawahata

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  13. I am opposed to this opinion. because now There are those who are going into Japan unjustly and In Japan, there is a foreigner's problem still more. Therefore, I am opposed.


    Takeshi

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  14. By using an immigration state, I agree, if Japan becomes a good country.

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  15. Japanese's women should have many baby, I think so. Why don't they have a baby? I don't know. Immigrants are ok but japanese holds out more.
    kanami

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  16. By using an immigration state, I agree, if Japan becomes a good country.

    maki

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  17. I welcome proposals made by Sakanaka and I welcome immigration.A country and a person should also evolve together with a time.
    I think that I should improve a question of employment and life security for that purpose.

    Miya

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  18. I think so easy to incorporate a variety of cultures, and I review the law, etc.. I will agree.
    haruka ikeda

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  19. I agree to this opinion, but I think we must protect Japanese culture before we implement this idea.-Yukiko

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  20. I think Japan should receive more immigrants. But the franchise of immigrants and many problems go hand in hand.

    Kazunari

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  21. Listened to the voice of foreign and I want to refer to Japan to be well. If you do not change the structure of society and the economy of today, the world is you do not get any better immigration. And then put off the problem, just to confuse cause social problems such as discrimination against immigrants.

    Taki Gon

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  22. I agree this opinion.
    Hiroharu

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  23. I didn't know the nation is on the brink of collapse so Japan must become "a nation of immigrants.”
    Now an aging society because children's money is high cost.

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  24. Japan has a history of long seclusion,and less involvement with overseas.Now there is a territorial dispute with china and south korea still,I think it is difficult to nation.
    sena

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  25. The opinion is so good. I agree. Japan is cahnged time.

    akira

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