The latest update of the popular series using video clips from the NHK World Japan broadcasts.

Focus on familiar but interesting and diverse topics from Japan encourages easy access to English learning.

Each unit includes material sufficient for entire class sessions: listening activities, featured vocabulary and grammar exercises, and discussion questions.

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WATCH 2 sample videos on plus+Media 

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Table of Contents

  Unit 1    The Challenges of Teaching English amid Coronavirus

  Unit 2    Students Keeping Memory of Shuri Castle Alive

  Unit 3    A Bitter Taste for Healthy Fish

  Unit 4    Robots Luring Diners Back

  Unit 5    Toilet Designs Aim to Flush Away Issues

  Unit 6    Teleworking Encourages Tokyo Exodus

  Unit 7    Learning to Love Rural Japan

  Unit 8    Advocate for Abduction Issue Remembered

  Unit 9    Clay Artist in Touch with Tradition

  Unit 10  Space Development Board Game

  Unit 11  Tatami Takes on New Shapes and Sizes

  Unit 12  A Runway to a New Start

  Unit 13  Teaching About Black Lives Matter

  Unit 14  Tochigi Gourd Magic

  Unit 15  Lifesaver for Type 1 Diabetes Patients