Teacher YuriArchive
May, 2012
· Growth figures show Japan on path to recovery (Level B)
· Adjective + Of (Level C)
· Expressions with Look (Level C)
· Expressions with Time (Level C)
· Quantifiers (Level C)
· Sony, Panasonic eye next generation TV tie-up (Level B)
· Gov't to accept price hike for F-35 (Level B)
· Japan's First Police Cat Rats Out Criminals (Level B)
· Low-cost airlines may change travel culture in Japan (Level B)
· Massive fault found beneath Japan’s Mount Fuji (Level B)
· Dying to be thin: Anorexia in Japan (Level B)
· Past simple, was or were? (Level C)
· What's the difference between Let and Make? (Level C)
· How to deal with culture shock (Level B)
· 'On' Phrasal Verbs (Level C)
· A or An? (Level C)
· 'Population clock' forecasts no children after year 3011 (Level B)
· Japanese astronomer murdered in Chile (Level B)
· Japan faces 'extinction' in 1,000 years... (Level B)
· Japanese vacuum robot is trilingual... (Level B)
· Plants & Animals Trivia (Level B)
· Wish + Past Verb (Level C)
· Donations roll in for Senkaku purchase plan (Level B)
· More Japanese seeking ova in Thailand (Level B)
· Osaka, Japan's most dangerous city... (Level B)
· Japan Goes Nuclear Free (Level B)
· Part 2: Space Science Trivia Questions (Kids A)
· Compound Nouns (Level C)
· 3 million middle-aged 'parasite singles' in Japan (Level B)
· Part 2: Phrasal Verbs with Out (Level C)
· Phrasal Verbs with Up (Level C)
April, 2012
· Dog 'can detect cancer with high accuracy levels' (Level B)
· REFERENCES (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Talking to Strangers (Level C)
· Tips on Starting a Conversation with a Stranger (OTHERS)
· How to Initiate Conversation With a Stranger (OTHERS)
· Space Science Trivia Questions (Kids A)
· Japan's Cool Biz 2012 (Level B)
· GETTING TO KNOW (OTHERS)
· Panasonic Team to Lug Solar-charged Batteries... (Level B)
· Japan study raises hopes of cure for baldness (Level B)
· Tokyo mega-quake 'would kill over 9,000' (Level B)
· Ordinal Numbers: Using First, Second, Third, Etc (Level C)
· Verbs we use in the morning (Level C)
· So and Such (Level C)
· Get / Become (Level C)
· Part 2-English Idioms (Level C)
· Past Tense (Level C)
· Arranged marriages make comeback in Japan (Level B)
· What's in a $22 million 1 bedroom condo? (Level B)
· Twitter to hire more Japan staff (Level B)
· Japanese bank palms off customers with biometric ATMs (Level B)
· Tokyo governor plots to buy disputed islands (Level B)
· Japan, Britain agree on joint arms development (Level B)
· Japan to promote geothermal power generation (News)
· Possessive 'S' (Level C)
· New system estimates scale of quakes in minutes (Level C)
· Japan sets new safety standards for nuclear plants (Level C)
· Phrasal Verbs with ''Out'' (Level C)
· Taxi Ride (Level C)
· Superlatives (Level C)
· Nissan unveils new yellow cab for NYC (Level B)
· Imports of young eels plummet (Level B)
· Japan's untouchable workers (Level B)
· 'World's first' chocolate kimono planned for Japan (Level B)
· Sky Tree to offer world's highest bungee jump (Level B)
· Japan's defense minister orders missile units to intercept North Korean rocket (Level B)
· Money to study abroad (Level B)
· Nation's Newest Trust Bank Opens... (Level B)
· How to use ''Like'' (Level C)
· Active & Passive Voice (Level C)
March, 2012
· Cherry blossoms set to lift national mood (Level B)
· New five-year tourism plan gets OK (Level B)
· Visa overstayers rally to maintain privileges after immigration revision (Level B)
· 36 foreign caregivers pass qualification exam (Level B)
· Japan to test facial, other biometric identification for immigration (Level B)
· S. Korea slams Japan's new textbook laying claim to Dokdo (Level B)
· US panel presses Japan on child abductions (Level B)
· Japan to promote EV charging method (Level B)
· Japan's new high school English texts to emphasize communication skills (Level B)
· Japan prepares missile defense... (Level B)
· Tokyo museum exhibits $250M masterpiece (OTHERS)
· Sky Tree releases individual bookings (OTHERS)
· TOEIC Vocabulary Test (TOEIC)
· TALASAGUTAN (OTHERS)
· Question Tags (Level C)
· Verbs and Nouns (Level C)
· The Present Perfect Tense (Level C)
· Hyogo bans smoking at schools, hospitals (Level B)
· DoCoMo users hit 60 million, half Japan's population (Level B)
· India, China and Japan join hands for piracy control (Level B)
· Japan seeks to open more foreign embassies (Level B)
· Police dogs busy with PR not crime (Level B)
· Fukushima farmers face decades of tainted crops (Level B)
· The First Caucasian Geisha Girl (Level B)
· Facial ID system To Speed Up Airport Immigration (Level B)
· Obesity on the rise as Japanese eat... (Level B)
· Turns Out Siri Isn’t Fluent in Japanese (Level B)
· Tokyo ranks sixth in competitiveness (Level B)
· Japan may open $96 billion drugs market further (Level B)
· Japanese Bosses: The Wrath Of Kana-chan & Meiko The Merciless (Level B)
· EU, U.S., Japan launch rare earth WTO case against China (Level B)
· Opposite Adjectives (Level C)
· Phrasal Verbs + Off (Level C)
· Ever or Never (Level C)
· Personality Adjectives (Level C)
· Part 2: Word Meanings from Context (Level C)
· Life Stages (Level B)
· Making Decisions (Level B)
· Travel Vocabulary (Level B)
· Japan wants cuisine listed as UNESCO heritage (Level B)
· Govt may vaccinate everyone in flu epidemic (Level B)
· Japan's male managers die younger... (Level B)
· Miyagi city to build huge solar plant (Level B)
· High oil prices threat to world economy (Level B)
· China, TPP and Japan's Future in Asia (Level B)
· Tourism spending in Japan expected to rebound (Level B)
· Japan ends whale hunt... (Level B)
· Japan prepares to commemorate 3/11 Disasters (Level B)
· TOEIC Practice Test (OTHERS)
· Supermarkets targeting senior customers (Level B)
· Nuclear security summit may pressure N.Korea (Level B)
· Bangkok's Dong Muang airport reopens (Level B)
· China to lower growth target in 2012 (Level B)
· TEPCO managers sued for 5.5 tril. yen (Level B)
· Gender-conflicted inmates... (Level B)
· Govt to pay 250 billion yen... (Level B)
· Silence! Japanese researchers build... (Level B)
· Cancer, heart disease, stroke deaths... (Level B)
· Cherry blossom festivals a rite of spring (Level B)
· South Korea vs Japan on sex slave issue (Level B)
· Narita set to open bizjet terminal (Level B)
· Japan demands concrete action from North Korea (Level B)
· Draft gives Japan right to defend itself (Level B)
· Giant Airbags Could Protect Japanese House... (Level B)
· Tokyo Sky Tree construction work finished (Level B)
· Budget Airline Peach Launches in Japan (Level B)
· Top 10 Reasons to Visit the Philippines (Level B)
· Top 5 Reasons Why Visit Philippines (Level B)
· Top 5 Reasons Why Visit Makati, Philippines (Level B)
February, 2012
· Kyoto University medical school major minors in porn (Level B)
· Japan leads world in cloud computing readiness (Level B)
· Dogs' feet give Japan scientists paws for thought (Level B)
· The Painting (Level C)
· Quotations (Level C)
· Hello Kitty Coffin (Level B)
· Japan Clears Up Only 5% of Tsunami Rubble (Level B)
· Japan's Sky Tree tower gets its own promotional perfume (Level B)
· Amazon.com Japan Pulls All Whale Meat Products (Level B)
· No. of crimes by foreigners in Japan drops 12.7% in 2011 (Level B)
· Japan Will Have a Space Elevator by 2050 (Level B)
· Astronomy Trivia (Kids A)
· Japanese nuclear experts sought by Korea (Level B)
· Japan cabinet approves tax hike plan (Level B)
· Drawing Conclusions (Level C)
· Word Meanings From Context (Level C)
· Reading Comprehension: Feathers & Gas (Level C)
· Children walk 30% less than 30 years ago (Level B)
· Japanese vending machines to offer free WiFi (Level B)
· 'Super Ice Age' for Japanese graduates (Level B)
· As Japan’s Tech Sector Struggles, the Winner is…Hitachi? (Level B)
· What Not to Wear When Traveling (Level B)
· Japan Still Up There On Most-Expensive List (Level B)
· Japan firms plan wind farm near Fukushima (Level B)
· Japan braces for more snow as death toll hits 83 (Level B)
· Dinosaur Bridge brings Japan traffic up to speed (Level B)
· Describing A Picture (Level C)
· Consonant Blends (Level C)
· Contractions (Level C)
· Most/Almost (Level C)
· Jetstar Japan to start domestic flights in July (Level B)
· High cesium found in earthworms (Level B)
· How to Deal With Your Workload and Become More Productive (Level B)
· GANBARE, NIPPON! (Level B)
· Flu vaccine helps, but no cure-all, doctors say (Level B)
· Japan testing traffic lights for colour-blind drivers (Level B)
· 5 Stunning Sites to See in Tokyo (Level B)
· Increasing Shops selling dried herbs with stimulant chemicals (Level B)
· How to Decide When to Retire (Level B)
· The Most Popular Study Exchange Programs (Level B)
· How Billionaires Spend Their Cash (Level B)
· Japan's older generation turns gamers (Level B)
· Panda Poo: World’s Most Expensive Tea (Level B)
· S. Korean Girl Removes Makeup After 2 Years (Level C)
· Flu hits 'alarm level' for 1st time this winter (Level B)
· Asking for Favor and Repetition (Level C)
· Making Suggestions & Plans for the Weekend (Level C)
· cheat11 (OTHERS)
· Royal challenge awaits Noda (Level B)
· Huge Yamanashi solar farm online (Level B)
· Students: English useful, but not for me (Level B)
· Japan population to shrink by one-third by 2060 (Level B)
· Number of flu cases tops million mark (Level B)
· 63% see need for consumption tax hike (Level B)
· New Quake System Accurately Predicts Earthquake (Level B)
· Special hose used to clean contaminated paving stones (Level B)
· Govt Aims To Add Pension Scheme For Part-timers (Level B)
· Japan's Pension Problem (Level B)
January, 2012
· Talking About the Past & the Future (Level C)
· Telling Time (Level C)
· Culture: Making Conversation (Level C)
· Japan's food culture is an endangered species (Level C)
· Japan to lead adoption of connected TVs (Level B)
· Internet goes underground (Level B)
· Health ministry aims to get smoking... (Level B)
· My Childhood (Level C)
· "Get a Life" (Level C)
· Metaphors (Level C)
· Battle over no-alcohol beer heats up in Japan (Level B)
· Japan elects youngest woman mayor (Level B)
· 1.8 trillion yen in govt surplus funds unused (Level B)
· Similes (Level C)
· Languages of the Philippines (OTHERS)
· Women in the Philippines (OTHERS)
· Surrealism (Level C)
· Greeting Someone You Know (Level C)
· Record fall in Japan tourism (Level C)
· DPJ readies bill to cut Diet seats (Level B)
· Japan pharma firm to sack 3,000 after Swiss deal (Level B)
· Japan's Holistic Approach To Recycling (Level B)
· France's Louvre to show art and solidarity in Japan (Level B)
· U.S. auto council opposes Japan joining in TPP talks (Level B)
· PHL Ranked 8th Friendliest In Survey (Level B)
· Number of suicides in Japan exceeds (Level B)
· Japan, China, S. Korea to kick off FTA talks (Level B)
· Mickey, Minnie greet new adults at Tokyo Disneyland (Level B)
· Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies held across Japan (Level B)
· Japan plans to scrap nuclear plants after 40 years (Level B)
· Sales tax hike insufficient (Level B)
· Free English tests for students (Level B)
· 10 Steps to Retire a Millionaire (Level C)
· Why is America the 'No-Vacation Nation'? (Level C)
· Supermarkets (Level C)
· Japanese manufacturers to develop...power-saving devices (Level B)
· Soy may not protect against stomach cancer (Level B)
· Solar power from external walls (Level B)
· Japan performs better...in plastic recycling (Level B)
· Sky Tree booked for 1st month (Level B)
· Japan developing cyber weapon: report (Level B)
· Japanese customers line up for Apple's Lucky Bags (Level B)
· Japan's future could be in mums' hands (Level B)
· Tokyo to help 10,000 youths study abroad (Level B)
· Twelve of Tokyo's Best Kept Secrets (OTHERS)
December, 2011
· 9 lawmakers submit resignations from DPJ (Level B)
· 2011: The year when Japan went global over social networking (Level B)
· No executions in 2011 for 1st time in 19 yrs (Level B)
· Japan-India Ties (Level B)
· Fun About Veggies (Kids A)
· Much & Many (Level C)
· Gender Nouns (Kids A)
· Sleeping Is Life’s Greatest Pleasure (Level B)
· Let's Do Tourism: Discussion and Debate Lesson (Level B)
· TEPCO Switches On Building Solar Power Plant (Level B)
· 'Kizuna' Kanji Character Of 2011 (Level B)
· Cold & Flu Season (Level C)
· Adverbs of Manner (Level C)
· Will 2012 be the year of the LCC? (Level B)
· New Immigration Law Takes Effect In July (Level B)
· Japan to take over two thirds stake in Tepco: report (Level B)
· Festive lights prevail, with restraint (Level B)
· North Korea Leader Dead (Level B)
· North Korean leader Kim Jong Il dies (Level B)
· Canada and Japan explore bilateral trade deal (Level B)
· O-157 E.Coli discovered on raw beef liver (Level B)
· Have or Has? (Level C)
· Ten Tips to Avoid Colds & Flu Symptoms (Level B)
· The Golden Week (Level B)
· Email Etiquette Tips (Level B)
· Discussing Probability in the Future (Level C)
· cheat10 (News)
· Demonstrative Pronoun (Level C)
· Japanese island overrun by rabbits (Level B)
· Christmas in Japan (Level B)
· Peach Aviation to offer ¥500 fare (Level B)
· Spring Airlines to launch carrier in Japan (Level B)
· Uses of During, For & While (Home)
· Reading Comprehension: Money (Level C)
· One in three single Japanese women poor, says study (Level B)
· US farmers back Japan bid to join Trans-Pacific pact (Level B)
· Japanese cities most costly for Asia expats: survey (Level B)
· Department stores' New Year 'lucky bags' (Level B)
· Tokyo's 2020 bid turns to 'flower power' (Level B)
· The World's Most Expensive Christmas Tree (Level B)
· 'Sleep-Texting' Is Here And On The Increase (Level B)
· World's Lightest Material Invented (Level B)
· Optimism is Good for Our Health (Level B)
· Harvard No Longer World’s Top University (Level B)
· Child Sacrifice in Uganda Increasing (Level B)
· Robots to guard Korea prison (Level B)
· Pope Kissing Imam Ad Outrages Vatican (Level B)
November, 2011
· Tokyo Motor Show looks to green cars to drive recovery (Level B)
· Giving Directions (Level C)
· Floating Home - Utopia (Level B)
· The happiest countries on the planet (Level B)
· Origin of the acronym 'OK' (Level B)
· Work addiction is like a drug (Level B)
· Pill for a better life (Level B)
· Humans will breathe under water (Level B)
· Modern women don't do housework (Level B)
· Govt eyes pension cut starting in fiscal 2012 (Level B)
· Why is cooking so important? (Level B)
· Yacht Of A Billion Dollars (Level B)
· What you didn't know about honey (Level B)
· How can you detect a liar (Level B)
· 10 Sexiest Jobs (Level B)
· What awaits us in the future (Level B)
· Japanese people's freckles... (Level B)
· Japan, Russia agree to discuss territorial dispute... (Level B)
· Police warn Japan's women: Perverts on the prowl (Level B)
· New Toyota hybrid 'most fuel-efficient' (Level B)
· The -ing Form (Part 2) (Level C)
· The -ing Form (Part 1) (Level C)
· Heating appliance trade war hots up... (Level B)
· Japan's economy rises out of earthquake slump (Level B)
· Noda paves way for TPP participation (Level B)
· Late-night eateries ripe for robbery (Level B)
· World's largest gold coin unveiled in Australia (Level B)
· NAIA is world's worst airport, says poll (Level B)
· Electronics giants struggling (Level B)
· Taxation alone won't save Japan from its public debts (Level B)
· The Death Of The Magnetic Stripe Credit Card (Level B)
· Japan Inc. struggles with yen rise, Thai floods (Level B)
· Winter power cuts for Kansai, Kyushu (Level B)
· Govt to name 49 remote EEZ islets (Level B)
· 40 million yen left in toilet as donation (Level B)
October, 2011
· Socializing in English (Level C)
· Population rises but number of Japanese... (Level B)
· Japan kerosene heater sales surge... (Level B)
· First Seat on 787 Dreamliner @ Auction (Level B)
· Auctioned Seat on first 787 Dreamliner sells for $34000 (Level B)
· Govt may raise high earners' pension premiums (Level B)
· Teachers Misused Work Time... (Level B)
· Dealers selling radioactive used cars in Japan (Level B)
· A Little Imperfection for That Smile? (Level B)
· Japan to spend at least $13 billion... (Level B)
· Japan Gov't To Spend 2 Trillion Yen On Subsidies (Level B)
· ANA to use Dreamliner to tap overseas markets (Level B)
· Japan sinks 2.4 cm after March 11 quake (Level B)
· cheat sheet 6 (OTHERS)
· Tokai University Wins Solar Car Race (Level B)
· The Yakuza Code Of Ethics (Level B)
· Panda power to heal tsunami wounds (Level B)
· Noda views cleanup in Fukushima (Level B)
· TEPCO to seek 1 trillion yen in government aid (Level B)
· Immigration control to be simpler, quicker (Level B)
· IAEA team praises Japan after Fukushima visit (Level B)
· Fukushima declares rice is safe (Level B)
· Uniqlo the Next Great American Retailer (Level B)
· English Idioms (Level C)
· Shopping For Clothes (Home)
· Urban vs. Rural (Level C)
· Decision Roleplay3 (Level C)
· Decision Making Roleplay (Level C)
· Decision Roleplay1 (Level C)
· Idioms (Level B)
· Building bridges between China and Japan (Level B)
· Japan central bank keeps interest rate near zero (Level B)
· Japan's Oldest Wooden Building Survives Giant Earthquakes (Level B)
· Japan's tourism industry recovering... (Level B)
· Is global warming giving typhoons added punch? (Level B)
· Over 60K new errors in pension system found (Level B)
· Japanese business confidence improves (Level B)
· New rice 10%-20% more expensive (Level B)
· Japan's Answer To Next Quake and Tsunami (Level B)
· Land prices continue decline (Level B)
September, 2011
· Death Penalty (Level C)
· Borrow or Lend? (Level C)
· The Happy Monkey (Level C)
· TEPCO overcharged rates for a decade (Level B)
· Japan 'scared' of telling truth to Fukushima evacuees (Level B)
· First Boeing 787 lands in Japan (Level B)
· The Miracle of Miso (Level B)
· Japan's Top 10 Most Useless PMs (Level B)
· Reinforcing: Lemon Tree by Fools Garden (Level B)
· Reinforcing: Imagine by John Lennon (Level B)
· Ways To Reduce Radiation In Your Diet (Level B)
· Japan Centenarians Keep Increasing... (Level B)
· Worried About Receiving A Pension? (Level B)
· N. Korean, Russian militaries work together (Level B)
· Tepco plans to sell 280 properties... (Level B)
· Tiger Mask donates Geiger counters (Level B)
· Tepco to raise power charges... (Level B)
· Tepco builds frame of cover for reactor No. 1 (Level B)
· Japan airport worker posts Obama flight (Level B)
· Effect of contaminated soil on food chain sparks fears (Level B)
· Obama flight info leaked by controller (Level B)
· Sea radiation '3 times higher than thought' (Level B)
· 78% of people worry about future big quake (Level B)
· Kepco's massive solar plant up and running (Level B)
· Antonym Search (Level C)
· Verb Search (Level C)
· Analogies (Level C)
· Contraction (Level C)
· Why Japan's Typhoon Talas Was So Deadly? (Level B)
· Stable rare earth supply sought (Level B)
· Taiwan to make factory complex for Japan firms (Level B)
· Unemployment rate skyrockets in disaster areas (Level B)
· How to Make an Inference (Level C)
· What does it Mean to Make an Inference? (Level C)
· Making an Inference (Level C)
· Strong yen may see 46% of makers leave (Level B)
· Noda, Finance Ministry speak as one on tax hikes (Level B)
· New Japan PM gets approval rating of 63 percent (Level B)
· Five Most Common English Sentence Structures (Level C)
· Grammar: Basic Sentence Structure (Level C)
· Loan shark victims decline 26% (Level B)
· Scrambled Sentences (OTHERS)
· Farmer recovers tsunami-hit land (Level B)
· DPJ's new No. 2 close ally of Ozawa (Level B)
· TEPCO announces compensation details (Level B)
· Rampancy of child-porn files (Level B)
· Days of Ozawa's influence seen dwindling (Level B)
August, 2011
· Grammar: "Used To" (Level C)
· What Does S&P's Downgrade Of Japan's Debt Mean? (Level B)
· Tokyo Gas unveils huge LNG ship (Level B)
· Maehara, the favorite, declares candidacy (Level B)
· Moody’s Cuts Japan’s Credit Rating One Notch (Level B)
· Japan PM on way out, leadership race wide open (Level B)
· Reinforcing: Rules for Sentence Stress in English (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Rules for Word Stress in English (OTHERS)
· Japan pins hopes on green power laws (Level B)
· Stress and Intonation (OTHERS)
· Time Periods: Since & For (Level B)
· Honest Japanese Return $78 Million in Cash... (Level B)
· Prepositions: For & During (Level C)
· Prepositions: By & Until (Level C)
· Interesting or Interested? (Level C)
· Thinking the unthinkable: Sell U.S. Treasuries (Level B)
· cheat sheet 5 (Home)
· PET bottles become radiation detectors in Japan (Level B)
· With debt climbing, Japan debates tax hike (Level B)
· Giant tent being built over Fukushima... (Level B)
· Japan, U.S. have highest bills... (Level B)
· Rice Harvest Being Checked For Radioactive Cesium (Level B)
· Radiation Bankrupts Japanese Cattle Ranch... (Level B)
· Japan heatwave kills four, sends 900 to hospital (Level B)
· Effective vs Efficient (Level B)
· New JR East firm to look abroad (Level B)
· FAQs About The Credit Downgrade (Level B)
· What the S&P U.S. Credit Rating Downgrade Means (Level B)
· Standard & Poor's Explains US Credit Rating Downgrade (Level B)
· Stem cell breakthrough proves Japan No. 1 (Level B)
· Isn't Japan's debt large, too? (Level B)
· Large / Big? (Level C)
· Who Will Get Compensation From The Nuclear Crisis? (Level B)
· Ministry likely to buy all meat of suspect cows (Level B)
· South Korea's internet addicts (Level B)
· Tips To Stop Drinking (Level B)
· Making Sentences (Level B)
· Ways To Use The Adjective "Afraid" (Level C)
· Indian archaeologists discover undersea city (Level B)
· Biomass power generation eyed using wooden debris (Level B)
· Japan creates "thinking" robot that can learn by itself (Level B)
· Japan intensifies China rhetoric (Level B)
· Japan widens ban on radioactive beef (Level B)
July, 2011
· Summer demand for air conditioner cleaners heats up (Level B)
· Nagoya's short-term office rentals brisk (Level B)
· Mitsui plans to help rebuild fishing business (Level B)
· Sum / Amount (Level B)
· "Such As" / "As Such"? (Level C)
· Gyudon chain curry wars set to heat up (Level B)
· Japanese men's life expectancy rises, but women's falls (Level B)
· How to Stay Forever Young and Happy Always (Level B)
· Five-year, ¥10 trillion tax hike is considered (Level B)
· Sumitomo insecticide nets keep mosquitoes at bay (Level B)
· China's train accident unthinkable (Level B)
· Kan accepts blame for lack of temporary homes... (Level B)
· Terrestrial TVs completely digitalized... (Level B)
· Powering Japan's Future (Level B)
· 'Made of' / 'Made from'? (Level C)
· All reactors off by spring... (Level B)
· Japan's crippled nuclear plant reaches stability (Level B)
· All reactors off by spring - a once unthinkable scenario (Level B)
· Eco-point program may return (Level B)
· Tokyo's bid for 2020 Olympics a sign of healing (Level B)
· So / Very (Level C)
· Fukushima plant site originally was a hill... (Level B)
· Territorial dispute heats up... (Level B)
· 20% of young student smokers quit... (Level B)
· 13 Crazy Earthquake Facts (Level B)
· Japan Prepares For The Next Big One (Level B)
· Heatstroke surge feared as people save power (Level B)
· China claims its rail tech superior to Japan's (Level B)
· Boeing Dreamliner lands in Japan (Level B)
· Huge rare earth deposits found... (Level B)
· Baby Girls In India... (Level B)
· Korean Scientists Develop... (Level B)
· State-Of-The-Art Beijing Library (Level B)
· cheat sheet 4 (Home)
June, 2011
· Japan fourth in digital literacy test (Level B)
· As Japan Boils, Heatstroke Cases Rise Fivefold (Level B)
· Japan to launch new ... (Level B)
· Japan’s Travel Agencies Offer Long Summer Vacations (Level B)
· Reading: Boy Runs Away From Homework (Kids A)
· Japan designates 3 northeastern areas... (Level B)
· A swell in Japanese Bagelheads (Level B)
· Using Lots of (Level C)
· Using Few / Little in English (Level C)
· Time Expressions in English (Level B)
· Sunflowers to clean radioactive soil in Japan (Level B)
· Tax increase urged to pay for rebuilding (Level B)
· Tokyo, old and new (Level B)
· Japan's Amazing Aquarium (Kids A)
· Dialogue: World of Computers (Level C)
· Dialogue: College Majors (Level C)
· Dialogue: Business Meeting (Level C)
· Job Hunting (Level C)
· London to Tokyo in two hours (Level B)
· Domestic cybercrime bill passed (Level B)
· Japanese firms to join Airbus engine project (Level B)
· 100 days since disaster marked in northeastern Japan (Level B)
· Solar Energy Economic Zone (Home)
· Japan's Tepco compensation plan gets cabinet OK (Level B)
· Japan poll finds 74% support nuclear phase-out (Level B)
· Building a solar energy economic zone... (Level B)
· Eco-point program's spillover effects... (Level B)
· Grammar: Can, Could and Be Able To (Level C)
· Permission: Make, Let and Be Allowed To (Level C)
· Reading Comprehension: Proteins (Level C)
· Reading Comprehension: Triassic Period (Level C)
· Reading Comprehension: Women in Business (Level B)
· Reading Comprehension: Tooth Decay (Level C)
· Quake-hit 'island of cats' seeks aid (Level B)
· Burglars hit evacuees' homes in Fukushima Pref. (Level B)
· Digital TV switch efforts to be upped (Level B)
· University in Kyoto to offer doctoral course on 'manga' (Level B)
· Computer viruses set to be criminalized under new law (Level B)
· Maglev station sites announced (Level B)
· TV, radio power losses worry govt (Level B)
· Pentagon unveils plan to deploy Osprey at Futenma in late 2012 (Level B)
· Japanese retirees ready to risk Fukushima (Level B)
· What will Japan learn from the Fukushima meltdowns? (Level B)
· Grammar: Mustn't and Don't have to (Level C)
· Grammar: Could, Should and Would (Level C)
· Fukushima cleanup could cost up to $250 billion (Level B)
· Japan launches 'Super Cool Biz' to save energy (Level B)
May, 2011
· Tohoku's expressways may soon be toll-free (Level B)
· Miyagi oyster farms mirror Japanese ruin (Level B)
· How the Japanese plan to turn the moon... (Level B)
· How To Write An E-mail (Level B)
· Summer Fun: Tips When Travelling with Children (Level B)
· Adjectives: Size, Shape and Condition (Level C)
· Two-Word Verbs (Level B)
· G-8 nations bullish on Kan's N-safety proposal (Level B)
· 53.1 billion yen needed to clean water (Level B)
· Heaven is a ‘Fairy Story’ (Level B)
· Apocalypse: World Fails to End (Level B)
· Summer temperatures likely normal ... (Level B)
· Does Hello Kitty have any brothers or sisters? (Kids B)
· Kaguya Hime (Kids A)
· The Tokyo Toy Museum (Kids A)
· Japan 'plans solar panels for all new buildings' (Level B)
· China, S.Korea offer support to Japan (Level B)
· Erratic information fuels mistrust of TEPCO (Level B)
· Reinforcing: Losing Your Wallet and Passport (Level B)
· Workplace Idioms (Level B)
· Kendama (Level B)
· cheat sheet 3 (OTHERS)
· Wind is Japan's strongest alternative to nuclear (Level B)
· Asahi Shimbun launches paid online edition (Level B)
· Japanese electric car 'goes 300km' on single charge (Level B)
· More nuclear reactor shutdowns lie ahead (Level B)
· Muslims file suit over antiterror investigations (Level B)
· Power saving in summer... (Level B)
· Quake-hit Japan pottery town picking up pieces (Level B)
· Two months later, whereabouts of 9,500 still unknown (Level B)
· Japan's nuclear crisis timetable on track (Level B)
· Japan readies new tactics... (Level B)
· Japan's thin, white security blanket (Level B)
· Giving Instructions/Directions (Level B)
· 10 Idioms Tour Guides Use (Level C)
· Skimming and Scanning (Level B)
· Microsoft Buys Skype (Level B)
· Flickering Lights Show a Healthy Natural Environment (Level B)
· Catfish and Earthquakes in Folklore & Fact (Level B)
· Japan sticks to US base relocation plan (Level B)
· Japan to allow GPS monitoring of inmates... (Level B)
· Apple Now World’s Most Valuable Brand (Level B)
· Japan PM declines pay until nuclear crisis ends (Level B)
· Japanese companies unveil novel new toothbrushes (Level B)
· Stimulating the economy (Level B)
· Enjoy Life at One of These Southern Island Resorts (OTHERS)
· Japan passes 4 trillion yen disaster relief budget (Level B)
· Nissan to make future New York taxis (Level B)
· Five-story Pagodas: Why Can't Earthquakes Knock Them Down? (Level B)
· Dying for TEPCO (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Sushi in Season (Level B)
· The Girl Who Trains Falcons (Kids A)
· The World's Biggest Paper Airplane (Kids A)
· Chinese Writer to Have Shakespeare’s Face (Level B)
· Apple Suing Samsung for Copying (Level B)
· William & Kate: The Duke & Duchess of Cambridge (Level B)
· Free Discussion: 10 Natural Wonders to See... (OTHERS)
· Grammar: Direct Speech & Indirect Speech (OTHERS)
April, 2011
· IHT expresses regret over cartoon (Level B)
· Sharp annual profit more than quadruples (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Sushi Archipelago (Level B)
· Warm baths in the winter linked to heart threat (News)
· Japan advisor says nuclear threat receding (News)
· Reinforcing: Japanese Words Commonly Used... (OTHERS)
· Japanese Company Unveils 'World's Thinnest' Glass... (Level B)
· Reinforcing: Commonly Misused Japanese Expressions (Level B)
· Reinforcing: Commonly Misused Japanese Words and Phrases (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Easter Around the World (Level B)
· Dailogue: Hooking Up My Computer (Level C)
· World's newest oldest man turns 114 in Japan (Level B)
· 5 weeks later, baby in photo plucked... (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Easter Sunday in the Philippines (Level B)
· Single pine tree a sign of hope... (Level B)
· Japan orders compensation... (Level B)
· Japan, China, S. Korea to hold Tokyo summit (Level B)
· TEPCO's liability may be capped at $24-45 bln (Level B)
· Cheat Sheet2 (OTHERS)
· Forming Adverbs from Adjectives (Level C)
· Free Discussion: Travel Japan By Train (Level B)
· Ilocos Norte (OTHERS)
· Free Discussion: Meditation Better Than Pain-Killers (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Japan’s Bullet Trains Keep Evolving (OTHERS)
· How bad is the Fukushima fallout? (Level B)
· Cooking, processing may reduce radioactive.. (Level B)
· Japan proposes cute, safe cars... (Level B)
· Tens of millions of 'lost' cash found... (Level B)
· Japanese unite in show of self-restraint (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Washington, DC’s Cherry Trees (Level B)
· Welfare recipients increasing in Japan... (Level B)
· U.S. factories pick up work from Japan (Level B)
· Japan power crunch could get worse in summer (Level B)
· Japan stops highly radioactive leak into Pacific (Level B)
· Quake-relief donations total 115.4 bil. yen (Level B)
· Empire State Building lit up red and white... (Level B)
· GE unlikely to face liability in Japanese nuclear crisis (Level B)
· Tsunami washed away 23 JR stations (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Scientists Create ... (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Do You Suffer From ... (Level B)
· Japan says Fukushima plant to be scrapped (Level B)
March, 2011
· Free Discussion: Nuclear Power (Level B)
· Lesson 2: Speak Business English Like An American (Level B)
· Lesson 1: Speak Business English Like An American (Level B)
· OMG, LOL, FYI Now in Oxford English Dictionary (Level B)
· Anti-nuclear protests held in Japan (Level B)
· Japan needs better tsunami infrastructure (Level B)
· Radiation scare sparks run on bottled water in Tokyo (Level B)
· Yes, sex can kill you, U.S. study shows (Level B)
· CHEAT SHEET1 (OTHERS)
· Japan tsunami victims enjoy... (Level B)
· The Impact of Disaster (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Energy Drinks Harmful to Kids (Level B)
· Free Discussion: The Word “Dear” Disappearing in E-mails (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Red Meat Increases Risk of Cancer (Level B)
· Free Discussion: Birth Order (Level B)
· The Hidden Power of Japanese Industry (Level B)
· Where is Japan's nuclear power CEO? (Level B)
· Disaster analysis you may not hear elsewhere (Level B)
· 'Fukushima Fifty' cut off from family (Level B)
· Reinforcing: The Melody of Spoken English (OTHERS)
· Yakuza to the Rescue in Japan (Level B)
· WHO issues guidelines on radiation exposure (Level B)
· Japan asks for US help in nuclear crisis (Level B)
· Why China's help to Japan carries weight (Level B)
· Chip prices jump as Japan quake threatens supply (Level B)
· Rebuilding northeast Japan to take years, billions (Level B)
· TOEIC Reading Comprehension Test (Level A)
· Ishihara apologizes over 'divine punishment' remark (Level B)
· Millions in Japanese cold struggle without electricity, heat (Level B)
· World’s Deepest Breakwater Failed to Stop Tsunami (Level B)
· Prepositions "BEFORE" and "AFTER" (Level C)
· "Each" and "Every" with Singular Verbs (Level C)
· Kyoto lights up during the spring hanatoro (Level B)
· Anxiety, fatigue grow ... (Level B)
· Workers scramble to cool reactors ... (Level B)
· Japan crisis 'worst since WW2' (Level B)
· Japan quake may hit flash memory chip supply (Level B)
· Japan names new foreign minister (Level B)
· Japan reports sixth infant death after vaccination (Level B)
· TEXTMAKING3 (OTHERS)
· Bankruptcy cases decline in Japan (Level B)
· Japanese women and the art of being alone (Level B)
· Japan launches primary push to teach English (Level B)
· Japan vending machines to charge electric cars (Level B)
· Japan stealth jet prototype... (Level B)
· Job Interview: Frequently Asked Questions (Level B)
· Work - What do they do? Where do they work? (Level B)
· Japan reviews aid to new global No. 2 China (Level B)
· High School Reunions (Level B)
· Proposals (Level B)
· Weird Pets (Level B)
· Etiquette (Level B)
· Tangled (Level B)
· Say or Tell? (Level B)
· Do or Make? (Level B)
· Could you Live without Fast Food? (Level C)
· New Machine Sucks CO2 from the Air (Level B)
· How to Order a Drink at the Bar (Level C)
· Japan on the Cheap (Level B)
· The Myth of Japan's 'Lost Decades' (Level B)
· Oscars 2011 (Level B)
February, 2011
· How to Shop in English (Level B)
· Language after stroke (Level B)
· 'Inappropriate' hospital dramas criticised (Level B)
· Why Japan has a problem with prime ministers (Level B)
· Sharp faces dilemma over China LCD plant (Level B)
· Steel merger to save ¥100 billion in costs (Level B)
· TV broadcasts and the Internet (Level B)
· Japan makers jump... (Level B)
· Aeon to hire 10,000 grads by April 2014 (Level B)
· More companies shifting to Japanese 401(k) (Level B)
· WikiLeaks unveils Japanese spy agency (Level B)
· Reading Comprehension: The Old Man and His Grandson (Level B)
· Dialogue: Hooking Up My Computer2 (Level B)
· Reading Comprehension: Financial Services (Level B)
· Long-term jobless workers rise... (Level B)
· Superjumbo airline war for Japan (Level B)
· Men reach for sacred wood at 'Naked Festival' (Level B)
· The sticky subject of Japan's rice protection (Level B)
· KEY TO C (Level B)
· Dialogue: An Interview at the Shopping Mall (Level C)
· Dialogue: Today's Special (Level C)
· Reading Comprehension: Tourist Accomodation (Level B)
· Reinforcing: A New Office (Level B)
· Discussing Ideas at a Meeting (Level B)
· Japan's new highway toll ... (Level B)
· Japanese Men: Tea is the New Coffee (Level B)
· Stative and Dynamic Verbs (Level B)
· Govt to ease procedures for foreign doctors (Level B)
· 300-kph Hayabusa test run... (Level B)
· Japanese protest against TPP pact (Level B)
· More men turning to homemaking (Level B)
· Japan, be confident! (Level B)
· Seven Samurai reasons to invest in Japan (Level B)
· Japan welcomes China ... (Level B)
· Job-hunting system needs work (Level B)
· Japan's young fight for work at home and abroad (Level B)
· Women in their 30s, 40s getting thinner (Level B)
· Jack and the Beanstalk (Kids A)
· India to sign free trade pact with Japan (Level B)
· Japan looks to Australia for rare earth supplies (Level B)
· Japan Government Debt Hits Record Y919 Trillion (Level B)
· Japanese police keep watch on Muslims (Level B)
· Nissan quarterly profit jumps 78% (Level B)
· Softbank unveils the simplest phone in the world (Level B)
· National sport on its knees (Level B)
· How to Drink Like a Japanese Salaryman (Level B)
· Japan's top 10 'Valentine's men' (Level B)
· Using Lay and Lie (Level C)
· The bitter pill of Japan's high-cost medical treatment (Level B)
· Influenza epidemic seen peaking (Level B)
· Plague Words and Phrases (Level B)
· sample text3 (OTHERS)
· The Finite and Infinite Verbs (Level C)
· Boy, 14, passes Japan's English tour guide test ... (Level B)
· Prius loses Japan top spot for first time in 20 months (Level B)
· Japanese commercial real estate down by 20% (Level B)
· In Japan, if you can’t beat them, eat them (Level B)
· Japan a victim of its own success (Level B)
· 7-11, NTT, housing agency launch... (Level B)
· Chinese visitors ... (News)
January, 2011
· Meat business in Vietnam planned (Level B)
· Finish the Sentence (Level C)
· Title: American Slang Adjectives (Level B)
· Japan braces for hay fever season (Level B)
· My best & worst of 2010 (Level B)
· How to relax in exam rooms (Level B)
· Debate starts on restricting ... (Level B)
· How you twist and shout in Japanese (Level B)
· China Is Totally Freaking Out Japan (Level B)
· Reinforcing: American Slang Greetings, etc... (Level B)
· Reinforcing: American Slang Verbs (Level B)
· Reinforcing: American Slang Nouns (Level B)
· American Slang Adjectives (Level B)
· Japanese Web outlook and predictions for 2011 (Level B)
· Gov't to approve child allowances ... (Level B)
· Reduced corporate tax rate... (Level B)
· Shinkansen failure a blow to export hopes (Level B)
· Energy firms eye building 100 hydrogen stations ... (Level B)
· Toyota developing alternative electric motor (Level B)
· Solar mega-plants under construction (Level B)
· A new culture of giving (Level B)
· Computer glitch halts bullet trains in Japan (Level B)
· Buzz and Bob's Big Adventure (Kids A)
· Japan to go ahead with robotic deep sea mining (Level B)
· Toyota to make lithium batteries for hybrids (Level B)
· 2010 was a sizzling-hot year for kanji (Level B)
· The Japan Myth (Level B)
· Use of Twitter is linked ... (Level B)
· More Students Choose Universities in Japan (Level B)
· Govt to lead development of robotic deep-sea mining (Level B)
· Discounts eyed for eco-friendly goods (Level B)
· Walking Fast a Sign of Longer Life (Level B)
· Zen and the art of finding employment (Level B)
· Japanese sake exports reach record high in 2010 (Level B)
· Lexus to retain top U.S. luxury spot (Level B)
· Japan eyes building its own GPS system (Level B)
· Japan to step up mineral exploration... (Level B)
· Multiple-entry visas to be issued... (Level B)
December, 2010
· The Cold Planet (Kids A)
· China to overtake No. 2 Japan in R&D (Level B)
· How to Write a Postcard (Level B)
· Low-Child: Santa's Little Helper (Kids B)
· Low-Child: Bears and a Pig (Kids B)
· Low-Child: The Birthday Cake (Kids B)
· Top 10 Submitted Words by Users (Level B)
· Japan postpones launch of emissions trading from 2013 (Level B)
· The Mystery Of ... (Level B)
· World warmed steeply this year (Level B)
· Japan calls in the 'sushi police' (Level B)
· For Japan, 2010 was a year to forget (Level B)
· Child allowance has strayed (Level B)
· Japan's Skymark eyes larger fleet (Level B)
· Cross-border visitors between S. Korea, Japan... (OTHERS)
· Work-Life Balance (Level C)
· Which animal is the biggest? (Kids B)
· I have a cold. (Level C)
· Countries That Tax The Most (Level B)
· Most direct line for maglev gets panel OK (Level B)
· Japan to cut corporate tax... (Level B)
· Effective Presentation Techniques (Level B)
· The Top 10 Effective Presentation Techniques (Level C)
· Tips for Successful Presentations (Level C)
· Making An Effective Oral Presentations (Level B)
· sample text2 (Level A)
· Snow shortage from warm weather... (Level B)
· Half the world's people are bilingual... (Level B)
· The Surprising Wealth and Success of Japan (Level B)
· Japanese Bento Boxes (Level B)
· Tongue Twisters (Part 2) (Level C)
· Unraveling the Riddles of the Deep (Level B)
· Hotpots for Health and Beauty (Level B)
· English Listening Activity (Part 2) (Level C)
· English Listening Activity (Part 1) (Level B)
· Foreign dentists, nurses get easier visa durations (Level B)
November, 2010
· Japan eyeing summit with SKorea next month (Level B)
· Japanese men working shorter hours (Level B)
· JR Tokai plans ... (Level B)
· Japan: land of the rising debt (Level B)
· Attack is North Korean bid for attention (Level B)
· Cathy’s life in the future (Level C)
· How to boost corporate Japan ... (Level B)
· Turning salarymen into day-care dads (Level B)
· Who's the largest economy? (Level A)
· Twin Tale: Rising China, Japan's setting sun (Level B)
· "I changed my mind." (Level C)
· Seoul OKs handover of looted archives (Level B)
· Youths want to move to Japan ... (Level B)
· APEC 'Silly Shirts' Tradition ... (Level B)
· Tokyo bank closes 400 million yen ... (Level B)
· Common English Sayings (Level B)
· Phrases From Shakespeare (Level B)
· Adverbs of Time (Level C)
· Japan carries out successful missile-defense test (Level A)
· U.K. paper picks Tokyo as favorite overseas city (Level B)
· In Japan, dieting moms, smaller babies (Level B)
October, 2010
· Kimono making in Japan is a dying art (Level B)
· Origami: Mathematics of Paper Folding (OTHERS)
· Income of young Japanese women ... (Level B)
· Japan's poverty problem (Level B)
· Japan trade in rare species hit (Level B)
· Making the cut at sushi academy (Level B)
· Tubbataha Reef (Level C)
· Shhhh! Silent Letters at Work! (Level C)
· Japanese have fewest ... (Level B)
· Railway offers food for thought (Level B)
· Japan to Rethink Arms Exports? (Level B)
· Japan ranks 94th in gender equality (Level B)
· Sumo wrestling baby event all the rage in Japan (Level B)
· Banking Vocabulary (Level B)
· White flower has world's longest genome (Level B)
· Japan may buy US drones (Level A)
· Japan's first passenger jet to take off in 2012 (Level A)
· Time Words (Level C)
· Cigarette prices soar (Level B)
September, 2010
· Articles (Level C)
· The Comma (Level C)
· The 23 Helping Verbs (Level C)
· So or Such? (Level C)
· Excited or Exciting? (Level C)
· Tongue-Twisters (Level B)
· Famous Quotations (Level C)
· How to Address People in English? (Level C)
· Grammar: Used to do or Be used to (Level C)
· China, Japan, U.S. lead fish consumption (Level A)
· China blocks rare earths exports to Japan (Level A)
· What is wrong? (Kids A)
· Residential land prices down for 19th straight year in Japan (Level A)
· S.Korea considers tunnels to China, Japan: reports (Level B)
· A Japanese traditional wedding takes in rice field (Level B)
· JR East unveils nation's first hybrid tourist train (News)
· Beginner: What Am I? (Level C)
· Grammar: Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives (Level C)
· Offering, Accepting and Refusing Politely (Level C)
· Japan can't find its 230,000 centenarians (News)
· Japan unveils 915 bil. yen stimulus package (News)
· Monkey problems near Mt. Fuji, Japan (News)
· Japan's 1st navigation satellite ... (News)
· New financial assistance program ... (News)
· 'Anime' makes Japan superpower (News)
· Divorce ceremonies give Japanese couples a new way to untie the knot (News)
· Toyota to launch new range of budget sports cars (Level A)
· As temperatures soar, Japanese turn to ghost houses (Level A)
· Does Japan's affair with tuna mean loving it to extinction? (Level A)
· Japan's taxi firms introducing all-electric fleets (OTHERS)
· Credit card scam ... (Level C)
August, 2010
· Grammar: Article A – Specific & Unspecific (Level C)
· Prius gets humming device ... (News)
· Japan execution chamber opening ... (News)
· 7 Best Stress-Fighting Foods (OTHERS)
· sample text1 (OTHERS)
· Traveling by Airplane ... (OTHERS)
· Travelling with children (OTHERS)
· Complaining At The Hotel (Level C)
· Complaining At The Restaurant (Level C)
· Grammar: Preposition of Place (Level C)
· Japanese women struggle in recession (Level B)
· Pension reform urgently needed (Level A)
· Couples put green touch on weddings (Level C)
· Japan to subsidize energy-efficient plants: report (Level C)
· Nara temple may be world's oldest wooden structure (Level B)
· Japanese economic recovery slows ... (Level A)
· Grammar: Prepositions for Time (Level C)
· Grammar: Describing the similarity of two items (Level C)
· Nearly 200 of Japan's oldest citizens 'missing' (News)
· Okinawans champion 2,000-yen bill as symbol of peace (News)
· Sushi is tourists' favourite Japanese dish: survey (News)
· Giant Gundam statue unveiled in Shizuoka (News)
· Sales of 3-seat bicycles soaring in Japan (News)
· Grammar Lesson: Usage of Do and Does (Level C)
· Toyota's Japan hybrid sales top one million (News)
· In Japan, Living Large In Really Tiny Houses (Level A)
· Japan May Sell Rice to Replace Corn ... (News)
· Conversation Questions: Tell me about...? (Level C)
· Up-Child: Reading Comprehension (Kids A)
· Reading Comprehension: The European Union (Level A)
· Is This Japan’s Most Influential Person? (News)
July, 2010
· Grammar: Use of To, Two and Too (Level C)
· Grammar: Using Numbers (Level C)
· Teenage boy arrested for posting 'manga'... (News)
· Japan to review death penalty (OTHERS)
· The art of sweating in Japan (OTHERS)
· Fewer women getting hired as bureaucrats (News)
· EIKEN Test 101 (OTHERS)
· 1-meter-wide flower 'to bloom soon' in Tokyo (News)
· Cooker makes bread out of rice (News)
· Japan’s Obscure Executive Rich List (News)
· Sushi-hungry Japan sells monster tuna (News)
· Why You Shouldn’t Invest In Japan (News)
· Japanese solar sail successfully rides sunlight (News)
· Grammar: Whose and Who's (Level C)
· Grammar: Use of Like or As (Level C)
· Grammar: Use of Who and Whom (Level C)
· Prius ranks as nation's top car for 14th month (News)
· Japanese betray some blinkered views of their foreign coworkers (News)
· Interest in growing veggies on rise (News)
· Rakuten to make English official language (News)
· Japan's big four car makers issue over 100,000 recalls (News)
· Govt panel suggests ID numbers for tax, welfare (News)
· What Japan needs to do to end deflation (News)
· Japan media praise new Blue heroes (News)
June, 2010
· Plan for gender equality (News)
· Japan's jobless rate edges up in May... (News)
· Opening Japan’s Immigration Door (News)
· Dalai Lama to Japanese youth (News)
· Presence of sake grows in diplomacy (News)
· sample text (OTHERS)
May, 2010
· Rising yen casts shadow over Japan recovery (News)
· Japanese pin hopes on acupuncture as beauty secret (News)
· Secondhand market grows (News)
April, 2010
· Piracy rattles Japan to open first foreign military base (News)
· Supermarkets lure customers ... (OTHERS)
· Japanese population declines ... (Level A)
· CamSur Watersports Complex (Philippines) (OTHERS)
· Nuclear summit opens, Hatoyama plays up ... (News)
· Japanese Housewives, Online Gaming Addicts (News)
· Japanese cellphone ringtone 'cures hayfever' (News)
· U.S. to fine Toyota $16 million for hiding defects (News)
· Smart smokers carry their ashtrays with them (News)
· Seven-Eleven eyes 10 trillion yen sales (News)
· A rush to Himeji before renovations (OTHERS)
March, 2010
· Green technology is the new corporate gold (News)
· Sky Tree now tallest structure in Japan (News)
· The Most Unfortunate Names in Britain (Level A)
· Singing Helps Stroke Victims Talk (Level A)
· The Last Decade (Level A)
· Color Predicts Personality (Level A)
· Interviewing Do's & Dont's (OTHERS)
· Emission-free taxi debuts in Tokyo (Level A)
· Suzuki makes million cars in India (Level A)
· Most Taiwanese prefer Japan over China, survey finds (Level A)
· Reinforcing: Avatar (Level C)
· Spill The Beans (Level B)
· Speaking English: How to say what's important (Level C)
· Speaking English: Talking about your hobbies in English (Level C)
· Speaking English: How to avoid silence in English conversations (Level C)
· Speaking English: Saying dates and numbers in English (Level C)
· Speaking English: Saying how happy you are (Level C)
· Speaking English: Being friendly in English (Level C)
· Speaking English: Talking About Fear (Level C)
· Speaking English: Giving orders and instructions (Level C)
· Grammar: GERUNDS and PRESENT PARTICIPLES (Level C)
· Grammar: REGULAR and IRREGULAR VERBS (Level C)
· Grammar: ACTIVE and PASSIVE VOICE (Level C)
· French-flavored rooms for kids (OTHERS)
· Panel issues report on enhancing 'ryokan' ... (OTHERS)
· JT to sell smoke-free cigarette (News)
· Devastating Earthquakes (Level B)
· Reading Comprehension: Bodie - Ghost town in California (Level C)
· 2.76 mil. Japanese estimated to have used illegal drugs (News)
· Luck of the Irish to parade across country (News)
· Japanese “Mosquito” Reveals Your Date’s Real Age (News)
· Sony 3D glasses to cost $133 in Japan (News)
· Japan baby-robot teaches parenting skills (News)
· Consumer product makers hope ions generate skin-care buzz (News)
· Mysterious deep-sea fish appears in large numbers (News)
· Japanese researchers turn raw garbage... (News)
· Small is beautiful: Japan's hand-made electric cars (News)
· Soy-Sauce-Flavored Kit Kats? In Japan, They're No. 1 (News)
· Once a rail yard, prime Osaka site... (News)
· Totally freaky: Japan's weirdest museums (News)
February, 2010
· Understanding "Conjunctions" (Level C)
· Grammar: EITHER and NEITHER (Level C)
· Grammar: MAY and MIGHT (Level C)
· Grammar: DURING and WHILE (Level C)
· Part IV: Using Words Correctly (Level B)
· Part III: Using Words Correctly (Level B)
· Part II: Using Words Correctly (Level B)
· Part I: Using Words Correctly (Level B)
· Outlet malls gaining popularity in Japan (News)
· Japanese Child Poverty on the Rise (News)
· Nissan, Daihatsu, Suzuki issue car recalls (News)
· MHI to supply turbines for British wind farms (News)
· Sand bathing: a popular form of therapy in Japan (Level B)
· Chinese tourists to Japan on the rise (News)
· Govt to urge total smoking ban... (News)
· Daily Activities (Level C)
· Phobias Of The Rich And Famous (Level A)
· Phobias - What are you afraid of? (Level A)
· 5 Signs You're Living A Boring Life (Level B)
· Want to Emigrate? (Level A)
· Record 85% favor death penalty (News)
· 7-11 offering city services (News)
· S. Korea, Japan have world's fastest web links (News)
January, 2010
· Lightning prods shiitake to multiply (News)
· Why Japan has the right idea on meat production (News)
· Japan's exports rebound on strong Chinese demand (News)
· Revolutionary electric vehicle to hit the road (News)
· The art of boro: rags to riches (Level C)
· Next-generation express trains set speed records (Level A)
December, 2009
· TEXTMAKING (OTHERS)
· Toyota rolls out its plug-in Prius (News)
· Ten Big Companies That Failed in Japan (News)
· Japan's Ishikawa heeds Jumbo's Tiger alert (News)
· Man says he buried mum's body ... (News)
· Small island for sale in Seto Inland Sea ... (News)
· Japan firms owed $7.5 billion by Dubai: report (News)
· Indians are ancestors of Japanese, Chinese (News)
· Part II: Shopping (Level C)
· Tokyo spent 500 million yen on Olympic film (Level C)
· And the best Japanese films of 2009 were ... (Level A)
· Tallest artificial Christmas tree (Level A)
· LEAD: Immigration officer ... (News)
· South Korea plans to dig tunnels ... (News)
· Over 40% of Japanese see ... (News)
· The Christmas Tree (Level C)
· Dialogue: Airline Reservations (Level C)
· Reading Comprehension: The Latest Gadget (Level A)
· Reading Comprehension: Perseverance (Level A)
· Reading Comprehension: The Interview (Level A)
· Tasty taiyaki cakes prop up recession gloom (News)
· Spy satellite to monitor North Korea (News)
November, 2009
· Chatting in English (Level C)
· The First Christmas Card (Level C)
· Reinforcing: Flick Phrases and Expressions (OTHERS)
· Hatoyama 'received 900 million yen from mother' (News)
· Japan successfully launches ... (News)
· Origins of Manga and Anime (OTHERS)
· English for Airline Staff (Level C)
· Sanyo to sell homes powered by ... (News)
· Tokyo hosts Int’l Robot Exhibition 2009 (News)
· Japan to send experts to Canada ... (News)
· Japan PM 'surprised' at reports (News)
· Working at an office in Japan ... (News)
· Japanese microbiologist claims ... (News)
· Language for mailing letters and parcels. (Level C)
· Reinforcing: Flick Expressions (OTHERS)
· Which Words Rhyme? (Level C)
· Small Talk (Level A)
· More Tokyo train stations ... (News)
· Should we let foreigners vote? (News)
· Japan's reaction to Obama bowing ... (News)
· Big Japanese Banks Show Signs of Recovery (News)
· Japan PM says nation should embrace migrants (News)
· The Year of No Money in Tokyo (OTHERS)
· Numbers for Mathematics (Level C)
· 10 Places to See Before They Disappear (Level B)
· What Type of Wedding Ceremony Do You Want? (Level B)
· Time Management Tips (Level B)
· 3 Ways To Keep And Build Unshakeable Confidence (Level B)
· Different Kinds of Tears (Level B)
· Problems When You Marry Your Best Friend (Level B)
· Can We Decide Our Fate and Destiny? (Level B)
· The Education System in Philippines (Level B)
· The Importance of Education (Level B)
· Airport English (Level C)
· Reinforcing: Describing Movies (Level B)
· Phrases of the Day (Level C)
· Growing number of female golfers ... (News)
· Fat in Japan? You're breaking the law (News)
· The Magic of the Filipino Electric Jeepney (News)
· Small Talk Practice: At the Office (Level A)
· Medical Specialists (Level B)
· Is there really "food for thought"? (Level A)
· Japan eyes solar station ... (News)
· 16-year-old boy in grave condition ... (News)
· Obama and the Nobel (News)
· Unemployment On The Young (News)
· 'I hate whale meat,' Japan's PM confides: report (News)
· LEAD: Hatoyama fails to declare 72M Yen ... (News)
· Japanese fishing trawler sunk by giant jellyfish (News)
October, 2009
· Arctic Ice May Disappear in a Decade (News)
· Reading Comprehension: The Cigarette (Level C)
· Govt to study introducing fossil fuel tax ... (News)
· Japan CO2 emissions from fuel drop (News)
· Japan unemployment falls amid recovery signs (News)
· Reinforcing: Santa Claus Around The World (Level C)
· Reinforcing: Food Around The World (Level C)
· Reinforcing: Cultural Differences ... (Level A)
· Cultural Differences Between the U.S. and Japan (Level A)
· Shinkansen fares cut by up to 27% (News)
· New NASA spacecraft to use Japanese HTV tech (News)
· Japanese firm to build world's greenest passenger ferry (News)
· Reinforcing: Catch A Flick (Level C)
· School Closures in Japan Double Because of Swine Flu Pandemic (News)
· Maglev trains could cut Tokyo-Osaka trip to 67 minutes (Level B)
· Helping Tourist (Level C)
· Describing A Witness (Level C)
· World Trade Center (WTC) (OTHERS)
· Reading Comprehension: Yosemite National Park (Kids A)
· Ice Cream: The Dessert of the World (Kids A)
· The leaning car of Tokyo (News)
· China, Japan, S.Korea to consider free trade pact (News)
· Japan reacts to Obama's Nobel Peace Prize (News)
· Japanese suit that fights flu (News)
· JR East developing battery-powered trains (News)
· Japan stocks rise for 3rd day, shipping lines jump (News)
· Japanese fall for alcohol-free beer (News)
· Flush before you fly ... (News)
· Social English: Polite Offers (Level C)
· Japanese fear Hyundai most (News)
· Today's babies could live to 22nd century: study (News)
· Japan's ex-finance minister Nakagawa found dead (News)
· Japan's first passenger jet lands big order (Level A)
September, 2009
· Japan, China to work together ... (News)
· Wine prices plunge amid downturn (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Nilagang Baboy (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Guinataang Halo-Halo (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Fruit Salad (Filipino Style) (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Chicken Curry Recipe (Filipino Style) (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Adobong Baboy (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Adobong Manok (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Making California Rolls Sushi (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Japanese Beef Sukiyaki (OTHERS)
· Supertyphoons to Strike Japan ... (News)
· Bibimbap (Level A)
· Japan Airlines requests bail-out (News)
· Aged-friendly supermarkets increasing (News)
· Japan is now the land of the setting sun (News)
· Hybrid and Electric Cars Will Emit Vroomtones (News)
· The Best-to-Worst Ways to Cook Your Food (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Common Ways of Cooking Food (OTHERS)
· Healthy Recipes: Healthy Hearts of Palm Salad (OTHERS)
· Healthy Recipes: Chicken and Green Bean Curry (OTHERS)
· Healthy Recipes: Rosemary-Skewered Shrimp (OTHERS)
· Giant 'meat-eating' plant found (News)
· JAL plans to cut flights at 7 domestic airports (News)
· Women bring fresh air to Japan's new parliament (News)
· Public lecture focuses on depression, how to fight it (News)
· 'Internet supermarkets' increasingly popular in Japan (News)
· Reading Comprehension: Fast Food (Level B)
· Reading Comprehension: Bruce Lee (Level B)
· Researchers to study how plants grow in Kibo lab module (News)
· Japan studies noisier hybrids (News)
· Japan town continues dolphin hunt (News)
· Reading Comprehension: Cruise (Level B)
· Reading Comprehension: Jobs in Japan (Level B)
· A DreamCouple in a Golden Age (Level B)
· Ways of Saving Money (OTHERS)
· My Career (OTHERS)
· Reading Comprehension: Homes Around The World (Kids B)
· Japan continues to execute mentally ill prisoners (News)
· Travel: The Palau Islands, Micronesia (OTHERS)
· A cordless future for electricity? (News)
· Besides kissing & tasting, tongue can ... (News)
· Grammar: I or Me - Which Pronoun to Use? (Level C)
· Grammar: SIT or SET - Which I Should Use? (Level C)
· Victor's rookies win big; elected women set record (News)
· Japanese couple wins World Tango competition (News)
· GSDF member arrested for selling private info on 140,000 personnel (News)
· Missile defense system upgrade, new helicopter carrier part of defense budget (News)
· Jikei University team use magnets to fight cancer (News)
· Experts warn of risk of hornet attacks (News)
· Japan conducts quake drills nationwide on 1923 quake memorial day (News)
· Next first lady feels affinity with Michelle Obama (News)
· Japan Plans $21 Billion Solar Space Post ... (News)
August, 2009
· Grammar: Conjunctions (Level C)
· Grammar: Prepositions (Level C)
· Japanese society going over to the 'Dark Side' (News)
· Easy-to-ride electric bicycles in vogue (News)
· Grammar: Articles (Level C)
· Grammar: Identifying Parts Of Speech (Level C)
· Reading Comprehension 8: A Day On The Farm (Level C)
· Low-Child: What's the weather like? (OTHERS)
· Shapes, Colors & Sizes (OTHERS)
· Action Verbs (OTHERS)
· What we can learn from Edo Period about recycling (News)
· Minerals in crops vital to human health (News)
· British film board bans sale of Japanese horror movie (News)
· Scientists develop high-yield deep water rice (News)
· Jobs & What People Do (Kids B)
· Debate: Internet Craze (Reinforcing) (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Internet Know-How (Part 2) (OTHERS)
· Reinforcing: Internet Know-How (Part 1) (OTHERS)
· Mobile Subscribers Forecast to Top 5 Billion-Mark by 2011 (OTHERS)
· Grammar: Use of May and Might (Level C)
· Why the Japanese Are a Superior People! (OTHERS)
· Men of 'bubble generation' ... (OTHERS)
· Former AIG manager cooks up new career as chef (News)
· Putting the lie to the health of Japanese bodies (News)
· One Quarter Of Giant Panda ... (News)
· Deadly Mudslides Strike Across East Asia (News)
· Would Cultured-Meat Be Better For Us & The Planet? (News)
· Naming Fruits, Colors, and Numbers (Part 1) (OTHERS)
· Naming Fruits, Colors, and Numbers (OTHERS)
· Relatives of Chinese man seek compensation ... (News)
· Fuji TV announcer reprimanded ... (News)
· Actress Sakai arrested over drug use ... (News)
· Vacationers' exodus peaks ... (News)
· A Phone Conversation (Kids B)
· Describing Clothes (Kids B)
· A Family Tree (Kids B)
· Grammar: Use of There, Their & They're (Level C)
· Grammar: Use of Less or Fewer (Level C)
· Standing Room On Airplanes A Possibility (Level A)
· Grammar: Use of I or me (Level C)
· Grammar: Use of It's & Its (Level C)
· Top Five Philippine Destinations Pictures (OTHERS)
· Top Five Philippine Destinations (OTHERS)
July, 2009
· Japan's maglev on track for financial crash (News)
· Questions over degree of child abuse remain in Japan (News)
· Computer imaging takes role of scalpel in autopsies (News)
· Flu vaccine import dismays WHO (News)
· Japan studies lowering legal age ... (News)
· News Bytes (News)
· MP3 Codes (OTHERS)
· Eisa Festivals A Staple Of Summer Life In Okinawa (OTHERS)
· Bear-viewing Hikes In Japan Alps (OTHERS)
· Barbecue on a 51-foot cruiser in Tokyo Bay (OTHERS)
· Idioms & Sayings About Shopping (OTHERS)
· Places: Shops & Stores (OTHERS)
· Grammar: Use of Can and Could (Level C)
· A Less Painful Approach to Improving Listening (OTHERS)
· World Population Aging At Record Rate (News)
· Artificial Brain Ten Years Away (News)
· Moon History Erased! (News)
· Nearly 40% hope for gov't led by DPJ, around 15% for LDP: poll (News)
· China says it holds 'indisputable sovereignty' ... (News)
· Travel company head apologizes for hikers' deaths in Hokkaido (News)
· Nagoya Univ produces world's 1st 'wingless' ladybird beetles (News)
· Fujitsu to build next-generation supercomputer (News)
· Make Your Own Gyoza (OTHERS)
· Brazil Fury Over Britain’s Toxic Waste (News)
· Japanese women's lifespan ... (News)
· Japan's new 'boxed-lunch men' ... (News)
· Honda bringing back overtime at Japan plants (News)
· Grammar: Use of Any and Some (Level C)
· Part II: Confusable Words (Level A)
· Part I: Confusable Words (Level A)
· Articles: "A, An, The" (Level C)
· Hereditary succession ... (Level A)
· Subway manner posters attract popular attention (Level A)
· U.S. hails Japan's offer of $336 mil for U.S. forces realignment (Level A)
· High Court approves 2 Japanese-Filipinos registering as Japanese (Level A)
· 81-year-old lawyer going strong after handling 8,800 divorce cases (Level A)
· People Fear Personality Transplants (Level A)
· Canada Leader Eats Raw Seal Heart (Level A)
· Dollar Under Threat As The Global Currency (Level A)
· South Korea Hit By Cyber Attacks (Level A)
· 7 Tips to Eat Right (Level A)
· Do you want to be happy? 5 indicators that you are not (Level A)
· Who gets your kids if you and your spouse both die? (Level A)
· Which country has the world's worst tourists? (Level A)
· How To Improve Your English Skills (Level A)
· Japanese-built train makes debut ... (News)
· Rome restaurant shut down after... (News)
· Saying 'No' Nicely (Level C)
· Grammar: This - That - These - Those - Here - There (Level C)
· Listening Exercise 2: Mary's First Job 2 (Level C)
· Listening Exercise 1: Mary's First Job 1 (Level C)
· English Speaking Tips (Level A)
· News: North Korea fires 7 ballistic missiles... (News)
· Standard English Structure 1 (Level A)
· Written English Exercise 5 (Level A)
· Written English Exercise 4 (Level A)
· Written English Exercise 3 (Level A)
· Written English Exercise 2 (Level A)
· Written English Exercise 1 (Level A)
· Bank Error Makes Customers Millionaires (Level A)
· Journalists in Jail (Level C)
· All About Coffee (Level A)
· News: 'Eco-points' ready for registration... (News)
June, 2009
· News: Japanese urged to take pride... (Level A)
· Reading Comprehension 7: The Human Heart (Level A)
· Reading Comprehension 6: The Heart of the Big Apple (Level C)
· Let's Talk About Orca! (Kids A)
· Let's Play Soccer! (Kids A)
· Reading Comprehension 5: Space Week (Kids A)
· Business Idioms 2 (Level A)
· Grammar: Adverbs of Frequency (Level C)
· Clashes Continue in Iran (Level A)
· Words Differentiation (Level A)
· English Proverbs (Level A)
· News: Japan Railway to push bullet train tech for U.S. (OTHERS)
· Have you ever ...? (Level A)
· Grammar: Adjectives (Level C)
· News: Farm law friendly to business is passed (News)
· Conversational Expressions 2 (Level A)
· Reading Comprehension 4: Bonsai (Level A)
· Reading Comprehension 3: Fruits (Level A)
· Movie Reviews: Nutty professor II - The Klumps (Level A)
· Reading Comprehension 2: Insects (Level A)
· High-school teen held in Osaka slaying (Level A)
· Theme-park chain Six Flags files for bankruptcy (Level A)
· Business Idioms 1 (Level A)
· Listening Comprehension (Level A)
· Grammar: Nouns (Level C)
· Conversational Expressions 1 (Level A)
· Reading Comprehension 1: Michael Saul Dell (Level A)
· American Slang Expressions (Level A)
· Grammar: Common Mistakes (Level A)
· Mafia Resistance Could Spell the End (Level A)
· Could lightning have brought down Air France plane? (News)
May, 2009
· Swing & Rumba Dance Lessons (Level A)
· Business Communications (Level A)
· The Shorter Lives of Men Explained (Level A)
· Does TV Rots the Brain? (Level A)
· Fear-Mongering Hype (Level A)
· What time is it? (Level A)
· The Future of the Human Race (News)
· Could Too Many Children End Humankind? (News)
· The Growing Threat of Creationism (Level A)
· Lies a Part of Human Nature (Level A)
· Travel Abroad (Level A)
· Grammar: Tag Questions (Level A)
· Grammar: Future Tense (will) (Level C)
· Bills worth ¥7.5 million found in Kanagawa (News)
· Grammar: Conjunctions (because & so) (Level A)
· Myths and Monsters: Bigfoot (Level B)
April, 2009
· Part II: Idioms (Kids B)
· America's Uninsured (Level A)
· Part II: Frequently Confused Words (Level A)
· Part I: Frequently Confused Words (Level A)
· Part II: Telephoning (Level C)
· Pronunciation: The /r/ and /l/ Sounds (OTHERS)
· Pronunciation: Mouth Positions for R and L Sounds (OTHERS)
· Swiss banks promise less secrecy (Level A)
· Grammar: Prep (for & since) (Level A)
· Job Promotions Unhealthy (Level A)
· Death Penalty Too Costly (Level A)
· News: Global Zero (Level A)
· Parts of the Sentence: Punctuation (Part I) (Level C)
· Earth Hour 2009 (Level A)
· Upchild: Ordering in a Restaurant (Kids A)
· Part III: Ordering in a Restaurant (Level C)
· Part III: American English Idioms (Level A)
· American English Idioms (Level A)
· Part II: American English -- Is it 1 or 2 Words? (Level A)
· Part I: American English -- Is it 1 or 2 Words? (Level A)
· Part II: American English Idioms (Level A)
· Part I: American English Idioms (Level A)
· TOEFL Sample Questions : Structure and Written (Subject) (TOEIC)
· TOEFL Sample Questions : Structure and Written (Word Order) (TOEIC)
· TOEFL Sample Questions : Structure and Written (Verb) (TOEIC)
· TOEIC: Reading Comprehension (TOEIC)
· TOEFL Sample Questions : Reading Comprehension (TOEIC)
March, 2009
· Expressions: Asking for Information (Level A)
· Expressions: Saying somebody is correct and/or wrong (Level A)
· Key To Correction: Typical Mistakes of Japanese Speakers (OTHERS)
· Typical Mistakes For Japanese Speakers (Level A)
· News: America’s Unhealthiest Restaurants (Level A)
· News: Warmer weather causes headaches (Level A)
· News: Vegetarian diet reduces cancer risk (Level A)
· News: World’s first flying car makes its debut (Level A)
· Depressions, Recessions, and Joblessness (Level A)
· Reinforcing Topic: Work (Level C)
· Reinforcing Topic: I Need a Vacation! (Level A)
· Part II. Ordering in a Restaurant (Level C)
· Improve Your Telephoning Skills (Level C)
· Oldest English Words Revealed? (Level A)
· Alternative Energy Source Found ... For Your Brain (Level A)
· 5 Things You Must Know About Skin Cancer (Level A)
· Men Smarter than Women, Scientist Claims (Level A)
· Caffeine May Kill Some Cancer Cells (Level A)
· Finger Length Predicts Speed, Aggression, Smarts, Motivation (Level A)
· 5 Facts About Friday the 13th (Level A)
· Part III: Hotel Request and Complain (Level C)
· Part II: Hotel Check-in (Level C)
· The End of Newspapers (Level A)
· ‘Slumdog’ children in millionaire world (Kids A)
· U.S. child guilty of mother’s murder (Level A)
· NASA telescope to look for other Earths (Level A)
· The Academy Awards (Level A)
· Part I: Ordering in a Restaurant (Level A)
· Famous Japanese TV and Movie Characters (Kids A)
· Compound Words (Level A)
· Global Meltdown (Level A)
· Chocolate Lovers Rejoice! (Level A)
· The Fountain of Youth (Level A)
· Quit Smoking Now (Level A)
February, 2009
· I. How To Write Your Self Introduction (Level C)
· II. How To Write Your Self-introduction (Level A)
· What's Your Blood Type? (Level A)
· Conversational Expressions: Talking About Cheap Prices (Level C)
· Conversational Expressions: Asking About Future Plans (Level C)
· Japan unveils plan to send humans to moon (Level A)
· The Year 2025 (Level A)
January, 2009
· Philippine Destinations: P-A-L-A-W-A-N (OTHERS)
· The World's Best Places to Live 2008 (Level A)
· Health News: Ban on China chicken imports (News)
· Japan Struggles with Suicide Rate (Level A)
· America's New President (Level A)
· Barack Obama’s supercar shown to the world (Level A)
· Inaugural Address of President Barack Obama (Level A)
· Microsoft slashes up to 5,000 jobs (News)
· ROMAN NUMBERS (Level C)
· Roman Numerals (Level C)
· Phrases you hear in an airport (Level C)
· Cell Phones Affect Memory (Level A)
· 13 Eating Tips for a Healthier New Year (Level A)
· Gardening gives elders a harvest of health (Level A)
· Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island (Level C)
· Useful Expressions: Driving Actions (Level C)
· 5 Diet-friendly Snacks (Level A)
· 15 Healthy Ways to Treat Yourself (Level A)
· Why Gas Is Going Back Up (Level A)
· Ways To Avoid Bad Dreams (Level A)
· America's Favorite Cities To Live and Work In (Level A)
· Useful Expressions: At the Bank (Level A)
· Useful Expressions: Supermarket Phrases (Level C)
· Useful Expressions: How to Count Non-Count Nouns (Level C)
· PC keyboards dirtier than toilet seats (Kids A)
December, 2008
· 2008 in Photos--10 Biggest Science Stories (News)
· Welcome to the Coldest Town on Earth (News)
· Top 10 Places Already Affected by Climate Change (Level A)
· Japanese economy hitting record lows (News)
· Grammar: What to say at Parties? (Level C)
· Obama picks global warming expert as science adviser (Level A)
· Grammar: Asking Somebody's Opinion (Level C)
· Universal Studios Japan (OTHERS)
· Sleeping Less: What to Do About It (Level A)
· The 5 Dirtiest Foods (Level A)
· Grammar: Phrases for Postcards (Level C)
· Top 5 Japanese Movies with English Subtitles (OTHERS)
· Bad bosses can cause heart attacks (Level A)
· Oprah Winfrey most powerful woman (Level A)
· Human noise pollution a danger to sea life (News)
· Men, Women, and Household Chores (Level A)
· Depression on the Horizon (Level A)
· The End of the Digital Age (Level A)
· Preparing for the Worst (Level A)
· Forming the Present Continuous Tense (Level C)
· Who is Santa Claus? (Level A)
· The Origin of Christmas Holiday (Level A)
· The Best Diet for Preventing Colds (Level A)
· Sanyo to launch new electric hybrid bicycle (OTHERS)
· Depressed People Watch More TV (Level C)
· Oil price edges back over $48 a barrel (OTHERS)
· Berlin: Place of a Lifetime (OTHERS)
November, 2008
· Deflation: the 10 items that are falling in price quickest (Level A)
· The 10 most extravagant weddings ever (Level A)
· The 10 worst property investments ever (Level A)
· The world's 10 wealthiest politicians (Level A)
· Ten people who predicted the financial meltdown (Level A)
· The world's 10 richest pets and pampered pooches (Level A)
· Women Smokers Lose 14.5 Years Off Life Span (Level A)
· Earth Science Trivia (Level A)
· Chemistry Trivia (Level A)
· Health Trivia (Level A)
· Dinosaur Trivia (Kids A)
· Oil, Water, and the Future (Level A)
· Grammar: Forming the Simple Present Tense (Level C)
· Grammar: Making Questions (Level C)
· Reinforcing: Mathematical Reasoning Puzzles (Level A)
· Mathematical Reasoning Puzzles: Joke Puzzles (Level A)
· The World's Great Mathematicians (Level A)
· Sunshine Vitamin May Prevent Heart Disease (Level B)
· The First Americans (Level A)
· Myths about Sleep (Level A)
· Wine: Its History and Health Benefits (Level A)
· New York City Picture Gallery (OTHERS)
· Mexican scientists turn tequila into diamonds (News)
· President Obama Fun Facts (News)
· New York City: City That Never Sleeps (OTHERS)
· TOEIC Exam (TOEIC)
· Grammar: Comparatives and Superlatives of Adjectives (Level C)
· Two Sisters and the Cat (Kids A)
· A Special Christmas Present (Kids B)
· The Origin of Thanksgiving Holiday in America (Level A)
· Grammar: Four Ways To Talk About The Future (Level C)
· Grammar: "It" and "There" (Kids B)
October, 2008
· Grammar: Conditional Sentences (Level A)
· Prefixes & Suffixes (OTHERS)
· Grammar: Prepositions2 (Kids B)
· Short Stories (Kids A)
· Grammar: Parts of Speech (Level A)
· Airlines Increase Flight Times to Save Fuel (Level A)
· How to Cut Your Energy Bill and Save the Earth (Level A)
· Bottled Water is Bad (Level A)
· How Important is Spelling? (Level A)
· Near-Death Experiences (Level B)
· Grammar: Count and Non-Count Nouns (Level C)
· Halloween: Holiday of the Dead (Level A)
· Do You Believe in Ghosts? (OTHERS)
· United States Folktales: The White House Ghosts (OTHERS)
· American Folklore: The Maid of the Mist (OTHERS)
· Grammar Lesson: Much vs. Many (Level C)
· Grammar Lesson: Fewer vs. Less (Level C)
· Plastic in Our Food and Water: How Bad is It? (Level A)
· U.S. Financial Crisis (Level A)
· Study Suggests Laughter Is Good for the Heart (Level A)
· Historic jumps made above Mt. Everest (Level A)
· World’s heaviest man plans to marry (Level B)
· Barack Obama: U.S. Presidential Candidate (Level A)
· John Lennon: Singer and ex-Beatles Member (Level B)
· Grammar Exercises 2 (Kids B)
· Grammar Exercises 1 (OTHERS)
· Grammar: The End (Kids B)
· Grammar: At the Restaurant (Level C)
· Grammar: At Home (Kids B)
· Grammar: At the Office (Kids B)
· Grammar: At the Movies (Kids B)
· Grammar: At the Stadium (Kids B)
· Grammar: At the Supermarket (Kids B)
· Grammar: At the Party (Level C)
· Grammar: At the Bus Station (Level C)
· Grammar: How It Began... (Kids B)
· McCain picks female running mate (Level A)
· Clever mums boost kids’ maths skills (Kids A)
· School tests harm science education (Kids A)
· Protecting Antarctica from tourism (Level B)
September, 2008
· Conversation Starters (Level A)
· Relatives (Level A)
· Meanings of Japanese Names (OTHERS)
· In Pajamas (Kids B)
· Confidence in Chinese milk turns sour (Level A)
· Part II: Traditional Japanese Dishes (OTHERS)
· Part I: Easy Japanese Meals (OTHERS)
· PartII: Japanese Conversational Expressions (OTHERS)
· Part I: Japanese Conversational Expressions (OTHERS)
· UK plans huge wind farm programme (Level A)
· UN boss arrives at work in solar taxi (Level B)
· Study says alcohol more harmful than marijuana (Level A)
· Toyota - world's number one car seller (Level B)
· Ten Commandments for motorists (Level B)
· Baseball was invented in England (Level B)
· Part I: Everyday English in Conversation (Level C)
· The Clock (Kids B)
· The Zookeepers' Surprising Discovery! (Level C)
· Making a Solar Cell Component without Using Fossil Fuels (Level A)
· How do earthquakes stop? (Level A)
· Turning Bacteria into Plastic Factories (Level A)
· Part I: Asking Directions (Kids B)
· Part I: Idioms (Kids A)
· Part I: Hotel Reservation (OTHERS)
· Part I: Shopping (OTHERS)
· Scientists use windows to trap solar energy (Level A)
· Part I: Telephoning (Kids B)
August, 2008
· Telephoning: Answering Machine (Level C)
· Friends help you live longer (Kids A)
· Part II: Socializing (Kids B)
· Activity: British food best in the world (OTHERS)
· Part II: Conversational Strategies (Kids B)
· Record-setting Beijing Olympics end (Level A)
· British food best in the world (Level B)
· Scientists can make things invisible (Level A)
· Basic Conversational Expressions (Kids B)
· Part I: Conversational Strategies (Kids B)
· Activity: Telephone Conversation (OTHERS)
· Part I: Socializing (Kids B)
· Scientists develop pill to replace exercise (Level A)
· Japanese cars still most reliable (Level A)
· Article "A" (Level C)
· Hawaii Islands Pictures (OTHERS)
· Sanja Matsuri (OTHERS)
· ‘Best party ever’ costs parents $20,000 (Kids A)
· Hawaii - Tourist Attractions and Hot Spots (OTHERS)
· bored vs. boring (Kids B)
· Exercises: Adjective Order (OTHERS)
July, 2008
· Global warming threatens Arctic (Level C)
· Fish are Friends, Not Food (Level A)
· Traffic pollution damages kids’ lungs (Level C)
· Parrotfish to rescue coral reefs (Level C)
· Toxic chemicals found in household products (Level C)
· Adjective Order (OTHERS)
· Divorce is bad for the environment (Level C)
· Ordering a Meal In a Restaurant (Kids B)
· Adjectives: Changing Numbers to Modifiers (Kids B)
· Adjectives (Kids B)
· Sentence Agreement (Kids B)
· Plural Nouns (Kids B)
· Bees (Kids B)
· Homepage (Home)
· Kayaking (OTHERS)
· Summer Fun Adventure: Canoeing (OTHERS)
· School failure harder on girls than boys: U.S. study (Level A)
· New drug prolongs survival of advanced kidney cancer (Level A)
· Baking soda may improve swimming speed (Level A)
· Technology uses tobacco plants to fight cancer (Level A)
· Why Your Stomach is Fat? (Level A)
· Sick bees lose their buzz, study finds (Level A)
· Baby's smile gives mom a natural high (Level A)
· Livers from older donors work well in transplants (Level A)
· Oldest New Testament Bible heads into cyberspace (Level A)
· 10 Solutions for Climate Change (Level A)
· Are Sunscreens Safe? (Level A)
· Good and Evil: A Cancer Vaccine from Tobacco Plants (Level A)
· Making Memories Stick (Level A)
· Why Migraines Strike? (Level A)
· Create a Snowman in Sand (OTHERS)
· The Quick Quiz Show! (OTHERS)
· Activity: Sumida River Fireworks (OTHERS)
· The Wolf and the Moose: Natural Enemies That Need Each Other (Level A)
· Deporting Plants and Animals to Protect Them from Climate Change (Level A)
· Sitting Too Close... (Level A)
· Strange but True: Earth Is Not Round (Level A)
· Could Global Warming Increase the Incidence of Kidney Stones? (Level A)
· Cloned dogs in training to sniff for drugs (Level A)
· Bad Weather Makes for a Long Day (Level A)