INTERNATIONAL WORK ENVIRONMENTS: Monday 4th Period (月)4限


MONDAY 4th period

International Work Environments (Spring 2025)

下記の方法に従うこと

READ THE DIRECTIONS


Complete: 

IWE Weeks 01-02


April 7[]~ April 20[日]

 提出期間 (4月7日 ~  4月20日)


Complete : 提出期限

April 20 (9pm) (Sunday)

4月20 日 (21:00) (日)





IWE Class Schedule (Monday)

-> April (四月) & May (五月) <-

Due to a physical injury, instructor Theron Fairchild must offer this class online a few times in April and May 2024.

However, students are still expected to participate and submit assignments.

Online class ≠ holiday!

Location

4/7

Classroom 6009  教室

4/14

Classroom 6009  教室

4/21

Classroom 6009  教室

4/28

online オンライン

5/5

Holiday (no school) 休日

5/12

Classroom 6009  教室

5/19

Classroom 6009  教室

5/26

Classroom 6009  教室







SECTION 1

Currency

(20 points)

Complete : 提出期限
April 20 (9pm) (Sunday)
4月20日 (21:00) (日)



1. Currency Conversions

(Assignment) (課題) (20 points)

link:
https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/
*MINIMUM SCORE 
50% required for first attempt (10/20)
10/20 required for a grade
- Only 1st & 2nd scores recorded (You can try this as many times as your want, but your instructor will only consider the 1st & 2nd attempts.)





SECTION 2

Your Information

(25 points total)

Complete : 提出期限
April 20 (9pm) (Sunday)
4月20日 (21:00) (日)

(+1) Point submit by 4/18 () 21:00

2A. SEND AN EMAIL TO 

✉THERON FAIRCHILD

t h e r o n @ m a i l f e n c e . c o m✉

I need the best working email for you so that we can communicate.


2B. Your Information

(Assignment) (課題) (17 points)







Japan, Asia & World Situations



Japan

Shōgun (general: in history)
将軍(征夷大将軍) (sei-i tai-shōgun)
Tokugawa (Edo) shogunate/bakufu
江戸幕府
Edo class hierarchy (shi-nō-kō-shō)
  Edo class (diagram)
江戸時代の社会 (士農工商)
  江戸時代の社会 (士農工商) (図表)
Tokugawa/Edo isolationist policy (sakoku)
鎖国
Treaty of Kanagawa
神奈川条約 / 日米和親条約
History of Yokohama (trade port)
横浜市の歴史

End of shogunate (bakumatsu)
幕末
Meiji Restoration (Imperial ishin) (1868)
明治維新 (1868)

Satsuma Rebellion (1876-1877) (Seinan War)
西南戦争 (1876-1877)

Asia-Pacific War (1937-1945)
太平洋戦争(たいへいようせんそう)/大東亜戦争 (1937-1945)
WWII in the Pacific (1941-1945)
Bloody Saturday (baby bombed photo)
Powerful change of opinion toward Japan in 1937
YouTube Video
Noh 能 theater example (3 minutes)
compare with
Anime characters/masks

Theater: Noh 能 vs. Kabuki 歌舞伎 
(Note: the video is good, but the speaker is about 5% wrong about certain points)
Audio
Traditional Japanese Music
Wiki: Traditional Japanese Music (hōgaku)
Wiki: 邦楽



General Asia & World Situations 

General History & Facts
Spanish Flu (1918)
Agricultural Production
Global Religion by 2025 (PEW Report)
Wealth
World's Household Wealth
Asian Trade
G7: WIki
ASEAN
APEC
Japan's EPAs
Human Rights
Human Rights Index
Gender Gap
Economics by Gender
Military Topics
Military Spending by Country
Military Size by Population
Military Spending (video)
China's History
The Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)
The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Belt Road Initiative (BRI)(China's New Silk Road)
China & the Uyghurs (Human Rights Violations)
Security in Asia
U.S. Defense Agreements
Taiwan Defense
Taiwan Relations Act (Taiwan-U.S.)
Global Public Opinion of China
Energy
Global Energy (btu) mapping
Oil Reserves
Energy & GDP
Energy Intensity (Efficiency) of Economies



Asia: Regional Histories and Issues

Health & Wealth (video)
Urbanization
Life & GDP
Influenza Progress
Spanish Flu (1918)
Extreme Poverty
Agricultural Production
Technological Change
Economics by Gender
Human Rights
China & the Uyghurs (Human Rights Violations)
Taiwan (ROC): Wiki
Korea (ROK): Wiki
Japan's Constitution
Japan's EPAs
Japan-Taiwan govt report
Japan's Leadership Role
U.S. FTAs (incl. Korea)
Taiwan Relations Act (Taiwan-U.S.)
Taiwan-U.S. Relations
The Great Leap Forward (1958-1962)
The Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
Belt Road Initiative (BRI)(China's New Silk Road)

Military Spending by Country
Military Size by Population
Military Spending (video)
Southeast Asia: the Growth of Military Rule
U.S. Defense Agreements
U.S. Military Bases: Interactive
Okinawa: U.S. Military Bases 
Atomic Narratives (article by TF)
Senkaku Islands Dispute
Senkaku Islands (video)
N. Korea Missiles (news)
Global Perceptions of China
Global Public Opinion of China 
South China Sea
China's Territorial Disputes
China (PRC) has held territorial disputes with every one of its neighbors. This long historical situation has fueled animosity towards China for centuries, specifically towards the PRC today.
Taiwan's Situation
Taiwan Perspective
Taiwan Defense
Chinese Bullying its Neighbors?
NOT China vs. USA (= simple media narrative).
China's policy toward its neighbors (= complex historical reality).
China (PRC) and the USA are both revolutionary nations, but their revolutionary ideologies differ greatly. These ideologies drive their respective domestic and foreign policies.

G7: WIki
G20: Wiki
ASEAN
APEC
TPP
World's Household Wealth

Coal Production by Country
Iron Production by Country
Global Energy (btu) mapping
Oil Production by Region
Oil Reserves
Oil Consumption
Fossil Fuel Consumption
Energy & GDP
Energy Intensity (Efficiency) of Economies




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