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


MONDAY 4th period

International Work Environments (Spring 2025)

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Complete: 

IWE Week 06

May 19[] ~ May 25[日]

 提出期間 (5月19日 ~  5月25日)






IWE Class Schedule (Monday)


Location

5/26

Classroom 6009  教室

6/2

Classroom 6009  教室





TOTAL GRADE

Weeks 1~6

159 Points Total

Assignments & Class Tasks = 159 points

Updated 5/20 08:00

ID Number (last 6 numbers) & point total & (%)


4th period - 4限
ID 159 (100%)492587 164 (103%)
592520 137 (86%)
202051 122 (77%)
492603 145 (91%)
592521 61 (38%)
202243 153 (96%)492604 138 (87%)592522 32 (20%)
202261 149 (94%)
492623 153 (96%)
592526 160 (101%)
301740 158 (99%)
492624 172 (108%)
592529 169 (106%)
301770 171 (108%)492632 177 (111%)
592532 162 (102%)
301810 139 (87%)

592534 160 (101%)
301865 139 (87%)592505 155 (97%)
592535 164 (103%)
301894 150 (94%)592507 138 (87%)
592536 162 (102%)
302061 133 (84%)
592511 139 (87%)
592540 114 (72%)
302070 154 (97%)
592513 159 (100%)
592569 143 (90%)
302134 127 (80%)


302240 129 (81%)












FIELD TRIP

May 31 (Saturday) 09:00~12:00

Sōji-ji: Zen Monastery

總持寺
English-Guided-Zazen-May-2025.pdf
Sōji-ji Zen Monastery (Wikipedia)
總持寺 (ウィキペディア)
Sōji-ji (總持寺) is one of two daihonzan (大本山, "head temples") of the Sōtō school of Zen Buddhism. The other is Eihei-ji temple in Fukui PrefectureFodor's calls it "one of the largest and busiest Buddhist institutions in Japan."


Japanese Soto Zen Buddhism is the most famous form of Zen in the world, since it was the first form to be exported from Japan to the West. As a result, Soto zen has an international focus.


This field trip will include 45 minutes of an English introduction to Zazen, which is zen-style meditation. Then we will take a guided tour of the temple in English.


The cost at the temple is ¥500. 


By train and on foot, the monastery is about 40 minutes from Yokohama Station.


May 31 09:00

May 31 (Saturday)

If you want to attend

ANSWER HERE 

by May 29


NOT RELIGIOUS - This trip is about CULTURE. If you are worried, this trip is NOT about religion. It is a tour of the temple and a basic introduction on how to meditate quietly in the Soto zen style. This is a monthly event open to the public. The focus is basic and practical. There is no religious requirement. It's mostly a way to experience a part of Japan's history. There is no easy way to explain zen, so it's best to experience it with your body. There will be a tour of the monastery afterward. Please don't worry about religious things or strict rules. That level of zen is only for advanced learners. We are just a friendly basic group. 





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
May 12b




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