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 11-12

June 23 [] ~ July 6 [日]

提出期間 (6月23日 ~ 7月6日)






IWE Class Schedule (Monday)

6/23 Special

Classroom 6009  教室 : Special Session
(1) 15:20~16:10 Normal IWE Class & Assignments
(2) 16:20~18:20 Special Lecture:
-16:20~17:00 WWII in East Asia 1937-1941
-17:10~18:20 US-Japan (Pacific) War 1941-1945

(You can join or leave the special sessions anytime.)

6/30 Kamakura

Web assignments - Kamakura trip

7/7

Classroom 6009  教室

7/14

Classroom 6009  教室





SECTION 1

Complete : 提出期限
July 6 (10pm) (Sunday)
7月6 日 (22:00) (日)
(+1) Point submit by 6/30 () 22:00

Personality Type

性格タイプ

下記の方法に従うこと

Theron's Personality Type:

People with the INTJ personality type, independent to the core, want to shake off other people’s expectations and pursue their own ideas.

フェアチイルドの性格タイプ

建築家は骨の髄まで独立心があるので、他人の期待は気にせずに 自分のアイデアを追求したいのです。

This assignment is to help you understand yourself and to help others understand you.
Plaese answer the personality questions honestly, otherwise you're just wasting your time.


STEP 1:

COMPLETE an Assessment

性格テストを完了する

(English) https://www.16personalities.com/

(日本語) https://www.16personalities.com/ja

(Français) https://www.16personalities.com/fr

(Deutsch) https://www.16personalities.com/de

(Español) https://www.16personalities.com/es

Many other languages:

https://www.16personalities.com/languages


STEP 2:

REPORT Your Results

1. Personality Report

(Assignment) (課題)


And send the report or screenshot or photo of your results to Theron's Jindai email.

( f t 1 0 2 2 2 5 u o @ j i n d a i . j p )







SECTION 2

Complete : 提出期限
July 6 (10pm) (Sunday)
7月6 日 (22:00) (日)
(+1) Point submit by 6/30 () 22:00

Personality & Decision-Making

Assessing Character

The Myers-Briggs is a preference-pairs test with the following aim (purpose):

https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/myers-briggs-overview/
Preference pairs:
(1) Extraversion (E) or Introversion (I)
Opposite ways to direct and receive energy.
Do you prefer to focus on the outer world or your own inner world?
(2) Intuition (N) or Sensing (Observing) (S)
Opposite ways to take in information.
Do you prefer to focus on the big picturefacts or the individual facts?
(3) Thinking (T) or Feeling (F)
Opposite ways to decide and come to conclusions.
Do you prefer to take an objective approach or an empathetic approach for deciding?
(4) Judging (J) or Perceiving (Prospecting) (P)
Opposite ways to approach the outside world.
Do you prefer to seek closure or stay open to new information?
下記の方法に従うこと

2. Personality & Decision-Making

(Assignment) (課題)

(20 points)

You can do this more than once, but I will only keep your first score.

There are two video (movie) clips. If they will not play, or if they are blocked on Youtube, then try searching for each scene to find an alternative link:
Scene 1:
DRIVE "Opening Scene" Clip (2011) Ryan Gosling
Scene 2:
Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011) | She's Different (Office scene)

All links in assignment:

https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti-personality-type/myers-briggs-overview/

https://www.16personalities.com/personality-types

https://www.16personalities.com/istp-strengths-and-weaknesses

https://www.forbes.com/sites/goldiechan/2024/04/13/top-careers-for-the-istp-virtuoso-personality-type/?sh=67865d386b10

https://www.britannica.com/topic/archetype

https://www.simplypsychology.org/istp-personality.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_WdKrUGkEo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQri2m9u6Z8







SECTION 3

Shun Quit His Job

Video & Critical Writing

Complete : 提出期限
July 6 (10pm) (Sunday)
7月6 日 (22:00) (日)
(+1) Point submit by 6/30 () 22:00
This video is from a Japanese YouTuber who quit his corporate job. He gives a short but accurate explanation of jobs and work culture in Japan.
Video: Quit My Job: Working in Japan (8 min.)


3. Assignment

Critical Response: > 125 words
In at least 125 words, do you understand the information and critical assessment that the Japanese YouTuber is presenting? How does his assessment affect labor in Japan today and for the future? Was he right to quit his job? If your home country is not Japan, then are there any similar working conditions in your country?








SECTION 4: Video Interview

Interview with Dennis Tesolat:

New economy workers in Japan

History of labor unions in Japan 

 Workers' rights in Japan today

Only REQUIRED for students who DO NOT go to Kamakura.
Students who take field trip to Kamakura can do this for extra credit (but NOT required).
(25 points)

Complete : 提出期限
July 6 (10pm) (Sunday)
7月6 日 (22:00) (日)
(+1) Point submit by 6/30 () 22:00


Watch Interview
Watch the video and do the exercise. Answer the questions.
Please email me if you think there are mistakes in this assignment.

4. Assignment about Interview

Assignment (課題)
Watch Interview







SECTION 5: New Employee

Assignment for 

Monday, July 7


Read PDF

PacHoldings new hire 2025.pdf

Assignment (課題)







FIELD TRIP

June 30 (Monday) 08:45~13:00

08:45

 MEETING LOCATION: 


PORTA Escalators in Yokohama Station


KAMAKURA on foot

Historical tour

08:45~13:00

鎌倉

KAMAKURA

Monday, June 30

08:45~13:00

This is a short historical tour (on foot) around Kamakura, which was the seat of power in Japan from 1185 to 1333 CE. 

Anyone can attend, not just my students.

You would have to be absent from any classes that day, at least until 13:30.

There will be NO IWE 4th period class on June 30. For students who do not come to Kamakura, there will be an Internet (website) assignment for June 30.

If you must attend a 3rd period class (from 13:30) on June 30, then you can leave Kamakura by 12:00 and still arrive in time for 3rd period class.

Monday, June 30










TOTAL GRADE Monday

Weeks 1~10

330 Points Total

Assignments & Class Tasks = 330 points

Updated 6/22 22:30

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


4th period - 4限
ID 330 (100%)492587 316 (96%)592520 314 (95%)
202051 289 (88%)492603 282 (85%)592521 160 (48%)
202243 285 (86%)492604 291 (88%)592522 119 (36%)
202261 294 (89%)
492623 303 (92%)592526 235 (71%)
301740 309 (94%)
492624 276 (84%)592529 352 (107%)
301770 326 (99%)492632 335 (102%)592532 316 (96%)
301810 288 (87%)

592534 331 (100%)
301865 284 (86%)592505 269 (82%)592535 333 (101%)
301894 279 (85%)592507 287 (87%)592536 332 (101%)
302061 219 (66%)592511 220 (67%)592540 205 (62%)
302070 323 (98%)592513 334 (101%)592569 260 (79%)
302134 242 (73%)

302240 276 (84%)










Mitsubishi UFG Investment Trust (1st ranked S&P500).pdf

Global X ETFs Japan E

Global X 2641 J

Global X 2641 E

Blackrock ETFs Tokyo J

Blackrock (iShares) ETFs Tokyo E

iShares (Blackrock) 2257 Corporate bonds J

iShares (Blackrock) 2257 Corporate bonds E


indulgent-restrained.pdf




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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