"In the News" aims to help you improve your understanding of articles in contemporary Japanese print and web media. Articles are from a wide range of sources, are printable, and are accompanied by streaming audio files of the article being read at normal speed by male and female native speakers. Furthermore there are questions from the OCJS faculty that will help you confirm your reading or listening comprehension skills.

Subject/Title/Field:	Date:	Source/Media:
"London Marathon"	2004/APR/26	Essay
"People's Voice"	2004/MAR/08	Asahi Shimbun article
"The Best Time to Get Married"	2003/DEC/25	With Magazine article
"Travellers' Attitude under Question"	2003/DEC/01	Chunichi Shimbun article
"Employees Aim for the Stars"	2003/MAY/04	Kobe Shimbun article
"Opinions on Matsui"	2003/NOV/02	Chunichi Shimbun article
"Why I don't use a cellphone"	2003/OCT/20	Chunichi Shimbun article
"Environmental & Welfare Appeal - Disposable Chopsticks"	2003/SEP/24	Chunichi Shimbun International article
"How to Wear a Yukata"	2003/SEP/07	Chunichi Shimbun article
"Morning Musume Instead of Top Schools"	2003/AUG/25	Chunichi Shimbun article
"Tofu Around the World"	2003/AUG/10	Chunichi Shimbun article
"How To Say It"	2003/JUL/07	"More" Magazine Article
"Unpleasant and Misunderstood Japanese"	2003/JUN/20	Chunichi Shimbun article
"PhD acquired in Vienna on Folk Dance Research"	2003/JUN/16	Chunichi Shimbun article
"Young farmers and the lure of the land"	2003/JUN/02	Sankei Shimbun article
"A Critic, Foodies, Manners and Language"	2003/MAY/27	SPA! Magazine article
"Hatcho miso and piles of rocks"	2003/MAY/05	Chunichi Shimbun Article
"Super Online Dictionaries"	2003/APR/20	Asahi.com Article
"Becoming Atom" - Humanoid Robots	2003/APR/07	Asahi.com Article
World Water Forum	2003/MAR/17	Asahi.com Article
Reischauer Institute's Andrew Gordon goes gourmet shopping	2003/MAR/08	Asahi Shimbun Article
From Aichi to Laos	2003/FEB/20	Chunichi Shimbun Article
Importing pets	2003/FEB/09	Sankei Shimbun Article
Saving money quickly	2003/MAR	"With" Magazine Article
Changing Garaigo back to Kanji ?	2002/DEC/26	Chunichi Shimbun Article
Gomi	2002/DEC/15	Asahi Shimbun Article
Bowlingual	2002/DEC/13	Mainichi Shimbun Article
Correct Japanese leads to higher value English	2003/JAN	Style Magazine Article
Osakan boy entering the world of Bunraku	2002/DEC/02	Asahi Shimbun Article
Otaru Onsen case decided	2002/NOV/12	Asahi Shimbun Article
Subsidizing Omiai	2002/NOV/17	Asahi.com Article
Hotel ground floor marketplace	2002/NOV/02	Sankei Shimbun Article
Slow Life	2002/NOV/01	Asahi Shimbun Article
Documentary Film "Home"	2002/OCT/28	AERA magazine Article
Nobel Prizes for Obata and Tanaka	2002/Oct/10	Chunichi Shimbun Article
How to become a "Nihongobijin"	2002/NOV/01	Joseishi "With" Article
A target of 10% men	2002/OCT/16	Takarajima Article
Murakami Haruki, worries concerning first novel in 7 years	2002/OCT	Nikkei Entertainment Article
Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Hybrid Car Technology	2002/SEP/03	Chunichi Shimbun Article