THINK TANK SCHEDULE
APRIL, 2001 - MARCH, 2002

DATE TOPIC
March 30, 2002 Why the Kids Are All Right
(Time, March 25, 2002)
March 23, 2002 Black Gold Comeback
(Time europe, March 18, 2002)
March 16, 2002 Shadow Government Is at Work in Secret
(Washington Post, March 1, 2002)
March 9, 2002 Women in suits
(The Economist, Feb 28th 2002)
March 2, 2002 Slipping into Overdrive
(TIME europe, February 25, 2002)
February 23, 2002 Our Sport Has Gangrene
(Newsweek, Feb. 25)
February 16, 2002 What Is A Life Worth?
(TIME, Wednesday, Feb. 06, 2002)
February 9, 2002 A Legacy Lost
(TIME asia, February 4, 2002)
February 2, 2002 Virtual Shanghai Tour
Kotaro will lead us to the hottest sightseeing spots in Shanghai.
January 26, 2002 Enron: Who's Accountable?
(TIME, January 13, 2002)
January 19, 2002 Out of fashion
(The Economist, Jan 10th 2002)
JANUARY 12-13, 2002 Report on Ski Party in Nasu
January 12, 2002 Fingers crossed
(The Economist, Jan 5th 2002)
January 5, 2002 Terrorism is not the only scourge
(The Economist, Dec 20th 2001)
December 28-30, 2001 Think Tank Ski Tour 2001 in Inawashiro
December 22, 2001 High Hopes
(TIME asia, December 17, 2001)
December 16, 2001 Konnyaku Cooking Party
December 15, 2001 Tony and the little children
(The Economist, Dec 8th 2001)
December 8, 2001 Teenage Wasteland
(TIME asia, December 3, 2001)
December 1, 2001 Drawing the Lines
(TIME europe, November 26, 2001)
November 24, 2001 How countries go high-tech
(The Economist, Nov 10th 2001)
November 17, 2001 Under water
(The Economist, Nov 10th 2001)
November 10, 2001 Sunset for the oil business?
(The Economist, Nov 1st 2001)
November 3, 2001 Derivative Essentials
(Kotaro, a Think Tank member, wrote a paper for the class.)

Please also get prepared for the article below in case Kotaro is not avairable.
Damned Anyway
(TIME ASIA, October 29, 2001)

The vocabulary list is here.
October 27, 2001 Deadly Delivery
(TIME, OCTOBER 22, 2001)
October 20, 2001 Snip, snip, oops!
(The Economist, Oct 11th 2001)
October 13, 2001 How low can they go?
(The Economist, Oct 4th 2001)
October 6, 2001 Roots Of Rage
(TIME, OCTOBER 1, 2001)
September 29, 2001 Attack on the Spirit
(TIME, SEPTEMBER 24, 2001)
September 22, 2001 Striking Back: Bush's Perilous Mission
(BusinessWeek, SEPTEMBER 14, 2001)
September 15, 2001 Who's wearing the trousers?
(The Economist, Sep 6th 2001)
September 8, 2001 Lay-offs with no sign of revival
(The Economist, Aug 30th 2001)
September 1, 2001 The World of Technical Analysis
(Kotaro, a Think Tank member, wrote a paper for the class.)

Please also get prepared for the article below in case Kotaro is not avairable.
An alternative to cocker spaniels
(The Economist, August 23rd 2001)

The vocabulary list is here.
August 25, 2001 The New Rules for Keeping Secrets
(TIME, August 20, 2001)
August 18, 2001 Yen and yuan
(The Economist, July 26th 2001)
August 4, 11, 2001 SUMMER HOLIDAY
July 21, 2001 The fact of the matter
(The Economist, July 12th 2001)
July 14, 2001 It's a Matter of Faith
(TIME, July 2, 2001)
July 7, 2001 Why Tobacco Won't Quit
(TIME, July 2, 2001)
June 30, 2001 Nowhere to Run, Nowhere to Hide
(TIME ASIA, June 23, 2001)
June 23, 2001 Does inequality matter?
(The Economist, June 14th 2001)
June 16, 2001 The End of the Beginning
(TIME europe, June 9, 2001)
JUNE 9, 2001 Playing by Dutch Rules
(Newsweek, June 4, 2001)
JUNE 2, 2001 The Grooviest Guv
also an additional article which helps you understand
'I'm Not Setting Any Bad Example'
(TIME ASIA, May 28, 2001)
MAY 26, 2001 Taipei's Tech-Talent Exodus
(TIME ASIA, May 19, 2001)
MAY 19, 2001 Another push for a shield of dreams
(U.S.News 5/14/01)
MAY 12, 2001 Why Japan Cares What You Think
(TIME, April 30, 2001)
MAY 5, 2001 HOLIDAY
APRIL 21, 2001 Perfect?
(The Economist, April 12th 2001)
APRIL 14, 2001 Bad Air over Kyoto
(TIME, April 9, 2001)
APRIL 7, 2001 The Openness Imperative
(Foreign Policy March/April 2001)