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Suspicious Drone There was a mysterious drone sighting, suspiciously close to the Imperial Palace just a day after Emperor Naruhito ascended the throne on Wednesday. There were several witnesses saying they saw red and white flashing lights. Currently, drones are prohibited from flying in the central city, and police are still looking into the situation.

Mealses Outbreak 2019 is already has more than 110,000 cases of measles, which is three times more than last year at the same time. The measles virus is a very infectious disease, but it was once thought to be eradicated from America. But with lower rates of vaccination in certain areas, the disease is coming back.

Shokuhara in schools April is the beginning of school year in Japan and there is a new movement to hit twitter: Shokuhara or forced eating. There have been several incidents of kids at Japanese schools being forced to finish their lunch against their will. In some cases the kids ate until they threw up. Others, the kids came down with stress, depression and other serious symptoms.

Old guy has a fatal car accident An 87 year old driver panics and accidentally hits the gas petal thinking it was the breaks. Unable to stop, he runs into several pedestrians injuring eight and killing a mother and daughter. Only after slamming into a truck did the car come to a stop. Police haven’t found any health problems or reasons why the driver might have acted this way. The general public opinion is, it was a grave and fatal mistake.

Notre Dame Fire The 850 year old cathedral, the Notre Dame, caught fire destroying the roof and damaging most of the building. The cathedral was a beloved historical spot and tourist attraction in France. With in hours of the news spreading, wealthy people in France began to donate. 100 million Euros, 200 million Euros, followed by another 200 million euros. Everyone from Louis Vuitton and L’Oreal to Apple rushed to donate. This came with a backlash from the Yellow Vest movement, which has been protesting for the working people against the financial gap between the rich and the poor since last year.

Chinese Scientist implant Human Brain genes into Monkey Chinese scientist once again push ethical boundaries with more gene-editing. This time they have implanted human genes into Monkey’s Brains.The experiment is an attempt to further understand brain development and evolution, by giving monkey’s some of our genes. With 6 of 11 monkeys already dead, the experiment has mainly been considered bad science with no clear objective.

Blackhole Photo Scientist have created history by taking the first ever actual photo of a black hole. The photograph shows gas and flames circling the black hole as they get sucked in. The photograph was a joint project by scientist in many different countries to essentially creating a planet sized telescope to shoot the image.

We are talking about this. Mom's Need More Sleep (0:20~) Parent's can't sleep (3:15~) Kugisen (5:00~) China put Human Genes in Monkey (10:02~) Notre Dam Fire (12:20) Rant on Numbers (15 ish~)

Thanks for listening to Morning English with MASON! Today we talk about 737 MAX crash and what happened! Lesson notes are on the blog! Cheers!

Season 02 is finally here! Today we talk about the New Year, and how we all got sick over the vacation.

Good Morning! Just a quick announcement, season 2 is almost here!

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about the changes happening to English tests in Japan. Get more on our webpage ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about what the government of Japan is planning to do to help fix labor problems. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▪️Article Name A new system to woo foreigners

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s Japanese-English Mix conversation we talk about Halloween! See the lesson notes ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we are talking about raising bilingual kids even if you’re not a native English speaker. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▪️Lesson Notes Raising your children to be bilingual is easy if you’re fluent in a second language. For Japanese-only parents, it requires a little more work—though it’s not impossible. When teaching your child a second language, there are many effective methods. But the most important key is consistency of input…

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about Singapores decision to stop ranking students. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▪️Lesson Notes Singapore abolishes ranking of school exams. Report cards will no longer show a Childs rank…

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we do something a little different… it’s only me! Talking about this poor old man, who didn't do his job ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▪️Principles for Learning Languages Today we go over the principles that helped me learn Japanese and can help you master English.

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we do something a little different… it’s only me! Today we talk about the tips and tricks for learning a language. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▪️Principles for Learning Languages Today we go over the principles that helped me learn Japanese and can help you master English.

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s Japanese English Mix conversation we talk with Hiro about the cold. What is the best way to avoid getting sick. … continue lesson notes ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. In the news: population problems 2. Phrase of the day: stand in my shoes Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ For decades everyone believed in the population bomb That we would expand and populate so rapidly that we wouldn’t be able to support ourselves with food and natural resources. Recently however, the opposite has become a big concern in Japan. Many people are worried that…

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. In the news: Uniqlo warehouse 90% robot 2. Phrase of the day: All in a days work Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ Uniqlo makes a bold move and replaces 90% of its warehouse employees with robots. Tokyo warehouse in

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. In the news: The Taiwan Train Accident 2. Phrase of the day: Set Foot Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ Last Sunday, Taiwan witnessed its worst railroad accident in over 27 years. With at least 18 people…

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. In the news: Jamal Khashoggi went missing 2. Phrase of the day: Wing it Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ Jamal Khashoggi has gone missing and it has sparked an international outcry. Even the US President Donald Trump has threatened “severe punishment” if there was any wrongdoing involvement with him being missing. Jamal is a US reporter who was…

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we do something a little different… it’s only me! Today we talk about the tips and tricks for learning a language. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ▪️Principles for Learning Languages Today we go over the principles that helped me learn Japanese and can help you master English.

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. In the news: iPhone XS beauty-gate 2. Phrase of the day: Call it a Day Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ ▪️iPhone XS beauty-gate If you bought the new iPhone XS, you might have noticed your selfie photos look allot more beautiful. Apple didn't make an official announcement but it appears that....

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. In the news: All you can eat (AYCE) Sushi 2. Phrase of the day: In a nutshell Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ ▪️All you can eat (AYCE) Sushi A sushi restaurant in Germany bans professional athlete because he eats to much. After the athlete finished his 100+plates of sushi, he went to go pay the price of one person, 16 Eur. He was shocked when…

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. In the news: Tattoos in Sports and what Japan plans to do about it. 2. Phrase of the day: Your Call Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ ▪️Tattoos in Sports Everyone is excited for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. But did you know, there is another big event happening before then? Why yes, of course, I am talking about the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan. Here is the thing… A lot of rugby players have tattoos. And if you live in Japan, you know that...

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. Missing TP (Toilet Paper) in Nagoya 2. Phrase of the day: Sit Tight Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ ▪️Toilet Paper missing in Nagoya Nagoya isn’t the most popular city in Japan. In fact, it was recently ranked Japan’s “least appealing city.” So here is the thing… None of the public park bathrooms in Nagoya have toilet paper. I have no idea what they expect you to do in a bathroom without toilet paper, but I am beginning to see why this is Japan’s least appealing city. Then Nagoya councilman Yoshinori Matsui came up with a genius idea … continue lesson notes ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

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Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. Dear Moon Project 2. Bear in mind Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ ▪️Dear Moon Project On September 17th, Elon Musk revealed the first tourist of his Space X project to be Yusaku Maezawa, CEO of Zozotown. SpaceX saw great success earlier this year with the introduction of Falcon 9 rockets which are reusable and low cost... … continue lesson notes ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. Skiing out of bounds 2. Just about Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ ▪️Skiing out of Bounds  Some people find a thrill in going under the rope and skiing on the cliffs or other terrain outside... … continue lesson notes ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. Stonehenge 2. Phrase of the day: Up and About Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ ▪️Stonehenge Stonehenge is a ring of standing giant stones. Each standing stone weighs around 25 tons. Stonehenge is believed to be used as a burial ground. But the design also served as an astronomical observatory, allowing people to predict celestial phenomena such as Eclipse... … continue lesson notes ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. Masking bad reviews 2. Get up on the wrong side of the bed Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ Australian Hotel Chain, Meriton was fined $3M for masking bad reviews on TripAdvisor. The hotels' management directed staff to engage in manipulating reviews to stop potential negative ones from appearing on TripAdvisor. They did this by purposefully giving incorrect contact information to the guest who might have had a bad experience. This gives … continue lesson notes ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s Japanese - English mixed conversation we talk about 1. Learning English with TV Hiro and I talk about our experiences with the top streaming services online, Hulu, Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video. … continue lesson notes ▶︎www.morningenglish.co

Happy Friday! TGIF On Today’s Episode, we talk about the unusual and extreme weather that Japan has had this last summer. We go over the phrase, "on the same page." Have a great weekend! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Good Morning and Welcome back to Morning English with MASON! Today’s #英会話 #レッスン we talk about: 1. In the news: Dismantling in N Korea 2. Phrase of the day: To have second thoughts Let’s jump into it! Enjoy -Mason ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ◀︎◀︎ In the News ▶︎▶︎ ▪️Dismantling in N Korea North Korea appears to have begun dismantling part of a key missile launching site, according to a new satellite imagery analysis released Monday.

Good Morning! Today we continue with the Trump Theme, and we talk about one of his better moves - the Trump - Kim Summit. Then we go over the phrase "Test the waters." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Today we talk about the Mexican Border wall. Then, we go over the phrase "it's raining cats and dogs." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Happy Monday OFF! Nothing like a three day weekend. Today Hiro and I talk about recent news including the Baby Stabbing event from a sketchy daycare in New York... and some less depressing stuff too Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On Today’s Episode, we talk about the damaging effects of plastic. We go over the phrase Rule Out. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On Today’s Episode, we talk about the lengths that one country went to stop cheating. Then, we go over the phrase Stick to. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On Today’s Episode, we talk about the sudden execution of famous Japanese cult leader. Then, we go over the phrase I don't care. Lot's of big words in this one... so be sure to look over the lesson notes! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On Today's show, we discuss the Thailand Cave Rescue from back in July. Then we go over the phrase Keep your eyes open! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On Today’s Episode, Hiro joins us again for a Japanese - English mixed conversation. After a quick review of last weeks topics, we talk about the US open... well mainly the big meltdown. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Good Morning and Happy Friday! Today we talk about Divorce, and how China plans on solving the problem.

GOOD MORNING! Today's story is probably my favorite one this week. A Japanese worker gets punished for a ridiculous reason!

Good Morning! On Today's episode, we talk about an old hobby of mine... Gaming! Then we go over a very useful phrase "It wasn’t on purpose."

Good Morning! In the news we talk about Adulthood lowered to 18 and review the phrase & Didn’t expect this.

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