What's New at Kyoto NHK ESS?

Please find below the practice planned on May 11.

Genre: Talk & Discussion
Topics: Wise Spending after the Consumption Tax Hike to 10%

Starting Oct. 1 2019, the consumption tax will be raised to 10%（ still questionable ）
In order to minimize economic impacts, the government is planning Reduced Tax Rate ( 8% ) for foods and daily necessity goods. Also, so called Point Return System will be introduced for cashless consumers until June 30 2020 for 9 months.

In the practice, we will start with a Q&A session.
After Q&A’s, please focus your talks on some tips of wise spending after the tax raise and share them in your team including the Point Return System.
Also, please discuss any concerns about the reduced tax rate and Point Return System
If time permitted, extend the discussion on “How to increase the consumptions in Japan”.

Procedure

Make some groups
Q&A session …~15 min
Talk & discussion ~ 40 min
how to spend your money wisely
any concerns about the Reduced Tax Rate and Point Return System.
how to increase the consumptions in Japan

Hope you become a smart consumer after the group-talk !!

Isamu Mashima

Announcement for the latter half practice on May 18th 2019
Hi, everyone！
This is an announcement for the latter half practice on May 18th, 2019.

Communication is a must for us, either for expressing ourselves or listening to the others’ stories.

So, I would like to introduce this practice to boost communication for all of us，even after this ESS meeting and even with your family members in Japanese.
1）Genre: Talks
2）Title: Communication through brief comments on 70 topics!
3）Description:

A) Make some groups with 3 to 4 members.

B) Have your own material with 2 pieces of paper, distributed to each of you.

C）Try to facilitate ①Mutual understanding and ②Impromptu speech.

D）Decide the first speaker in your group

E）Choose your topic one by one from 70 topics.

F）Make brief comments on the topic in turn clockwise.
NOTICE１: Please remain silent except on your own turns so that even shy members can speak out on their turn.

NOTICE2：Please comment briefly, with only 2 to 3 sentences for each topic to have a variety of subjects.

NOTICE3: You do not need to comment on whatever topics you hate. Just move to next topic in such case.
G）Share Impressions with your group members

H）Share your general impressions of your group, today’s topics and Kyoto NHK ESS weekly practice as a whole.

Let’s maximize our communication!

Best wishes!

OSAMU MINAMIHASHI

Dear Kyoto NHK-ESS members

This is the information about the practice on May 25.

Title: Psychology test
Genre: Game

I will prepare easy questions .

1. Make some groups .
2. Read the question and answer in your group .

I hope you will enjoy it !

Akiko Matsui