Thepurpose of this study is to examine the potential for economic development ofcountries along the “New Silk Road” by analyzing the trade structure of XinjiangUyghur Autonomous Region and our results suggest that the effects of China'scoastal economic growth are spreading inland. We decompose trade structure intothree elements and analyze the changes in international trade structure betweenXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and 5 Central Asian countries, withdisaggregated international trade data, the 8-digits level of HS. A comparativeanalysis of the trade data for 2008 and 2018 reveals that trade in Xinjiang'stextile industry has brought about changes in the trade structure due to theexpansion of newly traded products, and that trade in the electrical equipmentand machinery industries has brought about changes in the trade structure notonly by the expansion of existing traded products but also newly traded products.

In Japan, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), the implementation of the IB has been spreading, and the number of PYP, MYP, and DP schools has been increasing every year. The importance of developing International Mindedness in the IB program is stated in the program guides. The purpose of this paper was to (1) summarize the discussion of the framework for capturing the international mindedness of the IB from previous studies and (2) examine how the development of international mindedness is corresponded to the stages of learners’ development. As a result, first, the PYP provides a detailed definition of international mindedness and its connection to the learner profiles and curriculum. Second, the MYP emphasizes aspects of skills such as multiple and diverse perspectives and critical reflection. Third, the analysis revealed that the DP provides a means of embodying an international perspective in the classroom in each subject area.

The aim of this study is to analyze the linguistic strategies of so called “Edomae Sushi” working at Sushi chef. Sushi chef is a “Sushi” making specialist at the Sushi bar.

Data was collected from recordings of conversations between Sushi chef and customers at the Sushi bar.

The analysis is based on transcriptions of the recorded conversations and follow-up interviews collected from the participants of the conversations. The results of the analysis revealed some strategies adopted in the conversations. Usually, in the food and beverage industry, it is required to have linguistic communication skills and consideration for customers that make them feel appropriate, and so-called service personnel are required to have conversational skills that make customers feel that they are having fun. However, at sushi restaurants, the opposite phenomenon occurs tension between conversations between chefs and customers.

The purpose of this study is about the tension iuxury edomae sushi “restaurant.

A phenomenon that makes customers nervous at sushi bars. What kind of conversations are held

between sushi chef and customers. This data was collected from recordings of conversations between sushi chef and customers at the Sushi bar. The analysis is based on transcriptions of the recorded conversations and follow-up interviews collected from the participants of the conversations. The results of the analysis revealed some strategies adopted in the conversations.

Service in the restaurant industry, where tension exists, is a strange phenomenon. Originally, sushi was supposed to be the food of the common people. Despite this, they come to the store knowing that they

have to pay that much and receive a service that feels tense and is being tested by the store. The motivation for this research is to find out why these interesting phenomena occur.

Poor performance in PISA reading comprehension. Various policies were put forward to improve reading comprehension. The National Assessment of Academic Ability also played an important role in measuring academic ability. In the National Assessment of Academic Ability, PISA-type reading comprehension is included. The National Assessment of Academic Ability is divided into A ?type question and question B ?type question. PISA type reading comprehension is also seen in A -type question. Problems A -type and B -type differ in the degree of difficulty in terms of the amount of information in the text. Answer format is A -type question is multiple choice format.