This course aims to deepen the understanding of fast-changing global politics and international affairs in relation to Japan and the world while developing academic and professional advanced Japanese communicative skills through content-based instruction (CBI). Topics to be covered include contemporary global politics, recent domestic and international affairs/disputes, conflict transformation and other topics relevant to the given time. The participants can choose their interested topics and the regions related with their majors to research, analyze, and lead class discussions. Regular class activities include reading selected articles from online sources, scholarly journals, newspapers, magazines, and editorials; watching and listening to videos and news reports; discussing the topics; and writing the reports with reflections. The study of kanji compounds relevant to the topics, the use of advanced grammar and idioms, and professional presentation skill will be integrated in the course work. Students will have an opportunity to present their research findings at the prestigious Monterey-Model event.