This is for the advanced-intermediate learner. Like the first volume, it includes high quality and challenging material selected from essays by well-known authors and educational books (kyōyōsho). This pushes you to the next level of reading by encouraging you to think critically and from multiple perspectives through fostering critical reading skills. (Levels: Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1 level, and for the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU))