1. Pearson Edexcel GCSE Japanese Higher Tier Reading Paper; total marks 50; duration 1 hour 5 minutes; divided into Section A (reading comprehension) and Section B (translation). 2. Themes: school cleaning, boating holidays, music and illness, preparing to welcome refugees, civic engagement and stress, ideal town life, communal school lunches, family bonding without screens, local entrepreneurship. 3. Text formats: diary entries, fictional extracts, informational blog-style reports, interviews, student opinions, literary texts; response formats include MCQs, short answers, matching. 4. Vocabulary and comprehension focus: modern lifestyle, traditional values, environmental awareness, mental health, cultural events, political engagement, rural/urban contrasts. 5. Translation task: statement about accessibility challenges of wheelchair users, aspiration to become an architect to improve building design inclusivity. 6. Real-world context emphasis: youth perspectives on society, interaction with school and community systems, critical thinking about design, fairness, well-being, and sustainability.