Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from August 2001, page 11

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from August 2001

The Practical Linguist: No room at school for real English.
August 3, 2001... We are told by usually reliable authorities that Japan's public schools are adopting a communicative approach to teaching English. Six years ago, an official of the then Education Ministry said in a speech that the new emphasis on...

Bulletin Board.
August 3, 2001... Japanese-language education symposium The Cultural Affairs Agency will hold a symposium to discuss Japanese-language education on Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Toranomon Hall, located in an annex of the Education, Science and Technology...

Lingua Frankly: Editorial analysis a useful class tool.
August 3, 2001... One of the most difficult tasks university instructors face is teaching students how to frame important questions for analysis, discussion and argument in research papers. A paper without key questions is like a joke without a punchline or a...

New President Challenge 2001: Cost cutting, rapid decision-making keys to success.
August 3, 2001... This is the 14th installment of a series of interviews with company presidents who have recently taken office. Speed up decisionmaking Takeo Higuchi, 63, president of prefabricated-house maker Daiwa House Industry Co., said the...

Giants rip Dragons.
August 3, 2001... Hideki Matsui drove in a pair of runs and Kazuhiro Kiyohara slugged homers in consecutive at-bats, powering the Yomiuri Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Thursday night. The Giants also got another solid...

IAAF false starts Edmonton games.
August 3, 2001... EDMONTON, Canada - Preparing for its first world championships of the new millennium, the world governing body of athletics took a stride forward by shedding the last vestiges of a past era. But the progress made by dropping the word...

Gebrselassie seeks 5th straight world title.
August 3, 2001... EDMONTON, Canada - When an athlete wins an Olympic gold, expectations are high that they can follow that up with a title at the next year's world championships. It's just that nobody has ever done it in back-to-back races. Enter...

Hammer star Murofushi set to nail down gold.
August 3, 2001... The day before he nailed the best hammer throw in the world this year and the seventh best of all time, Koji Murofushi did something completely out of the ordinary. He practiced. The goal for Murofushi, who normally rests the day...

Remembering Shakti.
August 2, 2001... If you didn't know Shakti like I didn't know Shakti, then you may also have been wondering why we're supposed to remember them. But I admit to being intrigued upon seeing a concert listing a few weeks ago that read, "John McLaughlin and Zakir...

In your ear.
August 2, 2001... JOE STRUMMER & THE MESCALEROS, Global a Go-Go, Epic, 2,520 yen. In his best outing since London Calling, former Clash frontman Joe Strummer shows that even as he pushes 50 (he'll be 49 this month), the intelligence and sardonic wit that...

The Epicures: A magical grape.
August 2, 2001... Wine writers often call the Chenin Blanc grape magical, a chameleon. A grape of many parts, it is able to act the part of an off-dry, slightly spritzy wine, a honeylike sparkling wine or an exquisite sweet wine that at 20 years old is a baby,...

Music a family affair for violin virtuoso.
August 2, 2001... Virtuoso violinist Kyung-Wha Chung began her family's musical legacy after securing a place in the classical scene before her younger brother, the famed conductor Myung-Whun Chung, and her older sister, cellist Myung-Wha Chung. Born in...

Drama about poet focuses on family.
August 2, 2001... The life of poet Misuzu Kaneko (1903-30) will be revived in the TV program, Akarui ho e, akarui ho e (Toward the bright side), set to air later this month. The program, which stars Takako Matsu, will be broadcast as part of events planned by...

Televiews: A whale of a documentary.
August 2, 2001... What has happened to the TBS network's Hodo Tokushu (Sundays at 5:30 p.m.)? Once upon a time, a very long time ago, it was the network's top news and documentary program headed by tough, veteran journalists who knew how to report a story. The...

'Kish' makes art out of island.
August 2, 2001... LES CONTES DE KISH (KISH TO NO MONOGATARI) *** Dir: Nasser Taghvai, Abolfazl Jalili, Mohsen Makhmalbaf Cast: Mohamad A. Babhan, Hossein Panahi, Atefeh Razavi, Hafez Pakdel The world has finally begun to feel the seismic...

Photos show mix of old and new Tokyo.
August 2, 2001... During the 1930s, after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and before the bombings of World War II, photographer Kineo Kuwabara was busy combing the streets of Tokyo taking photos of urban scenes, festivals and children. The exhibition of his...

[0] Photos show mix of old and new Tokyo.
August 2, 2001... During the 1930s, after the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake and before the bombings of World War II, photographer Kineo Kuwabara was busy combing the streets of Tokyo taking photos of urban scenes, festivals and children. The exhibition of his...

Shiki takes up war theme in new musical play.
August 2, 2001... After a 10-year silence, Shiki Theater Company, Japan's leading musical company, has decided to create a musical based on a war theme. Out of several proposed story lines, Shiki's chairman and stage director Keita Asari opted for an episode...

Editorial: Children's needs lost in text turmoil.
August 2, 2001... The turmoil over the selection of textbooks to be used in primary and middle schools in some regions beginning in April is having far-reaching repercussions. The current confusion is deeply deplorable in that it represents a neglect of...

Analysis: Record low profits force electronic giants to reboot.
August 2, 2001... The nation's four electronic giants reported major blows to profits in the April-June quarter because they did not downsize before plunges in sales of information technology goods and then semiconductors. Representatives from Matsushita...

Wakanohana moves from sumo dohyo to gridiron.
August 2, 2001... Masaru Hanada made it big-time on the dohyo. We'll find out if he can do the same on the gridiron. Hanada, better known as former yokozuna Wakanohana, will make his debut on the football field as a member of the X-League's Onward...

Khannouchi geared up to run marathon for U.S.
August 2, 2001... EDMONTON, Canada - Khalid Khannouchi will finally get his wish to run in an U.S. uniform. But he might not be the same athlete who ran the fastest marathon in history. Khannouchi, the favorite in the men's marathon that kicks off the...

Tanaka caves in on Yanai firing.
August 2, 2001... Tanaka caves in on Yanai firing Yomiuri Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka finally gave up her resistance to replacing Shunji Yanai, Japanese ambassador to the United States, Thursday night, according to ministry sources. Tanaka met...

Koizumi takes no guff from Tanaka.
August 2, 2001... Koizumi takes no guff from Tanaka Yomiuri The conversation was reportedly quick and to the point. "I never compromise," Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi was said to have told Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka over the phone at about 11...

Tanaka may have acted to reassert authority.
August 2, 2001... Tanaka may have acted to reassert authority Yomiuri Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's strong resistance to the orders on a personnel issue from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and his close aides may have been a move to reassert her...

Ukraine shows strong growth, looks to Japan for investment.
August 2, 2001... Ukraine shows strong growth, looks to Japan for investment Keiko Watanabe Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri What does Ukraine remind us of? The most likely answer would be Chernobyl. Aftereffects of the 1986 nuclear reactor...

Koizumi now waivering on planned visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
August 2, 2001... Koizumi now waivering on planned visit to Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15 Yomiuri As a chorus of voices urges him to cancel his planned visit to Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, whose usual style is to make...

Public must help to carry out reforms.
August 2, 2001... Public must help to carry out reforms Kuniko Inoguchi Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has single-handedly pulled the Liberal Democratic Party out of the doldrums through the party's stunning...

Editorial / Fishing trip intolerable incursion.
August 2, 2001... Editorial / Fishing trip intolerable incursion Yomiuri A total of 26 South Korean vessels started fishing for saury Wednesday in waters around four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido claimed by Japan, flouting Japan's repeated...

Bulletin Board.
August 2, 2001... Bulletin Board Yomiuri Japanese-language education symposium The Cultural Affairs Agency will hold a symposium to discuss Japanese-language education on Aug. 7 from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Toranomon Hall, located in an annex of the...

Lingua Frankly / Editorial analysis a useful class tool.
August 2, 2001... Lingua Frankly / Editorial analysis a useful class tool Takeshi Suzuki Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri One of the most difficult tasks university instructors face is teaching students how to frame important questions for...

New President Challenge 2001 / Cost cutting, rapid decisio.
August 2, 2001... New President Challenge 2001 / Cost cutting, rapid decision-making keys to success Yomiuri This is the 14th installment of a series of interviews with company presidents who have recently taken office. === Speed up...

Giants rip Dragons.
August 2, 2001... Giants rip Dragons Yomiuri Hideki Matsui drove in a pair of runs and Kazuhiro Kiyohara slugged homers in consecutive at-bats, powering the Yomiuri Giants to a 5-1 victory over the Chunichi Dragons at Tokyo Dome on Thursday night. ...

Gebrselassie seeks 5th straight world title.
August 2, 2001... Gebrselassie seeks 5th straight world title Ken Marantz Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri EDMONTONC Canada When an athlete wins an Olympic gold, expectations are high that they can follow that up with a title at the next...

Hammer star Murofushi set to nail down gold.
August 2, 2001... Hammer star Murofushi set to nail down gold Yuji Kondo Yomiuri Shimbun Sportswriter Yomiuri The day before he nailed the best hammer throw in the world this year and the seventh best of all time, Koji Murofushi did something...

Fukuda backs Koizumi's Yasukuni visit.
August 1, 2001... Fukuda backs Koizumi's Yasukuni visit Yomiuri Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuo Fukuda said Tuesday there was no constitutional reason why Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi should not visit Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15 as long as his...

Tanaka may be punished for gaffe.
August 1, 2001... Tanaka may be punished for gaffe Yomiuri Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Taku Yamasaki and other LDP executives are considering disciplining Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka for her gaffe during a campaign speech for a...

Election gala over, Koizumi must now face music.
August 1, 2001... Election gala over, Koizumi must now face music Kazunori Ozaki /Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri With the juggernaut of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi trundling through the 19th House of Councillors election, the Liberal...

Baker: Pact revision not necessary.
August 1, 2001... Baker: Pact revision not necessary Yomiuri NAHA U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker suggested in his talks with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine on Monday that the U.S. government would like to improve the implementation of the...

Trio suspected in 20 violent burglaries.
August 1, 2001... Trio suspected in 20 violent burglaries Yomiuri OSAKA Three men have been arrested for robbing a building contractor in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, of money and jewelry worth more than 9 million yen in 1999. The trio are suspected...

Govt to crack down on sexual harassers.
August 1, 2001... Govt to crack down on sexual harassers Yomiuri National government workers who have sexually harassed colleagues will be suspended or even dismissed under anti-sexual harassment guidelines drawn up by the National Personnel...

Open list reveals supporter influence.
August 1, 2001... Open list reveals supporter influence Yomiuri An open-list formula was introduced for the first time in Sunday's House of Councillors election, under which voters could cast ballots for individual candidates in the proportional...

Koizumi tries to outflank opponents.
August 1, 2001... Koizumi tries to outflank opponents Yomiuri Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's announcement Monday that he will present this month a three-stage plan to carry out his structural reforms was a preemptive move to contain expected...

Hiroshima to help victims of A-bomb living overseas.
August 1, 2001... Hiroshima to help victims of A-bomb living overseas Yomiuri HIROSHIMA The Hiroshima municipal government will stress the value of human life and pledge assistance to victims of the atomic bombings living overseas in this year's...

Editorial / Budget will field-test reforms.
August 1, 2001... Editorial / Budget will field-test reforms Yomiuri The Finance Ministry and the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, a key organ of the Cabinet Office, have reached the final stage in their work to draw up guidelines for budgetary...

Koizumi tells Tanaka to ask top staff to resign.
August 1, 2001... Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday instructed Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka to ask for the resignations of five senior members of the Foreign Ministry, sources said. The present incumbent administrative vice minister and three...

[0] Baker: Pact revision not necessary.
August 1, 2001... NAHA -- U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker suggested in his talks with Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine on Monday that the U.S. government would like to improve the implementation of the Japan-U.S. Status-of-Forces Agreement (SOFA) instead of...

[0] Trio suspected in 20 violent burglaries.
August 1, 2001... OSAKA -- Three men have been arrested for robbing a building contractor in Katano, Osaka Prefecture, of money and jewelry worth more than 9 million yen in 1999. The trio are suspected of committing a string of 20 robberies, including one in...

[0] Witnesses to be told if convicts paroled.
August 1, 2001... The National Police Agency on Tuesday requested the nation's prefectural police departments to inform not only crime victims and their families, but also witnesses and attorneys involved in the trials of criminals who are being released from...

[0] Hiroshima to help victims of A-bomb living overseas.
August 1, 2001... HIROSHIMA -- The Hiroshima municipal government will stress the value of human life and pledge assistance to victims of the atomic bombings living overseas in this year's peace declaration, it was learned Tuesday. The annual declaration...

Editorial: Budget will field-test reforms.
August 1, 2001... The Finance Ministry and the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy, a key organ of the Cabinet Office, have reached the final stage in their work to draw up guidelines for budgetary appropriation requests from each ministry and agency for...

LDP rides into town on Koizumi's coattails.
August 1, 2001... OSAKA -- The Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory in Sunday's upper house election due in no small part to the popularity of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. In western Japan, the LDP secured a seat in every electoral...

Households spend least since 1975.
August 1, 2001... The ratio of consumption spending to disposable income for a salaried worker's household fell to a seasonally adjusted 68.9 percent in June, the lowest since 1975 when the current calculation method was introduced, the Public Management...

Market warns Koizumi to take economic steps now.
August 1, 2001... Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has received an indirect warning from the Tokyo Stock Exchange that he should take prompt action to halt the deflationary trend and carry out his promised structural reforms. The warning came in the form...

Matsushita union OK's early retirement plan.
August 1, 2001... The labor union of Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. decided at its annual convention Tuesday to accept an early retirement system proposed by the company, the union's official said. Matsushita is expected to start accepting applications...

Tigers' Taninaka blanks Swallows on 3 hits.
August 1, 2001... Shinji Tanikawa outdueled 10-game winner Satoshi Iriki to notch his first career shutout, pitching the Hanshin Tigers to an 8-0 victory over the Central League's front-running Yakult Swallows at Koshien Stadium on Tuesday night. Tanikawa...

Urawa red hot for Emerson.
August 1, 2001... J1 outfit Urawa Reds have targeted Brazilian striker Emerson to fill the gap in their attack created by the departure of Shinji Ono to Feyenoord, Japanese daily Nikkan Sports said on Tuesday. Reds, who will also open J1's second stage...