Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from August 2006

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from August 2006

Marubeni eyeing linkup with Aeon or Wal-Mart.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Marubeni eyeing linkup with Aeon or Wal-Mart Yomiuri Marubeni Corp., the largest shareholder in Daiei Inc., will soon enter into separate negotiations with Aeon Co. and Wal-Mart Stores...

Iranian man beaten up by bat-wielding youths.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Iranian man beaten up by bat-wielding youths Yomiuri MITO An Iranian demolition worker was attacked and robbed by three youths while sitting inside his car in the parking lot of a...

Govt to rein in adoption profiteers.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to rein in adoption profiteers Yomiuri The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has drawn up guidelines to prevent financial exploitation of the adoption system in response to an...

'Verbal taunts drove slain girl's mother to suicide'.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 'Verbal taunts drove slain girl's mother to suicide' Yomiuri YOKOHAMA A woman, whose daughter was murdered in 2000, was struck and killed by a train earlier this month in an apparent...

Police say youth admits to role in mom's murder.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Police say youth admits to role in mom's murder Yomiuri SAPPORO A 16-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of asking a 15-year-old friend to kill his mother told police he discarded the...

Ishihara's proposals hit right note with JOC.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ishihara's proposals hit right note with JOC Yomiuri Though his city won out as Japan's candidate for the 2016 Summer Olympics, Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara saw the victory over Fukuoka...

Fatal crash prompts govt to probe bridge rail safety.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fatal crash prompts govt to probe bridge rail safety Yomiuri The death of three children in a fatal accident in Fukuoka on Friday has prompted the Construction and Transport Ministry to...

Govt committee to tackle flood concerns.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt committee to tackle flood concerns Makoto Yasutomi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The government's Central Disaster Prevention Council established a special research...

Russia frees 2 fishermen.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Russia frees 2 fishermen Yomiuri NEMUROC Hokkaido Two crew members of a crabbing boat seized in mid-August off the disputed northern territories by the Russian Border Coast Guard for...

Better late than never for Inamine / Okinawa governor cajo.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Better late than never for Inamine / Okinawa governor cajoled into attending meeting over relocation of U.S. base Yomiuri The central government and Okinawa's prefectural and municipal...

Lost Hogai painting found after 100 years.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Lost Hogai painting found after 100 years Yomiuri OKAYAMA A painting of a plum tree by Kano Hogai that has been missing for about 100 years was recently discovered at a residence of...

Guard admits offering favors to yakuza chief.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Guard admits offering favors to yakuza chief Yomiuri OSAKA An Osaka Detention House guard under arrest on suspicion of receiving bribes told police that he offered favorable treatment...

EDITORIAL / Bilateral talks needed to protect fishermen.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Bilateral talks needed to protect fishermen Yomiuri Two crew members of a fishing boat that was shot at and seized by the Russian Coast Guard off the disputed northern...

Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Scientist cont.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Scientist continues his environmental crusade Emily Wang / Yomiuri Shimbun Los Angeles Bureau Yomiuri LOS ANGELES On occasion, science...

Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Chemist follow.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Chemist follows Confucius' injunction Yomiuri Yuan T. Lee says he still remembers what his colleague in the United States, where he spent 32...

Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Profiles of 3.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Profiles of 3 other Japanese Nobel winners Yomiuri Open mind key to growth Leo Esaki received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 for his...

Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Shirakawa, Tan.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Shirakawa, Tanaka to give students lecture Yomiuri This forum will mark the first time that Nobel laureates--Hideki Shirakawa and Koichi...

EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / Summer school grooms 'future lea.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / Summer school grooms 'future leaders' Yoichi Shiraishi Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Young people from Japan and other Asian countries, who could...

BULLETIN BOARD.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BULLETIN BOARD Yomiuri Seminar for high school students looking to graduate in Guam The Japan Study Abroad Promotion Society will hold a seminar mainly intended for teenagers who have...

New TOEIC to offer speaking, writing tests from next Janua.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) New TOEIC to offer speaking, writing tests from next January Kiyomi Arai Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The U.S.-based test organizer Educational Testing Service has announced a...

Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Forum schedule.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nobel laureates aiming to spur creativity / Forum schedule; how to apply Yomiuri -- Tokyo session Oct. 11, 3:30-7 p.m., Tokyo University's Yasuda Kodo hall in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo....

Good sports reviving club / The Kobe Regatta and Athletic.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Good sports reviving club / The Kobe Regatta and Athletic Club on lookout for new members Brad Quinn / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri KOBE A haven for foreign sports...

Doshisha students send teaching materials to Nepal.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Doshisha students send teaching materials to Nepal Yomiuri KYOTO About 50 students of Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts in Kyotanabe, Kyoto Prefecture, are sending handmade...

Japanese in depth / Ambiguity in all languages.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japanese in depth / Ambiguity in all languages Shigekatsu Yamauchi Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri It is commonly believed that Japanese is vague and imprecise language while...

THE HOT CORNER: CL set for another snoozefest.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) THE HOT CORNER: CL set for another snoozefest Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri For the fifth straight year, the Central League pennant race has become a rout. A strong...

Cerezo out of J1 cellar.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cerezo out of J1 cellar Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The ray of hope for Cerezo Osaka could very well be in the left foot of Hiroshi Nanami. Entrenched in...

Ancient hunting to be featured at Nijo Castle.
August 31, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ancient hunting to be featured at Nijo Castle Yomiuri KYOTO The art of falconry, which was enjoyed by members of the Tokugawa shogunate families, including Tokugawa Ieyasu...

Govt leaders begin talks on Okinawa base relocations.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt leaders begin talks on Okinawa base relocations Yomiuri Consultations between the central government and Okinawa's prefectural and municipal governments got under way Tuesday on the...

Arrest warrant obtained in Yamaguchi student slaying.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Arrest warrant obtained in Yamaguchi student slaying Yomiuri YAMAGUCHI YAMAGUCHI--A 20-year-old female student was found dead in her assistant professor's office at a technical...

Oji bid for Hokuetsu fails President says buyout bid may s.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Oji bid for Hokuetsu fails President says buyout bid may stall at around 30% of shares Yomiuri Oji Paper Co. President Kazuhisa Shinoda effectively admitted Tuesday the nation's largest...

Man arrested in China over '04 Tochigi heist.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man arrested in China over '04 Tochigi heist Yomiuri Chinese authorities have arrested a man in connection with the October 2004 heist of nearly 550 million yen from a Tochigi...

Govt to offer after-school care.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to offer after-school care Yomiuri Primary schools will begin offering after-school care from the 2007 academic year, a move particularly helpful to double-income families, The...

Tech firm business model queried.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tech firm business model queried Yomiuri Kinmirai Tsuushin Inc., an Internet telephone service company, has been trying to attract investors by promising them dividends from the phone...

Conflict casts shadow over religious meet.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Conflict casts shadow over religious meet Akino Yoshihara / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri KYOTO The eighth World Assembly of Religions for Peace closed Tuesday with the...

Police to pay for crime info.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Police to pay for crime info Yomiuri The National Police Agency plans to introduce a system, starting in fiscal 2007, to collect anonymous information for crimes in which children and...

Cultist's daughter asks for new guardian.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cultist's daughter asks for new guardian Yomiuri The fourth daughter of Aum Supreme Truth cult founder Chizuo Matsumoto has applied to dismiss her guardian and appoint a new one. The...

Murdered woman's teen son, friend held.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Murdered woman's teen son, friend held Yomiuri SAPPORO SAPPORO--A 16-year-old boy and his friend, 15, were arrested Tuesday morning on suspicion of stabbing the 16-year-old's mother...

Size and number matter when it comes to muscles.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Size and number matter when it comes to muscles Yomiuri Anatomical research has shown that the number, shape and size of muscles that a person is born with differ from person to person and...

Musings / The Yomiuri Shimbun's Aug. 26 issue.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Musings / The Yomiuri Shimbun's Aug. 26 issue Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Aug. 26 issue. * * * In Greek...

Scientists find fish farming own food.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Scientists find fish farming own food Yomiuri A team of researchers at Kyoto University's Graduate School of Human and Environment Studies has discovered that a species of the damselfish...

Missing millionaire's body found in Ibaraki.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Missing millionaire's body found in Ibaraki Yomiuri MITO The body of millionaire Hidetaka Katogi, who went missing in April, has been found in Hokota, Ibaraki Prefecture, according to...

U.S. regulations more thorough.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) U.S. regulations more thorough Morio Koyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri NEW YORK In the United States, the Consumer Product Safety Commission was established in 1972...

POLITICAL PULSE / New govt to address many issues.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) POLITICAL PULSE / New govt to address many issues Takashi Oda Yomiuri Even ahead of the Sept. 8 official announcement of the date of the upcoming presidential election of the Liberal...

EDITORIAL / Japan must rebuild resource diplomacy.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Japan must rebuild resource diplomacy Yomiuri As Japan is poor in natural resources, it is a matter of vital importance for the government to develop and improve the nation's...

Sugiyama eases in 2nd round.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sugiyama eases in 2nd round Yomiuri NEW YORK Japanese veteran Ai Sugiyama routed Zuzana Ondraskova of Czech Republic on Monday to advance to the second round of the U.S. Open. ...

FIBA elects Australian president.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) FIBA elects Australian president John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri SAITAMA Bob Elphinston became only the third Australian to head an international Olympic...

Coordination key to product safety.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Coordination key to product safety Taku Iwaki and Yoko Inoue / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry's report of safety checks of products in...

Tigers pound Dragons at home.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tigers pound Dragons at home Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri NISHINOMIYAC Hyogo With the Hanshin Tigers' pennant hopes hanging by a thread, southpaw Kei Igawa...

Spain gores Lithuania.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Spain gores Lithuania Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri SAITAMA Unlike a matador, Spain never had to toy with Lithuania before applying the kill. Lithuania was...

Rampant Argentina runs Turkey off court.
August 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Rampant Argentina runs Turkey off court John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri SAITAMA On paper it was simply a mismatch. On the court, it was no match. World...

Woman fatally stabbed at home in Hokkaido.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Woman fatally stabbed at home in Hokkaido Yomiuri SAPPORO A 46-year-old part-time hospital worker was found stabbed to death in her home in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, early Monday, police...

Child care worker rearrested over lewd acts.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Child care worker rearrested over lewd acts Yomiuri YOKOHAMA A 27-year-old Yokohama child care worker was rearrested Monday on charges of molestation and taking obscene pictures of...

3 killed, 1 injured in Meishin Expwy crash.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 3 killed, 1 injured in Meishin Expwy crash Yomiuri OSAKA Three people died and one was injured early Monday when their car crashed into a concrete bridge column of the Meishin...

Ship alert system may go national.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ship alert system may go national Yomiuri A next-generation support system likely will be employed from fiscal 2008 to automatically provide guidance to all ships cruising in Japan's...

Fatal crash driver lied to cops about passenger.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fatal crash driver lied to cops about passenger Yomiuri FUKUOKA A man arrested on suspicion of professional negligence resulting in the death of three children due to drunken driving...

40% of 135 technologies predicted in '60 now reality.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 40% of 135 technologies predicted in '60 now reality Yomiuri About 40 percent of the 135 advanced technologies the then Science and Technology Agency predicted in 1960 would become reality...

Govt to price 40 hospitals to test new drugs.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to price 40 hospitals to test new drugs Yomiuri The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry is considering selecting 40 hospitals next spring to act as bases for clinical testing of new...

Hankies fetch princely sums on Net auctions.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hankies fetch princely sums on Net auctions Yomiuri OSAKA The same type of towel handkerchief used by Yuki Saito, a pitcher for Waseda Jitsugyo High School baseball team, which...

Osteopath company to file for bankruptcy.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Osteopath company to file for bankruptcy Yomiuri MAEBASHI Seven schools belonging to Nishinihon Sogo Seitai Gakuin, a training institute for osteopaths, abruptly closed down on Aug....

Walkway supports leaning at Kansai Airport.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Walkway supports leaning at Kansai Airport Yomiuri OSAKA All six steel supports of three elevated walkways linking Kansai Airport Station and a shopping facility are leaning 1.5...

Change is crystal clear for Teganuma swamp.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Change is crystal clear for Teganuma swamp Yomiuri CHIBA For more than a quarter of a century Teganuma swamp was the country's most polluted inland body of water. Contaminated by...

Death row numbers, questions growing / Legal experts raise.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Death row numbers, questions growing / Legal experts raise concerns about courts' moves to tougher sentencing Yusuke Yoshino / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The number of...

Washington Japanwatch / Japan must face up to its past.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Washington Japanwatch / Japan must face up to its past Weston S. Konishi / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri With each step into Yasukuni Shrine, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi...

Kiyo Holdings to apply for 30 billion yen in public funds/.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kiyo Holdings to apply for 30 billion yen in public funds Yomiuri OSAKA Kiyo Holdings Inc. in Wakayama announced Monday that the firm will apply to the Financial Services Agency for...

Govt may declare end to deflation in Sept.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt may declare end to deflation in Sept. Yomiuri The Cabinet Office is considering declaring in the monthly economic report to be released in mid-September that the economy has moved...

Mr. Night Visit refuses to speak to PTA audience.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Mr. Night Visit refuses to speak to PTA audience Yomiuri MIYAZAKI Renowned educator Osamu Mizutani created a scene Sunday, when he backed out at the last minute from making a speech...

BUSINESS SHOWROOM.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BUSINESS SHOWROOM Yomiuri Fireworks clock Seiko Clock Inc. will begin selling early next month a clock that imitates fireworks on the hour. The RE561S plays a melody every hour,...

High-tech researchers trying to tune in to ET.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) High-tech researchers trying to tune in to ET Yomiuri It is really the question of the ages. Are we alone in the universe? Is man the only intelligent life form? Is our little blue planet...

U.S. finally brings A game to the world.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) U.S. finally brings A game to the world John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri SAITAMA For years the world has been telling the United States to bring its A game to...

EDITORIAL / Soaring fuel costs hit bus, taxi businesses.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Soaring fuel costs hit bus, taxi businesses Yomiuri High crude oil prices are now having an impact on the fares for public transportation close to our daily life. Taxi...

Uncertainty surrounds base relocation.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Uncertainty surrounds base relocation Takashi Imai / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri After an extended delay, progress has finally been made over the relocation of the U.S....

Europeans tipped for Autumn test.
August 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Europeans tipped for Autumn test James Hardy / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The promotions of Estonian Baruto and Georgian Kokkai were the most notable changes in the rankings...

Online passport service to be abolished.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Online passport service to be abolished Yomiuri The Foreign Ministry will abolish its online passport application service within the year because of excessive costs and few users. ...

Public schools to be given grades.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Public schools to be given grades Yomiuri The education ministry will use a five-rank scale as an objective unified criteria for third parties to evaluate class content and teaching...

Man held over stabbing attack that left boy dead.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man held over stabbing attack that left boy dead Yomiuri MIYAZAKI A 20-year-old man was arrested Sunday on suspicion of fatally stabbing a male high school student and stabbing and...

Hanshin's Hoshino funds film on survivors of both A-bombs/.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hanshin's Hoshino funds film on survivors of both A-bombs Yomiuri Seven people who survived both atomic bombings are featured in a new documentary film, titled "Niju Hibaku" (Bombed...

Nation's only researchers in cloned embryos say no to stud.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nation's only researchers in cloned embryos say no to study Yomiuri Kyoto University's Institute for Frontier Medical Sciences has said it would not begin research into the cloning or use...

Khatami: Iran's N-program no threat.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Khatami: Iran's N-program no threat Yomiuri KYOTO Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami on Sunday emphasized the legitimacy of Iran's nuclear technology development program as a...

Rural areas key to candidates' policies.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Rural areas key to candidates' policies Yomiuri The three candidates in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election to be held next month, which will determine Prime Minister...

EDITORIAL / Rising labor costs may dim China's appeal.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Rising labor costs may dim China's appeal Yomiuri Labor costs in China are skyrocketing. The low-cost environment in the country where abundant, talented human resources can be...

Business Fron Line / Hanshin, Hankyu consider the possibil.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Business Fron Line / Hanshin, Hankyu consider the possibilities Takahiro Tsujimoto Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri As October's planned integration of Hanshin Electric Railways Co....

Festival numbers up, but look who's counting.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Festival numbers up, but look who's counting Yomiuri This year's Kanto Festival drew 1.38 million visitors from Aug. 3 to 6, the largest number in 10 years, according to the festival...

Fighters' Kanemura throttles Buffaloes.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fighters' Kanemura throttles Buffaloes Yomiuri Satoru Kanemura kept the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters going full throttle in the Pacific League race on Sunday. The veteran right-hander...

Coach Mizunuma wins debut.
August 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Coach Mizunuma wins debut Yomiuri KASHIMAC Ibaraki Japan international Koji Yamase made a winner out of his new manager, Takashi Mizunuma, on Sunday night, leading Yokohama F Marinos...