Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from August 2010

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from August 2010

67% of voters prefer Kan over Ozawa for DPJ president.
August 31, 2010... 67% of voters prefer Kan over Ozawa for DPJ president Yomiuri Sixty-seven percent of voters feel Prime Minister Naoto Kan is best suited to be president of the Democratic Party of Japan, far more than the 14 percent who support former...

Japan-South Korea ties / Food, once divisive, now brings n.
August 31, 2010... Japan-South Korea ties / Food, once divisive, now brings neighbors closer Yomiuri This is the third installment in a series on Japan-South Korean relations marking the centennial of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910. The Yomiuri...

BOJ steps in against rising yen / Central bank ups loans t.
August 31, 2010... BOJ steps in against rising yen / Central bank ups loans to money market by 10 trillion yen, to 30 trillion yen Yomiuri The Bank of Japan decided at an extraordinary Policy Board meeting Monday to take new monetary easing steps to prevent...

EDITORIAL / Time to capitalize on 'Cool Japan' boom.(Editorial)
August 31, 2010... EDITORIAL / Time to capitalize on 'Cool Japan' boom Yomiuri Japanese pop culture--widely referred to as "Cool Japan"--has taken off overseas. The government should take advantage of this boom in all things Japanese to push domestic...

Woman held for pocketing dead mom's birthday cash.
August 31, 2010... Woman held for pocketing dead mom's birthday cash Yomiuri IWAKI, Fukushima IWAKI, Fukushima--Police have arrested a 70-year-old woman on suspicion of taking congratulatory money meant for her deceased mother, who if alive would have...

Over 250,000 climbers scale Mt. Fuji this year.
August 31, 2010... Over 250,000 climbers scale Mt. Fuji this year Yomiuri More than 250,000 people--a record high--have climbed Mt. Fuji by the trail on the mountain's Yamanashi Prefecture side this season, according to the Mt. Fuji safety guidance center....

Truck driver dies after collision in Hokkaido tunnel.
August 31, 2010... Truck driver dies after collision in Hokkaido tunnel Yomiuri SAPPORO SAPPORO--A truck driver was killed and seven other people injured Monday when the truck collided with a sightseeing bus in Asarigawa Pass Tunnel in Otaru, Hokkaido. ...

Green investors in the red / Govt lumber scheme returns fa.
August 31, 2010... Green investors in the red / Govt lumber scheme returns fall as prices hit record low Yomiuri About 80 percent of the lumber generated by the Forestry Agency's green owners' system--a scheme to get people to invest in wood produced from...

Organ donation rate up under new law.
August 31, 2010... Organ donation rate up under new law Yomiuri The organ-transplant rate has increased markedly following the introduction of revisions to the Organ Transplant Law on July 17 that eased the requirements for transplants from brain-dead...

Life expectancy statistics debated.
August 31, 2010... Life expectancy statistics debated Yukako Fukushi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri After the recent revelation that the whereabouts of numerous citizens aged 100 or over are unknown, should statistics on the average life...

Kan orders more help for elderly.
August 31, 2010... Kan orders more help for elderly Yomiuri Prime Minister Naoto Kan has instructed the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry and other concerned government agencies to do more to prevent elderly people from being isolated from society. The...

Map pinpoints risks of deep-seated landslides.
August 31, 2010... Map pinpoints risks of deep-seated landslides Yomiuri The land ministry has released the first ever map indicating the probability of deep-seated landslides throughout the nation. A deep-seated landslide--in which the main collapse...

Firms react to strong yen.
August 31, 2010... Firms react to strong yen Takeyuki Hitokoto and Sachio Nikaido / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The recent strength of the yen is pressing Japanese companies to take countermeasures, such as increasing the rate of local parts...

BULLETIN BOARD.
August 31, 2010... BULLETIN BOARD The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri ETJ Saitama chapter workshop to sharegames for teaching kids English The Saitama chapter of English Teachers in Japan will offer a workshop on Sept. 5 from 2 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at the Shogai...

Govt seeks investment to create jobs.
August 30, 2010... Govt seeks investment to create jobs Yomiuri In an effort to boost employment, Prime Minister Naoto Kan has instructed relevant Cabinet ministers to draw up a program to promote domestic investment. The prime minister's move came as...

EDITORIAL / Japan, ROK must partner, compete for future.(Editorial)
August 30, 2010... EDITORIAL / Japan, ROK must partner, compete for future Yomiuri People of the Korean Peninsula, who were ruled by a different people, must regret the fact that their country was taken away and their pride was trampled upon. These feelings...

Govt FX project at standstill / Nation's air defense at st.
August 30, 2010... Govt FX project at standstill / Nation's air defense at stake in selection of next-generation fighter jet Yomiuri Government efforts to select the next generation of mainstay FX fighter jet for the Air Self-Defense Force, a decision likely...

18th-century noh costume catalog found.
August 30, 2010... 18th-century noh costume catalog found Yomiuri An 18th-century reference book for making noh costumes that contains fabric samples cut from clothes belonging to members of the Imperial family has been found by a group of researchers at a...

NPO aims to dispatch student teachers / Inspired by U.S. p.
August 30, 2010... NPO aims to dispatch student teachers / Inspired by U.S. program, founder seeks to reduce income-based gaps in education Akihiko Kano / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri "You can do it if you try!" So said 27-year-old Yusuke...

Little GIANTS of business / Hydrogel film technology may b.
August 30, 2010... Little GIANTS of business / Hydrogel film technology may be boon to farms Chihiro Sato / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri YOKOHAMA YOKOHAMA--Mebiol Inc., a start-up in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, has developed a new form of...

Kansai malls turn to 100 yen sales.
August 30, 2010... Kansai malls turn to 100 yen sales Hiroko Toda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Merchants in the Kansai region have taken a hint from successful 100 yen shops and offered featured products for 100 yen on certain...

MUSINGS / Aug. 24, 2010.
August 30, 2010... MUSINGS / Aug. 24, 2010 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Aug. 24 issue. * * * The late actor Hisaya Morishige (1913-2009) wrote about an interesting experience he had during...

INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD / Hormuz's security vital part of.
August 30, 2010... INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD / Hormuz's security vital part of Japan's diplomacy Masayuki Yamauchi / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri More than 80 percent of the crude oil Japan imports is shipped through the Strait of Hormuz. The...

Hawks' pen crosses out Marines in showdown.
August 30, 2010... Hawks' pen crosses out Marines in showdown The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri It turned out to be a battle of the pens: Fukuoka SoftBank's bullpen vs Chiba Lotte Marines starter Hayden Penn. In what was very likely a Climax Series preview,...

Japan-South Korea ties / Baseball mirrors bilateral ties.
August 30, 2010... Japan-South Korea ties / Baseball mirrors bilateral ties Yomiuri This is the second installment in a series on Japan-South Korean relations marking the centennial of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910. Baseball has often served...

Japan-South Korea ties / South Korea aiming high / Seeks t.
August 29, 2010... Japan-South Korea ties / South Korea aiming high / Seeks to be world leader as economic strength increases Yomiuri Today, Aug. 29, marks the centennial of the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty of 1910. This is the first installment of a series...

Japan's lone radar intelligence orbiter breaks down.
August 29, 2010... Japan's lone radar intelligence orbiter breaks down Yomiuri Of four intelligence-gathering satellites currently in orbit to observe North Korea, the lone radar orbiter impervious to darkness and cloudy weather has broken down, The Yomiuri...

EDITORIAL / More death penalty info should be disclosed.(Editorial)
August 29, 2010... EDITORIAL / More death penalty info should be disclosed Yomiuri The execution chamber at the Tokyo Detention House was shown to the media for the first time Friday. With the introduction of the lay judge system, ordinary citizens now...

Pro-N. Korean schools' tuition likely to be free.
August 29, 2010... Pro-N. Korean schools' tuition likely to be free Yomiuri The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has decided to include pro-Pyongyang Korean schools in its policy that began in April of providing virtually free...

Nagoya mayor, assembly clash / Kawamura leads drive to dis.
August 29, 2010... Nagoya mayor, assembly clash / Kawamura leads drive to dissolve municipal body for recall election Akira Osanai, Chikako Tatebayashi and Akihisa Aoyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri In an unprecedented clash between the head...

IN THE NEWS / Lifestyle publisher lives healthy life she w.
August 29, 2010... IN THE NEWS / Lifestyle publisher lives healthy life she writes about Akira Shimoda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri "Orange Page," a lifestyle information magazine published by Orange Page Inc., recently celebrated its 25th...

Daughter's disability focus of book / Mother makes novel o.
August 29, 2010... Daughter's disability focus of book / Mother makes novel of joys, sorrows of raising a disabled child Yukako Fukushi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri HADANO, Kanagawa HADANO, Kanagawa--"Happy Birthday to you," sang a dozen...

Fukushi pulls out of Cup.
August 29, 2010... Fukushi pulls out of Cup The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Long-distance star Kayoko Fukushi and two other Japanese athletes have withdrawn from next week's IAAF Continental Cup, the Japan Association of Athletics Federations has announced. ...

'64 champ Geesink dies at 76.(Obituary)
August 29, 2010... '64 champ Geesink dies at 76 Yomiuri LONDON--Anton Geesink, the Dutch giant whose stunning victory at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics made him a folk hero in the birthplace of judo and who spent most of the rest of his life helping...

Marines beat Hawks in walkover.
August 29, 2010... Marines beat Hawks in walkover The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The Chiba Lotte Marines didn't have to use much ammunition to shoot down the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks on Saturday after misfiring SoftBank ace Toshiya Sugiuchi blew up in the first...

Motoyama gives Antlers late draw.
August 29, 2010... Motoyama gives Antlers late draw The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Midfielder Masashi Motoyama scored in the last seconds of second-half injury time, lifting the Kashima Antlers to a 1-1 away draw Saturday with Urawa Reds that allowed them to...

Kan, Ozawa camps scramble to garner support.
August 28, 2010... Kan, Ozawa camps scramble to garner support Yomiuri The battle between Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa and Prime Minister Naoto Kan is heating up, with both sides scrambling to win as much support as possible in the party's...

Execution chamber opened.
August 28, 2010... Execution chamber opened Eiichiro Matsumoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The Justice Ministry on Friday opened one of the nation's seven execution chambers to the media for the first time at the Tokyo Detention House in...

The end is only the beginning.
August 28, 2010... The end is only the beginning Yomiuri MIYAZAKI MIYAZAKI--With the deadly foot-and mouth epidemic finally declared over four months after it started racing through the prefecture's livestock, local farmers have begun setting their sights...

EDITORIAL / DPJ election should be battle over policy.(Editorial)
August 28, 2010... EDITORIAL / DPJ election should be battle over policy Yomiuri The Democratic Party of Japan's upcoming presidential election is almost certain to be a two-man race between Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who is seeking reelection as DPJ chief,...

Sniffer sensor created using live cells.
August 28, 2010... Sniffer sensor created using live cells Yomiuri A team of scientists at the University of Tokyo has developed the first artificial odor sensor in the world that uses living cells to distinguish similar smells. According to the team,...

IN THE NEWS / World champ's spreadsheet skills off the cha.
August 28, 2010... IN THE NEWS / World champ's spreadsheet skills off the chart Takeshi Kawamura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Eighteen-year-old university student Mishio Sashihara was crowned the world champion user of Microsoft Office Excel...

Miyazaki Pref. struggles to save 'rivermouth lion'.
August 28, 2010... Miyazaki Pref. struggles to save 'rivermouth lion' Yomiuri At the mouths of rivers flowing into the Hyuganada Sea off Miyazaki Prefecture lives a species of fish colorfully known as the "rivermouth lion." The akame, or Japanese lates,...

Kan fails in move to contain Ozawa / Confrontation wins ou.
August 28, 2010... Kan fails in move to contain Ozawa / Confrontation wins out over rapprochement in behind-the-scenes drama Yomiuri Facing the choice of confrontation versus rapprochement in the coming Democratic Party of Japan presidential race against...

ASEAN upgrades offer 25 tril. yen chance.
August 28, 2010... ASEAN upgrades offer 25 tril. yen chance Izuru Jitsumori / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri DA NANG, Vietnam DA NANG, Vietnam--Economic ministers from 16 countries, including member states of the Association of Southeast Asian...

Ramirez passes Oh with RBI milestone.
August 28, 2010... Ramirez passes Oh with RBI milestone The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Yomiuri Giants cleanup man Alex Ramirez stamped his name in Japan pro baseball's record book in style, becoming the first player to drive in at least 100 runs in eight...

Is Ozawa fired up by Kan's cold shoulder?
August 27, 2010... Is Ozawa fired up by Kan's cold shoulder? Yomiuri Prime Minister Naoto Kan's reluctance to appoint Ichiro Ozawa, a heavyweight in the Democratic Party of Japan, to a key party post appears to have lit a fire under the powerful politician....

Ozawa enters DPJ race / Gets backing from Hatoyama; campai.
August 27, 2010... Ozawa enters DPJ race / Gets backing from Hatoyama; campaign may rupture party Yomiuri In a move that will likely bitterly divide the Democratic Party of Japan, former party Secretary General Ichiro Ozawa said Thursday he will run in the...

EDITORIAL / Govt, BOJ should move on yen--now.(Editorial)
August 27, 2010... EDITORIAL / Govt, BOJ should move on yen--now Yomiuri There seem to be no brakes on the rise of the yen as speculators apparently take advantage of the sluggish response of the government and the Bank of Japan to the yen's appreciation. ...

Scandal hanging over Ozawa / Bid for DPJ presidency meets.
August 27, 2010... Scandal hanging over Ozawa / Bid for DPJ presidency meets with lukewarm response from public Yomiuri Ichiro Ozawa's decision to seek the Democratic Party of Japan presidency has drawn a mixed reaction from the public, with a lingering...

Chinese drive record tourism in July.
August 27, 2010... Chinese drive record tourism in July Yomiuri A spike in the number of Chinese tourists due to relaxed visa restrictions helped push up the total number of travelers to Japan in July by 39 percent from the same month last year to a record...

City assembly to vote with smartphones.
August 27, 2010... City assembly to vote with smartphones Yomiuri CHIBA CHIBA--In a new effort to slash administrative costs, the city assembly of Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture, will begin using smartphones to cast votes, starting with next month's regular...

Suicide prompts reform push.
August 27, 2010... Suicide prompts reform push Yomiuri Tomoko Chiba is a pediatrician just like her father, Toshiro Nakahara. In 1999 at the age of 44, her father committed suicide because of depression due to overwork. His death has prompted Chiba to fight...

IN THE NEWS / Cool shampoo service is really hot.
August 27, 2010... IN THE NEWS / Cool shampoo service is really hot Naoko Kagemoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri YAMAGATA YAMAGATA--Need to beat the heat? With record-breaking temperatures this summer, it is no wonder that "cool shampoo" has...

You can look, and do touch: Next-generation 3-D TV.
August 27, 2010... You can look, and do touch: Next-generation 3-D TV Yomiuri The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology has unveiled a world-first 3-D TV system that gives users the sensation of physically interacting with images...

A STUDY OF BRANDS / Swarovski appeal crystal clear.
August 27, 2010... A STUDY OF BRANDS / Swarovski appeal crystal clear Yomiuri Swarovski knows that when it comes to luxury crystal, the difference between the best and the rest is, well, crystal-clear. Swarovski's reputation for its crystal glass and other...

Japan N-power lobby visits Vietnam.
August 27, 2010... Japan N-power lobby visits Vietnam Izuru Jitsumori / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri HANOI HANOI--A government-private sector mission has demonstrated its desire to win construction orders for nuclear power stations in Vietnam,...

JAL looks to launch new no-frills airline.
August 27, 2010... JAL looks to launch new no-frills airline Yomiuri Japan Airlines, which is undergoing state-supervised rehabilitation, is considering establishing a low-cost carrier to assist its financial recovery. Sources said the Enterprise...

Due south? / Museum hopes to stop tropical artist Isson Ta.
August 27, 2010... Due south? / Museum hopes to stop tropical artist Isson Tanaka's fade into obscurity Atsuko Matsumoto / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri In 1984, a 45-minute TV program spotlighted a Japanese painter who never had a solo exhibition...

Underworld's Hyde improvises in paint.
August 27, 2010... Underworld's Hyde improvises in paint Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri They say the press can make or break an art exhibition, but in the case of the debut solo painting show by Underworld vocalist Karl Hyde, the art...

Kenna's quiet, enigmatic world.
August 27, 2010... Kenna's quiet, enigmatic world Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Michael Kenna's photographs linger long in the mind. A picture of a bridge in a high-tide Venice leaves one with the mystic feeling of being swallowed by...

Filming was a real blast, says new Face of 'A-Team'.
August 27, 2010... Filming was a real blast, says new Face of 'A-Team' Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri What would be worse than being in an army tank as it falls from 10,000 meters up? Being targeted by missiles while doing it,...

TELEVIEWS / TV's summer of tropical heat, topical beats.
August 27, 2010... TELEVIEWS / TV's summer of tropical heat, topical beats Wm. Penn / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri Will anyone really be sorry to see the sultry summer of 2010 disappear? I won't, although it was full of TV events I thought I would...

For the Richie Rich in us all.
August 27, 2010... For the Richie Rich in us all Hiroshi Hiramatsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Now adults with money to burn on nostalgia, men are a growing market in the eyes of toymakers, who tempt them with sometimes pricey scale models that...

TROUBLESHOOTER / You can't purchase someone's thoughts.
August 27, 2010... TROUBLESHOOTER / You can't purchase someone's thoughts Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm in my 70s and live with my husband. Our son, who is in his 30s, lives nearby with his wife and our grandchild. We are financially comfortable and...

TROUBLESHOOTER / Is every boy's mom really a loser?
August 27, 2010... TROUBLESHOOTER / Is every boy's mom really a loser? Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm in my 40s. After 10 years of marriage, I finally had a baby last year--a boy. I had been undergoing fertility treatment for years, so my husband and I...

It's been 87 years...: Are you ready for the next big quak.
August 27, 2010... It's been 87 years...: Are you ready for the next big quake? Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Sunlight filtering through a leafy canopy of trees moves over a life-size statue of a group of children wearing old-fashioned...

When will it happen again?
August 27, 2010... When will it happen again? Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Predicting the Unpredictable: The Tumultuous Science of Earthquake Prediction By Susan Hough Princeton University Press, 260 pp, 24.95 dollars ...

ECONOMIC FORUM / Late-summer greetings to Kan Cabinet!
August 27, 2010... ECONOMIC FORUM / Late-summer greetings to Kan Cabinet! Naohisa Ishida Yomiuri Salutations to members of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet in the midst of this year's scorching heat. Representing readers of The Daily Yomiuri, however, I...

Yomiuri battling through starter troubles.
August 27, 2010... Yomiuri battling through starter troubles John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The struggling rotation of the three-time defending Central League champion Yomiuri Giants has become more of a "Who's that?" than a who's...

Offshore power plant blueprint unveiled.
August 26, 2010... Offshore power plant blueprint unveiled Yomiuri The government plans to build an offshore power-generation plant in fiscal 2012 to harness oceanic energy, with commercialization scheduled for as early as fiscal 2016, a government official...

Double taxes 'to be settled by arbitration'.
August 26, 2010... Double taxes 'to be settled by arbitration' Yomiuri The government will introduce an arbitration committee system to settle disputes on corporate taxation where both Japan and a foreign country claim the right to tax, it has been learned....

Noda hints at currency intervention / BOJ eyeing steps to.
August 26, 2010... Noda hints at currency intervention / BOJ eyeing steps to ease money supply Yomiuri In response to a continued surge in the yen's value against the U.S. dollar, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Wednesday the government and the Bank of...

EDITORIAL / English necessary to cope with globalization.(Editorial)
August 26, 2010... EDITORIAL / English necessary to cope with globalization Yomiuri The United Nations has six specified official languages: English, French, Russian, Chinese, Spanish and Arabic; but in the world of business, English has effectively...

Firms OK with lay judge system / Most companies surveyed p.
August 26, 2010... Firms OK with lay judge system / Most companies surveyed provide employees with paid leave Yomiuri Ninety percent of 30 firms that have had employees participate in the lay judge system felt their employees' involvement in the trials did...

Tokai U. solar car to join S. Africa race.
August 26, 2010... Tokai U. solar car to join S. Africa race Yomiuri A Tokai University team will compete in a two-week solar car race in South Africa starting next month, with world-renowned rally driver Kenjiro Shinozuka behind the wheel. The South...

Ex-Diet Member's Firm 'Inflated Own Value'
August 26, 2010... Ex-Diet member's firm 'inflated own value' Yomiuri Tokyo prosecutors embarked on an investigation of Nippon Chuyu Corp.'s Tokyo headquarters and other offices Wednesday on suspicion the company fabricated a 1.2 billion yen increase in...

IN THE NEWS / Designer's gold medal performance.
August 26, 2010... IN THE NEWS / Designer's gold medal performance Tetsu Okazaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri SINGAPORE SINGAPORE--She is shy and dislikes attracting attention. Working as a graphic designer, she creates things like logos for...

9/11 drove Murakami to write '1Q84'.
August 26, 2010... 9/11 drove Murakami to write '1Q84' Saki Ouchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri OSLO OSLO--Author Haruki Murakami has said the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States were a prime motive for his decision to...

New sumo chief vows reform / Settling gambling scandal, br.
August 26, 2010... New sumo chief vows reform / Settling gambling scandal, breaking with gangs top priorities Futoshi Mukai and Kuniyuki Kamimura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The Japan Sumo Association's new chairman, Hanaregoma, will...

Diesel cars hit Japan's roads / New strict emissions rules.
August 26, 2010... Diesel cars hit Japan's roads / New strict emissions rules trigger launch of fuel-efficient, greener vehicles Takeyuki Hitokoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Despite the popularity of diesel-powered vehicles in Europe due to...

30% don't learn Japanese history.
August 26, 2010... 30% don't learn Japanese history Yomiuri The following is an excerpt from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Gakuryoku-ko series, which examines the changing environment surrounding classes as new teaching guidelines are to be implemented for primary...

MUSINGS / Aug. 23, 2010.
August 26, 2010... MUSINGS / Aug. 23, 2010 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Aug. 23 issue. * * * At the time of its release, "Akai Suitopi (Red Sweet Pea)," Seiko Matsuda's 1982 hit song, came...

THE HOT CORNER / Does Japan follow 'Old Professor?'.
August 26, 2010... THE HOT CORNER / Does Japan follow 'Old Professor?' Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Experiencing a Japanese pennant race for the first time has brought Hanshin Tigers' Matt Murton face to face with numerous differences...