Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from August 2011

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from August 2011

Toshiba, Hitachi, Sony to set up LCD firm.
August 31, 2011... Toshiba, Hitachi, Sony to set up LCD firm Yomiuri Toshiba Corp., Hitachi, Ltd. and Sony Corp. have basically agreed to jointly establish a company to manufacture small and midsize liquid crystal display (LCD) panels by year-end in a bid to...

Noda named prime minister / Unity among DPJ groups essenti.
August 31, 2011... Noda named prime minister / Unity among DPJ groups essential for party leadership picks Yomiuri A day after his election as new Democratic Party of Japan president, Yoshihiko Noda was named prime minister in the Diet Tuesday, becoming the...

Govt to allow industry to power up.
August 31, 2011... Govt to allow industry to power up Yomiuri The government on Tuesday announced it will move forward the lifting of its mandatory curb on electricity consumption for large-lot electricity users that has been in place since July 1. The...

Noda a low-profile but down-to-earth politician.
August 31, 2011... Noda a low-profile but down-to-earth politician Yomiuri For 25 years, Yoshihiko Noda stood in front of train stations in his hometown in Chiba Prefecture, to make speeches in the morning. This down-to-earth style played a big role in...

Mountain of knotty challenges awaits Noda.
August 31, 2011... Mountain of knotty challenges awaits Noda Satoshi Ogawa, Osamu Kawakami and Hideo Kamata / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri For Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda, the hard work is only just starting. A myriad of urgent,...

Disaster victims hope Noda will help them.
August 31, 2011... Disaster victims hope Noda will help them Yomiuri Survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami hope Prime Minister-elect Yoshihiko Noda listens to them and does his utmost to rebuild disaster-hit areas. One survivor, Katsuo Sasaki,...

Noda to face economic battle / Govt stance on TPP, N-power.
August 31, 2011... Noda to face economic battle / Govt stance on TPP, N-power key to post-quake financial recovery Koichi Uetake and Hideyuki Ioka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Newly appointed Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda...

Swallows' Aikawa has fractured thumb.
August 31, 2011... Swallows' Aikawa has fractured thumb The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Catcher Ryoji Aikawa said he will try to play through a compound fracture of his right thumb, the Central League front-running Tokyo Yakult Swallows said Monday. Aikawa,...

Niiya does it her way en route to final.
August 31, 2011... Niiya does it her way en route to final Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--Hitomi Niiya said it was her self-centered nature that emboldened her to move to the front of the pack...

34 spots top Chernobyl evacuation standard.
August 31, 2011... 34 spots top Chernobyl evacuation standard Yomiuri Soil at 34 spots in six Fukushima Prefecture municipalities has been contaminated with levels of radioactive cesium higher than the standard used for forcible evacuations after the...

Kan's Cabinet resigns en masse, cites achievements.
August 31, 2011... Kan's Cabinet resigns en masse, cites achievements Yomiuri The Cabinet of outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan resigned en masse at its final meeting Tuesday morning. Kan has held the premiership for 449 days as of Tuesday, being in office...

EDITORIAL / DPJ must revive itself through generation chan.
August 31, 2011... EDITORIAL / DPJ must revive itself through generation change Yomiuri The Democratic Party of Japan-led administration has for the first time a leader with a steadfast political style and well-grounded policies. In the DPJ's presidential...

Murofushi realizes dream.
August 31, 2011... Murofushi realizes dream Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--In the heady hours after becoming the oldest man to win a world title in the men's hammer throw, Koji Murofushi received...

China to tighten restrictions on rare earths production.
August 30, 2011... China to tighten restrictions on rare earths production Yomiuri The Chinese government has stepped up efforts to further restrict rare earth production and plans to have mining and refining firms in the nation adhere to a government-set...

Noda: Peacemaker,orator, fight fan.
August 30, 2011... Noda: Peacemaker,orator, fight fan Yomiuri Yoshihiko Noda became a Cabinet member for the first time in June last year when he was made finance minister in Prime Minister Naoto Kan's administration. Noda took on the task of rebuilding the...

EDITORIAL / Incoming prime minister faces daunting tasks.
August 30, 2011... EDITORIAL / Incoming prime minister faces daunting tasks Yomiuri The nation's politics are at a crossroads. Can progress be made in doing what must be done? Or will politics be stuck in a quagmire and result in further turmoil? The five...

Couple dies as birthday prank goes wrong.
August 30, 2011... Couple dies as birthday prank goes wrong Yomiuri KANAZAWA KANAZAWA--A young couple has died in Kahoku, Ishikawa Prefecture, after falling into a hole on a beach that was dug as a birthday prank for the husband, police said. One of...

ANZ looks into buying Aozora Bank.
August 30, 2011... ANZ looks into buying Aozora Bank Yomiuri Australia and New Zealand Banking Group, an Australian financial institution, has been exploring the purchase of Aozora Bank, it was learned Monday. ANZ, which has retained a Japanese law firm...

Kan lists economic tasks for new government.
August 30, 2011... Kan lists economic tasks for new government Yomiuri Prime Minister Naoto Kan and economic ministers on Monday discussed the economic situation and drew up a list of tasks the incoming administration should address to help companies deal...

Noda elected DPJ president / 1st-round leader Kaieda undon.
August 30, 2011... Noda elected DPJ president / 1st-round leader Kaieda undone by support Noda met LDP President Sadakazu Tanigaki on Monday afternoon and told him he would work to win the trust of opposition parties. Tanigaki said his party would cooperate...

Anti-Ozawa votes put Noda over.
August 30, 2011... Anti-Ozawa votes put Noda over Yomiuri The victory of Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda in a runoff election for the Democratic Party of Japan leadership Monday signified a refusal by a majority of party lawmakers to restore visible...

Noda calls for unity in DPJ / Urges lawmakers to cooperate.
August 30, 2011... Noda calls for unity in DPJ / Urges lawmakers to cooperate on many challenges facing nation Yomiuri Shortly after his election Monday as president of the Democratic Party of Japan, Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda called on DPJ members to...

Chances of big quake below Tokyo rising.
August 30, 2011... Chances of big quake below Tokyo rising Yomiuri The possibility of a huge plate-boundary earthquake amplified by simultaneous moves in two or more focal areas beneath Tokyo has been increasing since the Great East Japan Earthquake,...

Fukushima to create guidelines for decontamination.
August 30, 2011... Fukushima to create guidelines for decontamination Yomiuri FUKUSHIMA FUKUSHIMA--The Fukushima prefectural government will create guidelines to help local residents clean houses contaminated with radioactive substances emitted by the...

Lights, camera, corruption / Crime's longstanding ties to.
August 30, 2011... Lights, camera, corruption / Crime's longstanding ties to showbiz world tough to untangle Yomiuri The retirement last week of a popular TV host due to his relationship with a gang member has brought attention to the deep and longstanding...

Prices of 32-inch TVs fall as demand drops.
August 30, 2011... Prices of 32-inch TVs fall as demand drops Yomiuri One month after the shift to digital terrestrial TV broadcasting across most of the nation, flat-screen TV makers have been forced to rethink their strategies due to a rapid decline in...

Astro Boy and Uran's Encyclopedia of Current Terminology /.
August 30, 2011... Astro Boy and Uran's Encyclopedia of Current Terminology / futures trading Yomiuri Setting a price in advance Astro Boy: What is futures trading? Answer: It's a kind of trading in which the price of goods is fixed a few months before...

Astro Boy and Uran's Encyclopedia of Current Terminology /.
August 30, 2011... Astro Boy and Uran's Encyclopedia of Current Terminology / visualization of interrogations Yomiuri Recording interrogations on DVDs Astro Boy: What is visualization of interrogations? Answer: It is the recording on DVDs of...

BULLETIN BOARD.
August 30, 2011... BULLETIN BOARD The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri ETJ-Saitama to hold workshop to share teaching techniques The Saitama chapter of English Teachers in Japan will hold a workshop on Sept. 4 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sakuragi Kominkan public...

Bolt looks forward to next task.
August 30, 2011... Bolt looks forward to next task Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--Usain Bolt is ready to move on at the IAAF world championships. And in his case, that means moving fast. Bolt,...

Kubokura hurdles way to history.
August 30, 2011... Kubokura hurdles way to history Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--Satomi Kubokura didn't have to wait as long as Takayuki Kishimoto to find out she had made the semifinals, but...

Kan asks Fukushima to store tainted materials.
August 29, 2011... Kan asks Fukushima to store tainted materials Yomiuri Prime Minister Naoto Kan asked Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato on Saturday to allow the construction of a temporary storage facility in the prefecture for soil and debris contaminated with...

Kaieda ahead in DPJ race, survey shows.
August 29, 2011... Kaieda ahead in DPJ race, survey shows Yomiuri Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda has the lead in the Democratic Party of Japan presidential election, but the winner of the five-way race likely will be chosen in a runoff,...

EDITORIAL / Inward-looking debate will lead country astray.
August 29, 2011... EDITORIAL / Inward-looking debate will lead country astray Yomiuri The debate has started, but it does not offer us much hope for Japan's reconstruction. The Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election to choose the successor to...

Maehara donor owns construction firm.
August 29, 2011... Maehara donor owns construction firm Yomiuri The company run by a foreign national that made a political donation to former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara was a Kyoto-based construction company, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The...

Fukushima residents decry Kan's comment.
August 29, 2011... Fukushima residents decry Kan's comment Yomiuri Residents of Fukushima Prefecture expressed their anger over outgoing Prime Minister Naoto Kan's comment that some areas close to the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will remain...

Reactors 'could restart this year' / Kaieda makes 1st refe.
August 29, 2011... Reactors 'could restart this year' / Kaieda makes 1st reference to specific time period for suspended facilities Yomiuri Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Banri Kaieda said he expects the reactivation of nuclear reactors whose...

E-book brings stories of A-bomb survivors to world.
August 29, 2011... E-book brings stories of A-bomb survivors to world Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--An Osaka-based publishing house has released a digital book containing English translations of accounts written by survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of...

Repair work on affected condos making little headway.
August 29, 2011... Repair work on affected condos making little headway Makoto Hirose / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Repair work on condominiums damaged in the March 11 disaster have been slow to begin due to conflicts in sharing the costs of...

Local chapters disappointed.
August 29, 2011... Local chapters disappointed Yomiuri Many regional officials of the Democratic Party of Japan are unhappy that local voices will not be reflected in the three-day campaign to choose the party's new leader. Such feelings are held by about...

DPJ candidates struggle to stand out in crowd.
August 29, 2011... DPJ candidates struggle to stand out in crowd Takeo Azuma and Yutaka Ito / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri With only a short time to campaign, the five candidates vying to be president of the Democratic Party of Japan--and the...

Major issues left unsolved / New prime minister has to tac.
August 29, 2011... Major issues left unsolved / New prime minister has to tackle welfare and tax reforms, TPP Kenji Yoshimura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Deciding whether Japan will join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement and drawing...

MUSINGS / Aug. 23, 2011.
August 29, 2011... MUSINGS / Aug. 23, 2011 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Aug. 23 issue. * * * Poet Tachibana Akemi (1812-1868) of the late Edo period (1603-1867) wrote the following...

Buffaloes power past Marines.
August 29, 2011... Buffaloes power past Marines The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Naotaka Takehara, Aarom Baldiris and Lee Seung Yeop each hit home runs as the Orix Buffaloes flexed their muscles to beat the Chiba Lotte Marines 6-4 at on Sunday at Kyocera Dome...

Making the cut / 'Blade Runner' Pistorius makes IAAF histo.
August 29, 2011... Making the cut / 'Blade Runner' Pistorius makes IAAF history, advances with 3rd-place finish in 400 heat Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--Running in the outermost lane, Oscar...

Murofushi eyes medal after season-best toss.
August 29, 2011... Murofushi eyes medal after season-best toss Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--Koji Murofushi wasn't trying to send a message. He was just trying to save some energy. Still,...

Runoff likely in DPJ poll.
August 28, 2011... Runoff likely in DPJ poll Yomiuri The Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election on Monday is likely to require a runoff vote for the first time in nine years because of the crowded field. No candidate is likely to capture a...

DPJ presidential race kicks off / 5 lawmakers file candida.
August 28, 2011... DPJ presidential race kicks off / 5 lawmakers file candidacies in battle to succeed Kan as party chief Yomiuri Five lawmakers officially declared their candidacies for the Democratic Party of Japan's presidential election Saturday morning,...

EDITORIAL / Govt too hasty in deciding on prolonged evacua.(Editorial)
August 28, 2011... EDITORIAL / Govt too hasty in deciding on prolonged evacuation Yomiuri The government has decided that people whose homes are in areas where there is believed to be severe radioactive contamination due to the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1...

EDITORIAL / Kan's opposition-like style caused political s.(Editorial)
August 28, 2011... EDITORIAL / Kan's opposition-like style caused political stagnation Yomiuri In less than 15 months, the "Kiheitai Cabinet" of Prime Minister Naoto Kan created stagnation and confusion in the nation's politics. Kan gave his Cabinet this...

TEPCO seeks 10% increase in power rates.
August 28, 2011... TEPCO seeks 10% increase in power rates Yomiuri Tokyo Electric Power Co. has asked a third-party panel tasked with assessing its financial standing to approve an increase in electric charges of at least 10 percent, but the panel plans to...

Evacuees want PM with vision.
August 28, 2011... Evacuees want PM with vision Yomiuri Victims in the disaster-hit region are eagerly awaiting the election of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's successor in the hope that the new prime minister will show leadership and a future vision for the...

Profiles of DPJ candidates.
August 28, 2011... Profiles of DPJ candidates Yomiuri The following are profiles of the Democratic Party of Japan candidates in the party's presidential election (based on application order). === Seiji Maehara, 49 Former Foreign Minister Maehara...

Livestock farmers worried over brand image.
August 28, 2011... Livestock farmers worried over brand image Yomiuri Livestock farmers in Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi prefectures breathed a sigh of relief after the government lifted its ban on cattle shipments for their areas, but they are still worried...

Ozawa casts long shadow over poll.
August 28, 2011... Ozawa casts long shadow over poll Kohei Kobayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri His party membership has been suspended over a land purchase scandal, leaving him with no voting rights, but former Democratic Party of Japan...

High blood sugar levels linked to fatal cancer.
August 28, 2011... High blood sugar levels linked to fatal cancer Masanori Tonegawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri It has long been known that diabetes increases the risk of cancer, but a recent Kyushu University study shows that having only...

Hitting the right notes in nursing care.
August 28, 2011... Hitting the right notes in nursing care Yomiuri Singing has become well-known as a recreational activity for elderly people in general, and research undertaken at nursing facilities has shown that karaoke can have positive mental and...

Kenya sweeps marathon / Akaba leads Japan with 5th-place f.
August 28, 2011... Kenya sweeps marathon / Akaba leads Japan with 5th-place finish Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--Even a tumble late in the race couldn't slow down Edna Kiplagat. Even if it had,...

Sub-Marine, Lotte battle to sink Orix.
August 28, 2011... Sub-Marine, Lotte battle to sink Orix The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Shunsuke Watanabe allowed a run in six innings on Saturday as the Chiba Lotte Marines leaped past the Orix Buffaloes into fourth place in the Pacific League. Watanabe...

Maehara reveals more foreign donations.
August 28, 2011... Maehara reveals more foreign donations Yomiuri Former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara said Saturday he had received a total of 50,000 yen in donations from three more foreign nationals. Maehara resigned as foreign minister in March over...

Hayabusa asteroid may have 'short life'.
August 27, 2011... Hayabusa asteroid may have 'short life' Yomiuri Minuscule particles of the asteroid Itokawa, brought back to Earth by the space probe Hayabusa, indicate that the life of the asteroid may be unexpectedly "short," a group of researchers has...

Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of N-plant.
August 27, 2011... Evacuees visit homes within 3 km of N-plant Yomiuri Residents of Futabamachi and Okumamachi in Fukushima Prefecture, who were evacuated from homes located within three kilometers of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, visited...

Kan calls it quits / Ozawa expected to support Kaieda, not.
August 27, 2011... Kan calls it quits / Ozawa expected to support Kaieda, not Maehara Yomiuri Prime Minister Naoto Kan formally announced his resignation Friday after two of the conditions he set for leaving office were fulfilled: the passage of two key...

EDITORIAL / DPJ presidential candidates must clarify posit.(Editorial)
August 27, 2011... EDITORIAL / DPJ presidential candidates must clarify positions Yomiuri There are only three days left until the election to choose Prime Minister Naoto Kan's successor as president of the Democratic Party of Japan. Would-be candidates...

EDITORIAL / Carefully implement renewable energy bill.(Editorial)
August 27, 2011... EDITORIAL / Carefully implement renewable energy bill Yomiuri Green energy sources such as solar and wind power should be promoted to protect the environment and increase the nation's energy self-sufficiency. However, they also involve...

Kan slammed in exit reviews / Post-disaster performance cr.
August 27, 2011... Kan slammed in exit reviews / Post-disaster performance criticized even by DPJ lawmakers Yomiuri Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers from areas badly damaged by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on Friday criticized the performance of...

Traffic signals on the blink / Roads in disaster-hit regio.
August 27, 2011... Traffic signals on the blink / Roads in disaster-hit region dangerous as 90% of lights not working Naoki Nakazawa and Kei Iguchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Navigating the roads in the disaster-hit Tohoku region is a...

TEPCO knew waters could reach 15 meters.
August 27, 2011... TEPCO knew waters could reach 15 meters Yomiuri Tokyo Electric Power Co. predicted in 2008 that a tsunami could reach a height of more than 15 meters at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to government sources. The...

Chubu Electric gets 100 bil. yen loan from JBIC.
August 27, 2011... Chubu Electric gets 100 bil. yen loan from JBIC Yomiuri The Japan Bank for International Cooperation said Thursday it has extended an emergency loan of 100 billion yen to Chubu Electric Power Co., which has suspended operations at its...

'Warm biz' campaigns heat up at major retailers.
August 27, 2011... 'Warm biz' campaigns heat up at major retailers Yomiuri With consumers conscious about saving electricity this year in light of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, several major retailers have kicked off campaigns for...

Hitachi to develop N-projects in Canada.
August 27, 2011... Hitachi to develop N-projects in Canada Yomiuri Hitachi Ltd. announced Thursday it will tie up with the provincial government of Saskatchewan, Canada, over development of nuclear energy and radiation technologies. Hitachi and the...

Oliver has big hurdles to clear at worlds.
August 27, 2011... Oliver has big hurdles to clear at worlds Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--When Allen Johnson won the last of his four world gold medals in the men's 110-meter hurdles at Paris...

Bolt hasn't yet cemented his mark.
August 27, 2011... Bolt hasn't yet cemented his mark Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGU, South Korea DAEGU, South Korea--His feats have been legendary, but Usain Bolt doesn't consider himself a legend. Not just yet. "A lot people...

Crowded field seen for DPJ leadership race.
August 26, 2011... Crowded field seen for DPJ leadership race Yomiuri Representatives of nine Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers attended a briefing Thursday on the party's presidential race expected to take place early next week--a record number for this...

10 pregnant women could have been saved in treatment.
August 26, 2011... 10 pregnant women could have been saved in treatment Yomiuri Ten out of the 16 women who died due to excessive bleeding while giving birth last year might have been saved if blood transfusions or other treatment had been properly...

EDITORIAL / Japan-U.S. relations should top agenda.(Editorial)
August 26, 2011... EDITORIAL / Japan-U.S. relations should top agenda Yomiuri It is regrettable that Tuesday's talks between U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who is expected to leave office soon, lacked substance. During the...

EDITORIAL / Moody's downgrade a warning over fiscal, polit.(Editorial)
August 26, 2011... EDITORIAL / Moody's downgrade a warning over fiscal, political ills Yomiuri The major U.S. ratings agency Moody's Investors Service on Wednesday downgraded Japanese government bonds from Aa2, the third-highest rating, to Aa3, the...

There's no place like home / 'No-entry' residents temporar.
August 26, 2011... There's no place like home / 'No-entry' residents temporarily return amid radiation fears Yomiuri Evacuees from cities near the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will make their first temporary return home Friday, five months...

IN THE NEWS / Ballet troupe to tour China at government in.
August 26, 2011... IN THE NEWS / Ballet troupe to tour China at government invitation Hideki Sukenari / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The Matsuyama Ballet Company, led by Tetsutaro Shimizu and his wife, prima ballerina Yoko Morishita, is scheduled...

Beijing's message for incoming PM.
August 26, 2011... Beijing's message for incoming PM Seima Oki / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri BEIJING BEIJING--The latest intrusion into Japanese waters near the Senkaku Islands, by two Chinese fishing patrol boats, may have been intended to...

Japan's political turmoil a lever for China.
August 26, 2011... Japan's political turmoil a lever for China Yoichi Shiraishi and Makoto Murayama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Wednesday's intrusion by two Chinese ships into Japanese waters near the Senkaku Islands was timed to capitalize on...

Iwoto battle sites pinpointed; bodies sought.
August 26, 2011... Iwoto battle sites pinpointed; bodies sought Yomiuri U.S. military documents have helped the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry locate the sites of fierce World War II battles between Japanese and U.S. soldiers on Iwoto island, an...

Last-ditch measure on yen / Mixed views on whether emergen.
August 26, 2011... Last-ditch measure on yen / Mixed views on whether emergency fund will stem currency's rise Tetsushi Onoda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The emergency fund announced this week to combat the appreciation of the yen aims to...

More than just a pretty face / Model-actress Kiritani 'a n.
August 26, 2011... More than just a pretty face / Model-actress Kiritani 'a normal girl at heart' Mutsumi Morita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri She's a cover girl for a fashion magazine with a circulation of about 350,000 and the movies she stars...