Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from February 2001, page 6

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Jottings.
February 17, 2001... Jottings Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Feb. 16 issue. How many submarines does the Maritime Self-Defense Force have? What are they called? Where are their main bases? The answers...

Opposition considering ideas to oust Mori Cabinet.
February 17, 2001... Opposition considering ideas to oust Mori Cabinet Yomiuri The aim of Thursday's decision by four opposition parties to submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori in the current Diet session is to topple the Mori Cabinet...

Editorial / Mori to blame for political turmoil.
February 17, 2001... Editorial / Mori to blame for political turmoil Yomiuri The political situation is rapidly plunging into turmoil. In addition to the opposition bloc, some in the ruling coalition, including members of the Liberal Democratic Party and New...

Rekindling a sense of wonder in nature.
February 17, 2001... Rekindling a sense of wonder in nature Kakuya Ishida Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Crawling around a forest in Boothbay, Maine, magnifying glass in hand, Keiko Kamito, finds a small plant and shouts with glee: "A carnelian cherry is in...

Ruling parties seeking successor to Mori.
February 17, 2001... Ruling parties seeking successor to Mori Yomiuri Calls within the ruling coalition for the resignation of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori rose to a crescendo Thursday in the wake of a revelation that Mori had effectively obtained a free golf club...

To your health: Preventing 'pox' in all our houses.
February 17, 2001... To your health: Preventing 'pox' in all our houses Ann Endo Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri "Mom, Tommy's got chickenpox and can't go to school! Do you think I can get it?" Ken looked hopefully at his mother. Jenny, two months pregnant,...

N.Y. collections balance subtle shapes, prints.
February 17, 2001... N.Y. collections balance subtle shapes, prints Naohiko Takahashi Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Uncertainty about the global economy was the common thread running through the featured collections at fall Fashion Week in New York, which...

Getting Away / The simple pleasures of Ozu.
February 17, 2001... Getting Away / The simple pleasures of Ozu Keiko Watanabe Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri If you are seeking the vibrant atmosphere of a modern Japanese city or the kitsch of "traditional" Japanese tourist attractions such as those found...

Govt: Economic recovery slowing down.
February 17, 2001... Govt: Economic recovery slowing down Yomiuri The pace of the nation's economic recovery has been slowing down in the wake of a slackening U.S. economy, the government said Friday in its monthly economic report for February. The report revised...

Kono asks U.S. to probe role of civilians on sub.
February 16, 2001... Kono asks U.S. to probe role of civilians on sub Yomiuri Foreign Minister Yohei Kono told the House of Representatives Budget Committee on Thursday that he had asked the United States to conduct a thorough investigation into reports that two...

Trouble delays Net sale of World Cup tickets.
February 16, 2001... Trouble delays Net sale of World Cup tickets Shintaro Kano Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Problems to computer hardware halted Wednesday's start of Internet sales in Japan and South Korea of tickets to the 2002 World Cup. Officials from...

Golf course membership given.
February 16, 2001... Golf course membership given Yomiuri Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori obtained de facto membership in a Yokohama golf course for free nearly 16 years ago from a company president who had bought the membership for 40 million yen, it was learned...

Pressure on Mori to quit increases within coalition.
February 16, 2001... Pressure on Mori to quit increases within coalition Yomiuri Voices from within the ruling coalition parties calling on Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori to quit became even louder on Thursday after the discovery that Mori had been given a golf...

Govt failed to probe all Matsuo's bank accounts.
February 16, 2001... Govt failed to probe all Matsuo's bank accounts Yomiuri The Foreign Ministry did not investigate all the accounts held by the former senior Foreign Ministry official suspected of misappropriating classified funds, Yutaka Iimura, acting head...

Search to continue.
February 16, 2001... Search to continue Yomiuri The Japanese government, strongly objecting to calls by the U.S. Coast Guard to abandon the search for missing Japanese from the Ehime Maru, asked the U.S. government, via the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Agency...

Police received false Blackman letters.
February 16, 2001... Police received false Blackman letters Yomiuri Several letters bearing the forged signature of Lucie Blackman were sent to Azabu Police Station after the British woman, whose dismembered body was found in a cave in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture,...

Yu Miri ordered to pay 1.3 million yen in lawsuit.
February 16, 2001... Yu Miri ordered to pay 1.3 million yen in lawsuit Yomiuri The Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a woman who had filed an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against an Akutagawa Award-winning author accused of creating a fictitious...

Post offices quickly run short of World Cup ticket applica.
February 16, 2001... Post offices quickly run short of World Cup ticket applications Yomiuri Soccer fans desperate to obtain tickets for the 2002 World Cup flocked to post offices and other authorized outlets throughout the nation Thursday, leaving some locations...

Coalition panel to mull 2 options on naturalization.
February 16, 2001... Coalition panel to mull 2 options on naturalization Yomiuri A joint panel of the three coalition parties decided Thursday to further investigate two options for easing naturalization procedures for foreign residents with special permanent...

Tokyo govt panel approves use of ads on outside of train c.
February 16, 2001... Tokyo govt panel approves use of ads on outside of train cars Yomiuri The Tokyo metropolitan government's council on advertisements has concluded that trains operating in Tokyo, including underground trains and trains operated by Japan...

Critics: U.S. Navy fond of impressing civilians.
February 16, 2001... Critics: U.S. Navy fond of impressing civilians Yomiuri According to some observers, the U.S. Navy is too enthusiastic about promoting its service to civilians, as was shown by the fact that it even allowed civilians aboard the USS...

Envoy accepts idea of initially returning 2 islets.
February 16, 2001... Envoy accepts idea of initially returning 2 islets Yomiuri Minoru Tanba, Japanese Ambassador to Russia, said the idea under study by the Japanese and Russian governments to initially return two of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido,...

NPO founded to educate kids on international customs, mann.
February 16, 2001... NPO founded to educate kids on international customs, manners Yomiuri Retired businesspeople who have lived and worked abroad founded a nonprofit organization in Tokyo on Thursday to lecture students at primary and middle schools on foreign...

Editorial / Sinking explanation needed.
February 16, 2001... Editorial / Sinking explanation needed Yomiuri The U.S. Coast Guard decided to continue searching for nine missing Japanese from the Ehime Maru of the Ehime Prefectural Uwajima Fisheries High School, which sank after it was hit by the...

Matsushita to let recruits pick jobs.
February 16, 2001... Matsushita to let recruits pick jobs Yomiuri OSAKA Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. is to allow some of its graduate recruits for technical positions to choose which section of the company they wish to work in. The system, to apply to...

'Recession may undermine Japan's role'.
February 16, 2001... 'Recession may undermine Japan's role' Yomiuri Japan's role in the global economy may diminish if its recession continues, Deputy Minister for Financial Affairs Haruhiko Kuroda of the Finance Ministry said in an interview with The Yomiuri...

O'Malley: 'Rose deal stinks'.
February 16, 2001... O'Malley: 'Rose deal stinks' By Ken Marantz Yomiuri Hearing that no team was interested in signing Bobby Rose, who had been released by the Yokohama BayStars after eight sterling seasons, Tom O'Malley could only shake his head. O'Malley had...

Govt failed to probe all Matsuo's bank accounts.
February 16, 2001... The Foreign Ministry did not investigate all the accounts held by the former senior Foreign Ministry official suspected of misappropriating classified funds, Yutaka Iimura, acting head of the ministry's Secretariat, said Thursday at the House...

Post offices quickly run short of World Cup ticket applications.
February 16, 2001... Soccer fans desperate to obtain tickets for the 2002 World Cup flocked to post offices and other authorized outlets throughout the nation Thursday, leaving some locations without ticket application forms less than one hour after making them...

Tokyo govt panel approves use of ads on outside of train cars.
February 16, 2001... The Tokyo metropolitan government's council on advertisements has concluded that trains operating in Tokyo, including underground trains and trains operated by Japan Railway and private operators, should be allowed to carry commercial...

NPO founded to educate kids on international customs, manners.
February 16, 2001... Retired businesspeople who have lived and worked abroad founded a nonprofit organization in Tokyo on Thursday to lecture students at primary and middle schools on foreign manners and customs. The organization, the Cosmo Club, aims to open...

Editorial: Sinking explanation needed.
February 16, 2001... The U.S. Coast Guard decided to continue searching for nine missing Japanese from the Ehime Maru of the Ehime Prefectural Uwajima Fisheries High School, which sank after it was hit by the nuclear-powered submarine USS Greeneville off Oahu on...

[0] Kono asks U.S. to probe role of civilians on sub.
February 16, 2001... Foreign Minister Yohei Kono told the House of Representatives Budget Committee on Thursday that he had asked the United States to conduct a thorough investigation into reports that two civilians were at the controls of USS Greeneville when...

[0] Trouble delays Net sale of World Cup tickets.
February 16, 2001... Problems to computer hardware halted Wednesday's start of Internet sales in Japan and South Korea of tickets to the 2002 World Cup. Officials from the Japan World Cup Organizing Committee (JAWOC) said Thursday they were told by world...

[0] Golf course membership given.
February 16, 2001... Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori obtained de facto membership in a Yokohama golf course for free nearly 16 years ago from a company president who had bought the membership for 40 million yen, it was learned Thursday. Mori denied the golf...

[0] Pressure on Mori to quit increases within coalition.
February 16, 2001... Voices from within the ruling coalition parties calling on Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori to quit became even louder on Thursday after the discovery that Mori had been given a golf course membership for free. In general meetings of the...

[0] Search to continue.
February 16, 2001... The Japanese government, strongly objecting to calls by the U.S. Coast Guard to abandon the search for missing Japanese from the Ehime Maru, asked the U.S. government, via the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Agency and other government bodies,...

[0] Yu Miri ordered to pay 1.3 million yen in lawsuit.
February 16, 2001... The Tokyo High Court on Thursday ruled in favor of a woman who had filed an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit against an Akutagawa Award-winning author accused of creating a fictitious character that closely resembled a real-life Japanese resident...

[0] Police received false Blackman letters.
February 16, 2001... Several letters bearing the forged signature of Lucie Blackman were sent to Azabu Police Station after the British woman, whose dismembered body was found in a cave in Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, last week, disappeared on July 1, police...

[0] Coalition panel to mull 2 options on naturalization.
February 16, 2001... A joint panel of the three coalition parties decided Thursday to further investigate two options for easing naturalization procedures for foreign residents with special permanent status including ethnic Korean residents. The panel on...

[0] Critics: U.S. Navy fond of impressing civilians.
February 16, 2001... According to some observers, the U.S. Navy is too enthusiastic about promoting its service to civilians, as was shown by the fact that it even allowed civilians aboard the USS Greeneville to experience a rapid ascent, which is a potential...

[0] Envoy accepts idea of initially returning 2 islets.
February 16, 2001... Minoru Tanba, Japanese Ambassador to Russia, said the idea under study by the Japanese and Russian governments to initially return two of the four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, seized after World War II, is in line with the government's...

Matsushita to let recruits pick jobs.
February 16, 2001... OSAKA - Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. is to allow some of its graduate recruits for technical positions to choose which section of the company they wish to work in. The system, to apply to recruits who start work at the firm in...

[0] 'Recession may undermine Japan's role'.
February 16, 2001... Japan's role in the global economy may diminish if its recession continues, Deputy Minister for Financial Affairs Haruhiko Kuroda of the Finance Ministry said in an interview with The Yomiuri Shimbun. Kuroda will accompany Finance...

[0] O'Malley: 'Rose deal stinks'.
February 16, 2001... Hearing that no team was interested in signing Bobby Rose, who had been released by the Yokohama BayStars after eight sterling seasons, Tom O'Malley could only shake his head. O'Malley had gone through a similar situation five years...

Bush offers apology to Mori over accident.
February 15, 2001... Bush offers apology to Mori over accident Yomiuri WASHINGTON With an agreement reached between Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and U.S. President George W. Bush to hold their first summit talks at an early date, officials from both countries have...

No sonar, periscope data found.
February 15, 2001... No sonar, periscope data found Yomiuri HONOLULU The USS Greeneville, the submarine involved in last week's collision with a Japanese boat, has no magnetic-tape record of sonar readings immediately before the accident, the U.S. National...

Ruling parties still unhappy with Mori.
February 15, 2001... Ruling parties still unhappy with Mori Yomiuri Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Wednesday finally showed he was willing to accept criticism that he was at a golf course when he first received news about a collision between a U.S. Navy submarine...

Confusion behind decline in kidney, cornea donations.
February 15, 2001... Confusion behind decline in kidney, cornea donations Yomiuri Although the number of transplants using organs taken from brain-dead donors has increased since the enactment in October 1997 of the Organ Transplants Law, the number of cornea and...

Jottings.
February 15, 2001... Jottings Yomiuri The tragedy off Oahu Island last week occurred when a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine was performing an emergency surfacing maneuver. What went wrong with the U.S. submarine in ascertaining the safety of the maneuver? The U.S....

LDP limits members' television appearances.
February 15, 2001... LDP limits members' television appearances Yomiuri Growing criticism of the involvement of Liberal Democratic Party members in the KSD cash-for-favors scandal has prompted the party to take action against maverick members who publicly...

Editorial / Party heads must debate basic issues.
February 15, 2001... Editorial / Party heads must debate basic issues Yomiuri The first question time of the 21st century took place in the Diet Wednesday. It was between the Liberal Democratic Party president, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, and opposition leaders...

In your ear.
February 15, 2001... In your ear Bill Bradley Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri ROD STEWART: Human East West Japan, 2,520 yen Given Rod Stewart's stubborn refusal to change his hairstyle or be seen with any women over 30, it's surprising what a pushover he is...

The epicures.
February 15, 2001... The epicures Melanie Drane and Michele Bambling Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri If we were asked to name the emerging wine-producing country that most intrigues us now, the answer might raise eyebrows. It is Japan. Few places in the...

Monthly TV commercial highlights LDP's Miyagi fiasco a rea.
February 15, 2001... Monthly TV commercial highlights LDP's Miyagi fiasco a real mess Junko Hanna Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The Liberal Democratic Party's Miyagi fiasco is a perfect example of how trying to create something that will please everybody...

Carrey schtick returns in 'Me, Myself and Irene'.
February 15, 2001... Carrey schtick returns in 'Me, Myself and Irene' W. Blake Gray Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri ME, MYSELF AND IRENE (FUTARI NO OTOKO TO HITORI NO ONNA) HH Dirs: Bobby and Peter Farrelly Cast: Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Anderson...

The two faces of Hamlet.
February 15, 2001... The two faces of Hamlet Yukiko Kishinami Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri HAMLET Shiki Theatre d'automne, Tokyo, Feb. 1 Few theatrical roles mean more to an actor than Hamlet, the doomed Danish prince in the Shakespearean tragedy. The role...

On-line 2002 ticket sales delayed.
February 15, 2001... On-line 2002 ticket sales delayed Yomiuri Internet sales in Japan and South Korea of tickets to the 2002 World Cup will be postponed, world soccer's governing body FIFA announced Wednesday, just one hour before sales were to kick off. On-line...

Balance of payments rises 3.7% in 2000.
February 15, 2001... The balance of payments for goods and services last year increased for the first time in two years to 12.6 trillion yen, up 3.7 percent from the previous year, according to figures released Wednesday by the Finance Ministry. Ministry...

Colloquium forum information.
February 15, 2001... Colloquium forum information Yomiuri The following is the schedule and list of participants for the forum titled "The Bush Strategy for East Asia," an event jointly sponsored by the Tokyo Colloquium and the Yomiuri International Economic...

Bush offers apology to Mori over accident.
February 15, 2001... WASHINGTON - With an agreement reached between Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori and U.S. President George W. Bush to hold their first summit talks at an early date, officials from both countries have begun planning the meeting, scheduled for about...

No sonar, periscope data found.
February 15, 2001... HONOLULU - The USS Greeneville, the submarine involved in last week's collision with a Japanese boat, has no magnetic-tape record of sonar readings immediately before the accident, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday....

[0] Ruling parties still unhappy with Mori.
February 15, 2001... Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori on Wednesday finally showed he was willing to accept criticism that he was at a golf course when he first received news about a collision between a U.S. Navy submarine and a fishery high school training boat last...

[0] Jottings.
February 15, 2001... The tragedy off Oahu Island last week occurred when a U.S. nuclear-powered submarine was performing an emergency surfacing maneuver. What went wrong with the U.S. submarine in ascertaining the safety of the maneuver? The U.S....

Editorial: Party heads must debate basic issues.
February 15, 2001... The first question time of the 21st century took place in the Diet Wednesday. It was between the Liberal Democratic Party president, Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, and opposition leaders and was almost all devoted to Mori's actions immediately...

Critics' Choice: Classical CDs.
February 15, 2001... CELLO SUITES 4, 5 and 6 (J. S. Bach); Yasuaki Shimizu and Saxophonettes; Victor, 70:49 minutes, 3,045 yen. Bach's music lends itself to arrangements of just about every color and persuasion; indeed, the composer himself was an...

Young stars pushing Brazilian music forward.
February 15, 2001... Although their musical styles have little in common, Moreno Veloso and Bebel Gilberto share the same family connection that inspired them to enter the Brazilian music scene. The two rising stars of Brazilian music are both offspring of famous...

[0] Carrey schtick returns in 'Me, Myself and Irene'.
February 15, 2001... ME, MYSELF AND IRENE (FUTARI NO OTOKO TO HITORI NO ONNA) HH Dirs: Bobby and Peter Farrelly Cast: Jim Carrey, Renee Zellweger, Anthony Anderson Being critic-proof and wildly popular is a blessing and a curse for Jim Carrey....

Panel to discuss issues of Japan, U.S.
February 15, 2001... Panel to discuss issues of Japan, U.S. Yomiuri The Tokyo Colloquium, sponsored by The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Yomiuri International Economic Society (YIES), will jointly hold a forum titled "The Bush Strategy for East Asia" under the yearlong...

By Kazuo Ishii and Yuzuru Ishiguro.
February 14, 2001... By Kazuo Ishii and Yuzuru Ishiguro Kazuo Ishii and Yuzuru Ishiguro Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri HONOLULU USS Greeneville, the submarine involved in Friday's collision with a Japanese boat, did not use active sonar--a device to detect...

Mori: I followed my secretary's directions.
February 14, 2001... Mori: I followed my secretary's directions Yomiuri Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori said Tuesday it was at the direction of his secretary that he went to his private home before heading to his official residence to respond to the collision between...

Bureau chiefs reportedly received money from Matsuo.
February 14, 2001... Bureau chiefs reportedly received money from Matsuo Yomiuri A former Foreign Ministry official suspected of misappropriating moneyCopyright 2001 The Daily Yomiuri

Condo buyers offered cancellation.
February 14, 2001... Condo buyers offered cancellation Yomiuri Sumitomo Corp. has offered the option of canceling all purchase contracts to 126 buyers of condominiums it is building at a site in Koto Ward, Tokyo, where cancer-causing chemicals including benzene...

Court upholds video game <copyright>Copyright ruling.
February 14, 2001... Court upholds video game Copyright ruling Yomiuri The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld an Osaka High Court ruling ordering a Fukuoka video game equipment wholesaler to pay compensation for selling memory cards that enable players to change the...

Trauma of accident visible on students' faces.
February 14, 2001... Trauma of accident visible on students' faces Yomiuri UWAJIMAC Ehime Prefecture Friday's collision between a U.S. Navy submarine and the Uwajima Fisheries High School's training boat off the coast of Hawaii was a heart-breaking and extremely...

Japan to send underwater robot to aid recovery of sunken s.
February 14, 2001... Japan to send underwater robot to aid recovery of sunken ship Yomiuri In an effort to recover the Ehime Maru, the fisheries training ship that sank off the coast of Hawaii after colliding with a U.S. submarine, a national marine institute...

Obara's phone data gave vital clues.
February 14, 2001... Obara's phone data gave vital clues Hiroomi Yamamoto Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Police investigators seeking a breakthrough in the case of a missing British woman, Lucie Blackman, finally made major progress after about seven months...

Political PULSE / Timing of overseas visits a tough call f.
February 14, 2001... Political PULSE / Timing of overseas visits a tough call for premier Yoshimichi Hironaka Yomiuri Shimbun Political News Editor Yomiuri Which countries should the prime minister visit--and when? These are difficult questions that require...

Drivers must listen to voices of both victims, bereaved in.
February 14, 2001... Drivers must listen to voices of both victims, bereaved in traffic accidents Takeshi Esaki Yomiuri OSAKA--Traffic accident victims and their families complained bitterly at a recent forum in Osaka Prefecture about the extent of their...

Time to treat eruption of Mt. Fuji as real threat.
February 14, 2001... Time to treat eruption of Mt. Fuji as real threat By Hiroyuki Yokota Deputy regional news editor of The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri "Heiwa boke" is a term often heard in Japan, with heiwa meaning peace and boke meaning out of touch with reality....

Economic Forum / Bank of Japan involved in difficult juggl.
February 14, 2001... Economic Forum / Bank of Japan involved in difficult juggling act Norio MochizukiC Business news editor of The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri The Bank of Japan has lowered its official discount rate by 0.15 percentage point to 0.35 percent, while at...

Faltering U.S. economy aids Bush's tax cut plan.
February 14, 2001... Faltering U.S. economy aids Bush's tax cut plan Michio Hayashi Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri Washington WASHINGTON--Republicans and Democrats have begun an intense tug-of-war over a bill submitted to Congress by U.S. President George...

Quake breaks Indian tradition of refusing aid.
February 14, 2001... Quake breaks Indian tradition of refusing aid Asanobu Sato Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri NEW DELHI NEW DELHI--The aftershocks from the devastating earthquake that struck India's Gujarat State on Jan. 26 have impacted on not just the...

One man's journey from terrorist to missionary.
February 14, 2001... One man's journey from terrorist to missionary Justin McCurry Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri KOBE--Japan, least of all this historic port city, is no stranger to Christian missionaries. But few can have had quite as unconventional a past...