Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from February 2007, page 6

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from February 2007

insights into the world: Trim security council key to meet.
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) insights into the world: Trim security council key to meeting new threats Shinichi Kitaoka / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri It is of the utmost importance for the government...

Will the sun shine down on Nihonbashi again?
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Will the sun shine down on Nihonbashi again? Katsuki Honda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The Nihonbashi area in Tokyo is drawing attention for the movement to restore its...

Conservationists save arch of old building.
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Conservationists save arch of old building Yomiuri Conservationists have saved the arch above the main entrance of an old building in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, which is due to be demolished. The...

TASTE OF HOME #17 / Sample a simple rock for Valentine's.
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) TASTE OF HOME #17 / Sample a simple rock for Valentine's Day Tamako Sakamoto / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Valentine's Day is around the corner. This is a special day,...

Affair no solution to sterile sex life.
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Affair no solution to sterile sex life Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a housewife in my 20s. I am living with my husband and our 18-month-old child. We are free from financial...

Off to an uncertain start in 2nd career.
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Off to an uncertain start in 2nd career Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a housewife in my 40s. I'm worried about my husband, who is also my age. He worked as a truck driver for a...

WINE / An icy treat.
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) WINE / An icy treat Sandra Shoji / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Valentine's Day makes me think of love potions--small vials of liquid so potent that one sip would have your...

Toyota tops Panasonic to clinch playoff spot.
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Toyota tops Panasonic to clinch playoff spot Yomiuri The defending JBL Super League champion Toyota Alvark became the first team to clinch a spot in the playoffs after topping the...

Japan advances to 2nd round in Davis Cup.
February 11, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japan advances to 2nd round in Davis Cup Yomiuri BEIJING A day after youth served Japan well, a pair of 30-somethings came on and did their part. Satoshi Iwabuchi and Takao...

6-way talks one step forward/Chinese plan calls for 1st st.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 6-way talks one step forward/Chinese plan calls for 1st steps to denuclearize North Korea Masahiko Takekoshiand Shuhei Kuromi/Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents Yomiuri BEIJING ...

Thief admits he stole bag from novelist Hayashi.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Thief admits he stole bag from novelist Hayashi Yomiuri A man arrested on suspicion of snatching a woman's bag has confessed to stealing 70 other bags, including one from novelist Mariko...

Nichiro to recall tuna after blade found in can.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nichiro to recall tuna after blade found in can Yomiuri Leading marine product processing company Nichiro Corp. announced Friday that it would recall two canned products after a customer...

GSDF soldier held with TV director over drugs.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) GSDF soldier held with TV director over drugs Yomiuri The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a Ground Self-Defense Force soldier and a freelance television director on suspicion...

MPD loses key evidence in murder case.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) MPD loses key evidence in murder case Yomiuri The Metropolitan Police Department said Friday that four key pieces of evidence in the case of a murdered 20-year-old junior college student...

Ministry set to revise broadcast ownership law.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ministry set to revise broadcast ownership law Yomiuri The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has decided to allow domestic newspaper publishers or business corporations to hold...

52% online; 33% Internet holdouts.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 52% online; 33% Internet holdouts Yomiuri About 52 percent of the nation's population use the Internet, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey has found. Of the 47.9 percent nonusers, 14.8 percent...

KTV points finger in natto scandal / In-house report accus.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) KTV points finger in natto scandal / In-house report accuses sub-subcontractor of fabricating data Yomiuri Kansai Telecasting Corp. has blamed a sub-subcontracted program production firm...

Musings (The Yomiuri Shimbun's Feb. 8 issue).
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Musings (The Yomiuri Shimbun's Feb. 8 issue) Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Feb. 8 issue. * * * While leafing...

IN THE NEWS / Russian animator helps Tokyo get animation s.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) IN THE NEWS / Russian animator helps Tokyo get animation school Makoto Fukuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Russian animated filmmaker Yury Norshtein, renowned for his "Tale...

DPJ ponders options in Tokyo gov. race.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) DPJ ponders options in Tokyo gov. race Yomiuri The Tokyo gubernatorial election on April 8 will be a major test for the Democratic Party of Japan in the run-up to July's House of...

Fujiya's standards well below par / Expired product proble.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fujiya's standards well below par / Expired product problem stemmed from 'out-of-date thinking, systems' Yomiuri Major confectioner Fujiya Co., at which a scandal involving ingredients...

Profit no way to gauge education.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Profit no way to gauge education Masami Murai / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The case of LEC Tokyo Legal Mind University, which has been issued an improvement advisory by the...

Identity thieves target society's weakest link.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Identity thieves target society's weakest link Reiko Bandoand Takayuki Hayasaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The arrest of two members of a criminal group by the Kanagawa...

Police to take action over license fraud.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Police to take action over license fraud Yomiuri YOKOHAMA The Kanagawa prefectural police plan to establish a case against members of a group that allegedly has illegally obtained...

Secret SDF documents lost due to sloppy handling.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Secret SDF documents lost due to sloppy handling Yomiuri A total of 27 cases in which the Ground, Air and Maritime self-defense forces have lost documents classified as secret under the...

Rodin in black and white.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Rodin in black and white Julian Satterthwaite / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri "We are presenting a new Rodin--the result of 20 years painstaking work by the Musee Rodin in...

EDITORIAL / Govt must pass bill soon to spur force realign.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Govt must pass bill soon to spur force realignment Yomiuri At Friday's Cabinet meeting, the government approved a bill to create a special law promoting the realignment of U.S....

EMERGING INDIA / India must meet new demographic challenge.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EMERGING INDIA / India must meet new demographic challenges Yoshio Hanada Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri India is a huge country with a population of about 1 billion. Almas...

Piano concert series shows musical evolution.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Piano concert series shows musical evolution Ryoichi Matsumoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The piano is a large black object with with a wide lid, and it creates dynamic...

Yo La Tengo: 'Playing badly, to play well'.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Yo La Tengo: 'Playing badly, to play well' Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri With nearly 300 recorded songs and 22 years under its collective belt, Yo La Tengo...

Folk music hears voices from the past.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Folk music hears voices from the past Brad Quinn / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Two unique folk artists will visit Japan this month to promote their sophomore releases:...

New EU rule shocks Japan carmakers Lower CO2 emission stan.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) New EU rule shocks Japan carmakers Lower CO2 emission standard will force industry to build more eco-friendly autos Naoto Azuma and Wakako Takeuchi Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri...

IN YOUR EAR.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) IN YOUR EAR Stephen Taylor / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri THE STRANGLERS Suite XVI Sideout, 2,300 yen If this album had been recorded by a bunch of 20-year-old...

Violinist Senju releases 'sweet' new CD.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Violinist Senju releases 'sweet' new CD Yomiuri Popular violinist Mariko Senju has released a new CD, Dolce, on Toshiba EMI. "The Duranty model of Stradivarius violin that I obtained...

Japan's regional orchestras to be sampled at Tokyo festiva.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japan's regional orchestras to be sampled at Tokyo festival Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Japan's regional orchestras are tuning up for an annual event that...

VIEWS FROM THE SOFA.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) VIEWS FROM THE SOFA Stuart Galbraith IV / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Once taboo on both sides of the Pacific, interracial romance between Asians and westerners was hard to...

Overly artsy 'Secret Life' too secretive about its message.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Overly artsy 'Secret Life' too secretive about its message Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The Secret Life of Words (Japan title: Anata ni nara Ieru Himitsu no...

Radical filmmaker returns with an existential scream.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Radical filmmaker returns with an existential scream Aaron Gerow / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Yuheisha/Terrorist 3.5 stars out of five Dir: Masao Adachi Cast:...

The warm tale of a driven old man.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) The warm tale of a driven old man Brian Chapman / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The World's Fastest Indian 3.5 stars out of five Dir: Roger Donaldson Cast: Anthony...

Smiles of history in the art of Japan.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Smiles of history in the art of Japan Robert Reed / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Two new exhibitions opened recently at the Mori Art Museum in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, that are...

Getting involved with Jeppe Hein.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Getting involved with Jeppe Hein Julian Satterthaite / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The walls of the gallery close in on you. A fountain springs up. The bench on which you rest...

TELEVIEWS / TV's idea of fun is increasingly unfunny.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) TELEVIEWS / TV's idea of fun is increasingly unfunny Wm. Penn / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The population explosion is spiraling out of control. There are far too many...

Legendary Ri Koran back in spotlight.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Legendary Ri Koran back in spotlight Takashi Kawabe / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri TV Tokyo is to air a two-part drama recounting the roller-coaster life of the legendary...

The U.S. president who died a traitor.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) The U.S. president who died a traitor Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri John Tyler: The Accidental President By Edward P. Crapol University of North Carolina,...

Chinese 'Sparrows' that roar.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Chinese 'Sparrows' that roar Brian Chapman / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Loud Sparrows Translated and edited by Aili Mu, Julie Chiu and Howard Goldblatt Columbia...

Better ways for presidents to bow out.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Better ways for presidents to bow out Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Second Acts By Mark K. Updegrove Lyons Press, 321 pp, 24.95 dollars Gerald Ford was...

Takahashi aims for Tokyo route to Beijing.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Takahashi aims for Tokyo route to Beijing Yomiuri Former Olympic women's marathon champion Naoko Takahashi, still determined to regain the gold medal despite recent poor performances,...

Sorimachi picks squad for U.S. tie.
February 10, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sorimachi picks squad for U.S. tie Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Under-22 national coach Yasuharu Sorimachi named a squad of 23 featuring three first-time...

DPRK 'inked deal with U.S.'.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) DPRK 'inked deal with U.S.' Takashi Sakamoto/Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri BEIJING The United States and North Korea signed a memorandum last month in which Pyongyang...

Thai coup leader says progress being made.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Thai coup leader says progress being made Tetsuya Tsuruhara and Makoto Ota/ Yomiuri Shimbun Asian Editor and Correspondent Yomiuri BANGKOK Thai authorities intend to "soon"...

Ministry gets tough on telemarketers / 27 business-educati.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ministry gets tough on telemarketers / 27 business-education firms suspended in past 3 yrs over shoddy soliciting Yomiuri Since fiscal 2004, 27 firms selling business-related education...

Children invited to IAAF World Championships.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Children invited to IAAF World Championships Yomiuri OSAKA The Osaka municipal government said Thursday it would invite 80,000 students from primary, middle and high schools and those...

Japan's NSC to launch in April '08.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japan's NSC to launch in April '08 Yomiuri A council comprising the prime minister, chief cabinet secretary, foreign minister and defense minister will be set up within the year to...

Govt, ministries split over amakudari reforms.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt, ministries split over amakudari reforms Yomiuri Government deliberations over how to regulate amakudari--the practice in which retiring bureaucrats take lucrative private sector...

Govt to reward small firms that cut overtime.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to reward small firms that cut overtime Yomiuri The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry will offer a 1 million yen subsidy in the new fiscal year to small and midsize companies with...

WANDERING THROUGH ENGLISH / Don't let yourself be confused.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) WANDERING THROUGH ENGLISH / Don't let yourself be confused by Japlish By Shoichi Nasu Yomiuri While I was working at The Daily Yomiuri, I became acutely conscious of Japanese...

Shinjuku's 1st multiplex vies for moviegoers.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Shinjuku's 1st multiplex vies for moviegoers Yomiuri Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward will get its first cinema multiplex, set to open Friday in an area that already has more than 20 movie theaters....

Reform a complex endeavor for India.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Reform a complex endeavor for India Nagata Yomiuri NEW DELHI--India's emergence as an economic power stems from the country's shift under Prime Minister Narasimha Rao in the early...

ROK yet to give details of rocket launch plan.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ROK yet to give details of rocket launch plan Yomiuri South Korea has yet to notify Japan of the trajectory of a rocket scheduled to be launched in 2008 from a launch site being...

6 parties OK early measures North Korea 'conditionally rea.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 6 parties OK early measures North Korea 'conditionally ready' over acceptance of content Tetsuya Suetsuguand Shuhei Kuromi Yomiuri Shimbun/ Correspondents Yomiuri BEIJING All...

Yubari council says thanks, but no thanks for gifts.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Yubari council says thanks, but no thanks for gifts Yomiuri SAPPORO The Yubari Council of Social Welfare in Yubari, Hokkaido, has been receiving gifts--some very welcome and others...

Osaka Pref. to demand return of slush funds.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Osaka Pref. to demand return of slush funds Yomiuri OSAKA The Osaka prefectural government announced Thursday it would demand that departments found to have pooled slush funds pay...

Chinese man held for threatening suspect.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Chinese man held for threatening suspect Yomiuri A Chinese man has been arrested on suspicion of threatening a Chinese woman detained by the Metropolitan Police Department into keeping...

Govt to ban exports of pirated goods.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to ban exports of pirated goods Yomiuri The government has decided to ban exports of products that infringe Copyright, such as pirated CDs and DVDs, by specifying them as banned...

NHK fee tug-of-war begins / Public broadcaster resisting m.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) NHK fee tug-of-war begins / Public broadcaster resisting ministry's push for 20% fee cut Naotake Katori and Koji Hatamoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The tug-of-war has...

Warm winter, lack of food boost bear sightings.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Warm winter, lack of food boost bear sightings Yomiuri Black bears, which should still be in hibernation at this time of year, are being spotted across the country. Experts say the...

Out of sight, but not out of mind.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Out of sight, but not out of mind Louise Arbour / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri On Tuesday, the landmark International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from...

EDITORIAL / Fleeing foreign criminals should be tried in J.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Fleeing foreign criminals should be tried in Japan Yomiuri The trial of a Brazilian of Japanese descent suspected of killing a high school girl in a hit-and-run in Japan...

Speak Up / Time to end the use of ALTs.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Speak Up / Time to end the use of ALTs James W. Porcaro Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The Jan. 25 "JET Connections" article profiling former JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching)...

Making English Work / Measuring progress to create more.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Making English Work / Measuring progress to create more Midori Matsuzawa Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Each weekday in January, Satoru Aizawa read paperbacks for two hours while...

TOEFL Booster / Distant style, tough vocabulary.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) TOEFL Booster / Distant style, tough vocabulary Lawrence J. Zwier Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri In this month's TOEFL Booster column, we'll conclude our three-part series on...

Sumo chiefs agree to sue publisher.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sumo chiefs agree to sue publisher Yomiuri Directors of the Japan Sumo Association on Thursday agreed to file a civil suit against a publisher and writer over allegations of match-fixing...

Teen Sugita selected for Davis singles.
February 9, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Teen Sugita selected for Davis singles Yomiuri BEIJING High schooler Yuichi Sugita, one of the top hopes to raise Japanese men's tennis out of its current malaise, will become the...

Teacher held over indecent images.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Teacher held over indecent images Yomiuri Police on Wednesday arrested a primary school teacher in Hamura, Tokyo, who published photos of children involved in traffic accidents on his...

2 gangsters arrested over condo shooting.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 2 gangsters arrested over condo shooting Yomiuri Two senior members of a major crime syndicate were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of firing shots at a condominium in Tokyo on the same...

Japanese-Brazilian admits hit-and-run.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japanese-Brazilian admits hit-and-run Shinichiro Nakajima / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri SAO PAULO SAO PAULO--Milton Noboru Higaki, a Brazilian of Japanese descent...

Gang preyed on disabled to get licenses.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Gang preyed on disabled to get licenses Yomiuri YOKOHAMA Resident registers of mentally handicapped people have been illegally obtained to get new driver's licenses in the names of...

Policeman, woman hit by train / Officer critically injured.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Policeman, woman hit by train / Officer critically injured trying to pull woman from tracks in Tokyo Yomiuri A 39-year-old woman and a police officer who had been trying to remove her...

KTV president likely to resign over scandal.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) KTV president likely to resign over scandal Yomiuri OSAKA Kansai Telecasting Corp. President Soichiro Chigusa is likely to resign to take responsibility for the alleged fabrication of...

Driver apologizes to dead girl's father.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Driver apologizes to dead girl's father Shinichiro Nakajima / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri SHIZUOKA The father of a girl who died eight years ago in a hit-and-run...

Lawmaker avoids jail over lending name.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Lawmaker avoids jail over lending name Yomiuri OSAKA The Osaka District Court on Wednesday gave a suspended two-year prison sentence to House of Representatives member Shingo...

Air rage cases hit 3-year high in '06; govt eyes stiffer p.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Air rage cases hit 3-year high in '06; govt eyes stiffer penalties Yomiuri The number of cases in which airplane passengers were issued official written orders to halt disruptive behavior...

Boysenberries seen to impede asbestos-induced mesothelioma.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Boysenberries seen to impede asbestos-induced mesothelioma Yomiuri Rats fed food containing boysenberries were found to be less likely to develop symptoms of asbestos-induced mesothelioma...

Parents of bullied suicide girl sue for 20 mil. yen.
February 8, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Parents of bullied suicide girl sue for 20 mil. yen Yomiuri The parents of a female middle school student who committed suicide after being bullied at her school in Kitamoto, Saitama...