Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from February 2007

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from February 2007

Mizuho eyes helping hand for Nikko.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Mizuho eyes helping hand for Nikko Yomiuri Mizuho Corporate Bank (MHCB) is to consider offering a helping hand to Nikko Cordial Group in the aftermath of its accounting irregularities,...

Russian PM arrives for talks with Abe / Fradkov seeks inve.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Russian PM arrives for talks with Abe / Fradkov seeks investments from Japan Yomiuri Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov arrived in Japan on Tuesday, eyeing an expansion of economic...

Govt seeks early launch of Japan NSC.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt seeks early launch of Japan NSC Yomiuri A government panel discussing the creation of a Japanese version of the U.S. National Security Council compiled its final report Tuesday,...

Car crashes into bar, killing woman customer.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Car crashes into bar, killing woman customer Yomiuri OSAKA A 51-year-old woman was killed when a car crashed into an izakaya pub in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, at about 11 p.m....

Woman passes out after taking hay fever pill.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Woman passes out after taking hay fever pill Yomiuri A woman in Wakayama Prefecture lost consciousness after taking a pill purported to relieve hay fever symptoms, the Health, Labor and...

Middle school student dies in fall after taking Tamiflu.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Middle school student dies in fall after taking Tamiflu Yomiuri SENDAI A second-year middle school boy died after falling from the 11th floor of his condominium building in Sendai on...

Postal entity fails to report 18.5 bil. yen / Altered rule.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Postal entity fails to report 18.5 bil. yen / Altered rules over rents catches Japan Post-related foundation off guard Yomiuri The foundation handling benefits for Japan Post employees has...

Osaka Toyota to punish 108 employees.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Osaka Toyota to punish 108 employees Yomiuri OSAKA Osaka Toyota Corp. decided Tuesday to punish 108 executives and employees, including Chairman Susumu Miyoshi and President Koji...

Set curriculum ignored by 72 private schools.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Set curriculum ignored by 72 private schools Yomiuri Seventy-two private middle schools across the country, including 30 in Tokyo and 12 in Osaka Prefecture, failed to offer compulsory...

2 men held amid rise in metal thefts.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 2 men held amid rise in metal thefts Yomiuri YOKOHAMA Two men from Yokohama were arrested Monday on suspicion of stealing car batteries from a car sales lot in Kanazawa Ward in the...

Musings.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Musings Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Feb. 24 issue. * * * The TV drama "Haken no Hinkaku" (The Dignity of a...

KEPCO's attitude questioned in probe.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) KEPCO's attitude questioned in probe Koji Yasuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri FUKUI The investigation into the nation's worst fatal nuclear accident, which occurred at...

POLITICAL PULSE / Political fund loopholes need fixing.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) POLITICAL PULSE / Political fund loopholes need fixing Tadayuki Tamai Yomiuri Remarks by Democratic Party of Japan President Ichiro Ozawa regarding his purchase of real estate using...

Govt panel pens teachers' anti-bullying manual.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt panel pens teachers' anti-bullying manual Yomiuri An instruction manual created by a panel of experts on bullying urges teachers to tell bullied students that they have done nothing...

Recycling projects need helping hand.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Recycling projects need helping hand Hiroko Kono and Yasuji Muro / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The operations of many prefectural government projects to recycle industrial...

EDITORIAL / Top court ruling in 'Kimigayo' case sensible.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Top court ruling in 'Kimigayo' case sensible Yomiuri The Supreme Court has ruled that it was constitutional for a Tokyo school principal to order a music teacher to accompany...

Hanshin may sell shares in dept store to Hankyu.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hanshin may sell shares in dept store to Hankyu Yomiuri OSAKA Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. will propose selling the stocks of affiliate Hanshin Department Store Ltd. to Hankyu...

METI looks to bolster subcontractor rules.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) METI looks to bolster subcontractor rules Yomiuri In an effort to boost living standards for those on low incomes, the government decided Tuesday to request industry leaders establish...

Next-generation drivers squaring up for success.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Next-generation drivers squaring up for success By Jim Nishi / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri This year it's cool to be square--especially with golf's glamour club. If the...

Hong Kong in Japan's sights as Beijing qualifying kicks of.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hong Kong in Japan's sights as Beijing qualifying kicks off Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Japan's fight to qualify for its fourth consecutive Olympics will begin...

Backup Wakiya looking to keep plenty in reserve.
February 28, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Backup Wakiya looking to keep plenty in reserve John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri MIYAZAKI Last season saw the Yomiuri Giants test the skills of team doctors...

Govt eyeing tough new radiation law / Bill paves way for r.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt eyeing tough new radiation law / Bill paves way for ratifying N-terror pact Yomiuri The government has decided to submit a bill to create a new law to penalize the deliberate release...

Plot to assassinate Yoshida revealed.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Plot to assassinate Yoshida revealed Ryuichi Otsuka / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri NEW YORK NEW YORK--A plot to assassinate then Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida...

Police identify body found in Osaka river.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Police identify body found in Osaka river Yomiuri OSAKA Police have identified a male body found in the Yodogawa river in Asahi Ward, Osaka, as that of a 16-year-old boy of...

Local companies to build schools using ODA.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Local companies to build schools using ODA Yomiuri In an effort to reduce costs, the Foreign Ministry has decided in principle to use local companies to build schools overseas with...

MPD searches Yamaguchi-gumi HQ.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) MPD searches Yamaguchi-gumi HQ Yomiuri The Metropolitan Police Department on Monday searched the general headquarters of major crime organization Yamaguchi-gumi in Nada Ward, Kobe, as...

Ex-Nagano governor probed over destruction of document.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ex-Nagano governor probed over destruction of document Yomiuri NAGANO Former Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka was questioned by police on suspicion of helping destroy an official document...

Aum splinter group plans to disavow links with cult.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Aum splinter group plans to disavow links with cult Yomiuri Aum Supreme Truth cult members who support Fumihiro Joyu have decided to officially cut their ties with the cult as early as the...

Govt to give fathers child-rearing support.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to give fathers child-rearing support Yomiuri The government plans to launch support projects in fiscal 2007 to help fathers become more involved in raising children, government...

Ex-temp worker sues Tiger over working status.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ex-temp worker sues Tiger over working status Yomiuri OSAKA A former temporary worker filed a lawsuit Monday with the Osaka District Court against major home appliance manufacturer...

Colleges offer carrots to honors students.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Colleges offer carrots to honors students Yomiuri OSAKA National universities have increasingly introduced systems to financially support honors students, including scholarships and...

Papers sent on 6 over Mihama N-plant accident.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Papers sent on 6 over Mihama N-plant accident Yomiuri FUKUI Papers were sent to prosecutors Monday on five Kansai Electric Power Co. employees and an employee of a subsidiary involved...

Tug-of-war in education debate / Panel split on issue of c.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tug-of-war in education debate / Panel split on issue of central govt's involvement in education boards Junya Hashimoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Deliberations on Sunday...

Japanese nominees fail to take home Oscars.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japanese nominees fail to take home Oscars Yukiko Furusawa and Yasuko Onda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri LOS ANGELES Japanese nominees failed to pick up any awards at...

Govt to establish system to monitor thalidomide use.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to establish system to monitor thalidomide use Yomiuri The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry plans to establish a Internet-based system to monitor the use of thalidomide imported by...

ECONOMIC FORUM / Cultivating 'Fukui watchers'.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ECONOMIC FORUM / Cultivating 'Fukui watchers' Yoshikuni Sugiyama Yomiuri Holding the power to raise and lower interest rates, the Bank of Japan wields great influence over which path...

Excessively thin models may face slim pickings.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Excessively thin models may face slim pickings Yoko Tanimoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Debate is heating up in many countries over extremely thin fashion models, as...

Shops fight back in war against shoplifting.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Shops fight back in war against shoplifting Yoshiko Kosaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Retailers suffering from the effects of shoplifting are taking preventive measures to...

EDITORIAL / Govt must draw up road map for future.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Govt must draw up road map for future Yomiuri What should this country do to ensure its economy will continue to grow in the future? The government has put together an interim...

BUSINESS SHOWROOM.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BUSINESS SHOWROOM Yomiuri New digital camera Canon Inc. plans to add a new model with high light sensitivity to its PowerShot digital camera line early next month. PowerShot A550...

Tanaka shuts out Marines.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tanaka shuts out Marines Yomiuri Popular Tohoku Rakuten rookie Masahiro Tanaka made a brief but impressive showing Monday by shutting out the Chiba Lotte Marines for two innings. "I...

Kotoshogiku blessed with surprise step up to sekiwake.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kotoshogiku blessed with surprise step up to sekiwake James Hardy / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Kotoshogiku's promotion to sekiwake was the surprise pick in the banzuke...

Masuho steps down from Steelers.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Masuho steps down from Steelers Yomiuri Terunori Masuho has reportedly stepped down as head coach of Kobe Kobelco Steelers, it was learned on Monday. The 35-year-old former national...

Brave Blossoms look to bud new talent.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Brave Blossoms look to bud new talent Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The Japan Rugby Football Union announced Monday its long-awaited International Rugby...

Doc: Allow surrogacy, but not on cash basis.
February 27, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Doc: Allow surrogacy, but not on cash basis Yomiuri Surrogate births should only be carried out on limited basis, and criminal penalties should be introduced for commercial surrogacy,...

Sperm 'must be discarded after donor dies'.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sperm 'must be discarded after donor dies' Yomiuri The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology has decided to introduce guidelines requiring the disposal of frozen sperm stored for...

Education panel looks at reform bills.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Education panel looks at reform bills Yomiuri The Central Council for Education basically agreed Sunday to the education ministry's plan to create a new system to periodically renew...

7 held after body found in reservoir.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 7 held after body found in reservoir Yomiuri CHIBA Seven persons, including four minors, have been arrested in connection with the death of an 18-year-old man, whose body was found in...

Art theft suspect seen as part of network.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Art theft suspect seen as part of network Yomiuri A 48-year-old South Korean man, who was arrested on suspicion of stealing a number of items considered cultural assets, is believed to...

Man's body found in Osaka river.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man's body found in Osaka river Yomiuri OSAKA The body of a man who had apparently been beaten on the head and body with a sharp object was found Saturday morning floating in the...

Govt failing to maintain bus checks.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt failing to maintain bus checks Yomiuri The Construction and Transport Ministry has been able to conduct safety inspections of only 10-20 percent of chartered bus firms across the...

Charges for contractors eyed over rigged bids.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Charges for contractors eyed over rigged bids Yomiuri NAGOYA The Nagoya District Public Prosecutors Office is likely building a case against about six people in charge of marketing at...

Clowns bring smiles to Kanto hospitals.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Clowns bring smiles to Kanto hospitals Yomiuri An upsurge in the Kanto region of the popularity of so-called CliniClowns, who pay regular visits to hospitalized children, has prompted the...

Govt must keep pace in space race.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt must keep pace in space race Chikara Shima and Koichi Yasuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The government finally fulfilled its goal of deploying four spy satellites...

EDITORIAL / Counter proliferation of military technology.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Counter proliferation of military technology Yomiuri Yamaha Motor Co. is involved in a criminal case that serves as a warning to Japanese corporations that are flourishing due...

BUSINESS FRONT LINE / Ikyu successfully bids to create onl.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BUSINESS FRONT LINE / Ikyu successfully bids to create online brand image Yoko Mizui Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Brand image is very important for exclusive hotels. The success...

Corporate recruitment looking healthy.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Corporate recruitment looking healthy Yomiuri More than 70 percent of the nation's leading companies are planning to recruit at least the same number of new graduates in spring 2008, as...

NATURE IN SHORT / A gibbous moon welcomes the Year of the.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) NATURE IN SHORT / A gibbous moon welcomes the Year of the Fire Pig Kevin Short / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Well, the New Year is finally under way! The young gibbous moon...

Ancient Izumo in the spotlight.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ancient Izumo in the spotlight Yomiuri The remains of a massive pillar, believed to have been the main support for Izumo Taisha grand shrine in the 13th century, now stands in the lobby...

Antique blue-eyed dolls still symbolize peace, ties with U.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Antique blue-eyed dolls still symbolize peace, ties with U.S. Yomiuri Two blue-eyed dolls, which were considered a symbol of peace 80 years ago, are taking center stage in a girls'...

Group wants to maintain traditional cattle grazing.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Group wants to maintain traditional cattle grazing Yomiuri An ecological movement is under way on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, to maintain a 1,200-year-old tradition of putting cattle...

Russian women run to 2nd straight Yokohama international e.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Russian women run to 2nd straight Yokohama international ekiden title Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri YOKOHAMA Like the biting wind that swept in from Siberia,...

Toshiba bids Kunda farewell in style.
February 26, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Toshiba bids Kunda farewell in style Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Been there, done that and got the T-shirt. Toshiba Brave Lupus called on all their...

Citigroup, Nikko Cordial may boost ties.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Citigroup, Nikko Cordial may boost ties Yomiuri Citigroup Inc. likely will take Nikko Cordial Corp. under its wing by raising its equity stake in the scandal-tainted securities firm,...

Nikko likely to sue ex-execs.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nikko likely to sue ex-execs Yomiuri Nikko Cordial Corp. likely will file a damages suit demanding more than 2 billion yen from former President Junichi Arimura and two other former top...

Crime data leaked from Kofu police PC via Winny.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Crime data leaked from Kofu police PC via Winny Yomiuri KOFU KOFU--Personal information on crime victims has been accidentally uploaded to the Internet via Winny file-sharing...

Ministry to require use of heater safety device.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ministry to require use of heater safety device Yomiuri Water heater manufacturers will be required to have their unvented heaters equipped with a device that prevents reignition after...

Customer data stolen from Japan Post worker.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Customer data stolen from Japan Post worker Yomiuri A Japan Post employee's bag containing personal information on 290,000 customers was stolen last month from a parked car in Soka,...

Govt to test new terrorism surveillance system.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to test new terrorism surveillance system Yomiuri The Construction and Transportation Ministry is to experiment with a new surveillance system that uses security cameras to...

Man arrested after gun incident at hotel.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man arrested after gun incident at hotel Yomiuri The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested an unemployed man on suspicion of damaging the Akasaka Prince Hotel in Chiyoda Ward,...

Copyright holders group to launch Web site.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Copyright holders group to launch Web site Yomiuri An association comprising 17 Copyright holders groups, including the Japan Writer's Association and the Japanese Society for Rights of...

Ministry sets out to make more precision maps.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ministry sets out to make more precision maps Yomiuri The Justice Ministry will speed up the making of precision maps for urban areas it deems "confusing places" starting in April as land...

IN THE NEWS / Organic farmer thinks new law cultivates hop.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) IN THE NEWS / Organic farmer thinks new law cultivates hope for future Nobuyuki Sakai Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Organic farming pioneer Yoshinori Kaneko used to worry about...

Court ruling puts spotlight on police / Questions raised o.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Court ruling puts spotlight on police / Questions raised over interrogation methods used in vote-buying case Toru Tsunetsugu and Keiichiro Azuma Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri ...

EDITORIAL / Spy satellites necessary, but need improvement.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Spy satellites necessary, but need improvement Yomiuri The surveillance network in space that will provide the intelligence necessary to keep Japan secure is finally nearing...

ANA in talks with Asiana.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ANA in talks with Asiana Masami Yamamoto Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri NEW YORK All Nippon Airways has entered into negotiations with South Korea's Asiana Airlines as...

'Guardian angels' protected heavenly voice.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 'Guardian angels' protected heavenly voice Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Opera singer Annet Kazue Strnadt believes singing is her destiny--which explains why she...

Sound effects wizard reveals a few of his tricks.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sound effects wizard reveals a few of his tricks Saori Kan / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Sound effects director Kazuo Tamai, 74, is known for his "magical" skills honed over a...

TASTE OF HOME #18: The key to good potato salad: Japanese.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) TASTE OF HOME #18: The key to good potato salad: Japanese mayonnaise Tamako Sakamoto / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri At this time last year, my German friend Monika visited me...

Food from home and factory.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Food from home and factory Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Bento Box in the Heartland: My Japanese Girlhood in Whitebread America By Linda Furiya ...

Girl hates visiting divorced father.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Girl hates visiting divorced father Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a woman in my 30s. I got divorced several years ago, and am living with my 11-year-old daughter. My former husband...

Green with envy? Think of 'Blue Bird'.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Green with envy? Think of 'Blue Bird' Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a homemaker in my 40s living happily with my husband and children. But lately I cannot stop envying my older...

DINING OUT: Mensore to Okinawa!
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) DINING OUT: Mensore to Okinawa! Roger Cassidy / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Twenty-nine years ago, Dachibin established itself as one of the cool culinary destinations in...

Toyota hopes to ruin Kunda's farewell party.
February 25, 2007... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Toyota hopes to ruin Kunda's farewell party Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The final of the 44th All-Japan Championship between Toshiba Brave Lupus and Toyota...