Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from February 2010

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from February 2010

Asada finds a smile for her silver medal.
February 28, 2010... Asada finds a smile for her silver medal Yomiuri VANCOUVER VANCOUVER--A day after gliding to a silver medal, figure skater Mao Asada seems to have shaken off her disappointment at missing out on the gold. In fact, she even allowed...

Toyota U.S. head asked about accident cover-up.
February 28, 2010... Toyota U.S. head asked about accident cover-up Akihiro Okada / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--The head of a U.S. congressional panel probing massive recalls of Toyota Motor Corp. vehicles has asked the...

Hatoyama, Obama 'to meet in April'.
February 28, 2010... Hatoyama, Obama 'to meet in April' Satoshi Ogawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and U.S. President Barack Obama will hold a summit meeting in April when the Japanese...

Shinjuku jewelry theft suspect held in S. Korea.
February 28, 2010... Shinjuku jewelry theft suspect held in S. Korea Chiharu Mori / Yomiuri Shimbun Seoul Bureau Chief Yomiuri SEOUL SEOUL--A South Korean man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing several rings worth millions of yen from high-end...

Bill stipulates 25% CO2 cuts.
February 28, 2010... Bill stipulates 25% CO2 cuts Yomiuri The government will set a midterm target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent from 1990 levels by 2020 if all major emitters agree with a fair, effective framework, according to the...

Hatoyama gives lift to N-plant bid.
February 28, 2010... Hatoyama gives lift to N-plant bid Yomiuri Japanese firms seeking to win a nuclear power plant construction bid in Vietnam will get a boost from Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama this week in the form of a personal letter by the prime minister...

EDITORIAL / Ditch please-all policy on Futenma relocation/.
February 28, 2010... EDITORIAL / Ditch please-all policy on Futenma relocation Yomiuri There seems to be no place on earth to relocate the functions of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, that would satisfy the United...

1 lawyer, 1 island, 3 years, 1,000 cases.
February 28, 2010... 1 lawyer, 1 island, 3 years, 1,000 cases Yomiuri SADO, Niigata SADO, Niigata--For three years, 29-year-old lawyer Satoko Tomita has been working on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, as the first person to be assignedCopyright 2010 The...

VANCOUVER 2010 / People thank Asada for thrill.
February 28, 2010... VANCOUVER 2010 / People thank Asada for thrill Yomiuri People both in Japan and Vancouver who cheered on Mao Asada as she skated in the Winter Olympics said her performance Thursday was both thrilling and moving. Although Asada finished...

JAL can't curb business meltdown.
February 28, 2010... JAL can't curb business meltdown Yomiuri Friday's announcement that Japan Airlines Corp. suffered a record 46.7 billion yen after-tax loss during the October-December period has cast a spotlight on the beleaguered carrier's inability to...

INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD / Could fiscal regime collapse in.
February 28, 2010... INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD / Could fiscal regime collapse in near future? Motoshige Itoh / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri What constitutes the fiscal failure of a country? How would such a debacle affect our lives? It is not easy...

Child visitation rights best for parents, kids.
February 28, 2010... Child visitation rights best for parents, kids Keiko Kosaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri A 36-year-old man living in the Tokyo metropolitan area, who got divorced three years ago, initially visited his 6-year-old son, who...

JOMO nears W-League repeat with blowout.
February 28, 2010... JOMO nears W-League repeat with blowout The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri JOMO had a lot in reserve, taking Game 2 of the W-League Finals against the Toyota Antelopes as Yuka Mamiya came off the bench to lead all scorers with 21 points in an...

Head start / Antlers beat Gamba, win record 5th Super Cup/.
February 28, 2010... Head start / Antlers beat Gamba, win record 5th Super Cup Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Marquinhos had the first word and the last as the 2008 J.League MVP blasted Antlers to a 5-3 win on penalties against Gamba...

Ozaki aims to go out in blaze of glory.
February 28, 2010... Ozaki aims to go out in blaze of glory Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri As she contemplated her retirement from competitive marathoning, Akemi Ozaki made a checklist of goals she wanted to accomplish on her way out: ...

Murton hits HR in Tigers debut.
February 28, 2010... Murton hits HR in Tigers debut The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Matt Murton made a big impression in his first preseason game with the Hanshin Tigers, smacking a home run and going 2-for-3 in an 11-1 win over The Orix Buffaloes on Saturday in...

Toyota wants joint probe of control system.
February 27, 2010... Toyota wants joint probe of control system Yomiuri Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will make a proposal to a U.S trade body to jointly probe the electronic throttle-control system (ETCS) suspected to have caused unexpected sudden...

U.S. remains adamant on Futenma issue.
February 27, 2010... U.S. remains adamant on Futenma issue Satoshi Ogawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--The U.S. government is waiting for Tokyo's decision in May on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air...

VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPICS / Asada battles to silver medal.
February 27, 2010... VANCOUVER WINTER OLYMPICS / Asada battles to silver medal Becomes 1st woman to complete 2 triple axels in Olympics Yomiuri VANCOUVER VANCOUVER--Mao Asada won the silver medal in women's figure skating at the Winter Olympics on Thursday,...

JAL has record quarterly loss.
February 27, 2010... JAL has record quarterly loss Yomiuri Japan Airlines Corp. suffered a record 46.7 billion yen consolidated after-tax loss during the October-December period, compared with 38.5 billion yen during the same period in the previous year, the...

Prosecutors seek life for murder-theft.
February 27, 2010... Prosecutors seek life for murder-theft Yomiuri TOTTORI TOTTORI--Prosecutors on Friday demanded life imprisonment for a man indicted over murdering and robbing an accounting firm president and his live-in partner, a case that could have...

Govt: Pro-DPRK school fees unsettled.
February 27, 2010... Govt: Pro-DPRK school fees unsettled Yomiuri GENEVA The government is still considering whether to include pro-Pyongyang high schools in a proposed tuition fee exemption program, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday in remarks that...

VANCOUVER 2010 / Mao-chan a winner in fans' eyes.
February 27, 2010... VANCOUVER 2010 / Mao-chan a winner in fans' eyes Akiko Yoshinaga / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri VANCOUVER VANCOUVER--Mao Asada shed tears of vexation Thursday after she failed to capture the figure skating gold medal she so...

EDITORIAL / Govt, central bank must defang deflation.
February 27, 2010... EDITORIAL / Govt, central bank must defang deflation Yomiuri Although some positive signs about the nation's economy have emerged, deflation's grip on the economy is becoming ever tighter. The nationwide core consumer price index fell...

Town upset over 'The Cove' / Oscar-nominated documentary i.
February 27, 2010... Town upset over 'The Cove' / Oscar-nominated documentary inaccurate, say local fishermen Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Fishermen in Taijicho, Wakayama Prefecture, are concerned about an Academy Award-nominated documentary about traditional...

50 'running doctors' to watch marathoners.
February 27, 2010... 50 'running doctors' to watch marathoners Yomiuri About 50 doctors will don their stethoscopes, and their running shorts, to run alongside competitors in the Tokyo Marathon on Sunday to ensure their safety and well-being. About 35,000...

Govt program fails to attract female researchers.
February 27, 2010... Govt program fails to attract female researchers Kyoko Takita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The science ministry has been stepping up its support for female research scientists, but its efforts have not had an impact on the...

A STUDY OF BRANDS / YSL melds tradition, modernity.
February 27, 2010... A STUDY OF BRANDS / YSL melds tradition, modernity Yomiuri Yves Saint Laurent, with its impressive YSL logo, is an icon of French fashion that fascinates women the world over. In this 41st installment in a series on the world's high-end...

A STUDY OF BRANDS / Revolutionary designer cut from differ.
February 27, 2010... A STUDY OF BRANDS / Revolutionary designer cut from different cloth Yomiuri Born in Algeria in 1936, Yves Saint Laurent became an assistant designer for Christian Dior at the age of 19. He became the company's chief designer two years...

Credit Saison to take political funds online.
February 27, 2010... Credit Saison to take political funds online Yomiuri Credit Saison Co. will start handling individual political donations by credit card starting March 16, becoming the first leading consumer credit firm to do so, The Yomiuri Shimbun has...

CPI down in January for 11th straight month.
February 27, 2010... CPI down in January for 11th straight month Yomiuri The key consumer price index, excluding volatile fresh food prices, fell 1.3 percent in January from the same month a year earlier, declining for the 11th straight month, the Internal...

7 budget-screening criteria set for govt-funded NPOs.
February 27, 2010... 7 budget-screening criteria set for govt-funded NPOs Yomiuri Some government-licensed nonprofit organizations subject to the coming Phase II of the screening process for fiscal 2010 budget requests will be singled out for closer scrutiny...

Toyota global info-sharing system eyed.
February 27, 2010... Toyota global info-sharing system eyed Yomiuri Toyota Motor Corp. decided Friday to introduce a system that will enable its key operational bases overseas to share information on vehicle problems, to help prevent massive recalls in the...

Toyota chief 'satisfied' U.S. lawmakers.
February 27, 2010... Toyota chief 'satisfied' U.S. lawmakers Nobuyuki Kojima and Akihiro Okada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--U.S. lawmakers largely accepted Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda's explanation about its...

Toyoda following Ford's example?
February 27, 2010... Toyoda following Ford's example? Hiroshi Ikematsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda emphasized his intention to lead his company in restoring customers' trust as a...

ECONOMIC FORUM / Who pays for postal privatization review?
February 27, 2010... ECONOMIC FORUM / Who pays for postal privatization review? Masaki Masuda Yomiuri The current Democratic Party of Japan-led administration's policy lines often have been described as being in denial of the reform drives begun by the...

MUSINGS / Feb. 26, 2010.
February 27, 2010... MUSINGS / Feb. 26, 2010 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Feb. 26 issue. * * * As I watched South Korean figure skater Kim Yu Na perform to a James Bond medley in the...

Shimahara, Yamauchi to run in NYC half marathon.
February 27, 2010... Shimahara, Yamauchi to run in NYC half marathon The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Japan's Kiyoko Shimahara and Tokyo-based Briton Mara Yamauchi have entered next month's New York City Half-Marathon, organizers announced in Tokyo on Friday. ...

Nakamura back at Marinos.
February 27, 2010... Nakamura back at Marinos The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Yokohama F Marinos have signed Shunsuke Nakamura from Espanyol, the Spanish club announced Friday. Yokohama president Akira Kaetsu is in Spain and reached an agreement with Espanyol...

Sato aims for 1st win.
February 27, 2010... Sato aims for 1st win Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri After hitting rock-bottom at the Beijing Olympics, Atsushi Sato had nowhere to go but up. Now he's ready to hit the highest spot. A rejuvenated Sato will aim for...

Gamba out to stop Ogasawara, Antlers.
February 27, 2010... Gamba out to stop Ogasawara, Antlers Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri In the Xerox Super Cup this afternoon against Kashima Antlers, Gamba Osaka will try to do what few teams in the J.League succeeded in doing last...

Toyota chief weeps in front of supporters.
February 26, 2010... Toyota chief weeps in front of supporters Hiroshi Ikematsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., was moved to tears Wednesday at a gathering here of about 200...

Camp Schwab land-based idea mulled for Futenma.
February 26, 2010... Camp Schwab land-based idea mulled for Futenma Yomiuri The government may suggest to the United States in March that relocating the Futenma air base in Okinawa Prefecture to a land-based section of Camp Schwab is the most suitable way to...

Tokyo Marathon starts processing runners.
February 26, 2010... Tokyo Marathon starts processing runners Yomiuri The upcoming Tokyo Marathon will have a record 32,000 runners, and race officials on Thursday got an early start on processing the participants. A number of runners picked up race packets...

Court tells Narita Airport activists to remove building.
February 26, 2010... Court tells Narita Airport activists to remove building Yomiuri CHIBA CHIBA--The Chiba District Court ordered activists Thursday to vacate plots of land they occupy in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, and remove a structure they built there to...

Keidanren to end political donation role.
February 26, 2010... Keidanren to end political donation role Yomiuri The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) intends to end its involvement in contributions to political parties by corporations and other organizations, sources said Thursday. The...

EDITORIAL / Toyota has work cut out regaining public trust.
February 26, 2010... EDITORIAL / Toyota has work cut out regaining public trust Yomiuri All eyes were on Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda when he testified over the recent massive recalls of the auto giant's vehicles at a U.S. congressional hearing of...

IN THE NEWS / Spa lover combines bath, sports.
February 26, 2010... IN THE NEWS / Spa lover combines bath, sports Takayuki Arita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Yasuharu Inoue has been working hard to promote a unique sport in which people dress up in yukata and run through hot spring resorts,...

Suicide shows need for support / Rookie teacher appears to.
February 26, 2010... Suicide shows need for support / Rookie teacher appears to have felt overwhelmed before taking life Hideki Otani / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Why would a new schoolteacher take her own life? On May 27, 2006, a newly hired...

S. Korean drama to run in prime time.
February 26, 2010... S. Korean drama to run in prime time Yuki Kobayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri A South Korean drama series will be run for the first time in prime time on commercial broadcast TV in Japan in April. Though the Korean boom...

Toyoda responds well, but deeds trump words.
February 26, 2010... Toyoda responds well, but deeds trump words Nobuyuki Kojima / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--Despite reassurances from Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda that the automaker will prioritize safety,...

Toyoda Mea Culpa Earns Some Praise from U.S. Media
February 26, 2010... Toyoda mea culpa earns some praise from U.S. media Hiroshi Ikematsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--The appearance Wednesday of Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., before a U.S. congressional...

U.S. politics playing large part in Toyota issue.
February 26, 2010... U.S. politics playing large part in Toyota issue Hiroshi Ikematsu and Keiichi Honma / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--The U.S. Congress' unusually zealous move to hold three public hearings over Toyota...

All dolled up: Hina doll makers from Japan and Europe keep.
February 26, 2010... All dolled up: Hina doll makers from Japan and Europe keep up with latest trends, oldest traditions Ikuko Kitagawa / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri In times of crisis, it is said, companies become more creative and are willing to...

The mixing of cultures behind a European version of the hi.
February 26, 2010... The mixing of cultures behind a European version of the hina doll Ikuko Kitagawa / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri A successful melding of East and West is only possible when compromise is welcome. Take the case of a Spanish...

TROUBLESHOOTER / Daughter's in-laws annoyingly happy.
February 26, 2010... TROUBLESHOOTER / Daughter's in-laws annoyingly happy Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a housewife in my 40s. I'm living alone as my husband died two years ago and my mother recently moved into a nursing home. My daughter married last...

TASTE OF HOME / Football victory built on grandmother's ha.
February 26, 2010... TASTE OF HOME / Football victory built on grandmother's hamburger recipe Tamako Sakamoto / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri In January, my 17-year-old son participated in an American football game. It was the Stick Bowl, a high...

TROUBLESHOOTER / Unhappy employer desires sympathy.
February 26, 2010... TROUBLESHOOTER / Unhappy employer desires sympathy Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm in my 40s. My wife and I run a restaurant together. We have three children, the oldest of whom is a high school student. I cannot say business is good...

Museum elucidates science of deliciousness.
February 26, 2010... Museum elucidates science of deliciousness Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri How many calories are there in a 500-milliliter bottle of a zero-calorie soft drink? If you guessed zero, you might be right. But the correct...

Beauty, function make hospitable art.
February 26, 2010... Beauty, function make hospitable art Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri "You can find that Japanese often used to convey a sense of hospitality by incorporating seasonal elements in such items as tableware and tools...

Jools Holland tickles ivories, lifts pints.
February 26, 2010... Jools Holland tickles ivories, lifts pints Stephen Taylor / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Telephone interviews often start by establishing where the person on the other end of the line is, and perhaps what they're doing. Jools...

Device Art poses many questions.
February 26, 2010... Device Art poses many questions Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Every once in a while, art can provide an experience that is so far removed from your own reality that your very being reacts against it and refuses to...

'Blind Side' scores touchdown.
February 26, 2010... 'Blind Side' scores touchdown Ikuko Kitagawa / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The Blind Side (Japan title: Shiawase no Kakure Basho) 3.5 stars out of five Dir: John Lee Hancock Cast: Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Quinton...

TELEVIEWS / Remembering Fujita--the caring cop.
February 26, 2010... TELEVIEWS / Remembering Fujita--the caring cop Wm. Penn / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri Japanese TV has slid and soared, skied and skated its way through a two-week Olympic feeding frenzy, and it all comes to a climax today as the...

JOMO takes Finals opener.
February 26, 2010... JOMO takes Finals opener The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Hiromi Suwa had 12 points and Yuko Oga and Asami Yoshida each added 11 as JOMO beat Toyota 62-59 in Game 1 of the best-of-five W-League Finals on Thursday in Nagano. Yoshida also...

Under-fire Okada going all out against Bahrain.
February 26, 2010... Under-fire Okada going all out against Bahrain Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri VIENNA Takeshi Okada appears desperate to fend off the critics as the Japan manager has called up a full-strength team for Wednesday's...

Toyota plans new recall system.
February 25, 2010... Toyota plans new recall system Akihiro Okada and Nobuyuki Kojima Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--Toyota Motor Corp. will create a system by which each subsidiary of the carmaker around the world is left to make decisions about recalls...

Panel likely to conclude 2 Japan-U.S. secret pacts existed.
February 25, 2010... Panel likely to conclude 2 Japan-U.S. secret pacts existed Yomiuri WASHINGTON A Foreign Ministry expert panel studying the issue of four purported Japan-U.S. secret agreements on nuclear weapons and military operations is expected to...

Toyota head says auto firm grew 'too fast'.
February 25, 2010... Toyota head says auto firm grew 'too fast' Nobuyuki Kojima / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--Akio Toyoda, president of Toyota Motor Corp., was to announce at a U.S. congressional hearing Wednesday that...

DPJ Lawmaker's Tibet Remarks Anger Tottori Mayors
February 25, 2010... DPJ lawmaker's Tibet remarks anger Tottori mayors Yomiuri An association of mayors in Tottori Prefecture has sent a written protest to Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Hajime Ishii, slamming his comparison of Tottori and Shimane...

2 ex-execs arrested over fabricated loan sales.
February 25, 2010... 2 ex-execs arrested over fabricated loan sales Yomiuri KYOTO KYOTO--Two former executives of a Kyoto-based consumer loan firm undergoing bankruptcy proceedings were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of obtaining about 3.6 billion yen in...

EDITORIAL / Global warming debate needs cool heads.
February 25, 2010... EDITORIAL / Global warming debate needs cool heads Yomiuri Differences in opinion and outright hostilities both in this country and abroad plague the debate over the scientific rationale that forms the foundation of the problems related to...

Boffins derive iPS cells from liver cancer cells.
February 25, 2010... Boffins derive iPS cells from liver cancer cells Yomiuri Researchers have found a way to derive human induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells by adding a low molecular weight compound to liver cancer cells. A Harvard University team led by...

FTC probes possible electric cable cartel.
February 25, 2010... FTC probes possible electric cable cartel Yomiuri The Fair Trade Commission on Wednesday searched the offices of several electric cable manufacturers on suspicion that they have formed a price cartel for wire harnesses sold to automakers...

Exhibition turns pages of polymath Ishii's life.
February 25, 2010... Exhibition turns pages of polymath Ishii's life Mariko Ozaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The first full-scale retrospective exhibition of the works of children book author and translator Momoko Ishii (1907-2008) is being held...

VANCOUVER 2010 / Asada nails jumps, within reach of gold.
February 25, 2010... VANCOUVER 2010 / Asada nails jumps, within reach of gold Shoichi Yamashita and Akiko Yoshinaga / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri VANCOUVER VANCOUVER--Mao Asada is breathing a sigh of relief--for now. Asada on Tuesday became...

Steel Partners to solicit Sapporo proxies.
February 25, 2010... Steel Partners to solicit Sapporo proxies Yomiuri Steel Partners Japan, the largest shareholder of Sapporo Holdings Ltd., is looking at soliciting proxies from other shareholders in a bid to oust the president of the major brewer,...

Trade surplus hits 85.2 bil. yen in January.
February 25, 2010... Trade surplus hits 85.2 bil. yen in January Yomiuri The nation's trade surplus in January jumped to 85.2 billion yen year-on-year, posting a black-ink balance for the 12th consecutive month, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. The...

Appliance sets diversify.
February 25, 2010... Appliance sets diversify Hiroshi Hiramatsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Every year supermarkets and other retail outlets offer special discounted sets of home electrical appliances aimed at people who will begin living by...

EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / More universities join effort to.
February 25, 2010... EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / More universities join effort to train teachers Shoko Okuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The following is an excerpt from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Educational Renaissance series. This part of the series,...

BULLETIN BOARD.
February 25, 2010... BULLETIN BOARD The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Meeting on primary school English to be held in Tokyo The Kanto-Koshinetsu chapter of the Japan Association for the Study of Teaching English to Children will hold a meeting on Sunday from 10...

TOEFL Booster / Listening to iBT conversations.
February 25, 2010... TOEFL Booster / Listening to iBT conversations Lawrence J. Zwier / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Even before you take the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT), you should know what the listening section contains. Sorry. You can't actually...

KANSAI&WEST / Photojournalist's book lifts veil off Myanma.
February 25, 2010... KANSAI&WEST / Photojournalist's book lifts veil off Myanmar Kenichi Okumura / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--A freelance photojournalist based in Kobe has recently published a comprehensive book on Myanmar,...

KANSAI&WEST / Hyogo residents with foreign roots sought fo.
February 25, 2010... KANSAI&WEST / Hyogo residents with foreign roots sought for scholarship The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri KOBE The Daily Yomiuri KOBE--A group supporting foreign residents of Hyogo Prefecture is seeking applicants for a scholarship...