Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from July 2006

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from July 2006

Govt panel: Let foreigners work as nurses.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt panel: Let foreigners work as nurses Yomiuri A key government panel has proposed that the nation accept foreign workers in the area of social welfare and nursing care services to...

Taepodong launch believed failure.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Taepodong launch believed failure Yomiuri North Korea's Taepodong-2 ballistic missile, which the country test-fired July 5, broke up and fell back to earth just after launch, according to...

Building firms' workers say employers rigged bid.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Building firms' workers say employers rigged bid Yomiuri Employees of construction firms that bid for a Fukushima prefectural government-ordered construction project in 2000 told the...

Online banking fraud on increase.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Online banking fraud on increase Yomiuri As online banking gains in popularity, more and more users have fallen victim to illicit withdrawals on the Internet, in which money is taken from...

JR West gives 1st report on derailment to families.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) JR West gives 1st report on derailment to families Yomiuri OSAKA West Japan Railway Co. on Saturday reported to bereaved families the results of its investigation into the 2005 fatal...

Government to offer delinquents rural rehab.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Government to offer delinquents rural rehab Yomiuri The government plans to open in spring a support and rehabilitation facility in Numatacho, Hokkaido, to provide occupational training...

A-bomb victim certification wait grows.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) A-bomb victim certification wait grows Yomiuri OSAKA The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry required an average of 307 days in fiscal 2004 to decide whether applicants would be...

Plan to kidnap student 'stolen' by another gang.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Plan to kidnap student 'stolen' by another gang Yomiuri Three men hatched a plan to kidnap a female university student in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, but the student was seized last month by two...

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES--Saving forests / Effects of defo.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES--Saving forests / Effects of deforestation felt Hiroko Kono and Jun Sato / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri This is the fifth and final installment of...

Benefits of shamans on patients studied.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Benefits of shamans on patients studied Yomiuri AOMORI Doctors are taking note of the potential healing effect of Kuchiyose, a folk ritual in which spirits of the dead purportedly...

insights into the world / Questions over China's intention.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) insights into the world / Questions over China's intentions Takashi Shiraishi / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri Negotiations in the U.N. Security Council over North Korea's...

Secrets spelled out in bone.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Secrets spelled out in bone Kyoko Nakajima / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The bones from the foot of a pig look like an elegant high-heeled shoe; the skeleton of a fox allows...

EDITORIAL / Too much privacy against public interest.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Too much privacy against public interest Yomiuri The misconception that private information should be kept private is prevalent in our society. Unless this state of affairs is...

Ikuo Nakamura's 27,000 hours under the sea.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ikuo Nakamura's 27,000 hours under the sea Saori Kan / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Underwater photographer Ikuo Nakamura, 61, cannot forget the "gentle eyes" of the mother...

From homeless to CEO of IT firm.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) From homeless to CEO of IT firm Hiroshi Akimoto/ Yomiuri Weekly Yomiuri Everybody has their ups and downs in life, but Kaneto Kanemoto's have been especially volatile. Kanemoto rose...

Lack of purpose leaves her empty.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Lack of purpose leaves her empty Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a homemaker in my 30s. I have a 2-year-old child whom I love very much, and I am happy being a parent. But I am...

Dragons dwarf Giants.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Dragons dwarf Giants John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri NAGOYA With a victory in a game involving more streaks than a poorly washed window, the Chunichi Dragons...

Tokyo University to open finance department.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tokyo University to open finance department Yomiuri Tokyo University's Economics Faculty will open a finance department in April to give professionals and scholars a better understanding...

Husband preaches to total strangers.
July 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Husband preaches to total strangers Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a 75-year-old homemaker. I'm worried about my 77-year-old husband, who is always telling strangers what to do. ...

More reflection needed before final cut.
July 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) More reflection needed before final cut Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Transamerica 3.5 stars out of five Dir: Duncan Tucker Cast: Felicity Huffman,...

Govt lifts U.S. beef ban.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt lifts U.S. beef ban Yomiuri The government on Thursday officially decided to lift the ban on imports of U.S. beef, which was reinstated in January following the discovery of backbone...

Toshiba settles on 87 mil. yen for flash memory inventor.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Toshiba settles on 87 mil. yen for flash memory inventor Yomiuri Toshiba Corp. reached a court-mediated settlement with a former employee Thursday at the Tokyo District Court over his...

China OK's abductions issue for 6-way talks.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) China OK's abductions issue for 6-way talks Hiroshi Oyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri KUALA LUMPUR The abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea can be discussed...

Tanigaki enters race to lead LDP.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tanigaki enters race to lead LDP Yomiuri Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki announced Thursday that he will run in the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election in September that...

Mizutani hid 3 bil. yen in income.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Mizutani hid 3 bil. yen in income Yomiuri Mizutani Kensetsu Co., a midsize civil engineering company based in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, evaded paying about 900 million yen in corporate...

Government plans to increase base hospitals for cancer car.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Government plans to increase base hospitals for cancer care Yomiuri More than 110 hospitals have been named as possible government-designated base hospitals where cancer treatment will be...

Man behind '04 robbery cased joint by cell phone.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man behind '04 robbery cased joint by cell phone Yomiuri One of the four men arrested in the largest robbery to take place in Japan called ahead to time the crime, police said Thursday....

High-tech togs redefine cool, hot fashions.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) High-tech togs redefine cool, hot fashions Yomiuri A nonprofit organization, the Advanced Institute of Wearable Environmental Information Networks, has developed air-conditioned clothes...

Niigata man drowns at fireworks display.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Niigata man drowns at fireworks display Yomiuri NIIGATA A 72-year-old man drowned Wednesday night after he fell into the ocean while watching fireworks from a pleasure boat off...

Parents jailed over toddler's beating death.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Parents jailed over toddler's beating death Yomiuri MAEBASHI The Maebashi District Court on Thursday sentenced a 26-year-old father to seven years in prison and a 28-year-old mother...

4 minors, 1 adult held over shoplifting.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 4 minors, 1 adult held over shoplifting Yomiuri Police arrested five people Thursday including four minors, on suspicion of shoplifting DVDs and software CDs on more than 40 occasions...

City worker reprimanded.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) City worker reprimanded Yomiuri OSAKA An employee at the Amagasaki municipal government's welfare benefits division was reprimanded for sexually harassing a female recipient in June,...

Hiker found dead in Gifu mountain marsh.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hiker found dead in Gifu mountain marsh Yomiuri A mountain search and rescue team recovered the body of a climber found dead Wednesday in a marsh about 1,700 meters above sea level on...

Survivors kept in dark over JR West meetings.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Survivors kept in dark over JR West meetings Yomiuri OSAKA West Japan Railway Co. failed to notify dozens of injured survivors of the 2005 fatal derailment that took place on JR...

LDP election threatens factions.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) LDP election threatens factions Yomiuri Liberal Democratic Party factions not supporting Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe's bid for the party presidency became nervous about junior...

Paloma exec meetings 'hardly ever' held.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Paloma exec meetings 'hardly ever' held Yomiuri Former executives of Paloma Industries Ltd. and its parent company, Paloma Co., both based in Nagoya, told The Yomiuri Shimbun that the...

Govt printer held in tax stamp theft.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt printer held in tax stamp theft Yomiuri SAITAMA Police on Thursday arrested an official of the National Printing Bureau on suspicion of taking Saitama Prefecture revenue stamps...

Hatoyama willing to run.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hatoyama willing to run Yomiuri Former Education Minister Kunio Hatoyama, 57, expressed his willingness to run in the LDP presidential election during his party in Tokyo on Wednesday. ...

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES--Saving forests / Loggers logged.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES--Saving forests / Loggers logged on to change Yomiuri This is the fourth installment of the third part of The Yomiuri Shimbun's "Environmental Challenges." Part...

Confusion over orders hampers evacuations.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Confusion over orders hampers evacuations Koji Yasuoka Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri FUKUOKA The record-breaking rainfall in southern Kyushu earlier this month has raised...

PRIMARY ADVICE/Good teachers learn from students.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) PRIMARY ADVICE/Good teachers learn from students Helene J. Uchida Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Q: I'm looking for ways to improve my lessons, especially useful materials,...

YIES / Small government: Remedy to revive Japan?
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) YIES / Small government: Remedy to revive Japan? Yomiuri As society faces issues of a widening social divide, decentralization of authority, and pension reform, many people are starting...

Hiroshige sketchbook found in U.S.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hiroshige sketchbook found in U.S. Yomiuri A sketchbook-cum-travel diary that belonged to renowned ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Hiroshige, also known as Ando Hiroshige, has recently been found...

YIES / Key remarks by panelists.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) YIES / Key remarks by panelists Yomiuri Away from 'socialism' purpose of small govt Hidenao Nakagawa I'd like to introduce a Chinese joke. An old man asked a former Chinese...

Dragons burn Tigers with sweep.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Dragons burn Tigers with sweep Yomiuri The Hanshin Tigers knew they were facing a hot team, but they didn't expect to get burned by a sweep. The Chunichi Dragons completed a...

Community service floated for offenders.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Community service floated for offenders Yomiuri The Justice Ministry consulted with the Legislative Council on Wednesday on the possibility of introducing a system of community service...

EDITORIAL / Candidates in LDP poll should discuss policies.
July 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Candidates in LDP poll should discuss policies Yomiuri Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki has formally announced that he will run in the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential...

S. Korea govt to admit spies involved in Kim abduction.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) S. Korea govt to admit spies involved in Kim abduction Yuichiro Nakamura / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri SEOUL The Korean Central Intelligence Agency was involved in the...

Amazing Kansai!! / Cooking up new ways to preserve the pas.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Amazing Kansai!! / Cooking up new ways to preserve the past Hiroyuki Ueba / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA This is the eighth installment of the weekly series "Amazing...

Domino liver transplantee ailing / Recipient developing FA.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Domino liver transplantee ailing / Recipient developing FAP symptoms far sooner than expected Yomiuri A woman who received a domino liver transplant in 1999 has developed a neuropathic...

Govts mum on illegally parked motorbike data.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govts mum on illegally parked motorbike data Yomiuri Some local governments have refused to answer police inquiries regarding license numbers of illegally parked motorcycles on the ground...

Murdered mother likely strangled.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Murdered mother likely strangled Yomiuri MORIOKA An autopsy on a 52-year-old woman, believed to have been killed last week in her home in Hironocho, Iwate Prefecture, determined that...

Nikkei adman alleged to have made 100 mil. yen.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nikkei adman alleged to have made 100 mil. yen Yomiuri A former employee of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, arrested Tuesday on suspicion of insider trading, traded in dozens more issues than...

Abe 'to leave Mori faction'.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Abe 'to leave Mori faction' Yomiuri Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe has decided to leave the Liberal Democratic Party faction to which he belongs ahead of the party's presidential...

IN THE NEWS / Seniors lead drive to cut waste.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) IN THE NEWS / Seniors lead drive to cut waste Takashi Koyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The Japan NGO Council on Ageing has issued guidelines for senior citizens who hope...

POLITICAL PULSE / Too much of an easy ride for Abe could h.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) POLITICAL PULSE / Too much of an easy ride for Abe could hurt him, LDP Tadayuki Tamai Yomiuri At a baseball game, some spectators get ready to leave the stadium if the result of the...

EDITORIAL / System not to blame for shortage of doctors.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / System not to blame for shortage of doctors Yomiuri The total number of doctors in the nation is increasing every year, but prefectures around the country are complaining of a...

Jetstar Airways to offer budget flights to Sydney.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Jetstar Airways to offer budget flights to Sydney Yomiuri OSAKA Jetstar Airways Pty Ltd., a low-fare airline based in Melbourne, announced Wednesday it would offer economy class...

Amazon to launch online shopping mall / Japanese arm of In.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Amazon to launch online shopping mall / Japanese arm of Internet merchandising giant prepares for business expansion Yomiuri The Japanese arm of major Internet retailer Amazon.com Inc....

BULLETIN BOARD.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BULLETIN BOARD Yomiuri ELEC teacher training courses to run through Aug. 12 The English Language Education Council is running summer training courses through Aug. 12 mainly for...

Textbook urges students to learn from U.S.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Textbook urges students to learn from U.S. Hiroko Ihara Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri It is often said that Japanese students are less interested in the United States these days,...

Hyogo Prefecture lodges complaint over missile drill.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hyogo Prefecture lodges complaint over missile drill Yomiuri KOBE The Hyogo prefectural government lodged a complaint against the Defense Agency on Wednesday, over an air-to-ship...

JAPANESE IN DEPTH/Japanese theory of relativity.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) JAPANESE IN DEPTH/Japanese theory of relativity Shigekatsu Yamauchi Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Today I'd like to bring something to your attention: Japanese have observed...

Cambridge, Osaka Univ. to offer course.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cambridge, Osaka Univ. to offer course Yomiuri Judge Business School of Cambridge University and Osaka University will jointly offer an intensive educational program for future executives...

Rants and raves on Japan / Service should be more flexible.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Rants and raves on Japan / Service should be more flexible Joy Jarman-Walsh / Hawaii / Business English teacher at Yasuda Women's University Yomiuri I've been impressed by Japanese...

International School Focus / A Continental kind of educati.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) International School Focus / A Continental kind of education Brad Quinn / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri KOBE Serving Kansai's German speaking residents for nearly a century,...

The Hot Corner / Carp still battling upstream.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) The Hot Corner / Carp still battling upstream Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri After last year's fish kill, the Hiroshima Carp had nowhere to go but up this summer....

Yamamoto keeps Dragons' fire lit.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Yamamoto keeps Dragons' fire lit Yomiuri Masahiro Yamamoto allowed two runs in seven innings, the Chunichi Dragons recaptured the lead in a three-run seventh inning and beat the Hanshin...

ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES--Saving forests / Russia battles.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES--Saving forests / Russia battles illicit logging Yomiuri This is the third installment of the third part of The Yomiuri Shimbun's "Environmental Challenges." Part...

Nakazawa 'to call time'on intnl career.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nakazawa 'to call time'on intnl career Yomiuri Japan's best defender won't be around to play under Ivica Osim. Yokohama F Marinos' Yuji Nakazawa, who started all three matches at the...

Soccer balls sought for Sri Lankan kids.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Soccer balls sought for Sri Lankan kids Yomiuri KOBE The Kobe Soccer Association is seeking donations of soccer balls to be sent to children in Sri Lanka, which was devastated by a...

GO-SHICHI-GO HAIKU IN ENGLISH/Subjecting yourself to objec.
July 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) GO-SHICHI-GO HAIKU IN ENGLISH/Subjecting yourself to objectivity Susumu Takiguchi Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Today, we shall look at a giant in the history of Japanese haiku,...

Nikkei adman arrested over insider trading.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nikkei adman arrested over insider trading Yomiuri An employee of the Nihon Keizai Shimbun, commonly known as the Nikkei Shimbun, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of insider trading of...

Bodies found, man held / Iwate Pref. mother, daughter beli.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Bodies found, man held / Iwate Pref. mother, daughter believed murdered Yomiuri MORIOKA A 29-year-old man was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of abandoning the body of a...

FTC probing bid-rigging by eco-gas firms.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) FTC probing bid-rigging by eco-gas firms Yomiuri The Fair Trade Commission began inspections Tuesday at about 20 companies on suspicion of bid rigging over construction of fuel stations...

Arrests made in nation's largest robbery.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Arrests made in nation's largest robbery Yomiuri UTSUNOMIYA Four men were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stealing about 542.5 million yen--the largest amount ever stolen in...

Shosoin reopens its treasure chest.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Shosoin reopens its treasure chest Yomiuri NARA Nara National Museum announced Tuesday it would exhibit treasures of Shosoin, the storehouse of Todaiji temple, from Oct. 24 to Nov....

Musings / July 22 issue.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Musings / July 22 issue Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's July 22 issue. * * * People who have lived through the...

Firm ignores order to clear waste from SDF grounds.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Firm ignores order to clear waste from SDF grounds Yomiuri OSAKA A demolition firm operator who dumped massive amounts of industrial waste on the Ground Self-Defense Force's...

DPRK learns from other points on 'axis of evil'.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) DPRK learns from other points on 'axis of evil' By Mark Austin / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Forecasts of bad weather led to the lucky happenstance of shuttle Discovery's...

Concerns over bluefin tuna / Report asks Japan to check or.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Concerns over bluefin tuna / Report asks Japan to check origins of its fish imports Yutaka Ishiguro / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri SPLITC Croatia A recent WWF report...

Thai mayor to attend Hiroshima peace service.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Thai mayor to attend Hiroshima peace service Yomiuri OKAYAMA The mayor of Kanchanaburi, Thailand, will participate in the annual Peace Memorial Service in Hiroshima on Aug. 6 to...

EDITORIAL / Nikkei Shimbun lax with privileged data.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Nikkei Shimbun lax with privileged data Yomiuri An employee of a leading Japanese business daily is suspected of taking unfair advantage of his job to enrich himself through...

Carp keep Giants reeling.
July 26, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Carp keep Giants reeling Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri It has been a long time coming, but Hiroshima Carp right-hander Kan Otake finally got the win he had been...