Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from June 2002

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from June 2002

Turks take bronze at Cup finals.
June 30, 2002... Turks take bronze at Cup finals Yomiuri Turkey ended its appearance at the 2002 soccer World Cup with a bang, winning 3-2 against South Korea in their third-place match at Daegu World Cup Stadium in South Korea on Saturday. The...

Universities may aid international bodies.
June 30, 2002... Universities may aid international bodies Yomiuri The Education, Science and Technology Ministry is considering setting up a facility as early as fiscal 2003 to introduce universities and their researchers to international aid...

Koizumi lackluster at summit.
June 30, 2002... Koizumi lackluster at summit Gaku Shibata and Takamitsu Saito Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri CALGARYC Canada What made the latest Group of Eight major nations summit meeting held in Kananaskis, Canada, different from...

Planned Koizumi trip hardly raises isle hopes.
June 30, 2002... Planned Koizumi trip hardly raises isle hopes Toshiyuki Ito Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri CALGARYC Canada The agreement Thursday between Japan and Russia that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Russia as...

Sakurai-Ayabe duo captures debate prize.
June 30, 2002... Sakurai-Ayabe duo captures debate prize Yomiuri The team of Norio Sakurai of Nisshin Food Products Co. and Isao Ayabe, a university lecturer at Waseda and Tokai universities, won the eighth annual Daily Yomiuri Debate Tournament held...

'Sunshine Policy' in doubt.
June 30, 2002... 'Sunshine Policy' in doubt Yomiuri SEOUL The battle between North and South Korean patrol boats in the Yellow Sea off the Korean Peninsula's western coast Saturday clearly showed the limits of South Korean President Kim Dae...

Outgoing EU ambassador advocates bilateral ties.
June 30, 2002... Outgoing EU ambassador advocates bilateral ties By Ove Juul Jorgensen Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri All good things come to an end. After four years as ambassador and head of the European Commission's Delegation here, I...

'Memories' relives a simpler time in Japan.
June 30, 2002... 'Memories' relives a simpler time in Japan Kevin Short Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Memories of Wind and Waves: A Self-Portrait of Lakeside Japan By Junichi Saga Kodansha International, 268 pp, 24 dollars ...

Responses to 'War on Terror'.
June 30, 2002... Responses to 'War on Terror' Tom Baker Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Why We Fight: Moral Clarity and the War on Terrorism By William J. Bennett Doubleday, 170 pp, 19.95 dollars To Afghanistan and Back By...

Fortune turns against Asagoe, Miyagi.
June 30, 2002... Fortune turns against Asagoe, Miyagi Yomiuri In a strange, topsy-turvy and at one point controversial match, Japan's Shinobu Asagoe and Nana Miyagi lost to Anastassia Rodionova and Marlene Weingartner 1-6, 7-6 (12-10), 6-1 in the...

Sugiyama falls short against Seles.
June 30, 2002... Sugiyama falls short against Seles Yomiuri WIMBLEDONC England With a barnstorming and truly gritty performance, Ai Sugiyama gave Monica Seles an almighty scare in their Wimbledon third-round encounter before the fourth seed...

Lightning striker, Hakan Sukur nets fastest goal record a.
June 30, 2002... Lightning striker, Hakan Sukur nets fastest goal record as S. Korea ends dream run By Duncan CastlesC Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DAEGUC South Korea Hakan Sukur hit the fastest goal in World Cup finals history after...

Wada's counterpunch lets Lions escape Fighters.
June 30, 2002... Wada's counterpunch lets Lions escape Fighters Yomiuri Kazuhiro Wada homered to break a 2-2 tie in the eighth inning and the Seibu Lions beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 3-2 on Saturday afternoon to avoid being swept in their three-game...

Germans opt to neutralize Brazil attack.
June 30, 2002... Germans opt to neutralize Brazil attack By Michael ChurchC Special Sportswriter to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Yokohama To anyone pining for a World Cup final of entertainment and flair, the words of German coach Rudi Voeller...

Waseda U. festival to be resurrected.
June 30, 2002... A Waseda University festival that has been suspended for six years after a dispute over who would foot the bill will be revived in autumn. University administrators gave the go-ahead for the festival to be restarted, but only on...

[0] Planned Koizumi trip hardly raises isle hopes.
June 30, 2002... CALGARY, Canada -- The agreement Thursday between Japan and Russia that Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Russia as early as this year is expected to improve bilateral relations. The ties had cooled after confusion in the...

[0] Sakurai-Ayabe duo captures debate prize.
June 30, 2002... The team of Norio Sakurai of Nisshin Food Products Co. and Isao Ayabe, a university lecturer at Waseda and Tokai universities, won the eighth annual Daily Yomiuri Debate Tournament held Saturday at The Yomiuri Shimbun head office in...

[0] New Paperbacks.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Malcolm Bradbury, Penguin, 9.99 pounds The Modern British Novel, 1878-2001 One of the few people to combine successful careers as novelist, TV scriptwriter and academic, Sir Malcolm Bradbury was a landmark of English...

World Cup Final: FIRST ENCOUNTER - Fighting to the finish.
June 30, 2002... And in the dark corner, Germany. Every Brazilian soap opera needs villains so its only apt that the beguiling drama that has been the Selecao's trip through Korea-Japan 2002 brings forth their potential nemeses tonight in the wickedly...

Fortune turns against Asagoe, Miyagi.
June 30, 2002... In a strange, topsy-turvy and at one point controversial match, Japan's Shinobu Asagoe and Nana Miyagi lost to Anastassia Rodionova and Marlene Weingartner 1-6, 7-6 (12-10), 6-1 in the second round of the ladies doubles. The match was...

Lightning striker, Hakan Sukur nets fastest goal record as S. Korea ends dream run.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Duncan Castles, Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter DAEGU, South Korea -- Hakan Sukur hit the fastest goal in World Cup finals history after 11 seconds and Ilhan Mansiz added two as Turkey beat South Korea 3-2 to claim third place on...

[0] Hiddink looks set to move on.
June 30, 2002... Byline: Duncan Castles, Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter DAEGU, South Korea -- He was lifted into the air by his players. He raised the arms of departing veterans Hong Myung Bo and Hwang Sun Hong to South Korea's fantastic support, but...

[0] Koizumi to visit Russia officially.
June 29, 2002... CALGARY, Canada -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to pay an official visit to Russia in December or January to formulate bilateral cooperation in various fields,...

[0] G-8 vows to boost aid to Africa.
June 29, 2002... CALGARY, Canada -- The Group of Eight major nations summit ended Thursday with agreements to fight terrorism, exert leadership in making economic reforms and offer additional official development assistance to African countries. "We are...

[0] Nagano Gov. faces motion of no confidence.
June 29, 2002... NAGANO -- A majority of Nagano prefectural assembly members decided Friday to submit a motion of no confidence against Gov. Yasuo Tanaka, who announced Tuesday at the assembly his intention to cancel two dam projects in the prefecture. ...

[0] Reshuffle decision eyed after Diet session.
June 29, 2002... CALGARY, Canada -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said in Calgary Thursday that he is set to make a final decision on the Cabinet reshuffle after the end of the current Diet session in accordance with responses shown to his policies by the...

Hospital records altered.
June 29, 2002... Two doctors at Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku, Tokyo, arrested on Friday on suspicion of malpractice that resulted in the death of a 12-year-old girl in March last year, ignored the protests of a head nurse when they...

All eyes on Yokohama.
June 29, 2002... Byline: the time Japan's first railway opened between Yokohama and Tokyo in Sunday, Asia's biggest-ever game of soccer will take place at International Stadium Yokohama, and the eyes of the world will fall on the World Cup final's host...

Editorial: Fight 'visible' economic issues.
June 29, 2002... The statement released by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien, chairman of the Group of Eight summit meeting in Kananaskis, Canada, was full of optimism as far as the world economy and member countries were concerned. The world leaders...

[0] Voeller cautious Urges discipline ahead of final.
June 29, 2002... Byline: James Copnall, Special to The Daily Yomiuril SEOUL -- Germany coach Rudi Voeller believes his players will have to maintain a cautious approach if they are to beat Brazil in Sunday's World Cup final in Yokohama. "We are a...

Koizumi to visit Russia officially.
June 29, 2002... Koizumi to visit Russia officially Yomiuri CALGARYC Canada Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Thursday accepted an invitation from Russian President Vladimir Putin to pay an official visit to Russia in December or January to...

2 doctors arrested over death of girl.
June 29, 2002... 2 doctors arrested over death of girl Yomiuri Two doctors of Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital in Shinjuku Ward were arrested Friday over suspected malpractice during a heart operation that resulted in the death of a...

G-8 vows to boost aid to Africa.
June 29, 2002... G-8 vows to boost aid to Africa Kazuyuki Kondo and Toshiyuki Ito Yomiuri CALGARYC Canada The Group of Eight major nations summit ended Thursday with agreements to fight terrorism, exert leadership in making economic reforms...

Nagano Gov. faces motion of no confidence.
June 29, 2002... Nagano Gov. faces motion of no confidence Yomiuri NAGANO A majority of Nagano prefectural assembly members decided Friday to submit a motion of no confidence against Gov. Yasuo Tanaka, who announced Tuesday at the assembly his...

Reshuffle decision eyed after Diet session.
June 29, 2002... Reshuffle decision eyed after Diet session Yomiuri CALGARYC Canada Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said in Calgary Thursday that he is set to make a final decision on the Cabinet reshuffle after the end of the current Diet...

Tokyo to sell off care facilities Metropolitan govt to pri.
June 29, 2002... Tokyo to sell off care facilities Metropolitan govt to privatize residential welfare centers Yomiuri The Tokyo metropolitan government decided Thursday to abolish its residential welfare facilities for the elderly, the disabled and...

Tourist restrictions planned to protect Bonin Islands.
June 29, 2002... Tourist restrictions planned to protect Bonin Islands Yomiuri The Tokyo metropolitan government is to restrict tourist access to parts of the Bonin Islands, known as the Galapagos of the East, to preserve the unspoiled environment...

A vegan wedding.
June 29, 2002... A vegan wedding Hiroko Kato Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri On a brilliant Sunday morning in May, about 80 people gathered in a 70-year-old mansion for a wedding. When the bride, Tamara Richter, appeared in her white dress,...

Voeller cautious Urges discipline ahead of final.
June 29, 2002... Voeller cautious Urges discipline ahead of final By James CopnallC Special to The Daily Yomiuril Yomiuri SEOUL Germany coach Rudi Voeller believes his players will have to maintain a cautious approach if they are to beat...

S. Korea's last dance.
June 29, 2002... S. Korea's last dance By Duncan Castles Yomiuri DAEGUC South Korea One more time. The lyrical background to South Korea's final appearance at this World Cup is sure to be chants of "Oh Pilsung Korea" and "Dae Han Min...

[0] G-8 to let Russia join economic talks.
June 28, 2002... G-8 to let Russia join economic talks By Kazuyuki Kondo and Toshiyuki Ito Yomiuri CALGARYC Canada Leaders of the Group of Eight countries attending a summit meeting that kicked off Wednesday at a hotel in Kananaskis,...

Guard suspected in ATM blast / Osaka police to question se.
June 28, 2002... Guard suspected in ATM blast / Osaka police to question security employee caught in explosion Yomiuri OSAKA Police are to question an employee of a security company in connection with an explosion earlier this month at an...

G-8 to let Russia join economic talks.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Kazuyuki Kondo and Toshiyuki Ito CALGARY, Canada -- Leaders of the Group of Eight countries attending a summit meeting that kicked off Wednesday at a hotel in Kananaskis, Alberta, agreed to let Russia, which has been allowed to...

Man given 15 years for role in 1999 murder.
June 28, 2002... SAITAMA -- The Saitama District Court on Thursday sentenced former sex service parlor owner Satoshi Kawakami to 15 years in prison in connection with the October 1999 murder of 21-year-old college student Shiori Ino in Okegawa, Saitama...

NTT DoCoMo files suit over mass e-mail advertising.
June 28, 2002... NTT DoCoMo Inc. has filed suit with the Tokyo District Court against a Tokyo Internet advertising company, demanding 6.5 million yen in compensation for costs incurred when the company sent e-mail advertising a dating service to millions of...

Govt sticks to stand on Mideast.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Toshiyuki Ito, Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent CALGARY, Canada -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi stuck to Japan's pro-Arab stance regarding the Middle East during summit talks with U.S. President George W. Bush held ahead of the...

Key to soccer success.
June 28, 2002... When they look back on the 2002 soccer World Cup finals, soccer fans around the world are certain to recall the excellent performance by the Cup's cohosts, Japan and South Korea. The 2002 World Cup has been characterized by the surprising...

Editorial: G-8 agreement an epochal step.
June 28, 2002... The agreement reached among the Group of Eight major powers in Kananaskis, Canada, marked an epochal step toward the G-8 goal of forming a framework for a new global order in the 21st century. On Wednesday, it was agreed to grant Russia...

Takenaka: Slump cyclical State minister tells YIES meeting economic recovery will take time.
June 28, 2002... Defending the government of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, chief economic policymaker Heizo Takenaka said Thursday the current economic slump is mostly attributable to cyclic factors and it will take time for the economy to recover. ...

Brazilian quartet on MVP shortlist.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Michael Church, Special Sportswriter to The Daily Yomiuri YOKOHAMA -- Brazil received an early boost ahead of Sunday's World Cup final clash with Germany when the quartet of Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Robert Carlos were...

Captain Kahn confident Germany can capture Cup.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Duncan Castles, Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter SEOUL -- What happens when the World Cup's most fluid attack meets the tournament's most doughty defense? That's what the world will find out on Sunday night at International Stadium...

Future looks bright for Turkey soccer.
June 28, 2002... Byline: Shintaro Kano, Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter SAITAMA -- Coach Senol Gunes said his goal for this World Cup had been to reintroduce Turkey on international football's brightest stage after a 48-year absence and to surprise a few...

Elvis Costello: It's not about a look.
June 27, 2002... You can't call Elvis Costello a slave to fashion, though he certainly looked like one when he burst onto the turgid rock scene of 1977. Here was a young Englishman who'd stolen the name of the king of rock 'n' roll and affected the look of...

Blanchard rides the tide.
June 27, 2002... The jazz mainstream is tidal, flowing between allegiances toward the new and the old. The mid-1980s saw a core group of young musicians reacting to a creatively fallow period by reinterpreting the past. In politics it might be termed...

'Majestic' pretensions leave sour taste.
June 27, 2002... The Majestic ** (out of five) Dir: Frank Darabont Cast: Jim Carrey, Laurie Holden, Martin Landau At the beginning of The Majestic, screenwriter Peter Appleton (Jim Carrey) is sitting in a meeting from hell. He's just written...

Miyamoto taking Sondheim musical to U.S. events.
June 27, 2002... Taiheiyo Jokyoku, a Japanese version of the Broadway musical Pacific Overtures, will be performed at two events in the United States. The musical, directed by Amon Miyamoto, will be presented as an invitation program at the Lincoln Center...

The Three Tenors: Together again.
June 27, 2002... Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo and Luciano Pavarotti were reunited in Tokyo on Tuesday in advance of The Three Tenors in Concert 2002, which takes place tonight in Yokohama. "We have a completely new medley, which we are going to sing...

Obata stumbles at 2nd hurdle.
June 27, 2002... WIMBLEDON, England -- Japan's small but tenacious representation in the Wimbledon singles championship was halved on Wednesday, when Saori Obata went down 6-2, 6-2 to towering Greek Eleni Daniilidou, leaving only Ai Sugiyama left in the draw....

Cuban star Linares to join Dragons.
June 27, 2002... It may have come too late, but veteran infielder Omar Linares will get a chance to make his living as a professional baseball player. Linares, who joined the Cuban national team at the tender age of 17, has become the first member of the...

Skipper gets most out of hungry Lions.
June 27, 2002... Whenever the manager of a bad team is fired, someone somewhere will explain the skipper's failure as a lack of talent. "You are not going to get anywhere unless you've got the horses," is one way this is expressed among baseball people....

Ballack foul inspirational for Germany.
June 27, 2002... SEOUL -- The commitment and team spirit that has taken Germany to an unexpected place in the World Cup Final found its embodiment in Michael Ballack's performance against South Korea on Tuesday night. Ballack scored the game's only goal...

Brazil carves up Turkey.
June 27, 2002... Byline: Michael Church, Special Sportswriter to The Daily Yomiuri SAITAMA -- Ronaldo's recuperation from the ordeal of France '98 is 90 minutes from completion and Brazil's dream for a fifth world title remains on track as Luiz Felipe...

[0] Koizumi hopes to visit Russia.
June 27, 2002... Koizumi hopes to visit Russia Yomiuri CALGARYC Canada CALGARY, Canada--Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday expressed a wish to visit Russia as soon as possible, indicating that he wanted to make the trip this year. ...

ART BEAT / Joint commission offers hope in times of financ.
June 27, 2002... ART BEAT / Joint commission offers hope in times of financial trial Shinichiro Ikebe Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Quite a while ago, I heard a famous performer say that commissioning a new work for his concerts makes him...

'Majestic' pretensions leave sour taste@$: The Majestic H.
June 27, 2002... 'Majestic' pretensions leave sour taste@$: The Majestic HH (out of five) Dir: Frank Darabont Cast: Jim Carrey, Laurie H Zal Sethna Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The Majestic ** (out of five) Dir: Frank Darabont ...

A sentimentalized version of a bleak manga@$: Aoi Haru (Bl.
June 27, 2002... A sentimentalized version of a bleak manga@$: Aoi Haru (Blue Spring) HHH Dir: Toshiaki Toyoda Cast: Ryuhei Matsuda, Hir Aaron Gerow / Special to The Daily Yomiuri PC1 Aoi Haru (Blue Spring) *** Dir: Toshiaki Toyoda ...

German film 'es' shows a darker side of human nature@$: es.
June 27, 2002... German film 'es' shows a darker side of human nature@$: es HH Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel Cast: Moritz Bleibtreu, Christian Takeshi Kuroiwa / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri es ** Dir: Oliver Hirschbiegel Cast: Moritz...

3,000 miles too long@$: 3,000 Miles to Graceland (Scorpion.
June 27, 2002... 3,000 miles too long@$: 3,000 Miles to Graceland (Scorpion)H Dir: Demian Lichtenstein Cast: Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Graham Dwyer / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri 3,000 Miles to Graceland (Scorpion)* Dir: Demian...

Cuban star Linares to join Dragons.
June 27, 2002... Cuban star Linares to join Dragons Yomiuri It may have come too late, but veteran infielder Omar Linares will get a chance to make his living as a professional baseball player. Linares, who joined the Cuban national team at the...

Koizumi hopes to visit Russia.
June 27, 2002... CALGARY, Canada -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday expressed a wish to visit Russia as soon as possible, indicating that he wanted to make the trip this year. The prime minister made the statement to Japanese reporters who...

Koizumi 'understands' Bush plan.
June 27, 2002... CALGARY, Canada -- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi expressed understanding for U.S. President George W. Bush on Tuesday for his recent policy speech on the Middle East and pledged that Japan would continue to enact structural reforms to...

Brazil sets date with Germany.
June 27, 2002... Four-time champion Brazil will be making its sixth appearance in the final while Germany, which has won the title three times, will be making its seventh. Since World War II, either the Brazilians or Germans have been in every final except...

Law professor held over school admission scam.
June 27, 2002... A Nihon University professor was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of swindling a man out of about 10 million yen, claiming he would use his influence to get his daughter into a prestigious private middle school through the back door, police...

Automatic brake fault halts Sanyo Shinkansen.
June 27, 2002... HIROSHIMA -- A Shinkansen train bound for Okayama made an emergency stop Tuesday evening after the driver noticed that its automatic braking system had been disconnected, West Japan Railway Co. said. The driver used a manual brake to...

Govt debriefs 5 asylum-seekers.
June 27, 2002... The Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday questioned five North Koreans who attempted to seek asylum in the Japanese Consulate General in Shenyang, China, on May 8, sources said Tuesday. The five asylum-seekers were dragged out of the...

NGO nears goal for Afghan pitches.
June 27, 2002... A Tokyo-based nongovernmental organization that promotes international exchanges has almost achieved its goal of collecting sufficient donations to build soccer grounds so children in war-torn Afghanistan can practice the sport without fear....

Govt to scrap plan to sign consular treaty with China.
June 27, 2002... The government is planning to scrap a plan to conclude a consular treaty with China, which the Chinese foreign minister had proposed to avoid conflict over North Korean asylum-seekers, government sources said Tuesday. The sources said it...

Hawkish Koizumi stand on postal bills ires LDP.
June 27, 2002... Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi urged Public Management Minister Toranosuke Katayama on Tuesday to ensure a set of four postal service deregulation bills pass through the Diet quickly and without amendments. However, lawmakers of the...

Schroeder to visit Yokohama.
June 27, 2002... German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder will visit Japan to attend the soccer World Cup final match at International Stadium Yokohama on Sunday, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday night. Germany qualified for the final by beating South...

Final curtain call.
June 27, 2002... Shakespeare once wrote of "a tide in the affairs of men, / Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune." The bubble-economy years were certainly a flood of fortune, and swept the Globe, a fine venue for the Bard's plays, onto the Tokyo...

Teikyo U. officials to be quizzed.
June 26, 2002... The Education, Science and Technology Ministry will question senior officials at Teikyo University Wednesday to determine the flow of questionable donations from parents of applicants and to have ministry advisers for private educational...

Nagano governor cancels 2 dam projects.
June 26, 2002... NAGANO -- Nagano Gov. Yasuo Tanaka announced Tuesday at the prefectural assembly that he was canceling two dam construction projects in Nagano and Shimosuwamachi, citing a lack of consensus among local residents over the projects. Tanaka...

Nonprofit foundations kept most of assets.
June 26, 2002... Five Teikyo University-affiliated nonprofit foundations have been found to have 24.8 billion yen in assets and only 600 million yen in annual expenditures for programs and activities that fit their primary aims, sources said Tuesday. The...

3 use power shovel in 4.9 million yen robbery.
June 26, 2002... OSAKA -- About 4.9 million yen was stolen from an automated teller machine in Hirano Ward, Osaka, on Tuesday morning after robbers used a power shovel to smash the machine open and drag it onto the street, police said. Police are...