Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from June 2006

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1,528 firms hold annual meetings.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 1,528 firms hold annual meetings Yomiuri OSAKA Thursday marked the peak of general shareholders meetings for companies that had closed their books as of March 31, with 1,528 firms...

Eastern, Central Europe symposium.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Eastern, Central Europe symposium Yomiuri The Yomiuri Shimbun would like to invite 200 readers to "The Symposium on Central and Eastern Europe," organized by Keizai Koho Center (the Japan...

Woman's body found in abandoned car.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Woman's body found in abandoned car Yomiuri TAKAMATSU The Kagawa prefectural police early Thursday found a woman's body in the back seat of a vehicle that had been abandoned after...

Crown prince, princess visit art exhibition.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Crown prince, princess visit art exhibition Yomiuri Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako on Wednesday visited the Museo Nacional del Prado exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan...

Society to probe Waseda University scandal.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Society to probe Waseda University scandal Yomiuri The Chemical Society of Japan said Waseda University Prof. Kazuko Matsumoto is suspected of fabricating data in an academic paper, adding...

Okinawa governor won't seek 3rd term.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Okinawa governor won't seek 3rd term Yomiuri NAHA Okinawa Gov. Keiichi Inamine announced Thursday that he will not seek a third term in November's gubernatorial election. ...

Fukui's investment made via baby fund.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fukui's investment made via baby fund Yomiuri Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui made his 10 million yen investment in the so-called Murakami Fund through a baby fund under one of the...

Suspected kidnappers said gang members.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Suspected kidnappers said gang members Yomiuri Three men arrested Tuesday on suspicion of kidnapping the daughter of Yuko Ikeda, a well-known cosmetic surgery clinic director, are members...

Yokota's parents doubt Kim's account See his story as parr.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Yokota's parents doubt Kim's account See his story as parroting Pyongyang's line, reject explanation given for daughter' Yomiuri The parents of Japanese abductee Megumi Yokota on Thursday...

Vogel: History key to future of Japan-China ties.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Vogel: History key to future of Japan-China ties The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Fixing the broken Sino-Japanese relationship requires greater efforts on Japan's part to persuade its...

Food regulations all in a stew.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Food regulations all in a stew Kyo Torigoe / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Gyu-tataki (seared beef) must be labeled as a "domestic product," but roast beef using meat of the...

POLITICAL PULSE / Cautious candidates avoid talk on issues.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) POLITICAL PULSE / Cautious candidates avoid talk on issues Yomiuri Ultimately, a politician seeks office in order to realize policies that he or she believes are right. If politicians...

Govt to help Brazil lure Japanese firms.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt to help Brazil lure Japanese firms Yomiuri The government has decided to assist the Brazilian government in inviting Japanese manufacturers to set up operations in Brazil,...

PRIMARY ADVICE/Turning hospitals into classrooms.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) PRIMARY ADVICE/Turning hospitals into classrooms Helene UchidaC Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Q: I used to enjoy doing volunteer work in the pediatric ward of a hospital in...

Why primary school English puts off students.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Why primary school English puts off students Yukio Otsu Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri My interview on primary school English appeared in the May 25 issue of The Daily Yomiuri...

Osim, JEF begin talks.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Osim, JEF begin talks Yomiuri JEF United Chiba coach Ivica Osim, returning to Japan from his home in Austria on Thursday, met with the J.League team's top officials to discuss the offer...

Stars' return fails to save fallen Giants.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Stars' return fails to save fallen Giants Yomiuri He might not be the answer to their problems, but George Arias can't come soon enough for the slumping Yomiuri Giants. Even with two...

Sugiyama tops Morigami in 2nd round.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sugiyama tops Morigami in 2nd round Barry McElwaine / Yomiuri Shimbun London Bureau Yomiuri WIMBLEDONC England A small corner of Wimbledon turned Japanese on Wednesday evening as...

Tanigaki seeks backing of reunited factions.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tanigaki seeks backing of reunited factions Yomiuri Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki, one of possible candidates to succeed Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, hopes to get support from...

Fire in Iwate kills 3; police suspect arson.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fire in Iwate kills 3; police suspect arson Yomiuri MORIOKA Three bodies were found at the charred remains of a house in Rikuzentakada, Iwate Prefecture, following a fire early...

Ikeda puts all her chips on long jump.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ikeda puts all her chips on long jump Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Kumiko Ikeda is aiming for that great leap forward. So she doesn't want to be bothered with the...

EDITORIAL / Kim's remarks followed Pyongyang's script.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Kim's remarks followed Pyongyang's script Yomiuri With the latest family reunion, North Korea probably hoped it could draw a line under on the abduction issue. But its scheme...

Past winners dominate last 8.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Past winners dominate last 8 Shintaro Kano/ Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri BERLIN World order has been restored to the beautiful game. The World Cup quarterfinals will...

Klinsmann ready / Germany coach promises team will go extr.
June 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Klinsmann ready / Germany coach promises team will go extra mile against Argentina Shintaro Kano/ Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri BERLIN Sixteen years on, Juergen Klinsmann is...

Amazing Kansai!! / Female troupe core of Hankyu entertainm.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Amazing Kansai!! / Female troupe core of Hankyu entertainment Kahori Sakane Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA This is the fifth installment of the weekly series "Amazing...

Japan Post to cut delivery at 1,000 offices.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japan Post to cut delivery at 1,000 offices Yomiuri Japan Post will abolish mail and package collection and delivery services at more than 1,000 designated post offices so it may...

Mountain of garbage dumped in national park.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Mountain of garbage dumped in national park Yomiuri MAEBASHI A huge amount of garbage was found dumped on government-owned land in the Ozenuma district at Nikko National Park in...

Mayor OK with return of 2 islands.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Mayor OK with return of 2 islands Yomiuri SAPPORO Nemuro Mayor Hiroshi Fujiwara told the city council Tuesday he accepted the idea of having two of the four Russian-held islands off...

Fire kills 3, injures 1 in Otaru, Hokkaido.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fire kills 3, injures 1 in Otaru, Hokkaido Yomiuri SAPPORO Three men were burned to death in a fire that broke out at a printing business in Otaru, Hokkaido, Tuesday afternoon,...

Car plunges off Hanshin Expwy.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Car plunges off Hanshin Expwy Yomiuri KOBE Two people were killed Wednesday morning when their car crashed through a guardrail on a 10-meter-high section of Hanshin Expressway in...

Takeda faces 39 billion yen in back taxes.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Takeda faces 39 billion yen in back taxes Yomiuri OSAKA Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. announced Wednesday that tax authorities have charged it with failing to report income of 120 billion...

Cops examine handgun used in kidnapping.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cops examine handgun used in kidnapping Yomiuri Cartridge casings were found in an apartment in Kawasaki following the rescue of a kidnapped female university student, sources close to...

EDITORIAL / Japan should follow Germany's lead on tax.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Japan should follow Germany's lead on tax Yomiuri Why can't Japan do what Germany can do? By which we are not referring to making it into the Round of 16 in the 2006 soccer...

Led by garments, Indian textile exports to Japan rise.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Led by garments, Indian textile exports to Japan rise Yomiuri The India Trade Promotion Organization (ITPO) is confident that the country's exports of textiles to Japan will continue to...

Ex-Japan WHO executive held over embezzlement.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ex-Japan WHO executive held over embezzlement Yomiuri KYOTO A former managing director of the Japan WHO Association was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of embezzling 4.2 million yen...

Poll shows LDP members split on Abe, Fukuda.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Poll shows LDP members split on Abe, Fukuda Shinichi MuraoC Yuji Anai and Jun Kato / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri A survey of Liberal Democratic Party members recently...

Apologies rule shareholder meetings.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Apologies rule shareholder meetings Yomiuri Several general shareholders meetings of major companies Wednesday saw apologies from senior management--some for scandals and others for poor...

New Japanese expressions created by teenagers.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) New Japanese expressions created by teenagers Yomiuri A number of new Japanese words, coined mainly by teenagers, have come to light after a campaign by a Tokyo publisher to find words...

BULLETIN BOARD.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BULLETIN BOARD Yomiuri Conference on 'Asian Englishes' to be held at Aoyama Gakuin The Japan Association for Asian Englishes will hold a conference on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5:40...

International School Focus / Breaking the English barrier/.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) International School Focus / Breaking the English barrier Akino Yoshihara / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA Realizing the primary concern among non-English speaking...

Exec wins raves for English rakugo.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Exec wins raves for English rakugo Yomiuri OSAKA English rakugo performed by amateur storyteller Romane Kontei is gaining popularity in her local community of Habikino, Osaka...

Rants and raves on Japan / No subtitles on Japanese movies.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Rants and raves on Japan / No subtitles on Japanese movies Chuck Lesley / From AikenC South Carolina English instructor Yomiuri First of all, I love Japan and am very interested in the...

Thinking about 'omou'By Shigekatsu Yamauchi.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Thinking about 'omou'By Shigekatsu Yamauchi Shigekatsu Yamauchi Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The Japanese verb, omou, is commonly translated as "think" in English, but do...

Free Japanese class marks 10th anniversary.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Free Japanese class marks 10th anniversary Yomiuri OSAKA About 400 people attended a celebration Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of a free Japanese class for foreigners that is...

Sugiyama storms into 2nd round.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sugiyama storms into 2nd round Barry McElwaine / Yomiuri Shimbun London Bureau Yomiuri WIMBLEDONC England Some spirited resistance from a British teenager combined with some...

THE HOT CORNER: Dragons have fire, even if few notice.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) THE HOT CORNER: Dragons have fire, even if few notice Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Although the Chubu region was the starting point for several of Japan's greatest...

Toritani's blast in 9th sinks Carp.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Toritani's blast in 9th sinks Carp Yomiuri Takashi Toritani hit the second ninth-inning home run for Hanshin in two nights, and this one was good enough for a victory. Toritani led...

Ronaldo plays as big as life.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ronaldo plays as big as life Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DORTMUND Former World Player of the Year Ronaldo has been criticized for being fat, being fat, and...

Brazilians eclipse Black Stars.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Brazilians eclipse Black Stars By Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DORTMUND The battle between Brazil and the Brazil of Africa went to the original, and Ronaldo...

Haiku poem samples by Japanese masters.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Haiku poem samples by Japanese masters Susumu Takiguchi Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Following the last Go-Shichi-Go column, which dealt with an academic haijin, we will look...

Giants beef up, acquire Arias.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Giants beef up, acquire Arias Yomiuri The Yomiuri Giants, looking to add punch to their lethargic offense, have signed former Orix Buffaloes and Hanshin Tigers infielder George Arias, the...

Japanese unique? Nonsense, says linguist.
June 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japanese unique? Nonsense, says linguist Yoko Mizui / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Many Japanese are apt to think that the Japanese language is unique and that some expressions...

3 held over kidnapping of woman.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 3 held over kidnapping of woman Yomiuri A 21-year-old university student was rescued early Tuesday about 13 hours after three men kidnapped her in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, the previous day...

Fukui reports 232 mil. yen in assets to Diet panel.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fukui reports 232 mil. yen in assets to Diet panel Yomiuri Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui reported to a Diet committee Tuesday that his financial assets totaled 231.7 million yen as of...

LDP members seen favoring Abe to be PM.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) LDP members seen favoring Abe to be PM Yomiuri Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe would have the support of more than half of the rank-and-file Liberal Democratic Party members should he...

Cars, cats and cash for Ikeda.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cars, cats and cash for Ikeda Yomiuri Through her numerous television and magazine appearances, Yuko Ikeda--whose daughter Kanako was kidnapped Monday and freed early Tuesday--is...

Residents file suit over quake-resistance data.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Residents file suit over quake-resistance data Yomiuri KAWASAKI Thirty-three residents of a Kawasaki condominium that was discovered to have been built with fabricated...

Government to trim 19,000 civil service jobs by FY10.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Government to trim 19,000 civil service jobs by FY10 Yomiuri The government announced Tuesday it will reduce the number of civil service posts by 18,936, or 5.7 percent, from the current...

DPJ's Matsui to quit posts in party, Diet over salary scan.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) DPJ's Matsui to quit posts in party, Diet over salary scandal Yomiuri Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Koji Matsui told DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama on Tuesday he would resign...

Kidnap victim's mother thanks police.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kidnap victim's mother thanks police Yomiuri The target of Monday's kidnapping in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, was the daughter of a famous cosmetic surgeon who often appears on television and in...

IN THE NEWS / Ex-ambassador raises money for Fulbright.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) IN THE NEWS / Ex-ambassador raises money for Fulbright Tetsu Okazaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri A campaign was launched earlier this month to raise funds for the Fulbright...

Koizumi's Aug. 15 Yasukuni visit crucial to Abe's LDP elec.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Koizumi's Aug. 15 Yasukuni visit crucial to Abe's LDP election chances Yomiuri Whether Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi will visit Yasukuni Shrine on Aug. 15, the anniversary of the end...

Musings / June 26 issue.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Musings / June 26 issue Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo from The Yomiuri Shimbun's June 26 issue. * * * In modern African history, the first...

Bereaved family donates 30 million yen to hospital.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Bereaved family donates 30 million yen to hospital Yomiuri NAGOYA The bereaved family of a man who suffered a serious brain injury from a medical error at Nagoya University Hospital,...

2 bodies found buried in Okayama.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 2 bodies found buried in Okayama Yomiuri OKAYAMA Police on Tuesday found two bodies, believed to be those of two 21-year-old men reported missing after being assaulted by a group of...

Fiscal plans remain unclear.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fiscal plans remain unclear Katsumi Takahashi and Shigeki Kurokawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Plans for restoring the nation's fiscal health--agreed on Monday between...

Average number of children born to middle-aged couples fal.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Average number of children born to middle-aged couples falls to 2.09 Yomiuri The number of children born to couples married for 15 to 19 years dropped to 2.09 on average from the average...

Asashoryu still hurting, but recovery on the way.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Asashoryu still hurting, but recovery on the way Yomiuri Yokozuna Asashoryu said Tuesday he still felt pain in his injured right elbow but was working hard to get his form back to 100...

EDITORIAL / Govt must rethink restrictions on M&As.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Govt must rethink restrictions on M&As Yomiuri The world's largest steel company, Mittal Steel Co., headquartered the Netherlands, and Luxembourg-based Arcelor SA, the world's...

Fujii slays Dragons at Jingu.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Fujii slays Dragons at Jingu Yomiuri Shugo Fujii allowed a run in seven innings as the Yakult Swallows defeated the Chunichi Dragons on Tuesday and closed to within five games of the...

Italy steals into quarterfinals.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Italy steals into quarterfinals Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri KAISERSLAUTERN In the end, it came down to that prized token known as experience. For 95...

Despite unfortunate exit, Hiddink no failure for Australia.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Despite unfortunate exit, Hiddink no failure for Australia Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri KAISERSLAUTERN The golden Guus failed to lay another egg, but he...

Kansai Airport adds Mideast flights.
June 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kansai Airport adds Mideast flights Yomiuri OSAKA Kansai Airport adds Mideast flightsThe Yomiuri Shimbun OSAKA--Flights from Kansai Airport to the Middle East are increasing as...

Teachers to be required to renew licenses.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Teachers to be required to renew licenses Yomiuri The Central Council for Education compiled a final report Monday recommending about 1.09 million licenses held by current teachers...

Executives face arrest over pyramid scheme.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Executives face arrest over pyramid scheme Yomiuri KYOTO Police plan to arrest about 10 executives of a mail-order sales firm on suspicion of violating the Endless Money Chain...

Motive still unclear in Akita killing.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Motive still unclear in Akita killing Yomiuri AKITA Despite the rearrest Sunday of a woman alleged to have killed a 7-year-old boy in Akita Prefecture, questions remain over what her...

Man admits burying 2 alive in attack.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man admits burying 2 alive in attack Yomiuri OSAKA Ryuji Kobayashi, a 21-year-old unemployed man under arrest on suspicion of assaulting three men in a gang attack, was quoted by...

Government eyes deeper cuts, tax hikes.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Government eyes deeper cuts, tax hikes Yomiuri The government and the ruling parties reached an agreement Monday on a scheme to cut spending by 11.4 trillion yen to 14.3 trillion yen in...

46% support Yasukuni visit by Koizumi's successor.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 46% support Yasukuni visit by Koizumi's successor Yomiuri Forty-six percent of people would support Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's successor visiting war-related Yasukuni Shrine, but...

Kanzaki joins those urging Fukui to quit.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kanzaki joins those urging Fukui to quit Yomiuri OSAKA New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki implied Monday that Bank of Japan Gov. Toshihiko Fukui should resign to take responsibility...

Japan Post to sue direct mail firm / Tokyo company accused.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japan Post to sue direct mail firm / Tokyo company accused of cheating post office branch out of 2.7 billion yen Yomiuri Japan Post plans to sue a Tokyo-based direct mail firm for 2.7...

Consumers find U.S. beef utterly resistible.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Consumers find U.S. beef utterly resistible Toru Takahashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri About 60 percent of respondents to a joint Yomiuri Shimbun/NTT Resonant Inc. survey...

Okinawa man to row from Taiwan to Ishigakijima.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Okinawa man to row from Taiwan to Ishigakijima Toshinao Ishii / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri HUALIANC Taiwan A Japanese man rowed out early Monday by sea kayak from...

Hokkaido city's debt stirs public ire / Yubari's accounts.
June 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hokkaido city's debt stirs public ire / Yubari's accounts manipulations could be sign of much wider problem Mariko Sakai and Akihisa Aoyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The...