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EDITORIAL / Has DPJ Really Taken Realistic Turn?
June 19, 2010... EDITORIAL / Has DPJ really taken realistic turn? Yomiuri The Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and other political parties have announced their campaign pledges for the House of Councillors election scheduled for July...

Full recording of all interrogations 'difficult'.
June 19, 2010... Full recording of all interrogations 'difficult' Yomiuri The Justice Ministry said Friday it would be difficult to introduce full audio and video recording in all criminal interrogations. The ministry has been studying the feasibility...

Asaji powers Japan to 1st Toyota Junior title since 1996.
June 19, 2010... Asaji powers Japan to 1st Toyota Junior title since 1996 Yomiuri TOYOTA, Aichi TOYOTA, Aichi--Yosuke Asaji turned in a sizzling 6-under 65 Friday to help Japan capture its first Toyota Junior Golf World Cup title since 1996 and third...

2010 South Africa / Hats off to Higuain / Striker scores 3.
June 19, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Hats off to Higuain / Striker scores 3 as Argentina routs S. Korea to take command of group Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri JOHANNESBURG JOHANNESBURG--It's not that South Korea was poor. It's...

Govt unveils ambitious growth plan / Calls for 25% corpora.
June 19, 2010... Govt unveils ambitious growth plan / Calls for 25% corporate tax, 3% growth rate Yomiuri The government unveiled its growth strategy Friday, which features plans to gradually cut the effective corporate tax rate from about 40 percent to...

Sengoku: Lower house election to judge tax hike.
June 19, 2010... Sengoku: Lower house election to judge tax hike Yomiuri Prime Minister Naoto Kan will likely call an election for the House of Representatives to seek a voter mandate should it be decided to raise the consumption tax rate, Chief Cabinet...

Monkeys like boob tube too, brain scan study finds.
June 19, 2010... Monkeys like boob tube too, brain scan study finds Yomiuri Humans are not the only primates that enjoy watching TV--this was the discovery of a research team that monitored a monkey's brain activity while it watched TV and confirmed the...

Sumo officials fear fan exodus / Teen wrestler reportedly.
June 19, 2010... Sumo officials fear fan exodus / Teen wrestler reportedly told family of gambling before own death Yomiuri As more members of the sumo world were discovered Friday to have gambled on professional baseball games, officials in charge of the...

IN THE NEWS / Ban: An architect for all occasions.
June 19, 2010... IN THE NEWS / Ban: An architect for all occasions Michio Hayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri PARIS PARIS--"I've never been involved in such a big state ceremony," said architect Shigeru Ban, at the opening of the Centre...

UPPER HOUSE ELECTION 2010 / Parties Claim Same Ground on T
June 19, 2010... UPPER HOUSE ELECTION 2010 / Parties claim same ground on tax reform Shuhei Kuromi and Yuko Mukai / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The battle of words over the House of Councillors election has begun with a rare but controversial...

Consumer loan law in full effect / Final provisions may hi.
June 19, 2010... Consumer loan law in full effect / Final provisions may hinder some small firms from borrowing money Naoki Ogawa and Kunihiko Yasue / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The revised Moneylending Law was fully implemented Friday, with...

Nara, Soeda make it to Wimbledon.
June 19, 2010... Nara, Soeda make it to Wimbledon Yomiuri LONDON LONDON--Japan's Kurumi Nara qualified for the main draw of a second straight Grand Slam tournament, making the women's singles field for Wimbledon on Thursday. Meanwhile, All-Japan...

2010 South Africa / Okada: Japan not playing for draw agai.
June 19, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Okada: Japan not playing for draw against Dutch Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri DURBAN DURBAN--Takeshi Okada met Bert van Marwijk in the friendly last September, and the Japan manager sought to...

2010 South Africa / Park looks forward.
June 19, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Park looks forward Michael Church / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri JOHANNESBURG JOHANNESBURG--South Korea's defeat at the hands of Argentina is ancient history, and for the next four days Park Ji Sung will...

Sumo scandal extends to stablemaster Otake.
June 18, 2010... Sumo scandal extends to stablemaster Otake Yomiuri Sumo stablemaster Otake has admitted to police that he illegally placed bets on baseball games, sources close to the Japan Sumo Association said Thursday, as the gambling scandal engulfing...

EDITORIAL / DPJ must stop 'cop-out tactics'.(Editorial)
June 18, 2010... EDITORIAL / DPJ must stop 'cop-out tactics' Yomiuri Public expectations that the latest Diet session would usher in an era of "new politics" following last year's change of government have faded. Instead, the session showed all too clearly...

Mass shredding claimed at SFCG.
June 18, 2010... Mass shredding claimed at SFCG Yomiuri The former chairman of failed money-lender SFCG Co., who has been arrested for allegedly hiding assets worth 41.8 billion yen, told subordinates to destroy financial documents the day before the firm...

Ex-POWs have mixed feelings over aid.
June 18, 2010... Ex-POWs have mixed feelings over aid Yomiuri Former Japanese prisoners of war who were detained in Siberian and Mongolian labor camps after World War II expressed a mix of relief and anger after a special law was enacted Wednesday to...

Former POWs deserve a full investigation.
June 18, 2010... Former POWs deserve a full investigation Hajime Furukawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The opportunity for closure for former prisoners of war held by the Soviet Union after World War II is running out. The issue will never...

TV makers eye big picture in Brazil / Japanese, S. Korean.
June 18, 2010... TV makers eye big picture in Brazil / Japanese, S. Korean firms compete as World Cup drives flat-screen sales boom Hiroshi Ikematsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri SAO PAULO SAO PAULO--A dramatic spike in demand for new TVs in...

Paris to Kyoto, Memphis to Tokyo: William Eggleston explor.
June 18, 2010... Paris to Kyoto, Memphis to Tokyo: William Eggleston explores the color of the world in 1st major Japan solo show Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri A pristine dark suit and white shirt, an undone bow tie. Well-groomed,...

TROUBLESHOOTER / I'm fed up with whining colleague.
June 18, 2010... TROUBLESHOOTER / I'm fed up with whining colleague Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a woman in my 20s. I'm having a problem with a female colleague who joined the company with me two years ago. From the beginning, she has complained...

TROUBLESHOOTER / Sexless and alone: Are we sad sisters?
June 18, 2010... TROUBLESHOOTER / Sexless and alone: Are we sad sisters? Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm in my 30s. My husband--who is the same age as me--and I have been married for five years. We have no children, and for no particular reason, we...

TASTE OF HOME / Massive natsumikan oranges go over like a.
June 18, 2010... TASTE OF HOME / Massive natsumikan oranges go over like a bomb Tamako Sakamoto / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri As I have mentioned before, we have a natsumikan orange tree in our garden. My great grandmother raised it from a tiny...

Strapped for fashion.
June 18, 2010... Strapped for fashion Hiroshi Tanaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Once used for just carrying things around, backpacks have become real attention-grabbing fashion accessories in recent years. Available in a diverse range of...

Custom-made dresses don't have to cost an arm and a leg.
June 18, 2010... Custom-made dresses don't have to cost an arm and a leg Kenji Iwaasa and Keiko Kosaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Just because you like how a certain outfit looks, that doesn't mean it will actually look good on you. In...

Tsuji's lonely cinematic journey.
June 18, 2010... Tsuji's lonely cinematic journey Atsuko Matsumoto / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri For writer, film director and musician Jinsei (Hitonari) Tsuji, writing a novel after making a film is just like setting out on a new journey. With...

Albee's mundane absurdity.
June 18, 2010... Albee's mundane absurdity Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Edward Albee's At Home At The Zoo is a play about absurdity and the human desire to be understood, director Tetsuya Chiba tells The Daily Yomiuri. The play,...

Popular tale of love and cancer comes to the stage.
June 18, 2010... Popular tale of love and cancer comes to the stage Atsuko Matsumoto / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Have a dynamic and gutsy life. His grandfather included his deepest wishes when naming his grandson Gota Watabe. But the...

Shechter's not-so-political 'Mother' comes to Japan.
June 18, 2010... Shechter's not-so-political 'Mother' comes to Japan Mieko Sasaki / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri A lone soldier commits ritual hara-kiri and slumps to the ground. It is with this startling scene that begins Political Mother, the...

TELEVIEWS / From ratings to paychecks, it's all about numb.
June 18, 2010... TELEVIEWS / From ratings to paychecks, it's all about numbers Wm. Penn / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri This week's installment of Televiews is brought to you by the numbers 2, 9, 1 and 59. 2. 2: Good news for fans of Jin, the drama...

POLITICAL PULSE / Kan must abide by an 'ethic of responsib.
June 18, 2010... POLITICAL PULSE / Kan must abide by an 'ethic of responsibility' Akitoshi Muraoka Yomiuri In his lecture "Politics as a Vocation," Max Weber, the noted German sociologist and political economist, discussed an "ethic of responsibility"...

PRIMARY ADVICE / Question kids, don't scold them.
June 18, 2010... PRIMARY ADVICE / Question kids, don't scold them Helene J. Uchida / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Q:I am the head secretary at an English school. Some children display bad manners while they are waiting in the lobby for class. I...

Japan junior golfers take lead in World Cup.
June 18, 2010... Japan junior golfers take lead in World Cup The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Yosuke Asaji shot a 4-under 67 as Japan moved six shots clear after three rounds of the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup on Thursday in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture. The...

Gonzalez finds going tough on and off field.
June 18, 2010... Gonzalez finds going tough on and off field Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri A year after being the talk of the town, Dicky Gonzalez has had trouble getting it going in 2010. The Yomiuri right-hander, who pounded the...

2010 South Africa / Host on brink of elimination.
June 18, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Host on brink of elimination Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri PRETORIA PRETORIA--The first World Cup finals in Africa took a major hit on Wednesday evening, and it remains to be seen how--or if--South...

Mobsters 'blackmailed' Kotomitsuki over bets.
June 17, 2010... Mobsters 'blackmailed' Kotomitsuki over bets Yomiuri Sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki has admitted to police that he paid "hush money" to an organized crime syndicate that was continuing to hound him for more cash to keep quiet about his illegal...

Ex-chairman of SFCG held over asset ruse / Allegedly hid 4.
June 17, 2010... Ex-chairman of SFCG held over asset ruse / Allegedly hid 4.2 bil. yen before firm went bust Yomiuri The former chairman of failed major lender SFCG Co. and three others were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of hiding assets worth 4.18...

EDITORIAL / Sumo world must sever mobster ties.(Editorial)
June 17, 2010... EDITORIAL / Sumo world must sever mobster ties Yomiuri Illegal gambling is rampant among sumo wrestlers. Popular sumo wrestler ozeki Kotomitsuki has admitted to the Japan Sumo Association that he gambled on professional baseball games--a...

JR to appoint 1st female stationmasters in Tokyo.
June 17, 2010... JR to appoint 1st female stationmasters in Tokyo Yomiuri Two female employees of East Japan Railway Co. will break new ground next week when they become the first women to be appointed stationmasters in Tokyo. Currently, none of JR...

Disgraced tycoon a law unto himself.
June 17, 2010... Disgraced tycoon a law unto himself Yomiuri Revelations about the lifestyle and business techniques of Kenshin Oshima, the former chairman of bankrupt moneylender SFCG Co. who was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of aggravated breach of...

Kan positive on restoring funding for Hayabusa 2.
June 17, 2010... Kan positive on restoring funding for Hayabusa 2 Yomiuri Prime Minister Naoto Kan and some members of his Cabinet say they will support increasing the budget for developing a successor to the Hayabusa space probe. Kan expressed support...

Rain slows Miyazaki burial work / With 28,000 animals left.
June 17, 2010... Rain slows Miyazaki burial work / With 28,000 animals left to cull, govt hopes foot-and-mouth won't spread Yomiuri MIYAZAKI MIYAZAKI--The start of the rainy season in Miyazaki Prefecture is slowing the culling and burial of cows and...

Toyota's 'ultimate eco-car' to be priced at 5 mil. yen.
June 17, 2010... Toyota's 'ultimate eco-car' to be priced at 5 mil. yen Yomiuri The production cost of a fuel-cell vehicle Toyota Motor Corp. aims to release in 2015 will be about 5 million yen, and the sales price will be at the same level, company...

ANALYSIS / BOJ boldly enters new territory / Loan scheme f.
June 17, 2010... ANALYSIS / BOJ boldly enters new territory / Loan scheme for growth fields gets mixed reviews from finance sector Masufumi Miyoshi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The Bank of Japan's decision to introduce a lending program aimed...

EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / Newspapers offer lessons on life.
June 17, 2010... EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / Newspapers offer lessons on life Nobuyuki Sakai / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Following is the first in a three-part series of excerpts from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Education Renaissance series. This...

MUSINGS / June 15, 2010.
June 17, 2010... MUSINGS / June 15, 2010 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's June 15 issue. * * * I can't recall in which installment of the popular movie series "Otoko wa tsuraiyo" (It's tough...

NATURE IN SHORT / Samurai Blue's emblem offers insight int.
June 17, 2010... NATURE IN SHORT / Samurai Blue's emblem offers insight into Japan's classic mythology Kevin Short / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri With World Cup fever sweeping the land, the "Samurai Blue" color of Japan's national soccer team can be...

Alien black bass species left high and dry by novel eradic.
June 17, 2010... Alien black bass species left high and dry by novel eradication technique Yomiuri The days of the black bass, a species alien to this country with a voracious appetite for small native fish, could be numbered thanks to an eradication plan...

Lions' Nakamura to have surgery.
June 17, 2010... Lions' Nakamura to have surgery The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Seibu Lions infielder Takeya Nakamura will undergo surgery this month to remove cartilage in his right elbow that has plagued him throughout the season, it was learned Wednesday....

Japan, U.S. share lead in junior world golf.
June 17, 2010... Japan, U.S. share lead in junior world golf The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri TOYOTA, Aichi TOYOTA, Aichi--Overcoming increment weather, Genzo Tokimatsu fired a sizzling 8-under 63 Wednesday, powering Japan into a share of the lead with...

Murofushi to skip Asiad; Sawano left off squad.
June 17, 2010... Murofushi to skip Asiad; Sawano left off squad The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Koji Murofushi decided that the Asian Games do fit into his grand scheme for regaining the Olympic gold medal in the men's hammer throw. Japan officials...

THE HOT CORNER: Pacifists maintain domination.
June 17, 2010... THE HOT CORNER: Pacifists maintain domination Jim Allen / The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri With the conclusion of last night's makeup game between the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters and Chunichi Dragons, this season's interleague campaign came...

Nadal set for 1st Japan tournament.
June 17, 2010... Nadal set for 1st Japan tournament Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Once again, the Rakuten Japan Open has lured the top player in the world. Hopefully, this one will actually show up. World No. 1 Rafael Nadal has...

2010 South Africa / Cultural divide, high prices lead to e.
June 17, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Cultural divide, high prices lead to empty seats Michael Church / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri BLOEMFONTEIN BLOEMFONTEIN--It was one of the most historic nights in the history of Japanese football, and yet...

2010 South Africa / N. Korea pushes Brazil all the way.
June 17, 2010... 2010 South Africa / N. Korea pushes Brazil all the way Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri JOHANNESBURG JOHANNESBURG--The five-time World Cup champions kicked off their campaign with a victory in the shivering cold...

2010 South Africa / Japan scores 1st away win.
June 16, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Japan scores 1st away win Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa--Keisuke Honda struck late in the first half as Japan produced its first ever...

Govt aiming for 50 trillion yen environment, energy market.
June 16, 2010... Govt aiming for 50 trillion yen environment, energy market Yomiuri The Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan soon will announce a growth strategy to develop a new market in the environment and energy sector worth about 50 trillion yen...

Pilot program for toll-free expressways to start June 28.
June 16, 2010... Pilot program for toll-free expressways to start June 28 Yomiuri The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry announced Tuesday that it would start implementing a pilot program for toll-free expressways on June 28. The...

EDITORIAL / Hayabusa's achievements should be built on.(Editorial)
June 16, 2010... EDITORIAL / Hayabusa's achievements should be built on Yomiuri Hayabusa, a space probe of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, has finally returned to Earth. This is a great accomplishment in the history of space exploration. ...

234 work-linked mental illness claims approved in FY09.
June 16, 2010... 234 work-linked mental illness claims approved in FY09 Yomiuri A total of 234 people were recognized in fiscal 2009 as eligible for workers' compensation due to workplace-related mental illness, including depression, according to a Health,...

Kotomitsuki out of Nagoya basho / Gambling scandal puts wr.
June 16, 2010... Kotomitsuki out of Nagoya basho / Gambling scandal puts wrestler on sidelines as police probe continues Yomiuri Scandal-tainted sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki will sit out the upcoming Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament, the Japan Sumo Association...

Do young women need breast cancer checks?
June 16, 2010... Do young women need breast cancer checks? Kumiko Nakajima and Aiko Komai / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri At what age should women start having breast cancer checks? A group of experts and breast cancer patients has written to...

Hayabusa's capsule unscathed by epic journey.
June 16, 2010... Hayabusa's capsule unscathed by epic journey Masae Honma / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri WOOMERA, Australia WOOMERA, Australia--The Hayabusa space probe capsule, collected from desert land near Woomera in southern Australia,...

2010 South Africa / Win sends fans into raptures.
June 16, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Win sends fans into raptures Atsushi Yoshihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa--"Japan did it!" Samurai Blue supporters shouted with joy--and...

JAL rehab program 'eyes drastic efficiency boost'.
June 16, 2010... JAL rehab program 'eyes drastic efficiency boost' Yomiuri Struggling Japan Airlines plans to raise by five fold its ratio of operating profits to operating revenues to 9.2 percent by the end of fiscal 2012, sources close to the company...

Strategy eyes huge new markets / Govt plans to transform m.
June 16, 2010... Strategy eyes huge new markets / Govt plans to transform medical service field into 59 trillion yen business Makoto Miyazaki and Tomoki Matsubara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The draft of the government's New Growth Strategy...

ECONOMIC FORUM / Disclosing executives' salaries unfair.
June 16, 2010... ECONOMIC FORUM / Disclosing executives' salaries unfair Junichi Maruyama Yomiuri The Financial Services Agency, the regulatory and supervisory body for financial institutions, has made it mandatory for all listed companies to disclose...

TOEFL Booster / The iBT and basic information questions.
June 16, 2010... TOEFL Booster / The iBT and basic information questions Lawrence J. Zwier / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Many test-takers feel daunted when they get to the reading section of the Internet-based TOEFL (iBT). They find it...

Wilson, Wyatt power U.S.
June 16, 2010... Wilson, Wyatt power U.S The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri TOYOTA, Aichi TOYOTA, Aichi--Cameron Wilson fired a 5-under 66, the day's lowest score, to help the United States to a three-shot lead over India and Thailand after Tuesday's first...

Link Tochigi hires new coach.
June 16, 2010... Link Tochigi hires new coach The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The Japan Basketball League champion Link Tochigi Brex have hired Jason Rabedeaux as their new head coach, the team announced on Tuesday. Rabedeaux takes over after coaching the...

Guinness logs Aniki's record.
June 16, 2010... Guinness logs Aniki's record The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Guinness World Records has certified Hanshin Tigers slugger Tomoaki Kanemoto, known as "Aniki" (Big Brother), as the player with the longest streak of full games played. Kanemoto...

RANTZ 'N' RAVES: 1 less medal doesn't faze Murofushi.
June 16, 2010... RANTZ 'N' RAVES: 1 less medal doesn't faze Murofushi Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Being deprived of an Olympic medal doesn't make hammer thrower Koji Murofushi any more determined to win another one in London in...

2010 South Africa / Veteran Kawaguchi savors historic vict.
June 16, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Veteran Kawaguchi savors historic victory Michael Church / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri BLOEMFONTEIN BLOEMFONTEIN--Twelve years in the making, Japan has finally won a World Cup match on foreign soil; and...

2010 South Africa / Correct call / Okada's prediction prov.
June 16, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Correct call / Okada's prediction proves right as Japan edges Cameroon in opener Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri BLOEMFONTEIN BLOEMFONTEIN--Perhaps Takeshi Okada should consider a career as a...

2010 South Africa / Honda does it his way.
June 16, 2010... 2010 South Africa / Honda does it his way Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri BLOEMFONTEIN BLOEMFONTEIN--When Keisuke Honda faced Samuel Eto'o in this season's Champions League quarterfinals, the Cameroonian striker...

Support for Cabinet dips to 59% in new survey.
June 15, 2010... Support for Cabinet dips to 59% in new survey Yomiuri Public support for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan is at 59 percent, according to a survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun, down five points from the previous survey, while its...

Kotomitsuki comes clean on gambling.
June 15, 2010... Kotomitsuki comes clean on gambling Yomiuri Sumo wrestler Kotomitsuki has admitted gambling on pro baseball games, a reversal of earlier denials that likely will see sumo authorities severely punish the popular wrestler, The Yomiuri...

Hayabusa comes home / Space probe returns to Earth after t.
June 15, 2010... Hayabusa comes home / Space probe returns to Earth after tumultuous 7-yr voyage Masae Honda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri GLENDAMBO, Australia GLENDAMBO, Australia--Hayabusa became the first space probe to return to Earth...

EDITORIAL / Small firms' 'protector' betrayed expectations.(Editorial)
June 15, 2010... EDITORIAL / Small firms' 'protector' betrayed expectations Yomiuri A bank trumpeted as a "protector" of small and midsize companies when it was established in 2004 has been smeared by allegations of criminal irregularities. The...

Panel rejects foot-and-mouth preventative measures.
June 15, 2010... Panel rejects foot-and-mouth preventative measures Yomiuri The head of an agriculture ministry expert panel has said preventative slaughtering or vaccination of cattle in Miyazaki Prefecture is not necessary at present. The Agriculture,...

Hayabusa's final hurrah shows Earth.
June 15, 2010... Hayabusa's final hurrah shows Earth Yomiuri Asteroid probe Hayabusa took one last picture of home sweet home minutes before burning up in the Earth's atmosphere Sunday after a 6 billion-kilometer, seven-year mission. Hayabusa took the...

A-OK--claps, cheers and smiles.
June 15, 2010... A-OK--claps, cheers and smiles Yomiuri Controllers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency clapped, cheered and smiled Sunday night after receiving the signal that a capsule had successfully separated from the Hayabusa space probe. ...

Student admits posting comics on YouTube.
June 15, 2010... Student admits posting comics on YouTube Yomiuri A 14-year-old male student was arrested Monday on suspicion of violating the Copyright Law for uploading not-yet-released comics without permission on video-sharing Web site YouTube, police...