Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from March 2011

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from March 2011

Govt may spray resin on N-plant / Sticky material should k.
March 31, 2011... Govt may spray resin on N-plant / Sticky material should keep down radiation Yomiuri The government will likely go ahead with a plan to spray resin inside the troubled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, which it hopes will contain the...

TEPCO to scrap 4 damaged reactors.
March 31, 2011... TEPCO to scrap 4 damaged reactors Yomiuri Reactors Nos. 1-4 at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will never be used again, the chairman of Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday. The announcement was made at a press...

Many countries helping Japan tame N-plant.
March 31, 2011... Many countries helping Japan tame N-plant Yomiuri Countries around the world have pitched in with equipment, materials and experts to help bring the critical situation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant under control. Although...

Yomiuri to give 800 mil. yen to quake-hit areas.
March 31, 2011... Yomiuri to give 800 mil. yen to quake-hit areas Yomiuri The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Yomiuri Light and Humanity Association have decided to send a total of 800 million yen in donations from around the country to areas struck by the March 11...

Filipina not giving up on Japan.
March 31, 2011... Filipina not giving up on Japan Fumiko Endo / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri When Anabelle Kuwashima, 36, felt the incredible shaking begin in her orchard in Fukushima on March 11, she thought, "This might be the end of the...

EDITORIAL / Find the Funds for Quake Reconstruction
March 31, 2011... EDITORIAL / Find the funds for quake reconstruction Yomiuri The budget for fiscal 2011, which starts Friday, passed the Diet on Tuesday in line with a constitutional provision that gives the House of Representatives legislative precedence...

Taisei set to introduce robots for N-cleanup.
March 31, 2011... Taisei set to introduce robots for N-cleanup Yomiuri Taisei Corp. on Wednesday announced plans to introduce unmanned heavy machines to speedily clear away highly radioactive rubble at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ...

Water holds back search for kin.
March 31, 2011... Water holds back search for kin Hirokazu Hayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi--A once scenic area in Higashi-Matsushima, where cherry trees should normally bloom, is...

Tsunami flooding hit Miyagi Pref. areas hardest.
March 31, 2011... Tsunami flooding hit Miyagi Pref. areas hardest Yomiuri More than 30 percent of residential, commercial and other developed land in 13 cities and towns of Iwate and Miyagi prefectures was flooded by the tsunami caused by the March 11...

Auto parts makers struggle to recover.
March 31, 2011... Auto parts makers struggle to recover Mamoru Kurihara and Hajime Yamagishi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Auto-related manufacturers in the Tohoku region are struggling to resume operations after their production bases were...

MUSINGS / March 28, 2011.
March 31, 2011... MUSINGS / March 28, 2011 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's March 28 issue. * * * Peter Drucker, an authority on business administration and knowledgeable about Japan, once...

EDUCATION RENAISSANCE / E-boards stand in for unavailable.
March 31, 2011... EDUCATION RENAISSANCE / E-boards stand in for unavailable ALTs Shoko Okuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri KYOTO The following is an article from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Education Renaissance series. This installment, the second...

THE HOT CORNER: Finding a silver lining.
March 31, 2011... THE HOT CORNER: Finding a silver lining Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Nippon Professional Baseball's painful preseason progress guarantees this will be a season like no other. When things suddenly change, players and...

Evacuee life tough on kids / Children and parents suffer m.
March 31, 2011... Evacuee life tough on kids / Children and parents suffer mental and physical stress Mayumi Kamizono, Makoto Imaoka and Atsuko Kinoshita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri KAMAISHI, Iwate KAMAISHI, Iwate--More than two weeks...

Japan, U.S. coordinate efforts on nuclear crisis.
March 30, 2011... Japan, U.S. coordinate efforts on nuclear crisis Yomiuri The Japanese and U.S. governments have set up four task forces under a joint liaison and coordination council to deal with the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant,...

Plutonium detected in soil at N-plant.
March 30, 2011... Plutonium detected in soil at N-plant Yomiuri Small amounts of three plutonium isotopes were detected in soil sampled at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant last week, but the levels do not pose a health risk, plant operator Tokyo...

Balancing act at reactors / Water vital for cooling, but d.
March 30, 2011... Balancing act at reactors / Water vital for cooling, but drainage poses new set of problems Yomiuri Work to remove radiation-contaminated water from the turbine buildings of reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant moved into...

Govt buyout of TEPCO pitched / Public-funded takeover coul.
March 30, 2011... Govt buyout of TEPCO pitched / Public-funded takeover could help utility survive huge damages bill Yomiuri The government might place Tokyo Electric Power Co. under effective state control to help the utility survive if it has to pay...

EDITORIAL / Japan's crisis will affect N-power worldwide.(Editorial)
March 30, 2011... EDITORIAL / Japan's crisis will affect N-power worldwide Yomiuri The unfolding crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is, of course, not just a problem for Japan alone. The future of the peaceful use of nuclear energy around...

Sketch artist, 13, records his hometown's devastation.
March 30, 2011... Sketch artist, 13, records his hometown's devastation Toshiyuki Sawaki / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri MINAMI-SANRIKUCHO, Miyagi MINAMI-SANRIKUCHO, Miyagi--Tomohiro Abe, 13, had always loved drawing, but in the aftermath of...

Trying to keep morale up.
March 30, 2011... Trying to keep morale up Yomiuri The cold really seeps in at night, but workers in the 35-square-meter main office and hallways sleep packed together like sardines. Some line up a few chairs to spend the night on. TEPCO employees who...

Workers face incredible risk with little food.
March 30, 2011... Workers face incredible risk with little food Yomiuri Working in close proximity to dangerously high levels of radiation, hundreds of workers are feverishly trying to stabilize the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant amid brutal living...

Quake, N-crisis cloud JAL's future.
March 30, 2011... Quake, N-crisis cloud JAL's future Shoichi Shirahaze and Masataka Morita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Although Japan Airlines has emerged from its court-backed rehabilitation process, dark clouds still loom over the carrier's...

HARD DRIVES / Sports, public share mutual inspiration.
March 30, 2011... HARD DRIVES / Sports, public share mutual inspiration John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri When the Tohoku earthquake rocked a large portion of Japan the entire country was shaken. The aftershocks that have been...

Swallows make changes.
March 30, 2011... Swallows make changes The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Unable to use Jingu Stadium for night games in April, the Tokyo Yakult Swallows on Tuesday announced the first changes to their schedule. Their series against the Yomiuri Giants from...

Scotland lock MacLeod confirms move to Kobe Steelers.
March 30, 2011... Scotland lock MacLeod confirms move to Kobe Steelers Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Edinburgh and Scotland lock Scott MacLeod confirmed Monday that he was heading to Japan. While there was still no official...

Survivors fete miraculous return to life.
March 30, 2011... Survivors fete miraculous return to life Yomiuri Some people's miraculous return to life from the brink of death in the March 11 earthquake-tsunami disaster was a result of their desperate desire to emerge alive, combined with layers of...

TV, newspaper industry leader Ujiie dies.
March 29, 2011... TV, newspaper industry leader Ujiie dies Yomiuri Seiichiro Ujiie, representative director and executive chairman of NTV and director and counselor of Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, died Monday morningCopyright 2011 The Daily Yomiuri

'Hot' water removal going slowly / Flooded steam condenser.
March 29, 2011... 'Hot' water removal going slowly / Flooded steam condensers in reactors hamper workers' efforts Yomiuri Steam condensers at the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are flooded, making it difficult for...

EDITORIAL / Manufacturers must lead disaster recovery.(Editorial)
March 29, 2011... EDITORIAL / Manufacturers must lead disaster recovery Yomiuri Many automobile and electric appliance makers have been forced to suspend output as their production centers were crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that hit the...

Canadian Embassy calls on citizens to register.
March 29, 2011... Canadian Embassy calls on citizens to register The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri In response to the earthquake-related crises unfolding in northern Japan, the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday called on Canadians in Japan to register with...

Food safety inspections flawed / Critics say system incons.
March 29, 2011... Food safety inspections flawed / Critics say system inconsistent, inequitably applied, lacks oversight Yomiuri Dissatisfaction with the system for food safety inspections is spreading among local governments and farmers in areas affected...

Lack of cars, gas stymies search for missing kin.
March 29, 2011... Lack of cars, gas stymies search for missing kin Mayumi Kamizono and Makoto Imaoka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri In areas hard hit by the March 11 disaster, many residents are increasingly desperate to learn whether their...

Delays plague distribution of overseas aid.
March 29, 2011... Delays plague distribution of overseas aid Tetsu Okazaki, Junichi Fukazawa, Hideaki Hayashi and Ryoichi Teraguchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents Yomiuri Help and offers of help have poured in from around the world since a massive...

Embassies need concrete info on aid supplies.
March 29, 2011... Embassies need concrete info on aid supplies Yomiuri Arranging for aid supplies from overseas takes a great deal of time, a senior Foreign Ministry official said recently in explanation of the confusion surrounding such provisions. "We...

Taming the energy glutton in your kitchen.
March 29, 2011... Taming the energy glutton in your kitchen Yomiuri People in eastern Japan are already having to adjust to rolling power blackouts being implemented by Tokyo Electric Power Co. and Tohoku Electric Power Co., and with summer on the way the...

Local wisdom a lifesaver for kids.
March 29, 2011... Local wisdom a lifesaver for kids Sho Komine and Yasushi Kaneko / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri MORIOKA MORIOKA--The wisdom known on the Sanriku coast--the Pacific side of the Tohoku region--as "tsunami tendenko" saved the...

Disaster hits business profits / Companies lower forecasts.
March 29, 2011... Disaster hits business profits / Companies lower forecasts, put off earnings announcements Yomiuri Corporate earnings have been significantly harmed ahead of companies' quarterly or annual settlement of accounts at the end of March,...

BULLETIN BOARD.
March 29, 2011... BULLETIN BOARD The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri ETJ to hold 1-day certificate courses on teaching English to children English Teachers in Japan will offer one-day certificate courses on teaching English to children in seven cities--Sunday...

Top League charity match to help in relief.
March 29, 2011... Top League charity match to help in relief The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Nearly half of the 4 million yen in proceeds from an all-star charity match held earlier this month by Japan rugby's Top League will go to Tohoku disaster relief, the...

Japan wins over crowd, loses final.
March 29, 2011... Japan wins over crowd, loses final The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Japan may have failed in its attempt to win some silverware at the Hong Kong Sevens but the players will long remember the reception given to them by the sell-out crowd at...

Tohoku's dream shattered.
March 29, 2011... Tohoku's dream shattered The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Tohoku High School's ambitious dream of lifting its region's spirits with a victory on the diamond came to a halt at Koshien Stadium on Monday. The Sendai team, which was late...

Over 100,000 SDF on front lines.
March 29, 2011... Over 100,000 SDF on front lines Yomiuri "This is the largest operation in the history of the Self-Defense Forces," a senior SDF official said with a serious expression. He and other personnel are simultaneously tackling two frontline...

SDF rescuers work in their 'hometown'.
March 29, 2011... SDF rescuers work in their 'hometown' Kohei Tsujisaka, Akio Oikawa and Yasuo Matsubara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri SENDAI SENDAI--The Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Tagajo in Miyagi Prefecture was hit by the March 11...

Massive reconstruction aid to cover local govt costs.
March 28, 2011... Massive reconstruction aid to cover local govt costs Yomiuri The central government will shoulder almost all expenses involved in rebuilding public facilities in municipalities devastated by the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami,...

10 million times norm / Massive iodine-134 level in No. 2.
March 28, 2011... 10 million times norm / Massive iodine-134 level in No. 2 reactor turbine bldg Yomiuri Water collected Saturday from the basement of the turbine building of the No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant contained...

EDITORIAL / Steady efforts needed to restore schools.(Editorial)
March 28, 2011... EDITORIAL / Steady efforts needed to restore schools Yomiuri For children who have suffered mental trauma as a result of the recent earthquake and tsunami, school can be a valuable forum in which to talk to friends and teachers and...

670,000 schoolbooks lost or rendered unusable.
March 28, 2011... 670,000 schoolbooks lost or rendered unusable Yomiuri About 670,000 textbooks for the new school term, starting in April, have been lost or damaged in the March 11 tsunami, according to a survey conducted by the education ministry. The...

Local govts lend helping hand / Officials pour into disast.
March 28, 2011... Local govts lend helping hand / Officials pour into disaster-stricken areas with supplies, advice Yomiuri Many local governments are sending officials to areas devastated by this month's earthquake and tsunami to help in their...

Dog saves owner from tsunami.
March 28, 2011... Dog saves owner from tsunami Toru Asami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri MIYAKO, Iwate MIYAKO, Iwate--Babu does not normally like going for walks, but when the 12-year-old shih tzu insisted on going for one soon after the March...

Giving kids something to smile about.
March 28, 2011... Giving kids something to smile about Nao Yako / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi HIGASHI-MATSUSHIMA, Miyagi--When Wakako Goto visited an evacuation center in Higashi-Matsushima on Friday morning, she...

Donors asked to observe simple rules when giving.
March 28, 2011... Donors asked to observe simple rules when giving Izumi Miyachi, Hiroyoshi Horii and Takashi Sakinaga / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Don't send worn-out clothes. Clearly write on boxes what the contents are. Don't put different...

Rolling blackouts unlikely to end soon.
March 28, 2011... Rolling blackouts unlikely to end soon Yomiuri No definite end is in sight to the rolling power outages that have darkened homes and seriously disrupted business operations. The massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami earlier this...

Switch household habits for major power savings.
March 28, 2011... Switch household habits for major power savings Yomiuri Small efforts to save energy in individual households can have a huge collective effect. According to Tokyo Electric Power Co., electricity consumption in the areas under its...

Quake insurance: Up to 50 mil. yen for housing, 10 mil. ye.
March 28, 2011... Quake insurance: Up to 50 mil. yen for housing, 10 mil. yen for goods Yasuaki Kobayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Earthquake insurance has attracted much attention in the aftermath of the March 11 quake and tsunami, which...

Disaster likely to hit U.S. car sales / Carmakers hurt by.
March 28, 2011... Disaster likely to hit U.S. car sales / Carmakers hurt by parts crunch may cut exports Yoichiro Shikagawa and Hideki Kishimoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Domestic automakers have begun reviewing their sales plans for North...

MUSINGS / March 23, 2011.
March 28, 2011... MUSINGS / March 23, 2011 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's March 23 issue. * * * Novelist Kyoka Izumi (1873-1939) cared about hygiene so much that he was called a "fanatic."...

Japan reaches bowl final.
March 28, 2011... Japan reaches bowl final The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Shuetsu Narita led crowd favorite Japan past the United States 14-12 and into the final of the Bowl at the Hong Kong Sevens on Sunday. The Suntory Sungoliath scrumhalf picked up a...

Charity venues set.
March 28, 2011... Charity venues set The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Nippon Professional Baseball has set the venues for the six charity exhibition series scheduled for April 2 and April 3. The Hiroshima Carp and Yakult Swallows will be at Jingu Stadium. In...

Hospital emerges as center of hope.
March 28, 2011... Hospital emerges as center of hope Masaki Takakura and Yu Hinatani / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi ISHINOMAKI, Miyagi--One doctor's jacket was covered with mud when he returned to the Ishinomaki Red Cross...

Water-laden U.S. barge heading for Fukushima.
March 27, 2011... Water-laden U.S. barge heading for Fukushima Yomiuri A U.S. Navy barge was heading to Onahama Port in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, on Saturday, carrying fresh water to be pumped into reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. ...

Iodine 1,250 times over limit / Contaminated seawater to d.
March 27, 2011... Iodine 1,250 times over limit / Contaminated seawater to disperse safely, nuclear agency says Yomiuri Radioactive iodine-131 at a concentration about 1,250 times the legal limit was detected in seawater collected Friday morning about 330...

TEPCO workers not warned of radiation risk.
March 27, 2011... TEPCO workers not warned of radiation risk Yomiuri Tokyo Electric Power Co. knew of the possibility of highly concentrated radioactive leakage at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's No. 3 reactor, but it failed to alert workers...

EDITORIAL / Strengthen cooperation with Asia-Pacific natio.(Editorial)
March 27, 2011... EDITORIAL / Strengthen cooperation with Asia-Pacific nations Yomiuri Japan, China and South Korea have decided to enhance their cooperation regarding disaster response and nuclear safety, drawing on the lessons of the March 11 Tohoku...

Radiation doses spread unequally / Experts say govt should.
March 27, 2011... Radiation doses spread unequally / Experts say govt should give more detail in designating evacuation zones Yomiuri The government recommendation that people voluntarily evacuate from homes located 20 kilometers to 30 kilometers from the...

Govt to cover earthquake refugees' hotel tab.
March 27, 2011... Govt to cover earthquake refugees' hotel tab Yomiuri The government will pay all charges for accommodation, as well as travel costs, for victims of the March 11 disaster who stay at hotels and inns designated by the government for use as...

Snow blankets Tohoku; mercury drops near freezing.
March 27, 2011... Snow blankets Tohoku; mercury drops near freezing Yomiuri MIYAKO, Iwate MIYAKO, Iwate--Snow fell on disaster-stricken areas in the mountains of the Tohoku region Saturday morning, brought by a low pressure system and cold front moving...

Is there any alternative to nuclear power?
March 27, 2011... Is there any alternative to nuclear power? Yomiuri The nuclear disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant has shaken the foundation of Japan's energy policy. No alternative source of energy to nuclear power generation appears to be on...

4 reactors to be cooled by freshwater soon.
March 27, 2011... 4 reactors to be cooled by freshwater soon Yomiuri The government said it plans to soon begin using freshwater instead of seawater to cool reactors Nos. 1 to 4 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to prevent salt from eroding water...

The kids (and parents) will be all right.
March 27, 2011... The kids (and parents) will be all right Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri As their Tokyo kindergarten rocked back and forth, two little girls, 4 and 5, stood up and started to dance and sing. It was only after the...

Govt to urge shorter work days / Longer holidays, producti.
March 27, 2011... Govt to urge shorter work days / Longer holidays, production moves also considered to save power Yomiuri In a bid to deal with possible electricity shortages this summer, the government is expected to urge companies to shorten their hours...

Retiring star Sako leaves court content.
March 27, 2011... Retiring star Sako leaves court content John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Kenichi Sako, who helped drive the Isuzu Gigacats to five Japan Basketball League titles in the 1990s and the Aisin Sea Horses to five...

NPB pushes back Japan Series.
March 27, 2011... NPB pushes back Japan Series Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Nippon Professional Baseball's owners decided Saturday that the start dates for this year's Climax Series and Japan Series would be pushed back roughly two...

Niigata Prefecture gives back.
March 27, 2011... Niigata Prefecture gives back Yomiuri NIIGATA NIIGATA--Niigata Prefecture, which was struck by large earthquakes in 2004 and 2007, has taken in about 8,700 victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that devastated coastal areas in...

Plant water highly radioactive / 3 emergency workers suffe.
March 26, 2011... Plant water highly radioactive / 3 emergency workers suffered exposure levels near 1-year limit Yomiuri The level of radiation in the water to which three workers were exposed Thursday was 10,000 times higher than the amount normally seen...

EDITORIAL / Candidates must offer clear views on local iss.(Editorial)
March 26, 2011... EDITORIAL / Candidates must offer clear views on local issues Yomiuri Although overshadowed by the disastrous March 11 earthquake, official campaigning has begun for nationwide local elections. We hope the candidates thoroughly present...

Most disaster victims elderly / Unlike younger people, sen.
March 26, 2011... Most disaster victims elderly / Unlike younger people, seniors unable to move fast enough to escape Yomiuri Most victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami were seniors who were unable to move with the agility needed to escape the twin...

Safety team neglects risk.
March 26, 2011... Safety team neglects risk Yomiuri Before Thursday's incident, at least 14 workers had been exposed to more than 100 millisieverts of radiation since the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant was crippled by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, it...

Experts unsure on source of radiation leak.
March 26, 2011... Experts unsure on source of radiation leak Yomiuri Government officials and nuclear experts were still investigating Friday the source of the leak that exposed three workers to high levels of radiation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power...

1st-time volunteers hit ground running.
March 26, 2011... 1st-time volunteers hit ground running Hirofumi Hajiri, Daisuke Inoue and Hironari Akiyama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri SENDAI SENDAI--Faced with organizing 1,400 people from across the nation who had come to do their part...

Volunteer centers on increase.
March 26, 2011... Volunteer centers on increase Yomiuri With volunteer activities gaining momentum in areas devastated by the March 11 earthquake and subsequent tsunami, volunteer centers have gone into operation to match people who want to give their time...

Gas seen topping 160 yen a liter / Distributors freeze who.
March 26, 2011... Gas seen topping 160 yen a liter / Distributors freeze wholesale prices, but cost of imported oil rising Yomiuri As the national average for a liter of regular gasoline has topped 150 yen, the highest level in nearly 2-1/2 years, analysts...

Coca-Cola promises 2.5 bil. yen for quake relief.
March 26, 2011... Coca-Cola promises 2.5 bil. yen for quake relief The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Coca-Cola Co. will donate 2.5 billion yen to support relief activities and rebuilding efforts in the quake- and tsunami-ravaged coastal areas of the Tohoku and...

Sprinter Takahashi joins Fujitsu club.
March 26, 2011... Sprinter Takahashi joins Fujitsu club The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Heisei International University's Momoko Takahashi, the national women's champion in the 200 meters, will join Fujitsu's athletics club in April, the team announced Friday....