Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from May 2009

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from May 2009

3 fatally stabbed in Kawasaki, man held.
May 31, 2009... 3 fatally stabbed in Kawasaki, man held Yomiuri KAWASAKI KAWASAKI--Three people were fatally stabbed at an apartment building in Saiwai Ward, Kawasaki on Saturday morning and a man has been held over the stabbings, police said. At...

79 local governments overpaid employee area allowances in.
May 31, 2009... 79 local governments overpaid employee area allowances in FY08 Yomiuri Seventy-nine local governments, including one prefectural government, paid employees in urban regions excessive area allowances in fiscal 2008, eclipsing central...

Brazil court nixes man's appeal of 34-yr sentence.
May 31, 2009... Brazil court nixes man's appeal of 34-yr sentence Yomiuri MEXICO CITY MEXICO CITY--A Brazilian high court announced Friday that it has rejected an appeal from a Japanese-Brazilian who was sentenced to 34 years and five months in prison...

Global warming costs calculated / Could cost nation 17 tri.
May 31, 2009... Global warming costs calculated / Could cost nation 17 tril. yen per year by end of century if problem not addressed Yomiuri If the world does not take any measures against global warming, the financial damage Japan would suffer from...

New-flu case in Chiba Pref.
May 31, 2009... New-flu case in Chiba Pref. Yomiuri CHIBA CHIBA--The Chiba prefectural government announced Saturday that a 19-year-old woman of Sakura in the prefecture was confirmed as being infected with the new strain of influenza. The woman has...

IN THE NEWS / Iranian writer finds her voice in Japanese.
May 31, 2009... IN THE NEWS / Iranian writer finds her voice in Japanese Shinya Machida / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Shirin Nezammafi, a 29-year-old Iranian, recently won the 108th Bungakukai Shinjinsho--an award for new...

Library to offer shoe-shining service.
May 31, 2009... Library to offer shoe-shining service Yomiuri A library run by Tokyo's Chiyoda ward office is giving book buffs a chance to have their shoes buffed with the introduction of a shoe-polishing service once a month at the library. "A person...

City govt seeks to trademark poet's name.
May 31, 2009... City govt seeks to trademark poet's name Yomiuri YAMAGUCHI YAMAGUCHI--The Yamaguchi municipal government has applied to the Patent Office to register the name of poet Chuya Nakahara (1907-1937) as a trademark, it has been learned. It...

Aso still cagey on timing of dissolution.
May 31, 2009... Aso still cagey on timing of dissolution Shinichi Murao / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The ruling coalition's apparent desire to prolong the current Diet session for an extended period reflects a raft of calculations by the...

EDITORIAL / Consistency key to safe, deregulated drug sale.
May 31, 2009... EDITORIAL / Consistency key to safe, deregulated drug sales Yomiuri The revised Pharmaceutical Affairs Law, which takes effect Monday, is contradictory in many ways as it includes both a relaxation and tightening of regulations. With...

INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD / Japan needs to define, refine 'n.
May 31, 2009... INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD / Japan needs to define, refine 'national interest' Shinichi Kitaoka / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri "National interest" is a term that has been kept at arms' length in Japan since the end of World War...

Yamanashi / Comedy skit warns elderly of scams.
May 31, 2009... Yamanashi / Comedy skit warns elderly of scams Midori Satsukawa Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Using a comedy skit, a troupe of elderly members of an amateur theater company warned senior citizens recently about falling victim to...

Gifu / Most elevated webcam to offer images of peaks.
May 31, 2009... Gifu / Most elevated webcam to offer images of peaks Yomiuri An operator of a mountain villa in the Oku-Hida hot spring resort in Takayama plans to transmit real-time images of the 3,000-meter-high peaks of the Hotaka mountain range via a...

Chiba / 2 images found at temple considered significant.
May 31, 2009... Chiba / 2 images found at temple considered significant Yomiuri The restoration of two Buddhist statues, one depicting the Fudo Myoo deity that is believed to have been made in the Heian period (794-1192) and another of the Amida Nyorai...

Unrivaled favored for Japan Derby.
May 31, 2009... Unrivaled favored for Japan Derby Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Prime Minister Taro Aso will try his luck in the Japan Derby this afternoon among the massive crowd at Tokyo Racecourse. It remains to be seen who his...

67 puts Jones on top at Oarai.
May 31, 2009... 67 puts Jones on top at Oarai Yomiuri A day after a 16-mph gust swept through the seaside course where no one was able to shoot under par, Brendan Jones returned to business as usual Saturday as the Australian fired a 5-under 67 to take a...

Series rematch ends in draw.
May 31, 2009... Series rematch ends in draw Yomiuri The rematch of last year's Japan Series went down to the wire, just like it did when the teams battled seven games last November. This time, however, there was no winner. Hiroshi Hirao's...

Late Matsuda goal denies Oita.
May 31, 2009... Late Matsuda goal denies Oita Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri YOKOHAMA--Oita Trinita were about 10 seconds away from their first win in two-and-a-half months. Then Naoki Matsuda had other ideas. Matsuda spared...

Okada to gamble on Nakamura.
May 31, 2009... Okada to gamble on Nakamura Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Shunsuke Nakamura will play through a groin injury and start in tonight's Kirin Cup against Belgium, Japan's final tuneup for the upcoming World Cup...

Deers down Silver Star.
May 31, 2009... Deers down Silver Star Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri KAWASAKI KAWASAKI--The Kajima Deers had little trouble building on their lead over Asahi Beer. The Silver Star proved a very generous opponent. Yosuke Ozaki...

Parents still seeking 'truth' over son's death.
May 30, 2009... Parents still seeking 'truth' over son's death NAGOYA Yomiuri NAGOYA--The parents of a 17-year-old sumo wrestler who died after a beating during training were dissatisfied with the six-year sentence handed Friday to the stablemaster who...

Musings / May 29, 2009.
May 30, 2009... Musings / May 29, 2009 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's May 29 issue. * * * Among the haiku poets of the Edo period (1603-1867) was Konishi Raizan, who reportedly was born...

Split of health ministry in doubt / Aso's drive to realign.
May 30, 2009... Split of health ministry in doubt / Aso's drive to realign burdens meets opposition in his own party Yomiuri Prime Minister Taro Aso is showing signs of wavering from a plan he set in motion to split the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry...

Insurance-covered pills help smokers quit.
May 30, 2009... Insurance-covered pills help smokers quit Yukiko Takanashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Sunday is World No Tobacco Day. Support for smokers in Japan trying to kick the habit has grown in recent years with treatment for those...

'Plant factories' set to bloom / Govt to aid high-tech fac.
May 30, 2009... 'Plant factories' set to bloom / Govt to aid high-tech facilities growing vegetables, fruit year-round Jun Sugimori / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri With its glaring fluorescent lights and workers clad in white work uniforms and...

EDITORIAL / Compromise required to overcome crisis.
May 30, 2009... EDITORIAL / Compromise required to overcome crisis Yomiuri Swiftly implementing stimulus measures is the key to getting the country out of its worst economic crisis in the postwar era. The government should place top priority on bringing...

Shareholders punish Aderans board.
May 30, 2009... Shareholders punish Aderans board Kazuki Nishihara and Takashi Shimomiya Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The approval given by shareholders of major wigmaker Aderans Holdings Co. to new board members proposed by Steel Partners at a...

Arlidge back in Japan fold.
May 30, 2009... Arlidge back in Japan fold Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri James Arlidge was named in the Japan squad for the first time since July 2008, when the 30-man party for the Pacific Nations Cup was named late Thursday. ...

Arimura leads Kosaido Ladies.
May 30, 2009... Arimura leads Kosaido Ladies Yomiuri Chie Arimura fired a 5-under 67 Friday to take a one-shot lead over Kim So Hee of South Korea and Sakura Yokomine after a soggy first round of the Kosaido Ladies Cup in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture. ...

Ex-Onward star now runs with Seagulls.
May 30, 2009... Ex-Onward star now runs with Seagulls Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri When running back Masatoshi Sugihara had to decide which path to take his career, he looked for what he considered was the fastest one to a...

Closure on scandal... till next one?
May 30, 2009... Closure on scandal... till next one? James Hardy / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The sentencing of former stablemaster Tokitsukaze to six years in prison for his role in the beatings that led to the death of a 17-year-old wrestler...

Ono helps Ham roast BayStars.
May 30, 2009... Ono helps Ham roast BayStars Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri YOKOHAMA--Rookie catcher Shota Ono got back on the winning track on Friday, hitting his first career home run to help the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters snap a...

Job-offers ratio ties record low / Inemployment rate hits.
May 30, 2009... Job-offers ratio ties record low / Inemployment rate hits 5% for 1st time since November '03 Yomiuri The ratio of job offers to job seekers in April matched the all-time-low marked in 1999, and the nation's seasonally adjusted unemployment...

Draft UNSC resolution OK's forcible checks of DPRK ships.
May 30, 2009... Draft UNSC resolution OK's forcible checks of DPRK ships Yoshikazu Shirakawa Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri NEW YORK NEW YORK--A draft U.N. Security Council resolution against North Korea compiled by Japan and the United...

Women to get coupons for cancer checks.
May 30, 2009... Women to get coupons for cancer checks Yomiuri The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry announced Friday it would distribute coupons for free checkups for cervical and breast cancer to about 7.6 million women of designated ages. The...

Chinese national held over forged seals.
May 30, 2009... Chinese national held over forged seals Yomiuri YOKOHAMA YOKOHAMA--A 24-year-old Chinese man has been arrested on suspicion of forging an official government document that gave him permission to engage in employment, using counterfeit...

School owner held after student's house robbed.
May 30, 2009... School owner held after student's house robbed Yomiuri NAGOYA NAGOYA--The owner of a Brazilian school in Nagoya has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in a robbery at the house of a student attending his school who had not paid...

Man gets death in Hyogo killings / Court rules out mental.
May 30, 2009... Man gets death in Hyogo killings / Court rules out mental incompetence as factor in 7 Kakogawa murders Yomiuri KOBE KOBE--A 52-year-old man was sentenced to death at the Kobe District Court on Friday for murdering seven people belonging...

Kabu.com e-mail made insider-trading deal possible.
May 30, 2009... Kabu.com e-mail made insider-trading deal possible Yomiuri Alleged insider trading in 2007 by a then employee of kabu.com Securities Co. was made possible by an internal e-mail that was sent to employees, including the suspect, about a...

New Yomiuri Shimbun, Osaka, execs appointed.
May 30, 2009... New Yomiuri Shimbun, Osaka, execs appointed Yomiuri The Yomiuri Shimbun, Osaka, on Thursday approved its draft fiscal 2008 earnings report and decided on the appointment of new executives at the board of directors meeting. The decisions...

JP's bid plan for resorts 'not illegal'.
May 30, 2009... JP's bid plan for resorts 'not illegal' Yomiuri A third-party panel set up by Japan Post announced Friday that no illegality had been found in the process of the firm's attempted sale of its Kampo no Yado network of resort hotels. The...

Japan, U.S. compile draft U.N. resolution on DPRK.
May 29, 2009... Japan, U.S. compile draft U.N. resolution on DPRK Yoshikazu Shirakawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri NEW YORK NEW YORK--Japan and the United States on Wednesday compiled a draft of a new U.N. Security Council resolution...

Govt to stiffen controls over dual-use tech / Move aimed a.
May 29, 2009... Govt to stiffen controls over dual-use tech / Move aimed at preventing WMD spread Yomiuri The government will require domestic research institutions to introduce tighter control over information on technologies that can be used to develop...

Intl antipiracy meeting set for June in Seoul.
May 29, 2009... Intl antipiracy meeting set for June in Seoul Yomiuri The Japanese and South Korean governments will cosponsor an international conference in Seoul on June 9 and 10 to discuss improving the maritime policing capabilities of nations around...

Ministry official's superiors allegedly involved in postal.
May 29, 2009... Ministry official's superiors allegedly involved in postal scam Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--A health ministry official, who is under arrest in relation to abuse of a postal discount system, pointed the finger at his superiors who he said...

1 dead, 2 hurt in stabbing attack in Saitama Pref.
May 29, 2009... 1 dead, 2 hurt in stabbing attack in Saitama Pref. Yomiuri SAITAMA SAITAMA--A 65-year-old man was arrested Thursday after three people were found either dead or seriously injured in a house in Yoshikawa, Saitama Prefecture, police said....

Audit finds 40 mil. yen govt subsidy fraud.
May 29, 2009... Audit finds 40 mil. yen govt subsidy fraud Yomiuri The Japan Vocational Ability Development Association, a corporation under the jurisdiction of the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, has received about 40 million yen in subsidies from...

A-bomb victims' win 'recognition of pain'.
May 29, 2009... A-bomb victims' win 'recognition of pain' Yomiuri In a ruling Thursday regarding the recognition of people suffering from illness caused by radiation in the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Tokyo High Court criticized...

Help urged for nonregular workers.
May 29, 2009... Help urged for nonregular workers Yomiuri A government panel urged in a draft report released Thursday that the government expand coverage of employment insurance, employees' pension and public health insurance for nonregular workers. ...

NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR THREAT / Should Japan possess an att.
May 29, 2009... NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR THREAT / Should Japan possess an attack capability? Yomiuri This is the third and final installment of a three-part series examining the implications of North Korea's second nuclear test and the threat of its nuclear...

446 nursing care facilities found to be unauthorized.
May 29, 2009... 446 nursing care facilities found to be unauthorized Yomiuri An investigation conducted by the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry found there were 446 unauthorized nursing care facilities for the elderly in 34 prefectures as of April and...

Aso, Hatoyama fail to shine in debate.
May 29, 2009... Aso, Hatoyama fail to shine in debate Kohei Kobayashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Both Prime Minister Taro Aso and Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama left concern about their capabilities as party heads after...

Yokohama to put solar panels on 200 city schools.
May 29, 2009... Yokohama to put solar panels on 200 city schools Yomiuri YOKOHAMA--The Yokohama municipal government plans to install solar panels at 200 municipal primary and middle schools--40 percent of all the city-run schools--during this academic...

Models of Tsukiji market's Turret trucks to go on sale.
May 29, 2009... Models of Tsukiji market's Turret trucks to go on sale Yomiuri A plastic model maker better known for its models of dekotora, or garishly decorated trucks, has based its latest product on a vehicle not quite so ostentatious. Aoshima...

Governors body loses influence / Association needs rethink.
May 29, 2009... Governors body loses influence / Association needs rethink to successfully lobby for decentralization Eita Hagiwara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The National Governors' Association is standing at a crossroads, hobbled by a...

EDITORIAL / Review of A-bomb sufferer criteria needed.
May 29, 2009... EDITORIAL / Review of A-bomb sufferer criteria needed Yomiuri As atomic bomb survivors grow older, the state should not prolong legal battles with them. The Tokyo High Court handed down a ruling Thursday regarding the recognition of...

Sales of air purifiers soar due to new flu.
May 29, 2009... Sales of air purifiers soar due to new flu Yomiuri Sales of air purifiers have soared since the outbreak of the new strain of influenza, according to the Japan Electrical Manufacturers' Association. According to an association report on...

For love and money: Entrepreneurs discover working for the.
May 29, 2009... For love and money: Entrepreneurs discover working for the benefit of individuals within society can be profitable Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri It was during a stint at a Tokyo real estate agency while in college...

COMICS REVIEW / Little kid's low humor runs deep.
May 29, 2009... COMICS REVIEW / Little kid's low humor runs deep Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Crayon Shinchan By Yoshito Usui Translated by Sheldon Drzka 8 volumes and counting CMX Manga, 119 pp and 7.99 dollars each...

THROUGH OTAKU EYES / Maid cafe positions itself as a new o.
May 29, 2009... THROUGH OTAKU EYES / Maid cafe positions itself as a new otaku culture center Makoto Fukuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri In Akihabara, Tokyo, an area dubbed "otaku paradise," women wearing maid costumes are often seen...

Arms and the manga: Characters with something up their sle.
May 29, 2009... Arms and the manga: Characters with something up their sleeves Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri When you hold a manga in your hands to read it, your thumbs hover at the edges of your vision while your eyes are focused on...

GAME REVIEW / He's a secret agent 'bot.
May 29, 2009... GAME REVIEW / He's a secret agent 'bot Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Game review: Clank & Ratchet: Maruhi Misshon Igunisshon! (English title: Secret Agent Clank) Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. PSP,...

Music, friendship best medicines.
May 29, 2009... Music, friendship best medicines Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Take one jaded middle-aged newspaper columnist and one homeless street musician who was a musical prodigy, throw in a bit of Walt Disney and a few...

You've got half an hour: Fall in love.
May 29, 2009... You've got half an hour: Fall in love. Ikuko Kitagawa / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Can you fall in love in just 30 minutes? "In real life, it would take a miracle to fall in love in a mere half hour," stage director Keiko Miyata...

The other side of Shiko Munakata.
May 29, 2009... The other side of Shiko Munakata Robert Reed / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Shiko Munakata (1903-1975) soared to international fame as a woodblock print artist in the 1950s by winning top awards at the Sao Paulo Biennale...

Natty's natty tunes set to get Greenroom Festival grooving.
May 29, 2009... Natty's natty tunes set to get Greenroom Festival grooving Stephen Taylor / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri If you're a musician with reggae leanings and you call yourself Natty, comparisons with Bob Marley--the man who gave the...

Networks offer goodies on the Net.
May 29, 2009... Networks offer goodies on the Net Wm. Penn /Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri It's an interesting paradox: The Internet has lured many people away from their TV sets and yet it provides avid TV fans with more and more opportunities to...

NATURE IN SHORT / Time for a spot of iyashi rejuvenation i.
May 29, 2009... NATURE IN SHORT / Time for a spot of iyashi rejuvenation in Tokyo Kevin Short / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri I live on the outskirts of Tokyo, but my work usually requires that I spend at least a day or so each week in the city....

Nagatomo, Tulio return.
May 29, 2009... Nagatomo, Tulio return Yomiuri Nagatomo, Tulio return The Daily Yomiuri Japan defenders Yuto Nagatomo and Marcus Tulio Tanaka will rejoin the team today and make next week's trip to Uzbekistan for the World Cup qualifiers, the...

Gonzalez hunts Hawks to win 5 in row.
May 29, 2009... Gonzalez hunts Hawks to win 5 in row John E. Gibson Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Gonzalez hunts Hawks to win 5 in row By John E. Gibson Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri's Dicky "Goose Egg" Gonzalez wasn't able to string...

ON THE FAIRWAY: Getting a handle on long drives.
May 29, 2009... ON THE FAIRWAY: Getting a handle on long drives Mitsunori Toda Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Getting a handle on long drives Although the average driving distance in the global game has slightly decreased over the past few...

Govt eyes ban on all exports to DPRK.
May 28, 2009... Govt eyes ban on all exports to DPRK Yomiuri The government Wednesday began examining a total ban on exports to North Korea in what would be an escalation of Japanese sanctions on the country in response to its nuclear test, sources said....

Suspected professor killer 'blamed job woes on victim'.
May 28, 2009... Suspected professor killer 'blamed job woes on victim' Yomiuri A former Chuo University student suspected of the January murder of a professor of the university abandoned the idea of attending the university's graduate school in 2004...

Postal scam investigation widens / Health ministry bureau.
May 28, 2009... Postal scam investigation widens / Health ministry bureau chief 'linked to abuse of discount system' Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--A former head of a self-described organization for the disabled, arrested on suspicion of abusing a postage...

JR West president's home searched over '05 derailment.
May 28, 2009... JR West president's home searched over '05 derailment Yomiuri KOBE KOBE--Prosecutors on Wednesday searched the home of the president of West Japan Railway Co. and several offices of the firm's headquarters in Osaka in connection with...

New Yomiuri Shimbun executives to be appointed.
May 28, 2009... New Yomiuri Shimbun executives to be appointed Yomiuri The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, The Yomiuri Shimbun and the Yomiuri Giants approved their draft fiscal 2008 earnings reports and decided on the appointment of new executives at their...

Slump causing extra hardship for women.
May 28, 2009... Slump causing extra hardship for women Mihoko Tsukino / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri An increasing number of women are being directly affected by the current economic downturn, with some losing their jobs and places to live....

POLITICAL PULSE / Has Aso adopted DPJ policies? / Prime mi.
May 28, 2009... POLITICAL PULSE / Has Aso adopted DPJ policies? / Prime minister, Hatoyama push plans for bureaucratic overhaul Tetsuya Harada Yomiuri Prime Minister Taro Aso has been creating waves in political and bureaucratic circles with his...

EDITORIAL / Aso, Hatoyama must openly debate policies.
May 28, 2009... EDITORIAL / Aso, Hatoyama must openly debate policies Yomiuri Prime Minister Taro Aso and Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama finally faced off in the Diet in a head-to-head debate as ruling and main opposition party leaders...

Japan to push for G-8 rules on intl farm investment.
May 28, 2009... Japan to push for G-8 rules on intl farm investment Yomiuri The Group of Eight nations is likely to work out an international code of conduct on agricultural investment during its summit meeting set for July in Italy, according to Japanese...

Today's College Scene / Women at Todai still a minority.
May 28, 2009... Today's College Scene / Women at Todai still a minority Takayuki Yasui / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The following is an excerpt from The Yomiuri Shimbun series "Today's College Scene," which visits a different university each...

BULLETIN BOARD.
May 28, 2009... BULLETIN BOARD Yomiuri Students, teachers sought for summer international programs in Hawaii The Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange, a nonprofit educational institution based in Honolulu, is seeking participants for its 58th International...

Rare hanging scroll of blue deity to be displayed.
May 28, 2009... Rare hanging scroll of blue deity to be displayed Yomiuri KYOTO KYOTO--A hanging scroll depicting a guardian deity that is rarely shown to the public will be exhibited in autumn at Shoren-in temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto. The...

A-bomb pianos promote music of peace.
May 28, 2009... A-bomb pianos promote music of peace Maki Hirukawa Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri HIROSHIMA HIROSHIMA--A man who repairs pianos damaged in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima has established a fund to support his goal of staging a...