Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from May 2010

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from May 2010

Ministry plans data centers for cloud computing.
May 31, 2010... Ministry plans data centers for cloud computing Yomiuri The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry plans to invite companies from at home and abroad to set up large-scale data centers in the nation in expectation of the spread of cloud...

EDITORIAL / MSDF should join cargo inspections.(Editorial)
May 31, 2010... EDITORIAL / MSDF should join cargo inspections Yomiuri The Diet on Friday finally enacted into law a special measures bill to enable inspections of cargo transported on ships to and from North Korea. Cargo inspection was part of a U.N....

Govt to gauge extent of doctor shortage.
May 31, 2010... Govt to gauge extent of doctor shortage Yomiuri With a shortage of doctors having brought medical services in provincial regions to the brink of collapse, the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry has begun its first-ever nationwide survey of...

Lawmaker 'meddled' in inquest / Panel impartiality comprom.
May 31, 2010... Lawmaker 'meddled' in inquest / Panel impartiality compromised over Ozawa political funds allegations Yomiuri In a move apparently infringing on the principle that the prosecution inquest system be free of political influence, a senior...

'Obama nod' prompted Fukushima dismissal.
May 31, 2010... 'Obama nod' prompted Fukushima dismissal Yomiuri It was a conversation with U.S. President Barack Obama that prompted Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama to make a final decision on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in...

The world of Doraemon comes to life.
May 31, 2010... The world of Doraemon comes to life Yomiuri The magical gadgets produced by popular anime character Doraemon--a robotic cat who travels to the contemporary world from the 22nd century--are no longer just figments of the imagination. ...

Firms ramp up content for iPad / Publishers, bookstores, g.
May 31, 2010... Firms ramp up content for iPad / Publishers, bookstores, game makers set to take up challenge Mamoru Kurihara and Yu Toda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri With Apple Inc.'s iPad tablet computer now on sale in Japan, attention is...

Keidanren to create its own growth strategy.
May 31, 2010... Keidanren to create its own growth strategy Yomiuri Hiromasa Yonekura, the new chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), has reiterated his determination to quickly draw up a new growth strategy independent of the...

INDIRECTLY SPEAKING / Some common English mistakes to avoi.
May 31, 2010... INDIRECTLY SPEAKING / Some common English mistakes to avoid Mike Guest / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri It doesn't matter whether you're an English teacher, in business here, or just a freelance foreigner--if you've been in Japan...

MUSINGS / May 27, 2010.
May 31, 2010... MUSINGS / May 27, 2010 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's May 27 issue. * * * A cucumber and a pumpkin go to see sumo together. But the gatekeeper tells them that though the...

Too many drugs in treatment of depression.
May 31, 2010... Too many drugs in treatment of depression Mitsunobu Sato / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Psychiatric treatment for depression in this country relies too much on medication and needs to reviewed. Today other industrialized...

Pirates stun Silver Star to make Pearl semis.
May 31, 2010... Pirates stun Silver Star to make Pearl semis The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The Meiji Yasuda Pirates went for two and it paid off with the biggest win in their history. Gaku Matsuoka followed up a touchdown pass by hooking up with Ryo...

Sanga remain unbeaten in Nabisco Cup.
May 31, 2010... Sanga remain unbeaten in Nabisco Cup The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Kyoto Sanga stayed unbeaten and at the top of Group A in the J.League Nabisco Cup on Sunday as Hisashi Kato's side beat Nagoya Grampus 1-0 thanks to a first-half strike by...

Satozaki's HR in 11th softens blow for Marines.
May 31, 2010... Satozaki's HR in 11th softens blow for Marines Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri CHIBA CHIBA--The Chiba Lotte Marines won the battle on Sunday, although it is too early to tell if they can win a war of attrition. ...

Fukushima: SDP may withdraw from coalition.
May 30, 2010... Fukushima: SDP may withdraw from coalition Yomiuri Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima said Saturday her party is likely to leave the ruling coalition, a day after Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama dismissed her from his Cabinet...

Major firms scrap animal testing / Ito En, Shiseido take l.
May 30, 2010... Major firms scrap animal testing / Ito En, Shiseido take lead in consideration of EU, U.S. markets Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Ito En, Ltd., a major beverage maker based in Tokyo, abolished animal testing at the end of April, while cosmetics...

Fukushima's dismissal shakes coalition.
May 30, 2010... Fukushima's dismissal shakes coalition Mieko Kawashima and Shoji Minami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima's removal from the Cabinet has deepened an already bitter schism within the...

SDP head's departure may force DPJ to change election stra.
May 30, 2010... SDP head's departure may force DPJ to change election strategy Yomiuri Social Democratic Party chief Mizuho Fukushima's removal from the Cabinet likely will require the ruling Democratic Party of Japan to reconsider its campaign strategy...

Limping away from history / Giants' Tono comes out of no-h.
May 30, 2010... Limping away from history / Giants' Tono comes out of no-hitter after 6 innings; 3 relievers finish up shutout of Lions Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri TOKOROZAWA, Saitama TOKOROZAWA, Saitama--Shun Tono limped away...

Vegalta edge Cerezo, close in on Nabisco Cup q'finals.
May 30, 2010... Vegalta edge Cerezo, close in on Nabisco Cup q'finals The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Yoshiki Takahashi picked a good time to score his first goal for Vegalta Sendai. Five minutes after coming on as a substitute, Takahashi found the net to...

Disagreements remain over biodiversity.
May 30, 2010... Disagreements remain over biodiversity Koichi Yasuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri NAIROBI NAIROBI--A preparatory meeting in Nairobi for an upcoming U.N. conference on biological diversity closed Friday after failing to...

EDITORIAL / Hatoyama responsible for base relocation chaos.
May 30, 2010... EDITORIAL / Hatoyama responsible for base relocation chaos Yomiuri After causing political confusion at home and in the Japan-U.S. relationship, he easily broke his "promise to the people." He apologized but will not take responsibility....

Mega-China--Changing Japan-China relations / 'Anti-Japan'.
May 28, 2010... Mega-China--Changing Japan-China relations / 'Anti-Japan' still a major theme in Chinese films and history Yomiuri China's rapid rise is causing ever-widening repercussions in its relationship with Japan. This is the fifth and final...

Sea Shepherd captain's trial begins.
May 28, 2010... Sea Shepherd captain's trial begins Yomiuri A member of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, in the first day of a trial over disruptions caused to a Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic Ocean, told the Tokyo District Court on...

No 'delay' in schedule.
May 28, 2010... No 'delay' in schedule Yomiuri A joint document due to be released Friday on the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture is to include a clause stating there will be "no significant delays" in the...

EDITORIAL / How should Japan boost competitiveness?(Editorial)
May 28, 2010... EDITORIAL / How should Japan boost competitiveness? Yomiuri What can Japan do to find a way out of the stalling economy and boost its international competitiveness? The Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry has come up with a review of the...

Cops search drop shipping firm / First lured by pledges of.
May 28, 2010... Cops search drop shipping firm / First lured by pledges of easy profits, many contractors now calling foul Yomiuri Police searched an Internet-related company in Tokyo on Thursday on suspicion the firm lied to a woman about the...

Ady Gil captain: Obstruction was my job.
May 28, 2010... Ady Gil captain: Obstruction was my job Yomiuri "Obstruction of business--that was my job down there," wrote Peter Bethune, former captain of an antiwhaling vessel of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society whose trial opened Thursday, in a...

IN THE NEWS / Critic makes quantum leap to become science-.
May 28, 2010... IN THE NEWS / Critic makes quantum leap to become science-fiction novelist Yuji Horiuchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri "As a critic taking on the role of amateur novelist, I'm glad that I didn't fail." With those words,...

The young find new way to live / 'Share houses' with commu.
May 28, 2010... The young find new way to live / 'Share houses' with communal areas a hit with the 20s and 30s crowd Mitsuhiko Watanabe / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri You only get a six-tatami-mat room to yourself, and the kitchen, bathroom and...

A STUDY OF BRANDS / Royal Crown Derby cups still full.
May 28, 2010... A STUDY OF BRANDS / Royal Crown Derby cups still full Yomiuri A cup of tea is the most English of institutions, and porcelain maker Royal Crown Derby Co. has ensured that afternoon tea has been sipped in style for 260 years. It has held a...

Govt shifts course in aviation policy.
May 28, 2010... Govt shifts course in aviation policy Shoichi Shirahaze and Masataka Morita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The nation's aviation policy, once seen as too rigid to reform, has begun changing, albeit gradually. For a long...

World beat.
May 28, 2010... World beat Atsuko Matsumoto / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Not a single word is spoken during their 100-minute shows. Each of the 5 companies around the world consists of 12 members; each show comprises 8 members, made up of any...

From Chicago to Shikago.
May 28, 2010... From Chicago to Shikago Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri One often hears of Japanese actors, singers or athletes who struggle to learn English so they can get their chance in the United States. Broadway and West End...

Believe it or not, we're all in a state of play.
May 28, 2010... Believe it or not, we're all in a state of play Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Fun Inc.: Why Games are the 21st Century's Most Serious Business By Tom Chatfield Virgin Books, 258 pp, 12.99 pounds Nintendo Magic:...

Anime production knows no borders.
May 28, 2010... Anime production knows no borders Takuya Sasajima / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri TV Tokyo is currently airing three separate anime series that reflect some sort of connection between Japan and the United States. Often, a series...

COMICS REVIEW / A warmth that spans the eons.
May 28, 2010... COMICS REVIEW / A warmth that spans the eons Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Thermae Romae By Mari Yamazaki In Japanese 1 volume and counting Enterbrain Co., 182 pp, 714 yen It may surprise you, but...

THROUGH OTAKU EYES / Gundam Cafe offers new Akihabara base.
May 28, 2010... THROUGH OTAKU EYES / Gundam Cafe offers new Akihabara base Makoto Fukuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Three decades after launching what would be one of Japan's most influential and best-loved anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam...

Mika mixes race, gender and the macabre.
May 28, 2010... Mika mixes race, gender and the macabre Stephen Taylor / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri LONDON LONDON--As global pop phenomenon Mika enters the ornate lobby of a West London hotel, he is suddenly struck with a sense of deja vu....

Come dance with Bausch.
May 28, 2010... Come dance with Bausch Mieko Sasaki / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Distinguished German dancer-choreographer Pina Bausch, who died in June at the age of 68, is noted for having devised an inimitable performing style called...

Zatoichi goes out with a pop (idol).
May 28, 2010... Zatoichi goes out with a pop (idol) Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Zatoichi The Last Story 2.5 stars out of five Dir: Junji Sakamoto Cast: Shingo Katori, Satomi Ishihara, Takashi Sorimachi, Chieko Baisho,...

TELEVIEWS / Some seek TV time, some shun it.
May 28, 2010... TELEVIEWS / Some seek TV time, some shun it Wm. Penn / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri Some people will do anything to get their faces on TV. Others are not about to lose any sleep over such an opportunity. Manga artist extraordinaire...

POLITICAL PULSE / Why the DPJ will use 'banzai attack' in.
May 28, 2010... POLITICAL PULSE / Why the DPJ will use 'banzai attack' in election Riichiro Maeki Yomiuri Last week, with the Futenma relocation drama approaching its conclusion, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama visited Okinawa Prefecture to meet with...

U-turn sees Takada quit Swallows.
May 28, 2010... U-turn sees Takada quit Swallows John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Tokyo Yakult skipper Shigeru Takada found this season just too hard to Swallow. The manager of the Central League's last-place club called it quits...

Maga-China--Changing Japan-China relations / Chinese want.
May 27, 2010... Maga-China--Changing Japan-China relations / Chinese want safe food and are willing to pay for it Yomiuri China's rapid rise is causing ever-widening repercussions in its relationship with Japan. This is the fourth installment in a series...

Gates praises progress on Futenma relocation.
May 27, 2010... Gates praises progress on Futenma relocation Yoshikazu Shirakawa and Satoshi Ogawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondents Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Tuesday praised the latest agreement reached...

EDITORIAL / Step up the fight against amakudari.(Editorial)
May 27, 2010... EDITORIAL / Step up the fight against amakudari Yomiuri Budget screening by a government panel has underlined the need to sever the cozy relationship between public-interest corporations and former government officials who land lucrative...

2 held over fraud using computer virus.
May 27, 2010... 2 held over fraud using computer virus Yomiuri Two men were arrested on suspicion of using a computer virus to steal personal information and leak it onto the Internet and then defrauding people of money by offering to resecure the data....

2 stablemasters got sumo tickets for gangsters.
May 27, 2010... 2 stablemasters got sumo tickets for gangsters Yomiuri Two sumo stablemasters provided tickets for prime ringside seats at the Nagoya Grand Sumo Tournament in July last year to members of a Nagoya-based crime group under the...

Data sharing to hinder gangs / Police will provide securit.
May 27, 2010... Data sharing to hinder gangs / Police will provide securities companies with data on mobsters Yomiuri The National Police Agency has agreed to link its data on gang members with a database that the Japan Securities Dealers Association will...

Space industry funding to double in next 10 years.
May 27, 2010... Space industry funding to double in next 10 years Yomiuri Funding to the nation's space industry will rise from the current 7 trillion yen to about 15 trillion yen in 10 years, the government said, under a plan aimed at promoting...

Budget waste panel calls for raft of reforms.
May 27, 2010... Budget waste panel calls for raft of reforms Junya Hashimoto, Hideo Kamata, Chie Morifuji and Takeshi Kurihara / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri A government panel tasked with identifying wasteful expenditure has proposed 37...

NEC Casio targets No. 1 spot / Mobile handset maker declar.
May 27, 2010... NEC Casio targets No. 1 spot / Mobile handset maker declares goals: Win local market, grow overseas Yu Toda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri NEC Casio Mobile Communications Ltd.--a joint venture to be launched in June by NEC...

ECONOMIC FORUM / When the cure is worse than the disease.
May 27, 2010... ECONOMIC FORUM / When the cure is worse than the disease Naohisa Ishida Yomiuri The Japanese saying "Tsuno o tamete ushi o korosu" is derived from an old Chinese proverb about a person who tries to straighten the horns of a cow but ends...

Cram-free policy sending kids to juku.
May 27, 2010... Cram-free policy sending kids to juku Yomiuri The following is an excerpt from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Gakuryoku-ko series, which examines the scholastic ability of the nation's children. This final part of a three-part series focuses on...

MUSINGS / May 24, 2010.
May 27, 2010... MUSINGS / May 24, 2010 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's May 24 issue. * * * What is the most important thing to bear in mind when making a product that would be appreciated...

NATURE IN SHORT / Marshland countryside--an ideal place fo.
May 27, 2010... NATURE IN SHORT / Marshland countryside--an ideal place for nature exploration Kevin Short / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri About 7,000 years ago the Earth's climate was much warmer than it is today. Melting glaciers dumped extra water...

Hayabusa takes pix of Earth, moon.
May 27, 2010... Hayabusa takes pix of Earth, moon Yomiuri The space probe Hayabusa captured images of the Earth with the moon orbiting around it earlier this month. With its camera using a charge-coupled device image sensor, the probe also showed...

Japan A gets Euro tour off to winning start.
May 27, 2010... Japan A gets Euro tour off to winning start The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Japan A made a winning start to its three-game tour of Europe when it beat Scottish rugby union club champion Currie 35-17 on Tuesday night. Sioeli Iongi grabbed...

THE HOT CORNER: Translating baseball's languages.
May 27, 2010... THE HOT CORNER: Translating baseball's languages Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Baseball is a bilingual game. Regardless of whether a player's native language is English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean or Chinese, baseball is...

Swallows' Takada says talk of quitting was news to him.
May 27, 2010... Swallows' Takada says talk of quitting was news to him Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Tokyo Yakult Swallows manager Shigeru Takada said Wednesday he was surprised by media reports that he had already told the team that...

Govt readies sanctions against N. Korea.
May 26, 2010... Govt readies sanctions against N. Korea Yomiuri Increased surveillance of financial transfers from Japan to North Korea is among the additional sanctions being considered by the government in response to North Korea's torpedoing of a South...

Mega-China Changing Japan-China relations / Chinese Navy s.
May 26, 2010... Mega-China Changing Japan-China relations / Chinese Navy shows flag off Okinotorishima Yomiuri China's rapid rise is causing ever-widening repercussions in its relationship with Japan. This is the third installment in a series of articles...

EDITORIAL / UNSC must condemn North Korean attack.(Editorial)
May 26, 2010... EDITORIAL / UNSC must condemn North Korean attack Yomiuri South Korean President Lee Myung Bak said Monday in a nationwide speech that the March 26 sinking of a South Korean naval patrol ship was "a military provocation by North Korea" and...

N. Korea sanctions maxed out?
May 26, 2010... N. Korea sanctions maxed out? Yomiuri The government has started discussing its own sanctions against North Korea, but it is uncertain whether additional measures will have a significant effect because Japan has already imposed a total ban...

Akihabara promenades likely to resume in July.
May 26, 2010... Akihabara promenades likely to resume in July Yomiuri Local residents and shopkeepers have agreed to reintroduce pedestrian zones in Tokyo's Akihabara district, likely in mid-July, two years after seven people were killed in a stabbing...

Parting glance in ultraviolet and infrared.
May 26, 2010... Parting glance in ultraviolet and infrared Yomiuri The planetary probe Akatsuki looked back as it sped toward Venus last week and took some stunning farewell photos of the Earth. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has released three...

Stud bulls evacuated from danger zones.
May 26, 2010... Stud bulls evacuated from danger zones Yomiuri Local governments and cattle-breeding businesses across the nation have begun efforts to protect stud bulls of brand-beef cattle from foot-and-mouth disease by dispersing them across multiple...

Govt eases aid terms for farmers.
May 26, 2010... Govt eases aid terms for farmers Yomiuri The labor ministry has relaxed conditions for providing subsidies to farmers raising prized stud bulls and livestock in Miyazaki Prefecture, which has been lashed by an outbreak of foot-and-mouth...

Original background to Raphael work found.
May 26, 2010... Original background to Raphael work found Kazuki Matsuura / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri FLORENCE FLORENCE--A scientific study has found that "Madonna of the Grand Duke"--a masterpiece painted by Raphael Santi...

Chase on for Vietnam N-plant contract.
May 26, 2010... Chase on for Vietnam N-plant contract Izuru Jitsumori / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri SINGAPORE SINGAPORE--The Japanese government and private sector are beefing up their joint campaign to win a construction contract for a...

Japan must become 'immigration powerhouse'.
May 26, 2010... Japan must become 'immigration powerhouse' Hidenori Sakanaka / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The size of a country's population is a fundamental element of its government, economy and society. If the population keeps shrinking,...

Okada adds to turmoil after latest setback.
May 26, 2010... Okada adds to turmoil after latest setback Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri SAITAMA SAITAMA--Just when you thought Japan's World Cup buildup couldn't go any worse than it has, Takeshi Okada made sure it did. ...

HARD DRIVES: Dragons always seem up in arms.
May 26, 2010... HARD DRIVES: Dragons always seem up in arms John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Strong-armed tactics have helped the Chunichi Dragons contend in the Central League for years. Certainly having former pitchers as...

New breakthrough may lead to osteoarthritis cure.
May 26, 2010... New breakthrough may lead to osteoarthritis cure Yomiuri Researchers have discovered a link between a type of protein and the development of osteoarthritis, a condition that causes lower back pain, that may be the first step toward...

Renown gets on China bandwagon.
May 26, 2010... Renown gets on China bandwagon Minako Sasako and Yasushi Kouchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Struggling apparel maker Renown Inc. is hoping to be "reborn"--and is pinning its hopes on finding a business elixir in China. ...

Mega-China Changing Japan-China relations / A piste of the.
May 25, 2010... Mega-China Changing Japan-China relations / A piste of the action: Chinese take to skiing and shops Yomiuri China's rapid rise is causing ever-widening repercussions in its relationship with Japan. This is the second installment in a...

EDITORIAL / Delaying Futenma decision has high price.(Editorial)
May 25, 2010... EDITORIAL / Delaying Futenma decision has high price Yomiuri The government undoubtedly will pay a high price for not resolving the Futenma relocation issue by the end of last year, in line with what Japan and the United States agreed on...

Most child payments set for June / Some local govts not re.
May 25, 2010... Most child payments set for June / Some local govts not ready, others unsure on allowances for non-Japanese Yomiuri An overwhelming 95 percent of the country's municipalities plan to start providing child-rearing allowances next month, but...

9 docs removed respirators from patients with Lou Gehrig's.
May 25, 2010... 9 docs removed respirators from patients with Lou Gehrig's Yomiuri About 20 percent of doctors surveyed on their treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, often referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease, said they had been asked to remove...

Hyogo police arrest man for copying PSP software.
May 25, 2010... Hyogo police arrest man for copying PSP software Yomiuri KOBE KOBE--A 45-year-old unemployed man was arrested Monday on suspicion of having illegally copied and sold software for a PlayStation Portable game device, according to the...

Municipalities rush to get ready in time.
May 25, 2010... Municipalities rush to get ready in time Yomiuri Local governments around the country are making extra efforts to prepare for their first payments of the child-rearing allowance, slated for next month. The Yokohama municipal government...

75% of defendants get bail in lay judge trials.
May 25, 2010... 75% of defendants get bail in lay judge trials Yomiuri Seventy-five percent of defendants under the lay judge system are granted bail in their initial trials, about 20 percentage points more than before the system was introduced, it was...

Necessity mother of local trains' invention.
May 25, 2010... Necessity mother of local trains' invention Kazumasa Haneda and Yuta Ono / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri A number of local railway firms are going off the beaten path as they strive to overcome their financial difficulties,...