Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from November 2006

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from November 2006

China, India censured in ODA paper proposal.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) China, India censured in ODA paper proposal Yomiuri In a rare move, a government blueprint for an official development assistance white paper includes criticism over the lack of...

Wakayama governor 'admits to bid-rigging'.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Wakayama governor 'admits to bid-rigging' Yomiuri OSAKA Arrested Wakayama Gov. Yoshiki Kimura reportedly has reversed earlier statements and admitted his involvement in bid-rigging....

Police to rearrest 3 men over attempted robbery.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Police to rearrest 3 men over attempted robbery Yomiuri SAITAMA The Saitama prefectural police have decided to rearrest three men--including those involved in kidnapping a female...

10 held over evading taxes on diesel fuel.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 10 held over evading taxes on diesel fuel Yomiuri NAGOYA Police arrested eight men and served fresh arrest warrants against two others suspected of evading tax on diesel fuel they...

Panel urges tough action against bullies.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Panel urges tough action against bullies Yomiuri Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Education Rebuilding Council presented a proposal regarding bullying at schools Wednesday morning that calls...

Tough times ahead for Yubari govt.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tough times ahead for Yubari govt Manabu Nakajo and Mariko Sakai / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri SAPPORO The municipal government of Yubari, Hokkaido, has taken the first...

Nara officials fail to pay 59 million yen in rent.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nara officials fail to pay 59 million yen in rent Yomiuri NARA Seventeen Nara municipal government employees failed to pay a total of 59 million yen in municipal housing rent over a...

Researchers create ultradense carbon nanotube.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Researchers create ultradense carbon nanotube Yomiuri TSUKUBAC Ibaraki Researchers have succeeded in creating a carbon nanotube 20 times more densely packed than existing tubes, a...

Police search Kawasaki temp firm / Ex-president suspected.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Police search Kawasaki temp firm / Ex-president suspected of links to North Korea's N-weapons development Yomiuri YOKOHAMA The Kanagawa prefectural police on Wednesday searched a...

Lost Okamoto work found in Tokyo museum.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Lost Okamoto work found in Tokyo museum Yomiuri A missing work of art by renowned artist Taro Okamoto (1911-1996) has been found at the Taro Okamoto Memorial Museum in Minamiaoyama,...

Hokkaido horse-racing tradition withers.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hokkaido horse-racing tradition withers Yomiuri SAPPORO Sixty years of history will come to an end in Hokkaido by the end of the current fiscal year, as traditional draft horse races...

EDITORIAL / Beijing's glad-handing raises questions.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Beijing's glad-handing raises questions Yomiuri China is stepping up diplomatic efforts to win Asian and African developing nations over to its side. This has been...

Tie-up would undermine Myojo's autonomy.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tie-up would undermine Myojo's autonomy Yomiuri Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund's takeover bid for instant noodle maker Myojo Foods Co. failed after Myojo announced a capital tie-up...

POLITICAL PULSE / Abe unresolved on rebels issue.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) POLITICAL PULSE / Abe unresolved on rebels issue Tadayuki Tamai Yomiuri The unrest within the Liberal Democratic Party over the readmission of postal rebels to the party does not seem...

BEHIND THE NEWS / Market economies entail high social cost.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BEHIND THE NEWS / Market economies entail high social cost Yozo Matsuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Senior Writer Yomiuri "Market economies are fair because of the competition. Everyone has a...

BULLETIN BOARD.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BULLETIN BOARD Yomiuri Conference on 'Asian Englishes' to be held in Tokyo The Japanese Association for Asian Englishes will hold its 20th conference on Dec. 2 from 10:10 a.m. to 5:45...

British Parliament papers on display.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) British Parliament papers on display Yomiuri KYOTO About 12,000 volumes of British parliamentary papers are available for public inspection at the Kyoto University Library in Sakyo...

INTERNATIONAL HOTELL STAFF / French pastry gets real at Os.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) INTERNATIONAL HOTELL STAFF / French pastry gets real at Osaka hotel Takahiro Tsujimoto / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA This is the third installment of a series of...

Osaka Pref. U. to study dolphin therapy.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Osaka Pref. U. to study dolphin therapy Yomiuri OSAKA Two dolphins recently arrived in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, to take part in Osaka Prefecture University research on the...

Russian Wakanoho promoted in record time.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Russian Wakanoho promoted in record time Yomiuri Russian 18-year-old Wakanoho became the youngest-ever foreigner to be promoted to the juryo division as the rankings were decided for...

Nakajima hopes to keep rolling at Nippon Series.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Nakajima hopes to keep rolling at Nippon Series Jim Nishi / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Earlier this month, Tsuneyuki Nakajima proved there is still plenty of golf left in...

THE HOT CORNER / Dragons trio livened up MVP vote.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) THE HOT CORNER / Dragons trio livened up MVP vote Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri A week prior to the announcement of this year's MVP awards, the Hot Corner said the...

English rakugo for cultural exchange.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) English rakugo for cultural exchange Hiroko Ihara Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA--Katsura Kaishi has been on a mission to introduce the Japanese sense of humor to overseas...

Schools reluctant to suspend students for bullying.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Schools reluctant to suspend students for bullying Yomiuri Public primary and middle schools have often been hesitant to suspend bullies, even though such a step is a legal measure to stop...

Cultural Conundrums / Facing up to face.
November 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cultural Conundrums / Facing up to face Kate Elwood Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Many years ago when I first graduated form a Japanese university I was lucky enough to get a...

Transplants in China tied to hepatitis cases.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Transplants in China tied to hepatitis cases Yomiuri According to a study by a team of South Korean researchers, 6.5 percent of South Koreans who received liver transplants in China have...

Tax bureau files complaint against medical corporation.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tax bureau files complaint against medical corporation Yomiuri KOFU The Tokyo Regional Tax Bureau has filed a complaint with the Kofu District Public Prosecutors Office against a...

Man held over abuse of common-law wife's son.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man held over abuse of common-law wife's son Yomiuri A 45-year-old company employee of Kumano, Mie Prefecture, was arrested Monday on suspicion of abusing his 33-year-old common-law...

Kimura said directly tied to bid-rigging.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kimura said directly tied to bid-rigging Yomiuri OSAKA The chairman of construction company Maruyama-gumi in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, arrested for his alleged involvement in...

Olympic runner lectures students at Osaka univ.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Olympic runner lectures students at Osaka univ. Yomiuri OSAKA Olympic marathon runner Naoko Takahashi participated as a special professor in a lecture Tuesday at Osaka Gakuin...

Tokyo offers asthma lifeline / Court hears plan to help vi.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tokyo offers asthma lifeline / Court hears plan to help victims of environmental pollution Yomiuri The Tokyo metropolitan government proposed to the Tokyo High Court on Tuesday that it...

Train problems cause misery, disruption.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Train problems cause misery, disruption Yomiuri A Keio Line train collided with a car at a crossing in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, and a JR freight train was brought to a standstill in a...

Automakers lax in reporting recalls to govt.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Automakers lax in reporting recalls to govt Yomiuri Automaker delays in reporting product recalls to the Construction and Transport Ministry have increased since summer, reflecting lax...

Musings / Nov. 28 issue.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Musings / Nov. 28 issue Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Nov. 28 issue. * * * A boy named Senkichi, working as a...

Japan keeps tuna on menu by backing quota reductions.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japan keeps tuna on menu by backing quota reductions Hiroyuki Nakamura and Susumu Kono / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The accord reached Sunday by an international tuna...

ECONOMIC FORUM / U.S. bringing down the house.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ECONOMIC FORUM / U.S. bringing down the house Junichi Abe Yomiuri There are growing concerns over a slowdown in the U.S. economy. The U.S. government has revised downward its estimate...

Ambulances being misused as taxis.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ambulances being misused as taxis Nobuyuki Tanaka and Seiji Umezawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The Fire and Disaster Management Agency of the Internal Affairs and...

Battle heating up over increased tax revenue.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Battle heating up over increased tax revenue Yomiuri The most controversial part of drafting a budget for the next fiscal year is how predicted increases in tax revenues, totaling 7...

Red Sox CEO: Our offer is sincere.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Red Sox CEO: Our offer is sincere Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The Boston Red Sox have traveled all the way to Tokyo to get the word out: They are sincere about...

4 tell media their stories.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 4 tell media their stories Yomiuri Four of the 11 so-called postal rebels held a press conference Tuesday at the Diet to explain their positions to the public before a meeting of the...

Impact of rebels' return unclear.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Impact of rebels' return unclear Hidetoshi Ikebe and Katsumi Takahashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Even though the issue over the return of the so-called postal rebels to...

EDITORIAL / Govt too slow to rein in pro-Pyongyang groups/.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Govt too slow to rein in pro-Pyongyang groups Yomiuri The latest criminal case involving the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) can be described as...

3 Japan firms to tie up on LPG.
November 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 3 Japan firms to tie up on LPG Yomiuri Mitsui & Co., Marubeni Corp. and Sumitomo Corp. have agreed to a tie-up in the wholesale business for liquefied petroleum gas in the hope of...

Chongryon sites searched over drugs.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Chongryon sites searched over drugs Yomiuri Police searched the Tokyo metropolitan headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) and six other locations...

LDP eyes postal rebels' readmission.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) LDP eyes postal rebels' readmission Yomiuri The Liberal Democratic Party unofficially decided Monday evening to readmit to the party House of Representatives members ousted by the party...

Students win tuition fees refund case.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Students win tuition fees refund case Yomiuri The Supreme Court ruled Monday that private universities should in principle reimburse all advance tuition fees to those who had passed...

Miyazaki works boss says he was asked to rig bids.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Miyazaki works boss says he was asked to rig bids Yomiuri MIYAZAKI The head of the Miyazaki prefectural government's public works department, who has been arrested in connection with...

Teacher evaluations key step in education reform.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Teacher evaluations key step in education reform Yomiuri Parents evaluating schoolteachers' abilities and a thorough reform of boards of education will be the major pillars of education...

Education boards planted attendees at 6 town meets.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Education boards planted attendees at 6 town meets Yomiuri Education boards of local governments reportedly mobilized people to participate in six out of eight town hall meetings arranged...

2 Yamagata education execs quit over suicide.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 2 Yamagata education execs quit over suicide Yomiuri YAMAGATA Two top executives of the Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education will resign to take responsibility for the suicide of...

DPJ won't field Wakayama candidate.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) DPJ won't field Wakayama candidate Yomiuri WAKAYAMA The Democratic Party of Japan's Wakayama prefectural chapter decided Monday not to field a candidate for the gubernatorial election...

IP phone firm's head office searched over puzzling info.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) IP phone firm's head office searched over puzzling info Yomiuri The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry searched the corporate headquarters of internet protocol phone company...

Ex-Hakuhodo worker held over share scam.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ex-Hakuhodo worker held over share scam Yomiuri A former employee of a Tokyo advertising agency was arrested Monday on suspicion of defrauding an acquaintance of money by suggesting he buy...

Drugs 'used for radiation treatment' / Chongryon-linked sm.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Drugs 'used for radiation treatment' / Chongryon-linked smuggling to N. Korea said to hide work on nuclear program Yomiuri Police suspect a series of illegal drug transactions and exports...

Damaged track behind JR train derailment.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Damaged track behind JR train derailment Yomiuri OKAYAMA A falling 100-ton boulder is believed to have damaged a JR Tsuyama Line railroad track in Okayama, leading to the Nov. 19...

Ordinance to try to help revive vanishing districts.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ordinance to try to help revive vanishing districts Yomiuri KYOTO The Ayabe municipal government in Kyoto Prefecture is to approve an ordinance to help revive five mountainous...

Govt conducts large-scale antiterror exercise.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Govt conducts large-scale antiterror exercise Chikara Shima and Yuichi Obitsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri YONAGOC Tottori The government has conducted a large-scale...

Study finds cancer spreads by exploiting immune system.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Study finds cancer spreads by exploiting immune system Yomiuri A team of researchers at Tokyo Women's Medical University has discovered that cancer spreads to other organs by exploiting...

Cities seek to punish parents dodging meal fees.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cities seek to punish parents dodging meal fees Yomiuri Some municipalities have begun taking legal action against parents who are financially able to pay their children's fees for school...

Long way to go with 6-way talks.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Long way to go with 6-way talks Ichiro Ue / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Despite the intensification of efforts to resume the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear...

Rabies not a disease of the past.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Rabies not a disease of the past Toshikazu Tominami / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Two Japanese men have died of rabies after being bitten by dogs in the Philippines. The two...

BUSINESS SHOWROOM.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BUSINESS SHOWROOM Yomiuri Helping babies to sleep A toy designed to help babies sleep in the dark is available from Combi Corp. The Hikaru Osora no Meri mobile has dangling...

Habitual media hoaxster Skaggs tries something new.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Habitual media hoaxster Skaggs tries something new David Strom / Special to The Daily Yomiuri column Joey Skaggs is at it again, only this time, he really has something to sell....

Tabuse nets 7 assists in Bakersfield opener.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tabuse nets 7 assists in Bakersfield opener The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Yuta Tabuse, who became the first Japanese player to appear in the NBA in 2004, had a game-high seven assists and...

EDITORIAL / Chapter closes in saga of LDP postal rebels.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Chapter closes in saga of LDP postal rebels Yomiuri With their readmission, the latest development in the saga of the Liberal Democratic Party's postal rebels can be considered...

Business Update.
November 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Business Update Yomiuri Business Update is a weekly omnibus of business information based on news releases from companies in Japan and abroad, domestic and international organizations,...

Shipping firms eyeing energy transport bonanza.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Shipping firms eyeing energy transport bonanza Yomiuri The nation's three major shipping companies, including Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line), are set to invest more than 4 trillion yen by...

Tokyo ward launches recycling programs.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tokyo ward launches recycling programs Yomiuri More than 500 people turned up to register for a new recycling scheme in Adachi Ward, Tokyo, which allows participants to earn money by...

Cities vie to host camps for training athletes.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cities vie to host camps for training athletes Yomiuri OSAKA Municipalities in 13 prefectures are lobbying to host training camps in their regions for delegations of foreign athletes...

Unqualified midwives said used in 9,000 cases.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Unqualified midwives said used in 9,000 cases Yomiuri YOKOHAMA Police plan to send papers to a prosecutor's office regarding a dozen people, including a hospital director, executives...

Earthquake-stricken condo to be rebuilt.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Earthquake-stricken condo to be rebuilt Yomiuri OSAKA Rebuilding work will begin Wednesday on a condominium in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, that was badly damaged in the 1995 Great...

70% of local govt heads against term limits.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 70% of local govt heads against term limits Yomiuri About 70 percent of local elected officials are against term limits, according to a recent Yomiuri Shimbun survey. The nation's...

School meal nonpayment tops 1.8 bil. yen.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) School meal nonpayment tops 1.8 bil. yen Yomiuri Nonpayment of school meals at public primary and middle schools nationwide in fiscal 2005 totalled more than 1.8 billion yen, or 0.53...

Abe's panels fall short at 1st meetings.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Abe's panels fall short at 1st meetings Yomiuri Government officials have been expressing concern that the Prime Minister's Office has been too quick to set up expert panels, resulting...

EDITORIAL / Civil servant pensions must be reexamined.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Civil servant pensions must be reexamined Yomiuri An investigation by the National Personnel Authority that compared the retirement and other allowances of the public and...

BUSINESS FRONT LINE / Makeover brings new life to old Maru.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) BUSINESS FRONT LINE / Makeover brings new life to old Marunouchi Ikuko Kitagawa Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri When the red-bricked Tokyo Station is illuminated, the neighboring...

Postal rebels mull their return to LDP.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Postal rebels mull their return to LDP Yomiuri Lawmakers expelled from the Liberal Democratic Party over their opposition to postal reform laws last year are carefully considering their...

Businesses, amateurs to make music together.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Businesses, amateurs to make music together Yomiuri Sixteen amateur musicians have set up a nonprofit organization in Shizuoka, which is to act as a bridge between professional players and...

JA branch hopes for persimmon success.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) JA branch hopes for persimmon success Yomiuri Freeze-dried persimmons will go on sale in December, courtesy of Japan Agriculture (JA) cooperatives, and are to be followed by persimmon...

Japan into top 8 with comeback over Tunisia.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Japan into top 8 with comeback over Tunisia Yomiuri With its back against the wall, Japan won three consecutive games to beat Tunisia 3-2 in the second round of the men's volleyball world...

Kirwan's work ethic sees Japan bloom.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kirwan's work ethic sees Japan bloom Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri HONG KONG Happy Valley on Saturday night resounded to the sound of happy Japanese rugby...

Deep Impact outclasses Japan Cup field.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Deep Impact outclasses Japan Cup field Yomiuri Deep Impact redeemed himself in front of his adoring fans, charging to victory in the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday afternoon. ...

Urawa's 1st title put on hold.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Urawa's 1st title put on hold Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Urawa Reds are saving the best for last. Urawa fought FC Tokyo to a 0-0 draw Sunday afternoon, and...

Chinese and native trees flourish in Tokyo's Confucian gro.
November 27, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Chinese and native trees flourish in Tokyo's Confucian grove Yomiuri Japan is well known for the beautiful natural surroundings of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. Even in densely...