Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from October 2008, page 4

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Dispute dates back to 2003.
October 21, 2008... Dispute dates back to 2003 Hiroshi Arimitsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The wrangling over the use of the reserves and surpluses in the special accounts was initially triggered in February 2003 by a remark made in the...

EDITORIAL / World leaders must devise clear crisis plan.
October 21, 2008... EDITORIAL / World leaders must devise clear crisis plan Yomiuri What prescriptions will be made to address the financial crisis that has spread not only among major industrialized nations but also to newly emerging nations? The role...

Despite global, economic setbacks, don't count out the U.S.
October 21, 2008... Despite global, economic setbacks, don't count out the U.S. Ramesh Thakur / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri The global financial crisis caused by the market failures on Wall Street has led many commentators to ask whether...

Behind the Paper Screen / Where will 'helicopter parents'.
October 21, 2008... Behind the Paper Screen / Where will 'helicopter parents' land? Sawa Kurotani Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Late August is a hectic time for everyone in higher education in the United States, as we ready ourselves for the...

Japanese in depth / Expressing shades of gray.
October 21, 2008... Japanese in depth / Expressing shades of gray Shigekatsu Yamauchi Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri "Yes" in Japanese, as people know, is typically expressed as hai, and "no" as iie. However, I often hear foreigners say that...

Judo to start world rankings.
October 21, 2008... Judo to start world rankings Yomiuri The International Judo Federation has greenlighted the launch of a world ranking system that will also determine qualifying for the Olympic Games, according to the Yomiuri Shimbun. Based on...

JK names squad for Eagles test.
October 21, 2008... JK names squad for Eagles test Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Japan coach John Kirwan named a 44-man squad on Monday that he hopes will not only beat the U.S. Eagles in November, but also form the basis of his...

Asa may sit Kyushu.
October 21, 2008... Asa may sit Kyushu Yomiuri Asashoryu could miss the upcoming Kyushu basho with an elbow injury, a move that will push the yokozuna toward the brink of retirement. Already under pressure for withdrawing from the last two...

Aso backs U.S. summit.
October 20, 2008... Aso backs U.S. summit Yomiuri Prime Minister Taro Aso expressed support for a proposal to hold a series of world summits on the global financial crisis including among leaders of the Group of Eight major industrial countries and...

IMF mulls credit-crisis loans for Europe.
October 20, 2008... IMF mulls credit-crisis loans for Europe Akihiro Okada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--The International Monetary Fund is considering the lending of emergency funds to small and midsize European...

U.S. wants Japan to send SDF copters to Afghanistan.
October 20, 2008... U.S. wants Japan to send SDF copters to Afghanistan Yomiuri The United States has sounded out Japan on the possibility of dispatching Self-Defense Forces transport helicopters to aid reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan, it was...

Foreign Ministry warns public to beware of 419 fraud.
October 20, 2008... Foreign Ministry warns public to beware of 419 fraud Yomiuri An increasing number of people are being duped into transferring money to overseas bank accounts in adroit scams that offer huge rewards to their victims. The Foreign...

Girl, 14, arrested over Osaka hit-and-run.
October 20, 2008... Girl, 14, arrested over Osaka hit-and-run Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--A 14-year-old girl was arrested late Saturday on suspicion of fleeing the scene after hitting a man with a car at an intersection in Yodogawa Ward, Osaka, and...

Lawmaker's ex-aide 'brokered dicey loans'.
October 20, 2008... Lawmaker's ex-aide 'brokered dicey loans' Yomiuri A 31-year-old man who worked as a privately hired secretary for House of Representatives member Nobuteru Ishihara was involved in brokering dubious loan contracts extended by...

Public funds missing in Aichi.
October 20, 2008... Public funds missing in Aichi Yomiuri NAGOYA NAGOYA--In the wake of a scandal involving accounting irregularities and slush funds at 12 prefectural governments revealed by Board of Audit inspections, the Aichi prefectural...

Tuna conflict escalating in Aomori Pref.
October 20, 2008... Tuna conflict escalating in Aomori Pref. Yomiuri AOMORI AOMORI--Conflict is intensifying in the Tsugaru Strait between tuna fishermen using the rod-and-line technique and others who use the longline method. The waters off...

200,000 tranquilizers purloined from clinic.
October 20, 2008... 200,000 tranquilizers purloined from clinic Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--About 200,000 pills containing a psychoactive drug are suspected to have been sold on the black market after being misappropriated over a two-year period from a...

EDITORIAL / Boards must weed out inadequate teachers.
October 20, 2008... EDITORIAL / Boards must weed out inadequate teachers Yomiuri The number of teachers recognized by local boards of education as lacking in ability has been decreasing nationwide for three consecutive years, but this is not news we can...

Fast wireless services set for rural areas.
October 20, 2008... Fast wireless services set for rural areas Shigeaki Ishii / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry has established a panel to promote next-generation fast wireless Internet...

INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD / World should expect more financi.
October 20, 2008... INSIGHTS INTO THE WORLD / World should expect more financial turmoil Motoshige Itoh / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun Yomiuri The financial market is in complete disarray. The global financial crisis, triggered by the collapse of...

Big Blue's Ko takes spark out of Voltex.
October 20, 2008... Big Blue's Ko takes spark out of Voltex Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri YOKOHAMA The Top League season may only be five weeks old but IBM Big Blue's 56-24 victory over Kyuden Voltex at Nippatsu Stadium on...

Iwata wins Shuka Sho on Emblem.
October 20, 2008... Iwata wins Shuka Sho on Emblem Yomiuri Jockey Yasunari Iwata took advantage of a favorable starting slot to steer Black Emblem, the 11th pick in the 18-filly field, to a stunning upset victory in the Grade 1 Shuka Sho at Kyoto...

Fighters get even in Climax Series.
October 20, 2008... Fighters get even in Climax Series Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri TOKOROZAWA, Saitama Despite starting with a one-game disadvantage, the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters got even on Sunday. Terrmel Sledge...

Grampus, Marinos end in stalemate.
October 20, 2008... Grampus, Marinos end in stalemate Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri YOKOHAMA Nagoya Grampus needed a win on Sunday afternoon to keep up with Kashima Antlers. Yokohama F Marinos had to win to stay away from...

Hanshin hits back in CLCS.
October 20, 2008... Hanshin hits back in CLCS Yomiuri Backed into a corner, the Hanshin Tigers came out fighting on Sunday, scoring early and putting a nine-game postseason skid behind them. Takashi Toritani's belted a first-inning, three-run home...

UNMASKING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT / Justice ministers torn betw.
October 19, 2008... UNMASKING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT / Justice ministers torn between duty, beliefs Yomiuri This is the ninth and final installment in a series of articles focusing on capital punishment. Under the lay judge system starting in May, lay...

69% cool toward LDP, but only 50% back DPJ.
October 19, 2008... 69% cool toward LDP, but only 50% back DPJ Yomiuri Sixty-nine percent of voters are disenchanted with the Liberal Democratic Party, but the percentage of those pinning their hopes on the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan...

YIT holds inaugural China alumni meeting.
October 19, 2008... YIT holds inaugural China alumni meeting Yomiuri BEIJING BEIJING--The Yomiuri Institute of Technology alumni association's Chinese chapter has held its inaugural meeting in Beijing. About 23,000 alumni belong to the Yomiuri...

Foreign students face off in inaugural Japan quiz.
October 19, 2008... Foreign students face off in inaugural Japan quiz Yomiuri Foreign students studying at Japanese language schools have battled it out in an inaugural competition testing their knowledge of Japan in Tokyo. Seventy-two students...

Complaints over artificial-nail injuries soar.
October 19, 2008... Complaints over artificial-nail injuries soar Yomiuri There has been a sharp increase in the number of complaints over injuries related to plastic attachable fashion nails, the National Consumers Affairs Center of Japan has...

SIA offices covered up scam.
October 19, 2008... SIA offices covered up scam Yomiuri Former and current employees of some of the Social Insurance Agency's regional offices have revealed for the first time that the offices they used to work at systematically concealed from some...

Aichi, Iwate slush funds total 76 mil. yen.
October 19, 2008... Aichi, Iwate slush funds total 76 mil. yen Yomiuri Following the revelation that a spot check by the Board of Audit on 12 prefectural governments found that all had misused subsidies from the central government, the Aichi and Iwate...

Fullcast suspension takes toll / Temp firm halts business.
October 19, 2008... Fullcast suspension takes toll / Temp firm halts business for a month; safety net not working Katsuki Hondaand Sachio Nikaido / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Major temp staffing agency Fullcast Co., which began serving a...

LDP lawmaker's ex-aide investigated for fraud.
October 19, 2008... LDP lawmaker's ex-aide investigated for fraud Yomiuri SHIZUOKA SHIZUOKA--A 59-year-old former secretary to Liberal Democratic Party House of Representatives lawmaker Masatoshi Kurata allegedly had Filipino women work illegally,...

EDITORIAL / Japan must use term in UNSC wisely.
October 19, 2008... EDITORIAL / Japan must use term in UNSC wisely Yomiuri Japan was voted a nonpermanent member of the U.N. Security Council on Friday, defeating Iran for the Asian seat up for election. It is significant for Japan to be a Security...

Tabuse, Brex earn 2nd straight JBL victory.
October 19, 2008... Tabuse, Brex earn 2nd straight JBL victory Yomiuri After an 0-4 start in the Japan Basketball League, star guard Yuta Tabuse and the expansion Link Tochigi Brex have won two straight. Takuya Kawamura had a game-high 27 points and...

Impulse clinch berth in X-League playoffs.
October 19, 2008... Impulse clinch berth in X-League playoffs Yomiuri Tetsuo Takata threw three touchdown passes as the defending X-League champion Panasonic Electric Impulse stormed to a 59-7 victory over the Naigai Denki Club Marvies on Saturday to...

Tall Poppy, Reginetta to square off.
October 19, 2008... Tall Poppy, Reginetta to square off Yomiuri The 13th Shuka Sho this afternoon at Kyoto Racecourse is looking like another Grade 1 duel between Tall Poppy and Reginetta, winners of the first two legs in the filly's triple crown...

Fighting back / Darvish shines as Nippon Ham blanks Seibu.
October 19, 2008... Fighting back / Darvish shines as Nippon Ham blanks Seibu for 1st win in 2nd stage of PLCS Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri TOKOROZAWA, Saitama TOKOROZAWA, Saitama--Yu Darvish got the Hokkaido Nippon Ham...

Dragons blank stumbling Tigers.
October 19, 2008... Dragons blank stumbling Tigers Yomiuri The Hanshin Tigers stumbled into the postseason, but on Saturday night they simply fell flat. Kenshin Kawakami tossed seven scoreless innings and the Chunichi Dragons came away with a 2-0...

Leandro strikes big blow to Reds' title hopes.
October 19, 2008... Leandro strikes big blow to Reds' title hopes Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri SAITAMA SAITAMA--Vissel Kobe may have just dealt Urawa Reds the kiss of death. Reds' J.League championship hopes took a...

Lupus rally by Rockets, stay perfect.
October 19, 2008... Lupus rally by Rockets, stay perfect Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Better late than never. A try by Christian Loamanu 90 seconds before fulltime saw Toshiba keep up its perfect start to the Top League...

UNMASKING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT / Officers traumatized by inv.
October 18, 2008... UNMASKING CAPITAL PUNISHMENT / Officers traumatized by involvement in executions@$: This is the eighth installment in a Yomiuri This is the eighth installment in a series of articles focusing on capital punishment. Under the lay...

12 prefectures misused natl govt subsidiesBoard of Audit t.
October 18, 2008... 12 prefectures misused natl govt subsidiesBoard of Audit to seek return of 500 million yen Yomiuri The Board of Audit has discovered that all 12 prefectural governments it randomly inspected misused a total of 500 million yen in...

Court may order new test of DNA in Ashikaga case.
October 18, 2008... Court may order new test of DNA in Ashikaga case Yomiuri UTSUNOMIYA--The Tokyo High Court may approve a fresh DNA test of bodily fluid found on the underwear of a 4-year-old girl who was kidnapped and murdered in 1990 in Ashikaga,...

Riot cop held over sex act with minor in patrol car.
October 18, 2008... Riot cop held over sex act with minor in patrol car Yomiuri KAGOSHIMA KAGOSHIMA--A policeman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of sexual misconduct with an underage girl in his police car while on duty in Satsumasendai,...

Fire strikes Ikebukuro Stn.
October 18, 2008... Fire strikes Ikebukuro Stn Yomiuri A fire broke out at Ikebukuro subway station in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, at about 9:25 p.m. Thursday, slightly injuring two station employees and disrupting commuters' journeys home. The fire is...

Police fail to stop ATM scams / 16 frauds perpetrated in O.
October 18, 2008... Police fail to stop ATM scams / 16 frauds perpetrated in October despite increased officer presence Yomiuri The presence of police officers at ATMs looking for bank-transfer scams involving cash points failed to prevent 16 frauds in...

Osaka city govt punishes 98 more in connection with slush.
October 18, 2008... Osaka city govt punishes 98 more in connection with slush funds Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--The Osaka municipal government announced Friday that it had punished a further 98 employees for inappropriate actions connected to slush funds....

Too busy to do the chores? Help is at hand.
October 18, 2008... Too busy to do the chores? Help is at hand Haruka Takahashi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri "It's time to get out my autumn and winter clothes," sighed a 37-year-old woman who lives in a small apartment in Ikebukuro,...

IN THE NEWS / Actor passes down Sugihara's story.
October 18, 2008... IN THE NEWS / Actor passes down Sugihara's story Koji Hatamoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Shingo Misawa has been performing a monodrama telling the remarkable story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who saved...

Yomiuri health care proposal on lawmakers' lips.
October 18, 2008... Yomiuri health care proposal on lawmakers' lips Yomiuri The Yomiuri Shimbun's proposal on reforming the nation's health care system, which the newspaper carried earlier this week, apparently piqued the interest of many lawmakers and...

Musings / Oct. 15, 2008.
October 18, 2008... Musings / Oct. 15, 2008 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Oct. 15 issue. * * * Long ago, a student at the Imperial Japanese Naval Academy in Etajima, Hiroshima...

Wooden strip with 'Manyoshu' poem believed oldest of its k.
October 18, 2008... Wooden strip with 'Manyoshu' poem believed oldest of its kind Yomiuri NARA NARA--A wooden strip unearthed in 2003 from the Ishigami remains in Asukamura, Nara Prefecture, was found to have been inscribed with part of an ancient...

Konnyaku firms up safety moves.
October 18, 2008... Konnyaku firms up safety moves Yomiuri Three industry associations of konnyaku and confectionery makers have compiled measures aimed at preventing children and the elderly from choking to death on konnyaku jelly, such as enlarging...

Farmers invest in high-tech / Auto-feeder, factory vegetab.
October 18, 2008... Farmers invest in high-tech / Auto-feeder, factory vegetables among advances aiding industry Yomiuri Farmers around the nation are trying to increase their business efficiency and grapple with a severe business environment by...

EDITORIAL / Refueling mission more important than ever.
October 18, 2008... EDITORIAL / Refueling mission more important than ever Yomiuri Under the current international situation, maintaining the Maritime Self-Defense Force's refueling mission in the Indian Ocean has gained more significance than ever...

U.S. to seek 300 mil. dollars for DPRK work.
October 18, 2008... U.S. to seek 300 mil. dollars for DPRK work Satoshi Ogawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--The U.S. government is expected to seek about 300 million dollars from Congress to support North...

Japan-led group to invest 300 billion yen in Brazil miner.
October 18, 2008... Japan-led group to invest 300 billion yen in Brazil miner Yomiuri A consortium of five Japanese steelmakers and a trading firm is to invest more than 300 billion yen into a Brazilian iron ore mining firm to secure supplies of iron...

Shimane / Disabled woman weaves success / Mother joins dau.
October 18, 2008... Shimane / Disabled woman weaves success / Mother joins daughter in completing 2-year course at silk museum Yomiuri A mentally disabled woman has become the first person with such a disability to complete a course in silk dyeing and...

Gifu / Grass, weeds turned into bioethanol by professor.
October 18, 2008... Gifu / Grass, weeds turned into bioethanol by professor Yomiuri A Gifu University professor has developed a technology that can produce high-quality bioethanol from grass and weeds. The research conducted by Prof. Kazuhiro...

Saitama / Pixar artists support Totoro fund.
October 18, 2008... Saitama / Pixar artists support Totoro fund Yomiuri Artists from around the world contributed work to an auction in California aimed at preserving Sayama Hills, also known as Totoro's Forest, in western Saitama Prefecture. The...

Tigers out to make up for 2nd-half collapse.
October 18, 2008... Tigers out to make up for 2nd-half collapse Yomiuri The stripes on the Tigers these days more resemble tire marks after Hanshin got run over in the second half of the season by the Yomiuri Giants. Standing flat-footed in the...

Panasonic stays hot, rocks Sunrockers.
October 18, 2008... Panasonic stays hot, rocks Sunrockers Yomiuri Makoto Nagayama scored 19 points, including hitting three 3-pointers, to lead the Japan Basketball League-leading Panasonic Trians to a 79-59 rout of the Hitachi Sunrockers on Friday...

JFA prez: Okada's job safe.
October 18, 2008... JFA prez: Okada's job safe Yomiuri National coach Takeshi Okada's job is safe throughout the World Cup qualifiers, Japan Football Association president Motoaki Inukai said. "I believe in the coach, and we just have to get...

Mayumi to skipper Hanshin.
October 18, 2008... Mayumi to skipper Hanshin Yomiuri The Hanshin Tigers are expected to select Akinobu Mayumi as their new manager by the end of the month, it was learned on Thursday. Mayumi, 55, a nine-time All-Star for the Tigers, was one of the...

Lions roar past Fighters / Nakajima leads power surge as S.
October 18, 2008... Lions roar past Fighters / Nakajima leads power surge as Seibu takes opening game of PL finale Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri SAITAMA SAITAMA--The Saitama Seibu Lions showed no ill effects from a 12-day...

Diet enacts 1.81 tril. yen extra budget.
October 17, 2008... Diet enacts 1.81 tril. yen extra budget Yomiuri A supplementary budget worth 1.81 trillion yen was enacted after clearing the House of Councillors plenary session Thursday afternoon. The fiscal 2008 extra budget was backed by the...

Melamine detected in egg powder from China.
October 17, 2008... Melamine detected in egg powder from China Yomiuri Melamine was found in powdered dried whole eggs imported from China, Mitsui & Co. announced Thursday, marking the first time the toxic chemical has been found in Chinese egg products...

Police: Copy toner caused Kanagawa Pref. recycling plant b.
October 17, 2008... Police: Copy toner caused Kanagawa Pref. recycling plant blasts Yomiuri Two explosions that occurred earlier this year at recycling plants in Kanagawa Prefecture were found to have been caused by photocopier toner particles that...

Police to test recalled beans.
October 17, 2008... Police to test recalled beans Yomiuri The Metropolitan Police Department decided Thursday to examine the Chinese frozen bean product found to have been contaminated with high concentrations of pesticide. The MPD will conduct a...

13 mil. yen received over 5 years.
October 17, 2008... 13 mil. yen received over 5 years Yomiuri NAGOYA NAGOYA--Yukichi Maeda, a Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker, received 13.06 million yen in the five years up to 2007 from 15 multi-level marketing scheme operators and one...

Arrested professor abused power in board position.
October 17, 2008... Arrested professor abused power in board position Yomiuri A National Defense Medical College professor arrested Wednesday on suspicion of accepting bribes from a medical equipment sales company used his position of influence on a...

Man hit for acupuncture during city work hours.
October 17, 2008... Man hit for acupuncture during city work hours Yomiuri KAWASAKI KAWASAKI--A Kawasaki city government official received a written admonishment for treating his colleagues with acupuncture during working hours for five years, it...

Osaka Gov. announces education reform plan.
October 17, 2008... Osaka Gov. announces education reform plan Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Osaka Gov. Toru Hashimoto on Thursday announced his 15-point plan for educational reform, after the average scores attained by primary and middle school students in...

Nary a surgeon to be found in Akita hospital.
October 17, 2008... Nary a surgeon to be found in Akita hospital Yomiuri Sixteen percent of hospitals nationwide have closed one or more departments since fiscal 2004, according to a survey conducted by a council of major hospital associations. A...

Uneven staff spread hitting medical system.
October 17, 2008... Uneven staff spread hitting medical system Yoshihiko Tamura, Masanori Tonegawa and Kaoru Sugano / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri A shortage of doctors is having a strong negative impact on the nation's health care system,...

POLITICAL PULSE / Delisting will test govt's clout / Diplo.
October 17, 2008... POLITICAL PULSE / Delisting will test govt's clout / Diplomatic strength challenged after U.S.'s DPRK decision Tetsuya Harada column Prime Minister Taro Aso was having a drink with successive presidents of the Junior Chamber...

Economic yellow flag for F1 racing.
October 17, 2008... Economic yellow flag for F1 racing Masao Kojima Yomiuri Formula One Grand Prix car races epitomize the prevailing state of the world economy. It is estimated that the highest-ranked team among the 10 teams in the F1 club...

Students' tiny satellite project set to take off.
October 17, 2008... Students' tiny satellite project set to take off Yasumasa Kanasugi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri A tiny satellite made by students of Tokyo Metropolitan College of Industrial Technology's Arakawa Campus in Arakawa Ward...

EDITORIAL / Time to increase social security spending.
October 17, 2008... EDITORIAL / Time to increase social security spending Yomiuri The social security system is the last line of support at this time of an ultralow birthrate and graying population, and should not be weakened any more. Society is...

Game over? Not yet: Japan's video game industry appears vi.
October 17, 2008... Game over? Not yet: Japan's video game industry appears vibrant despite a crisis of confidence Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri CHIBA--The world is more impressed with Japan's video game industry than the industry...

COMICS REVIEW / Manga sails around N-issue.
October 17, 2008... COMICS REVIEW / Manga sails around N-issue Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri CVN 73 By Harumi Sato and Hiroshi Kazusa 200 pp, available free online Public Affairs Office of the Commander U.S. Naval...

Punch a robot, chop a cabbage -- it's all fun.
October 17, 2008... Punch a robot, chop a cabbage -- it's all fun Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Hunting calls for skill, stealth and patience. You may have to remain motionless for hours while waiting for your prey to come within...