Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri articles from September 2006

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri archives from September 2006

Abe sets out policy pledges/Collective self-defense, const.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Abe sets out policy pledges/Collective self-defense, constitutional revision addressed Yomiuri Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged in his first policy speech Friday to study the possibility...

Sony plans global recall of 10 million PC batteries.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sony plans global recall of 10 million PC batteries Yomiuri Sony Corp. will recall about 10 million lithium-ion batteries for notebook computers over concerns that the batteries could...

MPD to publicize phone fraud methods.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) MPD to publicize phone fraud methods Yomiuri The Metropolitan Police Department has decided to publicize the methods used by criminals to defraud people of money over the telephone, such...

Toyota, GM to jointly invest in U.S. plant.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Toyota, GM to jointly invest in U.S. plant Yomiuri Toyota Motor Corp. and General Motors Corp. are each set to invest tens of billions of yen in a plant they jointly own in California that...

Girl, 9, stabbed on way home from cram school.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Girl, 9, stabbed on way home from cram school Yomiuri HIMEJIC Hyogo A nine-year-old girl was stabbed three times in the chest and arm by a man on her way home from a cram school in...

New minister failed to log 1 mil. yen in funds.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) New minister failed to log 1 mil. yen in funds Yomiuri Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka did not state in his political funds report a 1 million yen payment...

Elderly duped on contracts / Home reform firm surreptitiou.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Elderly duped on contracts / Home reform firm surreptitiously tied clients to life insurance Yomiuri A home improvement company charged elderly customers for additional life...

Kansai railways outline post-merger future.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Kansai railways outline post-merger future Yomiuri OSAKA Hankyu Holdings, Inc. and Hanshin Electric Railway Co., set to merge Sunday, announced on Friday a plan that calls for the...

Ota's ability to push reform under spotlight.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ota's ability to push reform under spotlight Yomiuri Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who has pledged to carry out policies to accelerate structural reforms to achieve high economic growth even...

ECONOMIC FORUM / Russia's economic roulette.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) ECONOMIC FORUM / Russia's economic roulette Yoshikuni Sugiyama Yomiuri The government compiled in May an energy policy outline titled "New National Energy Strategy," with the aim of...

Intl community must agree on N-fuel plan.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Intl community must agree on N-fuel plan Junichi Miura / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The government has drafted an initiative that could see the supply and control of nuclear...

EDITORIAL / Abe should explain how he'll realize his visio.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Abe should explain how he'll realize his vision Yomiuri The first policy speech given by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has clarified what kind of shape he wants to see this country...

Abe stresses changing of guard.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Abe stresses changing of guard Takayuki Tanaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Prime Minister Shinzo Abe clarified his intention to roll up his sleeves and get down to work in...

Akita university to ban dyed hair, body piercings.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Akita university to ban dyed hair, body piercings Yomiuri AKITA--Akita Keizaihoka University and its affiliated Akita Nutrition Junior College will prohibit its students dyeing their hair...

Economist ed: Abe must mend ties with China.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Economist ed: Abe must mend ties with China Koya Ozeki and Gordon Kanki-Knight Daily Yomiuri Staff Writers Yomiuri John Micklethwait, editor in chief of The Economist magazine, has...

Musings.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Musings Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Sept. 28 issue. * * * A mother visits her son's former teacher to tell him of...

Franti: You have to be for something.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Franti: You have to be for something James Hardy / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri In June 2004, Michael Franti put his mouth where America's money is going. The singer and...

Cut Chemist bubbles up from the underground.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Cut Chemist bubbles up from the underground Frank Spignese / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri In the 2001 turntablist documentary Scratch, pioneering DJ Grandmixer DXT claims that...

Mozart meets Oe for a memorable matinee.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Mozart meets Oe for a memorable matinee Yukiko Kishinami / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Every Mozart anniversary brings us opportunities to find something new in his music. As...

Beijing opera's shining star comes to Tokyo.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Beijing opera's shining star comes to Tokyo Seekay Lan / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Beijing opera remains a foreign performing art that has not won wide recognition in Japan,...

Osamu Tezuka's Chinese inspiration.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Osamu Tezuka's Chinese inspiration Yomiuri It is well known that manga legend Osamu Tezuka (1928-1989) was inspired by Walt Disney's animated films when he was a child and that he...

A celebration of orchestral music from Asia.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) A celebration of orchestral music from Asia Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Showcasing the rich and varied orchestral talent of the Asia-Pacific region, Asia...

Hoffman has Capote down cold.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Hoffman has Capote down cold Brad Quinn / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Capote 4 stars out of five Dir: Bennett Miller Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine...

Johnston's battle with demons.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Johnston's battle with demons Stephen Taylor / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The Devil and Daniel Johnston 4 stars out of five Dir: Jeff Feuerzeig Cast: Daniel Dale...

Biotech thriller about cloning the dead takes its time in.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Biotech thriller about cloning the dead takes its time in coming to life Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Godsend (Japan title: Adam) 2.5 stars out of five ...

How Dali discovered his voice.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) How Dali discovered his voice Julian Satterthwaite / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri It's impossible for the contemporary viewer to get any sense of the shock and surprise that...

IN YOUR EAR.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) IN YOUR EAR Kevin Wood / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri BOB DYLAN Modern Times Sony Music, 2,520 yen The poet laureate of the baby boomer generation is back to show...

Dropped items offer more than horror.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Dropped items offer more than horror Aaron Gerow / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Otoshimono 3 stars out of five Dir: Takeshi Furusawa Cast: Erika Sawajiri,...

Masterpieces from Austria.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Masterpieces from Austria Kyoji Maeda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri The Kunsthistoriches Museum, Vienna is a must-see destination for lovers of classical art who travel to...

TELEVIEWS / NHK's drama revival wins viewers.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) TELEVIEWS / NHK's drama revival wins viewers Wm. Penn / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Junjo Kirari was a lifesaver for NHK. The morning serial that ends Saturday was their...

'Documenta 12' aims to remove barriers to contemporary art.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 'Documenta 12' aims to remove barriers to contemporary art Yomiuri Next summer's Documenta 12 contemporary art exhibition will "take away barriers that are in between people and the...

Iraq under the law of the jungle.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Iraq under the law of the jungle Brian Chapman / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Pride of Baghdad Story by Brian K. Vaughan Art by Niko Henrichon Vertigo, 136 pp,...

Much a whoop-de-do about nothing.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Much a whoop-de-do about nothing Brad Quinn / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Party of the Century By Deborah Davis Wiley, 293 pp, 24.95 dollars The year 1966 was an...

Twins star Mauer added to MLB squad.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Twins star Mauer added to MLB squad Yomiuri Minnesota Twins catcher Joe Mauer, currently the American League batting leader, was among three players added Friday to the major league...

Voice of 'Kitaro' still going strong.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Voice of 'Kitaro' still going strong Jun Fukuda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Whether they know her name or not, most Japanese born after World War II have almost certainly...

Old French town inspired 'Labyrinth' author Mosse.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Old French town inspired 'Labyrinth' author Mosse Kyoko Nakajima / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Carcassonne, a fortified city dating back to the Roman era in southern France,...

Ota replaces Elissalde for now.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Ota replaces Elissalde for now Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Japan rugby general manager Osamu Ota is going to be a busy man the next few weeks. The...

Tigers turn up heat on Dragons.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tigers turn up heat on Dragons Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri NISHINOMIYAC Hyogo Although the Tigers are still some distance from a deep impact, they have made an...

Icho back on top of world in 48-kg class.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Icho back on top of world in 48-kg class Yomiuri Chiharu Icho got the powerful Japanese women off to a good start by striking gold in the 48-kilogram class at the world wrestling...

A hard life, well lived: Malian midwife helped women beat.
September 30, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) A hard life, well lived: Malian midwife helped women beat the odds Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Monique and the Mango Rains: Two Years with a Midwife in Mali ...

Local govts crack down on staff held over DUI.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Local govts crack down on staff held over DUI Yomiuri More than 60 percent of the nation's 62 local governments have begun cracking down on civil servants who have been held for driving...

Missing man's body found in suitcase.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Missing man's body found in suitcase Yomiuri NAGOYA Three people have been arrested in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, after a 62-year-old man who had been missing for a week was found...

More shady used car deals reported.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) More shady used car deals reported Yomiuri OSAKA Osaka Toyota Corp. reported Wednesday to the Construction and Transport Ministry's Osaka regional transport bureau on another 2,000...

4 rearrested over illegal exports.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 4 rearrested over illegal exports Yomiuri The Metropolitan Police Department on Thursday issued fresh arrest warrants for four former executives of a Kawasaki-based precision measuring...

Tourists to get disaster plan.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tourists to get disaster plan Yomiuri Cabinet Office officials are to devise disaster management measures for foreign tourists in the event of an inland or near-field earthquake hitting...

Man held over bodies has history of violence.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man held over bodies has history of violence SAPPORO Yomiuri An unemployed man arrested Sunday in Sapporo on suspicion of abandoning the bodies of his common-law wife's two...

Power outage cripples JR Keiyo Line.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Power outage cripples JR Keiyo Line Yomiuri A power outage at JR Tokyo Station on Thursday morning left the JR Keiyo Line paralyzed for eight hours, affecting more than 95,000 commuters....

Tokyo govt, automakers to assist pollution victims.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Tokyo govt, automakers to assist pollution victims Yomiuri The Tokyo metropolitan government plans to work with major automakers to establish a scheme to offer aid to victims of air...

Sports association accused of foul play.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sports association accused of foul play Yomiuri An Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler and former president of the Association of Physical Fitness Promotion and Guidance took out tens of...

'Sato's Kingdom' collapsed like a house of cards.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 'Sato's Kingdom' collapsed like a house of cards Yomiuri Gov. Eisaku Sato's 18-year administration of Fukushima prefectural government, dubbed "Sato Kingdom," has collapsed amid a...

'TV Asahi hid 130 million yen'.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 'TV Asahi hid 130 million yen' Yomiuri TV Asahi hid a total of about 130 million yen in earnings for three years to March 2005 by padding expenses with fictitious outsourcing to...

Pref. assembly OK's gov.'s departure.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Pref. assembly OK's gov.'s departure Yomiuri FUKUSHIMA The Fukushima Prefectural Assembly agreed Wednesday afternoon to accept the resignation tendered by Gov. Eisaku Sato over a...

Record-high no. of bears seen in Nikko park.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Record-high no. of bears seen in Nikko park Yomiuri MAEBASHI The number of Asiatic black bears spotted in Nikko National Park, which stretches across Gunma, Fukushima and Niigata...

Bid-rigging continues despite reforms.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Bid-rigging continues despite reforms Tsuyoshi Hasegawa Yomiuri A number of public prosecutors' offices have begun official investigations into suspected bid-rigging that has already...

POLITICAL PULSE / Abe likely to target upper house.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) POLITICAL PULSE / Abe likely to target upper house Takashi Oda Yomiuri Shinzo Abe won 464 votes, Taro Aso 136 and Sadakazu Tanigaki 102. These figures are the number of ballots...

Indonesia to halve LNG to Japan Observers say move a sign.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Indonesia to halve LNG to Japan Observers say move a sign of tough times ahead in energy sector Yomiuri Indonesia has notified Japanese companies that it intends to halve exports of...

DUI flap prompts Kobe shrine to cork sake bottles.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) DUI flap prompts Kobe shrine to cork sake bottles Yomiuri KOBE Amid a spate of serious traffic accidents linked to drunken driving throughout the nation, Ikuta Shrine in Chuo Ward,...

EDITORIAL / National Athletic Meet puts best foot forward/.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / National Athletic Meet puts best foot forward Yomiuri The National Athletic Meet in Hyogo Prefecture, informally dubbed the Hyogo kokutai, will kick off Saturday, ushering in...

Daiei eyeing sale of OPA in attempt to ease debts.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Daiei eyeing sale of OPA in attempt to ease debts Yomiuri Supermarket chain Daiei Inc., which is being rehabilitated by trading house Marubeni Corp., is considering selling an affiliate,...

Focus on people, not dictionaries.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Focus on people, not dictionaries Helene J. Uchida Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri Q: In my classes, I try to get my students to ask each other for help with words they do not...

Sumo sets strict rules for opening new stables.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Sumo sets strict rules for opening new stables Yomiuri Sumo wrestlers hoping to open their own stables after retiring face a set of tough criteria set down Thursday by the executive...

Daiwa House concealed 100 million yen in income.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Daiwa House concealed 100 million yen in income Yomiuri OSAKA Daiwa House Industry Co., a major housing firm based in Osaka, was found to have concealed about 100 million yen in...

UK EDUCATION FAIR SPECIAL / Exhibition to offer taste of B.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) UK EDUCATION FAIR SPECIAL / Exhibition to offer taste of Britain Yomiuri Education UK Exhibition 2006, an event to be held in the nation's major cities in October, will feature a number of...

Dragons show fire going into clash with Tigers.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Dragons show fire going into clash with Tigers Yomiuri The Chunichi Dragons breathed a little fire ahead of their key three-game Central League series against the Hanshin Tigers this...

Drunk driver ordered to pay 303 million yen.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Drunk driver ordered to pay 303 million yen Yomiuri CHIBA The Chiba District Court's Sakura branch on Wednesday ordered a 34-year-old male restaurateur who seriously injured a man...

UK EDUCATION FAIR SPECIAL / Britain welcomes international.
September 29, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) UK EDUCATION FAIR SPECIAL / Britain welcomes international students Kiyomi Arai Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri For students considering studying overseas, perhaps the most...

Abe, Cabinet start new jobs, get briefings.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Abe, Cabinet start new jobs, get briefings Yomiuri Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Cabinet members started their new jobs Wednesday, facing many difficult issues, including fiscal...

Aso looking at Oct. for Japan-China meet.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Aso looking at Oct. for Japan-China meet Yomiuri Foreign Minister Taro Aso said Wednesday he was hoping to hold a summit meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Hu...

Teen held after mother slashed in girlfriend row.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Teen held after mother slashed in girlfriend row Yomiuri KOBE A 16-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of stabbing his mother in the throat after an argument over his girlfriend at...

Affiliated firms winning projects uncontested.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Affiliated firms winning projects uncontested Yomiuri OSAKA West Nippon Expressway Co., one of three firms privatized in October when Japan Highway Public Corporation. was split, has...

Report reveals link between diabetes, cancer.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Report reveals link between diabetes, cancer Yomiuri A study released by the National Cancer Center on about 100,000 people has brought to light that patients with diabetes have a higher...

Shady deals a govt 'custom'.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Shady deals a govt 'custom' Yomiuri Senior officials of the Fukushima prefectural government's civil engineering department added construction companies named by Yuji Sato, younger...

Rain causes floods, disrupts travel.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Rain causes floods, disrupts travel Yomiuri Heavy rain in eastern Japan lasting from Tuesday evening until Wednesday morning caused flooding, landslides and blackouts, as well as...

Man must pay for hiding body.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Man must pay for hiding body Yomiuri The Tokyo District Court on Tuesday ordered a 70-year-old man, who confessed to killing a female school teacher 28 years ago once the statute of...

WWII compensation claim by Chinese rejected.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) WWII compensation claim by Chinese rejected Yomiuri OSAKA The Osaka High Court rejected Wednesday appeals by four Chinese plaintiffs and the bereaved families of two others who filed...

Abe puts political house in order.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Abe puts political house in order Yomiuri Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has appointed one of his closest and most knowledgeable aides to the post of deputy chief cabinet secretary in charge...

Engineer recalls YS-11 faced obstacles.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Engineer recalls YS-11 faced obstacles Yomiuri One of the engineers who developed the YS-11 passenger airplane, the first passenger aircraft produced domestically after World War II,...

Image sensors could bolster station security.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Image sensors could bolster station security Yomiuri OSAKA A system that utilizes an imaging sensor capable of monitoring the movements of individuals in train stations and other...

'Team Abe' ready for action.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 'Team Abe' ready for action Yomiuri There is a feeling of camaraderie in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he has appointed longtime allies and close aides to posts in the Prime...

Imperial exhibition opens at Takashimaya.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Imperial exhibition opens at Takashimaya Yomiuri An exhibition of silver bonbonnieres, presented as gifts to the Imperial family on auspicious occasions, began Wednesday at Takashimaya...

Osaka to sell 'tasty' tap water.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) Osaka to sell 'tasty' tap water Koji Juro / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA The Osaka municipal government's Water Bureau plans to sell bottles of highly purified tap...

EDITORIAL / Gov. Sato lent clout to Fukushima bid-rigging/.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDITORIAL / Gov. Sato lent clout to Fukushima bid-rigging Yomiuri Fukushima Gov. Eisaku Sato tendered his resignation to the prefectural assembly on Wednesday. The governor may have...

4 companies unite to unify smart cards.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) 4 companies unite to unify smart cards Yomiuri Four companies offering major electronic payment services, in which payments can be made by holding cards or mobile phones over a scanner,...

EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / Dream potential for foreign inte.
September 28, 2006... (From The Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri) EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / Dream potential for foreign interns Midori Matsuzawa Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri This is an installment from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Educational...