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Sanyo tastes revenge, tops Toshiba.
September 5, 2009... Sanyo tastes revenge, tops Toshiba Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Sanyo Wild Knights gained revenge for their defeat to Toshiba Brave Lupus in last year's Microsoft Cup final, beating the reigning champions 24-18 at...

Tying one on / Reserves, lucky bounces help save Giants in.
September 5, 2009... Tying one on / Reserves, lucky bounces help save Giants in longest CL game of season By John E. Gibson / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Sporting a lineup crammed with reserves after using up their bullpen and position players, the...

STRAIGHT FROM THE COACH'S MOUTH: Memorable summer for Japa.
September 5, 2009... STRAIGHT FROM THE COACH'S MOUTH: Memorable summer for Japan by John Kirwan Yomiuri It was quite a summer for Japanese rugby.It began back in June with the Pacific Nations Cup and finished with what I have always said were the two...

TRANSFER OF POWER-What Lies Ahead for DPJ / DPJ Taking Co
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER--what lies ahead for DPJ / DPJ taking coalition-first stance Yomiuri This is the third installment of a series about the Democratic Party of Japan, which will become the ruling party after winning 308 seats in the House...

TRANSFER OF POWER / SDP shifts to soft line on refueling m.
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / SDP shifts to soft line on refueling mission Yomiuri The Social Democratic Party has discarded its stance of seeking the immediate withdrawal of the Maritime Self-Defense Force from its refueling mission in the Indian...

3 held over registering Peruvian boy as Japanese.
September 4, 2009... 3 held over registering Peruvian boy as Japanese Yomiuri YOKOHAMA YOKOHAMA--A 30-year-old Japanese man of Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, and a Peruvian couple were arrested Tuesday on suspicion of falsely registering the couple's boy as...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ begins working on transition.
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ begins working on transition Yomiuri Senior policy officials of the Democratic Party of Japan gathered at the Diet Building on Thursday morning to begin preparing for the transition of power from Prime Minister Taro...

Postal workers embezzled more than 2 billion yen during FY.
September 4, 2009... Postal workers embezzled more than 2 billion yen during FY05-07 Yomiuri The amount of money embezzled by 121 employees of Japan Post before it was privatized totaled more than 2 billion yen over the 2-1/2 years through the first half of...

Tenants oppose landlord's padding of electric bills.
September 4, 2009... Tenants oppose landlord's padding of electric bills Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Tenants of a commercial building in Minami, an entertainment district in southern Osaka, have protested a landlord's practice of padding electricity expenses even...

TRANSFER OF POWER / JMA shifting support to DPJ.
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / JMA shifting support to DPJ Yomiuri Nippon Ishi Renmei (Nichiiren), a political lobbying body of the Japan Medical Association, which has long helped the Liberal Democratic Party gather votes and raise funds, has...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ decides to freeze supplementary bu.
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ decides to freeze supplementary budget Yomiuri The Democratic Party of Japan decided Thursday to freeze in principle the yet-to-be-implemented portion of the supplementary budget for this fiscal year under the new...

Technology could make Osaka water intl brand.
September 4, 2009... Technology could make Osaka water intl brand Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--The Waterworks Bureau of the Osaka municipal government is exploring a way to expand business overseas through an advanced technology that has enhanced the quality of...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ to receive 5.5 billion yen increas.
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ to receive 5.5 billion yen increase in govt subsidy Yomiuri Reflecting its massive victory in the latest House of Representatives election, the Democratic Party of Japan is expected to receive a subsidy of about...

TRANSFER OF POWER / SDP Lawmakers Fear Coalition Spells Ob
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / SDP lawmakers fear coalition spells oblivion Yomiuri Whether to join an envisaged coalition government posed an agonizing dilemma for the Social Democratic Party as forming an alliance with the behemoth Democratic Party...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ's budget freeze not as simple as e.
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ's budget freeze not as simple as expected Makoto Miyazaki and Takeyuki Hitokoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri The reason the Democratic Party of Japan has vowed to freeze more than 1 trillion yen of the...

TRANSFER OF POWER / Election marks 'real change' / Emmott.
September 4, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / Election marks 'real change' / Emmott says DPJ must bring bureaucrats to heel, revive economy Saki Ouchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri LONDON LONDON--Writer and Japan-watcher Bill Emmott, former editor...

EDITORIAL / Actions speak louder than words on U.S. ties.
September 4, 2009... EDITORIAL / Actions speak louder than words on U.S. ties Yomiuri Words alone are not enough to build a relationship of trust between Japan and the United States. Actions also will be important for crafting deeper ties. During his...

From punk to peacemaker: The balanced life of Patti Smith/.
September 4, 2009... From punk to peacemaker: The balanced life of Patti Smith Ikuko Kitagawa / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The more aggressive and exciting things become onstage, the quieter and simpler they become offstage. Though the day-to-day...

TROUBLESHOOTER / Getting cold feet in dance-class romance/.
September 4, 2009... TROUBLESHOOTER / Getting cold feet in dance-class romance Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a woman in my late 70s. I'm romantic at heart and love to stay in fashion. People say I appear to be in my 60s. After my husband died, I...

TROUBLESHOOTER / Let go of worries over adult daughter.
September 4, 2009... TROUBLESHOOTER / Let go of worries over adult daughter Yomiuri Dear Troubleshooter: I'm a mother in my 60s. I'm worried about my daughter, who is in her 30s and has been suffering from bulimia since she was a teenager. I did everything...

TASTE OF HOME #71 / An ugly vegetable that makes a beauti.
September 4, 2009... TASTE OF HOME #71 / An ugly vegetable that makes a beautiful ratatouille Tamako Sakmoto / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri During summer vacation, my youngest son grew some goya, also known as nigauri bitter gourd, in a flowerpot at...

Follow dots for safer drive: Designs on pavement 'unconsci.
September 4, 2009... Follow dots for safer drive: Designs on pavement 'unconsciously' influence traffic speed Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Among expressways through the world's major cities, Tokyo's Shuto Expressway network is...

Designers repurpose old car parts.
September 4, 2009... Designers repurpose old car parts Kumi Matsumaru / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Seat belts and air bags are important parts of a car, but when the time comes to scrap the vehicle, these items have no value on the used parts...

'Take a chanson me'.
September 4, 2009... 'Take a chanson me' Ikuko Kitagawa / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri Paris, 1936. The Great Depression, combined with a striking labor force and the rise of fascism, brings down the curtain on the Chansonia music hall in a northern...

'Pelham' has come a long way.
September 4, 2009... 'Pelham' has come a long way Tom Baker / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3(Japan title: Subway 123 Gekitotsu) 4 stars out of five Dir: Tony Scott Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta,John Turturro,...

Patriotic artist unloved by his government.
September 4, 2009... Patriotic artist unloved by his government Cristoph Mark / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri "And must a patriotism devote itself to the supposed interests of the State when the State itself is in the wrong? To oppose one's own nation...

TELEVIEWS / Networks relay historic day in Japanese politi.
September 4, 2009... TELEVIEWS / Networks relay historic day in Japanese politics Wm. Penn / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri Rocinante, my trusty remote control, bounced me about like a ping-pong ball in a typhoon on election night as I frantically tried to...

Strokes' singer rubs crowd right way with 1st gig.
September 4, 2009... Strokes' singer rubs crowd right way with 1st gig Stephen Taylor / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri The first ever solo public performance by Strokes' vocalist Julian Casablancas was always going to be a bit special. For that first...

NATURE IN SHORT / Diversity in Hakkoda.
September 4, 2009... NATURE IN SHORT / Diversity in Hakkoda Kevin Short / Daily Yomiuri Columnist Yomiuri Japan is truly a land of incredible forests. Japanese forests range from subtropical jungles in the south to subarctic fir and spruce woods in the...

Lights, camera, action: League hoping for more on-field dr.
September 4, 2009... Lights, camera, action: League hoping for more on-field drama, less off-field controversy Rich Freeman / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri December sees the release of "Invictus," a Clint Eastwood movie about the 1995 Rugby World Cup...

New rules see even more foreign-born players in league.
September 4, 2009... New rules see even more foreign-born players in league Rich Freeman Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Back in 2003 Toshiba Brave Lupus forward Adam Parker must have been one of the highest-paid rugby players in the world, as in yen...

Namiki stars against Lions.
September 4, 2009... Namiki stars against Lions Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Kentaro Namiki became the toast of Asahi Beer's season-opener, in which the Silver Star looked very flat for much of the night. Namiki threw for two...

Tokyo refutes IOC 'concerns'.
September 4, 2009... Tokyo refutes IOC 'concerns' Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Despite the same lingering question about public support and new ones about the Olympic Village and venue construction, the Tokyo 2016 bid committee remains...

A glimpse into Kiyoshiro's world.
September 4, 2009... A glimpse into Kiyoshiro's world Stephen Taylor / Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer Yomiuri If there had ever been a "King of Fuji Rock Festival," that honor could have been bestowed on Kiyoshiro Imawano. Before succumbing to cancer earlier...

TRANSFER OF POWER-What Lies Ahead for DPJ / Choppy Waters
September 3, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER--what lies ahead for DPJ / Choppy waters ahead for politician-led govt Yomiuri This is the second installment of a series about the Democratic Party of Japan, which will become the ruling party after winning 308 seats in...

Keidanren to call for DPJ caution in climate talks.
September 3, 2009... Keidanren to call for DPJ caution in climate talks Yomiuri The Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) decided Wednesday to call on the Democratic Party of Japan, which will soon form a new government, to take a cautious approach...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ begins tripartite talks / Parties.
September 3, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ begins tripartite talks / Parties aiming to find common ground on diplomacy, security Yomiuri The Democratic Party of Japan, Social Democratic Party and People's New Party on Wednesday began talks to form a...

Data on GSDF chief of staff illegally leaked.
September 3, 2009... Data on GSDF chief of staff illegally leaked Yomiuri KAGOSHIMA KAGOSHIMA--Personal information about Ground Self-Defense Force Chief of Staff Yoshifumi Hibako was included in data illegally leaked by a GSDF officer, it has been learned....

TRANSFER OF POWER / Masuzoe won't seek LDP leadership.
September 3, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / Masuzoe won't seek LDP leadership Yomiuri Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe said Wednesday he would not run in the next Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election to be held on Sept. 28 to pick a...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ rookies will find it hard to get g.
September 3, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ rookies will find it hard to get good help Yomiuri With 143 rookie candidates winning seats in the latest House of Representatives election, the Democratic Party of Japan is expected to face a serious shortage in...

Man 'robbed of 5 mil. yen by masked gang' at home.
September 3, 2009... Man 'robbed of 5 mil. yen by masked gang' at home Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--A 38-year-old unemployed man of Osaka reported to police Wednesday that a gang of men had broken into his home and stolen a bag containing about 5 million yen, a...

Ex-priest arrested over theft of religious statues.
September 3, 2009... Ex-priest arrested over theft of religious statues Yomiuri NARA NARA--A former chief priest of a Buddhist temple was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of stealing four Buddhist statues from a temple in Yamazoemura, Nara Prefecture, police...

DPJ to stress importance of relations with China.
September 3, 2009... DPJ to stress importance of relations with China Yomiuri Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada said Wednesday that the DPJ would seek to deepen ties between Japan and China after it takes power. "It's pointless to...

TRANSFER OF POWER / 500 LDP politicians' secretaries face.
September 3, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / 500 LDP politicians' secretaries face ax Yomiuri Secretaries of Liberal Democratic Party members who were defeated in Sunday's House of Representatives election, as well as staff at the party headquarters, are worried...

High school hacker a 'virtual' millionaire.
September 3, 2009... High school hacker a 'virtual' millionaire Yomiuri In spring 2007, a teacher at a high school in the Hokuriku region summoned a pupil called Atsushi--not his real name--into the staff room. Atsushi often came to school late, fell asleep...

2 more SIA officials admit pension data fabrication.
September 3, 2009... 2 more SIA officials admit pension data fabrication Yomiuri An official and a former official of the Social Insurance Agency have admitted their involvement in two cases of pension record falsification in an investigation conducted by a...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ move leaves bureaucrats in quandar.
September 3, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ move leaves bureaucrats in quandary Hiroaki Matsunaga and Toshihiko Yada / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Bureaucrats in government ministries and agencies have expressed puzzlement over how the transfer...

There's only so much fat to trim from govt spending.
September 3, 2009... There's only so much fat to trim from govt spending Hiroshi Arimitsu / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Despite its avowed efforts to significantly reduce the fiscal 2009 supplementary budget through slashing wasteful spending,...

TRANSFER OF POWER / Handouts alone won't raise kids.
September 3, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / Handouts alone won't raise kids Ayako Kondo and Yoshiko Kosaka / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri With the Democratic Party of Japan's election victory, the child allowance cash handouts pledged in its manifesto...

EDITORIAL / New Coalition Govt Needs Realistic Security Po
September 3, 2009... EDITORIAL / New coalition govt needs realistic security policy Yomiuri The Democratic Party of Japan, the Social Democratic Party and the People's New Party began talks Wednesday on forming a tripartite coalition government. However,...

NSE to restart blast furnace at Kimitsu Works.
September 3, 2009... NSE to restart blast furnace at Kimitsu Works Yomiuri Nippon Steel Engineering Co. said Wednesday it would resume operations of its blast furnace at its Kimitsu Works in Chiba Prefecture, which have been suspended since February. The...

Showbiz firm Yoshimoto plans to become unlisted.
September 3, 2009... Showbiz firm Yoshimoto plans to become unlisted Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Osaka-based major show business company Yoshimoto Kogyo Co. will become unlisted as part of a management buyout bid in which a fund will purchase all of its issued...

EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / Understanding art museum begins.
September 3, 2009... EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / Understanding art museum begins before kids' field trip Rie Kyogoku and Giko Sehata / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers Yomiuri Since its opening in 1986, the Setagaya Museum of Art in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, has...

BULLETIN BOARD.
September 3, 2009... BULLETIN BOARD Yomiuri Sapporo University to hold 2-day English camp for high schoolers Sapporo University will hold a two-day all-English camp for high school students from Sept. 20-21 at its campus in Toyohira Ward, Sapporo. Led by...

TOEFL BOOSTER / A look at prose summary.
September 3, 2009... TOEFL BOOSTER / A look at prose summary Lawrence J. Zwier / Special to The Daily Yomiuri Yomiuri After every reading in the TOEFL Internet-based test (iBT), there is one "reading-to-learn" question. The Educational Testing Service...

Financially strapped town to give away locomotive.
September 3, 2009... Financially strapped town to give away locomotive Yomiuri TOTTORI TOTTORI--The municipal government of Daisencho, Tottori Prefecture, plans to give away a freight steam locomotive as its financial circumstances no longer make it...

New elements, variants energize Japanese cuisine overseas/.
September 3, 2009... New elements, variants energize Japanese cuisine overseas Yomiuri KYOTO KYOTO--Unconventional elements incorporated into Japanese cuisine overseas should be seen as a positive, energizing factor rather than an undesirable deviation from...

Smoking banned on all JR West stations in urban areas of K.
September 3, 2009... Smoking banned on all JR West stations in urban areas of Kansai Kei Iguchi / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri OSAKA By Kei Iguchi Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer OSAKA--West Japan Railway Co. in July made 204 stations along...

Frontiers wipe out Big Blue in opener.
September 3, 2009... Frontiers wipe out Big Blue in opener Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri The Fujitsu Frontiers wouldn't call it a perfect game. But they had little trouble in opening the X League season with a win. Motoki Yoshida threw...

THE HOT CORNER: Some ends are just beginnings.
September 3, 2009... THE HOT CORNER: Some ends are just beginnings Jim Allen / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Takeshi Yamasaki said this could be his last year in pro ball, but he says that every year. With 32 homers and 83 RBIs so far this season,...

Frontale tops F Marinos.
September 3, 2009... Frontale tops F Marinos Shintaro Kano / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri KAWASAKI KAWASAKI--No Kengo Nakamura, no Eiji Kawashima, no problem. Kawasaki Frontale took another sound step toward the club's first piece of silverware on...

Nakajima helps Lions even series with Eagles.
September 3, 2009... Nakajima helps Lions even series with Eagles Yomiuri The reigning Japan Series champion Seibu Lions have fallen victim to the feel-good story of the year in the Rakuten Eagles. On Wednesday, Hiroyuki Nakajima helped the Lions feel...

TRASFER OF POWER / 68% 'happy' with poll result.
September 2, 2009... TRASFER OF POWER / 68% 'happy' with poll result Yomiuri Sixty-eight percent of people said they were pleased with the results of Sunday's House of Representatives election, which saw the Democratic Party of Japan win a landslide victory...

2 girls killed in fall from roof; suicide suspected.
September 2, 2009... 2 girls killed in fall from roof; suicide suspected Yomiuri SHIZUOKA SHIZUOKA--The city board of education of Fujieda, Shizuoka Prefecture, said Monday two female students of a municipal middle school fell from the top of a local...

Parents of babies to get priority for new-flu jab.
September 2, 2009... Parents of babies to get priority for new-flu jab Yomiuri Parents of babies under 6 months old will be among those given priority to be vaccinated against the new type of influenza, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Yoichi Masuzoe said...

Kintetsu to pay 49 mil. yen over asbestos-linked death.
September 2, 2009... Kintetsu to pay 49 mil. yen over asbestos-linked death Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Major railway company Kintetsu Corp. has been ordered to pay 49 million yen in compensation to a man whose family claimed he died from causes related to...

Schools cautious over new flu / New term sees many places.
September 2, 2009... Schools cautious over new flu / New term sees many places of learning act to prevent mass infection Yomiuri Schools began second terms Tuesday, with many taking special measures to prevent students becoming infected en masse with the new...

Kawasaki bus operator warned over DUI case.
September 2, 2009... Kawasaki bus operator warned over DUI case Yomiuri The Kanto District Transport Bureau issued a Kawasaki bus operator with a written warning Tuesday for not checking whether a bus driver who drove a bus while under the influence of alcohol...

Drills held to prepare for big quake, disasters.
September 2, 2009... Drills held to prepare for big quake, disasters Yomiuri Disaster-management exercises were held across the nation Tuesday as part of Disaster Preparedness Day. A drill held in Kawasaki--organized by the central government and the...

TRANSFER OF POWER / Cabinet ministers express disappointme.
September 2, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / Cabinet ministers express disappointment over election Yomiuri Cabinet ministers expressed their disappointment Tuesday with the results of the House of Representatives election during press conferences held after a...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ to submit N. Korea cargo inspectio.
September 2, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ to submit N. Korea cargo inspections bill Yomiuri As one of its first legislative actions after taking power, the Democratic Party of Japan plans to present a bill in an extraordinary Diet session in autumn to...

MUSINGS / Sept. 1, 2009.
September 2, 2009... MUSINGS / Sept. 1, 2009 Yomiuri The following is a translation of the Henshu Techo column from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Sept. 1 issue. * * * "Really love to see you, really love to see you/I'm calling your name to the starry skies..."...

Kids bag prizes in intl card games.
September 2, 2009... Kids bag prizes in intl card games Takashi Nii / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Card games are very popular among Japanese children, and many of these youngsters are shining in international card game tournaments. "Let's...

Lay judge trials rated by citizens groups.
September 2, 2009... Lay judge trials rated by citizens groups Yomiuri A Tokyo-based citizens group and a regional bar association are among those carrying out monitoring programs that ask members of the general public to observe and evaluate the new lay judge...

IN THE NEWS / Japanese belly dancer dazzles Egyptian audie.
September 2, 2009... IN THE NEWS / Japanese belly dancer dazzles Egyptian audiences Toshiyuki Fukushima / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri CAIRO CAIRO--A popular, highly skilled belly dancer in Egypt--the birthplace of her art--Kasumi Kimura is...

TRANSFER OF POWER / Gunma dam project waits on new ministe.
September 2, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / Gunma dam project waits on new minister Yomiuri The Construction and Transport Ministry has decided to suspend bidding on the public works project to construct Yamba Dam in Gunma Prefecture, so as to follow the...

TRANSFER OF POWER / Bureaucrats begin wooing DPJ.
September 2, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / Bureaucrats begin wooing DPJ Yomiuri With a change of government drawing near, bureaucrats from ministries and agencies are scrambling to gain favor with Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers as they seek to secure...

TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ win 'to boost soft power' / Nye sa.
September 2, 2009... TRANSFER OF POWER / DPJ win 'to boost soft power' / Nye says Japan's image abroad will benefit from opposition win Satoshi Ogawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent Yomiuri WASHINGTON WASHINGTON--Harvard University Prof. Joseph Nye...

Experts warn of risk of hornet attacks.
September 2, 2009... Experts warn of risk of hornet attacks Yuri Ishihama / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer Yomiuri Entomologists are warning of possible hornet attacks after 48 people, including middle and high school students, were recently stung by a swarm...

EDITORIAL / Defeat leaves LDP at political crossroads.
September 2, 2009... EDITORIAL / Defeat leaves LDP at political crossroads Yomiuri The Liberal Democratic Party has begun to choose a new party president to succeed Prime Minister Taro Aso, who has announced he will step down as party leader to take...

Osaka Gas reveals green innovation.
September 2, 2009... Osaka Gas reveals green innovation Yomiuri OSAKA OSAKA--Osaka Gas Co. revealed Tuesday that it has developed a portable device to transform natural gas produced during crude-oil drilling in offshore oil wells into liquid fuel, and aims...

X LEAGUE KICKOFF Deers head coach Mori ready for task at h.
September 2, 2009... X LEAGUE KICKOFF Deers head coach Mori ready for task at hand Ken Marantz / Daily Yomiuri Sportswriter Yomiuri Kajima Deers head coach Kiyoyuki Mori did a little moonlighting this summer. But while the extra job, at the helm of the...

No. 1 Safina signs on for Toray Pan Pacific.
September 2, 2009... No. 1 Safina signs on for Toray Pan Pacific Yomiuri Top-ranked Dinara Safina of Russia will defend her title at the Toray Pan Pacific Open, ensuring that all top 30 players in the latest rankings are entered in the Tokyo tournament...

Morimoto out of Dutch tour.
September 2, 2009... Morimoto out of Dutch tour Yomiuri Takayuki Morimoto's highly anticipated Japan debut has been put off after the Catania striker withdrew from the upcoming friendlies against the Netherlands and Ghana, the Japan Football Association...