Nasu

During a summit in Toronto in 2010, the G-20 agreed on a time table cutting government deficits in half by 2013 with the exception of Japan. Japan has a large fiscal deficit 40 trillion yen a year, and if it joins to keep the agreement, it needs 9 % tax increase without the growth of expenditures.
They acknowledge that such tax increase under being struck in deflation is unrealistic, but if Japan lefts tax increase vague, it will loose international community's trust and remained as an exception.
(the Asahi Shinbun "Editorial")

Indo_hamayu

Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi gave a talk at Ichikawa city, Chiba on June 28.
He said, "LDP (Liberal Democratic Party) is better to remain as a opposition party for a while. it will not be able to return to power even if it wins in this election. DPJ (Democratic Party of Japan)
is going out of control and is straying. LDP rule was not so bad."
And he continued, " The Koizumi Cabinet had the policy of privatization (Min to Kan) for avoiding wasteful spending of taxes and encouraging vitality of private sector. The opposite case is true in LDP. It drives backward (Kan to Kan)." (from the Asahi Shinbun 6/29)

Togarashi

The Asahi Shinbun in today's editorial criticized to enter the negotiations of atomic energy agreement between Japan and India out of fear that it will loose the substance of NPT (Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty) .
NSG(Nuclear Suppliers Groop) approved to make the exceptions from control of export to India two years ago as you cited, so The Asahi Shinbun stands by the assertion of idealistic viewpoint.　Now it's the last time to take atomic energy business opportunities between Japan and India and it will relate to cut green gas emissions.

Rakkyo

The G-8 and G-20 summits in Toronto are expected top 1$ billion (890億円) in cost.
"The G-20 meeting is expensive, but it has already paid for itself because China announced a strenghening of its currency, which is good for the United States and for many other countries." former top White House aides David Gergen.
France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Russia make up the industrialized countries of the G8. The G-20 is made up of the 20 top economies in the world---19 countries and the European Union. (from CNN 6/27)

Okura

A G８ summit was held in Toronto, Canada from June 25th (26th in Japan) and Prime Minister Kan participated in the meeting.
EU will take up it's stand to show some prospects for future financial reconstruction, while US will desire the support the process of economic recovery.
How can Prime Minster Kan convince the G20 members of his claims to Japanese public that tax increase and economic growth can be combined.

Ingenmame

Japan advanced to the final game at the 2010 FIFA World Cup after it's 3-1 victory against Denmark.
Striker Honda got the game's first goal in 17th minutes and Endo in 30th minutes both by their pinpoint-accurate free kick strikes in the first half.
In the second half, though Denmark made a penalty goal kick strike, Okazaki just appearing in the field got the goal.

Miss Hiromi Aono (26) had the disease of unknown cause three years ago when she was majoring in singing at the women's collage in Kyoto, and it made her wheelchair-bound.
Moreover, she had an episode of apnea in the next summer and wore a tracheotomy orifice after the operation.
She is going to give a concert "Precedente" which means "precedent" in Italy, and she hopes she will l serve as a precedent. (from The Asahishi Shinbun "hito" 6/24)

Kei Nishikori was beaten 2-6, 4-6, 4-6 in the initial round by top ranked Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal on Center Court in Wimbledon.
Go Soeda in the first appearance in the event was defeated 4-6, 3-6, 1-6 by Austrian Martin Fisher
and could not win one in Grand Slum.
Date-Krumm Kimiko played women's singles against Romanian Alexandra Dulgheru of the 31-th seed. (from The Asahi Shinbun 6/23)

Gobo

Japan's Miyazato is new No.1 in women's golf.
In Sunday's final round ow the ShopRite LPGA Classic, Miyazato shot a 7-under 64 to beat M.J.Hu of South Korea by two strokes.
Miyazato has won four LpGA events this year and this is the first time she is ranked No.1.
(from AP)

Pumpkin

Today is the summer solstice.
It occurs exactly when the earth axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at it's maximum 23°26'.
The day on which the summer solstice occurs is the day of the year with the longest period of daylight (Wikpedia, English)

Natsutubaki

The Dalai Lama came to Japan on June 18 and visited Zenkoji, Nagano city yesterday.
He said " I thank many people for taking interest to Tibet."
Zenkoji declined to participate Beijing Olympics torch relay in the unrest of Tibet.
（from The Asahi Shinbun 6/20)

Niwananakamado

The Daily Mail wrote, "Bbama bullies BP in ￡13.5bn fund for sill victims.." on June 17 Mail Line.
And it added, "Sir Richard is one of the most senior businessman to go on the offensive over Mr. Obama's series of broadsides against BP and Mr Hayward."
And it continued, "The Prime Minister Cameron said BP was important firm and revealed he told President Obama not to 'go after' the comany 'for the sake of it'-."
(from The Asahi Shibun 6/19　Original Daily Mail)

Cucumber

The Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bundchen recommends it to pee in the shower to save water and save the Earth.
She wrote in her website, "Pee while brushing instead of pulling the toilet, should result in a saving of 8,3220 litters of water per 19 persons per year."
She is the highest-paid model in the world with an estimated 165 billion yen fortune.
(from the Asahi Shinbun 6/18)

Hydrangea

Gulf Oil Disaster since the April 20 accident will at least continue till a relief well completed on August.
BP has agreed to put $20 billion to cover economic damage related the oil spill, President Obama said Wednesday.
He also said that account would not cap the company may be responsible for paying.
(From CNN 6/17)

Watermelon

Todainote manufactured by the subsidiary of Kokuyo sells well.
Kokuyo Product Shiga produces 400,000 Todainotes/day.
Todainote has dots placed one letter apart on the cross line.
(from The Asahi Shinbun 6/16)

Shobu

The United States has discovered nearly $1 trillion in untapped mineral deposits in Afghanistan.
The previously unknown deposits-including huge veins of iron, copper, cobalt, gold and critical industrial metals like lithium.
American and Afghan officials agreed to discuss the mineral discoveries at difficult moment in the war in Afghanistan.
(from The Asahi Shinbun 6/15. original The New York Times 6/13)

Kbocha

The World Cup kicked off on June 11.
Japan's first game against Cameroon will begin tonight.
The first match in the first round will be the key to it's success.

Shobu

Hayabusa, JAXA's spacecraft will end seven-year journey in space and come home tonight.
It is expected to fall to Earth over a vast, unpopulated area of Australia at 22:51 of Japan time.
The sites of Wakayama University, Nikoniko Doga, and Nasa will show a air live of it's homecoming.
(from The Asahi Shinbun 6/13)

Kyuri

Scientists reported Thursday that tha amount of oil that has been leaking into the Gulf was roughly twice the amount they previously estimated.
The lowest estimate is probably about 20,000bbl/d(3,200kl/d) and the highest is probably a little over 40,000bbl/d(6,300kl/d).
There are still no prospects for stopping it.
(from The Asahi Shinbun 6/12,Original CNN)

Yahazu-Susuki

Rina Fijisawa 11, the youngest professional igo player(shodan) earned her first win in official professional igo league.
She defeted Ei （kudan) at first round bye on June 10.
It is not uncommon that shodan gets points from kudan.
(from The Asahi Shinbun 6/11)

Biwa

Mr. Kenji Suganuma carries a plastic tank contained human waste.
He bears it's load on his back from the top of Mt. Hayachine, Iwate to it's bottom point over 2hours.
He began it 19 years ago from the point of the preservation the natural environment and now there were 47 members for the job.
(from The Asahi Shinbun 6/10 Hito)

Goya

Medugorje, Herzegovina is best known due to claims of apparitions of Virgin Mary and it is now visited by thousand of pilgrims around the world .
The Vatican's officials had formed investigative commission whether it admitted a miracle there.
Villagers are bewildered the expand of development.
(6/9 The Asahi Shinbun,Wikipedia(English))

Shishi-Togarashi

Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen is the point man for the federal government's response to the oi l spill in the Gulf.
He said that oil spill fight will last into fall.
President Obama relies now most heavily on him about the national incident.
(from The Asahi Shinbun 6/8)

Shobu

The opening ceremony of the football World Cup will be held June 10 at Orland Stadium in Johannesburg South Africa.
Can former President Nelson Mandela 91 attend the ceremony?
His family anxious about his health while the organizers expect to pump up the event by his attendance. (from The Asahi Shinbun 6/6)

Rose

Climb Mt. Ushida and see movie "Green Zone" at Hiroshima Balt11.
Roy Miller( Matt Damon ) and his squad investigated a warehouse, believed to beholding Weapons of Mass Destruction. But it was empty.
Was it right the reason of Iraq's war?

Shobu

Today's The Asashi Shinbun (June 5) quotes an article from Financial Times.
It says that " Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft’s ubiquitous Windows operating system because of security concerns." (Financial Times)
It note worthy that Google and Microsoft compete on many fronts, from search, to web-based email, to operating systems.

Tamanegi

The National Police Agency said on June 3 that it developed the organ- donor- sign embedded driver license.
It will become popular in this autumn after the depletion of current licenses in print.
The new license has also no space to mark domicile of origin.
(From The Asahi Shinbun 6/4)

Umeshu

"Titanic" director and deep sea explorer James Cameron took part in a brainstorming session with scientists, academics and Washington officials on Tuesday June 1.
Cameron, 55, is one of the most wealthy and successful directors in Hollywood with the
world's too biggest grossing movies - "Avatar" and "Titanic"-on his resume.
He studies physics at college and helped develop deep sea submersible equipment and other underwater ocean technology for making series of documentaries exploring the wrecks of the Titanic. (From The Asahi Shinbun 6/3 , Original Reuters )

Zakuro

The overhaul of kondo, the main hall at Toshodaiji in Nara was completed.
Tadashi Nagase (59) , the engineer of Takenakakomuten was given a citation for his great repairing technique based on structural dynamics by Kenchikugakkai.
He said, " structural dynamics is the world in figures and logic and it is my vocation."
(From the Ashahi Shinbun "hito" 6/2)

A 62 years old male climber from Kobe died just after conquering Mt. Everest on May 24.
This same thing happened twice in the past, they were the man and the women of the same age 63.
Dr.　Masuyama of medical circles for climbers warns that the climbing Mt. Everest is the physical limits for the aged and too risky. (From the Asahi Shinbun 6/1)