Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Sunday, 28 November 2010


*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Sunday, November 28, 2010 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cabinet put on alert over North Korea
All members of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's Cabinet are put on alert for developments in North Korea as South Korea and the U.S. prepared to start a four-day military drill Sunday in the Yellow Sea.
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 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nakaima, Iha make last pitches in Okinawa gubernatorial race
The candidates for the Okinawa gubernatorial election spend their final day on the campaign trial, telling voters their ballots represent a referendum not only on the prefecture's future, but also the future of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government and Japan's military ties with the United States.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Leaked antiterror info published
A Tokyo-based publisher, intending "to reveal unlawful searches by the police," issues a book carrying leaked antiterrorism documents believed to have been compiled by the Tokyo police.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Besieged Kan vows to hold helm
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
GSDF armies to get central unifier
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ibaraki: filmmakers welcome
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
IPhone app points to firm's wine
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Gene that may hold key to pregnancy ID'd
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Minamata residents weigh Chisso plan
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Metro official to run for Yubari mayor
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kansai business lobby to tap Mori
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
KANSAI: Who & What
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101128k1.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Death sentence for a minor
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20101128a1.html

[OPINION]
The Caucasus imperative in summit season
VARTAN OSKANIAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101128a1.html

[OPINION]
Education profiteers and the public trough
HIROAKI SATO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101128hs.html

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FEATURES
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[BOOKS]
Tales of a Heian Casanova
STEVE FINBOW
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fb20101128a1.html

[MEDIA]
Nicholas Bornoff, Japan Times writer and author of 'Pink Samurai,' dies aged 61
MARK SCHILLING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20101128a1.html

[MEDIA]
Trans-Pacific Partnership for a cheaper bowl of beef and rice
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20101128bj.html

[MEDIA]
Interview with a Korean spy; China variety special; CM of the week: Sanko Snacks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20101128cs.html

[MEDIA]
Journalist wants Ashikaga murder case reopened
PHILIP BRASOR
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20101128pb.html

[ENVIRONMENT]
Veering off the path of mutually assured destruction
STEPHEN HESSE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fe20101128sh.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
It's time Japan shook off its past and stopped toadying to the U.S.
ROGER PULVERS
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20101128rp.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
The Rita Taketsuru Fan Club
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20101128x1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Summiteering with Nobel peace laureates
JUDIT KAWAGUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20101128x3.html

[TRAVEL]
Eats, shoots and leaves in Hakusan
KIT NAGAMURA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fv20101128kn.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Twins win posting rights for Nishioka
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101128a1.html

[BASEBALL]
NPB looks to trim deficit by having third All-Star Game
WAYNE GRACZYK
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101128wg.html

[SOCCER]
Cameron criticizes BBC for probe
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20101128a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Oregon 11-0 after late rally
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20101128a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Islanders end winless streak
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20101128a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Vissel edge S-Pulse on Mogi's 83rd-minute goal
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20101128a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Spurs see winning streak ended at 12 by Mavericks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101128a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Nakamura has hot hand in Hannaryz's rout over Five Arrows
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101128b1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Nakanishi draws on vast experience to help Rizing
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101128i1.html

[SPORTS]
Kozuka leads in Paris; Mao struggles to 7th
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101128f1.html

[SPORTS]
Kitaoka places second in marathon
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101128t1.html

[SPORTS]
Fraser admits to taking painkiller
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101128t2.html

[SPORTS]
Japan must rise to challenge in future Asian Games: official
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101128t3.html

[SUMO]
Toyonoshima still has shot at title
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20101128b1.html

[TENNIS]
Nadal, Djokovic make ATP World Tour semis
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20101128a1.html


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