*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Saturday, November 27, 2010 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Stimulus budget wins Diet passage The Diet enacts a supplementary budget to fund a \5.1 trillion stimulus package even though the opposition rejected the package in the Upper House. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101127a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Cabinet can't stray during drills: Kan Prime Minister Naoto Kan instructs his Cabinet to stay in Tokyo from Saturday to Wednesday to be on the alert for North Korean provocations during a joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101127a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Failed Nagoya referendum prompts mayor to resign Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura says he will resign late next month to take responsibility for failing to launch a referendum to dissolve the municipal assembly but will run again in an election expected next February. 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Korea uranium claim condemned http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101127b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Nagoya business chief angling for cruise lines http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101127cc.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Critter cake aimed at health nuts http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101127f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Don't let parcel plot spoil gift-giving plans ALEX MARTIN http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101127f2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Saitama geeks freak after 'otaku' matchmaking party deluged by applicants http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101127f3.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] KDDI smart phone arrives, loaded http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Developing-Malaysia pitch spooks biz reps http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Firms slightly mollified on U.K immigration http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Farm reform panel eyed for FTAs http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] GRU demands cost cuts in 850 areas http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Takata melds air bag with seat belt http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127a6.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Cross-shareholdings fewest since '91; banks lead selloffs http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127n1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] CPI off 20th month but tobacco tax hike mitigated http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127n2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Land values fall at fewer key sites http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101127n3.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== The Japan Times Weekly 11月27日号の編集部オススメ記事 ■■■ EDITOR'S PICK ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ North, South Korea trade shells ■ 北朝鮮、韓国を砲撃 ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 購読はこちらから http://club.japantimes.co.jp/jw/ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] The luck of the Irish http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20101127a1.html [OPINION] Dangerous myth of the hero entrepreneur ESTHER DYSON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101127a1.html [OPINION] NATO's Afghan nightmare BRAHMA CHELLANEY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101127bc.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [LIFE IN JAPAN] Expat peace group studies embattled Okinawa ecology JON MITCHELL http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20101127a1.html [LIFE IN JAPAN] Wandering on a pilgrimage-centric island AMY CHAVEZ http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20101127cz.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html ===================================================================== Follow The Japan Times on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/thejapantimes and Twitter: http://twitter.com/japantimes ===================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Buffaloes give offer to ex-Giant Lee http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101127j1.html [BASEBALL] Giants sign ex-Yankee Albaladejo http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101127j2.html [AMERICAN FOOTBALL] Brady rallies Pats by Lions http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20101127a1.html [ICE HOCKEY] Oilers edge Avalanche on late goal http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20101127a1.html [BASKETBALL] Clippers clobber struggling Kings http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101127a1.html [SPORTS] Hasegawa wins featherweight title http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101127a1.html [SPORTS] England unlikely to win 2018 bid CHRISTOPHER DAVIES http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101127cd.html [SPORTS] Freestyle wrestler Yoshida defends Asian Games title http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101127t1.html [SUMO] Hakuho defeats Kaio; Toyonoshima remains in hunt for Emperor's Cup http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20101127b1.html [TENNIS] Federer earns semifinal spot http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20101127a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
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