*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Friday, December 31, 2010 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Nikkei ends year on down note The Nikkei index ends 2010 with a loss, concluding a year characterized by eroded earnings caused by the drooping dollar and global worries about eurozone debt. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Kan mulls China visit in spring to repair frayed relations Prime Minister Naoto Kan is looking to visit China in the spring to repair bilateral ties that have soured since the September run-in between a Chinese trawler and two Japan Coast Guard cutters near the Senkaku Islands. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Vietnam water project to get ODA The government plans to provide funds to a Vietnamese water-supply project using official development assistance, a step toward boosting infrastructure exports by private Japanese firms to emerging economies. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a2.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Hello Work offices open briefly in key cities, draw in thousands http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Tokyo scorchers up nearly 50-fold http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Ozawa: I'll talk before Diet starts http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] N.Z. impartial after whaling collision: cable http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Outbound holiday travel rush peaks http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Pushed into train's path, cyclists die http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] 14 sentenced to gallows in 2010 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] DPJ's diplomatic weakness all too evident MASAMI ITO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Speed reading aids-users adapt to modern info overload JUNKO HORIUCHI http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231f2.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Digital signs provide flashy new trend in advertising http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Spending big question for 2011 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Forex losses ruining importers http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Data of Honda users leaked in U.S. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Sony sues to ban LG from U.S. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231n1.html ===================================================================== You can now access The Japan Times' daily news and features via RSS feeds as well. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/info/rss_feeds.html ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] A year of living dangerously http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20101231a1.html [OPINION] If U.S., China would listen GEORGE SOROS http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101231a1.html [OPINION] Japan's cloudy prospects for higher fertility MICHAEL SUTTON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101231a2.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [ART] Japanese art has come a long way: a curator's top five 2010 exhibitions SHINYA WATANABE http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20101231a1.html [FILMS] 2010 top movies: Japan feels a crazy little thing called love KAORI SHOJI http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20101231a1.html [FILMS] 2010 top movies: best moments in a mixed 12 months for Japanese cinema MARK SCHILLING http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20101231a2.html [FILMS] 2010 top movies: 2-D vs. 3-D, actors vs. avatars GIOVANNI FAZIO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20101231a3.html [FILMS] 'Go' tackles Sengoku years from a female perspective EDAN CORKILL http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20101231r1.html [GOURMET] Living and eating with appreciation ROBBIE SWINNERTON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20101231f1.html [GOURMET] The simple but profound flavors of Buddhist temple cooking ROBBIE SWINNERTON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20101231f2.html [GOURMET] Eat temple style at home or find the right Tokyo eatery ROBBIE SWINNERTON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20101231f3.html [MUSIC] 2010's many charts tell a confusing tale IAN MARTIN http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231a1.html [MUSIC] 'Kohaku' gig cements Arashi's star status EDAN CORKILL http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231a2.html [MUSIC] Websites, blogs pick best albums of 2010 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l2.html [MUSIC] Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Goblin CONNOR SHEPHERD http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l3.html [MUSIC] Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Too Many Sebastians AB-CHAN and IK-CHAN http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l4.html [MUSIC] Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Tokyo Gig Guide CRAIG EXTON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l5.html [MUSIC] Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: iLoud FUMINORI TANIGAMI http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l6.html [MUSIC] Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Qetic ASAMI SHISHIDO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l7.html [MUSIC] Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Rockers Channel KEITARO KITANO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l8.html [MUSIC] Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Tokyo Indie SAM MOKHTARY and MARK BIRTLES http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l9.html [THEATER] A great year for theater innovation NOBUKO TANAKA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ft20101231a1.html [For features] 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