Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Monday, December 20, 2010 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
LDP won't vote on Ozawa summons
The Liberal Democratic Party will boycott the expected vote at the Lower House ethics panel to summon Ichiro Ozawa because the nonbinding motion is unlikely to compel the powerful ruling party lawmaker to publicly comment on his funding scandal.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tottori avian flu hunt finds 23 dead birds
Tottori prefectural experts find 23 dead birds in the city of Yonago during field studies conducted to look for abnormalities after a strain of the highly pathogenic avian flu virus was found in a dead swan.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
State-owned Nagoya land sale to consulate of China shelved amid row
A local bureau of the Finance Ministry puts on hold the sale of state-owned land in central Nagoya to the Chinese Consulate General amid local protests over Beijing's claim to sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Giant statue not Gundam copy: Chinese park
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101220a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tokyo rally against death penalty draws over 1,800
KEIJI HIRANO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101220a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Maestro Ozawa in fine fettle at Carnegie Hall
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101220a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Hospital detects norovirus; baby dies
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101220a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
JCG leak source, brass face penalty
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101220a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Akune assembly facing recall vote
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101220a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Boat flips; skipper dies, man missing
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101220b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Gotemba Tomei pileup claims baby
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101220b2.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Palestinian minister makes business pitch
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101220a1.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Questionable insurance revisions
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20101220a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Preschoolers in one place
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20101220a2.html

[OPINION]
India's defense policy arrives at the crossroads for best buys
HARSH V. PANT
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101220a1.html

[OPINION]
Blame the pragmatic feel for DPJ's popularity slide
TAKAMITSU SAWA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101220ts.html

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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Twins officially unveil Nishioka
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101220a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Former Cub Cavarretta dead at 94
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101220a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Small, Murakami offer opinions on MLB, NPB business strategies
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101220j1.html

[SOCCER]
Inter tops Mazembe at Club World Cup
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20101220a1.html

[SOCCER]
Barcelona crushes Espanyol in Catalan derby
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20101220a2.html

[SOCCER]
Arsenal signs teen striker Miyaichi
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20101220a3.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Vikings rule Favre out; Webb to start
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20101220a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
First-period outburst ignites Kings
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20101220a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Fehr chosen as head of NHLPA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20101220a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Magic cap busy day by acquiring Arenas
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101220a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Parker steers Spurs to another win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101220a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Abdul-Rauf's hot shooting carries Kyoto to rout over lowly Grouses
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101220b1.html

[SPORTS]
Australia trounces England to square Ashes
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101220a1.html

[SPORTS]
Grand Prix Boss wins first G1 race
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101220a2.html

[SPORTS]
Hopkins-Pascal bout ends in draw
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101220a3.html

[SPORTS]
Belmonte Garcia nabs third gold at worlds
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101220s1.html

[SPORTS]
'Lost Boy' Lomong reflects
BOB BAUM
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101220t1.html

[SPORTS]
Zoeggeler earns 52nd World Cup luge win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101220w1.html

[SPORTS]
Skier Vonn named top female athlete
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101220w2.html

[SPORTS]
Hozumi, Nakamura capture titles
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101220w3.html


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