Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Wednesday, January 5, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan heaps more coals on Ozawa fire
Prime Minister Naoto Kan suggests DPJ heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa should consider resigning from both the ruling party and the Diet when he is indicted over his political money scandal.
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 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Trade pacts one thing, immigrant labor another
As Japan continues to debate the merits of economic partnership accords with South Korea, China and other parts of Asia, one area of concern receiving relatively little public attention is how these pacts would cover immigrant labor.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105f1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Global-voyaging comic Hazama makes Kyushu
Comedian Kanpei Hazama returns to Japan for the last leg of his run-and-sail "Earth Marathon" around the globe, docking at Fukuoka Marina two years after setting sail into the Pacific.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a4.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Maehara hopes 2011 yields North dialogue
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Rengo head pushes for tax reform
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Your Party man richest Upper House winner
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Pair found dead in crashed plane
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cancer claims kabuki 'treasure' Tomijuro, 81
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Holiday traffic death toll down 35%
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Hiroshima mayor: no fourth term
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ogata to Japan: Remember, pay it forward
SETSUKO KAMIYA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110105f2.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
20-year slump spawns anticonsumption generation
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110105a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
TSE chief vows to boost appeal
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110105a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nagoya U. launches eco-car lab
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110105a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Banks look to invest in debt sales
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110105n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Solar thermal tech to get test in Abu Dhabi
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110105n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
MUFG hires senior BOJ researcher
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110105n3.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
'Predictable' verdict in Moscow
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110105a1.html

[OPINION]
EU's instability mechanism
HANS-WERNER SINN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110105a1.html

[OPINION]
Lost religious liberty worldwide
DOUG BANDOW
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110105db.html

[OPINION]
China targeting U.S. deterrence
MICHAEL RICHARDSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110105mr.html

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FEATURES
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[EDUCATION AND BILINGUAL]
Dairokkan: sixth sense among the cedars
MICHAEL HOFFMAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ek20110105mh.html

[COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS]
The best of last year's games and looking forward to 2011
BRIAN ASHCRAFT
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nc20110105ba.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Simon charged with manslaughter
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110105a1.html

[SOCCER]
Ronaldo bags pair for Real Madrid
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110105a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Luck, Stanford put on show
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110105a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Browns fire Mangini; Holmgren unsure on coaching
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110105a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Canucks lead Western Conference after win over Sharks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110105a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Bell-led Jazz edge Pistons
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110105a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Sunflowers end Yamanote's win-filled season
KAZ NAGATSUKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110105a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Abdul-Rauf, White lead Hannaryz
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110105b1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Evessa's Washington, Phoenix's Parmer nab December honors
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110105m1.html

[SPORTS]
Cook gives England stabilizing presence
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110105a1.html

[SPORTS]
TV analysts lacking depth, guts
PETER VECSEY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110105pv.html


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