Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Thursday, January 13, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan to reveal new Cabinet lineup Friday
Prime Minister Naoto Kan is preparing to reshuffle his Cabinet and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's executive lineup Friday, DPJ sources say.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan not a quitter, wife assures
Prime Minister Naoto Kan will not step down despite his low public support rate, his wife and "adviser," Nobuko, says.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110113a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ibaraki labor office marks a first: '08 foreign trainee death 'karoshi'
A labor office in Ibaraki Prefecture deems that a Chinese trainee at a local firm died in 2008 due to overwork, marking the first recognized "karoshi" death of a foreign intern under a government-authorized training program.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Government redress OK seen for hepatitis B carriers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110113a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sendai hospital seeks med school
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110113a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Scholars give annual palace lectures
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110113a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Africa told ODA to double by 2012
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110113a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Holocaust survivor believes in fate
SEANA K. MAGEE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110113f1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
'Boring cars' worst of Toyota problems
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110113a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Most firms back TPP entry, except in rural regions: poll
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110113a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Imports cut current account surplus
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110113a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
France lauds euro bond vow
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110113a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
China now top Taiwan tourist source
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110113a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Japan Post to freeze '12 grad hiring
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110113a6.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota finds cachet hard to regain
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110113n1.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Northern island scrimmage
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110113a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Better voter value
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110113a2.html

[OPINION]
The chaotic birth of South Sudan
SHLOMO BEN AMI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110113a1.html

[OPINION]
China's military challenge
MICHAEL RICHARDSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110113mr.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Cooking teacher Kaori Baba
JUDIT KAWAGUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110113jk.html

[LIFE & STYLE]
Ground control, we have a fashionable lift-off
MISHA JANETTE and PAUL McINNES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fs20110113a1.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Saves leader Hoffman retires
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110113a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Lions Wakui files for arbitration
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110113j1.html

[SOCCER]
City striker Dzeko taunts United
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110113a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Panthers give Rivera shot
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110113a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Canadiens recover to take out Rangers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110113a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Marinos sign striker Oguro
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20110113a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Anthony shakes off boos to help rout Suns
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110113a1.html

[SPORTS]
Harrison keeps purse after beating
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110113a1.html

[SPORTS]
Toothless performance shows Zaccheroni flip side of coin
ANDREW McKIRDY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110113am.html

[SUMO]
Hakuho continues romp through early stages
DAVE HUESTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20110113b1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Iran notches late goal for win over rival Iraq
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20110113a1.html


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