Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday, 25 February 2011


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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
So far 47 dead found in quake-hit building
Hopes fade of finding more survivors in the collapsed downtown towers of New Zealand's quake-shattered Christchurch, as officials say the death toll has risen to 98 with grave fears for many of the 226 missing.
[MORE] ->
 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ozawa ally quits farm post, fanning fears of DPJ meltdown
A Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker close to Ichiro Ozawa tenders his resignation as parliamentary secretary of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, adding to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's woes.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sham marriages with foreigners surged 14% in 2010, NPA says
The number of fake marriage cases involving foreigners surged to 153 last year, up 14.2 percent, the National Police Agency says.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Lawmaker Ishikawa denies getting contractor payoff as Ozawa aide
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Marathon charity draws few runners
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
DPJ don's supporters form policy group
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nobuko Kan fliers rile, worry DPJ members
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ex-POW seeks rail firms' apology
JODY GODOY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Hair salon caters to 'cosplayers'
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Battling U.S. for huge deal, Eurofighter woos Japan
ERIC TALMADGE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110225f3.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
DoCoMo adds smart phones, tablet to lineup
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110225a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Steel merger to save \100 billion in costs: analysts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110225n1.html


OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Rescue in Christchurch
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110225a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Softer touch with pandas
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110225a2.html

[OPINION]
Deciphering Russian aims
KAZUO OGOURA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110225ko.html

[More Op-Ed stories]
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FEATURES
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[ART]
The high altitudes of airplane aesthetics
YUHEI WADA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110225a1.html

[ART]
Asian art challenges Western museums' way of thinking
JEFF MICHAEL HAMMOND
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110225a2.html

[ART]
'Le Corbusier'
JAE LEE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110225b1.html

[ART]
'Wing Shya: Female Trouble'
MIO YAMADA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110225b2.html

[FILMS]
A balanced, moving elegy to Japan's last action hero
MARK SCHILLING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110225a1.html

[FILMS]
No sparks in Depp and Jolie's Venice romp
KAORI SHOJI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110225a2.html

[FILMS]
A heartwarming tale of love, romance and torture porn
GIOVANNI FAZIO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110225a3.html

[FILMS]
Sun, sea and celluloid in Okinawa
MARK SCHILLING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110225a4.html

[FILMS]
Jolie acts out a teenage crush in 'The Tourist'
GEORGE-HADLEY GARCIA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110225r1.html

[GOURMET]
Delicious dishes that are fit for a princess
MAKIKO ITOH
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20110225f1.html

[MUSIC]
Artist-curated festival sets new rules
JAMES HADFIELD
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110225a1.html

[MUSIC]
Nationally themed gigs make no sense in a post-Web world
IAN MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110225im.html

[MUSIC]
Uhnellys "To Too Two"
SHAWN DESPRES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110225l2.html

[OF NOTE]
Craft exhibition thinks pink
MAYUMI KOYAMA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fq20110225a1.html

[OF NOTE]
Theme park shows kids career fun
TOMOKO OTAKE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fq20110225a2.html

[OF NOTE]
Niigata Sake Fair offers a weekend you won't forget . . . hopefully
NATALIE KOCH
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fq20110225a3.html

[TRAVEL]
Spa and lunch package in Tokyo
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fv20110225ho.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Cardinals may lose Wainwright for season with injury
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110225a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Dice-K suffering from eye infection
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110225a2.html

[SOCCER]
Late goal by Gomez gives Bayern win over Inter Milan
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110225a1.html

[GOLF]
Bjorn upsets Tiger at Match Play
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110225a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Sharks edge Pens in OT
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110225a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Jazz ship All-Star Williams to Nets
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110225a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Dolan denies Isiah's role in trade
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110225a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Hill's strategic use of Eaton paying off
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110225n1.html

[SPORTS]
Gebrselassie pulls out of race
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110225t1.html

[TENNIS]
Nishikori cruises past Blake in Delray rematch
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110225a1.html


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