Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 1 February 2011


*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Tuesday, February 1, 2011 ________________


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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ozawa charged over funds misreporting
Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa's legal saga enters the next phase as he becomes the first politician to be indicted by a citizen-based prosecution inquest committee.
[MORE] ->
 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Volcano evacuation zone widens
Miyazaki Prefecture tells 500 households in Takaharu to evacuate because the volcanic eruption on Mount Kirishima could trigger landslides and send boulders flying their way.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Japan scrambles to fly out tourists
The government charters aircraft to fly several hundred Japanese stranded in Egypt out of the strife-torn nation.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a3.html


[More news]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html

OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ozawa saga moves to trial phase
JUN HONGO and SETSUKO KAMIYA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kingpin's political future up to him, Okada repeats
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Stranded Fukui travelers sleep in cars, trains
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
More Russian officials drop by Kunashiri to view infrastructure
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ninth case of bird flu confirmed
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Marine assault ship invites press
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sapporo, Obihiro to get '17 Asiad
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Asia Cup match viewed by a third
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
'Barrier-free' films screened for hearing, visually impaired people
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tropical fish dying in frigid Wakayama
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Trendy Harajuku draws crowds
KAZUAKI NAGATA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110201i1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Car production posts first rise in three years
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nissan idles plant in restive Egypt
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Output rise continued in December
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Housing starts began clawback in 2010 by posting gain of 3.1%
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
JEOL, state-run fund plan nuclear magnetic resonance JV
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Elpida looking to buy Powerchip DRAM unit
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201a6.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Australia FTA talks scheduled to resume next week in Tokyo
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201a7.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Oil imports rose 0.9% in December
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201a8.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Risk of Algerian default puts builders in CDS bind
KATSUYO KUWAKO and BRIAN FOWLER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110201n1.html


OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Making cancer drugs safer
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110201a1.html

[OPINION]
Boosting the level of intra-Maghreb trade
LARABI JAIDI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110201a1.html

[OPINION]
A contrarian view of how 'austerity' bleeds Japan
GREGORY CLARK
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110201gc.html

[More Op-Ed stories]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html


FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Naturalized Japanese: foreigners no more
DEBITO ARUDOU
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110201ad.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Diplomats relate cultures in Japanese
MAMI MARUKO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110201ev.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Barred from Japan for a teenage pot conviction
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110201hn.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Rural alien attacks 'insult' in Arudou almanac; 'Love it/leave it' lacks logic
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110201hs.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Tsukuba: What does the "Jasmine Revolution" in Tunisia mean to you?
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110201vf.html


[For features]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html


SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Knuckleballer returns to Arizona
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110201a1.html

[BASEBALL]
MLK's son looks into piece of Mets
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110201a2.html

[SOCCER]
Dzeko saves City from defeat at Notts County
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110201a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
NFC wins Pro Bowl
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110201a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Expect unexpected prior to Super Bowl
JIM LITKE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110201a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Titans on lookout for next coach
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110201a3.html

[GOLF]
Watson rallies to beat Lefty at Torrey Pines
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110201a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Lidstrom's All-Stars win NHL showcase
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110201a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Cavaliers lose 20th consecutive game
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110201a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Taurasi denies taking modafinil
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110201a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Euro powers grouped together
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110201a3.html

[SPORTS]
France celebrates handball success
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110201a1.html

[SPORTS]
Johnson: London track must stay
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110201a2.html

[SPORTS]
Gritty Bradley wins U.S. nationals
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110201f1.html

[SPORTS]
Orix's Lee, Park hope to revitalize careers with fresh start
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110201jc.html

[TENNIS]
Djokovic gets serious with Aussie Open win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110201a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Zaccheroni aims for more success at Copa America
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20110201a1.html


[More Sports Stories]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html