Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tap water woes hit Chiba, Saitama, Ibaraki
The scope of radiation-contaminated tap water expands, with radioactive iodine detected in tap water in Chiba, Saitama and Ibaraki prefectures, while the Tokyo Metropolitan Government scrambles to distribute 240,000 bottles of water to households with babies.
[MORE] ->
 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
No. 3 cooling pump test-run readied
Work to restore key equipment at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant's crippled reactors continues, despite reports of smoke rising from reactors No. 1 through 4.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kato sentenced to hang over '08 Akihabara killing spree
The Tokyo District Court sentences a temporary worker to hang for the deadly vehicular and stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara district in 2008.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a3.html


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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html

OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Child care firms and others scramble for bottled water
JUN HONGO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Infants 30 km from plant at radiation risk
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nuke disaster hinders search for missing
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Pollen caused 'yellow rain': agency
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
North donates $100,000 in relief aid for evacuees
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Evacuation zone near nuke plant may widen
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
It's in the water, food, soil: But what are the risks?
MIZUHO AOKI and JUN HONGO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Reveal fallout data: ex-nuke chief
TAI KAWABATA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Should kids be shielded from coverage of disaster?
JUN HONGO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325f3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Prince hotel spared wrecking ball to house evacuees
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325f4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Integration, radiation top Kansai poll agenda
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325f5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Despair engulfs Pakistani asylum seekers
DAVID McNEILL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110325f6.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Manufacturers left in limbo by rolling power outages
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110325a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
NEC restarts plants while carmakers still suffer
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110325a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota looks to idle North American factories
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110325a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Key Miyagi oil terminal reopened
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110325a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Demand lifts pump price atop \150
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110325a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Utilities face tax hike to cover suits
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110325a6.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Foreign arrivals plunge at Narita
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110325a7.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Export growth was picking up prequake
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110325n1.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Stricken milk and vegetables
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110325a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Pro baseball's view on disaster
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110325a2.html

[OPINION]
India's Supreme Court allows euthanasia
GAUTAMAN BHASKARAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110325gb.html

[OPINION]
'Protect' the Syrians next?
GWYNNE DYER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110325gd.html

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


FEATURES
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[ART]
It's a woman's world inside manga
MATT LARKING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110325a1.html

[ART]
Inside a construction site of an artist's mind
MIO YAMADA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110325a2.html

[MEDIA]
Comic's tweets tackle specter of fear
TOMOKO OTAKE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110325a1.html

[FILMS]
A magical tale of human kindness
GIOVANNI FAZIO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110325a1.html

[FILMS]
Collection of shorts is long on fresh promise
MARK SCHILLING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110325a2.html

[FILMS]
Grow old with dignity, but know when it's time to swear
KAORI SHOJI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110325a3.html

[MUSIC]
Dubstep acts Ena, Helixir to play Module
BLAIR McBRIDE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110325a1.html

[MUSIC]
Altz, Hotel Mexico to celebrate Club Asia
IAN MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110325a2.html

[LIFE & STYLE]
Peace Boat rallies help for victims
ERIKO ARITA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fs20110325a3.html

[THEATER]
The funny side of hiding in the attic
NOBUKO TANAKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ft20110325a1.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Ex-business partner takes stand as govt builds case against Bonds
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110325a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Jeter's jersey top seller in MLB
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110325a2.html

[BASEBALL]
No post-HR celebration for Ramirez this year
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110325j1.html

[BASEBALL]
CL will start season on April 12
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110325j2.html

[SOCCER]
Nakata provides support for quake victims
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110325a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Schottenheimer joins UFL club
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110325a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Sharks whip Flames, win 4th straight
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110325a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Howard, feisty Magic thump Knicks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110325a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Sendai, Saitama players catching on with other teams
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110325n1.html

[OLYMPICS]
Japan mulls 2020 Olympic bid
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/so20110325a1.html

[SPORTS]
Boxing tripleheader switched to Kobe
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110325a1.html

[SPORTS]
Moscow to host skating worlds
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110325f1.html

[SPORTS]
Bolt, Powell set for showdown
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110325t1.html

[TENNIS]
Clijsters to skip Japan tourney over disaster
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110325a1.html

[TENNIS]
Fed Cup matches moved to Kobe
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110325a2.html


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