Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Monday, March 21, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Electricity restored at reactor No. 2
Tepco restores electricity to the power center of the Fukushima power plant's No. 2 reactor, giving it a chance to activate the cooling system and get a handle on the crisis.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Iodine from plant detected in Tokyo
Traces of radioactive iodine from the Fukushima No. 1 power plant are detected in Tokyo and elsewhere in the Kanto area, but any health risks they pose are not yet known.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Death toll to exceed 15,000 in Miyagi alone: police chief
The death toll from last week's devastating earthquake and tsunami will top 15,000 in Miyagi Prefecture alone, the local police chief says.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Latest threat: radiation-contaminated food
MIZUHO AOKI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110321a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Pair found in rubble in Ishinomaki
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110321a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Rain may force Tepco to cut power
JUN HONGO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110321a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Foreign media take flak for fanning fears
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110321f1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Old-style survival skills put local shop owners in disaster limelight
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110321jp.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Post-quake risk to the economy
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110321a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Promoting tourism
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110321a2.html

[OPINION]
Mahathir expresses condolences to Japan
MAHATHIR MOHAMAD
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110321a1.html

[OPINION]
U.S. gesture would reduce risks posed by weak Kan government
TOM PLATE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110321tp.html

[OPINION]
Building a happy society means junking GDP myth
TAKAMITSU SAWA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110321ts.html

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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Bonds finally to face perjury charges in court
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110321a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Kuroda back on mound as Dodgers, Brewers tie
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110321a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Reassured Igawa heads back to U.S.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110321a3.html

[BASEBALL]
Confident Nishioka gets in groove
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110321a4.html

[SOCCER]
United widens advantage at top of Premier League
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110321a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Sabres win big against Thrashers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110321a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
First No. 1 seed falls as Butler upsets Pitt
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110321a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Celtics click into gear, rally to beat Hornets
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110321a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Man takes knife into NBA arena
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110321a3.html

[BASKETBALL]
Golden Kings hold off late charge from Magic
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110321b1.html

[SPORTS]
April wrestling events to go ahead
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110321a1.html

[RUGBY]
England claims title, misses Grand Slam
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20110321a1.html

[TENNIS]
Djokovic gets past Federer, Nadal next
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110321a1.html


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