Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Sunday, March 27, 2011 ________________


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               Call for earthquake aid donations


In response to the catastrophe of the March 11 Tohoku earthquake and 
tsunami, The Japan Times is collecting donations that will go to support
 the efforts of the Japanese Red Cross and the Japan Emergency Team, 
operated by Jhelp.com For more information see http://jtimes.jp/quake


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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Level of iodine-131 in seawater off chart
The level of radioactive iodine detected in seawater near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is 1,250 times above the maximum level allowable, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency says, suggesting contamination from the ruined reactors is spreading.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Iwate evacuees apply for housing
Rikuzentakata in Iwate Prefecture, one of the hardest hit cities on the Pacific coast by the March 11 catastrophe, becomes the first municipality in the quake zone to take applications for temporary housing.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Signs of disaster were there to see
Warnings by seismology experts about the risks of operating nuclear power plants in earthquake-prone Japan have gone largely unheeded by power companies and successive governments.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nuclear workers can quit; few do
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Plan for exposure victims readied
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Global migration body helps quake-stranded foreigners exit Japan
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tokyo water iodine levels normal
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Carmakers may rotate production
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Gas stations on way to quake zone
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Mabuchi, axed from Cabinet, to be Kan adviser
KANAKO TAKAHARA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Radioactive water stymies crews
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ocean's eddies, dilution absorb nuke risk
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110327n1.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Tepco's common sense
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110327a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
The young volunteers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110327a2.html

[OPINION]
Don't destroy that invader, it was here first!
HIROAKI SATO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110327hs.html

[OPINION]
Warning to the wise on nuclear plant risks
MICHAEL RICHARDSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110327mr.html

[OPINION]
Hamas must sell a new vision
RAMZY BAROUD
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110327rb.html

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


FEATURES
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[BOOKS]
Love, war and betrayal in old Siam
JEFF KINGSTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fb20110327a1.html

[BOOKS]
Megalopolis mindscapes
STEVE FINBOW
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fb20110327a2.html

[MEDIA]
Local media react to the events of March 11
MARK SCHREIBER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110327bj.html

[MEDIA]
'What are the odds?' variety; 'Stand by Me' adaptation; CM of the week: Uniqlo
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110327cs.html

[MEDIA]
Japanese officials dress the part but fail to address the issues
PHILIP BRASOR
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110327pb.html

[ENVIRONMENT]
Spare us shoganai as we face an ominous spring
STEPHEN HESSE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fe20110327sh.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Japan's crises spark wide alarm and some unlikely sympathizers
ROGER PULVERS
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110327rp.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Survivors strive to start picking up the pieces
ROB GILHOOLY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110327x1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Art in aid of the March 11 quake survivors
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110327x2.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Millwood joins Yankees on minor league deal
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110327a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Dice-K helps Japan relief efforts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110327a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Japan Series update
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110327j1.html

[BASEBALL]
Circumstances certain to make for challenging season
WAYNE GRACZYK
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110327wg.html

[SOCCER]
Big guns emerge victorious in Euro 2012 qualifiers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110327a1.html

[GOLF]
Laird fires 65 to lead at Palmer; Tiger 6 back
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110327a1.html

[GOLF]
Injured Langer's Masters streak ends
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110327a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Canucks keep on torrid pace
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110327a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Sakic lands new post with Avs
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110327a2.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Soccer practice draws big crowd
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20110327a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Kentucky fells Ohio State; N. Carolina, Kansas romp
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110327a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Warriors rout meek Raptors
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110327a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Point guard Sako, 'Japan's Mr. Basketball,' decides to retire
KAZ NAGATSUKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110327a3.html

[BASKETBALL]
Golden Kings trounce Grouses
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110327b1.html

[SPORTS]
Jo Cappuccino is bettors' top pick
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110327a1.html

[SPORTS]
Vettel earns pole for Australian GP
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110327a2.html

[SPORTS]
Time for JBA to give up charade on merger
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110327eo.html

[RUGBY]
Kiwis, England struggle, stay unbeaten
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20110327a1.html


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