Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Tuesday, March 22, 2011 ________________


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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
First food ban issued in nuke crisis
Prime Minister Kan bans spinach and another vegetable grown in Fukushima and neighboring prefectures because of radiation concerns, and suspends Fukushima milk as well.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Smoke slows nuclear plant repairs
Unexplained smoke emanating from the No. 2 and No. 3 reactor buildings forces repair crews to flee the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, but no rise in pressure or radiation is detected.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110322a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Dead and missing up to 21,911
The combined toll of dead and missing from the Tohoku quake-tsunami disaster hits 21,911.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110322a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ishinomaki survivors astonish rescuers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110322a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
'Comfort woman' activist found safe
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110322a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
JX oil refinery in Yokohama resumes output
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110322a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Information on foreigners in Tohoku scarce
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110322a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
China orders radiation checks on Japanese food
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110322a8.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


OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Trouble in Bahrain
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110322a1.html

[OPINION]
Egyptians share a demand with Californians
KISHORE MAHBUBANI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110322a1.html

[OPINION]
The rejuvenation of Tokyo
SHINJI FUKUKAWA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110322sf.html

[More Op-Ed stories]
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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
The relief effort: how you can help
ASHLEY THOMPSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110322a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Judge not, lest you be judged
ROBERTO DE VIDO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110322a2.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Where were you when the 3/11 quake hit?
MARK JARNES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110322vf.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
A dispatch from the disaster zone
BRETT BULL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110322zg.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Pa. League scraps April night games
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110322j1.html

[BASEBALL]
Saito endures nightmare first start
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110322j2.html

[SOCCER]
Chelsea dismisses City to stay on fringe of title race
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110322a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Brodeur shuts out Blue Jackets
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110322a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Coach K wins 900th; Duke tops Michigan
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110322a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Fisher helps Lakers make it 12 out of 13
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110322a2.html

[SPORTS]
Du Plessis confident of progress
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110322a1.html

[SPORTS]
Stoner wins MotoGP season-opener
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110322a2.html

[SPORTS]
ISU looks elsewhere as Japan gives up worlds
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110322f1.html

[SPORTS]
Central League's reputation takes hit in scheduling row
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110322jc.html

[TENNIS]
Djokovic takes down Nadal to win BNP title
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110322a1.html


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