Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
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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, 
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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Injuries point to fuel rod damage in No. 3
The fuel rods in the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant's No. 3 reactor, including MOX, may be damaged, based on the highly radioactive water that injured two workers and exposed a third, the nuclear safety agency says.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
'Voluntary' evacuation set for 20 to 30 km
Residents living between 20 and 30 km from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant are being urged to "voluntarily evacuate" amid difficulties in obtaining daily necessities and the possibility of further radiation leaks, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano says.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Death toll tops 10,000 but nuke crisis hampers search
The official death toll from the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami tops 10,000, while around 240,000 people are continuing to seek shelter in some 1,900 evacuation centers.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
'Drastic' ideas eyed for power crisis
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tsunami survivors face monstrous cleanup task
TIM SULLIVAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Several towns report iodine in tap water
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
MOX shipment to leave in April
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima plant's fallout to go around globe
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Unrecognized Minamata victims settle damages suit with Chisso
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
16 Indonesian, Filipino nurses pass national test
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan breaks silence, vows to help locals rebuild lives
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Get kids, pregnant women well clear of nuke zone: politicians
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tohoku disaster buys Kan time
KANAKO TAKAHARA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Food's safe, secure reputation at risk in Asia
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110326f2.html


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BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Supply-hit Nissan mulls partial shift of engine production to U.S.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110326a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Quake-relief budget draft to be submitted by late April: Noda
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110326a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Firms urged to develop leaders in global business environment
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110326d1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Mix globalization and localization: experts
TAKASHI KITAZUME
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110326d2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Shirakawa snubs '30s-style JGB-buying for rebuilding
TORU FUJIOKA and TAKASHI HIROKAWA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110326n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Prices fell 0.3% in February but rise may be in works
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110326n2.html


OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Established parties in trouble
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110326a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Negotiate in good faith
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110326a2.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Canadian writer draws on creators' support for Tohoku
KRIS KOSAKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110326a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Hey, look! No loot!
AMY CHAVEZ
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110326cz.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Measuring what has happened
THOMAS DILLON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110326td.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Scientist tells jury how doping affects body
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110326a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Pedro portrait now at Smithsonian
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110326a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Marines to play opener at home
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110326j1.html

[SOCCER]
Kagawa aims to return in April
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110326a1.html

[SOCCER]
Abidal has liver tumor surgery
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110326a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Eagles great Bednarik hospitalized
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110326a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Bruins smash Montreal 7-0
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110326a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Williams, Arizona oust Duke
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110326a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Aisin ends JBL season in first place
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110326a3.html

[BASKETBALL]
Hannaryz shell out cash for arena
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110326b1.html

[SPORTS]
Handling of captaincy shows Capello's people skills sorely lacking
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110326cd.html

[TENNIS]
Wozniacki, Nishikori advance
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110326a1.html

[TENNIS]
WTA responds to Clijsters' remarks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110326a2.html


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