Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Friday, April 8, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco pumps nitrogen into reactor 1
Tokyo Electric Power Co. says it injected nitrogen into reactor 1 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant to purge the hydrogen inside and prevent an explosion, and the process went smoothly.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Radiation eases; police search for 2,400 missing in 10- to 20-km zone
Police begin searching for people missing within a 10- to 20-km radius of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ambassador rescued after Ivorian attack
Japan's ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire and seven local employees are rescued by the French military after an armed group forced its way into the envoy's official residence in Abidjan.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Only Chernobyl tops Fukushima, U.N. says
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tiny U.S. drone to view fuel pools
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Rebuilding budget may top \4 trillion: Edano
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Babies, pregnant women to leave Iitate
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Be objective, not sensationalist, foreign media told
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
On relief duty after Okinawa slur, chided U.S. diplomat Maher quits
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nuke plant worker mum about own exposure to fallout
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Imperial Couple to visit evacuees
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Onagawa plant safety inadequate?
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tokai mayor slams Tepco, government
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Farmers struggle amid tsunami aftermath
ALEX MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Urayasu still dealing with liquefaction
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408f3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Is seafood too tainted to eat?
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408f4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Water concerns spur run on coconut shells
KANOKO MATSUYAMA and JASON GALE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110408n1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Brewskis in short supply in Tokyo region due to quake, power outages
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110408a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Hitachi to revamp plan for nuclear power business through 2030
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110408a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Rotate plants by industry: JAMA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110408a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
BOJ to loan \1 trillion to hard-hit firms
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110408n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Fish exported to EU issued certificates of origin
AYA TAKADA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110408n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Growth abroad spurs Fast Retailing profit hike
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110408n3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Office vacancies at record highs
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110408n4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Shipping rates seen rising 55%
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110408n5.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
China cracks down on dissent
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110408a1.html

[OPINION]
Politics of crisis leadership
KAZUO OGOURA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110408ko.html

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FEATURES
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[ART]
'Mama Bush' puts black women in a powerful light
ANDREW MAERKLE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110408a1.html

[ART]
Takubo's building renovations turn art outside-in
C.B. LIDDELL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110408a2.html

[ART]
'GA House Project 2011'
MIKE HAMILTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110408b1.html

[ART]
'Paul Klee: Art in the Making 1883-1940'
MATTHEW LARKING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110408b2.html

[FILMS]
Learning harsh lessons from love and other disasters
KAORI SHOJI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110408a1.html

[FILMS]
Winterbottom's hard-boiled thriller goes darker than noir
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110408a2.html

[FILMS]
Walking up an appetite for romance
MARK SCHILLING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110408a3.html

[FILMS]
Two nuclear docs caught in chain reaction
GIOVANNI FAZIO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110408a4.html

[FILMS]
Okinawa comic duo show less is more
EDAN CORKILL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110408r1.html

[GOURMET]
Won't somebody think of the wine?
FELICITY HUGHES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20110408fh.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Tohoku brewers: 'Drink without restraint!'
MELINDA JOE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110408a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Evacuees comforted by flutist's soothing melodies
JUNKO HORIUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110408a2.html

[MUSIC]
The world awakens to Japan's 'brutal orchestra'
SHAWN DESPRES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110408a1.html

[MUSIC]
The Monochrome Set
IAN MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110408l1.html

[MUSIC]
Various artists: "GO!GO! A GO!GO! -- GO!GO!7188 Tribute"
DANIEL ROBSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110408l2.html

[OF NOTE]
'Gaspard et Lisa' celebrate 10 years of success in Japan
MARK JARNES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fq20110408a1.html

[OF NOTE]
Nagoya adds tulips to the spring bouquet
MIKE HAMILTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fq20110408a2.html

[OF NOTE]
Tokyo classical music benefit to boost spirits and awareness
CHIHO IUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fq20110408a3.html

[TRAVEL]
Dining at the world's table
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fv20110408ho.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Ace Lincecum fans 13 in win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110408a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Jury expected to get Bonds case on Thursday
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110408a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Hoshino, Eagles return to Tohoku
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110408j1.html

[SOCCER]
Barcelona, Man United triumph
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110408a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Fridge gets Super Bowl ring back
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110408a1.html

[GOLF]
Japanese couple notch rare golf feat
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110408a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Perry closes in on goal-scoring title with hat trick in win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110408a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Spurs notch 60th victory
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110408a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
LeBron purchases Liverpool shares
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110408a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Shiga must cope with loss of injured Peppers
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110408n1.html

[OLYMPICS]
IOC without Japanese member
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/so20110408a1.html

[SUMO]
Sumo committee outlines plans
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20110408a1.html

[SUMO]
The U.S. role in advancing amateur sumo
MARK BUCKTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20110408mb.html


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