Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday, 15 April 2011


*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Tuesday, April 12, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Month marked since twin disasters struck
Along the devastated Tohoku coast, people gather for remembrance ceremonies exactly a month after the historic temblor and tsunami killed up to 25,000 people and triggered a nuclear disaster.
[MORE] ->
 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Aftershock kills one, halts pumps
A magnitude 7.0 aftershock jolts northeast Japan, halting cooling operations at damaged reactors in Fukushima and prompting the Meteorological Agency to warn of a huge level 7 quake striking in the near future.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Evac zone to widen as exposure fears grow
Residents in some municipalities outside the 20-km evacuation zone will be told to leave the area in a month to avoid long-term radiation exposure.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Disaster toll still incalculable
KANAKO TAKAHARA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Experts urge external cooling system
KAZUAKI NAGATA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Election losses mark another DPJ setback
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
National crisis helps Ishihara stay at helm
TOMOYUKI TACHIKAWA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Hashimoto falls short of goal for majorities
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Edano denies flying family abroad
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nation's unpreparedness ahead of disaster is blasted
JUN HONGO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
High radiation well past no-go zone: Greenpeace
JUN HONGO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Offshore windmills weather crisis
MINORU MATSUTANI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412f3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Rescuers finally save aged man trapped in no-go area
ERIC TALMADGE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412f4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Life away from home in shelters 'unbearable'
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110412f5.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Economic outlook dimmer a month after earthquake
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110412a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
BOJ slashes growth forecasts after twin disasters
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110412a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Korean firm eyes Takefuji rehab
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110412a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Small firms outside crises zone hurt
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110412a4.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Reconstruction after the disaster
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110412a1.html

[OPINION]
A modest proposal for sustaining growth
JOSEPH E. STIGLITZ and OTHERS
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110412a1.html

[OPINION]
Refigure a way to renew Japanese society
MICHAEL SUTTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110412a2.html

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


FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Quake aid, local services
ASHLEY THOMPSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110412at.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
'Judge not,' 'fly-jin' and saving electricity: views from readers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110412hs.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Kashiwa: What are you doing to save energy in these troubled times?
ALEXANDER VIEHWEIDER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110412vf.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Classics scholar seeks to repay debt
MAMI MARUKO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110412ww.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Evidence for Agent Orange on Okinawa
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110412zg.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Angels' Weaver fans 15 in first home start
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110412a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Tigers ready to make run at title
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110412j1.html

[SOCCER]
Gunners stay in hunt with win over Blackpool
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110412a1.html

[SOCCER]
Unhappy Morimoto wants transfer
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110412a2.html

[SOCCER]
Kroenke takes control of Arsenal
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110412a3.html

[GOLF]
Schwartzel surprise winner at Masters
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110412a1.html

[GOLF]
Matsuyama to join relief efforts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110412a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Blackhawks fall on last day, still make playoffs
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110412a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
J. League open to Copa proposal
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20110412a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
James turns up heat on Celtics
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110412a1.html

[SPORTS]
Japanese baseball finally ready to get season under way
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110412jc.html

[SPORTS]
Tomita stuns Kitajima in qualifier
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110412s1.html

[SPORTS]
Lewis to run for New Jersey Senate
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110412t1.html

[SUMO]
Two more wrestlers forced to quit sumo
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20110412a1.html

[TENNIS]
Nishikori comes up short in final
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110412a1.html

[TENNIS]
Clijsters doubtful for French Open
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110412a2.html


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