Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Wednesday, April 27, 2011 ________________


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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nuke plants' backups fall way short
Most nuclear reactors in Japan would fail to achieve a stable condition in the event that all regular power sources are lost, even though plant operators have prepared new backup power sources as well as electric generators amid the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, it is revealed.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Farmers herd in for protest
More than 200 farmers march, with two cows, on Tokyo, where they shout and punch the air in a protest to demand compensation for products contaminated by radiation spewing from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Foes slam Kan but offer nil
Prime Minister Naoto Kan faces more pressure from his own ruling party as well as opposition parties to resign amid the pressing national tasks of bringing the nuclear crisis under control and rebuilding the Tohoku region struck by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, but no successor name or alternative disaster response is floated.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ukraine envoy: '86 accident vastly different
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
NGOs call for nuclear-free society
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Too many volunteers to put up
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Governor inspects Tohoku plant
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Imperial Couple Miyagi-bound
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
16 prefectures' pastures face radioactivity checks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
IHT expresses regret over cartoon
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Scientist discovers new frog species
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Spring whaling off Hokkaido starts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco said likely to survive crisis
ELAINE KURTENBACH
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Close comb for mementos slows rebuilding
JAY ALABASTERA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Minamisoma mayor wants to hold rebirth forum
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110427f3.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Sony jumps into tablet fray with two models
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110427a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Haneda's global hub hopes fly in face of hard realities
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110427a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Tepco nixes new hiring, cuts pay across board
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110427a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nissan May output to hit 90% of predisaster goal
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110427a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Restaurant sales fall record 10.3%
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110427a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Dai-ichi Life faces \179 billion loss
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110427a6.html


OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
A temple tests ASEAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110427a1.html

[OPINION]
Critical thinking crucial in the information age
MASSIMO PIGLIUCCI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110427a1.html

[OPINION]
And if Bashar Assad falls?
GWYNNE DYER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110427gd.html

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FEATURES
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[EDUCATION AND BILINGUAL]
Stop worrying and embrace the passive tense
DANIEL MORALES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ek20110427a1.html

[COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS]
Acer and Toshiba serve up Windows 7 to go
RICK MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nc20110427ga.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Fukudome's five hits not enough for Cubs
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110427a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Naruse fans 12 in six-hit shutout against Orix
HIROKI NODA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110427j1.html

[BASEBALL]
Giants pitcher Bannister to retire
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110427j2.html

[SOCCER]
Man City closes in on berth in CL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110427a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Judge rules against NFL in lockout case
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110427a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
49ers Hall of Famer Perry dies
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110427a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Sharks finish off Kings on Thornton's goal in overtime
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110427a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Grizzlies push Spurs to brink
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110427a1.html

[SPORTS]
Kozuka first in preliminary round
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110427f1.html

[SPORTS]
World title up for grabs in Moscow after long delay
JACK GALLAGHER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110427it.html

[SPORTS]
D'Antoni failed to adjust game strategy
PETER VECSEY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110427pv.html


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