Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Saturday, April 30, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco, and state, responsible: Kan
Prime Minister Naoto Kan acknowledges the government bears some responsibility for the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant crisis.
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 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tohoku bullet trains fully resume
Bullet train services on the disaster-stricken Tohoku Shinkansen Line fully resume between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori for the first time since the March 11 disaster struck.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Extra budget for rebuilding sent to the Diet
Prime Minister Naoto Kan suggests the redemption of bonds issued to finance a second emergency budget may be prioritized over conventional debt amid market scrutiny over Japan窶冱 fiscal health.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
25 governors hit Kan's handling
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Panel to probe nuke accident
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sony encrypted credit card data but not basics
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Dalai Lama leads prayers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Maestro's Tokyo Sinfonia to serenade evacuation centers
MINORU MATSUTANI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Futenma replacement runway plan OK'd
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
3/11 renders tax-cut advocates' poll momentum a distant dream
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430cc.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Psychiatrists aid traumatized foreigners
MIZUHO AOKI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Depopulation latest threat
KANOKO MATSUYAMA
AND STUART BIGGS
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110430n1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Apple's long-awaited new iPad model debuts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110429a1.html


OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Learning from train tragedy
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110430a1.html

[OPINION]
No time for political games as Japan tries to rise again
KEVIN RAFFERTY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110430a1.html

[OPINION]
The end of mutually assured destruction?
SERGEI KARAGANOV
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110430a2.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Japan's oldest boxer keeps dreams of championship alive
BARBARA BAYER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110430a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
The case of the \300,000 blanket
AMY CHAVEZ
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110430cz.html


[For features]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html


SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Rays' Zobrist drives in 10 runs in twinbill
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110430a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Emotions run high in Eagles' home win
DAVE HUESTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110430j1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Panthers claim Newton first in NFL Draft
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110430a1.html

[GOLF]
Iseri shoots 6-under-66 for early lead
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110430a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Higgins, Luongo lead Canucks over Predators
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110430a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Ota strikes again as Vegalta tops Reds
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20110430a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Bryant, Lakers close out underdog Hornets in style
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110430a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Vogel states case for permanent job
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110430a2.html

[SPORTS]
Suzuki captures national title
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110430a1.html

[SPORTS]
Cool Misbah guides Pakistan home
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110430a2.html

[SPORTS]
Mourinho sinks to new depths with Barca paranoia
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110430cd.html

[SPORTS]
Chan beats Kozuka for gold
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110430f1.html

[SPORTS]
Swimmer Hardy cleared for Games
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110430o1.html

[RUGBY]
All Blacks to face Fiji in warmup
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20110430a1.html

[TENNIS]
Williams sisters mum over return to action
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110430a1.html


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