Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Monday, May 30, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Pump failure nearly brings No. 5 to a boil
The seawater pump in the cooling system for the Fukushima power plant's No. 5 reactor broke down Saturday evening, prompting repair crews to install a backup pump 15 hours later on Sunday afternoon, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Stabilizing reactors by year's end may be impossible: Tepco
Stabilizing the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant by the end of the year may be impossible, senior officials at Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Sunday, throwing a monkey wrench into plans to let evacuees return to their homes near the plant.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
East Asia tourism chiefs OK joint plans for crises
Tourism ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Sunday to jointly work out crisis management guidelines to address critical events that negatively affect tourism, such as natural disasters and outbreaks of infectious diseases.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. looks to air Osprey plan in June: sources
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110530a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Assembly chair commits suicide
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110530a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ex-Red Army member Maruoka dies
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110530a6.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Bankers group warms to postal bank
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110530a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Aston Martin leather gives Toyota iQ a luxury twist
STEVE ROTHWELL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110530n1.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Not the time for infighting
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110530a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
North Korea appeals to sponsor
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110530a2.html

[OPINION]
The market for babies: Britain abolishes regulators while France debates bioethics
DONNA DICKENSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110530a1.html

[OPINION]
Changing Japan's system to handle the 'unexpected'
HIROMI MURAKAMI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110530a2.html

[OPINION]
Voters versus the welfare state
MICHAEL BOSKIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110530a3.html

[OPINION]
High-fat diet for treating epilepsy is revived
CESAR CHELALA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110530cc.html

[OPINION]
Bedfellows of those 'lax,' 'insular' Japanese
HIROAKI SATO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110530hs.html

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FEATURES
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[EDUCATION AND BILINGUAL]
Procedural phrasing: often a pain, but always polite
DANIEL MORALES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ek20110530a1.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Patterson connects to settle win for Jays
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110530a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Nishioka makes first rehab start
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110530a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Tigers beat Eagles to climb out of last place
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110530j1.html

[BASEBALL]
Falkenborg feels right at home with Hawks
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110530n1.html

[SOCCER]
Sublime Barca wins Champions League
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110530a1.html

[SOCCER]
Bin Hammam leaves race after allegations
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110530a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Jets linemen to meet for workouts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110530a1.html

[GOLF]
Palmer holds slim advantage over Garcia at Byron Nelson
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110530a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Canucks ready for Bruins in final
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110530a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Omiya rains on Cerezo's parade
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20110530a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Wade eyes satisfying ending to crazy year
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110530a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
LeBron plays down Pippen praise
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110530a2.html

[SPORTS]
Orfevre storms Japanese Derby
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110530a1.html

[SPORTS]
Perez escapes serious harm in crash
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110530a2.html

[SPORTS]
Takahashi happy after bolt removal
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110530f1.html

[SPORTS]
Fukimi, Sato capture judo golds
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110530j1.html

[TENNIS]
Top players ease into to next round of French Open
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110530a1.html


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