Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Sunday, May 1, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco pair caught radiation overdose
Tokyo Electric Power Co. says one of its employees was exposed to radiation close to the legal yearly limit of 250 millisieverts at the crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant and another worker's exposure was just under that threshold.
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 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan nuclear adviser fed up, quits
Prime Minister Naoto Kan defends his government's handling of the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, a day after one of his advisers on the emergency vowed to resign in protest at what he called the state's lax response.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Volunteers rush to help Tohoku
Thousands of volunteers are expected to sacrifice their Golden Week holidays and converge on Tohoku in the coming days to help clean up the devastated region.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Weather chief hit for putting lid on SPEEDI projections
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Three years eyed to remove disaster debris
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Disaster budget gets OK
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Matsumoto, Clinton hit farm produce rumors
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
IAEA team to inspect Fukushima plant this month
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
52 nursing homes in Iwate, Miyagi shut after disaster
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. to Sony: Clarify data breach
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Rainy season hits Okinawa, Amami
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110501b2.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Hard times for Mickey
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110501a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Kodansha's changing guard
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110501a2.html

[OPINION]
Way to institutionalize a system of integrity
CHARLES SAMPFORD and RAMESH THAKUR
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110501a1.html

[OPINION]
The lowdown on sieverts and a healthy diet
HIROAKI SATO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110501hs.html

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FEATURES
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[BOOKS]
Revenge of the aunties
STEVE FINBOW
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fb20110501a1.html

[BOOKS]
Temperance comes to Japan
KRIS KOSAKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fb20110501a2.html

[MEDIA]
Kyoto comedy theater returns -- and with English subtitles
MARK SCHILLING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110501a1.html

[MEDIA]
Tabloids warn of major quake beneath Tokyo
MARK SCHREIBER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110501bj.html

[MEDIA]
Behind Ryu Murakami's e-book; show-biz confessions; CM of the week: Recruit
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110501cs.html

[MEDIA]
Tohoku charity a minefield for Japanese celebrities
PHILIP BRASOR
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fd20110501pb.html

[ENVIRONMENT]
Rethinking Tohoku's rebuilding
C.W. NICOL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fe20110501cw.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
It is time to target who calls the shots in Japan when disaster strikes
ROGER PULVERS
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110501rp.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Fighter for justice
TOMOKO OTAKE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110501x1.html

[TRAVEL]
Explore Seoul's hidden heart
JAE LEE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fv20110501a1.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Dice-K hurt in Boston loss
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110501a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Braves suspend coach McDowell
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110501a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Ramirez leads Giants out of slump
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110501j1.html

[GOLF]
Ishikawa eats into Crowns deficit
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110501a1.html

[GOLF]
Fudo blazes back into contention
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110501a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Sharks top Wings in OT
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110501a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Grizzlies finish off Spurs before raucous home crowd
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110501a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Hannaryz take down Lakestars in bj-league Western Conference playoff series opening game
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110501b1.html

[SPORTS]
Yoshida wins 10th consecutive title
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110501a1.html

[SPORTS]
Kim leads after short; Ando second
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110501f1.html


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