Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday, 3 May 2011


*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Tuesday, May 3, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. doctors hit Tokyo radiation limit for kids
A U.S. nonprofit organization of medical experts condemns Japanese safety standards for radiation exposure set for school kids in disaster-stricken Fukushima Prefecture.
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 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Diet budgets \4 trillion for rebuilding
The Diet enacts a \4.15 trillion supplementary budget for funding immediate efforts to rebuild from the March 11 disasters.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Power cut doomed fallout computer
The nation's system for predicting the volume of radioactive materials to be released into the environment failed amid the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant due to the power supply cut following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, sources say.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Reconstruction panel tours Fukushima disaster area
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Protesters urge rethink of child radiation limit
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Traffic jams worsened tsunami toll
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noguchi lauds space on Challenger anniversary
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Vow to double Africa's ODA stands: Matsumoto
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Minamata recognition marked
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
'Model' care eyed for disaster zones
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Emperor's visit to Iwate postponed
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tight-lipped Tepco lays bare exclusivity of press clubs
KANAKO TAKAHARA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ex-JET teacher dashed from U.K. to help
WILLIAM HOLLINGWORTH
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
London chefs look to raise relief cash
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110503n1.html


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BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
March saw first decline in monthly wage in 13 months; blackouts blamed
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110503a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Blackout fears lift battery demand
HIROKO NAKATA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110503a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Iitate 'wagyu' farmers blast evacuation order
AYA TAKADA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110503n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota, Nissan both face first-half losses
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110503n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Domestic disaster, overseas losses put pressure on Nomura's profits
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110503n3.html


OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Mental care for children
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110503a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
What to do with the debris
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110503a2.html

[OPINION]
BRICS without the mortar
KEVIN RAFFERTY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110503a1.html

[OPINION]
The good fight against a less dramatic killer
TONY BLAIR and RAY CHAMBERS
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110503a2.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Better to be branded a 'flyjin' than a man of the 'sheeple'
DEBITO ARUDOU
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110503ad.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Leaping the digital TV divide
ASHLEY THOMPSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110503at.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Pair go together like pasta, dessert
MAMI MARUKO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110503mm.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Kamakura: Considering TEPCO's handling of the nuclear crisis, do you think the company should be taken over by the government?
CHARLES LEWIS
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110503vf.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
It's innovate or die in today's mad mag world
GIANNI SIMONE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110503zg.html

[LIFE & STYLE]
Dancewear's 'principal' designer, on stage and off
KRIS KOSAKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fs20110503a3.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Mets triumph on historic night for N.Y.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110503a1.html

[SOCCER]
Arsenal beats United to open up title race
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110503a1.html

[SOCCER]
Totti leapfrogs Baggio on scoring list
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110503a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Lightning strike to take series lead
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110503a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Wade leads Heat to Game 1 victory as tempers flare
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110503a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Thibodeau voted NBA coach of year
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110503a2.html

[SPORTS]
British boxing legend Cooper dies at 76
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110503a1.html

[SPORTS]
Japan sweeps badminton doubles
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110503a2.html

[SPORTS]
Holyfield eyes championship bout
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110503a3.html

[SPORTS]
Kim to sit out Grand Prix series
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110503f1.html

[SPORTS]
Ogasawara still swinging away as milestone draws near
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110503jc.html

[TENNIS]
Djokovic extends streak in Belgrade
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110503a1.html


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