*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Thursday, May 26, 2011 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Cooling pipe breach now laid to temblor Tokyo Electric Power Co. admits that one of the critical cooling pipes at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant's reactor unit 3 may have been damaged in the March 11 megaquake. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Sea Shepherd's return to Iwate town enrages local fishermen Sea Shepherd Conservation Society members who received help during the massive March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, recently returned to the town to resume their antiwhaling activities, angering some locals. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Crisis likely spells end for nuclear plant pursuit, Kan tells U.K. paper The Fukushima nuclear crisis has made it difficult to build new atomic plants in Japan, Prime Minister Naoto Kan suggests in an interview with the Financial Times. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a3.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] More evacuees return briefly to no-go zone http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Grillings of suspect get taped in entirety http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Sarkozy to Kan: Press for nuke safety at G-8 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] 'Baby hatch' in '10 got 18 infants http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] LDP lawmaker throws water at Foreign Ministry isle-visit briefer http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Mideast envoys urge exchanges http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Aso picked as 'anime' envoy to China http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Japanese have low 'life satisfaction' http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] One tough job: selling Fukushima JUN HONGO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Natural gas prices projected to rise as antinuclear backlash surges http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526f2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] U.S. reactor retrofits in works to avoid blasts http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110526n1.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Export fall spells first April trade deficit since 1980 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110526a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] OECD pessimistic on '11 economic forecast http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110526a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Electricity cuts eased for trains, hospitals http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110526a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Data stolen from Sony Canadian unit http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110526a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Shipments of white goods up 20% http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110526a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] BOJ mulled expanded postquake aid in April http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110526n1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Rakuten to start U.K., Germany sites in Europe push http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110526n2.html ===================================================================== Let the wedding bells ring loudly, with the help of The Japan Times! Announce your undying love for your future partner, or send best wishes to the happy couple, via a special Wedding Message published in the newspaper on the day of the wedding. For more info and to apply: www.japantimes.co.jp/wedding ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Helping hands to Mr. Kan http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110526a1.html [OPINION] Japan: the silent IMF partner KEVIN RAFFERTY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110526a1.html [OPINION] Turkey serves as a role model for Arab world IBRAHIM KALIN http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110526a2.html [OPINION] Asia's shaky water and energy balancing act MICHAEL RICHARDSON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110526mr.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [ART] Knowing Sharaku's art without knowing the artist C.B. LIDDELL http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110526a1.html [ART] Nobuyoshi Araki moves on to the past JAE LEE http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110526a2.html [ART] "Invasion Prague 68: Josef Koudelka" MIKE HAMILTON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110526b1.html [ART] "French Window: Looking at Contemporary Art Through The Marcel Duchamp Prize" MIKE HAMILTON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110526b2.html [MUSIC] Gellers find a new balance with 'Guatemala' PATRICK ST. 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NHKテレビの英会話番組 「英語が伝わる! 100のツボ」 のエッセンスを1冊に まとめました! http://bookclub.japantimes.co.jp/act/Detail.do?id=1336 ===================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Bruce hit ends Reds' long winless streak http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110526a1.html [BASEBALL] Okajima headed to Triple-A squad http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110526a2.html [BASEBALL] Hawks keep unbeaten interleague run going http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110526j1.html [SOCCER] Antlers, Grampus lose as Koreans clean up http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110526a1.html [J.LEAGUE SOCCER] Last season's top four struggle to juggle commitments ANDREW MCKIRDY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20110526n1.html [BASKETBALL] Big 3 brings Heat within one win of reaching finals http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110526a1.html [BASKETBALL] Bieksa's OT winner gives Canucks chance to play for Cup http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110526a2.html [SUMO] Japan Sumo Association promotes 13 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20110526a1.html [TENNIS] Nadal survives scare http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110526a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
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