Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Monday, June 20, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco airs out humid reactor No. 2 building
Tepco airs out the No. 2 reactor building at its radiation-spewing Fukushima power plant to reduce the humidity enough for repair crews to work inside.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco report reveals lack of preparedness
A 41-page timeline of Tokyo Electric's initial actions in the first days of the Fukushima nuclear crisis reveals a lack of preparedness and severe difficulty coping with the debacle.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110620a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco plays down decontamination failure
Tokyo Electric plays down concern that a solution to its nuclear plant crisis faces delays after finding more radiation than expected must be removed from millions of liters of water.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110620n1.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Quake tweets make their way into memorial books
MAYU YOSHIDA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110620a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sega London hacking affects 1.29 million
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110620a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
17 prefectures leaning toward solar
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110620a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tohoku toll roads free for victims
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110620a6.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Honda exits power-saving pact
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110620a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Disaster shines light on wisdom of renting in a debt-laden world
TERUHIKO MANO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110620jp.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Draft for reconstruction
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110620a1.html

[OPINION]
Japan should consider the personal touch in its policy toward Middle East uprisings
AHMED ABD RABOU
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110620a1.html

[OPINION]
Keeping a lid on Argentina's 'secrets and lies'
CESAR CHELALA and ALEJANDRO M. GARRO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110620a2.html

[OPINION]
Objective defense of why some things matter
PETER SINGER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110620a3.html

[OPINION]
South China Sea is not Shangri-La
MICHAEL RICHARDSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110620mr.html

[OPINION]
Living with national universities
TAKAMITSU SAWA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110620ts.html

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FEATURES
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[EDUCATION AND BILINGUAL]
Let one character lead to enlightenment and civilization
MARK SCHREIBER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ek20110620a1.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Matsui's two hits lift Athletics past Giants
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110620a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Lotte's Karakawa stymies Swallows
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110620j1.html

[BASEBALL]
Hawks, Pa. League stage another dominant interleague campaign
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110620n1.html

[GOLF]
McIlroy sets 54-hole record
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110620a1.html

[GOLF]
Lee leaves Saiki behind for victory
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110620a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Bruins show off Cup during victory parade
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110620a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
NBA players worry over loss of fanbase
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110620a1.html

[SPORTS]
Bell presses England's advantage
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110620a1.html

[SPORTS]
Asami leads four judo winners in Rio
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110620j1.html

[SPORTS]
Phelps turns hand to backstroke
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110620s1.html

[TENNIS]
All eyes on Williams sisters as Wimbledon looms
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110620a1.html

[TENNIS]
Li gunning for third straight Grand Slam final
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110620a2.html

[TENNIS]
Nishikori falls in Wimbledon tuneup
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110620a3.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Kuwaiti goal takes shine off Japan's winning Olympic start
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20110620a1.html


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