*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Saturday, June 4, 2011 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Kan delayed-exit hint restarts feud The timing of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's resignation causes a political storm after he hints that it may be months before he actually steps down. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Cabinet support rate up, tops 30% The support rating for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Naoto Kan stands at 33.4 percent, a Kyodo News survey shos, up from 28.1 percent in the previous poll taken in May. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Police arrest second man over biggest-ever robbery A second man wanted in connection with the biggest robbery in Japanese history is arrested after turning himself in at JR Shinagawa Station. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a3.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Tepco pair's exposure topped 250 millisievert limit KAZUAKI NAGATA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Passport fast track http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] 2011 spelling bee is won by a hair http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Ozawa allies opt to keep key jobs MASAMI ITO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Miyagi governor has big recovery plans, tells Diet to hunker down JUN HONGO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Aid group calls for more vaccines NATSUKO FUKUE http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Fugen eruption dead remembered http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Japanese tourist dies in Bolivia http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Quake to make Japan stronger: poll http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604b3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Don't neglect pledges for poor: Rwanda http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604b4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Intern at Disney, get credits http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604cc.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Students credit survival to disaster-preparedness drills SETSUKO KAMIYA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110604f1.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Sharp expects net profit to fall 69% http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110604a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Mazda to pull out of Ford deal http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110604a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Advisers see V-shaped recovery, not recession http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110604n1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Sony investigating more hacker claims http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110604n2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Social network games flex their muscles at E3 trade show http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110604n3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Nomura cut top 10 executives' pay 38% after earnings slump http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110604n4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] MUFG may get systemically key bank status http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110604n5.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== The Japan Times Weekly ６月４日号の編集部オススメ記事 ■■■ EDITOR'S PICK ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ Kan center stage at French G-8 ■ 菅首相提唱の新エネルギー政策、 G8での評価は? ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 購読はこちらから http://club.japantimes.co.jp/jw/ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Mr. Kan's tricky promise http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110604a1.html [OPINION] The Caucasian dark circle ANDREI PIONTKOVSKY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110604a1.html [OPINION] Mideast peace process and the Arab Spring CHRISTOPHER R. 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