*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Thursday, June 9, 2011 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Fishermen to Tepco: Don't release water A plan by Tepco to release water containing traces of radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant into the Pacific has been halted by stiff opposition from the Fisheries Agency. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a1.html --- [BUSINESS NEWS] World Bank , IMF dismal on Japan growth potential The World Bank says that it projects Japan's economy to expand 0.1 percent this year in terms of real gross domestic product, a plunge from an estimated 4.0 percent in 2010, following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110609n1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Osaka school marks 10th anniversary of massacre An elementary school in Osaka Prefecture mourns the deaths of eight children who were killed by a knife-wielding intruder on June 8, 2001, marking the 10th anniversary of the tragedy. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a2.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Soyuz carrying Furukawa blasts off for ISS http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Besieged Kan marks milestone: one year MASAMI ITO and NATSUKO FUKUE http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Kagoshima isle tabbed as new site for carrier landing practice http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Sanrio settles copyright suit over Miffy http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Cleared 1967 murderers' acquittal finalized http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Saga town may be first to see reactor restart http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Ministry inspects worker exposure http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Inside trader's appeal rejected http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Draft proposal calls for tax hikes http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Myth of nuclear safety sets back robotic research and development http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110609f1.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Video-sharing website sparks Net revolution http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110609a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Fujifilm to boost LCD film output http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110609a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Quake reinsurance rates rise 20-60%, Swiss firm says http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110609n2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Goldman Sachs: Japan stocks to beat Asian peers http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110609n3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] JR Tokai selects stations for maglev http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110609n4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] No BOJ intervention on yen: analyst http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110609n5.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== ジャパンタイムズでご結婚の報告をしてみませんか? お二人にとって最良の日をいっそう輝かせる演出として、 紙面上でのご報告と共にご家族、ご親戚、ご友人へ感謝の気持ちを 伝えてみませんか? 詳細はこちら URL: www.japantimes.co.jp/wedding ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Groundless call for coalition http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110609a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] More interrogation shenanigans http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110609a2.html [OPINION] Indebted eurozone needs a dose of tough love KENNETH ROGOFF http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110609a1.html [OPINION] China-Pakistan strategic ties deepen BRAHMA CHELLANEY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110609bc.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [ART] Portrait of an artist or photographer? JAE LEE http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110609a1.html [ART] World's third-largest art fair ups profile of Asian works TOMOKO OTAKE http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110609a2.html [ART] Laszlo Moholy-Nagy: ahead of his time JON LOWTHER http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110609a3.html [ART] New York Metropolitan Opera's tales of lost love and madness arrive in Tokyo ERIKO ARITA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110609a4.html [MUSIC] Puffyshoes just wanna have fun DANIEL ROBSON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110609a1.html [MUSIC] On tour: Okamoto's rock out at Vietnam fest SHO OKAMOTO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110609a2.html [MUSIC] Caroline PATRICK ST. MICHEL http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110609l1.html [MUSIC] Cinema Staff "Cinema Staff" SHAWN DESPRES http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20110609l2.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== 3段階の発想で英語が伝わる! 100のツボ [ CD2枚付き ] NHK人気英会話番組のエッセンスが一冊に! 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] BoSox gain ground with win over Yanks http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110609a1.html [BASEBALL] Sawamura learning from mistakes in debut season JASON COSKREY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110609j1.html [BASEBALL] Darvish records third straight shutout win http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110609j2.html [SOCCER] Man. 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