*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Tuesday, August 16, 2011 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] On day of past defeat, Kan urges recovery Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledges on the 66th anniversary of the end of World War II that the nation will recover from the March 11 triple disaster, likening the hardship to postwar reconstruction. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110816a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Cabinet gives Yasukuni a miss More than 50 lawmakers of the ruling and opposition parties mark the 66th anniversary of Japan's surrender by visiting Tokyo's contentious Yasukuni Shrine, which honors the nation's war dead as well as Class-A war criminals. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110816a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Venture to push 'anime' in LA Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, a semipublic body tasked with enhancing the value of the nation's businesses, announces it will establish a new firm to remake existing domestic "soft" content, including movies, "anime" (animation), TV dramas and songs, to sell them to Hollywood, aiming to increase revenue. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110816a3.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Maehara opposes reconstruction tax hike http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110816a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] NGOs, academics call for abolition of nuclear plants JUN HONGO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110816a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Cabinet OKs new nuke watchdog http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110816a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Japan, S.E. 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