Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Tuesday, August 23, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan to spell out no-go zone reality
Prime Minister Kan plans to visit Fukushima Prefecture this weekend to tell residents that some areas around its radiation-leaking power plant will be uninhabitable for a long time.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
All eyes on potential Maehara election bid
With the DPJ expected to pick Prime Minister Kan's successor in a week, attention is shifting to whether former Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara will enter the race.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima hunts for cesium-resistant rice
A research agency in Fukushima Prefecture is testing 110 varieties of rice for strains that absorb less radioactive cesium from soil than Japanese rice.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Green Party leader prods nuke power foes
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Prize-winning 'B-grade' noodles make N.Y. debut
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Geological evidence of six big tsunami found on Miyagi coast
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Russia border guards seize Japanese
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Couple in Maldives feared drowned
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
JNTO seeks to put quake-hit Tohoku on map
SITI RAHIL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Restoring foreign tourism tall order
TAKAHIRO FUKADA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823i1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Slow aid distribution frustrating survivors
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110823n1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Ministry drafting plan to recycle precious metals used in electronics
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110823a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toll waiver for trucks cut due to abuse
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110823a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Civics built great but seen slipping on design front
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110823n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Noda again threatens decisive action on yen
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110823n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Tokyo Steel cuts all product prices
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110823n3.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Restart of Tomari reactor
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110823a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Report on interrogation recording
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110823a2.html

[OPINION]
U.S.-China economic stage
ANDREY BORADAEVSKY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110823a1.html

[OPINION]
Joint development in the South China Sea
FRANK CHING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110823fc.html

[OPINION]
India scores a wrong-sided goal -- again
RAMESH THAKUR
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110823rt.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Last chance for a fix of '90s 'Alien Humor'
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110823a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Legal help for those on a limited budget
ASHLEY THOMPSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110823at.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Ondagumi president Chuya Onda
JUDIT KAWAGUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110823jk.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Yamanashi: What's so unique about Yamanashi?
SALLY KIKUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110823vf.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Helping Brazilian kids master local life
MAMI MARUKO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110823ww.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Peace Boat-Rolls Royce talks lay bare ethical minefield
DREUX RICHARD
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110823zg.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
No doubt for Rays as Damon settles game
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110823a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Asia Series schedule finalized for fall
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110823j1.html

[SOCCER]
Man City beats Bolton for second straight win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110823a1.html

[SOCCER]
'Nadeshiko' Japan begins training
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110823a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Burress grabs touchdown pass in return to football
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110823a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Hawaii mulling NCAA football game in Japan
KAZ NAGATSUKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110823a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Talented guard Gardener reunites with Nakamura
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110823b1.html

[SPORTS]
Sweat and effort pay off as Gonzalez claws way back from disastrous 2010
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110823jc.html

[SPORTS]
Ex-marathon standout Kelley dies
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110823t1.html

[RUGBY]
Kirwan announces World Cup squad
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20110823a1.html

[TENNIS]
Djokovic cedes title
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110823a1.html


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