Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 17 August 2011

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Wednesday, August 17, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tomari reactor to get official nod to stay online
Hokkaido Gov. Harumi Takahashi is expected to announce her approval for resuming commercial operations of the Tomari nuclear plant's reactor 3, which has been running full tilt since March but technically only in test mode.
[MORE] ->
 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817a1.html

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[BUSINESS NEWS]
JAL joins partners in low-cost carrier bid
Japan Airlines, Mitsubishi and Australia's Qantas Group announce they are jointly launching a low-cost carrier in Japan, aiming to boost their competitiveness in the domestic market amid an influx of budget carriers.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
S. Korea blasts Noda's war criminal remarks
South Korea rips into Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda for restating his view that Japanese Class-A war criminals convicted by an Allied tribunal were in fact not war criminals.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817a2.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Japanese student swept over, lost at Niagara Falls
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tsunami artifacts prove popular
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Another body part turns up in Osaka
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tohoku 'doc' admits lacking license
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. logged a tiny radiation spike in March
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tsunami spared Matsushima but swept away bay's tourists
ALEX MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Famed Miyagi temple's visitors vanishing
ALEX MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110817f2.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Solar plant cleans Kawasaki image
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Car-sharing spreading in Tokai
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Tourists head west as Tohoku, Tokyo drop off itineraries
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Cedyna reveals cardholder data leak
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Cattle outfit is year's No. 1 failure
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Lower yield on U.S. Treasuries hampers BOJ effort to rein in yen
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
\75 to dollar possible: 'Mr. Yen'
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817n3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
UPS resumes Iwate package delivery
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110817n4.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Ray of light amid the nuclear gloom
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110817a1.html

[OPINION]
Japan at critical tipping point
MARK PENDERGRAST
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110817a1.html

[OPINION]
Remembering the towering walls of August
NINA L. KHRUSHCHEVA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110817a2.html

[OPINION]
Britain gropes for solutions
HUGH CORTAZZI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110817hc.html

[OPINION]
ASEAN faces a Chinese dilemma
MICHAEL RICHARDSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110817mr.html

[OPINION]
Ten ways to reduce America's budget deficit
ROBERT J. SAMUELSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110817rs.html

[OPINION]
Rising superpower floats an aircraft carrier
TOM PLATE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110817tp.html

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FEATURES
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[COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS]
Why do Japanese advertisers suggest Internet-search keywords?
AKKY AKIMOTO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nc20110817aa.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Thome smashes 600th HR
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110817a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Fukuura delivers big hit to ignite Marines
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110817j1.html

[SOCCER]
Fabregas signs five-year contract in Barcelona return
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110817a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
49ers bring in Culpepper for workout after loss to Saints
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110817a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Winnipeg center Rypien found dead
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110817a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Penguins wait for Crosby's return
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110817a2.html

[SPORTS]
Top female jockey Miyashita retires
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110817a1.html

[SPORTS]
Trainer Johnson gets four-year ban
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110817a2.html

[SPORTS]
Rossi concerned about Japan trip
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110817a3.html

[RUGBY]
Wales captain to skip World Cup
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20110817a1.html

[TENNIS]
Serena surges in WTA rankings
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110817a1.html


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