*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Wednesday, August 31, 2011 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Noda takes over, starts key selections Yoshihiko Noda becomes the nation's 62nd prime minister and faces the task of leading the recovery from the March disaster. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Tepco-area power-saving order to end early on Sept. 9 The mandatory curb on electricity consumption for most of Tepco's service area will be moved forward from Sept. 22 to Sept. 9 after determining the hot weather has passed its peak and that people and companies have done a good job of reducing their usage. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Retrial clears NCB trio of fraud In a retrial ordered by the Supreme Court, the Tokyo High Court acquits three former executives of the defunct Nippon Credit Bank of window-dressing the accounting books. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a3.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Public looks to Noda to provide stability MINORU MATSUTANI, MIZUHO AOKI and SETSUKO KAMIYA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Days of Ozawa's influence seen dwindling ALEX MARTIN http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Leukemia claims Tepco worker MINORU MATSUTANI http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Panel confirms fix was in at nuclear public meetings KAZUAKI NAGATA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Fukushima day care center hot spots http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Astronaut mom Yamazaki retiring http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Noda a grappler, wears many hats JUN HONGO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Nuclear reform will be uphill slog http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831f2.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Disaster spurs more firms to embrace telecommuting http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110831a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi plan LCD venture for cellphones, tablets http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110831a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] NEC to study home use of tablets http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110831a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Jobless rate up for second month in July http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110831n1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Toyota leads fall in carmakers' July production http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110831n2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Strong yen damaging Toyota supplier Denso http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110831n3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Softbank looks to raise \200 billion http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110831n4.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== ┏◆◆◆◆TheJapanTimes Academy グローバル人材育成セミナー◆◆◆◆┓ ┃ グローバル人材を目指す人のための３つのステージ、全１１コース ┃ ┃ ★無料説明会開催中★ ┃ ┃ 【10月期生募集キャンペーン実施中】 ┃ ┗************ 詳細は⇒⇒ http://jtimes.jp/gseminar **************┛ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Leading a nation in crisis http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110831a1.html [OPINION] Goodbye totalitarianism, hello elected strongmen WILLIAM J. DOBSON http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110831a1.html [OPINION] Once Gadhafi is finally gone DANIEL SERWER http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110831a2.html [OPINION] Destroying five myths about earthquakes SUSAN HOUGH http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110831a3.html [OPINION] China's economy not a model for emulation FRANK CHING http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110831fc.html [OPINION] Time for U.S. to say yes to Canadian oil sands ROBERT J. 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