Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday 31 August 2011


*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Wednesday, August 31, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[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.
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 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110831a1.html

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[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

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[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


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OTHER NEWS
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[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
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[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


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OPINION
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[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. SAMUELSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110831rs.html

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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Giants drop farther back
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110831a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Naruse goes distance as Fighters struggle
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110831j1.html

[SOCCER]
Beaten Arsenal to compensate fans
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110831a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Eagles reward Vick with contract worth $100 million
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110831a1.html

[GOLF]
Tiger adds rich tourney to schedule
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110831a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Nuggets' Chandler to play in China
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110831a1.html

[SPORTS]
Favorites continue to fail at worlds
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110831t1.html

[SPORTS]
Robles loses gold in hurdles on DQ
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110831t2.html

[SPORTS]
IAAF donates $250,000 to Japan
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110831t3.html

[TENNIS]
Federer matches Agassi for victories in Grand Slams
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110831a1.html


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