Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday, 9 September 2011


*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Friday, September 9, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda lauds crisis workers in visit to Fukushima
In his first trip to the prefecture since taking office, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda visits the Fukushima No. 1 power plant to heap praise on crisis workers' efforts.
[MORE] ->
 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
SDF needs more freedom in using guns abroad: Maehara
Maehara: The ruling party's new policy chief tells Washington that the Self-Defense Forces should have greater freedom to use their weapons abroad.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Towns get help but more rain looms
A temporary bypass is opened to get rescue supplies to two Nara towns cut off by Typhoon Talas, but forecasts of heavy rain threaten to wreak more havoc.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a3.html


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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html

OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Diplomat lauds U.S. girl's relief effort
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cybercrimes decline 2.8% in first half
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Consumer minister's groups linked to pyramid schemes
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Two Kashiwazaki-Kariwa reactors to start safety tests
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Excessive cesium levels again found in Iwate cows
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
California thanked for Tohoku aid
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Seoul to seek sex slave redress talks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110909b1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Furukawa says he's set to tackle high yen
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110909a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Kepco's massive solar plant up and running
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110909a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Saga tipple named champion sake at London blind wine-tasting event
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110909a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Current account surplus sinks 42% as imports surge
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110909a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Apple sues Samsung's Japan firms
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110909a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Japan hits ninth in competitiveness
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110909a6.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Japan rules the Senkakus
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110909a1.html

[OPINION]
Beating the midlife blues
EDWARD HOFFMAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110909a1.html

[OPINION]
Threat of nuclear tests hasn't died
TIBOR ToTH
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110909a2.html

[More Op-Ed stories]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html


FEATURES
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[ART]
"Indigo Blue in the World: Textile and Fashion"
TOMOKO HORI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110909o1.html

[ART]
"Tomimoto Kenkichi: Patterns Come Into Existence from Wayside Scenes"
TOMOKO HORI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110909o2.html

[ART]
"Enjoying Ceramic Art: Gourmet of Ceramic"
TOMOKO HORI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110909o3.html

[ART]
"Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi Ten"
YUHEI WADA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110909t1.html

[ART]
"Art Scope 2009-2011: Invisible Memories"
YUHEI WADA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20110909t2.html

[FILMS]
'Countdown to Zero'
GIOVANNI FAZIO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110909a1.html

[FILMS]
'Tantei wa Bar ni Iru (The Detective is in the Bar)'
MARK SCHILLING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110909a2.html

[FILMS]
'My Best Enemy'
KAORI SHOJI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20110909a3.html

[GOURMET]
Going crazy for vintage wines
JOHN ASHBURNE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20110909d1.html

[GOURMET]
Retailers around Japan with plenty of bottle
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20110909d2.html

[OF NOTE]
Sendai to hold jazz festival
SHAUN MCKENNA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fq20110909a1.html

[OF NOTE]
Fukuoka fast becoming Asia film hub
EDAN CORKILL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fq20110909a2.html

[THEATER]
Festival/Tokyo rewrites its script after quake
NOBUKO TANAKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ft20110909r1.html

[TRAVEL]
Seasonal tea with flavors of autumn
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fv20110909ho.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Verlander wins 22nd
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110909a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Orix keeps season-high unbeaten streak intact
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110909j1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Cowboys most valuable NFL franchise
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110909a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Plane crash latest tragedy for NHL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110909a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Former goalkeeper Sanada dies at 43
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20110909a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Gasols power Spain past Dirk, Germany
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110909a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
NBA owners, union make progress
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110909a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Geary looking forward to coaching B-Corsairs
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110909n1.html

[RUGBY]
Kirwan makes 11 changes for RWC opener
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20110909a1.html

[TENNIS]
Rain again cancels U.S. Open play
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110909a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Nadeshiko book place at London Olympics
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20110909a1.html


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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html
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