Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Tuesday, September 27, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Former Ozawa aides judged guilty
Three former secretaries of DPJ kingpin Ichiro Ozawa receive suspended prison terms for cooking the books of Rikuzankai, Ozawa's political fund management body.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Monju R&D budget to be slashed by ministry
Funding for research related to the troubled Monju fast-breeder reactor in Fukui Prefecture will be cut 70 to 80 percent next year, the government says..
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110927a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
City calls for keeping Hamaoka plant closed
Legislators in a city less than 10 km from the Hamaoka nuclear power plant call for its permanent closure over widespread earthquake fears.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110927a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Donor eggs may up pregnancy risks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110927a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Opposition slams Noda for dodging discussion of reconstruction budget
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110927a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Chinese marine research ship spotted near Senkakus
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110927a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kagoshima man dies in heavy rain
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110927a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Geothermal trove lies mostly untapped despite energy crisis
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110927f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
A compact guide to guidebooks on Japan
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110927i1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Kirin revives beer plant in Sendai
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110927a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
KDDI goes WiMAX with new handsets
KAZUAKI NAGATA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110927a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Delays over, Boeing has high hopes for slick 787
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110927n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota launches Pixis Space to put first minivehicle in domestic lineup
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110927n2.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Health side of tobacco tax
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110927a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Protection law fails whistleblowers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110927a2.html

[OPINION]
Israel must act, not react, before it's too late
AHMED ABD RABOU
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110927a1.html

[OPINION]
Merits of a layman as Japan's defense minister
JEFFREY W. HORNUNG
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110927a2.html

[OPINION]
Groping for a path to jobs
HUGH CORTAZZI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110927hc.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Can the government change my name? asks 'Madame Spouse'
ASHLEY THOMPSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110927at.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Words of wisdom from JFK to Japan's new chief
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110927hn.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Ichifuji owners Midori and Takashi Nakao
JUDIT KAWAGUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110927jk.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
No-nos for Noda: Japan's top 10 most useless PMs
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20110927zg.html

[LIFE & STYLE]
Upgrading the ordinary
JEAN SNOW
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fs20110927a2.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
BoSox edge Yankees to keep Rays at bay
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110927a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Nakamura lifts Lions past Marines
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110927j1.html

[SOCCER]
UAE star killed in car accident
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110927a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Bills use big rally to stun Pats
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110927a1.html

[GOLF]
Woods ends search for new caddy
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110927a1.html

[GOLF]
Haas captures lucrative FedEx Cup
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110927a2.html

[SPORTS]
Vettel celebrations on hold despite Singapore win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110927a1.html

[SPORTS]
Ochiai given raw deal by Chunichi despite his successful run in dugout
JASON COSKREY
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110927jc.html

[RUGBY]
Kirwan demands sharp start against Canada
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20110927a1.html

[SUMO]
New ozeki struggling to come to terms with promotion
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20110927a1.html

[TENNIS]
Date Krumm ousted in first round
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110927a1.html


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