*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Wednesday, September 21, 2011 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Nagoya orders 80,000 out as typhoon nears Nagoya officials instruct about 80,000 people to evacuate and issues an evacuation advisory to more than 1 million others as Typhoon Roke approaches Honshu, threatening further landslides and flooding. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Cabinet approves 10% cap on budget requests for '12 The Cabinet approves a plan to cap budget requests for fiscal 2012 and keep total general account spending -- excluding debt-servicing costs -- to less than \71 trillion, while allocating about \700 billion for measures to boost economic growth. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Tepco mulling cuts in pensions, workforce Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Toshio Nishizawa said Tuesday the utility is considering cutting corporate pension payments as well as its workforce as it faces ballooning compensation payments over the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. [MORE] -> http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a3.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] No defense info leaked in Internet attack: MHI http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] U.S. has 'abandoned' U.N. reform: Bolton http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Woman meets Aussie who returned father's WWII diary http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Provisional school starts classes for 740 students in disaster-hit Otsuchi http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Genba, Clinton reaffirm Futenma base relocation http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Woman nabbed for counterfeiting bills http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] ANA flight to Naha drops oxygen masks http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Son, 22, held over father's murder http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Iwate fisheries continue struggle to recover TAKAHIRO FUKADA http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Fukushima evacuees weigh risks of return http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921f2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Cold shutdown date moved forward http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921n1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] 70,000 psychiatric patients may be released to save money http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110921n2.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Residential land prices affected by quake, down 20th year http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110921a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Greece high on G-20 agenda: Azumi http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110921a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Raise cigarette tax to cover medical costs: health chief http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110921n1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Battery life, prices may dent EV sales drive http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110921n2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Uranium up on strong nuclear case http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110921n3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Showa Shell halts Ogimachi plant http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110921n4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Toyota expects U.S. sales rebound http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110921n5.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== ■■■ The Japan Times GRAMMAR BOOSTER ■■■ ■できるまでやる！を実現。e-learningで英文法を完全マスター ■ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/study/ お支払はクレジットカード。税抜7,480円 利用期間：6ヶ月※詳しくはWEB！ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Leadership toward compromise http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110921a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] Beefing up the middle class http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110921a2.html [OPINION] U.N. General Assembly opens on shifting sands JOHN J. METZLER http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110921a1.html [OPINION] The 9/11-3/11 connection TILMAN RUFF http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110921a2.html [OPINION] Checking the impulse to fight wars of choice BENNETT RAMBERG http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110921a3.html [OPINION] Game show challenge in India KEVIN RAFFERTY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110921a4.html [OPINION] Where we all should mind our own business COLBERT I. KING http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110921a5.html [OPINION] A rising hydro-hegemon raising worries downstream BRAHMA CHELLANEY http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110921bc.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS] Despite dire predictions, this year's TGS was huge BRIAN ASHCRAFT http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nc20110921a1.html [COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS] Interviewed like a star: Anonymous question and answer site is proving popular in Japan AKKY AKIMOTO http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nc20110921aa.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== ジャパンタイムズでご結婚の報告をしてみませんか？ お二人にとって最良の日をいっそう輝かせる演出として、 紙面上でのご報告と共にご家族、ご親戚、ご友人へ感謝の気持ちを 伝えてみませんか？ 詳細はこちら URL: www.japantimes.co.jp/wedding ===================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Rivera sets MLB saves record http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110921a1.html [BASEBALL] Giants wield big sticks against rival Swallows http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110921j1.html [SOCCER] Neymar to stay with Santos for now http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110921a1.html [SOCCER] Europe holds 53-nation soccer summit http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110921a2.html [AMERICAN FOOTBALL] Manning throws for two scores as Giants beat Rams http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110921a1.html [GOLF] Couples has decision to make on final pick http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110921a1.html [BASKETBALL] Gallinari could rejoin Olimpia: report http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110921a1.html [BASKETBALL] Philippines tops Japan in FIBA Asia http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110921a2.html [SPORTS] Australia beats Sri Lanka in test series http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110921a1.html [RUGBY] Japan seeks spiritual guidance before Tongan encounter http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20110921a1.html [SUMO] Hakuho improves to 10-0 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ss20110921b1.html [TENNIS] Schiavone eliminated in first round http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110921a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
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