Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 5 October 2011


*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Wednesday, October 5, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco creditors win early round, for now
Creditors of Tokyo Electric Power Co. win a victory by shutting the door, at least for now, on a debt waiver for the operator of the damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
[MORE] ->
 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Evacuee kids' thyroids need monitoring
Hormonal and other irregularities turn up in the thyroid glands of 10 out of 130 children evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture, a Nagano Prefecture-based charity dedicated to aid for the victims of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear accident says.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Antarctic whale hunt still on; security upped
The annual Antarctic whale hunt will be carried out later this year under heightened security to fend off activists who have vowed to disrupt the cull, the fisheries minister says.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan resumes Shikoku pilgrimage
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Labor group Rengo shifts to antinuclear policy
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Japan panned for pushing nuke plant exports after accident
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Iwakuni marines' Okinawa fighter drill transfer to Guam set to begin
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Revised raw meat rules rile industry
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Maehara offers thanks to Taiwan
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
AKB48 all-girl pop group craze spurs clone spinoffs, wannabes Asia-wide
YUKIKO TOYODA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111005f1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
NEC touts 'smart innovation' for competitiveness
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111005a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Japan, U.S., Europe to cooperate on securing stable supply of rare earths
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111005a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Disney resorts see 17% visitor plunge
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111005a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota, Honda lose market share in U.S. sales rebound
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111005n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Yen's strength to euro extreme, Azumi says
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111005n2.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Return to contaminated areas?
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20111005a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
LDP leadership reshuffled
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20111005a2.html

[OPINION]
Social media urban legends
RAMESH SRINIVASAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20111005a1.html

[OPINION]
Reformer for the delusional
NINA KHRUSHCHEVA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20111005a2.html

[OPINION]
Ex-East Bloc states reflect on the Arab Spring
JOHN J. METZLER
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20111005a3.html

[OPINION]
Model T testing in the Internet Age
CATHY N. DAVIDSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20111005a4.html

[OPINION]
Why Messi finishes first on and off the pitch
CESAR CHELALA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20111005cc.html

[OPINION]
China's selective respect for treaties
FRANK CHING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20111005fc.html

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FEATURES
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[COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS]
Why do Japanese developers keep us waiting?
BRIAN ASHCRAFT
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nc20111005ba.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Pitching carries Tigers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20111005a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Matsuzaka begins recovery process
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20111005a2.html

[BASEBALL]
BayStars' Kuniyoshi earns first career win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20111005j1.html

[SOCCER]
Chelsea eyes Stamford Bridge exit
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20111005a1.html

[SOCCER]
Quinn takes new Sunderland post
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20111005a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Freeman, Bucs rally to heap more misery on faltering Colts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20111005a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Goodell defends hard line on tackles
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20111005a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
NBA talks set for 'very huge day'
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20111005a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Big Bulls ready to charge into debut bj-league season
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20111005b1.html

[OLYMPICS]
Coe opens London Olympic track
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/so20111005a1.html

[SPORTS]
Archery record broken at Lord's
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20111005a1.html

[RUGBY]
All Blacks bite back at 2015 'replaceable' tag
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20111005a1.html

[TENNIS]
Spanish star Nadal dispatches Soeda
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20111005a1.html


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