*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Wednesday, October 5, 2011 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [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 --- [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. 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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 [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS] Why do Japanese developers keep us waiting? 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