Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Saturday, October 8, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Okutama cesium level seen spiking
The science ministry's aerial monitoring of Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture finds highly contaminated areas in the capital's northwest area, but most of the areas surveyed are within normal levels.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ozawa hospitalized with stones in ureter
Democratic Party of Japan kingpin Ichiro Ozawa is hospitalized just hours after the end of his first trial session in connection with a political funds scandal.
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Son mourns as he announces iPhone pricing
Softbank President Masayoshi Son mourns the death of a key business partner, Apple cofounder and former CEO Steve Jobs, on the same day his company starts receiving reservations for the new iPhone 4S.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111008a1.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Radiation fears send fish hauls spiraling
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Attachments fall off Komatsu ASDF F-15
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Washington hopes Genba comes this year
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Bus full of kids plunges; driver dies
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
'Cool Japan' debuts in Singapore
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda to visit Seoul to deepen ties
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Angry boy, 13, a chemistry buff, gasses his class
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Auto industry's weekend operations had big impact
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008cc.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Power pricing system under scrutiny
MIYA TANAKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
National Azabu is shutting down while quake-safe building goes up
MINORU MATSUTANI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
More married couples in Tohoku area seek counseling following March 11
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20111008f3.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
BOJ board sticks with interest rate policy
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111008a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Yamaguchi to halve stake in utility
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111008a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Ghosn decries lack of yen action
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111008n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota to parts firms: Ax prices or else
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111008n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Sony may take control of Ericsson venture
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20111008n3.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Mr. Ozawa pleads not guilty
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20111008a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Helping hand for Tepco
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20111008a2.html

[OPINION]
Love and loathing of racial preferments Down Under
RAMESH THAKUR
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20111008a1.html

[OPINION]
Rescuing America from Wall Street
HAROLD MEYERSON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20111008a2.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Communication skill, beyond language, called key necessity
KRIS KOSAKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20111008a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
He waits and measures
AMY CHAVEZ
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20111008cz.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Where have all the heroes gone?
THOMAS DILLON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fl20111008td.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Tigers oust Yankees
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20111008a1.html

[BASEBALL]
White Sox hire Ventura as manager
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20111008a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Swallows end three-game slide Swallows
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20111008j1.html

[BASEBALL]
Fighters may honor Darvish's wish
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20111008j2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Jagr's 1,600th point helps Flyers edge champions in opener
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20111008a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Geary, B-Corsairs prepared for inaugural campaign
Ed Odeven
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20111008b1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Hasegawa has high expectations for Akita's second season
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20111008n1.html

[SPORTS]
Button fastest finisher in Japanese GP practices
JIM ARMSTRONG
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20111008a1.html

[SPORTS]
Romanian gymnasts lead field
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20111008a2.html

[SPORTS]
Top runners set for race in Chicago
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20111008t1.html

[RUGBY]
Injured Wallabies set to return for quarters
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sr20111008a1.html

[TENNIS]
Nadal, Fish set to meet in semifinal showdown
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20111008a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Lee notches winner for Japan against Vietnam
GUS FIELDING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20111008a1.html


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