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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco manuals point to critical safety lapses
Newly disclosed manuals for workers at the Fukushima No. 1 plant highlight Tepco's lack of preparedness for an emergency and were a major factor that caused the meltdowns after the March disasters, a review by The Japan Times shows.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Aomori nurse faces Malaysia gallows
A Malaysian court sentences a Japanese nurse from Aomori Prefecture to death after finding her guilty of carrying methamphetamines into the country in October 2009.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Power station sitting on active faults
Active faults under Tohoku Electric's Higashidori nuclear power complex in Aomori Prefecture are grounds for a reassessment of the plant's seismic safety, a recent study says.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Rookie astronaut can't wait to visit ISS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Panetta prods on Futenma move
ALEX MARTIN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[NATIONAL NEWS]
NHK to cut monthly TV fee by \120
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[NATIONAL NEWS]
Taxi falls onto tracks; driver killed
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Novelist, LED developer awarded
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[NATIONAL NEWS]
Crown Prince's condolence visit OK'd
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Reckless cyclists face crackdown
MINORU MATSUTANI
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BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Farm-sector reform plan set
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[BUSINESS NEWS]
Flood-hit firms in Thailand to receive emergency funds
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[BUSINESS NEWS]
Germany's help solicited over EU FTA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[BUSINESS NEWS]
Fresh yen rise may spark intervention
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Daio execs to take rap for loan fiasco
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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Time for more decisive action
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Rectify disparity in vote value
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[OPINION]
Echoes of Subcomandante Marcos' movement
CESAR CHELALA
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[OPINION]
A call for improved national crisis management policy
SHINJI FUKUKAWA
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FEATURES
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[COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS]
A camera worth saving for, and the first Android 4.0 smartphone
RICK MARTIN
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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Rangers a win away from title
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[BASEBALL]
Swallows spoil Maeda's no-hit bid
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[BASEBALL]
Dragons' Yoshimi shares CL lead in wins, finish first in ERA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[SOCCER]
Sawa, Miyama in mix for FIFA award
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[SOCCER]
Eriksson out as Leicester manager
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Jaguars shut down Ravens to end five-game losing streak
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Burress speaks out on gun violence
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[ICE HOCKEY]
For Habs, bad play continues
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[SPORTS]
F1 planning 2013 race in New Jersey
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[SPORTS]
For Yokohama star Simmons, the defense never rests
ED ODEVEN
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[SPORTS]
Mutola named Semenya's coach
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