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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Foreign tourism in Yamanashi plummets
Among the 47 prefectures, the March disasters and nuclear crisis have hit foreign tourism hardest in Yamanashi Prefecture, which usually attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors to Mount Fuji on its southern border.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Diet luminary Nishioka dies
Upper House President Takeo Nishioka, known for his fierce attacks on the Kan administration, has died of pneumonia at age 75.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Dalai Lama visits Tohoku, meets disaster survivors
The Dalai Lama visits an area in Miyagi Prefecture that was devastated by the March earthquake and tsunami, and takes part in a Buddhist memorial service for the victims.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
G-20 plan includes pledge to up sales tax
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda, Gates agree to boost global health aid
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Listed firms' pretax profit to decline in second half
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Panel pushes for UNESCO recognition of Japanese food
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Lawmakers call off visit to N. Korea
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S., Japan, India eye security talks
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Panetta again hails Futenma report
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
KANSAI: Who & What
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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Crime, not war, the bigger killer
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Taxing artists in China
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[MEDIA]
Penny-pinching on pensions threatens to raid retirees' nest eggs
MARK SCHREIBER
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Job rankings; dramas penned by women; CM of the week: Snickers
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In abuse cases, family takes priority over the child
PHILIP BRASOR
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[ENVIRONMENT]
Witnessing ways to make Japan's wasted woodlands pay
C.W. NICOL
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'American Jesus'
ROGER PULVERS
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Ex-Tokyo cop speaks out on a life fighting gangs -- and what you can do
EDAN CORKILL
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MIKE HAMILTON
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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Former Cardinals star Bob Forsch dies at 61
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[BASEBALL]
Hawks sweep Lions, reach Japan Series
KAZ NAGATSUKA
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[BASEBALL]
Matsunaka remains a potent weapon for Hawks
KAZ NAGATSUKA
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[BASEBALL]
Kuriyama facing tough transition in new role with Fighters
WAYNE GRACZYK
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[SOCCER]
F.A. appeals Rooney suspension
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[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Giants' Bradshaw won't have surgery
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[GOLF]
Ex-caddie uses racial slur against Tiger
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[ICE HOCKEY]
Eriksson's goal lifts Stars in OT
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[BASKETBALL]
Road to recovery: Sendai 89ers help healing
ED ODEVEN
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[BASKETBALL]
Joho's 33-point effort leads Grouses past Big Bulls
ED ODEVEN
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[SPORTS]
Hanyu in second after short at Cup of China
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[TENNIS]
Nishikori set for showdown in semis with Djokovic
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