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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
New Toshiba reactor model gets U.S. nod
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves Toshiba's new AP1000 reactor design, paving the way for building the first new U.S. reactors in more than 30 years.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
New bonds to fund record 49% of budget for fiscal 2012
Japan's reliance on debt in the initial budget for fiscal 2012 will hit a new high of around 49 percent -- the worst level ever.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Government evacuation order to come under fire
A government panel probing the Fukushima disaster is expected to state that the nuclear evacuation order issued after the crisis began was irrational.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Logo removal marks Sanyo's passing
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Review seen paving way for easing of arms export ban
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Top official of pro-North group denied re-entry if he attends Kim's funeral
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tohoku students get Kremlin tour
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
DNA conflict boosts 'Hakamada case' retrial bid
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Northern areas get snow warning
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Thai floods to dent Fujitsu PC goal
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Typhoon damage on Kii Peninsula no match for Mie student's determination to attend class
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BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Economy set to shrink on yen, euro ills
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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Vaclav Havel, eternal dissident
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[OPINION]
Foreign residents and religion
MARINA MIA CUNIN
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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Tokyo's bookworms find readers' paradise in used bookstores
GIANNI SIMONE
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Volunteers' hugs warm tsunami-hit Ofunato
MAMI MARUKO
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Politeness beyond words
AMY CHAVEZ
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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Beltran agrees to two-year deal with Cardinals
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[BASEBALL]
Iwakuma, Chen intriguing options for major league clubs
JASON COSKREY
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[SOCCER]
Chelsea plays Spurs to draw
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[SOCCER]
Niigata's Sakai on loan to Stuttgart
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[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Wayne shines as Indy wins second straight
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[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Eighth-ranked Boise St. cruises past Arizona St.
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[GOLF]
McIlroy arrives on world stage after surviving rollercoaster 2011 season
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[ICE HOCKEY]
Butler's OT tally lifts Senators to win
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[BASKETBALL]
Many quirks present in NBA's shortened slate
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[BASKETBALL]
Albirex beat Jets in series opener
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[SPORTS]
Ferrari set to unveil new car for 2012
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[SPORTS]
Yoshida, Icho qualify for Olympics
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[SPORTS]
Terry's future with England in doubt
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
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[SPORTS]
Takahashi delivers strong performance
GUS FIELDING
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[TENNIS]
Djokovic's mastery top story of 2011 in tennis
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