Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Olympus board must go, panel says
A third-party panel finds that Olympus hid \134.8 billion in losses amid efforts to conceal soured investments since the 1990s, but does not come up with any mob links.
[MORE] ->
 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Boy, 16, held in girl's stabbing attack
A 16-year-old boy arrested in the stabbing of a 15-year-old girl in Misato, Saitama Prefecture, reportedly says he did not know the victim and was carrying blades to kill pedestrians at random.
[MORE] ->
 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
150-liter radioactive leak acknowledged
Tepco says that around 150 liters of water containing strontium and other radioactive substances has recently flowed into the Pacific from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
[MORE] ->
 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a5.html


[More news]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html

OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Bribed lawmaker Muneo Suzuki out on parole
MASAMI ITO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Specifics on consumption tax increase due before end of month: Azumi
JUN HONGO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nuke plant firefighters to get long-term care
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tour guides seek Tepco payout
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Lower House OKs atomic trade accords
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cesium found in Meiji baby formula
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Whaling fleet leaves for Antarctic with beefed-up security
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Welfare recipients reach nearly 2.06 million
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
World's oldest dog dies at age 26¾
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Olympic judo champ held over rape
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207b4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Archives' return shows 'repentance'
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207b5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Owners bet on Tohoku revival, restart businesses along coast
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Record 82% of Japanese feel friendly toward U.S.: poll
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111207f2.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Tokyo eatery devoted to Masked Rider
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111207a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
JCCI chairman expects small firms to get export lift from TPP entry
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111207a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Gree to offer global games platform
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111207a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Imported car sales surge 21.2%
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111207a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota plug-in hybrids seen going to head of the class
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111207n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Mizuho eyes China banks, developers
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111207n2.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
A milestone for Myanmar
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20111207a1.html

[OPINION]
Toward a peaceful Pacific
MALCOLM FRASER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111207a1.html

[OPINION]
Putin afflicted by Brezhnev syndrome
PIERRE BUHLER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111207a2.html

[OPINION]
Political earthquake in Osaka
KEVIN RAFFERTY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111207a3.html

[OPINION]
Blame the welfare state for U.S. and Europe's ills
ROBERT J. SAMUELSON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111207rs.html

[More Op-Ed stories]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html


FEATURES
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[COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS]
Nintendo makes it through rough seas with flagship titles
BRIAN ASHCRAFT
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nc20111207ba.html


[For features]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Cubs great Santo elected to Hall of Fame posthumously
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111207a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Lions plan to accept Nakajima bid
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111207j1.html

[SOCCER]
Dempsey leads Fulham past Liverpool in ill-tempered match
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20111207a1.html

[SOCCER]
Ex-IOC chief resigns amid allegations
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20111207a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Chargers rip reeling Jaguars
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20111207a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
NHL gives nod to realignment
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20111207a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Havenaar wants to play in Europe
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sj20111207a1.html

[OLYMPICS]
Radcliffe chosen for London Games
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/so20111207a1.html

[SPORTS]
Paul trade to Knicks not happening
PETER VECSEY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111207pv.html

[SPORTS]
Success on slopes takes Vonn's mind off troubles
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111207w1.html


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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html