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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Iranian oil imports to be cut to aid U.S. pressure: Azumi
Japan is ready to reduce crude oil imports from Iran to help Washington put pressure on Tehran to give up its nuclear program, Finance Minister Jun Azumi says.
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METI bigwig nabbed in insider trading via wife's name
Prosecutors arrest a senior official at the trade ministry over insider trading under his wife's name in a 2009 state-led bailout for chip-maker Elpida Memory Inc.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Skivvies-clad jail escapee still on the run
Police expand the scale and scope of their manhunt for a 40-year-old Chinese inmate who escaped from Hiroshima Prison, apparently only in his penitentiary-issued underwear.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima to test milk from 10,000 mothers
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Co-op checking meals for cesium
HIROKO NAKATA
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Emperor recounts visit to tsunami-devastated shores in New Year's poem
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda to reshuffle Cabinet in bid to start sales tax talks
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Genba visits Afghanistan, pledges aid during meeting with Karzai
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Edano meets Suu Kyi, vows support for Myanmar economy to aid reform
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nation's oldest white tiger dies at 20 at Saitama zoo
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
France invites Oe, others to book fair
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
GSDF scouts leave for South Sudan
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Itami airport site to be Tokyo backup?
ERIC JOHNSTON
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Japan told to be 'Asia's bridge to West'
SITI RAHIL
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ginza satellite stores offer hometown tastes
JANICE TANG
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BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Renault-Nissan likely placed third in sales in 2011: Ghosn
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
DPJ dissidents raise FTA concerns in Washington
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Preliminary TPP talks to seek nod from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nomura chief vows to keep up overseas growth
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
December business sentiment rises
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Fujita Kanko to end Four Seasons deal
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota to up exports from North America
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Tokyo's office rent fell 3.7% in 2011
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Japan ups corn purchases from Europe
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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
21st-century U.S. defense strategy
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[OPINION]
Equal-opportunity purveyor of useless abuse
KEVIN RAFFERTY
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[OPINION]
Caveman defense budgets
GWYNNE DYER
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FEATURES
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[ART]
"Yayoi Kusama: Eternity of Eternal Eternity"
TOMOKO HORI
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[ART]
"Beauty in Miniature: Modelers of Classic Cars and Motorcycles"
TOMOKO HORI
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[ART]
"Contemporary Japanese Painting Selection III"
TOMOKO HORI
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[ART]
"Redon and his Contemporaries: Dreams of the Fin-de-Siecle"
YUHEI WADA
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[ART]
"Exhibition: M. C. Escher"
YUHEI WADA
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[ART]
"The Unseen Relationship: Form and Abstraction"
HENRY WONG
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[FILMS]
'The Devil's Double' / 'Un Prophete'
GIOVANNI FAZIO
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[FILMS]
'Robo-G'
MARK SCHILLING
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[FILMS]
'Jack and Jill'
KAORI SHOJI
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[FILMS]
Bearing witness to brutality in 'Devil's Double'
GIOVANNI FAZIO
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[GOURMET]
Kansai eateries offer new flavors for 2012
JOHN ASHBURNE
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[GOURMET]
Raise a sake cup to Chinese New Year
MELINDA JOE
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[OF NOTE]
Justus is served via the violin
CHIHO IUCHI
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[OF NOTE]
Antinuclear event open to general public
ERIKO ARITA
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[OF NOTE]
Wish Barbie a belated birthday at 50th anniversary exhibition
HENRY WONG
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[TRAVEL]
Cooking lessons for kids in Osaka
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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Strong season earns Vogelsong two-year deal with S.F. Giants
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[BASEBALL]
Kawasaki signs minor league deal
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[SOCCER]
Liverpool beats City in League Cup
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[ICE HOCKEY]
Sid sits as Pens continue slide
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[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Makino returning to Japan on loan
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[BASKETBALL]
Nowitzki's clutch shot lifts Mavericks
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[BASKETBALL]
Bulk of teams still have chance at landing spot in playoffs
ED ODEVEN
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[SPORTS]
English cricketer helped fix matches
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[SPORTS]
Agent Steinberg files for bankruptcy
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[SPORTS]
Bolt set to run 100 at Bislett Games
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[SUMO]
Hakuho swats down Miyabiyama on fifth day
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