*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Friday, January 27, 2012 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Talks to start on lowering voting age The government will restart discussions next month on lowering the voting age from 20 to 18, reviving an issue that's been on the back burner since April 2010. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Opposition digs in against Noda Opposition lawmakers grill Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda over his reform proposals and "inability" to stick to campaign pledges, pressing once again for a snap Lower House election. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Freedom of press hurt by nuclear crisis: group Freedom of the press fell in Japan last year as "excessive restrictions" on reporting during the Fukushima nuclear crisis dragged its ranking down to 22nd in the world. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a3.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Partial guilty plea in Mazda rampage trial http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Doctor, wife jailed for buying illegally harvested kidney http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] 40% of universities mull shifting academic year http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] IAEA team inspects two idled reactors at Kepco's Oi plant http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Watanabe to Davos: Japan on mend http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] American trying to turn wartime flag over to kin http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Spouse with GID to sue for recognition as boy's legal father http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Past 3,500 years saw seven M9s http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Panel looking at food heritage plan http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Hokkaido racehorse breeders bet on China KEITA FUNAKI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127f2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Hibakusha embark on no-nukes sea voyage http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127f3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] China to boost surveillance flights over disputed East China Sea areas http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127f4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Extortion of woman highlights Manila woes http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120127f5.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Smartphone traffic projection caught DoCoMo off guard http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Asia to run economy in '12: Kuroda http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Toshiba plans to release e-book reader http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Ailing Elpida may sell mainstay Hiroshima plant to raise cash http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] NEC to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Food service sales hit by 1.2% decline in 2011 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a6.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Yahoo Japan logs 7.6% increase in net profit http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a7.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Lower tax rates for 'kei' cars aren't OK with American automakers HIROKO NAKATA http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a8.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Dentsu acquires Brazilian ad firm http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127a9.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Mizuho invests in Iwate food maker http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127b1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Gas prices up first time in two months http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120127b2.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== The Japan Times Weekly 1月28日号の編集部オススメ記事 ■■■ EDITOR'S PICK ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ Muslim Brotherhood takes power ■ エジプト議会選、イスラム勢力が圧勝 ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 購読はこちらから http://club.japantimes.co.jp/jw/ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Power users on the hook http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120127a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] Criticism without originality http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120127a2.html [OPINION] Conciliating the Armenians GWYNNE DYER http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120127gd.html [OPINION] Lesson of Great Recession is too hard to accept ROBERT J. SAMUELSON http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120127rs.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [FILMS] 'J. Edgar' GIOVANNI FAZIO http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120127a1.html [FILMS] 'Arakawa Anda za Burijji (Arakawa Under the Bridge)' MARK SCHILLING http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120127a2.html [FILMS] 'Late Bloomers' KAORI SHOJI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120127a3.html [GOURMET] Banishing demons one bean at a time MAKIKO ITOH http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fg20120127f1.html [MUSIC] Florence exorcises her lungs SHAUN CURRAN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20120127r1.html [OF NOTE] It takes more than two to tango HENRY WONG http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120127a1.html [OF NOTE] Hayashi drums up a birthday performance REI SASAGUCHI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120127a2.html [OF NOTE] New National Theatre, Tokyo, opens season with Puccini classic KIWAKO TABATA http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120127a3.html [TRAVEL] Conrad Tokyo offers beauty plan http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20120127ho.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== ┏◆◆◆◆The Japan Times Academy グローバル人材育成セミナー◆◆◆◆┓ ┃ ３月特別講座『アジアビジネス成功の鍵』（３月３日［土］開催） ┃ 現地流マネジメント＆コミュニケーション実践セミナー ┃ お申込みはお早めに！（２月２２日[水]締切り） ┗********詳細・お申込みは⇒⇒ http://jtimes.jp/mseminar から*******┛ ===================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Uehara rejects trade to Blue Jays http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120127a1.html [BASEBALL] Tanaka, Saito to lead Japanese team http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120127j1.html [SOCCER] Barca tops Madrid again to advance http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120127a1.html [AMERICAN FOOTBALL] Pagano leaves Ravens to become head coach of Colts http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120127a1.html [AMERICAN FOOTBALL] Thousands turn out to mourn Paterno http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120127a2.html [ICE HOCKEY] Desharnais leads rout of Red Wings http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120127a1.html [J.LEAGUE SOCCER] Lee finalizes move to Southampton http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sj20120127a1.html [BASKETBALL] Lakers snap losing streak http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120127a1.html [BASKETBALL] Vets have Shiga making strong bid for trip to Final Four ED ODEVEN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120127n1.html [SPORTS] Gebrselassie named to Tokyo field http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120127t1.html [SUMO] Kitanoumi likely to head JSA again http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ss20120127a1.html [TENNIS] Nadal rallies to beat Federer http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120127a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
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