*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Thursday, January 19, 2012 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Todai panel recommends fall enrollment A University of Tokyo panel proposes that the leading institution shift undergraduate enrollment from April to the fall in line with the international norm. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Nuke opponents warn of more Fukushimas The government's plan to allow nuclear reactors to operate as long as 60 years shocks antinuclear experts and activists, who warn of a sequel to Fukushima. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Hirata avoids notary-killing charges Prosecutors will charge longtime Aum Shinrikyo fugitive Makoto Hirata with "unlawful capture" and confinement in connection with the fatal abduction of Tokyo notary Kiyoshi Kariya in 1995, but will not pursue an indictment over his death [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a6.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Reactor life spans may run 60 years http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Radioactive gravel finds way to school http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Electricity goes out at nuke plants http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Shimane opens show on dispute over Takeshima http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Singer tapped for S. Korea expo slot http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Man admits putting prison footage on YouTube http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Foreign visitors log sharpest decline ever http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Top tourism official croons in Seoul http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Woman slashes fifth-grader in Osaka http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119b3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Warrant issued for Yasukuni arsonist http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119b4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Tanaka, Enjo win Akutagawa award; Hamuro gets Naoki http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119b5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Escapee dialed home 40 times while on lam http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119b6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Haiku a day helps you work, rest, play SCOTT DIXON http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Woman helps restore famed Iwate pine forest washed away in tsunami http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119f2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Credit card firms see profit in overseas push http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119f3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Matchmaking service gives Buddhist monks a boost in dating market http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119f4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Group asks new justice minister not to issue execution orders http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119f5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Tanita restaurant offers healthy fare http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120119f6.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Takayama vows to stay at Olympus helm until late April http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120119a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Eurozone aid hinges on reining in debt http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120119a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Firms looking abroad to lessen exposure to risks http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120119a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] U.S. presses on Iranian sanctions http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120119a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Japan gets U.S. blessing for TPP talks http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120119a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Saga gets China budget airline route http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120119a6.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Regulators may lower competitive barriers for alternative stock markets http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120119n1.html ===================================================================== Let the wedding bells ring loudly, with the help of The Japan Times! 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For more info and to apply: www.japantimes.co.jp/wedding ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Case highlights trial limitations http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120119a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] Shifting gears in reconstruction http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120119a2.html [OPINION] Commitment hatched Europe's ethical eggs PETER SINGER http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120119a1.html [OPINION] The Arab Spring: separating fact from fiction FOUAD AJAMI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120119a2.html [OPINION] Understanding Tehran's behavior RAY TAKEYH http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120119a3.html [OPINION] Facing a dystopian future KEVIN RAFFERTY http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120119a4.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [ART] Left alone with Henri Le Sidaner C.B. LIDDELL http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120119a1.html [ART] Lost Kennedy photo now to be found in museums EDAN CORKILL http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120119a2.html [ART] "Modern Chinese Painting and Japan" TOMOKO HORI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120119o1.html [ART] "Yoshiro Amitani" TOMOKO HORI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120119o2.html [ART] "Noda Hiroji: 1981-2011" HENRY WONG http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120119t1.html [ART] "The Development of Impressionism: Monet, Renoir and the Next Generations" YUHEI WADA http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120119t2.html [MUSIC] Plasticzooms dress up new sound on 'Starbow' DAISUKE KIKUCHI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20120119a1.html [MUSIC] "Diskotopia Various Artists Volume" Various Artists ARNI KRISTJANSSON http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20120119l2.html [MUSIC] The Pillows "Trial" SHAWN DESPRES http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20120119l3.html [MUSIC] Tr nch MARK JARNES http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20120119rb.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== 働く女性の英語術 2nd season【CD1枚付き】 すべての女性に“品格ある英語”を！ 前著では挨拶・紹介など典型的な表現やトピックを紹介しましたが、今回は主 に「ネゴシエイション」に関するトピックを多めに取り上げました。 また想定されるトラブルシューティングを学習する要素も掲載。 http://bookclub.japantimes.co.jp/act/Detail.do?id=1356 ===================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Brewers sign up Aoki http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120119a1.html [SOCCER] QPR, Bolton avoid F.A. Cup upsets http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120119a1.html [AMERICAN FOOTBALL] Colts fire Caldwell after three seasons in charge http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120119a1.html [ICE HOCKEY] Isles' Nabokov records 51st shutout of career http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120119a1.html [BASKETBALL] James ignites Miami rally http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120119a1.html [SPORTS] Pakistan's Ajmal dominates England http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120119a1.html [SPORTS] Strikers looking to blaze new goal trail in European leagues ANDREW McKIRDY http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120119am.html [SUMO] Hakuho rebounds; Baruto still leads http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ss20120119b1.html [TENNIS] Wozniacki, Clijsters reach Australian Open third round http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120119a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
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