*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Sunday, February 19, 2012 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Emperor undergoes heart bypass surgery Emperor Akihito successfully undergoes heart bypass surgery for angina, as doctors put the 78-year-old monarch under the knife for the first time since 2003. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Nuke crisis caused by Japan, not quake: Kan Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan admits Japan was woefully unprepared for last year's nuclear disaster, acknowledges the response by the state and Tepco was deeply flawed, and says the crisis laid bare massive vulnerabilities in the nuclear industry. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Studies on lethal avian flu should be printed: WHO The World Health Organization recommends that two reports on avian influenza studies be fully published, including one compiled by Japanese researchers, despite fears the information about the lethal virus could be used in terrorist attacks. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a3.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Mongol shipwreck to be first historical seabed site http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Israel's Barak calls A-bombing 'unavoidable' http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] AKB48 thanks China for 3/11 aid with Beijing concert http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Toyota builds battery with used hybrid car cells for home, company use http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Philippines woos Japan investors over infrastructure projects http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Fuji Heavy bot R&D funds 'misused' http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Aussie FTA said still far off as talks end http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] KANSAI: Who & What http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120219k1.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*******┛ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Costly price of expensive education http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120219a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] Sad state of global employment http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120219a2.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [BOOKS] Japan's indigenous Ainu, 'a different world' MICHAEL HOFFMAN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fb20120219a1.html [BOOKS] Codebreaker who saved the U.S. Pacific fleet ANTHONY FENSOM http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fb20120219a2.html [MEDIA] Media ratchets up fear of another major earthquake MARK SCHREIBER http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20120219bj.html [MEDIA] Japanese in remote locations; drama about dying at home; CM of the week: Kirin http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20120219cs.html [MEDIA] Feeding tube politics an awkward subject PHILIP BRASOR http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20120219pb.html [ENVIRONMENT] An ode to Japan's magnificent Sika Deer MARK BRAZIL http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fe20120219mb.html [LIFE IN JAPAN] Chinese emperor abdicates, Italians to preserve hara-kiri site, Tokyo's population hits 10 million, Japan supports space station EDAN CORKILL http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120219ec.html [LIFE IN JAPAN] Has anything changed? Americans still feel the need for moral supremacy ROGER PULVERS http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120219rp.html [LIFE IN JAPAN] Surfing the silent waves TOMOKO OTAKE http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120219x1.html [LIFE IN JAPAN] Avant-garde shamaness takes a poetic journey to the Californian suburbs DAVID HOENIGMAN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120219x2.html [LIFE IN JAPAN] From Aboriginal land to Japan's nuclear reactors ERIKO ARITA http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120219x3.html [TRAVEL] A voyage of discovery from Tokyo to Naha HILLEL WRIGHT http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20120219a1.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== 【 The Japan Times 通訳・翻訳キャリアガイド 2012】 これから業界を目指す人たちだけでなく、すでにこれらの分野で仕事を始めて いる人たちにとっても有益な情報を提供。 向井 理さん（俳優）と超新星 ユナクさん（ダンスヴォーカルグループ）への インタビューを掲載。 通訳・翻訳のスキルを磨く学校も多数収録！通訳・翻訳会社の求人情報つき！ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/tsuhon/ ===================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Wakefield done after 19 seasons http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120219a1.html [BASEBALL] Murata shines in Giants debut http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120219j1.html [BASEBALL] Retooling Hawks need newcomers to contribute WAYNE GRACZYK http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120219wg.html [SOCCER] Hiddink named Russian team coach http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120219a1.html [AMERICAN FOOTBALL] Jackson named Bengals assistant http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120219a1.html [GOLF] Mickelson retains Northern Trust lead http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sg20120219a1.html [ICE HOCKEY] Capitals skate past Panthers http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120219a1.html [ICE HOCKEY] Red Wings extend home streak to 22 on Datsyuk's late goal http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120219a2.html [BASKETBALL] Knicks see Lin streak end at seven http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120219a1.html [BASKETBALL] Seattle has new arena plan but needs teams first http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120219a2.html [BASKETBALL] Spike Lee sports Lin's prep jersey at courtside http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120219a3.html [BASKETBALL] Linmania helps end TV stalemate http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120219a4.html [BASKETBALL] Ashby carries Lakestars to dramatic win over Grouses ED ODEVEN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120219b1.html [BASKETBALL] Setoyama says team play has Kyoto on pace for Final Four ED ODEVEN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120219i1.html [SPORTS] Klitschko vows payback in title bout http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120219a1.html [SPORTS] TV host Myers' son dies in crash http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120219a2.html [SPORTS] Uemura seventh in World Cup meet http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120219w1.html [TENNIS] Federer dominates Nieminen again http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120219a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
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