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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda keeps pressing DPJ on tax hike
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vows to keep pushing his plan to hike the 5 percent consumption tax until all the naysayers in the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, including kingpin Ichiro Ozawa, are on the same page.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fast-breeder said realistic no more
An expert panel reviewing Japan's nuclear fuel cycle policy has concluded that technological challenges make the completion of a fast-breeder reactor in the next 20 to 30 years unrealistic.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tokyo Bay to get tsunami upgrade
A land ministry panel hammers out a basic infrastructure plan to brace Tokyo for a huge tsunami projected to strike on a 1,000-year cycle, including more rigorous evacuation steps and reinforcement of structures.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Trial ends in fatal driving rampage at factory
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Zoo site hacked amid Nanjing fracas
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Mom charged for dumping baby body
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kabuki legend Jakuemon dies at 91
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Centrair gearing up for a busy summer of travel
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Divorcee raising orphaned nephew
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Paraguay tofu fueling disaster victims
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BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Elpida to seek delayed rehabilitation deadline
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
JBIC to extend dollar loans to Sony, Toshiba to offset yen's strength
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/
[BUSINESS NEWS]
Daio Paper feud grows with plan to build diaper plant
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Azumi plans G-20 Mexico meet flyby
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Asahi eyes 60% China beer sales boost
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Panasonic eyes big U.S., Europe solar, storage acquisitions
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The Japan Times Weekly 2月25日号の編集部オススメ記事
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■ Cabinet gets ball rolling on sales tax hike
■ 社会保障と税の一体改革の大綱が閣議決定
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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Support for child-rearing families
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[OPINION]
Beware that Kodak moment
KEVIN RAFFERTY
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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Multilingual ex-professor pours all his energy into translation, writing
KRIS KOSAKA
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Austerity -- we've embraced it in the countryside
AMY CHAVEZ
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
The sounds of not much silence
THOMAS DILLON
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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Arbitration panel overturns MVP Braun's 50-game ban
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[BASEBALL]
Skipper Collins expects Mets to surprise people
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[SOCCER]
Man Utd advances
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[SOCCER]
Eyeing Euro 2012 role, Pearce downplays England's hopes
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[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Tight end Finley stays with Packers
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[GOLF]
Tiger, Ishikawa eliminated early in Match Play
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[ICE HOCKEY]
Wings see epic streak ended
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[BASKETBALL]
Lin, Knicks struggle in defeat to Heat
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[BASKETBALL]
NBA assists Obama fundraiser
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[BASKETBALL]
Forward Dawson makes NBA debut
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[SPORTS]
Villas-Boas latest scapegoat for Chelsea
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
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[SPORTS]
Toyo stars to enter NYC Half Marathon
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[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Fujimoto, Makino notch first national team tallies in triumph
GUS FIELDING
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