*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Wednesday, February 29, 2012 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Panel lays bare Fukushima recipe for disaster The Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant crisis was caused by Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s lack of preparation for huge tsunami and exacerbated by downright "distrust and meddling" by high-ranking officials, an independent panel reports. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Tepco to pay \600,000 to pregnant voluntary evacuees Tokyo Electric Power Co. will pay \600,000 each to pregnant women and children aged 18 or under who have voluntarily evacuated because of the triple-meltdown crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a2.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Nanjing cancels out on judo event The city of Nanjing has canceled a China-Japan judo event in the wake of Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura's controversial remarks about the 1937 massacre there carried out by the Imperial Japanese Army. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a3.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Fukushima nursery gets Caribbean kids' letters http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Draft program targets buckets of Olympic gold medals http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Fukushima farmer presses Tepco to look after abandoned animals http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Coast guard enhancements OK'd http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Ridley Scott to join quake TV project http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Yen loans for Myanmar to resume http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Michelin honors Japanese chefs http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Noda tax quest one dimensional? NATSUKO FUKUE http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Japanese-American internment tales sought AMY TAXIN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229f2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Car-sharing a no-brainer for the cost-conscious among us http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229f3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] 'Song for Japan' catches on with musicians around the world http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120229f4.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Nagasaki-Shanghai ferry to begin http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120229a1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Azumi: Option of intervention still on table http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120229a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Help for small firms after Elpida http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120229a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Shindo named Oji Paper president http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120229a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] TPP on agenda for ACCJ meeting http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120229a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Pedigree, big returns lured investors to AIJ TAKAHIKO HYUGA http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120229n1.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Okada to pursue casino project in Philippines http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120229n2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] January retail sales beat forecasts, post 1.9% rise http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120229n3.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/ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Mr. Noda's misguided idea http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120229a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] DPJ's broken promise to the disabled http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120229a2.html [OPINION] U.S. needs to renew ties to Baghdad DANIELLE PLETKA and GARY SCHMITT http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120229a1.html [OPINION] In Iraq, done in by the Clinton-Lewinsky affair CHARLES DUELFER http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120229a2.html [OPINION] Iran outcome critical for Asia MICHAEL RICHARDSON http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120229mr.html [OPINION] To save U.K., England must be more like Scotland TINA BURRETT http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120229tb.html [OPINION] Why China resists Western intervention in Syria TOM PLATE http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120229tp.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.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◆◆◆◆ ビジネススキルを通学型で学ぶ『スクール』が水道橋にオープン（４月１０日[火]） 通勤前の「モーニングクラス」＆お仕事帰りの「イブニングクラス」あり まずは「レベルチェック＆無料体験レッスン」へ！（随時受付）） ****************詳細は⇒⇒ http://jtimes.jp/oseminar から**************** ==================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Valentine keeping open mind about clubhouse conduct http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120229a1.html [BASEBALL] Seven Dodgers bidders to interview http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120229a2.html [BASEBALL] Montreal seeks way to honor Carter http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120229a3.html [SOCCER] England tries to carry on after Capello's departure http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120229a1.html [SOCCER] Bent to miss Euros with ankle injury http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120229a2.html [ICE HOCKEY] Rinne stymies reeling Kings http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120229a1.html [BASKETBALL] Sacramento reaches tentative deal to keep Kings in town http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120229a1.html [BASKETBALL] Warriors to send Tyler to D-League http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120229a2.html [SPORTS] Howard plot thickens near deadline PETER VECSEY http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120229pv.html [TENNIS] Djokovic gets win in return http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120229a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
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