*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Monday, March 26, 2012 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] SDF right to jointly defend military camps eyed for PKO legal revision The peacekeeping cooperation law may soon be altered to give the Self-Defense Forces the right to jointly defend foreign encampments shared with other military forces and guide endangered Japanese to safety, even through the use of arms. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120326a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Google ordered to suspend autocomplete function over cyber-harassment The Tokyo District Court approves a petition demanding that search giant Google suspend its autocomplete feature for Internet browsers after a man alleges the function was used to breach his privacy and get him fired. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120326a2.html --- [BUSINESS NEWS] Canada and Japan to initiate FTA talks Prime Minister Noda and his Canadian counterpart agree to launch talks on a bilateral free-trade agreement, which would be Japan's first with a member of the G-8. 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