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==================================================================== TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] AIJ loses adviser status, searched by SESC The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission raids the head office of AIJ Investment Advisors Co. and other locations in connection with billions of yen in missing pension money it apparently lost after allegedly fraudulently claiming high returns to investors. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Oi reactors pass stress test, safety panel says The Nuclear Safety Commission approves the results of the first-stage stress test for two reactors at the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture, clearing another key condition for bringing them back online. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Noda rules out grand coalition with LDP, snap vote -- for now Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dismisses the possibility of forming a grand coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party, at least for the time being, following speculation he was seeking to reach a deal with the main opposition force to pass sales tax hike legislation. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a2.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Over 60% of early quake warnings since 3/11 false alarms http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Fukushima kids graduate under cloud http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Official cherry blossom fete nixed http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Avant-garde artist Kusama tries balloons http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Buildup off; Yamaguchi unfreezes land sale for U.S. forces housing http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Imperial Couple meet Kuwaiti emir http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Osaka assembly passes ordinances to tighten control of teachers http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Court decides to start Elpida rehabilitation procedure http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Tokyo Gas looks to buy two aging Tepco thermal power plants http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Japan, Turkey strike deal on nuclear cooperation pact http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324b3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Higashi Mikawa mining ancient sources for tsunami info http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324cc.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Children taught radiation studies MIZUHO AOKI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Irish Chernobyl campaigner shares lessons with people of Fukushima MAYA KANEKO http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324f2.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] AIJ may have lit fuse on pension time bomb http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Tepco rehab unlikely to win OK this month http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Takashimaya tells new recruits to dress, speak casually MIZUHO AOKI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Kuwait pact, first accord with Gulf council state, helps soothe oil supply fears http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Toyota delays Aichi plant reduction http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a6.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Azumi greenlights stopgap budget http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a7.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Kono's BOJ nomination slammed http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324n1.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== The Japan Times Weekly 3月24日号の編集部オススメ記事 ■■■ EDITOR'S PICK ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ D.C. celebrates 100 years of cherry blossoms ■ 桜寄贈100周年を迎えたワシントンの全米桜祭り ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 購読はこちらから http://club.japantimes.co.jp/jw/ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Clarify radiation cleanup plans http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120324a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] Time to review judicial panels http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120324a2.html [OPINION] China must rein in N. Korea RALPH COSSA http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120324rc.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [LIFE IN JAPAN] Emmert shares beauty, power of noh dramas with a wider audience MAMI MARUKO http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120324a1.html [LIFE IN JAPAN] Some breaking mews on cat cafes AMY CHAVEZ http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120324cz.html [LIFE IN JAPAN] Looking for work in all the wrong places THOMAS DILLON http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120324td.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Atlanta's Jones plans to retire after upcoming season http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120324a1.html [AMERICAN FOOTBALL] Luck shows off skills at Stanford pro day http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120324a1.html [ICE HOCKEY] Malkin nets pair as streaking Penguins clinch playoff berth http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120324a1.html [BASKETBALL] Cards rout top-seeded Spartans http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120324a1.html [BASKETBALL] Back in Bayou, Paul, Clips fall http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120324a2.html [BASKETBALL] Iverson set to join Dominican club http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120324a3.html [SPORTS] Senator to probe sports bounties http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120324a1.html [SPORTS] Outpouring for Muamba unusual CHRISTOPHER DAVIES http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120324cd.html [RUGBY] All Blacks' Kaino joining Toyota http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sr20120324a1.html [SUMO] Kakuryu alone at top after Hakuho stumbles http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ss20120324b1.html [INTERNATIONAL SOCCER] Midfielder Sawa won't play in Kirin Cup GUS FIELDING http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20120324a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
