Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Saturday 31 March 2012


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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cabinet OKs bill to double sales tax by '15
The ruling Democratic Party of Japan finally manages to submit a contentious bill to the Diet that would double the sales tax to 10 percent by 2015.
[MORE] ->
 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Passage hinges on Ozawa, opposition
Despite the Cabinet's approval of a sales tax bill that sparked months of dissent and resistance within the ruling party, it may not count for much in the deadlocked Diet.
[MORE] ->
  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Two prosecutors avoid prison for covering up subordinate's crime
Two former senior prosecutors are handed suspended 18-month sentences for covering up evidence-tampering by a subordinate investigating a postal discount scam.
[MORE] ->
  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a3.html


[More news]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html

OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
SDF gets orders to intercept missile
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Officials gird for more food testing
MIZUHO AOKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Mayors of three evacuated towns seek temporary sites
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
3/11 spotlighted cooperation: Ogata
MASAMI ITO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Japan's bill for marine move may hit $3.5 billion
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Incoming president to expand BTMU through U.S., Asian bank acquisitions
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
New five-year tourism plan gets OK
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cameron plans two-day official visit
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ozawa loyalists quit key government, DPJ posts to protest Noda's tax hike push
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Emperor to continue resting at palace as he recuperates from heart bypass
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331b4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Attempt to launch new nuclear safety agency under Environment Ministry on April 1 fizzles
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331b5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Taiwan seeks Japan's assistance over troubled 'money pit' nuclear plant project
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331b6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Restaurants face ban on serving raw beef liver following E. coli discovery
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331b7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Three evacuated municipalities in Fukushima to be reclassified so some residents can return home
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331b8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Aichi students develop disaster recovery project
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331cc.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cherry blossoms set to lift national mood
AYAKO MIE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nuke crisis a boon for struggling coal mines
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tohoku students run L.A. Marathon to raise funds for disaster orphans
JODY GODOY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120331f3.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Experts: 10% tax too minor to dent deficit
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120331a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Okuda tapped as new JBIC president
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120331a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Renewable energy reforms unveiled
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120331a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
NYPD gets wounded woman to JFK
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120331a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Output fall clouds recovery
KEIKO UJIKANE and TORU FUJIOKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120331n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Narita to open Tokyo's first biz jet terminal
CHRIS COOPER and KIYOTAKA MATSUDA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120331n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toshiba mulling investment in select segments of bankrupt Elpida: exec
NAOKO FUJIMURA and TAKASHI AMANO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120331n3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Yahoo eyes smartphone apps
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120331n4.html



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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Too soon to restart reactors
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120331a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Approach tax hike with caution
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120331a2.html

[OPINION]
Don't dance to U.S. tune on World Bank presidency
KEVIN RAFFERTY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120331a1.html

[More Op-Ed stories]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html


FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Singer finds fusion in Japan's cultural dichotomy
KRIS KOSAKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120331a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
A guide to Jizo, guardian of travelers and the weak
AMY CHAVEZ
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120331cz.html


[For features]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html


SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Twins' Pavano victim of extortion try by alleged gay ex-lover
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120331a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Darvish to make debut on April 9
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120331a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Swallows' Ishikawa stifles Giants in opener
JASON COSKREY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120331j1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Rypien joins concussion lawsuit
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120331a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Isles cause fits for Penguins
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120331a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Ishikawa hopes FC Tokyo can sustain early momentum
ANDREW MCKIRDY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sj20120331a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Thunder run past Lakers for fifth straight victory
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120331a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Trail Blazers not for sale: Allen
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120331a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Manning named Tulsa head coach
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120331a3.html

[BASKETBALL]
Police clear Evessa star Washington in drug case
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120331b1.html

[SPORTS]
Chelsea unlikely to retain di Matteo
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120331cd.html

[SPORTS]
Takamatsu's plight reflects poorly on league
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120331eo.html

[SPORTS]
Murakami in 2nd after short at worlds; fall puts Mao in 4th
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120331f1.html

[SUMO]
Sumo returns to Osaka with a bang
MARK BUCKTON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ss20120331mb.html


[More Sports Stories]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html