*** Japan Times E-mail News Service *** __________ Friday, April 20, 2012 ________________ TODAY'S TOP STORIES ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Bailout official to head Tepco Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda taps Kazuhiko Shimokobe, the head decision-maker at the public entity helping Tepco pay off its disaster victims, as the utility's next chairman. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420n1.html --- [BUSINESS NEWS] Trade deficit grows to record \4.41 trillion Japan logs a record \4.41 trillion trade deficit for fiscal 2011 as the March 11 disasters, the strong yen, foreign energy imports and Europe's debt crisis rattled the economy throughout the year. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120420a1.html --- [NATIONAL NEWS] Ishihara bid to buy Senkakus has long way to go Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara will have to jump through a bunch of hoops before his provocative plan to buy three of the Senkaku Islands can come to fruition. [MORE] -> http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a1.html [More news] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html OTHER NEWS ========================= [NATIONAL NEWS] Overseas studies to get funding push MIZUHO AOKI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Ishihara puts date on isles purchase; China slams plan http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Futenma repairs omit Japan's tab http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Ozawa signals plan to run for DPJ presidency http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Bridgestone to recall nearly 10,000 Jobno bicycles with radioactive baskets HIROKO NAKATA http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Japan to accept nurse candidates from Vietnam http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Tomioka cherry blossoms get no-go zone treatment http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a8.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Protein provides hope for osteoporosis cure http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420a9.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Former gangbuster cop shot in street http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420b1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Officer arrested for licking woman's hair http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420b2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Japanese woman assaulted in Sydney http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420b3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Chinese nabbed in freighter-boat crash http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420b4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Golden Week exodus at Narita airport projected to surge 16% http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420b5.html [NATIONAL NEWS] World's oldest man celebrates 115th birthday at home in Japan http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420b6.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Chinese political advisor calls for tougher stance on Senkaku dispute http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420b7.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Retailers, restaurants turning to foreign rice http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420f1.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Lawyer crusades for more disclosure KEIJI HIRANO http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420f2.html [NATIONAL NEWS] 70% of farmers tilling land again http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420f3.html [NATIONAL NEWS] S. Africa's rebranding as tourist destination pays off AYAKO MIE http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420f4.html [NATIONAL NEWS] Tottori's new sand sculpture museum the first of its kind http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120420f5.html BUSINESS ========================= [BUSINESS NEWS] Gundam center opens on Tokyo waterfront http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120420a2.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Nippon Sheet Glass' American president to exit http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120420a3.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Renho calls for stricter monitoring of pension funds' hiring of ex-bureaucrats http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120420a4.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Quake-hit students get U.S. support to study abroad http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120420a5.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Students starting to think smaller http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120420a6.html [BUSINESS NEWS] H&M to open second outlet in Gifu http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120420a7.html [BUSINESS NEWS] Sony to cut 326 EMI jobs within two years http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120420n1.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== The Japan Times Weekly 4月21日号の編集部オススメ記事 ■■■ EDITOR'S PICK ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ Failed launch blow for Kim Jong Un ■ 北朝鮮ミサイル発射失敗、金正恩新体制に打撃 ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 購読はこちらから http://club.japantimes.co.jp/jw/ ===================================================================== OPINION ========================= [JT EDITORIAL] Stopping the North's next move http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120420a1.html [JT EDITORIAL] Death sentence after 100-day trial http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120420a2.html [OPINION] How Beijing demonstrates a lesson in harmony FRANK CHING http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120420fc.html [More Op-Ed stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html FEATURES ========================= [MEDIA] Actress Mizukawa tackles 'violent, turbulent' character TOMOKO OTAKE http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20120420r1.html [FILMS] 'Bridesmaids' GIOVANNI FAZIO http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120420a1.html [FILMS] 'Waga Haha no Ki (Chronicle of My Mother)' MARK SCHILLING http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120420a2.html [FILMS] 'Le Havre' KAORI SHOJI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120420a3.html [FILMS] Shindo's 100th birthday screenings MAAYA KONAGAI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120420a4.html [GOURMET] Hokkaido's diverse cuisine recognized by Michelin AYAKO MIE http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fg20120420f1.html [GOURMET] New French restaurant does things differently ROBBIE SWINNERTON http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fg20120420rs.html [OF NOTE] Comic plays mark anniversary EDAN CORKILL http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120420a1.html [OF NOTE] Party in the park celebrates Earth Day MAAYA KONAGAI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120420a2.html [OF NOTE] Stroll on the streets provides wondrous feats for passersby to behold TOMOHIRO OSAKI http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120420a3.html [TRAVEL] World Gardening Fair at Hotel Okura http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20120420ho.html [For features] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/entertainment.html [Text ad in Japanese] ===================================================================== The Japan Times NEWS DIGEST 【CD付き】1050円 「NEWS DIGEST」は「本物のニュースで本物の英語力を磨く！」のコンセプト のもと、質の高い英語を提供するニュース英語教本です。英字新聞ジャパン タイムズ紙からの直近20本の質の高い英文記事。ジャーナリストによる詳し い背景解説など、ジャパンタイムズだからこそできたニュース英語学習の決 定版。 http://bookclub.japantimes.co.jp/act/Article.do?id=001 ===================================================================== SPORTS ========================= [BASEBALL] Morneau, Twins rough up Yankees right-hander Kuroda http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120420a1.html [BASEBALL] Fernandez carries Eagles past Marines JASON COSKREY http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120420j1.html [SOCCER] Drogba lifts Blues over Barca http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120420a1.html [SOCCER] Kazama poised to take over as Frontale manager: team officials http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120420a2.html [SOCCER] United still most lucrative soccer club http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120420a3.html [GOLF] Ishikawa to skip U.S. Open qualifiers http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sg20120420a1.html [ICE HOCKEY] Pens overwhelm Flyers, stay alive http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120420a1.html [BASKETBALL] Nowitzki lights up Rockets in fourth http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120420a1.html [BASKETBALL] Legendary coach Summitt retires http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120420a2.html [BASKETBALL] Brown 'serious' about SMU job http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120420a3.html [BASKETBALL] Kumagai ignites Alvark in Game 2 win over Sea Horses KAZ NAGATSUKA http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120420b1.html [BASKETBALL] Geary displays coaching acumen for first-year club ED ODEVEN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120420n1.html [OLYMPICS] 1896 Olympic relic fetches ￡540,000 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/so20120420a1.html [SPORTS] For Iwate's Malloy, Hurricane Katrina provided valuable life lessons ED ODEVEN http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120420eo.html [SPORTS] Takahashi, Suzuki give Japan strong start at World Team Trophy JACK GALLAGHER http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120420f1.html [TENNIS] Nishikori tops Mathieu in straight sets http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120420a1.html [More Sports Stories] http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports.html http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html
Everyday of Freedom is an Act of Faith for my writings ============> http://robertoscaruffi.blogspot.com for something on religions ===> http://scaruffi1.blogspot.com
Friday, 20 April 2012
