Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday, 26 April 2012


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__________ Thursday, April 26, 2012 ________________


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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tsuruga plant may sit atop active fault
Japan's nuclear watchdog admits an active and dangerous fault may lurk directly beneath a reactor at the Tsuruga nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture, a U-turn that could see the unit decommissioned.
[MORE] ->
 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Feed-in tariff to up solar power fees
A government panel proposes utilities pay \42 per kwh for solar power under a renewable energy scheme that will take effect in July, a rate that could encourage investors to enter the nascent market.
[MORE] ->
  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. BSE case may affect beef import decision
The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms the country's fourth case of mad cow disease, the first such incident since 2006, in a development that could affect Japan's decision on easing import restrictions on American beef.
[MORE] ->
  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a3.html


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

OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ozawa day of trial reckoning nears
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. realignment report postponed
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Seventh anniversary of Amagasaki derailment marked
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Osprey may come to Futenma before fall
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Farthest-seen galaxy cluster's distance determined
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kids get official nod for stellar find
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Pyongyang firm on nukes, Antonio Inoki conveys
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tsunami-hit areas eye collective move
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Iwate gets 'space pumpkin' seeds
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Anti-, pro-TPP campaigns heat up before Noda meets Obama
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426b4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Lights out as last nuke reactor in operation prepares to go offline May 5: Hokkaido Electric
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426b5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Creating true nuclear watchdog exacts toll in time, trust
AYAKO MIE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
'Debris violins' pull at heartstrings
MAYU YOSHIDA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Government to roll out new energy-efficiency system for homes
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426f3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
70% of adults want to go up Tokyo Sky Tree: survey
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120426f4.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Shibuya revitalization kicks off with Hikarie opening
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Aeon opens mall geared toward seniors
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
No holiday for phone chips
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Moderate economic recovery seen
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Warming may open key Arctic sea route to Europe
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nissan to return Cima as luxury hybrid in May
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a6.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
AIJ clients quizzed on asset losses
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a7.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Sumitomo Mitsui to invest in China
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a8.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyo Ink in U.S. falsification suit
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426a9.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Fuji Xerox to repatriate output
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426b1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
University graduates forecast to see first rise in jobs offers to seekers ratio in five years
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426b2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Development 'challenges' postpone maiden voyage, first deliveries of MRJ by at least a year
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426b3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Elpida rehab sponsor bidding postponed
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Sekisui foresees China home sales boosting profit to record by 2015
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
LNG spot loads Japan-, South Korea-bound
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120426n3.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Changing Tepco from the inside
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120426a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Stalemate in the Upper House
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120426a2.html

[OPINION]
Reinventing the Sino-U.S. relationship
MICHAEL SPENCE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120426a1.html

[OPINION]
Winds of change in France
GWYNNE DYER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120426gd.html

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


FEATURES
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[ART]
Mavo, the movement that rocked Japan's art scene
MATTHEW LARKING
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120426a1.html

[ART]
The strangely beautiful art of Chen Man
C.B. LIDDELL
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120426a2.html

[ART]
"Yuzo Saeki and Posters in Paris Around 1920s"
TOMOHIRO OSAKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120426o1.html

[ART]
"The Books That Changed the World"
TOMOHIRO OSAKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120426o2.html

[ART]
"Japanese Crossing Borders: Asia as Dreamed by Craftspeople, 1910s-1945"
TOMOHIRO OSAKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120426t1.html

[ART]
"The Cartoon Exhibition: Nuclear Power Plant and Alternative Energy"
TOMOHIRO OSAKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20120426t2.html

[MUSIC]
Three seminal albums hit the 10-year mark
IAN MARTIN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20120426im.html

[MUSIC]
2NE1 "Collection"
IAN MARTIN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20120426l2.html

[MUSIC]
80Kidz Turbo Town
PATRICK ST. MICHEL
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fm20120426l3.html


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


SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Darvish fans 10 to outduel Kuroda
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120426a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Orioles lefty Wada has elbow ligament damage
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120426a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Inaba moves closer to 2,000-hit milestone in win
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120426j1.html

[SOCCER]
Ten-man Chelsea ousts Barca to reach showpiece final
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120426a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Vitt takes bounty blame, defends Saints players
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120426a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Zajac nets OT winner to force seventh game
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120426a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Early pace-setters Vegalta determined to last distance
ANDREW MCKIRDY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sj20120426n1.html

[BASKETBALL]
World Peace gets seven-game suspension for vicious elbow
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120426a1.html

[SPORTS]
Allen comments anger snooker body
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120426a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Sawa wary of Olympic opponents
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20120426a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Zac pleased with progress at national team camp
GUS FIELDING
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20120426a2.html


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