Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Saturday, April 28, 2012 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco 10-year reform plan submitted
Tepco and the state-backed bailout fund submit a 10-year restructuring plan to stave off insolvency, which could pave the way for \1 trillion injection in taxpayer money if the industry minister approves it.
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 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S., Japan tweak marine exit plan
Tokyo and Washington agree to move about 9,000 U.S. Marines out of Okinawa as part of the ongoing realignment of American forces in Japan, leaving about 10,000 marines in the prefecture.
[MORE] ->
  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Metro government raising funds in quest to purchase Senkaku Islands
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government begins raising funds to buy three of the Senkaku islets in the East China Sea, a move that will likely raise tensions with China and Taiwan, which both lay claim to the isles.
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  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Officials find Oi split on reactor restarts
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Eased postal reforms, Diet pay cuts passed
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Four more kids hit, in Aichi, Chiba
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Softbank shifts to paperless workplace, Apple tools
AYAKO MIE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
5% in Fukushima poll need therapy
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Alleged stalker charged in slayings
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
DPJ to reinstate Ozawa's party membership
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Metro government, Tepco's top investor, demanding sweeping changes at the utility
AYAKO MIE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Taxis' internal surveillance cameras create stir over privacy
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428cc.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Hopes for Noda-Obama talks underwhelm
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Manila envoy cites caregiver snags, 3/11 dispatch
MAMI MARUKO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120428f2.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
BOJ boosts asset buys to tune of \5 trillion
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Retail drug sales on Internet legal
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Sharp loses record high \376 billion
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Honda's net plunges 60% on floods
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nintendo posts first net loss ever
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Manabe to take helm at JR West
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428a6.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Softbank dials up 65.4% profit hike
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428a7.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Asahi eyes key Calpis stake
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
MUFJ to hire 3,000 overseas
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Disappointing output data back BOJ action
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120428n3.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Seeking talks with Iran one more time
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120428a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Prosecutors' changing attitude
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120428a2.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Mashiko-based U.S. potter vows he'll not be defeated by 3/11 destruction
KRIS KOSAKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120428a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Springtime comes -- and goes -- on the Love-Love Island
AMY CHAVEZ
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120428cz.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Tazawa gets first save as Red Sox win fourth straight
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120428a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Rangers move Darvish up in rotation
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120428a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Buffaloes' Okada sustains pulled hamstring
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120428j1.html

[SOCCER]
Manchester United offers Kagawa three-year deal: report
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120428a1.html

[SOCCER]
Pep to speak out on plans
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120428a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Colts take Luck with top pick as teams wheel and deal
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120428a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Rangers hold off Sens in Game 7; Devils top Panthers in 2OT
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120428a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Racist slurs mar Bruins-Caps game
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120428a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Knicks deal Bobcats 23rd straight loss
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120428a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Rose, Lin top selling NBA jerseys
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120428a2.html

[OLYMPICS]
18 Olympians sue over Facebook app
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/so20120428a1.html

[SPORTS]
Manchester derby for all the marbles
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120428cd.html


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