Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Wednesday, June 20, 2012 ________________


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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Powerful typhoon hits Japan, 150,000 ordered to evacuate
A powerful typhoon makes landfall in Wakayama Prefecture, the first to hit the main islands this year, and the Meteorological Agency warns of heavy rain and strong winds across wide areas through Wednesday.
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 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
AIJ chief, others held in pension funds fraud
The head of AIJ Investment Advisors is arrested in connection with alleged fraud involving the loss of more than \100 billion in pension assets entrusted to the firm.
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  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda, Putin agree to resume talks over territorial dispute
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Russian President Vladimir Putin agree to reactivate negotiations to resolve the long-standing territorial dispute over islands off Hokkaido.
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  http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a3.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
G-20 eyes global growth to stem euro debt crisis
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
International Baccalaureate classes to be taught in Japanese: government
JUN HONGO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Iwate boy's calligraphy on display at U.N. site
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kikuchi faces charges over VX killing, bombing
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Assembly rejects nuke referendum ordinance
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Elderly group home in temp housing lurch
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima to resume seafood sales
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Jiji president to quit over plagiarism
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Imperial Couple visit prince's grave
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Justice minister denies Mainali was mistreated in prison
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620b4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Okinawa governor opposes Osprey deployment
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620b5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Foreign caregiver exits put program in doubt
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
If Mainali retrial fails, extradition not likely
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Forum still pushes nuclear power with strict safety proviso added
HIROKO NAKATA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620f3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Death penalty on books, should stay: justice chief
MINORU MATSUTANI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620f4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Test drilling for oil, natural gas in Sea of Japan planned
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120620f5.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
U.S. expands Toyota door fire probe to 1.4 million cars
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120620a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Tokyo Gas inks \3 billion Ibaraki port purchase for LNG terminal
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120620a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Quake policies pass 14 million
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120620a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Three foreign funds eye investing in struggling chipmaker Renesas
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120620a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Taiwan iPad maker tilts at Samsung
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120620n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Foreign ownership of Japanese debt at 8.3%
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120620n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nikko Asset to put IPO plan on hold until 2013
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120620n3.html


OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Sake makes a comeback
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120620a1.html

[OPINION]
Helping Myanmar transform
RADEK SIKORSKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120620a1.html

[OPINION]
Finding common ground in East-West dialogue
SHAUN O'DWYER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120620a2.html

[OPINION]
Japan's tale of two stockpiles
PETER WYNN KIRBY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120620a3.html

[OPINION]
The real reason why Russia and China back Assad
GWYNNE DYER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120620gd.html

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FEATURES
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[COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY NEWS]
Online crowdfunded tuition service entangled in controversy
AKKY AKIMOTO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nc20120620aa.html


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


SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Dickey tosses 1-hitter again
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120620a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Former 49ers wideout R.C. Owens dies at 78
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120620a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Gardow done as Chiba coach
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120620b1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Gunma selects forward Sugasawa with No.1 pick in bj-league draft
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120620b2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Tyler talks of NBA life
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120620i1.html

[SPORTS]
How Jordan kept Isiah off Dream Team
PETER VECSEY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120620pv.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Spain, Italy advance to quarterfinals
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20120620a1.html


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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/sumo.html