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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda officially gives in on tax, welfare reform
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and ruling party executives officially endorse changes to the government's social security and tax reform bills, and signalled the Diet session will be extended, possibly through September.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Roommate says police forced him to sign false statement indicating Mainali's guilt
A Nepalese man who shared a Tokyo flat with compatriot Govinda Prasad Mainali, 45, says he was coerced while in detention in Japan to sign a false statement indicating his roommate had murdered a Tokyo woman in 1997 in order to rob her.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco lashes prime minister's office
The prime minister's office interfered too much in the early stages of the nuclear crisis, only deepening the chaos at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, Tepco claims in its final report on the disaster.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Uncommon June typhoon forces thousands to flee
JUN HONGO
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Giants' Hara blackmailed over 1988 affair
AYAKO MIE
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Washington kayakers find parts of tsunami-hit house
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Cooking class makes 23 pupils ill
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Powerful typhoon left dead, missing in wake
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Zoo squirrels saw their chance, split
MIZUHO AOKI
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Huge model train museum unveiled in Yokohama
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
84% in Japan have negative impression of China; 65% there feel the same way back
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Lay judge duty sparks new passion
SETSUKO KAMIYA
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Japan also has stake in universal rights, says ex-Congo child soldier
MAMI MARUKO
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Architect thrilled to design concert hall in honor of pianist Argerich
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Young women finding themselves suited to mascot costumes
AKEMI YOSHIMOTO
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BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
No. 5 paper maker in talks for Daio shares
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
JAL applies for Tokyo Stock Exchange listing
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
EU woes press Japan to address own problems
SHINYA AJIMA
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota to cut Japan output over high yen
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Third-largest trade deficit logged in May
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Contractors to get state overseas HR support
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
AIJ targeted troubled corporate pension funds
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Renesas' top investors, lenders plan \100 billion prop
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Konaka plans its first store in Myanmar
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
2030 emissions goal of 20% seen costing \81 trillion
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Narita to open early for budget airlines
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Mizuho acquires Brazilian bank
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Housing Eco-point set to end in July
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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Tepid vote for Europe in Greece
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[OPINION]
Discerning purpose beyond power
WOLFGANG H. REINICKE
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[OPINION]
Why Pakistan won't back America's Afghan policy
MICHAEL KREPON
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[OPINION]
What can be done about Syria?
HUGH CORTAZZI
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[OPINION]
Drone warfare clashes with law, human rights
RAMESH THAKUR
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FEATURES
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[ART]
The photographs that leave a paper trail
C.B. LIDDELL
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[ART]
Slow design: Everyday objects that make us rethink our lifestyle
ALICE GORDENKER
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[ART]
Painting in awe of nature and the act of creation
MATTHEW LARKING
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[ART]
"Shu Kubo: Paper Cutout Exhibition"
TOMOHIRO OSAKI
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[ART]
"Bernard Leach: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Leach's Career as a Painter"
TOMOHIRO OSAKI
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[ART]
"Edward Burne-Jones"
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON
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[ART]
"Inaudible Sound"
CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON
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[MUSIC]
Hot Chip 'embrace fun' on new album
SHAUN CURRAN
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[MUSIC]
Fan loyalty brings 2PM ups and downs
KWAAK JE YUP
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[MUSIC]
Music industry wins a battle as antidownloading bill gets some teeth
TOMOKO OTAKE
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[MUSIC]
Uhnellys
IAN MARTIN
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[MUSIC]
In the record bag: Toshiya Kawasaki
MARK JARNES
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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Ichiro gets 2,500th hit of stellar MLB career
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[BASEBALL]
Braves get to Kuroda, end Yanks' win streak
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[BASEBALL]
Mattingly thinks Clemens trial wasted resources
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[BASEBALL]
Watanabe shines in victory over Swallows
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[SOCCER]
Sakai eager for Bundesliga debut
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[SOCCER]
Former U.S. coach Panagoulias dies
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[SOCCER]
Drogba to play for Shanghai club
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[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Sandusky's wife takes witness stand
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[ICE HOCKEY]
Kings' Doughty investigated for rape
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[BASKETBALL]
Heat move within win of NBA title
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[BASKETBALL]
Bobcats tap Dunlap as next coach
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[OLYMPICS]
Phelps, Lochte set for battle at trials
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[SPORTS]
Shelby's family in burial dispute
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[RUGBY]
French Barbarians outplay Brave Blossoms
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[TENNIS]
Nishikori earns 19th seed for Wimbledon
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[TENNIS]
Wimbledon champ Kvitova loses in first round at Eastbourne
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[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Rooney, England score controversial victory
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