Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Monday 6 May 2013

The Japan Times

TOP NEWS STORIES

Israel airstrikes target Iran missiles in Syria

Israel launches an airstrike in the Syrian capital targeting a shipment of Iranian-made missiles believed headed to Lebanon's Hezbollah militants.

Japan tried to buy isles before Soviet collapse: Ozawa

Japan tried to buy the four disputed islands off Hokkaido after being approached by an aide to then-Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa ...

Ex-RCC chief Nakabo, leader of housing loan cleanup, dies at 83

Former lawyer Kohei Nakabo, who led the Resolution and Collection Corporation's efforts to clean up Japan's housing loan crisis in the '90s, dies of heart ...

Transport packed as Golden Week U-turn begins

Holidaymakers crammed bullet trains, flights and highways bound for Tokyo and other cities Sunday as the Golden Week holidays began to wrap up. Heavy congestion was ...

Philippines’ Roman Catholic Church’s influence wanes

In cathedrals around the Philippines, huge black-and-red banners are asking the faithful to choose between "Team Life" and "Team Death," with priests warning the nation's ...

Syrian conflict risks ancient heritage

A Shiite king ruled northern Syria more than a millennium ago from behind the towering walls of the citadel in Aleppo. In later centuries, Arab ...


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TOP OPINION STORIES

Austerity under attack

The human cost of the austerity mentality is threatening national political systems and the popular will to embrace reform. EU leaders are beginning to see ...

New opportunities for ADB

Once again a leader from Japan has the opportunity to bring the Asian Development Bank into the modern world and to elevate the organization above ...

Let more structural reform lead EU’s next deal

Europe needs a new deal that trades less national austerity for creditable plans for more structural reform. This can be done without costing Germany a ...

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TOP LIFE STORIES

Plan to introduce TOEFL to universities has its merits

The media and kyōiku senmonka (教育専門家, pundits on education) have been voicing the pros and cons of the idea put forward by the Jiminto (自民党, ...

Everest brawl shocks mountaineers

A recent brawl on Mount Everest that shocked the mountaineering community stems from tension between elite climbers and growing commercial expeditions on the world's highest ...

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Reysol striker Kudo targets success at home and abroad

Kashiwa Reysol striker Masato Kudo admits his No. 1 target for this season is to win the Asian Champions League, but that does not mean ...

Giants treat Matsui, Nagashima to victory on special day

The Yomiuri Giants gave former greats Hideki Matsui and Shigeo Nagashima a hero's welcome before Sunday's game against the Hiroshima Carp. The Carp didn't get nearly ...

Bulls eliminate Nets, advance to face Heat

Joakim Noah climbed over the baseline seats, his foot that hurt so much two weeks ago that he feared he couldn't play looking pain-free as ...

Meiner Ho O shocks field in NHK Mile Cup

Newly crowned NHK Mile Cup champion Meiner Ho O could throw his hat into the ring for the upcoming Japanese Derby after the colt became ...

Iwakuma continues impressive form as Mariners beat Blue Jays

Following Felix Hernandez to the mound is working out well for Seattle's Hisashi Iwakuma. Dustin Ackley hit his first career grand slam, Michael Saunders homered twice ...

Hannaryz eliminate Lakestars; Grouses, Happinets advance

Despite a dreadful 0-8 start to their season in the fall, the Kyoto Hannaryz never pushed the panic button. Coach Honoo Hamaguchi, a demanding coach who ...

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