Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Friday 31 December 2010


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__________ Friday, December 31, 2010 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nikkei ends year on down note
The Nikkei index ends 2010 with a loss, concluding a year characterized by eroded earnings caused by the drooping dollar and global worries about eurozone debt.
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 http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kan mulls China visit in spring to repair frayed relations
Prime Minister Naoto Kan is looking to visit China in the spring to repair bilateral ties that have soured since the September run-in between a Chinese trawler and two Japan Coast Guard cutters near the Senkaku Islands.
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  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Vietnam water project to get ODA
The government plans to provide funds to a Vietnamese water-supply project using official development assistance, a step toward boosting infrastructure exports by private Japanese firms to emerging economies.
[MORE] ->
  http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a2.html


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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Hello Work offices open briefly in key cities, draw in thousands
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tokyo scorchers up nearly 50-fold
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ozawa: I'll talk before Diet starts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
N.Z. impartial after whaling collision: cable
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Outbound holiday travel rush peaks
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Pushed into train's path, cyclists die
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
14 sentenced to gallows in 2010
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
DPJ's diplomatic weakness all too evident
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Speed reading aids-users adapt to modern info overload
JUNKO HORIUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20101231f2.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Digital signs provide flashy new trend in advertising
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Spending big question for 2011
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Forex losses ruining importers
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Data of Honda users leaked in U.S.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Sony sues to ban LG from U.S.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20101231n1.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
A year of living dangerously
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20101231a1.html

[OPINION]
If U.S., China would listen
GEORGE SOROS
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101231a1.html

[OPINION]
Japan's cloudy prospects for higher fertility
MICHAEL SUTTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20101231a2.html

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FEATURES
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[ART]
Japanese art has come a long way: a curator's top five 2010 exhibitions
SHINYA WATANABE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fa20101231a1.html

[FILMS]
2010 top movies: Japan feels a crazy little thing called love
KAORI SHOJI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20101231a1.html

[FILMS]
2010 top movies: best moments in a mixed 12 months for Japanese cinema
MARK SCHILLING
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20101231a2.html

[FILMS]
2010 top movies: 2-D vs. 3-D, actors vs. avatars
GIOVANNI FAZIO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20101231a3.html

[FILMS]
'Go' tackles Sengoku years from a female perspective
EDAN CORKILL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ff20101231r1.html

[GOURMET]
Living and eating with appreciation
ROBBIE SWINNERTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20101231f1.html

[GOURMET]
The simple but profound flavors of Buddhist temple cooking
ROBBIE SWINNERTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20101231f2.html

[GOURMET]
Eat temple style at home or find the right Tokyo eatery
ROBBIE SWINNERTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fg20101231f3.html

[MUSIC]
2010's many charts tell a confusing tale
IAN MARTIN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231a1.html

[MUSIC]
'Kohaku' gig cements Arashi's star status
EDAN CORKILL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231a2.html

[MUSIC]
Websites, blogs pick best albums of 2010
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l2.html

[MUSIC]
Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Goblin
CONNOR SHEPHERD
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l3.html

[MUSIC]
Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Too Many Sebastians
AB-CHAN and IK-CHAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l4.html

[MUSIC]
Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Tokyo Gig Guide
CRAIG EXTON
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l5.html

[MUSIC]
Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: iLoud
FUMINORI TANIGAMI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l6.html

[MUSIC]
Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Qetic
ASAMI SHISHIDO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l7.html

[MUSIC]
Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Rockers Channel
KEITARO KITANO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l8.html

[MUSIC]
Best Japanese/overseas albums of 2010: Tokyo Indie
SAM MOKHTARY and MARK BIRTLES
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fm20101231l9.html

[THEATER]
A great year for theater innovation
NOBUKO TANAKA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ft20101231a1.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Palmeiro continues to deny steroid use
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101231a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Coach K earns 880th career win
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20101231a2.html

[SOCCER]
Arsenal held to draw by Wigan
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20101231a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Fox's time with Panthers nears end
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20101231a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
NFL fines Favre after investigation
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20101231a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Islanders halt Crosby at 25
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20101231a1.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Makino OKs move to Cologne
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sj20101231a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Wade burns Rockets
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101231a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Hill says Tyler, Apache both works in progress
ED ODEVEN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20101231n1.html

[SPORTS]
Indian cricketers even up series
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101231a1.html

[SPORTS]
Injury sidelines Ponting for fifth test
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101231a2.html

[SPORTS]
Schild claims third slalom victory of season
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20101231w1.html


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