Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Thursday 31 March 2011


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ideas floated to stanch leak of radiation
While efforts to pump out a massive amount of contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have hit a snag, new ideas surface to move things forward, including storing the tainted water in tankers and covering the reactor sites with fabric shrouds.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
NGO finds high levels in safe area
Radiology experts from Greenpeace urge the government to expand the evacuation zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant after they find high levels of radiation outside the 20-km mandatory no-go zone.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sendai struggles to regain footing
Nearly three weeks since the 9.0-magnitude temblor sent shock waves through the city and the massive tsunami devastated a long stretch of the coast, Sendai, the largest city in Tohoku, is slowly trying to get back on its feet.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Kaieda orders nuke safety rethink
KANAKO TAKAHARA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
DPJ withdraws child allowance bill as opposition digs its heels in
KANAKO TAKAHARA
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Labor queries pour in from victims
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Saitama arena evacuees relocate
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. sending radiation-hardened robots to assist at plant
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima No. 1's scary shadow
DAVID McNEILL
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
World pitches in to offer support
MASAMI ITO
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. military mops up tsunami-hit school
JUNKO HORIUCHI
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331f3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Reactors may take three decades to decommission
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nn20110331n1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
February output figures show demand surge for fourth month
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110331a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Osaka's allure increases
AKI ITO and KATHLEEN CHU
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110331n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Nuke crisis scares foreign buyers off seafood
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110331n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Coke may send S. Korea bottled water to Japan
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/nb20110331n3.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Minamata disease settlement
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110331a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Improving ties with Russia
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/ed20110331a2.html

[OPINION]
Quake relief effort highlights a vital U.S. military function
ROBERT D. ELDRIDGE
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110331a1.html

[OPINION]
France's hard right embraces soft populism
GUY SORMAN
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/eo20110331a2.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE & STYLE]
Design in aid of Tohoku
JEAN SNOW
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/fs20110331a2.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Baseball players detail drug use in court
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110331a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Matsui, A's help quake relief efforts
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110331a2.html

[BASEBALL]
Lions switch venue for Eagles series
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sb20110331j1.html

[SOCCER]
Luis Fabiano gets hero's welcome
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sc20110331a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
NFL players can collect from fund
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110331a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Ochocinco earns MLS reserve spot
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sf20110331a2.html

[GOLF]
Miyazato paired with Lincicome
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sg20110331a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Flyers maintain lead with win over Pens
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sh20110331a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Cavs shock LeBron, Heat
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sk20110331a1.html

[SPORTS]
Sri Lanka books place in final
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110331a1.html

[SPORTS]
Clarke appointed Australia captain
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sp20110331a2.html

[TENNIS]
Federer advances to Sony Ericsson quarters
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/st20110331a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Spain, Netherlands preserve perfect records despite scares
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/mail/sw20110331a1.html


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