Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Tuesday 29 November 2011

*** Japan Times E-mail News Service ***
__________ Tuesday, November 29, 2011 ________________


TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Osaka victors' next target: Lower House
Lower House: The election victories of Toru Hashimoto and Ichiro Matsui have put the major parties on notice, with speculation growing that Hashimoto's group will make a splash in the next Lower House election.
[MORE] ->
 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima No. 1 tsunami risk ignored
The head of the troubled Fukushima No. 1 power plant, Masao Yoshida, is hospitalized for an undisclosed illness and will be relieved of his duties for medical treatment.
[MORE] ->
 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Heavy red meat diet poses colon cancer risk: research
People who eat large amounts of red meat have been found at greater risk of colon cancer, and the National Cancer Center is advising beef and pork intake be reduced.
[MORE] ->
 http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a3.html


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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news.html

OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Festival, dance to go on heritage list
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Israeli charity offers Tohoku PTSD therapy
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
China urges reviving sea boundary talks
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Agency seeks to keep up Aum surveillance
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Emperor resumes official duties
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Movie festival will focus on water
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukui to get storks from Hyogo for breeding, release
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Iwojima search parties resume
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
British supermarkets find success with economic 'wagyu' beef hybrid
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Utilities to cut it close amid winter demand
ERIC JOHNSTON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111129i1.html


BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Bourses hoping for comeback
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111129a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Uncertainty, high yen moderating post-March 11 economic revival: OECD
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111129a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Honda may boost Thai bike output
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111129a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Sumitomo trust shakeup planned
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111129a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Mitsubishi, Shell ink gas deal in Iraq
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111129n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Shirakawa signals stimulus boost
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111129n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Euro crisis significantly worse: top French banker
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111129n3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Investors driving up JGB yields at hasty pace amid downgrade worries
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111129n4.html


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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Welfare recipients hit new high
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20111129a1.html

[OPINION]
What will wake politicians to threat of climate change?
KEVIN RAFFERTY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111129a1.html

[More Op-Ed stories]
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion.html


FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Readers' tales: Beginnings, terrifying journeys and terrible ends
KELLY QUINN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111129hs.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Kamakura: So what's Thanksgiving all about?
CHARLES LEWIS
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111129vf.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Jose Alvares finds Portugal-Japan links
MAMI MARUKO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111129ww.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Thanksgiving: food, family, but hold the 'chong chew' turkey
MATTHEW CHOZICK
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111129zg.html

[LIFE & STYLE]
Make it home for the holidays ... or at least as close as possible
SANDRA BARRON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fs20111129a3.html

[LIFE & STYLE]
What do you do when the kids think Colonel Sanders is Santa?
LOUISE GEORGE KITTAKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fs20111129a4.html


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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Astros fire GM Wade, president Smith
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111129a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Rookie Saito re-signs with Fighters
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111129j1.html

[SOCCER]
Players, teams pay tribute as Wales manager Speed dies at 42
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20111129a1.html

[SOCCER]
Liverpool slows City's momentum with tie
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20111129a2.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Panthers keep lowly Colts winless
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20111129a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Bozak scores two goals as Maple Leafs beat Ducks
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20111129a1.html

[SPORTS]
Webber ends year with first victory
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111129a1.html

[SPORTS]
Japan gets second volleyball win
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111129a2.html

[SPORTS]
Vonn, adviser husband to divorce
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111129w1.html

[TENNIS]
Federer wins record sixth title at ATP World Tour Finals
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20111129a1.html


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