Today's top news: Fukushima No. 1 stable: plant chief

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__________ Sunday, November 13, 2011 ________________

TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima No. 1 stable: plant chief
Making his first public appearance since the nuclear crisis started in March, the general manager of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant apologizes for failing to prevent the triple meltdowns but stresses that conditions at the site have "definitely been stabilized."
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
EMI split up, sold to two groups
EMI Group, the iconic British music company that is home to the Beatles, Coldplay and Katy Perry, is being split and sold for $4.1 billion to Universal Music and Sony/ATV.
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Olympus bought Gyrus for 58% more than market value
Olympus paid almost 60 percent more than the total market value for British medical equipment maker Gyrus Group, a report by a foreign-affiliated auditing company shows.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ministers at APEC vow 'green' growth
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111113a2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Genba calls on Mexico to quickly OK revised FTA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111113a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
IMF may ask for funds to bail out eurozone
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111113a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Lawyers to aid mentally disabled
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111113a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Okinawa won't budge on Futenma
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111113a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
A-bomb exhibit opens in Geneva
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111113a7.html

BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Carmakers back TPP talks decision
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111113a3.html

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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Embarking on difficult talks
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20111113a1.html

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FEATURES
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[BOOKS]
Kyuyoh's monochrome masterpieces
STEPHEN MANSFIELD
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[BOOKS]
Erotica to celebrate and educate
DAVID BURLEIGH
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[MEDIA]
Creating a future for Japan's aging society
MICHAEL HOFFMAN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20111113bj.html

[MEDIA]
High seas piracy; the story behind 'Madame Butterfly'; CM of the week: Hagoromo Foods
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20111113cs.html

[MEDIA]
Media takes both sides of TPP debate
PHILIP BRASOR
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20111113pb.html

[ENVIRONMENT]
'Calamity' awaits those unready for climate-change refugees
ROWAN HOOPER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fe20111113rh.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Will trickle-down class discrimination rob Britain of what's so great?
ROGER PULVERS
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111113rp.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
In the wake of the Vikings
MARK BRAZIL
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111113x1.html

[TRAVEL]
Taking it easy on Tokashiki
HILLEL WRIGHT
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20111113a1.html

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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Kidnapped catcher Ramos safely rescued
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111113a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Dragons' Koike smacks game-winning blast in 10th
JASON COSKREY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111113j1.html

[BASEBALL]
Chunichi's Asao provides relief in high-pressure situation against Hawks
KAZ NAGATSUKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111113j2.html

[BASEBALL]
PL champion Hawks are vital part of vibrant Fukuoka
WAYNE GRACZYK
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111113wg.html

[SOCCER]
Japanese ref to make F.A. Cup history
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20111113a1.html

[GOLF]
Woods stumbles in third round
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sg20111113a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Rangers maintain strong home form
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20111113a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
89ers edge Grouses in OT, earn first home win since before March 11 earthquake
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20111113b1.html

[SPORTS]
Japan spikers climb into fifth place
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111113a1.html

[SPORTS]
Ex-flyweight champ Naito to retire
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111113a2.html

[SPORTS]
Suzuki captures NHK Trophy; Mao second
JACK GALLAGHER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111113f1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Croatia, Ireland take charge
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20111113a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
N. Korea loss sends Japan through
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20111113a2.html

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