Today's top news: Tepco mulls 10% rate hike tied to '13 Niigata reactor restart

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tepco mulls 10% rate hike tied to '13 Niigata reactor restart
Tepco, which has allegedly been overcharging consumers for possibly a decade, wants to "temporarily" raise power rates 10 percent next fall and restart its Niigata reactors in spring 2013.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ichikawa, Yamaoka censured in Diet
The Upper House passes nonbinding censure motions against Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa and consumers affairs minister Kenji Yamaoka, spanking Prime Minister Noda's administration on the last day of the extraordinary Diet session.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
No. 1 plant's ex-chief has esophageal cancer, utility says
Masao Yoshida, the former head of the Fukushima No. 1 plant, has esophageal cancer but Tepco says it is unlikely his cancer is linked to the radioactive materials spewed by the crippled plant.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
\2.3 billion for Tohoku diverted to whale hunt
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Censure votes may paralyze Cabinet
MASAMI ITO and NATSUKO FUKUE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Civil servants' bonuses rise 4.1%
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Diet OKs new agency to run Tohoku postdisaster reconstruction efforts
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sea Shepherd sued in U.S. by whalers
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Residents' exposure tops safety limit
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Costa Rican chief offers 'green' energy expertise
ALEX MARTIN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Girls' weights for all age groups decline for first time
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Crown Princess Masako reaches out to disaster victims on 48th birthday
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fresh sanctions slapped on Iran over nuke drive
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210b4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Shiga studies impact on Lake Biwa from possible Fukui nuke accident
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210cc.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
New envoy promotes Kyrgyzstan
MAMI MARUKO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Nisei vets, 92, unite via parallel lives
TOM JACKMAN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111210f2.html

BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Olympus has way to go before it's out of the woods
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111210a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
July-September GDP growth downgraded to 5.6%
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111210a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Yen, floods dampen large firms' sentiment
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111210a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
MMC Okayama assembly line idled
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111210a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Suntory exec heads Osaka biz body
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111210a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota profit forecast stung by Thai floods
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111210n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Citi posts big loss to fund lender
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111210n2.html

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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Olympus must clean up its act
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20111210a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
SOFA move a small step forward
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20111210a2.html

[OPINION]
Civil reawakening in Russia?
TINA BURRETT
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111210tb.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Every print a poem, artist's self-portrait
JANE SINGER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111210a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
How does 'Come all ye Bodhisattvas' grab you?
AMY CHAVEZ
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20111210cz.html

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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Angels land star slugger Pujols in staggering $254 million deal
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111210a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Nakahata named BayStars manager
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20111210j1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Big Ben guts it out as Steelers stick it to Browns once more
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20111210a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Hossa scores 400th in win
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20111210a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
NBA nixes three-team deal involving Paul, Gasol
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20111210a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Andrews gets shot with Lakers
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20111210a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Hamamatsu's Dixon recognized for leadership as team climbs in standings
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20111210m1.html

[SPORTS]
Asami stays on path for Olympic spot
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111210a1.html

[SPORTS]
CL exit exposes Man United's flaws
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111210cd.html

[SPORTS]
Mao pulls out of GP Final as mother falls critically ill
GUS FIELDING
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111210f1.html

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