Today's top news: Work on Yanba Dam to resume: Maeda

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Work on Yanba Dam to resume: Maeda
Construction minister Takeshi Maeda raises a ruling party ruckus by announcing the resumption of a suspended dam project in Gunma Prefecture, reversing his party's pledge to scrap it.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda to lobby China for Sendai panda deal
Prime Minister Noda promises to lobby Chinese authorities about leasing giant pandas for a zoo in Sendai to cheer up kids in disaster-hit Miyagi Prefecture.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Signed paper confirms secret pact on Okinawa reversion
Japan acknowledged the existence of a signed paper confirming its pledge to pay $65 million to the United States over the 1972 reversion of Okinawa, a diplomatic cable shows.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223a3.html

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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sato calls for wider nuke-crisis payments
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Emperor turns 78, lauds Tohoku spirit
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Welfare recipients reach new high
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Space development division planned
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ex-Daio chief hit with fresh charges
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Donations help NPOs back asylum seekers in Japan
MIZUHO AOKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Gender gap shows scant improvement
SAYURI DAIMON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223f2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Failure guru to reveal what went wrong at Fukushima
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20111223n1.html

BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Economy set to shrink on yen, euro ills
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111223a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
KDDI to open data center in Sendai to back recovery
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111223a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Elpida mulls tieup with nemesis Nanya
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111223a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
BoA settles over Countrywide loans
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111223a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota sees sales surging 20% on disaster recovery
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111223n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Civic revamp to help lift sales 24%, Honda says
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111223n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Yahoo may pare Alibaba stake to 15%, exit Japan
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111223n3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Sapporo battles for Vietnam 'guzzlers' as China beer market slows
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20111223n4.html

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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Risky catalog purchase of fighter
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20111223a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Conflict over child allowance
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20111223a2.html

[OPINION]
Even to his people, Kim Jong Il was a mystery
ISAAC STONE FISH
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111223a1.html

[OPINION]
Learning about dignity
DAISAKU IKEDA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20111223di.html

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FEATURES
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[ART]
"Drawing the Wonders of Wild Nature: From Familiar Animals to Animal Zodiac Signs"
TOMOKO HORI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20111223o1.html

[ART]
"Banka Nonagase Exhibition"
TOMOKO HORI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20111223o2.html

[ART]
"Jackson Pollock: A Centennial Retrospective"
TOMOKO HORI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20111223o3.html

[ART]
"Kuniyoshi: Spectacular Ukiyo-e Imagination"
HENRY WONG
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20111223t1.html

[ART]
"Two Hundred Selected Masterpieces from the Palace Museum, Beijing"
MATTHEW HOLMES
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20111223t2.html

[ART]
"Ueda Souko: Busho Chajin no Sekai Ten"
YUHEI WADA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fa20111223t3.html

[FILMS]
'Restless'
GIOVANNI FAZIO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20111223a1.html

[FILMS]
'Kodoku na Wakusei (In a Lonely Planet)'
MARK SCHILLING
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20111223a2.html

[FILMS]
'I am Love'
KAORI SHOJI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20111223a3.html

[GOURMET]
New venues made Tokyo tastier in '11
ROBBIE SWINNERTON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fg20111223rs.html

[OF NOTE]
Aquarium, park offer festivies
MATTHEW HOLMES
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20111223a1.html

[OF NOTE]
Quiz rally puts young heads in high gear
DAISUKE KIKUCHI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20111223a2.html

[OF NOTE]
Welcome winter with a skate around the rink
HENRY WONG
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20111223a3.html

[OF NOTE]
New Japan Pro-Wrestling hits 40
FINTAN MONAGHAN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20111223r1.html

[TRAVEL]
New Year's <I>osechi ry&#333;ri</I>
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20111223ho.html

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SPORTS
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[SOCCER]
Blues' Terry to face charges
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20111223a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Kinoshita's play made big difference for Seagulls in X Bowl
KAZ NAGATSUKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20111223a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Rodgers named AP's 2011 top male athlete
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20111223a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Flyers' Giroux superb after four-game absence
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20111223a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Ellis sued for alleged sexual harassment
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20111223a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Western Conference squads enjoying success on road
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20111223n1.html

[SPORTS]
Mao awaits emotional return at national championships
GUS FIELDING
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20111223f1.html

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