Today's top news: Camera peeks inside reactor

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Camera peeks inside reactor
Tepco inserts an industrial endoscope into the primary containment vessel of reactor 2 at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, but images show a lower level of coolant water than expected.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ex-cop pleads not guilty in fatal '01 Akashi crush
A former deputy police chief pleads not guilty to professional negligence over a fatal pedestrian crush after a 2001 fireworks show in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, that killed 11 people and injured 247 others.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120a2.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Foreign Ministry hires interpreters for media
Foreign Minister Koichiro Genba starts providing simultaneous interpretation in English at his weekly news conferences to provide the international community with more information about Japan's diplomatic activities.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120a3.html

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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Coast guard plane survives albatross strike
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tomodachi chief retiring from navy
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Oi plant gets initial NISA restart nod
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Japanese war dead dug up in India
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
New Ranger Darvish, actress divorce
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Scientists say they can find melted reactor fuel
MINORU MATSUTANI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Dairy firms to do own fallout checks
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120120f2.html

BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
IMF eyes $500 billion addition to war chest
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120a1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
U.S. science group backs DOT on Toyota throttles
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Tohoku turned 2011 into record year for losses
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Terumo to build plant in Yamaguchi
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toshiba wins U.S. turbine order
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Japan health care no TPP issue: U.S.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120a6.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Prius wagon sales quickly top GM Volt
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120n1.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Takeda to pare workforce 9% to revive profit
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120n2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
FamilyMart to add 600 Southeast Asia stores
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120120n3.html

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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
New Kimigayo ruling
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120120a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Encouragement after tragedy
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120120a2.html

[OPINION]
Painful truth of Merkel's EU
KEVIN RAFFERTY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120120a1.html

[OPINION]
Finessing the dramatic opening to Myanmar
TOM PLATE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120120tp.html

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FEATURES
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[FILMS]
'Always San-Chome no Yuhi '64 (Always: Sunset on Third Street 3)'
MARK SCHILLING
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120120a1.html

[FILMS]
'Road to Nowhere' / 'Two-Lane Blacktop'
GIOVANNI FAZIO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120120a2.html

[FILMS]
'Don't Be Afraid of the Dark'
KAORI SHOJI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120120a3.html

[FILMS]
Animal Kingdom
DANIEL ROBSON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120120s1.html

[GOURMET]
Decoding Kyoto-Italian cuisine in Yoyogi Village
ROBBIE SWINNERTON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fg20120120rs.html

[GOURMET]
Restaurant full? Head to code kurkku's bar instead
ROBBIE SWINNERTON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fg20120120sr.html

[OF NOTE]
Get ready for a sweet race
TOMOKO OTAKE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120120a1.html

[OF NOTE]
Drawing up a performance without talk
NOBUKO TANAKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120120a2.html

[OF NOTE]
Toys and cartoons to be discovered and sold at upcoming hobby fair
YUHEI WADA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120120a3.html

[THEATER]
Condors fly in the face of contemporary dance scene
NOBUKO TANAKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ft20120120r1.html

[TRAVEL]
Special Chinese New Year courses
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20120120ho.html

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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Darvish, Rangers agree to $60m deal
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120120a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Settsu re-signs with champion Hawks
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120120j1.html

[SOCCER]
Beckham signs new deal with Galaxy
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120120a1.html

[SOCCER]
Wales hires Coleman as manager
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120120a2.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Sabres suffer 10th straight road loss
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120120a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Blatche helps Wizards snap Thunder's streak
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120120a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Abdul-Jabbar gets ambassador role
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120120a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Players, coaches fired up by large turnout at All-Star Game
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120120n1.html

[SPORTS]
Pakistan leads England by 96 runs
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120120a1.html

[SUMO]
Baruto slips past Kisenosato as Hakuho falls again
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ss20120120b1.html

[TENNIS]
Nishikori advances to 3rd round of Australian Open, Ito out
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120120a1.html

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