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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
AIJ loses adviser status, searched by SESC
The Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission raids the head office of AIJ Investment Advisors Co. and other locations in connection with billions of yen in missing pension money it apparently lost after allegedly fraudulently claiming high returns to investors.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Oi reactors pass stress test, safety panel says
The Nuclear Safety Commission approves the results of the first-stage stress test for two reactors at the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture, clearing another key condition for bringing them back online.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda rules out grand coalition with LDP, snap vote -- for now
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda dismisses the possibility of forming a grand coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party, at least for the time being, following speculation he was seeking to reach a deal with the main opposition force to pass sales tax hike legislation.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Over 60% of early quake warnings since 3/11 false alarms
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Fukushima kids graduate under cloud
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Official cherry blossom fete nixed
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Avant-garde artist Kusama tries balloons
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Buildup off; Yamaguchi unfreezes land sale for U.S. forces housing
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Imperial Couple meet Kuwaiti emir
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Osaka assembly passes ordinances to tighten control of teachers
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Court decides to start Elpida rehabilitation procedure
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tokyo Gas looks to buy two aging Tepco thermal power plants
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Japan, Turkey strike deal on nuclear cooperation pact
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Higashi Mikawa mining ancient sources for tsunami info
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324cc.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Children taught radiation studies
MIZUHO AOKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Irish Chernobyl campaigner shares lessons with people of Fukushima
MAYA KANEKO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120324f2.html

BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
AIJ may have lit fuse on pension time bomb
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Tepco rehab unlikely to win OK this month
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Takashimaya tells new recruits to dress, speak casually
MIZUHO AOKI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Kuwait pact, first accord with Gulf council state, helps soothe oil supply fears
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota delays Aichi plant reduction
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a6.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Azumi greenlights stopgap budget
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324a7.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Kono's BOJ nomination slammed
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120324n1.html

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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Clarify radiation cleanup plans
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120324a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Time to review judicial panels
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120324a2.html

[OPINION]
China must rein in N. Korea
RALPH COSSA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120324rc.html

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FEATURES
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[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Emmert shares beauty, power of noh dramas with a wider audience
MAMI MARUKO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120324a1.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Some breaking mews on cat cafes
AMY CHAVEZ
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120324cz.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Looking for work in all the wrong places
THOMAS DILLON
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120324td.html

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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Atlanta's Jones plans to retire after upcoming season
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120324a1.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Luck shows off skills at Stanford pro day
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120324a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Malkin nets pair as streaking Penguins clinch playoff berth
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120324a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Cards rout top-seeded Spartans
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120324a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Back in Bayou, Paul, Clips fall
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120324a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Iverson set to join Dominican club
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120324a3.html

[SPORTS]
Senator to probe sports bounties
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120324a1.html

[SPORTS]
Outpouring for Muamba unusual
CHRISTOPHER DAVIES
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120324cd.html

[RUGBY]
All Blacks' Kaino joining Toyota
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sr20120324a1.html

[SUMO]
Kakuryu alone at top after Hakuho stumbles
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ss20120324b1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Midfielder Sawa won't play in Kirin Cup
GUS FIELDING
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20120324a1.html

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