Today's top news: Ministry hid data on fallout from public

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Ministry hid data on fallout from public
Former science minister Yoshiaki Takaki and other top ministry officials decided to withhold radiation forecasts from the public four days after the nuclear crisis began, an internal document shows.
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
DPJ, LDP execs in grand coalition talks: sources
The Democratic Party of Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party are reportedly engaged in behind-the-scenes talks about forming a grand coalition after the next general election.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304a2.html

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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Ex-insurance official plugged AIJ to pension pals
A former Social Insurance Agency official reveals he used to urge pension fund executives to invest in troubled AIJ Investment Advisors Co., which invested in and paid fees to his own consultancy.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Illness, suicides drive up disaster-linked toll
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304a3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Food must be cleansed, Chernobyl expert warns
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Arson in Himeji bar leaves one dead, four hurt
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Elderly force subway to rethink 'all priority seats' policy
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Emperor likely to be discharged from hospital Sunday
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Noda fate in doubt, just six months on
TOMOYUKI TACHIKAWA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
All remote EEZ isles officially named
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tokyo Olympics support trails rivals
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Britain appoints new ambassador
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
KANSAI: Who & What
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120304k1.html

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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Small step in the right direction
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FEATURES
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[BOOKS]
Stories inspired by Japan's March 11 disasters
KRIS KOSAKA
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[BOOKS]
Myanmar and the search for democracy
JEFF KINGSTON
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[MEDIA]
Anti-yakuza laws are taking their toll
MARK SCHREIBER
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20120304bj.html

[MEDIA]
Japan's lonely people: Where do they all belong?
PHILIP BRASOR
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fd20120304pb.html

[ENVIRONMENT]
Too much snow for a snowman
C.W. NICOL
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fe20120304cw.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
In the realms of true love and devotion, few could fault Akiko Koyama
ROGER PULVERS
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120304rp.html

[LIFE IN JAPAN]
Actor in the spotlight of Japan's antinuke movement
ERIKO ARITA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120304x1.html

[TRAVEL]
Winter kept us warm in Kamikochi's silence
SKYE HOHMANN
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SPORTS
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[BASEBALL]
Darvish impresses in intrasquad game
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120304a1.html

[BASEBALL]
Tanaka stellar in spring debut
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120304j1.html

[BASEBALL]
Mahara's injury leaves a big question mark for Hawks
WAYNE GRACZYK
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sb20120304wg.html

[AMERICAN FOOTBALL]
Saints in trouble after NFL probe uncovers bounty scheme
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sf20120304a1.html

[GOLF]
Rose seizes share of lead
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sg20120304a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Maple Leafs dismiss Wilson; Carlyle takes over
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120304a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Henderson's jersey sale sets record
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120304a2.html

[J.LEAGUE SOCCER]
Reysol capture Xerox Super Cup
ANDREW MCKIRDY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sj20120304a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Harris sparks Jazz as Heat win streak ends
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120304a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
B-Corsairs make point with tenacious defense
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120304b1.html

[SPORTS]
Racing Hall announces finalists
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120304a1.html

[SPORTS]
Lipnitskaia tops in short program
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120304f1.html

[SPORTS]
Davis zooms to win in 1,500 meters
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120304w1.html

[RUGBY]
Kirwan rejected for England post
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sr20120304a1.html

[TENNIS]
Murray outclasses Djokovic in semis
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120304a1.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Nadeshiko put away Denmark 2-0
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20120304a1.html

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