Today's top news: Toyota shifts Highlander output to U.S.

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TODAY'S TOP STORIES
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toyota shifts Highlander output to U.S.
Toyota plans to shift production of the Highlander sport utility vehicle to Indiana from Japan in late 2013 to cut its losses from the persistently strong yen.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120210a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Despite new plan, Okinawans fear Futenma will remain in Ginowan
An agreement between Tokyo and Washington to delink the transfer of Okinawa-based marines to Guam from the plan to relocate the Futenma air base is merely an acknowledgement that the original accord was no longer viable.
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http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210a1.html

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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Hirano gets nod to lead agency for rebuilding
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda appoints Tatsuo Hirano, minister in charge of quake and tsunami reconstruction in Tohoku, as head of the agency that will be launched to oversee the endeavor.
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OTHER NEWS
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[NATIONAL NEWS]
Iwakuni housing land sale in doubt
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210a2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
U.S. likely to scale down plans for bases in Japan and Guam
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210a4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Airfield would destroy Nago environment: panel
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210a5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Embassy in Damascus may have staff vacated
MASAMI ITO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210a6.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Scandal may affect space launch: JAXA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210a7.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Tunnel flooded where seabed dipped
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210a8.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Petition ready for Tepco nuke vote
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210a9.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Actress Meisa, pop singer tie knot
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210b1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Child rearing website data hacked
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210b2.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Osaka chief woos Shanghai tourists
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210b3.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Taiwanese-Japanese star Makiyo implicated in Taipei cabby's beating
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210b4.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Sukiya operator aids famine relief in East Africa
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210b5.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Will shrinking the Diet solve anything?
NATSUKO FUKUE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210f1.html

[NATIONAL NEWS]
Unswayed by disaster, Iwaki spa hulas anew
MONAMI YUI and MARIKO ISHIKAWA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120210n1.html

BUSINESS
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[BUSINESS NEWS]
Camera show breaks SLR mystique
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120210a2.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Core machinery orders plunge 7.1%
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120210a3.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
NTT to offer global Internet access in Laos
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120210a4.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
\36 million gold Jack Sparrow figures released
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120210a5.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Long courting of Myanmar may finally pay off
JUNKO HORIUCHI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120210a6.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Next-generation TVs key: Sony's Hirai
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120210a7.html

[BUSINESS NEWS]
Toshiba to supply Texas power plant
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120210a8.html

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OPINION
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[JT EDITORIAL]
Imperial Family talking point
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120210a1.html

[JT EDITORIAL]
Selecting a 'platinum' carrier
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ed20120210a2.html

[OPINION]
Constructing green cities to save the economy
ALEX STEFFEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120210a1.html

[OPINION]
Russia should back up a bit to find road to democracy
ANDREY BORODAEVSKIY
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/eo20120210ab.html

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FEATURES
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[FILMS]
'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'
GIOVANNI FAZIO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120210a1.html

[FILMS]
'Kitsutsuki to Ame (The Woodsman and the Rain)'
MARK SCHILLING
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120210a2.html

[FILMS]
'Pina'
KAORI SHOJI
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ff20120210a3.html

[GOURMET]
Sweet somethings
STEVE TRAUTLEIN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fg20120210f1.html

[GOURMET]
New to sake? Here's where to start
MELINDA JOE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fg20120210mj.html

[OF NOTE]
Met's mayhem hits the screen
YUNG-HSIANG KAO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120210a1.html

[OF NOTE]
Dancer goes through time in new show
TAI KAWABATA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120210a2.html

[OF NOTE]
Popular Chekhov play gets fresh treatment for audiences in Tokyo
TOMOKO OTAKE
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fq20120210a3.html

[THEATER]
NNTT hopes Generation 2.0 hears 'Silence'
KRIS KOSAKA
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/ft20120210r1.html

[TRAVEL]
Odaiba Valentine's Day fair
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fv20120210ho.html

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SPORTS
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[SOCCER]
Judge: Bari squad linked to gamblers
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sc20120210a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Red Wings skate past Oilers, extend home win streak to 18
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120210a1.html

[ICE HOCKEY]
Wings, Leafs to play at "Big House"
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sh20120210a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Lin lights up Wizards, wins over road crowd
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120210a1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Billups vows to continue NBA career
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120210a2.html

[BASKETBALL]
Solid record not enough for Ogawa in Fukuoka
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120210b1.html

[BASKETBALL]
Obuchi's return to form gives Evessa more firepower
ED ODEVEN
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sk20120210n1.html

[OLYMPICS]
Phelps using hyperbaric chamber
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/so20120210a1.html

[SPORTS]
Longo's husband arrested for EPO
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sp20120210a1.html

[TENNIS]
Nishikori leads Japan into Davis Cup
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120210a1.html

[TENNIS]
Sanchez Vicario says $60 million lost
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120210a2.html

[TENNIS]
Spanish federation to sue over skit
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/st20120210a3.html

[INTERNATIONAL SOCCER]
Capello steps down as England coach
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/sw20120210a1.html

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