★ COVER
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- Obama turns eyes, military to Asia


★ FOCUS
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- Beyond Everest and across borders, the complete Himalayan adventure


WORLD IN BRIEF
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- Anwar found not guilty of sodomy (MALAYSIA) ※
- Deadly clashes as general strike starts (NIGERIA) ※
- Cabinet OKs immunity law for Saleh (YEMEN)
- Attacks targeting Shiites kill 72 (IRAQ)
- Ex-army chief arrested in coup plot (TURKEY)
- Fernandez said to be cancer-free (ARGENTINA)

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WORLD
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- As feud with West deepens, Iranians brace for war (IRAN)
イラン国民は戦争を覚悟、現実は･･･
- Fractured U.S. conservatives seek a ’not-Romney’ (UNITED STATES)
共和党保守派が求める「非ロムニー」候補
- Sudden reunification spells trouble for both Koreas (KOREA)
朝鮮統一なるか、急げば両国に負担
- India anti-graft crusade loses steam (INDIA)
インドでの反汚職運動、勢いを失う
- Smalls victory for Saudi Arabian women (SAUDI ARABIA)
サウジ、女性用下着店で男性の接客を禁止
- Russia has the expertise to embalm Kim Jong Il (RUSSIA)
遺体保存処置技術を誇るロシア


JAPAN IN BRIEF
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- Cabinet defies opposition, OKs draft for sales tax hike ※
- Royal couple may visit China
- Sony eyes golden boy Hirai for president
- New Yamanote Line station mulled
- Woodford ends fight to lead Olympus ※
- Nine DPJ defectors set up new party
- Cops trying to trace Hirata’s cohorts

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NATIONAL
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- New year could prove daunting for Noda
野田政権、2012年は苦難の年に
- Solid trilateral alliances key as diplomatic challenges shaping up
日中米の連携が国際社会の安定の鍵
- Social funding sites to projects’ rescue
やりたい夢の資金集めはネットで
- Film demonstrates teachers’ battles
信条を曲げない教師たちの物語


OPINION
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- A silver safety net for Holland’s aging Japanese
- Kizuna, meaning bonds or ties, to resound through 2012 as in 2011 ※

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