★ COVER
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- Noda, Obama agree on new vision


★ FOCUS
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- ’Commoner Kate’ charms in her first year as the Duchess of Cambridge


WORLD IN BRIEF
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- Chinese dissident escapes to U.S. Embassy (CHINA)
- Suu Kyi to swear oath in parliament (MYANMAR)
- Ex-Libyan oil chief found dead (AUSTRIA) ※
- Former PM escapes debt punishment (ICELAND)
- Government falls; austerity deal passes (NETHERLANDS) ※
- Bin Laden wives not tied to terrorism (SAUDI ARABIA)

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WORLD
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- Taylor conviction warning to tyrants (LIBERIA)
　 リベリア元大統領が戦争犯罪で有罪に
- ’No silver bullet’ for al-Qaida, Panetta says (UNITED STATES)
アルカイダは弱体化、ただし脅威は消えず
- Syrian bloodshed worsens as moderate voices stilled (SYRIA)
過激化するシリア両陣営
- Experts play down mad cow risk (UNITED STATES)
アメリカで狂牛病を6年ぶりに確認
- Rodney King reflects on life since L.A. riots (UNITED STATES)
ロス暴動から20年、キング氏の今
- Ukraine launches new Chernobyl shelter on disaster’s 26th anniversary (UKRAINE)
チェルノブイリ原発の新シェルター建設開始


JAPAN IN BRIEF
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- LDP drafts revisions to Constitution
- U.N. OKs Japan claim to expand shelf
- Spring decoration recipients announced
- Tepco 10-year reform plan submitted
- Imperial Couple prefer cremation
- Tsuruga plant may sit atop active fault ※
- Tokyo raises funds for Senkakus ※

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NATIONAL
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- Political showdown looms as Ozawa acquitted
小沢元代表に無罪判決、政局混乱も
- BOJ boosts asset buys to tune of 5 trillion yen
日銀、資産買い入れ基金を5兆円増
- Firms vying for slice of green energy pie
再生可能エネルギーに参入競争
- Poverty a serious issue for women
女性の貧困問題に国民の理解を


BUSINESS
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- Austerity push drives EU voters to extremes
緊縮財政で既成政党の有権者離れ



OPINION
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- Joining Hague Convention　 ※
- Protection from parental abuse　 ※

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