★ COVER
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- Sales tax hike passes Lower House


★ FOCUS
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- Rohingya: one of the world’s most persecuted minorities


WORLD IN BRIEF
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- Paraguay’s president impeached, ousted (PARAGUAY) ※
- Ankara warns of Syrian ’threat’ (TURKEY) ※
- Breivik ends trial by defending attacks (NORWAY)
- Amid turmoil new PM elected (PASKITAN)
- First test tube baby’s mom dies (BRITAIN)
- Women get Olympic go-ahead (SAUDI ARABIA)

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WORLD
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- Rio+20, the unhappy environmental summit (BRAZIL)
　 リオ＋20、具体策には踏み込めず
- Egypt’s new leader: dutiful, pragmatic Islamist (EGYPT)
エジプトにイスラム主義の大統領
- Saudi throne succession challenge as princes age (SAUDI ARABIA)
サウジ皇太子死去、後継問題が鮮明に
- New conflict feared as nuclear talks between Iran and P5-plus-1 stall
イラン核協議進展せず、新たな対立の恐れ
- First ladies and the art of discretion (FRANCE)
大統領の妻の発言はどこまで許される？
- Indonesia’s ’Demolition Man’ sentenced to 20 years for 2002 Bali bombings (INDONESIA)
バリ島の爆発テロ犯に禁錮20年


JAPAN IN BRIEF
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- Oi prompts domestic, U.S. anti-nuke rallies
- Toyota, BMW up ’green car’ partnership
- Okinawans mark day guns fell silent
- Iwakuni passes anti-Osprey motion
- AIJ sent falsified report to Advantest
- Tepco lashes Prime Minister’s Office ※
- Sony to buy 10% stake in Olympus

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NATIONAL
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- Tax hike’s economic impact divides experts
消費税増税の影響、意見分かれる
- If Mainali retrial fails, extradition is not likely
マイナリ元被告の再審決定も出廷の義務はなし
- Biomass town shining amid Fukushima gloom
バイオマス発電で町おこし
- Tokyo’s wood houses a quake risk
東京の防災の課題は木造住宅の密集地域


BUSINESS
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- Leaders weigh stimulus versus austerity at G-20
実り薄かったG20首脳会議
- Moody’s credit rating downgrade hits 15 of world’s top banks
ムーディーズが大手銀１５行を格下げ



OPINION
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- Negotiating with Russia　 ※
- Regrettable ’go’ on reactors　 ※

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