RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:24:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/the-secret-to-good-sex-after-45-bring-the-brain-into-play The weekly magazines have changed. Once upon a time their sex stories highlighted effortless enjoyment. Such innocence today is a thing of the past. An… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/new-products/view/speed-printer Seiki Epson's A3 Nobi Printer PX-1001 has a print speed of up to 30 pages per minute (A4 size, b/w). The highly durable Tsuyo Ink… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/beach-sumo-striking-new-wave-for-outdoor-recreation No choking, eye gouging, hair pulling, or kicks to the belly allowed. Of course, no throwing sand in your opponent's face either. This is all… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/okinawa-island-overcomes-runway-expansion-dispute-finds-hot-spring The Tomigusuku city government in Okinawa Prefecture is taking a step toward making a tiny uninhabited island a site for visitors to relax at a… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:35:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/palin-resigning-as-alaska-governor Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the former Republican vice presidential nominee, says she is resigning from office. She didn't say why she decided to step down,… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:03:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/powerful-sedative-found-in-michael-jacksons-home The powerful sedative Diprivan was found in Michael Jackson's home, a law enforcement official said Friday as the city planned for a massive crowd at… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:01:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/sea-bream “Taiguruma” (sea bream car), a traditional toy popular in the former town of Maki in Niigata Prefecture (presently Nishikan Ward of Niigata City) during its… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/kenyan-student-runners-go-missing-from-japanese-schools A Kenyan female student who belonged to a high school ekiden long-distance relay club went missing in April after being expelled from the school in… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:54:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/nakamura-gg-sato-lead-seibu-past-rakuten Takeya Nakamura hit his Japanese baseball-leading 26th homer and Takahiko G.G. Sato added a go-ahead double in a four-run eighth inning as the Seibu Lions… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-royal-couple-head-to-canada-hawaii Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko hope to reach out to Americans and Canadians of Japanese ancestry during a two-week tour that began Friday, but… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:48:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/japan-stocks-sag-on-dismal-us-jobless-data Japanese stocks fell for a third straight day Friday, dragged down by renewed pessimism over a recovery in the global economy following dismal U.S. employment… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:47:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/iranian-cleric-british-embassy-staff-to-be-tried A powerful cleric said Friday that Iran will put British Embassy staffers on trial for fomenting postelection turmoil, a step that would likely increase Iran's… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:39:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/last-gasp-try-sees-fiji-edge-japan-40-39 Netani Talei scored a try in the dying seconds as Fiji edged Japan 40-39 on Friday in the last match in rugby's Pacific Nations Cup,… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:37:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/japan-urges-india-to-do-more-on-climate-change Japan urged India to do more as part of global efforts to combat climate change when the foreign ministers from the two Asian powers met… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:36:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/in-a-first-north-korea-airs-beer-commercial-on-tv In an apparent first, North Korea _ a country that struggles to feed its 24 million people _ has aired a beer commercial on state… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:36:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/ruling-coalition-aims-to-win-majority-in-tokyo-assembly-race Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura suggested Friday that winning a majority in the Tokyo metropolitan assembly election would be considered a political victory for the… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:34:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/au-optronics-takes-50-share-in-m-setek AU Optronics Corp. will buy a 50 percent share in polycrystalline silicon maker M. Setek Co., Ltd. of Japan for US$125 million. The acquisition will… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:30:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/number-of-neets-in-mid-20s-or-older-increasing-in-japan The number of young people described as NEET -- not in employment, education or training -- is increasing among those in their mid-20s or older,… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:28:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-to-issue-coins-to-mark-20th-anniversary-of-emperors-enthronement Japan will issue 100,000 10,000-yen gold coins and 10 million 500-yen nickel-brass coins later this year to mark the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement,… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:16:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/bill-to-offer-relief-to-minamata-patients-passes-lower-house The House of Representatives passed a bill Friday to offer financial relief to as many as 20,000 people suffering from Minamata mercury poisoning in the… Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:14:00 +0100