RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:49:35 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/us-poised-to-seize-afghan-town-as-taliban-dig-in U.S. and Afghan forces pushed Tuesday to the edge of the southern Afghan town of Marjah, poised to seize the major Taliban supply and drug-smuggling… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:16:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/police-question-victim-of-alleged-assault-by-asashoryu A 38-year-old man told police during voluntary questioning on Tuesday that recently retired sumo grand champion Asashoryu had assaulted him in a car, investigative sources… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-panel-urges-tightening-metabolic-gauge-for-women A health ministry study panel called Tuesday for tightening a controversial metabolic gauge for women to 80 centimeters in waist size from the current 90… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/panasonic-to-release-3-d-image-capable-full-high-definition-tv Panasonic Corp said Tuesday it will release on April 23 in Japan what it says is the world's first full high-definition televisions capable of projecting… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:58:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/obama-meets-with-gop-to-spur-job-growth Appealing for bipartisanship in a town where it's hard to find, President Barack Obama sat down with Democrats and Republicans Tuesday to spur cooperation on… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:52:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/mcdonalds-japan-reports-highest-group-net-profit-since-listing McDonald's Holdings Co (Japan) said Tuesday its group net profit in 2009 rose 3.4% from the previous year to 12.81 billion yen, the highest since… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:39:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/iran-boosts-nuclear-enrichment-drawing-warnings Iranian nuclear technicians set dozens of centrifuges spinning Tuesday to begin enriching uranium stocks to a significantly higher level, prompting President Barack Obama to warn… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:38:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/us-auto-insurer-says-it-warned-on-toyota-in-2007 The largest U.S. auto insurer said Tuesday it alerted federal safety regulators in late 2007 about a rise in reports of unexpected acceleration in Toyota… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:30:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/warner-ceo-sees-e-book-fracas-as-helping-music The head of Warner Music Group expressed hope on Tuesday that the recent "fracas" over the price of e-books would help give content creators such… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:16:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/angelina-jolie-visits-haiti-with-un-refugee-agency Angelina Jolie began two days of meetings with Haiti earthquake victims Tuesday in her role as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N. refugee agency. The… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:06:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/joc-seeking-partnership-deals-with-other-olympic-committees The Japanese Olympic Committee aims to sign partnership agreements with around 10 other national Olympic committees during the Vancouver Games, Olympic sources said Monday. The… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:58:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/lawson-unit-faces-y15-bil-loss-due-to-2-directors-misconduct Major convenience store chain Lawson Inc said Tuesday its entertainment ticket sales unit Lawson Entermedia Inc is likely to incur a loss of up to… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:57:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/drone-worth-y800-mil-yen-sunk-following-failed-test-flight A drone developed at a cost of 800 million yen was sunk Tuesday by remote control in the sea off Iwoto Island, about 1,200 kilometers… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:47:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/y100-mil-offered-in-successful-bid-for-uninhabited-island An unidentified organization won a contract to purchase a state-owned uninhabited islet in the Seto Inland Sea off Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, for about 100 million… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:37:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/legislators-back-referendum-on-uk-electoral-system British legislators have approved government plans to hold a referendum by the end of 2011 on changing the country's electoral system. Lawmakers in the House… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:34:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/mobile-phone-shipments-in-japan-slip-under-40-mil-units-in-2009 Mobile phone shipments in Japan plunged 25.5% in 2009 from a year earlier to 31.30 million units, slipping below 40 million units for the first… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:11:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/toyota-must-ensure-safety-for-its-customers-worldwide-hatoyama Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Tuesday urged Toyota Motor Corp to ensure the safety of its vehicles for its customers worldwide after the carmaker filed… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:08:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/orix-hires-former-reds-star-as-scouting-adviser The Orix Buffaloes said Tuesday that former Cincinnati Reds outfielder George Foster will play an advisory role in scouting activities as the so-called ''cross-checker.'' Foster,… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:58:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/russian-coin-found-in-matsuyama-possibly-token-of-thwarted-romance A Russian gold coin found in Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture, on which the names of a Japanese woman and Russian man were carved could be a… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:52:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/europe-searches-for-way-out-of-debt-crisis The euro is under siege -- and the next few days will be crucial. Financial markets are betting heavily that Greece's crushing debt could drag… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:44:00 +0100