RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:30:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/okada-confident-japan-can-reach-world-cup-semifinals Japan soccer coach Takeshi Okada says his squad's target of a semifinal spot at next year's World Cup remains unchanged no matter who may stand… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:21:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/meiji-dairies-to-launch-new-yogurt-brand-with-frances-yoplait-group Meiji Dairies Corp will launch a new brand of yogurt products together with the world No. 2 Yoplait Group of France amid hopes for continued… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:01:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/number-of-flu-cases-in-japan-estimated-at-over-9-mil The number of people in Japan who have contracted influenza since early July, most of whom are believed to have been infected with the H1N1… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/woman-linked-to-6-deaths-partner-indicted-on-fraud-charges A 35-year-old woman with links to six men whose suspicious deaths were recently uncovered in Tottori Prefecture and her 46-year-old male roommate were served fresh… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:50:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-finalizing-plan-to-break-deadlock-over-futenma-relocation Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama said Friday he is talking with concerned ministers to work out Japan's position on the issue of relocating a U.S. military… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:16:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/ex-soccer-player-honda-wife-divorce-after-6-years-of-sexless-marriage The private lives of a former Kashima Antler soccer player and his model wife were recently publicized on a TV variety show. Yumiko Takaoka, 34,… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/yamato-to-begin-parcel-delivery-service-in-singapore Yamato Holdings Co said Friday it will commence a service similar to its domestic ''Takkyubin'' parcel delivery operation in Singapore in January in light of… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:50:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/spanish-man-convicted-of-drug-smuggling-in-lay-jury-trial A Spanish man was given a 10-year prison term and a 5 million yen fine in a lay jury trial Friday for smuggling illegal stimulants… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:49:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/govt-steps-up-efforts-to-craft-2nd-extra-budget-for-job-creation Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's cabinet on Friday intensified efforts to craft an additional stimulus package for this fiscal year aimed at creating more jobs, with… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:46:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/hospital-hearing-set-for-fort-hood-suspect An attorney for the U.S. Army psychiatrist charged in the mass shooting at Fort Hood says his client will have his first court hearing in… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:45:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/chicago-terror-plot-ringleader-gets-13-year-prison-term The ringleader of a group described by prosecutors as plotting terror attacks on Chicago's Sears Tower and FBI offices in hopes of sparking an anti-government… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:18:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/elderly-abuse-cases-by-kin-up-12-in-fy-2008 The number of cases of abuse by relatives against people aged 65 or older confirmed by local authorities in fiscal 2008 came to 14,889, up… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/lee-looking-forward-to-challenge-with-softbank South Korean third baseman Lee Bum Ho said Friday he is relishing the prospect of testing himself against Japan's top hurlers after being unveiled by… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/mizohata-to-resign-as-president-of-debt-ridden-oita Hiroshi Mizohata said Friday he will resign as club president of debt-ridden J-League side Oita Trinita. Relegated Oita were on the verge of bankruptcy before… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:48:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/lower-house-panels-pass-more-bills-in-absence-of-opposition-parties The Democratic Party of Japan-led ruling coalition passed bills and treaties at several House of Representatives committee sessions Friday that were boycotted by two opposition… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:41:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/unhcr-chief-expresses-hope-for-japans-success-in-resettling-refugees Visiting U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said Friday he hopes Japan will successfully resettle 90 refugees from Myanmar and other countries through its… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:34:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/cabinet-secretariat-received-y12-bil-annually-in-secret-funds The Cabinet Secretariat received around 1.2 billion yen in so-called secret funds each year from fiscal 2004 through fiscal 2008 -- roughly 100 million yen… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:09:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/ebizo-ichikawa-mao-kobayashi-heading-down-the-aisle Kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa, 31, and newscaster Mao Kobayashi, 27, revealed in a fax signed by both this week that they were heading down the… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-eyes-visit-to-india-in-late-december Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama is hoping to make several overseas trips next month, including one to India on Dec 29 to 30 for a summit… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:58:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/republicans-blast-health-bill Republicans on Friday continued to assail the majority Democrats' newly minted health care legislation as a collection of tax increases, cuts in services for the… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:53:00 +0100