RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Tue, 13 May 2008 21:35:27 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/taiwans-ma-faces-challenges-in-relations-with-japan Taiwan's president-elect is eager to bolster relations with key economic partner and possible security ally Japan, but those efforts could be hampered by his longtime… Tue, 13 May 2008 09:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/what-happens-when-you%e2%80%99re-out-of-work Although I usually refrain from making comments about issues related to law, not least of which because I’m not a lawyer, there are some questions… Mon, 12 May 2008 06:29:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/charm-offensive-mark-hus-japan-trip Chinese President Hu Jintao's trip to Japan, the first by a Chinese leader in a decade, was marked by less talk of the bitter wartime… Sun, 11 May 2008 08:30:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/japans-eco-products-get-a-failing-grade As someone who is passionate about the environment, I was excited to attend the Eco-Products Exhibition in Ariake last December. The annual event, hosted by… Sat, 10 May 2008 07:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/dumping-fukuda-wont-solve-ldps-problems Be careful what you wish for. It’s the oldest adage in the book but surely dead right in today’s political climate. Take the position of… Thu, 08 May 2008 07:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/movie-titles-in-japan-jack-i-understand-your-frustration Last week, marketing officials of the distributor for the film “The Bucket List” must have squirmed when the movie’s star, Jack Nicholson, told a news… Mon, 05 May 2008 05:28:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/a-punching-bag-on-the-odakyu-line I was recently the victim of a random act of violence. To set the scene: I was traveling home in the sardine can known as… Sat, 03 May 2008 09:39:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/dpj-closer-to-taking-over-govt-but-political-power-in-question Having had its ups and downs since its launch 10 years ago, the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan is seen to have come closer… Thu, 01 May 2008 07:15:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/young-and-bored-during-golden-week Here we are at the start of what normally for many is one of their longest holiday breaks -- Golden Week. But not this year… Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/dreams-take-flight-with-paper-planes When my Japanese colleagues discover that I’m a paper-plane enthusiast, they think the same thing that you are probably thinking right now: what’s up with… Sun, 27 Apr 2008 03:38:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/japan-in-need-of-moral-education Moral education would seem to be a subject that is on everyone’s lips right now, unfortunately for the wrong reasons. The fact that moral behavior… Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:43:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/roughed-up-by-the-cops-in-shinjuku On April 18, my friend and fellow Singaporean, Joyce Tok Mui Ling, and I were outside Shinjuku station, specifically right outside the Toei-Oedo line entrance… Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:01:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/200-year-rabbit-hutches About a year ago, the government announced a program to encourage the building of more permanent homes -- durable enough to last 200 years. The… Tue, 22 Apr 2008 06:13:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/dealing-with-a-difficult-boss I see them every day from my seat in the local Tully’s coffee shop, five minutes before or after 9 a.m. There they go, out… Sat, 19 Apr 2008 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/the-future-is-gray Modesty may be a Japanese virtue but you can have too much of it. Pity poor Masaaki Shirakawa as he takes over as governor of… Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/trilingual-ability-lowers-hurdles I had an interesting question from a reader worried about whether she would be too old to start applying for jobs after spending many years… Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:30:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/gyoza-scare-offers-insight-into-japans-culture-of-eating It all started in December, when a family in Chiba was rushed to the hospital with severe vomiting. After another local family was hospitalized with… Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:57:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/concerns-over-revision-of-juvenile-law Panelists at a recent symposium in Tokyo voiced concerns over the government's proposal to revise the Juvenile Law in order to allow crime victims or… Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:45:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/troubled-time-sin-yokosuka It's happened yet again. Photographs of top U.S. brass apologizing for crimes by their military personnel against Japanese citizens are occurring far too often for… Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:33:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/fukuda-will-find-it-tough-to-demonstrat-leadership-at-g-8 Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda reiterated his resolve Saturday to demonstrate his leadership on environmental and other issues at the Group of Eight summit in July,… Sun, 06 Apr 2008 06:00:00 +0100