RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:54:16 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/etihad-to-launch-flights-to-tokyo-in-march While many airlines continue to struggle amid the prolonged recession, Middle Eastern carriers are flying high and looking to Japan. Etihad Airways has announced plans… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:47:00 +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/new-products/view/wonder-bomb-bra This new bra for bed was developed by body care brand Wonder Bomb in collaboration with bikini model Yoko Matukane. The undergarment prevents sagging of… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:47:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/childrens-depression-and-suicide-a-worsening-problem Here is an excerpt, presented by Shukan Asahi (Nov 27), from the suicide note left by an 11-year-old boy: “All I can think of is… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/continental-airlines-launches-new-flat-bed-seats Continental Airlines’ first aircraft with new flat-bed BusinessFirst seats took to the skies Sunday, operating as flight CO98 from Hong Kong to New York/Newark. The… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:01:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/building-blues In a moment of morbid humor that’s been lost with each subsequent retelling, earth scientist and professional doom-monger Bill McGuire once described Tokyo as “the… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:23:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment-arts/view/documentary-on-emperor-wins-praise-in-europe A documentary on the history of Japan during the World War II and postwar years is receiving critical acclaim following its broadcast by Franco-German television… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:22:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/convenience-stores-boost-dessert-lineups-to-woo-more-women In a race to see who gets to take the cake, major Japanese convenience store chain operators have been offering more sweet foods under their… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:40:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/the-okinawan-problem-isnt-about-to-disappear-in-a-hurry The announcement by President Barack Obama of a high-level task force on Okinawa is a bid to defuse long-smoldering issues surrounding U.S. force deployment on… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:35:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/new-products/view/gong-alarm-clock Banpresto has developed a new alarm clock using wrestling and boxing gongs as the design motif. When it’s time to wake up, a referee’s voice… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/beyond-the-blossoming-fields Late last month, the World Economic Forum released its annual Global Gender Gap Index, which ranks countries on how equitably they divide resources and opportunities… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:25:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/singapore-airlines-to-launch-twice-daily-flights-to-haneda-airport Singapore Airlines is to launch twice-daily flights between Singapore and Tokyo Haneda airport in October 2010, complementing the current twice-daily Tokyo Narita services, one of… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/erika-sawajiri-gives-up-studying-for-spanish-nightlife Very little has been heard about actress Erika Sawajiri after she was dismissed from her agency a month and half ago. She left for Spain… Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:52:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/obamas-china-trip-shows-power-shifting President Barack Obama's first visit to China underscored a shifting balance of power: two giants moving closer to being equals. In this week's choreographed show… Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/jal-to-offer-premium-economy-service-on-narita-sydney-route Japan Airlines (JAL) will introduce a premium economy class service on the Narita-Sydney route starting from Dec 1. The once-daily flight, also equipped with the… Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:01:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/social-cost-from-visual-impairments-estimated-at-nearly-y87-tril People with visual impairments caused by glaucoma, diabetic retinopathia and other diseases number about 1.64 million in Japan, and the annual cost to society from… Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:02:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/executive-impact/view/the-manchester-method The Manchester Business School is the largest campus-based business and management school in the UK. It also has a campus in Hong Kong, which is… Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:56:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/airhead-female-fans-cant-get-enough-of-cute-accused-killer-ichihashi "Kakkoii!" (He's really cool), one blogger posted. "When he was arrested, I thought his disheveled black hair and the line along his neck to his… Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:12:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment-arts/view/the-end-is-near-as-hollywood-does-the-apocalypse It's the end of the world as we know it, and Hollywood feels fine. Global warming, wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, continuing terrorist threats and… Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:51:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/japan-has-chance-to-be-good-mediator-for-asia For many Japanese, closeness to other Asian countries may mean eating Chinese food at Tokyo restaurants or swooning over good-looking Korean film stars. But for… Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:37:00 +0100