RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:34:39 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/budget-hotels-struggling-to-accommodate-demanding-guests Budget hotels, once known as places with narrow baths and beds, are transforming themselves by installing outdoor bathtubs, high-grade furniture and other distinctive services. The… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:11:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment-arts/view/carreys-scrooge-rings-in-hollywood-holiday-spirit Hollywood loves money. So does Ebenezer Scrooge. So what better way to launch the holiday season than putting the old money-grubber at the head of… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:27:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/book-reviews/view/the-year-of-no-money-in-tokyo Any foreigner who’s been in Japan for a while can tell you that there’s a lot of ups and downs to living life out here.… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:45:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/new-products/view/compact-electronic-dictionary Seiko Instruments Inc (SII) will release at the end of the month of an upgraded version of its compact electronic dictionary that allows reading, storage… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/10-jobless-is-obamas-new-world For months he had warned it was coming but that did not ease the political shockwaves for President Barack Obama when U.S. unemployment topped 10%.… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:57:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/hawaii-wedding-extravaganza-planned-for-misaki-ito Invitations are being sent out for the upcoming wedding of actress Misaki Ito, 33, and Yoshinori Enomoto, 40, president of pachinko machine manufacturer Kyoraku. According… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:02:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/ordinary-britons-to-get-taste-of-exclusive-japanese-beef Japanese Wagyu beef has long been the preserve of Britain's exclusive restaurants and London's high-end stores, like Harrods. However, the average man in the street… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:32:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment-arts/view/a-bunch-of-basterds Quentin Tarantino is so confident that everyone in Japan will like his new movie, "Inglourious Basterds," that he has OK’d a campaign in which anyone… Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/waiting-for-obama-to-decide-on-afghanistan The entire international community is anxiously waiting for U.S. President Barack Obama to make his much delayed decision on expanding U.S. troop numbers in Afghanistan.… Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/jal-to-cut-61-weekly-intl-passenger-flights-by-january Japan Airlines Corp said Thursday it will cut 61 weekly round-trip passenger flights on 10 international routes and three cargo flights on one route from… Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:56:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/continental-airlines-ana-announce-alliance-partnership Continental Airlines and ANA have signed an alliance agreement allowing both carriers to strengthen cooperation just after Continental’s joining the Star Alliance on Oct 27.… Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:27:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/new-products/view/bufferin-plus-s Bufferin Plus S uses FASTab, a rapid-dissolving tablet technology developed by Lion for quicker relief from headaches and fevers. The analgesic is composed of four… Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:36:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/country-footpaths-bring-communities-together-throughout-japan Local residents are turning agricultural and ranch roads in the countryside into footpaths for travelers, making maps and posting signs about the region. No large-scale… Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:28:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/dpj-fumbles-jal-issue When the Democratic Party of Japan deposed a party that had enjoyed a half-century of almost unbroken rule, how it would deal with the financial… Thu, 05 Nov 2009 04:24:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment-arts/view/blockbuster-mma-event-strikeforce-comes-to-japan-via-live-webcast Chicago’s Sears Centre Arena will explode with a high-profile event on Saturday Nov 7, showcasing four main bouts, pitting the legendary Fedor Emelianenko against undefeated… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/asia-travel-to-rebound-modestly-in-2010-group-says Tourist arrivals to Asia are expected to shrink as much as 5% this year before rebounding modestly next year, but full recovery will only set… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:57:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/new-products/view/sleep-tight Leading bed manufacturer Simmons is developing a new bed with Panasonic Electric Works, to be available in February 2010. The bed uses Panasonic’s cutting edge… Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:05:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/is-miki-andos-skating-coach-a-japan-hater Miki Ando, 21, recently won the gold medal at the Cup of Russia ISU Grand Prix figure skating event in Moscow, her first victory in… Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:02:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/japan-awash-in-fake-medicines For Japan, says Shukan Jitsuwa (Nov 12), 2006 was Year One of the fake med influx that by now has risen to a flood tide.… Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:08:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/lifestyle/view/govt-study-group-advocates-chewing-food-30-times The phrase ''ka-min-gu 30'' may sound like ''Japlish'' but it is a Japanese slogan that has been adopted by a government ministry study group to… Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:35:00 +0100