RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:40:45 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 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/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/national/view/sendai-court-rejects-forced-chinese-laborers-demand-for-damages The Sendai High Court turned down Friday an appeal filed by Chinese nationals, who were brought to Japan against their will to work as laborers… Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:43:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/2-injured-at-station-building-construction-site-in-kagoshima Two people sustained broken bones Friday when plasterboards fell from the ceiling of a makeshift passageway at a construction site in the JR Kagoshima-Chuo Station… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:24:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/tokyo-crowned-new-gourmet-capital-by-michelin The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France. His shocking crime? Awarding Tokyo more three-star restaurant ratings than… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:19:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/australia-deeply-disappointed-at-start-of-japanese-whale-hunt Australia is ''deeply disappointed'' at news that Japanese whalers have embarked on their annual hunt to the Southern Ocean under the premise of scientific research,… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:06:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japans-foreign-aid-up-in-2008-for-1st-time-in-3-years Japan's official development assistance in 2008 rose 24.7% from the previous year to $9.58 billion (about 850 billion yen), marking the first increase in three… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:49:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/osaka-governor-envisages-scrapping-osaka-airport-in-2035 The Osaka prefectural government has come up with a plan that calls for scrapping Osaka airport upon the planned launch in 2035 of maglev train… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:34:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/konoe-elected-1st-asian-head-of-international-red-cross Japanese Red Cross Society chief Tadateru Konoe was elected president of the International Red Cross on Thursday, becoming the first Asian to lead the world's… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:31:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/war-displaced-woman-from-china-to-have-dna-test A war-displaced Japanese woman currently on a visit to Japan from China will undergo a DNA check to determine if she is related to a… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:14:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/4-passengers-injured-as-jal-plane-hit-by-air-turbulence Four passengers aboard a Japan Airlines jet bound for Osaka were injured Thursday night when the aircraft was hit by air turbulence over the Pacific… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:45:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/bodies-of-japanese-killed-in-busan-fire-brought-back-to-japan The bodies of seven Japanese killed in a fire at an indoor shooting range in Busan, South Korea, were brought back to Japan on Thursday,… Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:46:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japanese-sake-debuts-at-british-parliament Japanese sake made its way into the British parliament on Wednesday as the House of Lords gave a twist to the opening of a new… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:17:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/15-year-old-killed-after-moped-collides-with-truck A 15-year-old girl was killed and a 17-year-old boy was knocked unconscious after the pair was hit by a truck while they were riding a… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/panel-criticizes-secret-contact-between-jr-west-accident-investigators An independent panel set up by West Japan Railway Co harshly criticized secret contact between company officials and members of a governmental railway accident investigation… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:13:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/school-closures-on-rise-again-as-new-flu-spreads School closures mostly prompted by the spread of the new H1N1 strain of influenza A have begun increasing again, with 17,210 educational institutions reporting partial… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:12:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/most-masks-do-not-block-viruses-as-much-as-they-claim-to-test-shows Most masks claiming to cut exposure to viruses by 95% or more actually do not, a product test showed Wednesday, prompting the government to issue… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:05:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/romans-treated-to-display-of-japanese-sweets A demonstration in the art of making small traditional Japanese sweets on the themes of flowers and birds was given to about 200 people in… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-likely-to-extend-eco-point-program-by-9-months The government is likely to extend the ''eco-point'' economic stimulus program by around nine months from its initially scheduled expiration on March 31, lawmakers said… Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:09:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/oecd-urges-govt-to-review-child-allowance-program The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development called on the Japanese government Wednesday to review the ''purpose and scope'' of its key pledge to provide… Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:18:00 +0100