RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:37:11 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/modest-civil-servant-transforms-into-miss-universe-japan-2010 Maiko Itai, 25, of Oita Prefecture, who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2010 this month, beat out about 4,000 applicants. Until December last year, she… Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:45:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-roppongi-hills-tribe Some think that Roppongi Hills is cursed. A real estate agent owner jokingly comments, “Recently, people say that residents of Roppongi Hills are doomed. You… Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:22:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/students-using-stand-ins-for-online-employment-exams College juniors have begun hunting for jobs after graduation, while various government ministry officials are visiting the Chamber of Commerce and Industry requesting action to… Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:52:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/march-is-worst-month-for-suicides-of-salaried-workers March is known as the month of the year with the highest suicide rate. For 12 consecutive years, suicide has risen in Japan, with 32,753… Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:58:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/corporate-blacklist-circulating-among-new-graduates These are hard times for new graduates in search of jobs, commonly described as the "employment ice age." The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare… Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:46:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/over-enthusiastic-train-buffs-continue-to-be-a-problem On Feb 14, three individuals got on the railway tracks between Katakami and Sango stations on JR West’s Yamato line, stopping the special train Asuka,… Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:42:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/unbelievable-emergency-calls-continue-to-come-in-to-police-and-fire-departments On any given day, thousands of phone calls are received at emergency dispatcher stations across the nation. While most are cases requiring emergency assistance, in… Sat, 27 Feb 2010 05:26:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/law-maybe-changed-to-reduce-number-of-long-holiday-weekends Question: Of the 15 national holidays in a year, how many of them are so-called “Happy Mondays?" The national holidays law was revised in 2000… Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:02:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/religious-leader-speaks-as-late-matsushita-founder It would have been interesting to seek the opinion of Matsushita (now Panasonic) founder Konosuke Matsushita (who died in 1989), a charismatic business leader respected… Sat, 20 Feb 2010 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/teenager%e2%80%99s-domestic-violence-leads-to-murder-and-abduction It was on the evening of Feb 7 that the shouting was heard by neighbors in the residential town near the fishing port of Ishinomaki,… Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:34:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/father-of-akihabara-killer-quits-work-mother-hospitalized “Allow me to take this opportunity to express my apologies. To those who have lost their lives and have been injured, I am terribly sorry.”… Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:53:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/arrested-noevir-vice-president-fails-to-learn-from-dad The founder of cosmetics manufacturer Noevir, known as a distinguished and vigorous individual, must be frowning upon his son, Hisashi Okura, 43, vice president of… Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:19:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/namie-amuro-turns-down-offer-of-special-grammy-tv-show TV broadcaster WOWOW, which has aired the Grammy Awards since the 1990s, offered singer Namie Amuro a golden opportunity – an invitation to last Sunday's… Sat, 06 Feb 2010 06:39:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/death-of-maki-gotos-mother-followed-downward-spiral Back in 2000, journalist Ryuji Watanabe had his first interview with Tokiko Watanabe, who is believed to have committed suicide by leaping from her home… Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:56:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/hideaki-ito-spotted-with-heavily-intoxicated-woman Just after 2 o’clock in the morning on Jan 16, a couple was seen coming out of a Nishi-Azabu multitenant building. The two were tottering,… Sat, 30 Jan 2010 08:21:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/backstage-violence-between-producer-and-director-during-live-airing-of-music-station The incident happened behind the scenes of the music program “Music Station Special Super Live 2009” and the popular weekly “Music Station,” an annual Christmas… Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:16:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/bestseller-by-hearing-impaired-ginza-hostess-truths-and-lies A two-hour TV drama that aired this month, based on the success story of a Ginza hostess who overcame her hearing disability through written communication… Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:29:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/london-boots-tamura-cooking-for-namkie-amuros-son A relationship with a single mom isn’t easy. The media reported that singer Namie Amuro, 32, and comedian Atsushi Tamura, 36, of London Boots spent… Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:26:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/50-yen-izakayas-emerge-for-cash-strapped-workers These are hard times for the average salaried worker, with no pay raise and reduced bonuses. But the happy news is the emergence of so-called… Sat, 16 Jan 2010 04:16:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/experts-predict-more-earthquakes-floods-this-year Around the world, climatic anomalies have been observed for many years. What is to be expected in Japan this year? Earthquakes are the greatest concern… Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:48:00 +0100