RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:11:22 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/hakuho-ama-share-lead-on-13th-day-of-kyushu-sumo Mongolian yokozuna Hakuho overpowered countryman Ama in a playoff to win his third consecutive title at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament on Sunday. Hakuho expended… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/palin-is-inundated-with-a-list-offers-from-world-travel-to-movie-deals Sarah Palin is juggling offers to write books, appear in films and sit on dozens of interview couches at a rate astonishing for most Hollywood… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:17:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/features/view/big-ben Here’s some classic Ben Stiller. “We were filming the crew filming the opening scene of 'Tropic Thunder.' Then I, as the director, had to yell… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:09:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/japan-russia-vow-concrete-steps-to-end-island-dispute The leaders of Japan and Russia pledged Saturday to take concrete steps to resolve a territorial dispute, saying they wanted normal ties after a row… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:48:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/nissan The newest version of Nissan's Fairlady Z is on display at Daiba ahead of its launch in January. It will be the 6th generation of… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:51:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/ghosn-says-auto-industry-consolidation-likely Nissan Motor Co and Renault SA Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn said Wednesday that he expects the current crisis in the auto industry will soon lead… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:37:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/quote-of-the-day/view/its-difficult-to-prevent-people-from-stealing-books-due-to-financial-and-personnel-shortages A librarian in tokyo. About 284,000 books worth more than 400 million yen went missing from public libraries in Tokyo and other major cities across… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:35:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/google-empowers-users-to-edit-search-results If Google delivers useless search results, just erase them and you won't see them again. That's possible under a new system from Google. Hoping to… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:22:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japanese-christian-martyrs-to-be-beatified Samurai warriors, housewives and children were crucified, thrown into hot springs and tortured, but refused to renounce their religion. Japan's extraordinary but relatively unknown history… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/brazilian-sentenced-to-4-years-in-prison-over-hit-and-run-in-japan A Sao Paulo state court on Friday sentenced a Japanese-Brazilian to four years in prison over a fatal hit-and-run case in 1999 in Japan's Shizuoka… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:25:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/features/view/japanese-cooking-shows-and-the-loss-of-sanity The Japanese obsession with cooking shows borders on the pathological. I can’t think of any other way to describe it. Well, I can… but it… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:19:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/tokyo-2016-bid-to-withstand-global-economic-downturn Tokyo's bid committee for the 2016 Olympics says the Japanese government's $100 billion loan to the International Monetary Fund demonstrates the resilience of the country… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 05:18:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/view/whats-your-view-on-whether-or-not-the-us-government-should-bail-out-the-big-3-automakers Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:04:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/joe-odagiri-talks-about-long-distance-love Actor Joe Odagiri, 32, appeared at a press conference this week to introduce his latest film “Himu,” directed by South Korean director Kim Ki-duk, 47.… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 03:13:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/exit-order-for-japans-air-defense-troops-in-iraq-expected-on-nov-28 Japan plans to hold a national security council meeting and issue an order next Friday to withdraw the Air Self-Defense Force from its airlift mission… Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/roppongi-hills Keyakizaka-dori is lit up as part of Roppongi Hills' Artelligent Christmas. The area is illuminated from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. through Dec 25 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:02:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/geithner-likely-obamas-treasury-pick-clinton-on-track President-elect Barack Obama intends to name Timothy Geithner, president of the New York Federal Reserve, as his treasury secretary to confront the nation's intense economic… Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/ept-unemployment-benefit-recipients-rise Former waiting staff of the Japanese sushi restaurant Masa have filed a lawsuit against the world-class Manhattan restaurant, claiming they were cheated out of tips,… Sat, 22 Nov 2008 15:03:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/komuro Music producer Tetsuya Komuro speaks to the media after being released on bail Friday night, following his indictment for copyright fraud in Osaka. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:07:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/features/view/possible-eruption-ahead-over-proposed-fee-for-climbing-mt-fuji Municipal leaders are proposing imposing an ''entry fee'' on climbers of Mt Fuji to assist in environmental conservation after a record 430,000 people scaled Japan's… Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:17:00 +0100