RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:58:01 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/calendar-girl Actress Satomi Ishihara, 22, poses with her 2010 calendar at Maruzen bookstore in Tokyo on Saturday. The calendar, whose theme is "Off," features photos of… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:19:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/imported-vehicle-sales-dive-227-in-october Sales of imported motor vehicles in Japan, including those made at Japanese carmakers' overseas plants, plunged 22.7% in October from a year earlier to 11,390… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:40:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/giants-down-fighters-in-game-6-to-win-japan-series The Yomiuri Giants beat the Nippon Ham Fighters 2-0 in Game 6 Saturday to claim their first Japan Series title in seven years. The Giants… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:37:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/nato-strike-blamed-for-killing-afghan-forces U.S. and Afghan authorities investigated Saturday whether a botched NATO airstrike was to blame for the death of Afghan soldiers and police during a search… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:27:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-presses-myanmar-to-release-suu-kyi-before-elections-next-year Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama pressed Myanmar on Saturday to release the country's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi before it holds general elections next… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:13:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/features/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/crime/view/czech-man-takes-son-out-of-japan-in-suspected-child-abduction A Czech man has taken his 5-year-old son apparently to a place overseas from his home in Gifu Prefecture, prompting the boy's Japanese mother to… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:05:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/poll/view/should-the-japanese-government-stick-to-the-2006-agreement-over-the-realignment-of-us-forces-in-japan-which-the-previous-government-and-the-us-agreed-upon Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/features/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/national/view/vaccines-for-seasonal-flu-in-short-supply-in-japan Vaccines for seasonal flu are in short supply in Japan as production is down on last year and more people want to be inoculated in… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:26:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/yu-yamada-shows-off-new-hairstyle Actress Yu Yamada, 25, shocked crowds in Ikebukuro on Saturday when she appeared at the illumination ceremony of the Christmas tress in Sunshine City's fountain… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/indian-engineers-becoming-backbone-of-japans-it Indian system engineers are making their presence felt in Japan's information technology industry. Around 22,000 Indians were living in Japan at the end of 2008,… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:40:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/features/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/quote-of-the-day/view/robberies-carried-out-to-get-money-for-spare-cash-have-decreased-while-those-spurred-by-dire-poverty-have-increased-its-this-years-trend A senior investigator for the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. The number of convenience store robberies as of the end of September had more than doubled… Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:27:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/have-your-say/view/if-you-saw-someone-you-thought-was-murder-suspect-tatsuya-ichihashi-on-the-street-in-a-restaurant-or-on-a-train-for-example-realistically-speaking-what-would-you-do Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/ando-wins-nhk-trophy Miki Ando came from behind to win the NHK Trophy and claim her second straight Grand Prix title on Saturday. Ando, winner of the Rostelecom… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:39:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/up-you-go Pang Qing, top, and Tong Jian of China perform during the Pairs Free Program competition at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating NHK Trophy… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/royals-turn-down-option-on-yabuta The Kansas City Royals said Friday the team will not exercise the option on Yasuhiko Yabuta for the next season. Yabuta will become a free… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:45:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/doctors-admit-leaving-metal-nut-in-heart-of-man-who-died Ashikaga Red Cross Hospital in Tochigi Prefecture said Friday that doctors accidentally left a metal nut inside the heart of a patient who underwent surgery… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 09:44:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/wanted A woman looks at a poster with photos of Tatsuya Ichihashi, who is wanted in connection with the death of Briton Lindsay Hawker, at Gyotoku… Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:54:00 +0100