RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:36:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/toyota-shareholders-in-us-sue-over-fallen-stock-price Toyota shareholders in the United States, incensed over a sudden drop in the Japanese automaker's stock price, are heading to court with lawsuits claiming company… Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:20:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/7-governors-considering-introduction-of-anti-passive-smoking-measures Seven governors are considering mapping out their own measures to prevent secondhand smoking, a Kyodo News survey showed Saturday. The survey was conducted earlier this… Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:09:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/tokyo-marks-15th-anniversary-of-subway-sarin-attack Tokyo marked the 15th anniversary Saturday of the sarin nerve gas attack on its subway system by Aum Shinrikyo cult members that left 13 dead… Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:24:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-story/view/japanese-fish-dealers-welcome-tuna-ban-rejection Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday welcomed the rejection of a proposed ban on international trade in bluefin tuna from the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean… Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:40:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/toyota-chief-says-quality-control-training-lapsed-amid-fast-growth Toyota's training of workers to maintain quality control failed to keep up with the company's rapid growth, its president Akio Toyoda said in an interview… Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:43:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/govt-may-require-foreign-children-to-live-in-japan-to-be-eligible-for-allowances The government will consider requiring foreign children to live in Japan to be eligible for child allowances, health minister Akira Nagatsuma said Wednesday, as the… Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/toyota-counts-rising-cost-of-recall-woes A massive global recall, mounting legal bills and a battered reputation add up to a very expensive problem for Toyota. How expensive? Depends who you… Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:09:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/damages-suit-filed-over-death-of-msdf-officer-in-combat-training The family of a Maritime Self-Defense Force officer who died after a training exercise has filed an 80 million yen damages suit, arguing that the… Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:42:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/cartoonists-oppose-new-regulation-on-sexual-expressions-in-comics A group of cartoonists including Tetsuya Chiba, illustrator of popular manga series ''Ashita no Joe'' (Tomorrow's Joe), voiced their opposition Monday in Tokyo to a… Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:49:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/7-die-in-nursing-home-fire-in-hokkaido Seven residents of a nursing home for the elderly with dementia in Sapporo, Hokkaido, died in a fire early Saturday morning, police said. Another resident,… Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:42:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/govt-endorses-bill-to-abolish-statute-of-limitations-for-murder The government on Friday approved a bill to abolish the statute of limitations on murder cases subject to capital punishment. The revision to the Code… Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:18:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/7-major-japanese-carmakers-to-install-brake-override-systems Toyota Motor Corp and six other major Japanese carmakers are expected to fit new vehicles with brake override systems that would enable drivers to stop… Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:37:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/fbi-investigates-calif-sushi-restaurant-after-video-sting-by-cove-producers Federal agents are investigating a high-end Santa Monica, California, sushi restaurant, following a video sting orchestrated by the producers of the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove."… Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:49:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/pop-group-vocalist-koichi-nakamura-arrested-on-stimulant-possession Koichi Nakamura, vocalist from the Japanese pop group JAYWALK, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stimulant possession, police said. Police found a small amount of… Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/the-cove-wins-oscar-for-best-documentary ''The Cove,'' a U.S. film about a controversial annual dolphin hunt at a Japanese town, won the best documentary feature at the 82nd Annual Academy… Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:22:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/politics/view/hatoyama-cabinet-approval-rating-hits-lowest-level-since-inauguration The approval rate for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's cabinet has fallen to 36.3%, the lowest level since the cabinet was inaugurated last September, the latest… Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-unhappy-with-us-policy-of-10-fee-for-visa-free-travelers Japanese Ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki expressed concern Friday over a new U.S. policy of charging $10 for travelers to U.S. soil without… Sat, 06 Mar 2010 03:25:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/toyota-president-urges-workers-dealers-to-work-toward-new-start Toyota President Akio Toyoda urged thousands of his employees Friday to work toward a new start and win back customer trust following safety lapses that… Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:05:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/3-defense-academy-students-arrested-for-alleged-rape-attempt Three National Defense Academy students have been arrested for an alleged rape attempt, Defense Ministry officials said Thursday. Self-Defense Force police arrested the three sophomores… Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:15:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/visa-guideline-on-health-insurance-deleted The Immigration Bureau guideline linking social insurance to visa renewal -- Guideline No. 8 -- has been officially deleted as of Wednesday. The newly revised… Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:52:00 +0100