RSS Feed for Japan Today http://www.japantoday.com/feed Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:28:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/canon-to-build-new-digital-camera-plant Canon Inc plans to build a new digital camera plant in Nagasaki Prefecture, sources familiar with the matter said Saturday. The world's biggest digital camera… Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:11:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/suzuki-wagon-r-best-selling-car-in-japan-in-jan-june Suzuki Motor Corp's Wagon R minivehicle was the best-selling vehicle in Japan in the first six months of 2008, industry data shows. The Wagon R… Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:08:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/summit-masks Members of Oxfam International dressed as G-8 leaders sing karaoke in a Sapporo park on Saturday. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:21:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/lawsons-net-profit-hits-record-in-march-may Convenience shop operator Lawson Inc said its group net profit for March-May surged 61.1% from a year before to 6,486 million yen, a record for… Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:12:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/govt-plan-calls-for-food-traceability The government has come up with a draft action plan for a consumer-conscious policy calling for enacting a new law aimed at establishing traceability of… Sun, 06 Jul 2008 03:05:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/ngos-hold-large-joint-rally-in-sapporo-ahead-of-g-8-summit Nongovernmental organizations and citizens' groups from Japan and abroad held a joint rally Saturday to call for peace and eliminating growing gaps between the rich… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:59:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/yano-shimoyanagi-lead-hanshin-rout-of-yokohama Akihiro Yano and Kentaro Sekimoto drove in three runs apiece, powering the Central League-leading Hanshin Tigers to their fifth win in a row in a… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:34:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/poll/view/do-you-think-curtailing-convenience-store-hours-would-be-good-for-the-environment Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:36:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/m51-quake-hits-northern-ibaraki A fairly strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 5.1 hit the Tohoku region of northeastern Japan on Saturday, jolting northern Ibaraki Prefecture close to… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:14:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/crime/view/psychiatric-tests-on-akihabara-stabbing-suspect-to-be-conducted-from-tuesday Prosecutors have decided to start a pre-indictment psychiatric evaluation Tuesday of a 25-year-old male alleged to have gone on a stabbing rampage in Tokyo's Akihabara… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:01:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/22-civilians-die-parliamentarian-killed-in-afghan-attacks At least 22 civilians, including a woman and a child, were killed in U.S.-led coalition air strikes in eastern Afghanistan and an Afghan member of… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:57:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/fukudome-goes-deep-as-cubs-edge-cardinals Kosuke Fukudome hit a solo home run in the first inning of the Chicago Cubs' 2-1 win over the St Louis Cardinals on Friday. Fukudome… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:56:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/top-in-category/view/amami-oshima-an-unspoiled-nature-paradise You won’t find Amami Oshima mentioned in Lonely Planet or the Rough Guide, which is reason enough to visit. Once a domain of Okinawa and… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/japan-ranked-5th-most-peaceful-country-in-the-world What makes a country peaceful? Journalist Akira Ikegami analyzes the “Global Peace Index” survey of 140 countries and regions which the Economist Intelligence Unit released… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/kuchikomi/view/cutting-convenience-store-hours-doesnt-bode-well-for-many “Hey, this is no joke!” exclaims Weekly Playboy (July 14). No indeed. The city of Kyoto is playing with fire. In June, in a bid… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/commentary/view/its-time-to-downsize-g-8-summits The international spotlight is now firmly on Japan. With the largest ever G-8 summit set to begin in Hokkaido on Monday, the next few days… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:00:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/sports/view/swimmer-kitajima-surprised-at-rival-hansens-flop Double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima was barely able to conceal his surprise after American rival Brendan Hansen failed to book a spot in the men's… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:39:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/world/view/americans-celebrate-independence-day-with-fireworks-patriotism Americans across the country mixed patriotism and plain old good fun to mark Independence Day on Friday, with solemn ceremony alternating with parades and hot-dog-eating… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:37:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/entertainment/view/mona-yamamoto-to-avenge-herself-in-new-program Mona Yamamoto, 32, will host Fuji TV's news program which will start at 10 p.m. on Saturday. The catchphrase on its promotion poster says, “I… Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:21:00 +0100 http://www.japantoday.com/category/picture-of-the-day/view/yakitori Yakitori by the tracks at Yurakucho in Tokyo Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:16:00 +0100