Today, Kagoshima is home to a distinctive dialect of Japanese, differing from the usual Kyūshū dialects with its pronunciations of the yotsugana.

Today, Scientific American publishes 18 foreign-language editions around the globe: Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Lithuanian ( discontinued after 15 issues ), Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Spanish.

Today, school uniforms are common in many of the Japanese public and private school systems.

Today, since the special wards have almost the same degree of independence as Japanese cities, the difference in administration between Tokyo and other prefectures is fairly minor ( see 23 special wards for details ).

( Japanese Dance Association Inc .) Today, with the combination of these dances we have Nihon Buyo, a refined dance that has become an art form made for entertainment on stage.

Today, newer artists such as Polysics pay explicit homage to this era of Japanese popular ( and in some cases underground or difficult to obtain ) music ... And the all trio girls band Perfume, who debuted with Tokuma Japan in 2005, are also a techno-pop band, taking on electronic, dance and pop music taking on Auto-Tune, vocoders, and electrohouse upon their signing to a major label. They are currently considered as one of the most popular bands in Japan.

An October 25, 2006, USA Today editorial, " How Ford starved its Taurus ", noted that the Japanese stuck with their winners and make them better ( such as the Toyota Corolla, which has been in continuous production since the 1960s ), while Detroit automakers retire cars and even entire division nameplates in search of " the next big thing ".

Today India is the largest recipient of Japanese ODA and we are extremely grateful to the government and people of Japan for this valuable assistance.

Today, many Japanese adhere to Nishi Honganji-ha, a conservative sect of Jodo Shinshu.

Today many branches of Reiki exist, though there exist two major traditions, respectively called Traditional Japanese Reiki and Western Reiki.

Today, most Japanese and western historians regard the document as a forgery.

Today, katakiuchi is most often pursued by peaceful means, but revenge remains an important part of Japanese culture.

Today the largest form of Buddhism among Japanese people is the Jōdo Shinshū sect founded by Shinran.

Today there are an estimated 32, 000 people of Japanese descent in Argentina according to Association of Nikkei and Japanese Abroad.

Today, these words of Chinese origin may be written in the traditional Chinese characters ( Chinese, Japanese, Korean ), simplified Chinese characters ( Chinese, Japanese ), a locally developed phonetic script ( Korean hangul, Japanese kana ), or a Latin alphabet ( Vietnamese ).

Today the Japanese expression tengu ni naru, literally, " becoming a tengu ", is still used to describe a conceited person.

Today, that Japanese midget submarine remains on static display at the Australian War Memorial.

Today, Japanese and some Chinese scholars discredit the intentionally damaged stele theory based on the study of the stele itself and the pre – Sakō and pre-lime-marred rubbings.

* The Japanese Today: Change and Continuity ( 1988 )

Today, the Japanese Alps encompass the Hida Mountains, the Kiso Mountains and the Akaishi Mountains.

Today, the Japanese government has encouraged working fathers to become Iku-men ( or stay-at-home fathers ), and in 1992, the Japanese government passed a law that allowed for time off for both the mother and the father of a newborn child.

Today, two United States Senators and 16 Chief Executives of Fortune 500 companies hold Columbia degrees, as do three of the 25 richest Americans and 20 living billionaires.

Today, the city is a center for health care and several insurance companies.

Today, customers contact companies by calling, emailing, chatting online, visiting websites, faxing, and even instant messaging.

Today, the city is the home of many publishing companies.

Today, production companies have the option of bypassing negative cutting altogether.

Today, several companies manufacture TES systems.

Today, the total number of troops available to the Swedish Army after 90 days of full mobilization is about two battalions ( 600 troops each ) and eight companies ( 120 troops each ), totaling 2, 160 soldiers and 37, 000 Home Guard / Defense.

Today, Gecko is developed by employees of the Mozilla Corporation, employees of companies that contribute to the Mozilla project, and volunteers.

According to USA Today, Omaha ranks eighth among the nation's 50 largest cities in both per-capita billionaires and Fortune 500 companies.

Today, most former D & RGW main lines are owned and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad ; several branch lines are now operated as heritage railways by various companies.

Today many commercial space transportation companies offer launch services to satellite companies and government space organizations around the world.

Today there are many contemporary ballet companies and choreographers.

Today Sardinia is a phasing-in EU region, featured by a diversified economy, mainly focused on tourism and the tertiary, the economic efforts of last twenty years have reduced the handicap of insularity, for example with low cost air companies and information and informatic technologies, thanks to the CRS4 ( Center for Advanced Studies, Research and Development in Sardinia ), which developed the first Italian website, and invented the webmail, in 1995, that brought to the birth of several telecommunication companies and internet service providers based on the island, as Video On Line, in 1993, Tiscali, in 1998 and Andala UMTS, in 1999.

Today few glovers, tanners and leather dressers still exist in the area, although some companies have adapted to the changes in the market and kept themselves competitive.

Today, the city remains an important distribution hub for companies such as Nestlé Purina PetCare and Walgreens, and is home to Lowell Observatory, The U. S. Naval Observatory, the United States Geological Survey Flagstaff Station and Northern Arizona University.

Today, all of these have vanished and, instead, telecommunication companies like Ericsson ( formerly AEG, Telefunken, ANT Nachrichtentechnik, Bosch and Marconi ) and Tesat-Spacecom dominate the town's industries.

Today Toshiba is a member of the Mitsui keiretsu ( a set of companies with interlocking business relationships and shareholdings ), and still has preferential arrangements with Mitsui Bank and the other members of the keiretsu.

Today the trend is toward platform companies, where the value added is in market analysis, engineering and product design.

Today, it still houses the NEPA Headquarters for Verizon, Citizen's Bank, Blue Cross, PNC Bank, Luzerne National Bank, Guard Insurance, and a number of other companies.

Today a number of leading Italian companies are based in the city, including Fincantieri, Ansaldo Energia, Ansaldo STS and Edoardo Raffinerie Garrone.

Today, most of the millions of kilometres of twisted pairs in the world are outdoor landlines, owned by telephone companies, used for voice service, and only handled or even seen by telephone workers.

Today IAM Inc has 9 subdivisions and has purchased companies established as early as 1985.

Today it is home to many national companies.