Reader survey

Did you know there's more than one way to stay informed about Japan?

For starters, we offer a daily e-mail, with headlines linking to the day's news and features from The Japan Times.

You can also subscribe to RSS feeds. Take your pick of feeds for all stories; news & business; features; or sports.

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Before you dive in today's news, can you spare a minute to answer these questions regarding our e-mail and RSS services?

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1) How often do you read our E-Mail News Headlines?

Every day
A few times a week; whenever I have time
Only on certain days
Rarely
Never

2) In the future, we would like to offer an HTML-formatted version our e-mail news instead of plain text. This would allow us to use an attractive layout and photos, displaying the mail content more like a Web page. Subscribers would have a choice between receiving plain text e-mail and or HTML e-mail. Are you interested?

Yes.
No, I'm happy with plain text
Maybe

3) We are considering offering readers more specialized E-Mail News Headlines, such as News & Opinion headlines only, Sports news only or Entertainment only. Would you consider subscribing to these free services?

Yes.
No.
Maybe

4) The Japan Times also offers updates via RSS news feeds. If you do not receive our RSS feeds, can you tell us why you prefer mail?

Wasn't aware of its availability
Not familiar with how to use RSS feeds in general
I simply prefer e-mail to RSS
I am already subscribing to a Japan Times RSS feed

5) Are you interested in receiving e-mail alerts regarding breaking news stories?

Definitely want it
Maybe
No thanks

6) Are you interested in receiving e-mail alerts regarding stories related to certain topics or keywords?

Definitely want it
Maybe
No thanks

7) If you have any comments/suggestions regarding the E-mail Headlines News, please write them below.