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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The authentic experience: Guests and hosts share a meal around the hearth at a minshuku in Ayabe, Kyoto Prefecture. Running a minshuku or ryokan — both of which involve looking after guests in the owner's home — is a lot more work than operating a standard guesthouse, where travelers generally take care of themselves.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Okinawan women hold placards reading "Remove poison gas" at a Japan Mothers Association meeting in 1969 in Tokyo, just weeks after a poison gas accident at a U.S. installation on the island.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Proud owner: Yukio Okuhama stands in front of notices warning Japanese customers that entry to his restaurant in Chatan Town, central Okinawa, is restricted to members.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-04-28T13:28:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-04-28T13:59:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Death by a thousand cuts: Activists in Tokyo perform a skit to protest proposals to ease restrictions on working hours in 2006.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-04-30T22:30:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the loop: The Yukarigaoka monorail train, which links to the Keisei Honsen train line, makes the "new town" convenient for Tokyo workers.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/01/how-tos/fathers-seek-advice-visas-divorced-dads-scholarships-dual-national-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-01T18:44:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-05-01T18:42:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/01/issues/foreign-volunteers-helping-rebuild-lives-kumamoto/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-02T19:18:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rescuing memories: Shaun O'Dwyer (left) and other volunteers extract a chest containing photo albums and other valuables from the ruins of a house in Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture, days after the quakes last month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/01/issues/enjoy-life-japan-moments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-03T12:35:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-05-04T18:10:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-05-05T20:34:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Double minority: Canadian Pat Ormsby (left) and fellow Shinto priest Caitlin Stronell (right), an Australian, take part in a service at Asakawa Konpira Shrine atop Mount Konpira in Hachioji, western Tokyo, in 2014.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/07/voices/tall-tale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-07T22:47:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/08/our-lives/dog-101-dachshund-named-kukuru/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-08T18:43:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/08/voices/media-show-kumamoto-woefully-ill-prepared-disabled-evacuees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-09T12:25:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Weeks after the earthquakes, only a handful of Kumamoto's designated 176 welfare evacuation centers had accepted any evacuees with special needs.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/08/issues/japanese-constitution-mean-anything/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-09T18:45:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["What is constitutional amendment anyway?": A manga produced for ?the Liberal Democratic Party last year was intended to sell the public on the need to tweak the postwar charter.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2010/11/09/issues/muslims-in-shock-over-police-terror-leak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-13T18:17:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No secrets here: A police officer stands guard near the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit venue in Yokohama last week. The leak of documents detailing Tokyo Metropolitan Police antiterrorism operations came as a major embarrassment ahead of the APEC summit that started Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/14/voices/grass-always-greener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-14T22:56:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2012/05/08/voices/the-best-of-views-from-the-street/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-15T10:26:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/15/our-lives/sibling-sweethearts-strangely-named-cats-surfing-canoe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-15T18:55:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/15/our-lives/laid-back-baker-finds-luck-love-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-15T19:11:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bake-out: Kyle Sexton stands outside "Kyle's Good Finds" in Nakano, Tokyo. Twenty-four years ago, three Japanese friends lent him ¥1 million each to "push him into" starting the business, which now serves customers from Hokkaido to Kyushu.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/04/24/issues/shakai-hoken-shake-will-open-pensions-close-door-benefits-others/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-16T10:09:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adjusting the safety net: Officially, all residents of Japan, regardless of nationality, must be enrolled in one of two universal public health care and pension programs. However, thanks largely to an internal government memo from 1980, many still aren't.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/21/voices/clothes-make-man/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-21T22:43:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/22/how-tos/teacher-seeks-advice-sick-leave-contract-nonrenewal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-22T18:44:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/22/our-lives/living-free-shetland-sheepdog-named-fantine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-22T18:43:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/22/issues/japans-porn-actresses-actors-labor-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-23T11:55:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stormy session: Porn director Goro Tameike (standing) exchanges angry words with former porn actor Kenji Kubodera at the meeting held on May 4, seconds before Kubodera was ejected from the venue in Koenji, Tokyo. Kubodera (whose stage name was Thunder Kid) said he was tortured during his days as an actor in the business.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/25/issues/u-s-marines-briefing-links-crimes-gaijin-power-okinawans-pays-complain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-25T19:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A slide from the "Okinawa Cultural Awareness Training" initiation presentation for U.S. Marines.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2010/07/13/our-lives/veteran-teacher-finds-his-own-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-25T19:54:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tools of the trade: Paul del Rosario shows the video camera he uses for his English-language lessons.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/25/voices/u-s-sees-wars-end-prism-hiroshima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-25T21:07:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10 hiroshima-a 20160526]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Atomic age dawns: An Allied correspondent stands amid rubble in Hiroshima on Sept. 8, 1945, a month after the first atomic bomb ever used in warfare was dropped by the U.S. on the city. By the end of the year, the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and their fallout had killed over 210,000 people, mostly civilians.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/25/voices/let-obamas-hiroshima-visit-open-debate-u-s-nuclear-attacks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-05-28T18:22:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Arthur Ishimoto, 93, a U.S. Army veteran, poses with archival photographs of himself as he is interviewed in Honolulu. Like many Americans, Ishimoto believes dropping the atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima saved the lives of possibly a million Americans and even more Japanese.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-05-29T18:28:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/01/voices/views-hiroshima-make-president-obamas-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T20:15:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T20:16:09+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/04/voices/room-with-a-view/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-04T22:30:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/04/how-tos/theres-no-hiding-japans-toilets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-04T22:57:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p20-brasor-hometruths-a-20160605.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A lonely place: Toilets in Japan are usually given their own tiny room.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/05/how-tos/landmark-dyslexia-event-yokohama-aims-educate-inspire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-05T18:29:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/p9-lifelines-a-20160606.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-lifelines-a-20160606.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Step forward: The Asia Pacific Dyslexia Festival &amp; Symposium in Yokohama will be the first major event focusing on dyslexia ever held in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/05/our-lives/heart-cat-named-puer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-05T18:28:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p9 ark-a 20160606]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/05/issues/japans-police-still-unfettered-law-truth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-06T20:11:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keen on the rough stuff: A poster put up by the Ibaraki police in 2007 show the prefecture's boys in blue tackling assumed illegal foreign invaders.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/08/voices/views-tokyo-students-will-decide-vote-next-months-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-08T19:15:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-i 20160609]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/11/voices/selective-attention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-11T22:55:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/15/our-lives/shy-girl-dog-named-volauvent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-15T18:10:23+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/15/issues/whos-watching-japan-state-secret/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-15T18:37:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[From Russia with caution: NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden appears via video link at a symposium on surveillance and civil rights in Tokyo on June 4.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/02/15/voices/hot-stuff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-16T19:29:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/19/how-tos/block-nonconsensual-divorce-consent-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-19T19:14:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-lifelines-a-20160620.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Time to fold: A divorce can be finalized by mutual consent in Japan, and the process is almost too simple. In practice, divorce papers are likely to be accepted by your local municipal office even if one party has not given consent and his/her signature has been forged.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/19/our-lives/cruisin-cat-named-bateau/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-19T19:13:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-ark-a-20160620.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/03/13/issues/making-impression-japan-hanko-primer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-19T21:15:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/p10-hanko-a-20160314.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-hanko-a-20160314.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cheeky chops: Hanko run the gamut from light-hearted novelty seals like these to the Privy Seal of Japan, which is wielded by the Emperor and hewn from pure gold, and the Great Seal of Japan, which is affixed to treaties, state documents and the like.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/22/issues/japans-koseki-system-dull-uncaring-terribly-efficient/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-22T20:08:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese again: Hitomi Soga, who was abducted to North Korea in 1978, hands papers to an official at Mano town office on the island of Sadogashima, Niigata Prefecture, in 2002, to have her information reentered in her family's koseki family register. Soga had been removed from the family register as a missing person 16 years earlier.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/22/voices/views-tokyo-britain-vote-leave-eu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-23T13:23:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-j 20160609]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/25/voices/bird-brain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T22:38:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/26/our-lives/never-mind-japans-looming-pension-disaster-heres-cute-squirrel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T19:58:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p11 chav-a 20160627]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cheeky chappie: Who could resist this Chorisu sponge? It's all yours if you let JA handle your pension.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/26/our-lives/skies-blue-great-pyrenees-named-cosette/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T19:58:39+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/26/issues/work-pay-goal-may-spark-race-bottom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-28T12:11:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Growing ranks: Workers attend a Part-timers' National Union meeting on a recent May Day in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/29/issues/address-foreign-elephant-room-japanese/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-30T13:07:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lots in a name: Japanese friends' attempts at showing intimacy toward their foreign acquaintances by using their first names in Japanese conversation may have the opposite effect, making them feel marginalized or "othered."]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/02/voices/reality-bites-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-02T22:30:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/02/how-tos/rise-vacancies-wont-mean-drops-rent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-02T23:21:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Home security: Demonstrators in Shinjuku on June 12 demand taxes be spent on housing security and more public housing.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/03/our-lives/god-dag-good-dog-jerry-finds-loving-home-sweden/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-03T19:59:18+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/03/how-tos/tired-government-inaction-activist-works-make-japan-rape-crisis-center-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-04T16:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Time's up: Tired of waiting in vain for action from the government, Catherine Jane Fisher is now raising funds for a rape crisis center in Tokyo equipped with a 24-hour hotline.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/03/voices/western-media-cherry-pick-facts-phalli-fit-japan-no-vagina-narrative/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-05T17:08:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Privates on parade: A float decorated with a vagina-faced creation passes by at the Himenomiya Honen Matsuri in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/06/voices/tokyo-squandering-resources-2020-olympic-english-drive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-06T20:32:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Olympian effort: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has contracted English school giant ECC to teach hundreds of its employees English at the municipal offices in Shinjuku. The training appears to be geared toward 2020, when legions of foreign visitors will descend on Tokyo for the Summer Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/09/voices/might-get-loud/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-10T17:57:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/10/how-tos/ailing-parents-outside-japan-can-end-dividing-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-10T18:29:16+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/10/our-lives/cool-cuke-handsome-cat-named-cucumber/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-10T18:28:01+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/06/voices/views-tokyo-think-brexit-might-affect-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-12T12:50:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-i 20160707]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/13/voices/views-kyoto-future-hold-hemp-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-13T19:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-g 20160714]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/16/voices/manic-monday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-16T22:44:17+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/17/our-lives/fluffy-pick-dog-blewit-nothing-sniff/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-17T19:09:50+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/17/our-lives/distance-fails-dull-despair-black-lives-taken/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-18T03:20:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p9 baye-a 20160718]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Clockwise from top left: Eric Garner, Clifford Glover, Alton Sterling, Philando Castile, Sandra Bland and Michael Brown. They all died after encounters with the police in the United States.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/17/how-tos/getting-renter-budge-can-require-patience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-20T21:33:08+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/20/voices/views-gifu-now-abe-numbers-time-tweak-constitution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-22T18:46:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-g 20160721]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/23/voices/creature-from-the-deep/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-23T22:46:30+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/24/our-lives/pin-girl-pickles-pointer-mix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-24T18:42:20+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/24/issues/weeks-worth-questions-paid-leave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-24T19:23:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/24/our-lives/cruel-wind-circumstance-blows-islanders-plans-off-course/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-25T14:37:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/27/issues/expect-applying-college-overseas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-27T18:21:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Competitive approach:  Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, accepted only 5.2 percent of its applicants this year.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/30/voices/unclear-on-the-concept-7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-30T23:47:11+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/31/our-lives/1012480/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-07-31T19:26:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p11 ark-a 20160801]]></image:title>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/31/issues/abe-will-always-constitution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-02T22:19:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nothing changes: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose LDP won last month's election, speaks during the Upper House election at LDP headquarters in Tokyo on July 10, 2016.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/03/voices/views-tokyo-pokemon-go-stay-just-fad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-03T18:27:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-g 20160803]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/03/issues/foreign-wives-provide-insight-temple-lives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-03T20:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-temple-a-20160804.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fresh ideas: American Gretchen Miura lives with her husband, Keno, at Dairyuji,  a temple on the picturesque Oga Peninsula in Akita Prefecture. Miura believes it is important to be a part of the community she lives in.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/06/voices/political-hot-potato/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-06T22:30:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/06/how-tos/resort-condos-option-home-buyers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-06T23:29:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p20-brasor-hometruths-a-20160807.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beach life: Resort condominiums overlook sandy shores in Onjuku, Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/07/our-lives/fine-day-stroll-japanese-chin-cross-named-parasol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-07T19:36:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/07/issues/japans-minor-offenses-act-major-untapped-potential/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-07T19:37:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p11-lotl-a-20160808.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Use at your discretion: The Minor Offenses Act proscribes "using abnormally loud sounds such as voices, musical instruments or radios to disturb the peace and inconvenience the neighborhood," one of at least three passages that could potentially be used to restrict the activities of offensive right-wing sound trucks.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/07/how-tos/separation-may-factor-not-clincher-divorce-cases-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-08T16:41:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p11 lifelines z 20160808]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/10/voices/views-tokyo-hopes-expectations-rio-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-12T13:28:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-g 20160811]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/10/issues/training-british-troops-okinawa-bases-may-violate-japan-u-s-security-treaty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-12T13:31:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p8-okinawa-a-20160811.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 okinawa-a 20160811]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trans-Atlantic partnership: Demonstrators block the gates of Camp Schwab, site of the proposed relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. The British Ministry of Defence has revealed that two Royal Marine officers have been deployed to Schwab in Nago and Camp Hansen in central Okinawa.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/13/voices/ahead-of-the-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-13T23:38:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/14/our-lives/mystic-cat-named-miko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-14T18:57:26+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/14/how-tos/schools-japan-need-educating-dangers-heat-stroke/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-14T18:57:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/14/our-lives/30-years-japan-teacher-zambia-still-learning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-14T22:54:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Zambian connection: "I've lived around the world, and when you live in another country or another culture, you have to become a child again, because only then can you learn without judging," says Axson Chalikulima, pictured here with his wife, Samantha, who also hails from Zambia, at their home in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/17/issues/celebrating-japans-multicultural-olympians/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-18T21:19:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mashu Baker]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/20/voices/voting-ones-feet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-20T22:46:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/21/how-tos/teens-reproductive-health-rights-doctors-whim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-21T19:16:47+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/21/our-lives/home-sweet-home-dachshund-ilio-finds-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-21T19:17:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/21/issues/flip-side-coveted-public-sector-jobs-japan-less-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-23T17:28:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pop quiz: Which of these types of government worker has the right to strike — tax inspectors, schoolteachers, firefighters or public health workers? Answer: None of the above, thanks to an Occupation-era law designed to tamp down the influence of communism.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/27/voices/hot-under-the-collar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-27T22:48:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/28/our-lives/believe-magic-akita-mix-named-nexco/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-28T17:58:45+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/28/issues/japan-fumbles-legal-path-emprexit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-30T00:45:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p9-lotl-a-20160829.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-lotl-a-20160829.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Untested waters: Emperor Akihito pledges to observe the Constitution of Japan during the ceremonies marking his accession to the Chrysanthemum Throne on Nov. 12, 1990. While the Cabinet Legislation Bureau has reportedly said the Constitution would need to be amended to enable the Emperor to abdicate, the Constitution delegates royal matters to the Imperial Household Law.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/28/our-lives/japans-men-women-must-stand-together-scourge-sexism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-30T00:46:03+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/08/31/issues/u-s-washes-hands-of-rights-violations-at-okinawa-helipad-site/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-08-31T18:08:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/p12-okinawa-a-20160901.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy presence: As private security guards stand outside, a U.S. soldier watches through the fence from inside the site where new helipads are being built within the U.S. Marine Corps Northern Training Area in northern Okinawa.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/05/11/issues/predatory-conferences-stalk-japans-groves-academia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-01T14:05:50+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/03/voices/slow-coach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-03T23:24:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/03/how-tos/elderly-residents-city-life-doesnt-get-old/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-04T16:11:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Senior citizen care needs to step up: A caregiver accompanies an elderly woman to her apartment in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/04/issues/jbc-marks-100-columns-million-page-views/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-05T12:48:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This illustration by Adam Pasion accompanied the most-read JBC column, "Yes, I can use chopsticks: the everyday 'microaggressions' that grind us down," (May 1, 2012).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2015/04/19/general/meeting-miss-universe-japan-half/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-06T00:26:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unfamiliar face: Whereas Ariana Miyamoto is often recognized on the street in Japan by foreigners, her compatriots "don't recognize me," she says. The majority of the media attention Miyamoto has garnered since being crowned Miss Universe Japan has come from overseas-based outlets.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/07/our-lives/crowd-pleaser-cat-named-parco/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-07T23:35:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Parco]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/07/voices/views-tokyo-highlights-rio-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-08T13:09:55+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/07/issues/surviving-japan-international-students-budget/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-08T22:09:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Empty your wallet here: The vibrant city life and countless entertainment options in Japan's urban centers make these big cities some of the least helpful places on Earth for students hoping to save.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/10/voices/hands-on-head/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-10T22:54:14+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/14/voices/views-tokyo-thoughts-new-biracial-miss-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-14T19:42:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-g 20160915]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/14/our-lives/five-years-311-dog-named-beach-seeks-foster-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-14T19:49:29+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/17/voices/when-japanese-is-english/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-17T22:45:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/18/our-lives/not-komatsu-cat-still-waiting-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-18T21:48:10+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/18/our-lives/londoner-finds-voice-tokyo-stage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-19T20:15:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No flyjin: "All hell broke loose with the radiation and whatnot," says Reina, speaking about the 3/11 disaster. " So I had to decide: Do I give it all up and go back to London? I was scared, naturally, but I knew if I left I'd regret it for the rest of my life."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/21/issues/body-image-foreign-female-japan-survey-shows-frustration-one-size-fits-thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-22T22:37:20+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/24/voices/appearances-can-deceiving/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-24T22:36:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/25/our-lives/caramel-golden-retriever-finds-family-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-25T18:23:32+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/25/issues/sagamihara-massacre-begs-question-want-society-values-usefulness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-25T18:27:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Survivor: Takashi Ono shows a recent photo of his wife, Chikiko, and stepson, Kazuya, a resident of the Tsukui Yamayuri En facility in Sagamihara. Kazuya is recovering from multiple stab  wounds that left him in critical condition after the attack at the home for people with disabilities in July.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/25/our-lives/dont-feel-accepted-japan-join-far-exclusive-club/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-09-25T18:30:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Signed, sealed, delivered: A gift received by the author's neighbor's daughter from the doctor who adopted her. Traditionally on this Seto Inland Sea island, such packages contain a fan (for girls) or a pair of chopsticks (for boys).]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hospitals as targets: An employee of Medecins Sans Frontieres walks inside the charred remains of the organization's hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, weeks after the building was hit by a U.S. airstrike on Oct. 3, 2015, killing 42 people.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Meet the new boss: Renho, the new leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, talks with Upper House lawmakers before the start of the new Diet session on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-01T22:40:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-02T19:48:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-03T11:14:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Extremely loud and incredibly close: A Japanese flag stands in front of a monitor showing the first U.S. presidential debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton, at a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo last Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vapid but mercifully short: Say what you like about the vacuousness of Japanese elections, but at least voters can choose from a wide range of parties and candidates. Campaigns also last a matter of weeks, in stark contrast with marathon U.S. slogs.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-05T19:08:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Serving the metropolis: "You can't afford to make an 80-page magazine in Tokyo these days — it is impossible — and the staff that goes into making that content," says Metropolis Chief Operating Officer Neil Butler (second from right), seen here with Creative Director Joshua McDowell at the monthly's office in Nishi-Azabu, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/09/18/how-tos/work-pay-principle-doesnt-stop-60/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-10-05T19:29:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Borrowed time: In general, at companies that have introduced continuous employment systems for workers over 60, the employment contracts offered have a fixed term of a year and are renewable until the age of 65. But many also offer lower pay.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The summons is in the mail: Sept. 11 is the anniversary of the Supreme Court ruling in 2002 that postal workers were not immune from liability for negligence.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keep it to yourself: Japan's policy on multiple citizenship is that any Japanese with more than one nationality must make a choice between being officially Japanese or foreign by the time they reach the age of 22. However, the Justice Ministry estimated in 2012 that 90 percent of dual citizens fail to do so and hang on to both their Japanese and foreign passports.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lessons in life: Jerome Chouchan, the president of Godiva for Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, carefully prepares the alignment of his arrow at the Urakami Dojo in Tokyo's Denenchofu district. As a fifth dan in Japanese archery, Chouchan is required to teach part time at the dojo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jerome Chouchan musters his concentration before firing an arrow at the Urakami Dojo in Denenchofu, Tokyo. Chouchan wrote the Japanese book "Target" about the lessons Japanese archery holds for business.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[First for Japan: Daisuke Ikezaki (left) and Yukinobu Ike of Japan celebrate winning bronze medals in the playoff against Canada, which Japan edged 52-50, at the Rio Paralympics on Sept. 18. Japan won 24 medals at the games but no golds, a tally that won't be acceptable at the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-10-19T19:50:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Francis waves as he arrives to lead a special Jubilee audience in St. Peter's square at the Vatican on Saturday. The Vatican announced in July that a papal visit to Japan is being considered for next summer.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reality is more frightening: An employee holds up masks depicting U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and her Republican rival, Donald Trump, at a shop in Los Angeles on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign residents who have been in Japan more than five years should report assets held abroad and may have to pay tax on them if their value totals ¥50 million.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boo: People wear costumes of U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as they take part in a Halloween parade in Tokyo on Oct. 29.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Left to right: Order Of Culture recipients Yayoi Kusama, Mitsutoshi Nakano, Yumie Hiraiwa, Tomoko Ohta, Yoshinori Ohsumi and Hiro Fukuda don their awards after receiving them from the Emperor on Nov. 3.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/18/voices/expat-vote-can-make-difference-back-home-skin-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-19T16:43:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p10-expatvote-a-20170119.jpg</image:loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/18/voices/re-entry-u-s-can-tough-tokyo-man-drunk-white-privilege/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-19T16:44:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p10-whitepriv-a-20170119.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-whitepriv-a-20170119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Expat life: The reality rarely lives up to the image.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/18/issues/long-goodbye-making-sense-brexit-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-19T20:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p10-brexit-a-20170119.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-brexit-a-20170119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going their own way: The British voted in a referendum on July 23, 2016, to leave the European Union, but what a Brexit will look like in practice remains a mystery. Also unknown is what effect — if any — Britain’s divorce from the EU will have on “Brexpats” in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/11/issues/secondhand-bookshop-exorcizing-ghosts-past/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-20T11:49:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p8-infinity-b-20170112.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-infinity-b-20170112.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The bookshop is also used as an event space.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/21/voices/fast-track/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-21T22:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/22/how-tos/recording-public-places-japan-privacy-portrait-rights-come-play/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-22T17:14:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p9-lifelines-a-20170123.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-lifelines-a-20170123.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gotcha: A camera captures images at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/22/our-lives/border-free-dog-named-jun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-22T17:15:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p9-ark-a-20170123.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-ark-a-20170123.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/25/issues/school-may-international-values-teach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-25T19:12:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p10-kris-a-20170126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-kris-a-20170126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One poser to ponder: Are there avenues open to all staff at your international school encouraging transparency and dialogue?]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/25/issues/education-japan-2016-new-solutions-age-old-problems-teaching-english-bullying/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-26T19:52:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p10-education-a-20170126.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-education-a-20170126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bullying under the spotlight, again: Two bullying cases in schools involving evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture's March 2011 nuclear disaster emerged at the end of 2016, leading to a fresh bout of soul-searching in Japan about the problem.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/22/our-lives/meet-man-gets-frisked-tokyo-police-five-times-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-27T17:33:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p9-baye-a-20170123.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-baye-a-20170123.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The last straw: "I've gone back to that American mentality where I feel guilty, or rather I feel more aware that they may be perceiving me as guilty, and I have to take extra precautions," says Tokyoite Jesse Freeman, referring to the police. "Like if a cop car goes by, I take off my hood, even if it's cold. And I won't engage with them at all! Before I used to speak Japanese to them. Now I won't. And certain areas I just won't go to now. And if I have a beer, I won't drink it in public. ... I never thought I'd have to do that kinda stuff here, though."]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/28/voices/color-conscious/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-28T22:30:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/20/voices/readers-letters-rote-learning-vocab-eikens-aims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T12:23:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/29/our-lives/caroline-kennedys-legacy-japan-will-message-equality-reconciliation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T17:06:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p11-chav-a-20170130.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p11-chav-a-20170130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Security umbrella: Then-U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy attends the annual ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 2014, marking the 69th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/01/29/issues/tokyo-court-rulings-chip-away-labor-unions-right-free-speech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-01-29T17:09:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/p11-labor-a-20170130.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Targeted: Junko Nakahara, general secretary of the Fujibi union, holds up copies of a picture drawn by a supporter that depicts Nakahara and the two former colleagues who were also sued by the firm.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/01/our-lives/wild-thing-tabby-cat-named-raming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-01T19:35:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-ark-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/01/voices/u-s-military-must-not-jeopardize-okinawan-forests-bid-world-heritage-status/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-02T19:14:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p8-hotline-a-20170202.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-hotline-a-20170202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Yanbaru forest has been nominated for UNESCO World Natural Heritage status, along with the islands of Iriomote, Okinawa Prefecture, and Amami-Oshima and Tokunoshima, both in Kagoshima Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2015/10/07/issues/red-flags-exit-strategies-advice-english-teachers-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-03T16:28:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/p12-eikaiwa-a-20151008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-eikaiwa-a-20151008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Be prepared: The best advice for teachers considering taking a job in the private English education sector in Japan is to do their homework about the company and the work conditions before making a decision.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2015/03/15/issues/first-impressions-count-alts-meeting-new-japanese-colleagues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-03T16:43:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-alts-a-20150316.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teamwork: ALTs and their Japanese counterparts need to communicate and clarify their roles in the English classroom.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/04/how-tos/new-housing-options-get-smaller-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-04T22:44:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p20-brasor-hometruths-a-20170205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Conveniently small: An Early Age apartment building in Ebisu offers apartments for those who prefer to live closer to their work than in large homes.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/05/issues/no-country-old-emperors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-05T17:51:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p2-lotl-a-20170206.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p2-lotl-a-20170206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Exit strategy: Emperor Akihito attends an event celebrating the 130-year anniversary of the Imperial Guard on Jan. 19, days before a government-appointed panel revealed its findings on the issue of if and how he might be able to abdicate.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/05/how-tos/no-free-ride-foreign-drivers-disabilities-japans-expressways/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-05T17:51:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p9-lifelines-a-20170206.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-lifelines-a-20170206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pay as you go: U.K. Blue Badge holders are apparently entitled to certain benefits in Japan, but tollbooth discounts are not among them.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/05/our-lives/kisses-abandoned-dog-roxy-finds-loving-home-yokosuka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-05T17:56:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p9-ark-a-20170206.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-ark-a-20170206.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/08/how-tos/otaku-gather-celebrate-obsessive-nerd-nite-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-09T20:06:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-lifelines-a-20170209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Road to ruin: Michael Gakuran shows photos from the man-made island of Hashima, aka Gunkanjima, off Nagasaki at last month's Nerd Nite.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/11/voices/dark-clouds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-11T22:30:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/08/voices/japanese-whove-studied-u-s-see-nation-changing-worse-trump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-11T23:43:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p10-trump-a-20170209.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-trump-a-20170209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not the country it was: The election of President Donald Trump has changed the way many Japanese people who studied in the U.S. feel about their former host country.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/15/voices/views-tokyo-effect-think-trumps-election-will-japan-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-15T21:20:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 views-g 20170216]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/18/voices/needs-no-explanation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-18T22:30:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/19/our-lives/dog-named-yukichi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-19T19:27:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-ark-a-20170220.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/19/our-lives/african-american-idol-aminyan-difference-double-edged-sword/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-19T20:50:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p9-baye-d-20170220.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-baye-d-20170220.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Amina's been in Japan for only 2½ years, but in that time she has become a bona fide idol, joined a J-idol group and even branched off into a bit of gravure (bikini glamour) modeling with a spread in Japan's Weekly Playboy.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/19/issues/media-outside-japan-must-stop-normalizing-sumo-ethno-sport/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-19T23:50:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p9-debito-a-20170220.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-debito-a-20170220.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newly promoted sumo grand champion Kisenosato, wearing a ceremonial belly band, performs a sacred ring-entering ritual at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on Jan. 27.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/15/issues/trump-shocks-japans-american-expats-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-21T09:38:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p8-trump-c-20170216.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-trump-c-20170216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wall of dissent: Americans and their supporters attend a march in Tokyo organized by the Alliance for an Inclusive America on Sunday "to show support to those affected by the recent Muslim ban and other Trump administration actions impinging on the human rights of members of our shared global community."]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/22/issues/pedophile-sting-ops-roil-u-s-forces-okinawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-23T15:49:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p10-paedosting-d-20170223-e1487756996955.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-paedosting-d-20170223.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To catch a potential predator: In a YouTube video posted in June 2016, lawyer Timothy J. Bilecki shows the not-guilty verdicts in a case involving a U.S. service member on Okinawa. The suspect was arrested on child sex charges after falling for a sting operation conducted by the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/22/voices/standing-alienation-tokyos-comedy-scene/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-24T13:05:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p10-bradbury-a-20170223.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-bradbury-a-20170223.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Validate me: William Bradbury confronts his fears and bares his soul on stage at Good Heavens in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/25/voices/unclear-on-the-concept-8/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-25T22:30:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/26/issues/japanese-need-take-leave-starting-beloved-pets-pass/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-26T16:52:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p10-labor-a-20170227.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-labor-a-20170227.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Light of my life: The author poses with Haneko-chan, her 9-year-old "granny bunny." In a recent survey, 11 percent of respondents said they had taken time off work due to the death of a household pet.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/26/our-lives/site-wwii-japanese-pow-breakout-australia-space-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-26T16:52:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p10-chav-b-20170227.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-chav-b-20170227.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The POW camp in Cowra, New South Wales, is pictured in 1944.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/26/our-lives/devilish-duo-inseparable-pair-cats-named-kaisei-muniko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-02-26T16:52:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/p10-ark-a-20170227.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-ark-a-20170227.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/01/voices/barrier-free-tour-tokyo-offers-vision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-02T13:25:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unimpeded access: Paralympic athlete Kazumi Nakayama attends a tour of Tokyo's Shibuya Ward led by Accessible Japan's Josh Grisdale (left).]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-03-04T23:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Clear skies: A housing development in Chiba Prefecture, where utility cables are buried underground.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/01/issues/building-family-difference-american-couple-japan-explain-decision-adopt-child-disabilities/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Like many parents with disabled children, the O'Briens get compliments, many of them variants of  "We could never do what you do." To that, Elizabeth says, "But you could."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/05/issues/government-japan-survey-thyself/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-06T20:37:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Foreign Residents Survey, drawn up in 13 languages, was randomly mailed last November to 18,500 NJ residents.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-03-08T20:27:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Tokyo Nights" traces the escapades of two Englishmen — private investigator Colin McCann and fast-talking expat Charlie Davis — in a cat-and-mouse chase across Tokyo and northern Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students show off their newly transplanted seedlings.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-03-11T22:30:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/12/issues/gains-corporate-governance-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-13T14:49:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soz: Masashi Muromachi, then-Toshiba Corp. chief, bows in 2015.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/12/issues/seeing-ainu-want-seen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-13T15:15:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nibutani, Hokkaido, 2014. Maya, 15 years old, in school uniform at her grandmother's Attus weaving workshop. Maya was born to an Ainu mother and a Japanese father.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/18/voices/dogs-day-afternoon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-18T22:30:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-03-21T00:24:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Arlette Bouzitou, BWIJ member]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-03-23T15:35:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["I believe in the sanctity of life," says author Homare Endo, "so as a survivor of Changchun I feel it's my mission to tell the world so that this event will go down in history."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/19/how-tos/hiring-lawyer-japan-goes-wrong/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-25T16:18:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/25/voices/pointing-out-the-obvious/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-25T22:30:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/26/our-lives/intoxicating-german-shepherd-named-schlenkerla/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-26T17:53:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/26/issues/overtime-deal-marks-total-capitulation-labor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-27T15:21:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Betrayal: All-Japan "Consider Karoshi" Family Association members protest outside the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo against what they call the "legalization of the karōshi  line" agreed between the government, Keidanren and Rengo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/26/our-lives/confessions-japanese-hungarian-translator/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-03-28T13:14:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A spa in Budapest.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-03-30T20:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/01/voices/price-surprise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-01T22:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/29/voices/psychological-perils-japanese-homestay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-03T21:17:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/02/how-tos/temporary-disaster-housing-unforeseen-permanence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-04T19:57:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The long stopgap: A woman visits her son, who is still living in temporary housing in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-04-05T18:38:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/03/22/voices/views-osaka-agree-japanese-society-built-upon-politeness-hospitality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-06T14:06:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-04-08T22:30:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/12/our-lives/winning-ways-dachshund-rusk-finds-home-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-12T19:18:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/12/voices/resisting-trumps-america-march-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-12T19:35:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fight the power: Jesse Glickstein (second right) and others take to the streets of  Tokyo in January.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/15/voices/same-same-but-different/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-15T22:30:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/16/our-lives/big-love-dog-named-kombu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-16T17:14:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/16/our-lives/architect-builds-bridges-congo-kansai/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nsenda Lukumwena]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/12/issues/japanese-people-v-united-states-et-al/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-17T15:44:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fast-track justice: Lt. Gen. Tomoyuki Yamashita (second from right), Imperial Japan's governor in the occupied Philippines during the last years of World War II, is sentenced to death by the U.S.  military commission in Manila on Dec. 7, 1945. Yamashita was judged to have had "command responsibility" for atrocities committed on his watch, a decision the U.S. Supreme Court backed two months later.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/19/issues/birth-twitter-trend-story-behind-gaijinconfessionsfriday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-20T16:36:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/19/issues/parents-support-kids-japan-stamp-stuttering/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-22T15:56:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New life: Mamiko Okumura, mother of Amane (pictured), first noticed her son's stammer when he was 2 years old.  "Some people even suggested there might be a possibility that it was our bilingual life that was the cause of his stutter," she says.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-04-22T22:30:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/23/our-lives/bright-sunshiny-day-cat-named-noma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-23T17:58:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/23/issues/cost-convenience-japan-foreign-students-work-instead-study/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-24T10:46:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keeping the konbini going: Student visas permit their holders to work up to 28 hours per week, which is why you'll often find foreign students toiling in convenience stores rather than studying.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/23/our-lives/theres-something-miffy-gender-bending-bunny/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Basically beloved: A girl hugs a Miffy statue outside the Nijntje Museum in Utrecht, Netherlands, on Feb. 17, the day after Dick Bruna, the creator of the white bunny, passed away aged 89.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/04/26/how-tos/help-seeking-left-behind-parents-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-04-26T18:27:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Knowing our place: The first government survey of Japan's foreign population covered thousands of residents, mostly of Asian nationalities, who have lived here for a long time, with stable lifestyles, long-term visas and excellent Japanese skills.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Waste not, want not: Abandoned apartments in Japan may become affordable homes for low-income tenants in the future.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Early start: Children at the Seisen 	International School in Tokyo complete a drawing assignment on iPads.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["TELL is here for the JET Programme participant, young people who are studying abroad in Japan, for the day laborer, for any and everybody," says Najwa Waheed Naohara, outreach counsellor with TELL.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/05/31/our-lives/puppeteer-pulls-strings-sticks-toyama-point-prove/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/06/03/voices/spoiled-rotten/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2017-06-07T18:51:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/06/07/voices/views-fukuoka-vote-u-k-election-might-recent-terrorist-attacks-affect-result/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Feel the bureaucracy: U.S. tax filings just got more complicated for citizens living in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Follow the money: Foreign nationals who have been in Japan more than five years within the last 10, and whose overseas assets have a combined value of ¥50 million or more, are required to submit overseas asset reporting (OAR) documents.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Marines take part in a military exercise at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, in 2007.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Overboard on overtime: Doctors in Japan are seldom given sympathy for long hours because their salaries are considered generous.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/06/25/our-lives/remembering-life-works-boye-de-mente-giant-writing-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-06-27T06:17:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boye Lafayette De Mente in 1987]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/06/28/our-lives/chock-full-fun-dog-named-chucker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-06-28T19:28:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-ark-a-20170629.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[SANAE TOTANI]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-06-29T19:33:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7 views-g 20170629]]></image:title>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/06/28/voices/japan-suburbs-meet-utopia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-06-29T19:33:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Land of the sprawling fun:  Could it be that Japan's true magic lurks not in its mega-cities or beautiful countryside, but instead in its tepid, much- maligned suburbs?]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-07-02T19:23:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-07-03T10:22:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A billboard stands outside a real estate agency in Ebisu, Tokyo. Nearly 40 percent of foreign residents who have looked for housing within their past five years in Japan have been rejected at some point, according to a recent Justice Ministry survey.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/07/02/issues/survey-foreign-residents-rent-apartment-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-07-03T11:52:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-07-05T12:44:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-07-05T19:15:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[All change: Students hit the books on the school commute. Changes are afoot for both the Center Test for entrance to public universities and procedures governing entry to private colleges.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[SAKURA NISHITAKI]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-07-07T07:55:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Healing hands: Thomas Blasejewicz at his acupuncture clinic in Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/07/08/voices/jousting-meguro-station/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/02/23/voices/case-missed-year-responses-community-stories-part-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-07-09T17:45:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/07/09/how-tos/thank-jean-pearce-helping-us-get-things-done-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-07-10T10:12:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adventurer: Jean Pearce visits an archeological  dig in Croatia  in an undated photo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/07/12/our-lives/joie-de-viva-hokkaido-cross-named-viva/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-07-12T20:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[KAZUHIKO HASHIMOTO]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-07-15T13:30:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Standing the test of time: The system of thought named after Chinese philosopher Confucius (551-479 BCE) drew on the values of the golden era of sage kings hundreds of years earlier, yet its influence continues to be felt across Asia.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-07-15T22:30:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["House sitting is still a relatively mysterious concept many Japanese simply do not comprehend," says sometime house sitter Sarah Nishina. "They are extremely interested but cannot fathom the idea of letting a stranger in their house."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open justice: Lawrence Repeta challenged court restrictions on note-taking and established a precedent studied by Japanese law students today.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Icy outreach: Kenji Yoshikawa has taken his alter ego, Tunnel Man, to schools across Alaska and Canada to teach about permafrost. He is now working on the Russian version of his book "Permafrost in our Time" and plans to take his educational message to Siberia.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Untapped potential: The bubble era of ostentatious private wealth has left behind an underused  network of marinas across the archipelago.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaoru and Keiko Ogura and their son pose for a picture with  Robert Jungk and his family in 1970.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/06/18/how-tos/explicit-porn-pamphlets-display-see-japans-hotels/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Posters of porn "AV idols" adorn the main entrance of an adult video shop in Nipponbashi, Osaka. Sexually suggestive images abound in Japan, in convenience stories, on the street and even in hotel rooms.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adventurer: Jean Pearce visits an archeological  dig in Croatia  in an undated photo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shop no more: A shuttered retail block near Kobayashi Station on the JR Narita Line in Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brief encounters: The number of Japanese enrolled at foreign universities is falling, but figures from the Japan Student Services Organization show an overall increase in Japanese studying abroad. But 61 percent of these students are on trips lasting less than a month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/09/voices/guns-cutlery-memories-war-netherlands-japan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An Imperial Japanese Army veteran begs in front of the Nichigeki Theater in Yurakucho, Tokyo, in 1960.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/12/voices/on-the-wrong-scent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-12T22:30:20+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/07/23/how-tos/gift-inheritance-tax-reforms-leave-japans-foreign-residents-liable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-12T17:44:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/p12-lifelines-b-20170724.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-lifelines-b-20170724.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Under this year's tax reforms, it is possible for an heir who does not have Japanese nationality and has never even visited the country to wind up with tax obligations here on their overseas assets.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/16/voices/re-imagining-japan-focus-youth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-16T17:44:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p7-fa-a-20170817.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-fa-a-20170817.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Modern look: A Mars Electric Inc. Teleporter humanoid robot sits on display during Slush Tokyo in March. The student-driven startup event is seeking to ignite the entrepreneurial spirit in Japanese youth.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/16/issues/dentsu-may-not-escape-summary-justice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-16T17:45:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-lotl-a-20170817.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the spotlight: Labor inspectors search Dentsu's Tokyo office in November 2016.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/20/how-tos/inheritance-tax-net-banking-retiring-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-20T18:35:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/20/our-lives/educator-calls-better-understanding-black-history-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-20T18:35:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p08-mcneil-blackhistory-a-20170821.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p08-mcneil-blackhistory-a-20170821.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reginald Kearney, who wrote a dissertation called "Afro-American Views of the Japanese: 1900-1945," says an understanding of U.S. history is incomplete without an understanding of black history.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/20/our-lives/power-pint/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-20T18:50:53+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/19/voices/a-stong-in-the-tale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-21T16:25:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/23/issues/wake-charlottesville-u-s-follow-japan-outlaw-hate-speech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-24T17:36:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p7-debito-a-20170824.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-debito-a-20170824.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terror alert: American citizens attend the "Enough is Enough" rally near the U.S. Embassy in Toranomon, Tokyo, on Aug. 15, days after hate groups clashed violently with anti-fascist counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/23/voices/trump-decency-every-american-whether-japan-elsewhere-must-choose-side/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-24T17:37:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p7-jesse-a-20170824.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Time to take a stand: Organizers Sarajean Rossitto (left) and Jenise Treuting hold placards at the "Enough is Enough" rally near the U.S. Embassy in Toranomon, Tokyo, on Aug. 15, days after hate groups clashed violently with anti-fascist counterprotesters in Charlottesville, Virginia.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/26/voices/rush-hour/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-26T22:30:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/27/our-lives/aerodynamic-doberman-mix-named-aero/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-27T16:58:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-ark-a-20170828.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/27/our-lives/blame-bad-tourists-japan-lies-advice-never-receive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-28T14:06:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p8-chav-a-20170828.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-chav-a-20170828.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The troubles they've seen:  Despite their best efforts, the famous three monkeys at Nikko's Toshogu shrine have no doubt seen and heard their share from "bad tourists" over the years. But perhaps all these visitors needed was some lessons in travel manners.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/30/general/hillel-wright-poet-writer-catalyst-tokyos-literary-community/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-31T14:12:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p9-hillel-a-20170831.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hillel Wright, 1943-2017]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/08/30/voices/readers-pay-tribute-longtime-japan-times-columnist-jean-pearce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-31T19:59:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/p9-letters-a-20170831.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-letters-a-20170831.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jean Pearce, 1921-2017]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/02/voices/handwriting-like-chicken-scratch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-02T22:30:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/03/our-lives/japanese-chin-named-chipie-finds-home-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-03T17:50:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-ark-a-20170904.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/03/how-tos/hot-topic-high-rise-fire-prevention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-04T13:49:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-brasor-hometruths-a-20170904.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/03/issues/japan-got-new-contract-law-neither-wants-needs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-04T14:14:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p8-lotl-a-20170904.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-lotl-a-20170904.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting things done: The House of Councilors Judicial Affairs Committee votes to move forward with drastic reforms to the Civil Code regarding contract law. A 2013 book offers a disturbing theory about how the amendment may have come about due to one man's dream.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2012/09/01/our-lives/profiles/patrick-w-galbraith-willing-prisoner-of-akihabara/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-05T22:09:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fl20120901a1a-e1504616845171.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fl20120901a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Self-confessed otaku Patrick W. Galbraith has a hard time staying away from his spiritual home, Akihabara.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/06/voices/views-tokyo-will-mike-pence-soon-replace-donald-trump-u-s-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-06T20:57:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p9-views-gg-20170907.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9 views-gg 20170907]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/09/voices/rain-rain-go-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-09T22:30:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/06/voices/eclipse-nazism-recasts-shadow-japan-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-10T21:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p9-nazis-c-20170907.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p9 nazis-c 20170907]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump waited two days before finally condemning recent deadly violence by neo-Nazis and other white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia. Last month, Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso said that “Hitler, who killed millions of people, was no good, even if his motives were right.”]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/13/our-lives/mischief-makers-kittens-named-preto-melas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-13T19:40:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-ark-a-20170914.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/13/issues/hong-kongs-lesson-accountability-japans-ailing-universities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-14T12:39:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p7-hk-a-20170914.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-hk-a-20170914.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dreaming spires: The University of Hong Kong sits at 26th in the Quacquarelli Symonds 2018 list and 40th in the Times Higher Education's latest ranking, higher than all of  Japan's universities.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/13/voices/will-take-convince-japanese-choose-family/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-14T14:41:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p7-family-a-20170914.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-family-a-20170914.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pulling down the shutters: Without a societal model that makes family life appear important and attractive, perhaps it's no wonder that many Japanese people have stopped choosing it.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/16/voices/slaving-away-kitchen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-16T22:30:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/17/our-lives/someone-shiba-inu-named-solar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-17T16:22:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-ark-a-20170918.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/17/our-lives/japanese-professor-studies-u-s-birth-nation-finds-common-humanity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-17T16:36:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p8-baye-a-20170918.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-baye-a-20170918.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Etched in American history: A wood engraving by William Henry Shelton titled "Discovery of Nat Turner" depicts the capture of slave revolt leader Turner in 1831.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/17/how-tos/finally-non-japanese-residents-can-draw-pensions-10-years-paying/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-17T22:30:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-lifelines-a-20170918.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/20/voices/every-new-construction-japan-less-trees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-21T13:04:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p7-hotline-a-20170921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-hotline-a-20170921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Call that progress?: In the city of Kumamoto, a Meiji Era house and its beautiful old Japanese-style wall were knocked down recently, with 90 percent of its trees torn down too. The small area left at the back gives an idea of what the trees were like in the main garden. The plot is now a car park.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/20/voices/japan-doesnt-need-criminalize-hate-speech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-22T12:13:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p7-hate-a-20170921.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-hate-a-20170921.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hate on the mic: Makoto Sakurai, then the leader of the anti-Korean rightist group Zaitokukai, speaks outside Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2009. Running as a candidate in Tokyo's gubernatorial election last year, he pledged to pass legislation banning  "harassment of Japanese based on fabricated history," which he called "anti-Japanese hate speech. "]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/23/voices/second-chances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-23T22:30:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/25/voices/buying-house-japan-can-investment-joy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-25T10:37:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p8-houses-a-20170925.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-houses-a-20170925.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It’s how you frame it: Although Japanese houses may not be stellar financial investments, owning one can change the way you experience life in this country in unexpected ways.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/25/our-lives/garden-party-kitten-named-keukenhof/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-25T10:55:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-ark-a-20170925.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/25/our-lives/alex-kerr-recalls-1970s-japan-david-kidd-mentor-whose-influence-never-fades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-25T18:05:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/p8-chav-c-20170925.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8 chav-c 20170925]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[David Kidd — seen here in 1986 — was “a genius of Asian aesthetics,” says author Alex Kerr, who continues to wield influence in the Japanese arts via the “disciples” he left behind.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/09/30/voices/the-name-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-09-30T22:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/10/01/how-tos/re-registering-property-lie-land/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-10-01T17:25:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p13-brasor-hometruths-a-20171002.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Forgotten homes: Many abandoned properties in Japan are not registered to owners, making it difficult for the government to deal with the stewardship of the land.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/10/01/our-lives/wanted-friend-panjuro-chihuahua/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-10-01T19:05:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-ark-a-20171002.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/10/01/voices/kumano-kodo-guide-unfairly-singled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-10-02T10:40:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/p12-letters-a-20171002.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-letters-a-20171002.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Well-worn path: The Kumano Kodo, the ancient pilgrimage routes across the Kii Peninsuia in Wakayama Prefecture, attract legions of tourists as well as pilgrims.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/07/30/issues/university-teachers-japan-covered-five-year-rule/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-01-31T10:01:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-lp-a-20170731.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gimme tenure: University teachers on one-year contracts face uncertainty each year as they wonder whether they will be renewed or tossed aside.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/01/31/issues/japan-vloggers-gospel-not-according-logan-paul/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-01T19:17:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-vlogs-a-20180201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Much disrespect to Tokyo: Logan Paul drops his pants on the streets on his recent trip to the capital.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/03/voices/eyes-big-stomach/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-03T22:30:13+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/01/14/voices/japan-still-much-learn-martin-luther-kings-nonviolent-struggle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-04T19:10:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Towering figure: A statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington is adorned with flowers ahead of his birthday on Jan. 15.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2002/05/05/general/raising-model-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-05T12:35:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/10/voices/early-learner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-10T22:30:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-02-11T18:27:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/11/our-lives/easter-blessings-calico-cat-named-mass/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-11T18:42:29+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/11/how-tos/condo-management-need-repairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-11T23:48:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p09-brasor-hometruths-a-20180212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Joining the collective: Owning a condominium unit in Japan, involves becoming a member of the building's management association, which can have it's own sets of pitfalls.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/11/issues/u-s-scholarships-japanese-students-tycoon-tadashi-yanai-better/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-13T09:41:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-yanai-a-20180212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Extra pocket money: The Tadashi Yanai Foundation deposits up to $35,000 a semester directly into recipients' U.S. bank accounts for tuition, room and board, as well as all college fees. Any leftover money can be used by students at their own discretion.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/07/issues/year-short-life-japans-cabinet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-13T12:14:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the red carpet: Members of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet pose for a photograph in Tokyo in November 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/10/15/issues/duck-cover-regulation-state-japanese-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-13T12:53:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Preventive measures: Citizens participate in a drill in preparation for the possibility of a North Korean missile attack, in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, last month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/12/31/issues/japans-supreme-court-hands-road-map-parental-child-abductions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-13T12:56:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-02-14T16:15:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Riko K., Document clerk, 29 (Japanese): Um, it could be Brad Pitt because he's a cool guy. His face, his eyes — he's a dream date. For me it might be impossible, but he could come here and take me to a fancy restaurant!]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/14/general/rowdy-tourists-grumpy-monks-mount-koya-dose-kukais-wisdom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-16T11:41:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Archdeacon Nobuhiro Tamura at Eko-in]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/17/voices/kitkat-heaven/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-17T22:30:10+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/18/our-lives/akita-bijin-dog-named-capella/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-18T17:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/05/01/issues/three-years-japan-signed-hague-parents-abduct-still-win/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-19T17:27:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two times two: James Cook is pictured with his estranged wife and their two pairs of twins, now aged 9 and 14.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/21/how-tos/trumps-tax-reforms-mean-americans-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-21T19:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cash cow: Only Americans and Eritreans are taxed by their home countries on overseas earnings while they are resident abroad, but for U.S. citizens, the end of double taxation may be on the horizon.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/24/voices/crash-course-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-24T22:30:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/25/our-lives/big-eyed-beautiful-tabby-named-pei-seeks-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-25T17:11:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/25/our-lives/high-tech-pyeongchang-olympics-needed-low-tech-support-foreign-tourists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-26T09:56:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-chav-a-20180226.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breaking the ice: Cute tiger Soohorang has been a big hit at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Can Tokyo 2020 come up with a mascot even more lovable?]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/25/issues/lessons-life-love-compassionate-leave-silly-old-bunny/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-26T16:12:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lunar bunny: In the moon's contours, Japanese have for centuries seen the silhouette of a rabbit pounding rice cakes.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/28/our-lives/florian-busch-architect-floated-tokyo-2020-olympic-stadium/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fake news: The time capsule from the future that turned up at Florian Busch Architects' Tokyo office included photos and models of the Tokyo 2020 Floating Stadium, as well as newspapers and magazines lauding the waterborne structure.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-03-03T22:30:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/03/04/how-tos/doling-truths-japans-share-houses/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not knowing thy neighbor: Share houses, like this  converted condominium in Adachi Ward, usually comprise individual bedrooms and shared toilet and kitchen facilities, but they often don't offer communal meeting or living spaces.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/03/04/our-lives/jolly-good-fun-cheeky-kittens-preto-melas-find-family/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/03/07/voices/strange-taste-japanese-immigration-kool-aid-living-japan-can-transform-conservative/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-08T11:20:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[See no evil: When it comes to discriminatory practices in Japan, many expats hand their host nation a free pass.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/03/04/issues/south-korean-job-nomads-follow-dreams-japan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Poster child: Yoon Hyejung snagged a position with Kirin in Japan while defying the stereotype of what makes a graduate employable in her home country. Her success story was covered extensively in South Korean media.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/02/18/issues/midori-farm-finding-earthy-solutions-rural-shiga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-09T16:45:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Picture perfect: Volunteering on a farm surrounded by mountains and with a cool stream just outside its front door might sound tantalizing, but volunteers need to be ready to get their hands dirty.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/03/10/voices/unclear-on-the-concept-9/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-10T22:30:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/03/11/our-lives/bend-shape-dog-named-skye/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-11T19:19:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/03/11/voices/shooting-school-floridas-douglas-high-viewed-afar-japan-still-close/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-12T11:58:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Young lives cut short: Students attend a memorial service at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 15, a day after a mass shooting on campus  that left 17 dead.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Irish blood, English heart: Academic Damian  Flanagan sees shades of Yukio Mishima's "Tales of the Golden Pavillion" in his personal search for an idealized and perhaps forever lost  "Irishness."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nothing to sniff at: Mark Gottlieb's Dec. 6 article about courtesy took aim at incessant sniffling, among other things.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-03-17T22:30:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Baye McNeil (standing, fifth from left) and others assemble at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo on March 3 for a "Black Panther" viewing party.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/03/21/our-lives/chandru-g-advani-1924-2018-uncle-japans-indian-community/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New world: Acchi Cocchi recently teamed up in Tohoku with Polyglot Theatre for the second time,  bringing the Australian group's "Paper Planet" production to schools in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Katakana renderings of non-Japanese names can cause a raft of problems if spelling issues are allowed to fester.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Perhaps the greatest pleasure to be derived from shopping at secondhand book stores in Japan comes from never knowing what might turn up between their pages.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taking stock: Type 1 diabetics who use testing strips should make sure they have enough for their stay in Japan, just in case clinics or pharmacies don't stock their particular brand.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paper trail: Residents must notify their municipal ward office of a change in address within 14 days of moving. The applicant's new ward office will then update their resident record.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yasha Yukawa checks his handiwork at his forge in the valleys around Hofu in Yamaguchi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/19/voices/losing-ones-lunch/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/20/our-lives/tiger-tank-kitten-named-kenzo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-20T16:47:33+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/20/how-tos/company-didnt-enroll-japanese-social-insurance-program/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-20T17:59:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-lifelines-a-20180521.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Set for life: The main components of shakai hoken (social insurance) are kenkō hoken (health insurance) and kōsei nenkin (the welfare pension).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/20/our-lives/black-people-dangerous-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-23T09:51:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/08/05/voices/osaka-what-was-your-dream-job-as-a-child-and-would-you-still-like-to-do-it-now-if-you-could/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-24T10:36:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miwa Gilligan, 48, Part-time worker (Japanese): As a little girl I wanted to be many things, and when my grandmother suggested that as an actress I could play various roles, that stuck with me. The  Takarazuka Review was popular during my childhood, so that also inspired me. Of course I would still like to become an actress, but I play melodica in a band so occasionally I do get to fulfill my desire to perform.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/11/10/voices/catalans-tokyo-vote-catalonia-referendum/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-24T10:58:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-views-e-20141111.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Julia Gutierrez Peris, Student, 25: I opted for a yes-no vote, unlike most, because while I think that Catalonia needs more autonomy that will enable it to behave like a government state and decide its own way forward in its own right, I also believe it should not be an independent nation outside of Spain. I think the best thing for everyone would be a degree of federalism for Catalonia, and in my opinion this is best expressed in a yes-no vote.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/23/voices/zen-art-premier-league-dominance-buddhist-philosophy-links-manchester-united-arsenal-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-24T12:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[You're Zen and you know you are: Manchester United manager and unwitting Zen disciple Sir Alex Ferguson issues instructions to his team as Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger looks on during their FA Cup semifinal match at Villa Park Stadium, Birmingham, England, in 2004. Man United won 1-0.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/23/voices/readers-views-katakana-name-frustration-u-s-gun-violence-europe-japan-study-abroad-option/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-24T12:05:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-letters-a-20180524.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students attend a memorial service at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 15, a day after a mass shooting on campus that left 17 dead.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/26/voices/stinky-or-squishy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-26T22:30:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2011/12/31/our-lives/used-bookstores-turn-to-internet-sales-for-a-lift-in-turbulent-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-27T16:58:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At your service: Marianna Maruyama is always happy to help people dig up the hidden treasures of The Blue Parrot, a used bookstore near Takadanobaba Station in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/27/our-lives/japans-public-policy-killing-rural-entrepreneurship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-27T19:19:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dots on the map: Headline tourism projects like the "art islands" of Naoshima show what can be done when big ideas are allowed to grow on small islands.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/27/our-lives/timid-cat-mintan-finds-loving-home-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-27T19:18:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/05/27/issues/devilish-japanese-tv-drama-makes-mockery-workplace-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-29T15:42:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In "Miss Devil," Nanao plays Mako Tsubaki, who apparently made her name in the U.S. corporate world by moving from place to place and firing people with outrageous abandon, cruelty and callousness. And now she's here in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2012/05/22/voices/the-elephant-in-the-foreigners-room-now-has-a-name-microaggression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-29T17:55:15+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/02/voices/pretty-rainy-vs-partly-cloudy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-02T22:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/03/how-tos/want-divorce-japan-child-custody-mortgage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T17:24:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-lifelines-a-20180604.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Natural selection?: If the child in a custody case in Japan is less than 10 years old, the probability that a mother wins custody is over 80 percent.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/03/our-lives/oh-happy-day-kishu-named-toji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-03T17:23:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/01/10/our-lives/time-japan-scrub-off-blackface-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-06T16:49:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Throwback: On the New Year's Eve edition of "Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!" Masatoshi Hamada imitates Eddie Murphy's character in "Beverly Hills Cop."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/06/voices/views-tokyo-read-newspapers-get-fix-daily-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-06T19:49:58+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/03/issues/left-behind-dads-last-resort-impeach-japans-supreme-court-judges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-07T15:32:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Long legal battle: James Cook is pictured with his estranged wife and their two pairs of twins.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/09/voices/sure-wind-blows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-09T22:30:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/16/voices/hand-glove-sun-shines-parks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-16T22:30:09+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/16/voices/world-cup-views-tokyo-nigeria-iceland-croatia-argentina/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-17T07:27:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/17/voices/world-cup-views-tokyo-group-e-f-brazil-serbia-germany/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-17T12:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/15/voices/world-cup-views-tokyo-group-c-france-peru-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-17T07:34:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/17/how-tos/sietar-japan-sees-time-intercultural-understanding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-17T16:59:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Makiko Deguchi]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/17/our-lives/sucker-cat-named-tenri/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-17T16:58:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/17/our-lives/turning-japanese-newly-naturalized-african-ex-american-skin-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-18T12:43:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Turning Japanese: Henry Moreland Seals with his wife, Sasha, daughters and mother-in-law. Seals has given up his American citizenship so he can take a greater role in civic life in Japan]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/18/voices/world-cup-views-tokyo-group-g-england-belgium-tunisia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-18T21:09:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/19/voices/world-cup-views-tokyo-group-h-japan-colombia-senegal-poland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-20T11:57:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/14/voices/world-cup-views-tokyo-russia-egypt-uruguay-spain-morocco/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-20T15:08:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/20/issues/bill-hersey-man-tokyo-1930-2018-tributes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-20T21:19:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Occupational hazard: Bill Hersey gets a kiss from rocker Rod Stewart (right).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/23/voices/rain-check/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-23T22:30:53+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/24/our-lives/show-respect-chow-chow-named-kikome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-24T20:42:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/24/issues/two-japan-supreme-court-cases-clarify-discrimination-fixed-term-workers-ok/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-25T16:41:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Driven to court: The three truckers in the Nagasawa-Unyu case, flanked by their lawyers, arrive at the Supreme Court on June 1 holding a banner calling for equal pay for equal work.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/27/our-lives/minpaku-law-leave-tourists-japan-without-beds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-27T22:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spick and span: A couple prepare to receive guests as they start a minpaku business at their home in western Tokyo on June 15, the day the law on private lodging came into effect.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/06/30/voices/rainy-season-blues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-06-30T22:30:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/01/our-lives/abandonment-twice-years-neglect-toy-poodle-manto-finds-home-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-01T16:59:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/04/voices/real-change-achieved-lgbtq-people-japan-no-reason-grateful/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T06:47:39+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/04/issues/fukuokas-guest-teachers-english-outstay-welcome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-05T11:59:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukuoka City Hall]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/07/voices/rain-rain-go-away-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-07T22:30:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/12/our-lives/crazy-cat-lady-kitten-named-nodame/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-12T17:58:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/10/voices/views-tokyo-remember-first-time-watched-akira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-10T11:32:32+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/10/issues/akira-inspires-generations-foreign-animators/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-10T19:05:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Awaken Akira" co-creator Ash Thorp at work.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/14/voices/seaside-manners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-14T22:30:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/15/issues/what-about-we-stop-it-with-the-whataboutism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T17:38:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pots and kettles: A girl takes part in a protest in Chicago last month against U.S.  immigration policies that led to the separation of thousands of migrant parents from their children. The situation in the U.S. now shouldn't distract activists from what is  happening in immigration detention centers in Japan, for example.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/22/our-lives/got-back-two-kittens-named-eiswein-nebbiolo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-22T16:58:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/22/our-lives/japan-trip-new-york-teacher-proves-inner-city-students-skys-limit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-22T17:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[One step beyond: Eric Jordan (right) and students from New York's Frederick Douglass Academy VII High School take part in a discussion at Ginza Hub in Tokyo. The trip around Japan was partly financed by a crowdfunding campaign.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/21/voices/email-issues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-23T11:12:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/22/our-lives/miracle-lands-japan-based-bangladeshi-doctor-teaching-career-dreamed-denied/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-23T15:59:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lending an ear: Medical educator and associate professor Sabina Mahmood mentors International Baccalaureate graduates entering Okayama University and the college's foreign student body.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/28/voices/canine-sun-smarts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-28T22:30:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/29/our-lives/tickle-pink-dog-named-beaujolais/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-29T20:19:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/30/issues/japans-courts-dont-share-mio-sugitas-views-supporting-lgbt-people-precedents-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-31T13:10:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Villain of the piece: Mio Sugita, then a Nippon Ishin no Kai lawmaker, addresses the Diet in 2014. Sugita called LGBT people "unproductive" in an article in the latest edition of Shincho 45 magazine.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/29/our-lives/one-mans-labor-love-museum-captures-seto-inland-sea-islands-storied-stone-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-31T13:11:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stone age: In a photo from 1933, hundreds of people on Kitagi Island drag a stone torii gate to a ship that will deliver it to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/07/12/voices/views-tokyo-thoughts-terrorism-japan-back-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-31T13:12:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7 views-g 20170713]]></image:title>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/01/issues/60-years-sadakos-death-story-behind-hiroshimas-paper-cranes-still-unfolding/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-02T13:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Left: The Children's Peace Monument, topped by the figure of Sadako Sasaki, is surrounded by paper cranes donated to Hiroshima's Peace Memorial Park from around the world. The nine booths surrounding the monument were installed by the city in 2002 to protect the cranes.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/04/voices/getting-insight-mind-curious-teenager/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-04T22:30:08+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/05/our-lives/star-material-cat-named-mikio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-05T16:58:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-ark-a-20180806.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[SAKURA NISHITAKI]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/05/issues/kanpo-everything-japan-goes-happen-officially/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-06T10:14:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[You read it here first: An employee of the National Printing Bureau in Tokyo posts pages of the Sept. 30, 2016, government gazette on its bulletin board. The pages lay out the details of two controversial security laws to expand overseas operations of the Self-Defense Forces.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/05/how-tos/can-ensure-family-isnt-liable-elderly-japanese-wifes-driving-mishaps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-06T10:18:10+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/06/our-lives/always-overlooked-lovable-mutt-named-carol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-06T10:51:30+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/08/voices/views-tokyo-tips-beat-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-08T18:30:24+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/08/voices/incoherent-divisive-dogma-cultural-appropriation-outrage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-08T19:50:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not in my name: A model wears one of  Hiromi Asai's kimono at New York Fashion Week in 2016. "I believe kimono is a universal fashion that is beyond cultural and ethnic boundaries," says the Japanese designer.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/11/voices/return-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-11T22:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/16/our-lives/not-shy-tabby-cat-named-sue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-16T17:02:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[SAKURA NISHITAKI]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/18/voices/working-holiday-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-18T22:30:07+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/19/voices/japanese-israelis-make-killer-yin-yang-combo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-19T15:54:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, hold a joint news conference in Jerusalem on Jan. 19, 2015.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/19/our-lives/dog-shiba-mix-named-natsume/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-19T15:55:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[SAKURA NISHITAKI]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/22/our-lives/osaka-student-fights-syrians-right-study-safety-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-22T18:33:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Specialist subject: Lobbying on behalf of Syrian students "was more feasible than lobbying to resettle Syrian refugees in Japan," says Yahya Almasri, who made Japan's obligations to Syrian students his area of study at Osaka University.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/22/how-tos/amnesty-international-japan-program-aims-help-schools-fill-gender-information-gap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-22T18:37:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gender issues expert Carolina van der Mensbrugghe leads a  workshop at Den-en Chofu Gakuen, a private junior-senior high school in Tokyo, in July.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/07/01/issues/japan-just-10-judges-day-costs-pretty-penny/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-23T10:14:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Crime and punishment: A judge sits facing the witness box at the Chiba District Court on June 14 following testimony by the suspected killer of an elementary school-age girl.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/25/voices/listening-sound-silence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-25T22:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/26/our-lives/big-mikan-marvelous-mackerel-tabby-miko-finds-home-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-26T19:59:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/26/issues/tokyo-medical-university-scandal-throwback-discrimination-women-norm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-26T20:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[National disgrace: Tetsuo Yukioka, managing director of  Tokyo Medical University, and Keisuke Miyazawa, its vice president, bow in apology at a news conference about exam-fixing in Tokyo on Aug. 7.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/28/issues/tell-climb-aims-to-start-dialogue-on-suicide-prevention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-29T10:32:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[There's a light: Support hotline TELL will hold an event at Tokyo Tower to spread awareness about mental health.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/29/our-lives/japan-important-rule-language-translation-often-broken/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-31T10:35:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Farm facts?: A sign on the Seto Inland Sea island of  Shiraishi that's meant to inform visitors also amuses them.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/29/our-lives/wanting-make-difference-bolivia-born-noemi-inoue-turned-japanese-entered-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-08-31T10:37:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the stump: Bolivian-born city councilor Noemi Inoue hands out campaign pamphlets in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Her successful re-election campaign in 2015 was featured on NHK World TV.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/09/01/voices/going-gaga-white-shirt-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-01T22:30:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/09/02/our-lives/glam-girl-white-cat-named-sarah/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-02T17:13:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/09/02/issues/don-maloneys-never-twain-japan-times-column-choice-cuts-1970s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-03T11:52:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/09/02/issues/japan-according-don-maloney-still-amusing-relevant-mostly-40-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-03T11:56:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Laugh or cry: Don Maloney's weekly "Never the Twain ...?" columns for The Japan Times were brought together in the books "Japan: It's not all Raw Fish" and "Son of Raw Fish."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/09/05/issues/dog-tale-bites-judge-tweets-muzzled-japans-judge-white-briefs-faces-trial/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Little left to the imagination: A screen shot shows photos of Tokyo High Court Judge Kiichi Okaguchi that he posted on his Twitter page. His Twitter account remains suspended.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[He has his merits: Eagle Scout Austin Koslow wears his full complement of 137 merit badges.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/09/16/how-tos/bilingual-project-aims-springboard-womens-empowerment-japan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Blacked up and proud: Orson Welles has his armor adjusted before filming a scene from "Othello" in Morocco in 1950. A new production of the Shakespeare play at Shinbashi Enbujo this month stars kabuki actor Nakamura Shikan in blackface as the titular "Moor of  Venice."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Power of diversity: Naomi Osaka holds her trophy after defeating Serena Williams in the women's final of the U.S. Open tennis tournament on Sept. 8 in New York.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Most readers don't want to know what it's really like," says Peter Goodman of Stone Bridge Press. "They will get bored and restless if you try to give them too much detail." In other words, they want beach reads.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign and Japanese volunteers take a break from work in Tenno, Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Aug. 26. The author is dozing at right.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshida Dormitory's common bedroom, in which residents live before they are assigning their own rooms — or they can continue living here for a reduced price.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-06T22:30:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-07T20:08:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/10/07/voices/views-hamamatsu-feel-gaijin-day-g-word/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-09T12:24:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-10T19:23:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/10/13/voices/louder-than-words/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-13T22:30:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-14T18:59:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Helping hardware: Physical therapists fit an elderly woman with paralysis on her left side with the lower limb model of Cyberdyne Inc.'s Hybrid Assistive Limb (HAL) robot suit in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-14T18:57:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-15T20:15:06+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/10/20/voices/false-colors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-20T22:30:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-21T16:49:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-24T18:30:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the genes:  Under Japanese law, children born to a married woman are presumed to be the father's offspring, and the process to rebut this presumption usually involves DNA testing.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-27T22:30:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-10-28T17:29:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/10/28/issues/indian-women-japan-struggle-find-niche/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-31T18:33:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Amita Shrimal]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/10/31/issues/work-rules-japan-legally-count-employers-must-hammer-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-10-31T19:45:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p9-labor-a-20181101.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Know the rules: Court precedents in Japan have reinforced that work rules lack legal power if they are not easily accessible and known to employees.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marching into oblivion: The sad state of the local autumn festival on Shiraishi Island in the Seto Inland Sea is epitomized by the scaled-down mikoshi (portable shrine) lugged by one neighborhood.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/10/24/our-lives/cameroon-born-manga-artist-deftly-captures-life-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-11-02T11:41:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-11-03T22:30:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-11-04T18:29:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/11/08/issues/jail-in-japan-for-toking-in-canada-possible-but-unlikely/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Legal high: A woman smokes a joint in Montreal on Oct. 17, the day Canada legalized marijuana for recreational use.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/11/10/voices/moved-to-tears/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-11-10T22:30:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-11-14T19:33:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/11/14/voices/feared-crush-rush-now-commute-completes/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thoughtful guide: Alexander Dutson and James Hill's book "Thinking Experiments" contains a lesson on gender that went over well with students in Shizuoka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-chavez-japanlite-a-20190121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Where the heart is: Japanese who had to move to the city for work will often return to their hometowns after they retire. It's a model for a community that could be replicated in other graying Asian countries.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/01/26/voices/wishing-early-spring/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Asking the right questions: Alexander Dutson (left) teaches a class of returnee junior high school students at Kaetsu Ariake in Tokyo. That day's particular lesson was on personal identity and the children were discussing whether they think they remain the same person over time.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yokoso Japan: With the number of tourists hitting  the 31 million-mark last year, Japan has had to adjust to an influx of people from other countries. That number is set to climb with the upcoming 2020 Olympics expected to attract 40 million tourists as well as new categories of visa that aim to bring in around 345,000 non-Japanese workers.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A sign of equality: A person holds up the symbol for transgender equality. It comprises the female, male and genderqueer symbols, which all incorporate a circle, as well as an equal sign written inside the circle.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Donald Richie stands on Nihonbashi, Japan's most famous bridge, last week (left photograph shows Richie on the bridge in 1947).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/09/voices/putting-face-name/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-15T16:56:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/10/07/voices/gaijin-day-event-hamamatsu-unity-proved-divisive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-15T16:59:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/p8-gaijin-a-20181008.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-gaijin-a-20181008.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A poster for The Gaijin Day, which was held in Hamamatsu last month.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/10/issues/new-approach-volunteering-tohoku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-15T17:29:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p10-kosaka-quakevolunteer-a-20190311.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-kosaka-quakevolunteer-a-20190311.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Continuing support: Place to Grow is helping to make a difference in Tohoku.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/10/how-tos/earthquakes-what-to-do-before-during-and-immediately-after/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-15T17:30:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p10-kosaka-quakeprep-a-20190311.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-kosaka-quakeprep-a-20190311.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Better safe than sorry: Keep some items by your bed in case an earthquake hits in the night.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/16/voices/tough-dieting-choices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-16T22:30:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/17/our-lives/dachshund-toast-town/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-17T17:54:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p8-arkbox-a-20190318.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-arkbox-a-20190318.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Out for a run: Kongari takes a stroll down the street.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/20/how-tos/search-family-friends-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-20T17:31:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/23/voices/ambitious-karoake-request/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-23T22:30:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/24/voices/confessions-behind-mask-sickbed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-24T15:14:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p10-neuenkirchen-mask-a-20190325.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-neuenkirchen-mask-a-20190325.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The man behind the mask: People in Japan use masks to stop their germs from getting out and pollen from getting in.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/24/our-lives/pair-cats-find-love-new-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-24T15:17:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p10-arkbox-a-20190325.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-arkbox-a-20190325.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New friends: Edleen Guanko adopted Chapuche (now named Chie) and her best friend Chijimi (now named Fujimi) after they were both featured in The Japan Times.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/24/our-lives/robert-ryker-carved-niche-tokyo-sinfonia-rescoring-500-classics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-25T09:36:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p10-solomon-ryker-a-20190325.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-solomon-ryker-a-20190325.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Waving the baton: Robert Ryker founded Tokyo Sinfonia in 2006 after years of playing the tuba and conducting other orchestras. By making changes to classical works, he is able to provide a new take on well-known compositions with the Sinfonia's 19 members.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/02/25/how-tos/japanese-workspace-take-training-hands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-27T14:55:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/p10-kopp-workjapan-a-20190225.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-kopp-workjapan-a-20190225.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The eyes have it: Training in Japan isn't as clearly laid out as it is in other countries. Sometimes you'll be expected to watch what other people do and learn that way.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/31/issues/heiseis-legal-legacies-include-greater-civic-participation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-02T12:47:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p8-lawoftheland-b-20190401.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-lawoftheland-b-20190401.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[View from the top: The Grand Bench of the Supreme Court of Japan is pictured in 2017. The country's top court has only found statutes to violate the Constitution 10 times in the seven decades since its creation, and half of those rulings came during the Heisei Era.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/03/our-lives/joy-wallers-pause-heartbeat-tackles-intimacy-solitude-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-03T18:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-saunders-waller-a-20190404.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heartbeat: Poet Joy Waller writes about love and intimacy in a frank, honest and refreshing way. She is careful to spend as much time on the uglier aspects of sex as she is the more intimate ones.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/03/issues/tell-friend-bring-friend-make-friend-speakeasy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-03T17:59:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-freeman-speakeasy-a-20190404.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Let loose: Speakeasy provides a monthly respite from the weight of everyday Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/27/how-tos/work-micromanaging-japanese-boss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-05T15:30:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/p7-kopp-micromanaging-a-20190328.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-kopp-micromanaging-a-20190328.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Group effort: Instead of taking on a project and working on it until completion, employees at Japanese offices tend to update their supervisors as they progress with their work so that other people can put their two cents into a project.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/10/08/issues/mission-capture-full-range-half-japanese-experience-192-photos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-08T11:28:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-half-g-20171009.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2015/04/29/issues/child-rape-st-marys-school-tokyo-50-year-wait-closure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-08T21:34:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-smis-a-20150430.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Figures of authority: Brothers Lawrence Lambert (right) and Benoit Lessard, who have both been implicated in child sexual abuse, appear in the 1970 St. Mary's International School yearbook.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/10/27/issues/former-st-marys-teachers-faced-child-sex-abuse-charges-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-08T21:35:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-smissidebar-a-20141028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Six vacancies remain": Tokyo Weekender's June 18, 1971, edition splashes on the promise of a "storybook odyssey to India and Southeast Asia" organized by St. Mary's teacher Frank Selas for up to 40 "foreign lads."]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/10/27/issues/st-marys-school-tokyo-investigate-child-sex-abuse-teachers-rape-confession/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-08T21:36:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-smis-a-20141028.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Belated admission: Pages from the 1964 St. Mary's International School yearbook introduce Brother Lawrence Lambert and his fifth-grade students. In a letter of apology to the victim dated Jan. 21 of this year, Lambert confesses to raping a student in 1965.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2003/02/02/general/new-furrows-in-the-field-of-medicine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-09T12:03:33+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2013/02/23/our-lives/akiko-kunos-strength-as-a-woman-stretches-back-through-generations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-09T12:27:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fl20130223a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akiko Kuno with her latest book, "Another Aspect of the Japan-U.S. Relations Viewed through the America-Japan Society Documents."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/07/our-lives/kilda-looking-someone-play-ball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-09T18:23:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kilda]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/06/voices/sound-cant-put-words/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-09T18:23:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/31/our-lives/kasa-hopes-youll-say-mi-casa-es-su-casa-home-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-09T18:24:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chowhound lassie: Kasa is full of energy and affection, and she loves a good meal.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/03/30/voices/room-with-a-view-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-09T18:24:19+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/06/08/issues/eiken-japans-english-learners-harm-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-16T18:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teaching to test: Over its 53-year history, the Eiken test has been taken by more than 90 million people.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2016/07/20/issues/eiken-broadens-language-tests-address-criticisms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-16T18:03:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stepping up a gear: While some educators have complained that "teaching to test" comes at the expense of fluency, others in Japan see a valuable role for the Eiken tests in measuring students' progress. Among other reforms, the Eiken Foundation added speaking and writing sections to some of its lower-level tests for the first time last month.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/10/issues/know-rights-language-teacher/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-17T15:38:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/10/issues/two-english-teachers-stand-rights-win-valuable-lesson-anyone-working-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-17T15:46:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dot the i's and cross the t's: When you're expecting a contract, make sure your potential employer gives you time to read it over and make sure to question them on anything that looks out of place.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/17/our-lives/take-things-easy-oage-corner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-17T17:28:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cool cat: If you're looking to just chill with a new pal, Oage is the cat for you.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/17/issues/know-rights-checking-airbnb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-17T17:29:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-debito-jbc-a-20190418.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What to show: If you're a non-Japanese resident living in Japan, you don't need to display your passport at a hotel check-in. That goes for so-called minpaku lodgings as well.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/17/our-lives/amil-khanzada-brings-meditation-tech-together-one-japans-zen-landmarks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-18T19:43:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wintry abode: Eiheiji temple was founded by influential monk Eihei Dogen in the 13th century. Recent immigrant Amil Khanzada is hoping to update the area's charms by teaching locals and visitors what he knows about the tech sector.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/20/voices/father-and-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-20T22:30:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/21/our-lives/lesson-one-student-led-trash-pick-everyone-needs-part/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-21T18:10:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Today's haul: Hana Checketts and Alison Lin, members of the Canadian Academy's Eco Club, pose with the garbage they picked up on a recent trip they led to the shores of Shiraishi Island.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/24/our-lives/pup-named-brexit-something-everyone-can-agree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-24T17:58:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hold on to hope: Brexit fought to survive in the wilderness but is now healthy, happy and ready to be loved.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/24/issues/malala-one-part-makes-pakistan-great/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Life experience: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai speaks at the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo last month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/12/30/voices/2018-looking-forward-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-25T15:18:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/28/our-lives/family-found-blessing-wenceslas/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fit for a king: Kana Komatsu holds Wenceslas while sitting next to her mother at home in Kyoto.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Housing bank: The Furusato Kaiki Shien Center in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-04-29T14:10:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[What if...: The male hina doll represents the emperor of a Heian Period court. If you were emperor for a day, what would you do?]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-05-01T20:19:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-05-01T20:28:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-views-e-20180802.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hsiao Wen-Chien, Just graduated, 22 (Taiwanese): Taoism is especially popular in Taiwan. People like to go to the temple to worship. My father is Taoist and my mother Christian, but I am an atheist like most other young Taiwanese. Every religion has its own characteristics and must be cherished. Religion should not affect everyday life.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/12/31/voices/views-osaka-hopes-japan-world-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-01T20:35:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-05-01T20:36:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-05-03T13:20:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Don't put it off: You still have time to figure out what you need to do in case you end up retiring in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/04/voices/new-era-weather/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-04T22:30:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/05/issues/iwo-jima-japan-rules-memory-war-dead-still-reigns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-05T19:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Take the hill: A Feb. 23, 1945, file photo shows U.S. Marines raising an American flag atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Ioto, aka Iwo Jima.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/08/our-lives/sue-looking-forward-sunny-days/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-08T17:59:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Right as rain: Sue the cat used to be terrified of people, but she has come around and know she can't stop purring.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/08/our-lives/photographing-tokyos-human-side-isaac-aquino-finds-interloper-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-10T17:38:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Slice of life: Isaac Aquino documents the lives of Tokyo's non-Japanese community on his Tokyo Interlopers page on Instagram. He says he sometimes feels like a therapist speaking to his subjects, but in truth the project has helped him deal with his own challenges living abroad.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/11/voices/reiwa-whiskers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-11T22:30:20+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/12/our-lives/leon-dog-looking-second-chance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-12T17:58:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ready to walk: Leon the dog loves to interact with people, especially if they've got a ball for him.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2011/11/08/issues/my-children-are-my-everything-the-reason-im-alive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-13T12:08:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Canadian Bruce Gherbetti is reunited with his eldest daughter in Fukushima Prefecture in September after a difficult two years apart.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2018/08/19/our-lives/whatever-role-tough-chuck-can/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-15T11:52:32+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/12/voices/memoirs-japanese-internet-cafe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-16T15:18:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spend the night together: In the early 2000s, some internet cafes had rooms that patrons were able to sleep in.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/19/issues/walked-line-getting-reacquainted-tokyo-yamathon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-19T18:30:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p8-neuenkirchen-yamathon-a-20190520.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On your marks: Tokyo Station serves as the starting point for the Yamathon, which, depending on how you traverse the city's streets, can be 40 kilometers long.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/19/our-lives/tabby-real-doll-comes-friend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-22T18:46:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Free me: Odairi the cat loves to greet anyone he meets.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/18/voices/prawns-vs-shrimp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-22T18:47:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/04/24/how-tos/nobodys-perfect-apology-really-helps-japanese-company/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-24T16:14:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In a sorry state: If you make a mistake in your work at a Japanese company, your colleagues may expect a sincere apology and some reflection, a process known as hansei.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/25/voices/singing-from-the-same-songbook/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2019-05-26T17:53:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dogs of a feather: Sumi (left) and her pals, Saku (front) and Sena, pose for a picture with Mika Iwamoto.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/26/voices/olympics-crowdsourcing-project-may-answer-making-japan-accessible-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-27T12:52:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[All access: Mark Bookman believes crowdsourcing opinions on accessibility during the Olympics would be beneficial.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-05-29T12:17:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Relaxed and reviewed: Going for a drink with your manager tends to be the standard way to get feedback about your performance at work, but be straightforward when asking them how they think you're doing.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2008/07/01/issues/societys-role-in-katos-crime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-29T18:36:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-05-29T20:21:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summertime sojourn: Holidaygoers gather on a beach on Shiraishi Island in August 1955. The island was a popular spot for people looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of mainland cities.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/07/07/issues/maternity-harassment-hurts-holds-back-foreign-women/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-30T11:30:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Birthing pains: A translated page from the "Working Persons' Maternity Harassment Handbook" produced by the Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo).© JTUC-RENGO; TRANSLATION BY THE JAPAN TIMES]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/06/02/issues/coming-japan-escape-alcohol-risky-help-available/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-03T20:08:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A battle with culture: Many social and work functions in Japan revolve around alcohol consumption and a lot of restaurants and karaoke establishments have all-you-can-drink options that can encourage binge drinking.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/01/17/general/standupjapan-hashtags-allow-new-voices-heard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-06T19:21:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Speaking up and being heard: Kazuna Yamamoto, Asaki Takahashi, Wakana Goto and Ryo Tsujioka met with other concerned individuals to talk about sexism in present-day Japan at a gathering in Tokyo's Suginami Ward on Jan. 14.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/05/22/voices/searching-latin-american-community-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-06T19:31:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cultural space: Tokyo's Yoyogi Park holds weekend events that bring together members of various cultures.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/06/06/voices/japanese-italian-korean-im/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-06T19:32:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Global girl: Yukari Tanaka poses for a picture in front of the Duomo di Milano almost 20 years ago. Tanaka grew up in Italy, went to school in the United States and now lives in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2017/12/03/our-lives/matter-trust-dog-named-coif/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-10T10:57:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Coif]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-06-10T16:14:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Qing Li is a doctor at Nippon Medical School and president of the Japanese Society of Forest Therapy.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[One giant leap: Titus hopes to find a good place to jump.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A couple of cool cats: Raming (left) and Nick have formed quite a friendship.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Take your best shot: A booklet referred to as the "Boshi Techo" provides a health record for pregnant mothers and their babies.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p7-kopp-transfers-a-20190613.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A surprise move: The practice of moving employees around the country and even internationally is one that Japanese firms have long used to shake up offices. Nowadays, the concept is viewed as one that is more disruptive than productive.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Departures: Felix Steinkemper works at an undertakers in Fushimi, a city south of Kyoto. It's definitely rare to see a non-Japanese undertaker, but the 30-year-old German says the staff at Nojiri Hall has helped him a lot.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Always a holiday: Want to have Christmas all year long? Well then check out this dog, whose name is Christmas, and think about bringing him into your home.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Frank Thomas as William Adams and Edward Derrick stand aboard the miniature San Bueno Ventura]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Handing over the throne: Emperor Naruhito ascended the throne on May 1 after his father, Akihito, stepped down from the role of emperor.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sunny days: The Matsumoto family poses with their cat, Tournesol. Mayumi Matsumoto (center) says the cat they adopted from ARK has become fast friends with Mayumi's mother, Fumiko (left), and daughter Saki (right).]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Old haunt: A Family Mart in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood close to where writer Megha Wadhwa used to live. The branch she used to work at has closed.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In living memory: A monument is marked with a Japanese term that praises the loyalty of those who died in battle. These types of markers were largely banned after World War II, but the people of Shiraishi Island successfully fought to keep theirs.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting your house in order: Before you start to declutter, Nathalie Brantsma suggests visualizing the kind of home and lifestyle you want and scheduling organizational time in your calendar.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Renee Evans watches as her father, Glen (left), John Gillespie (right) and other rescued residents disembark from volunteer Dai Hasegawa's boat.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Italo-Australian architect Riccardo Tossani has devised a master plan for redevelopment of the main street of Niseko-Hirafu ski resort (shown above) in Kutchan, Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New voices:  Students Hikari Hida (right) and Trica Euvrard started Uprizine, a zine focusing on social issues in Japan, after another student at their university was sexually assaulted.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toxic TV: The stereotypes and caricatures on Japanese television pollute attempts to encourage internationalization.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back and forth: Instead of contrasting opposing ideas, Japanese exchanges in the workplace focus on finding areas of agreement and progressing from there.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A living language: Amy Chavez has found that Japanese living in the countryside are less likely to try to speak to her in English, which has helped her learn how to discuss topics like the squandering of government subsidies.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Timing is everything: Rugby player Luke McAlister has begun a stint playing the game in Japan just as the Rugby World Cup came to the country, which fostered interest in the sport.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/11/03/our-lives/glmme-shelter/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p08-flanagan-picoiyer-b-20191021.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[World of wonder: Without the help (or burden) of language, is it possible to perceive details of a culture that those who are fluent might overlook?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/26/voices/winter-coming-blame-mount-fuji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:27:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/27/our-lives/happy-ending-sweet-little-herb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:27:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three's company: Hirofumi (left) and Yuri Miyoshi pose for a picture with Herb, a cat who is now experiencing her first true home.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/23/voices/finding-moments-strength-every-step-cancer-journey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:27:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A new 'do: Julia Marino's husband took this picture at Lake Miyagase to show off her new hair.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/20/our-lives/born-temple-gobo-dog-ready-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:27:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Locking eyes: Gobo the dog has spent too long at the shelter and needs the stability of a caring home.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/19/voices/setting-ones-teeth-edge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:27:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/16/voices/13-years-japan-advice-stay-curious/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:27:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p07-hedges-sugidama-a-20191017.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Curiosity thrilled the cat: A sugidama ball of cedar twigs hangs outside a sake store on the outskirts of Kobe.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/16/issues/building-bridges-islam-tokyo-camii/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:27:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p07-liew-mosque-a-20191017.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Call to prayer: Tokyo Camii and Turkish Cultural Center is the Japanese capital's largest mosque and can hold up to 1,200 people at a time.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/13/our-lives/no-downsides-training-different-country/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p08-liew-boxers-b-20191014.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Father and son: Jethro Llamido (left) and his father, EJ, take part in a sparring session in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/13/voices/land-rising-tax-2-percent-hike-brings-100-percent-confusion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p08-lang-tax-a-20191014.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Take it to go: Those looking for extra savings will want to take their German hot dogs from Doutor to go so as to avoid the recent consumption tax rise.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/13/our-lives/caring-candle-chimney-family-affair/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pretty in pictures: Candle poses for a photo without her camera-shy brother, Chimney. The two cats are best buddies and looking for a home.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/12/voices/overheard-in-the-newsroom-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/09/issues/tackling-writers-block-japan-writers-conference/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p07-saunders-writers-a-20191010.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tricks of the trade: Michael Pronko (left) and John Gribble will welcome writers of all types to the Japan Writers Conference at Meiji Gakuin University on Oct. 12 and 13. Both men stress the relaxed atmosphere of the event, lauding it as a place to share, connect and learn.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/05/voices/contemporary-yes-man/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/30/our-lives/say-bad-thing-read-boilerplate-apology-can-better/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Better things to do: While A Masso performed a comedy set in which they suggested Naomi Osaka "bleach" her skin, the tennis champion was busy winning the Pan Pacific Open in Osaka.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/02/voices/interaction-streets-kobe-illustrates-like-dislike-living/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Urban encounters: The area of Sannomiya in Kobe is known for its vibrant nightlife.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/06/how-tos/dealing-boss-hell-getting-power-harassed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-kopp-pawahara-a-20191007.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breathing down your neck: Some bosses "power harass" because they aren't good at presenting negative feedback in an effective way.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/06/our-lives/walks-pals-tweezer-seeks-lifes-little-pleasures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-arkbox-a-20191007.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Best buds: Tweezer is looking for a pal who can take him on walks.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/10/09/general/choose-jwc-adventure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/29/issues/tepco-verdict-predictable-not-insignificant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p08-jones-lawoftheland-b-20190930.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In protest: A woman outside the trial of three Tepco executives on trial for criminal negligence holds up a sign that loosely translates as, "All acquitted: Unfair judgement."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/29/our-lives/real-mccoy-finds-real-family-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Our house: Rebecca and Hiroaki Takeuchi  pose with their dogs McCoy (left) and Xen (center).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/25/our-lives/lifestyles-seto-inland-sea-change-advancements-fishing-industry/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Days gone by: Shiraishi Island's port in the 1950s. Motorized boats came to the area in the 1930s, which led to the island's residents changing the way they fished.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/28/voices/if-looks-could-kill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/22/our-lives/naomi-cat-named-tennis-star-ready-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Racket furry: Naomi the cat is named after tennis star Naomi Osaka.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/18/voices/first-hitler-moment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cultural disconnection: Being confronted with your homeland's worst traits can create an awkward situation, but one that might lead to an opportunity for education.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/21/voices/rugby-world-cup-criminals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:08+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/18/voices/proactive-not-reactive-intern/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Watch and learn: It's good to observe how your colleagues act in the office and follow their lead. Avoid sticking out.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/22/our-lives/cartoonist-christine-mari-inzer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A hobby with appeal: Though Christine Mari Inzer isn't planning to make illustrating a career, she has managed to inspire many people with her drawings online.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/18/our-lives/film-island-no-lovable-canine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open some doors: Stromboli has a super easygoing nature that makes it easy for him to get along with kids, dogs and even vets.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/04/issues/afwj-celebrates-50-years-uniting-women/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Birds of a feather: Members of the Association of Foreign Wives of Japanese at a recent Kanto District event.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/11/voices/unpicking-mysteries-japanese-convenience-store-night/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/11/our-lives/full-tilt-setamaru-energy-burn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[HARUNA AKIYAMA]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/14/voices/sleeping-like-lady/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/07/voices/case-mistaken-identity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/28/our-lives/takes-village-raise-olympic-hopeful/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Raising an athlete: Sanshiro Murao, a Judo World Championship participant and his mother, Deborah Grow, pose for a picture together. Deborah says she admires her son's determination in pursuing his dream of being an Olympian]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/31/voices/breaking-into-a-sweat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/01/issues/taking-steps-educate-community-youth-suicide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-tell-climb-a-20190902.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ready for the climb: The TELL Tokyo Tower Climb ranks in endurance among climbs of some of the world's most famous manmade landmarks.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/01/our-lives/kyoro-built-comfort/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Packing a punch: Eight-year-old Kyoro has been known to fall asleep during baths.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/09/01/voices/making-sense-oppressiveness-summer-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-flanagan-summer-a-20190902.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There goes summer: In Japan, the kind of pleasant summer beachtime memories associated with the European summer are often transformed into something far more deadly and seething with menace.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/21/issues/meet-women-reframing-black-femininity-japanese-spaces/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A feminine touch: Tynelle Pozdnyakov hopes to use her Instagram account to show black femininity in a new light.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/24/voices/tokyo-no-star/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/25/voices/subtleties-bedeviled-st-francis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lost in Translation: A statue of St. Francis Xavier at the Basilica of Bom Jesus in Goa, India. The Jesuit missionary is said to have been bedeviled by the way the Japanese spoke.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-chavez-japanlite-a-20190826.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sands of time: Men salute the bravery of the Heike clan by dancing in folk costume and hoisting a straw hat in the air.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The purr-fect pair: Emmy van Gemert holds Momo, her new pet cat.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p07-st.-michel-newdad-a-20190822.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Life lessons: Wearing a pregnancy suit is part of the educational process at the ward office.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-kopp-comments-a-20190819.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[That's what she said: If a Japanese colleague makes a comment that doesn't sit well with you, there are a few ways you can handle it. Above all, if you want to maintain good relations with your co-workers, it's best to handle the situation in a nonconfrontational manner.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/18/voices/dealing-death-friend-japan/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-davies-tim-a-20190819.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Between the rain": Timothy Luis Fontes passed away on June 27. He will be dearly missed by his friends in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not one for the camera: Satsuki may look a little grumpy in photographs but in reality he is quite the charmer.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/17/voices/lofty-life-goals/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p07-lawoftheland-a-20190808.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The children are our future: A Japanese morality textbook is filled with tales that the authorities hope will mold young minds and help them become functioning citizens.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A taste of home: Kyaw Kyaw Soe, a pro-democracy activist from Myanmar who fled to Japan in 1991, runs a restaurant called Ruby a short walk from Tokyo's Takadanobaba Station.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer potluck: One of the activities of the Sophia Refugee Support Group are Refugee Cafes that allow people who are new to Japan the opportunity to socialize and get to know people who may find themselves in similar situations as themselves.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thank gourd we've found him!: The staff at ARK has nicknamed this sweet little pooch "Hyotan," which is a type of gourd in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/14/issues/technical-side-visiting-asylum-seekers-detention-center/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Necessary prep: A student from Sophia University fills out paperwork ahead of a detention center visit.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/10/voices/climb-every-mountain/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paying tribute: Messages and illustrations commemorating the victims of an arson attack at Kyoto Animation are placed near the scene of the crime.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Classroom dynamics: Japanese students are more used to a teacher-centered classroom.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/08/04/our-lives/colone-cat-deserves-better/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/27/voices/day-cicada-defeated-tyrannosaurus-rex/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/28/our-lives/happy-end-panjuro-little-powerhouse/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On a roll: The Mori family says their new dog, Panjuro, likes to roll around on their futons, adding that it's adorable to watch.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/28/issues/bonnie-jinmon-dedicated-life-fighting-human-trafficking-want-work-bigger/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Psychological shackles: When it comes to human trafficking, the more modern form sees physical restraints replaced with blackmail, financial debt and traffickers who hold their victims' passports hostage.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/24/issues/love-leave-not-real-choice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Criticize because you love it: From left, U.S. congresswomen Rashida Tlaib, Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley attend a news conference to address remarks President Donald Trump made about them on Twitter.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/27/voices/leaving-happy-road-dawn-dad/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The sound of summer: The Green Stage at Fuji Rock may be crowded up front, but the back provides enough space to be able to comfortably sit and listen to the main performances. Just remember to bring a folding chair.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/21/our-lives/humanity-sure-come-modern-pilgrimage/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Your chariot awaits: Amy Chavez's recently acquired powder blue mama-chari bicycle sits at Hachiman Shrine in Tokushima Prefecture. While the site is along the Shikoku Pilgrimage path, it isn't one of the spots on the pilgrimage.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A naturally beautiful face: Makeup's name reflects her forgiving personality.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Franz had to make room for his in-laws ... and a lifetime of awkward conversations.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tapping into the past: John Patrick Jandernoa has had to learn to move like a ninja for his new job, but he has also had to learn the skills of a modern-day media personality by making TV appearances and interacting with fans.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/14/our-lives/quiet-kitty-looking-better-days/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The quiet type: Marumaru is a bit shy at first but if you're patient he may sneak up into your lap.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Franz was always the one who was hit on the head first when the gates came down.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Little monsters: The Kaminari Monsters will take part in the Asia-Pacific Quidditch Cup in Incheon, South Korea, at the end of July. The Monsters will be one of four teams representing Japan at the Asian tournament.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[All for all: Members of the Japan Trade Union Confederation raise their fists at a rally ahead of pay raise negotiations in March 2018. Individual negotiations are not usually the way to go when it comes to getting a raise in Japan, a role that the country's unions tackle instead.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/10/our-lives/man-behind-japans-stylish-denim-one-main-rule-fabric-first/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/07/10/voices/tokyo-big-kyoto-polite-osakas-scots/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taste of home: Osaka's famously vibrant food culture and mercantile past have given it a character marked by dialect and a keen sense of humor.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Franz had no game with the soldiers handing out tissues on the street.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-arkbox-a-20190701.jpg]]></image:title>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Franz loved his halfway-decent sausage roll breakfast, and he loved Happy Road.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/06/30/issues/kimono-not-supposed-fast-fashion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:28:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A new look: Modern kimono designers and stylists are moving away from traditionalism in an attempt to inspire new passion in the formal Japanese garment.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/06/29/voices/tokyo-in-tokyo/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-18T18:25:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going viral: A video of an altercation at a Starbucks spread across Twitter last month, but its ramifications may continue to linger into the future.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-19T16:59:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The rise of Halloween: The Hachiko statue at Shibuya crossing has borne witness to a decade of Halloween festivities that have sometimes resulted in a giant mess.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-21T11:52:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An island on our own: Kobe's Port Island is the one site that hosts lodgings for Kobe University's international students.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-21T17:33:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toying around: Voom is a handsome dog who loves his toys. Now all he needs is a person to pall around with.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-21T19:39:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[There's no place like home: Natsumi Vanessa Hernandez and Yusei Maeda wanted to create a place for the small Latin American community in Fukuoka to flourish, but they learned that salsa knows no borders when it comes to popularity.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-23T22:30:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-25T11:45:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A permanent pal: Ready for a fireplace to warm up next to — or at least a warm living room — Chimney is the love-you-forever type.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-25T14:41:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going local: Japanese tourists tend to enjoy visiting locations around the country that are awarded heritage status. Now that the Kasaoka Island chain has received such recognition, officials predict an increase in domestic visitors.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-11-30T22:30:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-12-02T22:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open bar: Sultan "Sam" Vidhani welcomes eager language learners of all stripes to Sam's Bar TalkEigo in Fukuoka's Chuo Ward.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/community/2019/12/07/voices/the-sound-of-silence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-07T22:30:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-12-09T15:04:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-12-14T22:30:46+09:00</lastmod>
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