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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Coming soon: Japanese author Haruki Murakami will release his latest novel, "Kishidancho Goroshi," at midnight on Feb. 24.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-02-25T10:56:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Musical dreamers: Japanese critics expect "La La Land" to do well in this country.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/03/01/films/binge-best-italian-neorealists/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Bicycle Thieves" ("Ladri di Biciclette," Japan title: "Jitensha Dorobo")]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The one and only: Keiji Haino has maintained a distinctive musical language — and dress sense — since the 1981 release of his studio debut "Watashi Dake?" ("Only Me?"), recently reissued on Black Editions.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solemn sentinel: The solitary vending machines and windswept landscapes in Eiji Ohashi's "Roadside Lights" convey a world in which the individual increasingly stands alone.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good for her word: Cynthia Nixon plays American poet Emily Dickinson in a new biopic from Terence Davies.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/09/films/reborn-tak-sakaguchi-back-major-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-09T17:36:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rough and tumble: Taku "Tak" Sakaguchi plays a modern-day Rambo in Yuji Shimomura's action flick "Re:Born." © 2016 "RE:BORN" PARTNERS. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-08-09T18:57:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12 shoji moulin z 20170810]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Documenting a different time: Filmmaker Huang Ya-li uses archival footage and interviews in his film "Le Moulin" to tell the story of a group of Taiwanese poets who lived under Japanese rule in the lead-up to World War II.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/10/stage/fuerza-bruta-re-interprets-night-theater/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Old and new: "Fuerza Bruta Wa! — Wonder Japan Experience" presents traditional elements of this country's culture with a modern twist, a mix that's designed to satisfy both locals and a growing tourist audience.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-swift-a-20170813.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This sketch shows Taylor Swift and her attorneys attending the singer's groping trial in Denver Federal Court on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Total rubbish: Campers leave the Beach Break music event in Wales in 2011. Fuji Rock Festival prides itself on being one of the most environmentally friendly music events in the world, but some attendees worry that it will fall prey to the litter problems that plague other outdoor concerts.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/12/books/book-reviews/last-stop-tokyo-foreigner-fights-fate-tokyos-terra-incognita/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p18-gattig-inheritance-a-20170813.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Much ado about aging: In "Inheritance From Mother," Minae Mizumura tackles a problem to which many in Japan can relate: caring for an elderly or ailing relative.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gray Shino Tea Bowl, called "Mine no Momiji" ("Maple on the peak"), Mino ware, Important Cultural Property]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/16/films/filmmaker-nobuhiko-obayashi-devotes-message-peace-via-big-screen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-16T17:29:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visual message: Veteran film director Nobuhiko Obayashi believes that his medium plays a major role in conveying messages of peace.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/16/films/film-reviews/meatball-machine-kodoku-proud-bloody-mess/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/16/entertainment-news/famed-artist-yayoi-kusama-open-tokyo-museum/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/16/music/phoenix-readies-unique-summer-sonic-sweet-sake-sessions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-17T11:24:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[J-Boys: Phoenix members (from left) Christian Mazzalai, Laurent Brancowitz, Thomas Mars and Deck D'Arcy are visiting Japan to promote their new album, "Ti Amo," but will likely get their fill of sake as well.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-08-17T16:53:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-08-18T10:22:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Academy Award-winner Michael Moore, staring in the one-man show "The Terms of My Surrender," poses for a portrait Thursday at the Belasco Theatre in New York. Moore's show frequently targets President Donald Trump and his administration.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[James Lee Byars performs at the Nara Hotel on Dec. 15, 1996. It was the U.S. artist's last public performance before his death.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-08-22T19:39:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Folk singer Chiharu Matsuyama sings his hit song on a plane Sunday at a Hokkaido airport, in this photo taken by a passenger.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/23/films/gamble-woman-centered-blockbuster-pays-off-wonder-woman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2017-08-23T17:44:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/23/films/hidetaka-inazuka-documentary-show-plight-kids-rare-disease/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy topic: Director Hidetaka Inazuka's new film focuses on three children who suffer from a rare disease.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/08/23/films/film-reviews/wonder-woman-superhero-blockbuster-stands-apart-crowd/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brace yourselves: Gal Gadot stars as the titular character of "Wonder Woman." As a superhero, she portrays the character with a fierce sense of justice.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-11-15T18:34:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back in the game: Director Steven Soderbergh was recently in Tokyo to attend the premiere of "Logan Lucky" at the Tokyo International Film Festival, which also screened a retrospective of his work.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2017-11-21T19:54:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2017-12-05T17:37:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/12/11/music/electronic-music-artist-llll-gets-intimate-latest-chain-releases/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Plead the ninth: Conductor Seiji Ozawa is aided by Czech musician Radek Baborak at a performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 by the Mito Chamber Orchestra on Oct. 15.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2017/12/15/general/star-wars-fans-get-a-first-look-at-the-last-jedi/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ivan Turgenev's "Ukikusa," translated by Fubatatei Shimei (1908) and Soseki Natsume's "Shihen" (1910), book designs by Goyo Hashiguchi  COLLECTION: Machida City Public Museum of Literature]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Northern souls: In "Colors of Wind," Yuki Furukawa (right) and Takemi Fujii play star-crossed lovers separated by tragedy but reunited with a twist in Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Casey Affleck arrives at the Oscars in Los Angeles last February. Affleck, who won the best actor award for his role in "Manchester By the Sea," will not be presenting at the 90th Academy Awards. Affleck's publicist confirmed Thursday that the actor is not attending the ceremony on March 4. Traditionally, the reigning best actor winner returns to present the best actress award.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazarou" ("Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms") is a fantasy about a race who live for hundreds of years but are forbidden to love.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Below: A portrait photo of Minakata Kumagusu at age 25, taken in Jacksonville, Florida (1892).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/01/30/arts/openings-in-tokyo/brueghel-150-years-artistic-dynasty/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/01/31/films/film-reviews/blank-13-dark-dysfunctional-family-drama-offers-no-easy-answers/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2018-02-01T19:16:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fresh faces: New National Theatre Tokyo artistic directors (from left) Eriko Ogawa, Kazushi Ono and Noriko Ohara speak at a media event in Tokyo in January.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/01/arts/artist-asako-iwama-explores-relationship-food-language/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-whatley-iwama-a-20180202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soul food: Asako Iwama served "A Clear Soup with Kaki, Oysters and Oyster Mushrooms" to 50 people at a recent food performance titled "Spelling the Soup" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/02/entertainment-news/actor-robert-wagner-named-person-interest-wife-natalie-woods-1981-drowning-cbs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-02T22:03:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-wagner-a-20180203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Actress Natalie Wood is seen in 1981. Investigators are now calling 87-year-old actor Robert Wagner a "person of interest" in the 1981 death of his wife, Natalie Wood. Mystery has swirled around Wood's death. It was declared an accident but police reopened the case in 2011 to see whether Wagner or anyone else played a role.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/03/books/exploring-leaps-bounds-japanese-feminism/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/06/entertainment-news/homeward-bound-paul-simon-ends-50-year-touring-career/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. musician Paul Simon performs at the Bilbao Exhibition Center in Barakaldo, northern Spain, in 2016.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/05/entertainment-news/celeb-kylie-jenner-steals-twitter-spotlight-super-bowl-announce-birth-girl/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer vacation: Kendrick Lamar accepts the Grammy for best rap album for "Damn." last month. The artist has also been announced for this year's Fuji Rock Festival in Niigata Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-02-27T12:12:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Romanian director Adina Pintilie poses with the Golden Bear she received for "Touch Me Not" at a news conference following the awards ceremony of the Berlin International Film Festival on Saturday. With her are Bulgarian actress Irmena Chichikova, producer Philippe Avril (second from left) and Icelandic actor Tomas Lemarquis.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/27/arts/multifaceted-talents-seiji-togo/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/27/arts/openings-in-tokyo/kengo-kuma-lab-materials/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-27T19:47:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/27/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/majima-naoko-jigokuraku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-27T19:47:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Brain Drug 1" (2013)]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-02-27T19:47:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["All the Eternal Love I Have for the Pumpkins" (2016)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/28/films/film-reviews/sunny-32-idol-pop-saw-baby-may/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-02-28T17:28:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-03-01T13:35:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mick Jagger (left) and Keith Richards pose for photographers upon arrival at the Rolling Stones Exhibitionism preview in London in 2016. Richards says he regrets saying Mick Jagger needed a vasectomy after recently having his eighth child. In a story posted Wednesday morning,]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/01/stage/rethinking-noh-opera-crowd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-01T18:43:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moving through artistic genres: The sisters of Toshio Hosokawa's "Matsukaze" were incredibly expressive.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/02/entertainment-news/artist-puts-harvey-weinstein-casting-couch-statue-ahead-oscars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-02T22:58:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A dog named "Sassi" sits next to a golden statue of a bathrobe-clad Harvey Weinstein, seated atop a couch on the sidewalk along Hollywood Blvd., in Los Angeles Thursday. The piece, titled "Casting Couch," is a collaborative effort between a Los Angeles street artist known as Plastic Jesus and Joshua "Ginger" Monroe, creator of the nude Donald Trump statue. Plastic Jesus said the piece was meant to shine a light on the entertainment industry's sexual misconduct crisis and the disgraced movie mogul's prominent role in it.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-03-03T22:34:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/04/entertainment-news/satire-get-earns-top-honor-independent-spirit-awards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-04T16:53:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Director Jordan Peele accepts the best feature award accompanied by the cast of his film "Get Out" at the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-03-04T19:59:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Kurenai (center) and other members of the Takarazuka Revue perform in Taipei on Friday. The troupe will tour Taiwan in October and November.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/02/22/films/awards-season-blows-japan-conspicuous-lack-buzz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-05T13:51:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Top prize: Nobuhiko Obayashi's World War II drama "Hanagatami" was named Kinema Junpo's best picture for 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/05/films/third-murder-wins-big-japans-film-awards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-05T18:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese film's big night: Award winners pose for a picture at what is sometimes referred to as Japan's Oscars, the Japan Academy Film Prizes. Front row from left: Suzu Hirose, Masaki Suda, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Yu Aoi and Koji Yakusho. In the back are: Ayami Nakajo, Minami Hamabe, Takumi Kitamura and Ryoma Takeuchi.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-03-06T20:18:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/06/arts/openings-in-tokyo/fukushima-traces-2017/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-06T20:18:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/06/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/sarugaku-masks-shaping-culture-noh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-06T20:18:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/06/arts/time-welcome-robot-overlords/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-07T14:12:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/08/films/legend-demon-cat-presents-multicolored-beauty-chen-kaiges-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-08T19:39:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In motion: Chen Kaige directs his cast on the set of "Legend of the Demon Cat."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/09/entertainment-news/conductor-ozawa-hospitalized-due-heart-valve-disease/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-09T12:17:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seiji Ozawa]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/08/entertainment-news/johnnys-announces-deal-youtube/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-09T19:10:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Welcome to YouTube: Talent company Johnny &amp; Associates will launch an official YouTube channel later this month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/08/music/sxsw-offers-opportunities-japanese-musicians-find-audience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-09T19:55:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Make some noise: Japanese act Gagakirise plays South By Southwest in Austin, Texas, in 2012.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/10/books/seeking-solace-tohokus-poets-old/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-10T22:34:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rebel of the times: Poet Takuboku Ishikawa (1908), photographed at the age of 22.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2014/08/14/arts/openings-in-tokyo/30-dreams-of-japanese-painters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-11T20:55:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fumiya Kizu's "Hideout" (1995)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/11/arts/not-just-exhibits-expensive-art-fairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-12T14:44:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/11/arts/picturing-okinawa-black-white-cultural-identity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-13T13:32:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rural inn owner Musashi Miyagi, insists he is Okinawan, not Japanese.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/13/arts/turner-landscaper-art-genres/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-13T18:57:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-larking-turner-a-20180314.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[J.M.W. Turner's "Stonehenge, Wiltshire" (1827-28)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/13/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/hokusai-hiroshige-thirty-six-views-mount-fuji-fifty-three-stages-tokaido/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-13T18:57:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-outside-moa-a-20180314.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kastushika Hokusai's "The Red Fuji"]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/13/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/emile-galle-collecting-nature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-13T18:57:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["La Libellule" by Emile Galle]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/13/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/secrets-forest-company/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-13T18:57:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-outside-forest-a-20180314.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["The Bears" set of Russian nesting dolls from the series "Secrets of Russia" (2012)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/14/entertainment-news/hollywood-producers-ben-affleck-matt-damon-michael-jordan-paul-feig-adopt-inclusion-rider/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-14T14:33:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-inclusion-a-20180315.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ben Affleck (left) and Matt Damon attend the "Project Greenlight" premiere of "The Leisure Class" in Los Angeles in 2015. Damon, Ben Affleck and Paul Feig are jumping on the inclusion rider bandwagon following Frances McDormand's Oscar acceptance speech. Franshen Cox DiGiovanni said late Monday on Twitter that Damon and Affleck's production company, Pearl Street Films, would be adopting the inclusion rider in conjunction with USC's Annenberg Inclusion Initiative.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/13/films/films-fury-punk-moviemaker-gakuryu-ishii/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-14T14:43:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[School of rock: Gakuryu Ishii says he  sees punk's spirit in his students.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/14/films/film-reviews/sakura-guardian-north-melodrama-sayurists-can-proud/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-14T19:04:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A tear-jerking icon: Sayuri Yoshinaga plays a mother who tries to live with her son (Masato Sakai) in a modern world.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/03/14/films/film-reviews/b-beginning-netflix-anime-gets-b-effort/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-03-14T19:56:51+09:00</lastmod>
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