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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Master class: Director Hirokazu Kore-eda poses with his Palme d'Or trophy at the Cannes Film Festival on May 19. He won the event's top prize for his film, "Shoplifters."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The traveler's voice: Alan Booth, author of "The Roads to Sata" and "Looking for the Lost," circa 1984. A new collection of Booth's writings has been released as "The Great Stage of Fools," edited by friend and colleague Timothy Harris.		             Stuart Varnam-Atkin]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-05-29T14:25:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-05-29T22:38:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/05/30/music/pow-camp-esteemed-music-halls-nationwide-beethovens-symphony-no-9-marks-100-years-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-05-31T14:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Profound performance: Prisoner of war Hermann Hansen (seated, center) conducted the Tokushima Orchestra and a choir made up of other POWs in a performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony that was held June 1, 1918, in Tokushima Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/05/31/films/four-female-directors-extol-virtues-short-films-presenting-new-points-view/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A new pair of eyes: Genevieve Clay-Smith's "Shakespeare in Tokyo" follows Gerard O'Dwyer, a young Australian artist with Down syndrome, on a trip to Tokyo. Clay-Smith says the film industry needs more pathways for the inclusion of marginalized groups to be a part of the filmmaking process.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-05-31T17:18:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not a walk in the park: Drama unfolds in Yokohama in Mayu Nakamura's "The Devil in the Afternoon."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Master taster:  In his new book "Japanese Whisky," Brian Ashcraft offers a timely primer on Japanese whisky and the history and culture that accompanies it.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-06-03T13:50:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Make it happen: Global Art Agency co-founder Natal Vallve and Tokyo Art Fair Organizer Joelle Dinnage.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Square Dishes with the Chinese Monk Poet Hanshan (Kanzan) and the Kitchen Boy Shide (Jittoku)" is an Important Cultural Property. Painting by Ogata Korin and ceramics by Ogata Kenzan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A serious matter: Mainstream media outlets tended to treat the story of Tokio member Tatsuya Yamaguchi's alleged sexual harassment with the air of a celebrity gossip column.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Charles Krauthammer, one of the leading conservative political commentators in the U.S. media, appears on Fox News in this image from video in Washington released on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pay to play: Slot machines at the Arcadia Russian Restaurant &amp; Nightclub, 1940. By the end of 1933, mobster Jack Riley was widely known as the "Slot King of Shanghai" for importing the machines to the city.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-tokyo-rebel-a-20180418.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Andy Warhol's "Rebel Without a Cause (James Dean)" (1985)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/10/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/yukata-yukata-yukata/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-10T17:59:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/10/arts/openings-in-tokyo/emerging-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-10T17:58:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p14-tokyo-emerging-a-20180711.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukiko Nakano's "An Old Diary, Commuting and Walking" (2018)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/10/films/film-reviews/chrysanthemum-guillotine-sumo-subplot-stands-crowded-film/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-10T18:50:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p14-schilling-chrysanthrev-a-20180711.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reel champions: The female sumo wrestler subplot in "The Chrysanthemum and the Guillotine" is interesting enough to have its own film.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/11/films/film-reviews/shino-cant-say-name-teenage-struggle-speaks-everyone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-11T21:27:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-hadfield-shinochanrev-a-20180712.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Making a song of it: Sara Minami and Aju Makita build a friendship in "Shino Can't Say Her Name."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/12/arts/collecting-akira-one-scene-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-12T22:05:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p14-schley-akiraart-a-20180711.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cel mate: American Joe Peacock collects cels that were used in the animated film "Akira." His fascination with the movie stretches back to when he saw it with his father as a child.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-14T08:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p13-schley-akirawideangle-a-20180713.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Source material: Writer Matt Schley has been waist-deep in "Akira" products for the better part of two months.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-13T22:40:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-schley-musicakira-a-20180712.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Animated dance music: Nathan Micay, aka Bwana, created an album based on Katsuhiro Otomo's anime classic "Akira" titled "Capsule's Pride." The Canadian producer wanted to update the film's 1988 soundtrack with the modern sounds of today's electronic dance music.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-13T22:40:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dub be good to me: Les Claypool III was tasked in 2001 with creating a new English dub for the remastered release of "Akira."]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-15T08:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/14/films/pain-passion-fueled-creation-akira/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-14T23:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sketching a classic: Kuni Tomita shows off model sheets created in 1988 for the original "Akira" film by Katsuhiro Otomo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/15/arts/tokyo-art-space-battles-current/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-16T17:11:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Asakusa art space, a renovated Showa Era (1926-89) house in Tokyo, was founded by Koichiro Osaka to promote avant-garde art.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:08:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/17/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/redon-world-beyond-imagination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:07:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/17/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/pursuit-happiness-favorite-works-museum-fine-arts-boston/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:06:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jim Dine's "The World (for Anne Waldman)" (1971-72)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/17/arts/photographers-return-aomori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-17T19:35:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-tran-poetic-a-20180718.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[From Masako Kakizaki's series "Aononymous: Full Circle"]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/17/music/didgeridoo-player-hiroki-goma-morimoto-survived-car-crash-relearned-culture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-18T10:52:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/18/music/da-pump-scores-unexpected-summer-hit-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-18T16:13:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Da Pump up the jam: J-pop act Da Pump's version of "U.S.A." goes all in on Heisei Era nostalgia and 1990s Eurobeat.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-18T17:40:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eye of the beholder: Haruma shoots a photograph of Rei in Hitoshi Yazaki's "Still Life of Memories."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/18/films/film-reviews/boy-soldiers-secret-war-okinawa-gripping-stories-told-okinawans-provide-firsthand-account-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-18T17:41:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Young recruits: Pictures help illustrate the stories told by people who lived through the 1945 Battle of Okinawa.  © 2018 "Boy Soldiers: The Secret War in Okinawa" Production Committee]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/18/entertainment-news/keita-asari-founder-japans-best-known-theater-group-dies-85/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-19T12:09:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/18/stage/drum-tao-aims-blockbuster-grandeur-latest-production/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-19T12:31:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/18/films/soundtracking-thrill-climb-jennifer-peedoms-mountain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-19T12:34:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not-so-central players: Climbers like Ben Briggs play second fiddle to icy peaks and classical music in Jennifer Peedom's "Mountain."]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-19T17:32:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rio Shimamoto (left) has won the Naoki Prize for popular fiction, while Hiroki Takahashi has been awarded the prestigious Akutagawa Prize for up-and-coming authors.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/20/entertainment-news/screenwriter-shinobu-hashimoto-worked-iconic-kurosawa-films-dies-age-100/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-20T18:46:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-21T22:36:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flying Scotsman: Haiku poet Alan Spence is on a high after being awarded the Order of the Rising Sun in June by Daisuke Matsunaga, the Japanese consul general in Edinburgh.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-22T12:12:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-24T13:04:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/24/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/enoco-chitchat-museum/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2018-07-24T19:24:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Cats" (1940)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/05/29/arts/openings-in-tokyo/decorated-urushi-beautiful-world-gold-silver-black-lacquer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-25T09:37:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taishin Ikeda's "Basket of Vegetables," painting in maki-e frame (CA. 1902).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/24/arts/many-items-calligraphers-toolbox-important-words/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-07-25T13:40:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The written word: Yuyushi Furuta studies at her home in Tokyo, which is filled with items that help with her calligraphy.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/07/25/films/film-reviews/bleach-easy-entry-action-packed-manga-world/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Twice the fun: Erika Karata (left) plays the title role in "Asako I &amp; II." Joining her is Masahiro Higashide who plays  two potential suitors, Baku and Ryohei, who look alike but are completely different personality-wise.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lion dance: A traditional lion dance will be one of the many performances at this year's China Festival in Yoyogi Park.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[March of the merrymakers: A parade of men dressed in makeshift samurai outfits march in honor of samurai Yanobe Heiroku.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-09-11T19:31:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaii Higashiyama's "Toshodaiji Miei-do Murals: Mountain Clouds" (detail, 1975)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/12/music/revisit-biggest-albums-namie-amuros-career/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-12T17:50:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hello to the face of J-pop: Namie Amuro (right) and Tetsuya Komuro attend a press conference together in China in 1996.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/12/music/amuraa-ruled-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-12T18:14:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[End of an era: Fans take a selfie in front of a display advertising Namie Amuro's recent best-of album.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/12/films/film-reviews/come-irene-cant-buy-love-decent-protagonist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-13T11:35:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pair up: The couple in "Come On Irene."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/13/stage/akinori-nakagawa-captures-frankie-vallis-voice-jersey-boys/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-13T18:24:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Can't take my eyes off you: Akinori Nakagawa plays Frankie Valli in the Japanese stage production of "Jersey Boys." The actor had to get special training for the role and is the only Japanese authorized to play the role.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/15/books/mieko-kawakami-writers-writer-highly-readable-immensely-popular/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-15T22:34:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/16/music/piano-trio-first-japan-win-ard-classical-music-competition-germany/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-18T19:04:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The members of the Aoi Trio, the first piano trio from Japan to win first prize in the prestigious ARD International Music Competition, are seen in Munich on Saturday. From left: cellist Yu Ito, violinist Kyoko Ogawa and pianist Kosuke Akimoto.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/15/entertainment-news/pop-singer-amuro-bows-final-performance-okinawa-hometown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-18T19:05:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/16/films/veteran-japanese-actress-kirin-kiki-dies-75/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-18T19:07:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/18/arts/openings-in-tokyo/masanori-ikeda-portrait-project-2012-2018-inase-na-tokyo/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/18/arts/art-architecture-photography/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/18/arts/openings-in-tokyo/carl-larsson-and-his-home-art-of-the-swedish-lifestyle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-18T21:08:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Carl Larsson's "Rambling Couple in Historic Landscape" (1905)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/18/music/japan-china-forging-ties-electronic-underground/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-19T13:13:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Chinese underground: Producers Scintii (left) and Hyph11E are at the vanguard of China's growing experimental electronic music scene.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/19/films/film-reviews/hungry-lion-nuanced-account-social-media-nightmare-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-19T19:11:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/19/films/film-reviews/pursuit-silence-documentary-looks-itll-take-finally-get-peace-quiet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-19T19:12:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bring the noise: Urban areas such as Tokyo and Osaka are known for their loud environments, a problem examined in the documentary "In Pursuit of Silence."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/19/films/defense-difference-hikaru-todas-love-law-showcases-efforts-two-lawyers-fighting-discrimination-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-19T19:33:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p14-hadfield-lovelaw-a-20180920.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Family life: Director Hikaru Toda's film "Of Love &amp; Law" focuses on two lawyers who take on human rights cases. The film also takes care to introduce the lawyers' private lives as an openly gay couple, which includes footage of their family.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/20/films/kyoto-gears-film-festival-rain-shine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-20T15:13:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rain, rain go away: The organizers of this year's Kyoto International Film and Art Festival take part in a press event.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/20/stage/golden-oldies-saitama-theater-festival-elderly-actors-welcomes-seniors-around-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-20T16:11:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The benefits of the theater: Elderly people's theater groups are growing in popularity partially due to the mental and physical health benefits they offer performers.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/09/22/books/book-reviews/theres-story-every-taste-speculative-japan-4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-09-22T22:34:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighting spirit: Shinya Tsukamoto's "Killing" sees Sosuke Ikematsu (right) face internal conflict over whether he can kill.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Musical magic: "Jersey Boys" returned to Japan in 2018 for a run of 50 shows in six cities.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" will be adapted into a kabuki production next year.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-23T17:29:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-tokyo-okanoue-a-20190123.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Meeting"]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-schilling-divinejusticerev-a-20190124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Peeping Tom: The seedy underbelly of a love hotel forms the basis of "Divine Justice," with Hiroshi Mikami taking center stage as a police officer with dubious morals.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/01/23/films/film-reviews/relative-worlds-rough-ride-across-two-universes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-24T10:10:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-schley-therelativeworldsrev-a-20190124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Transcending time and space: Kotori and her beau, Shin, have to deal with less-than-desirable versions of themselves in "The Relative Worlds."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-stmichel-88rising-a-20190124.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Center stage: 88rising has helped to give exposure to Asian hip-hop artists such as Chinese group Higher Brothers, which recently played in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-24T12:44:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi sings at the funeral of Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) leader Morgan Tsvangirai, in Buhera, Zimbabwe, Feb. 20, 2018.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-24T22:04:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-anime-a-20190125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cartoonist Rumiko Takahashi poses with a bronze statue of Lum, the main character in her work of the same name, in Tokyo in 2015. She won the top prize at a French comics festival on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/01/24/films/japanese-family-seen-iranian-eyes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-24T22:06:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-shoji-thenikaidosfall-a-20190125.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Quite a pairing: Ida Panahandeh says she discovered similarities between the cultures of Japan and Iran while working on "The Nikaidos' Fall."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/01/25/entertainment-news/indian-sex-trafficking-film-gives-voice-voiceless-girls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T13:09:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Actresses (from left) Freida PInto, Mrunal Thakur and Richa Chadha pose for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Love Sonia' in London Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/01/24/tv/anime-feminist-tackling-animes-gender-bias/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T15:54:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A new reading: Amelia Cook, founder of website Anime Feminist, offers analyses of animated content with a progressive slant.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/01/26/books/book-reviews/androids-infertility-ethics-collide-kazufumi-shiraishis-dystopian-stand-companion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T22:34:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-26T22:38:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fab five: The hosts of "Queer Eye," (from left) Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk and Karamo Brown, will perform lifestyle makeovers on four people in Japan in upcoming episodes.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/01/29/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/impossible-architecture-another-history-architecture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T19:12:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-29T19:11:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-30T10:27:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Capital punishment: In "Fly Me to the Saitama," Tokyo's northern neighbors rebel against Japan's ruling city.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Bohemian Rhapsody," starring Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury, has had major success in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An American yakuza in Tokyo: Jared Leto stars in "The Outsider."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Searching for Mr. or Ms. Right: Ko Iwagami is always looking out for the right Japanese faces for Hollywood.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-02T23:05:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-03T16:50:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The idol boom: LinQ are one of many idol-pop groups active in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Strength in numbers: Takashi Masuyama (center, wearing beret) and Kinya Kobayashi (to his right)  with residents of  Kyoto University's  threatened Yoshida Dormitory.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-mckirdy-manzai-a-20190203.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Times staff writer Andrew McKirdy performs with his partner, Ryuichiro Nagayama, at a manzai comedy event called Omoro Shokudo at Asagaya Art Space Plot in Tokyo in January.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-larking-komaki-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gentaro Komaki's "Ambiguous Figure" (1940)]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Office politics: Mansai Nomura and Teruyuki Kagawa illustrate the complex relationships in a Japanese office in Katsuo Fukuzawa's "Whistleblower."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hammer time: The first installment of "City Hunter" since 1999 picks up where the series left off, complete with hammer-wielding comedy, although set in a more modern Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rapper's delight: Mina "Chanmina" Otomonai has branched out into trilingual tracks, with Japanese, Korean and English in her repertoire.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Katsushika Hokusai's "The Priest Kobo Daishi Exorcising a Demon"]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/02/12/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/gather-gift/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:56:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-14T11:53:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-14T12:14:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roll the bones: "Born Bone Born" takes a look at the custom of bone washing found on the islands of Japan's Okinawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/02/13/music/cd-reviews/chais-punk-irrepressibly-upbeat-victory-lap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T12:34:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pretty in pink: Chai's second album, "Punk," delivers more of the upbeat pop found on its predecessor, "Pink."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/02/14/music/eyehategod-spreads-sludge-metal-gospel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T16:27:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[He bangs the drums: Kin-ichi Motegi regrets that the original Fishmans lineup never had the chance to play at a major music festival in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/02/05/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/christian-boltanski-lifetime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T14:20:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Christian Boltanski's "Monument" (1986)]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-15T19:21:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[I ain't afraid of no ghosts: Scarlett Johansson stars in the big-screen adaptation of beloved Japanese manga "Ghost in the Shell."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/02/16/entertainment-news/chef-wolfgang-puck-orders-extra-100-kg-miyazaki-beef-exclusive-oscars-party/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/02/16/books/japan-story-search-nation-1850-present/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flying high: Mamoru Hosoda's "Mirai" represents one of Japan's best hopes at bagging an Oscar at the Academy Awards.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/04/04/arts/exploring-indias-rapid-urbanization-alienation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T13:34:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adip Dutta's "Untitled"]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Minimalist: Hikaru Uzawa has performed in international productions involving simple sets with few props, such as "One Table Two Chairs."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/02/19/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/tahi-saihate-exhibiting-poetry/</loc>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/02/19/arts/toshiko-okanoue-gives-us-pieces-mind/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T17:21:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Visit in Night" (1951)]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:32:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Around the camp fire: The characters in Junji Sakamoto's "Another World" have lots in common, but not all of them are fully grounded.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2009/08/10/general/beetle-mania/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/05/10/general/apartment-shares-in-japan-draw-a-share-of-the-herd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:50:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100510-hitsuji.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Apartment shares in Japan draw a share of the herd]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/05/18/general/the-merch-of-may/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:52:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100518-gundam-phone1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The merch of May]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/05/20/general/daburu-koron-hit-big-time-with-pun-riddled-riddles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:53:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/05/21/general/municipal-meet-ups-and-pet-owner-get-togethers-for-shy-singles/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100521-food-of-love-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Municipal meet-ups and pet-owner get-togethers for shy singles]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/06/11/general/i-want-my-ustream-tv/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100611-nico-nico-douga-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100611-nico-nico-douga-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I want my Ustream TV]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/06/21/general/big-only-in-japan-greensleeves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:05:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100621-holdbutton.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100621-holdbutton.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big (Only) in Japan? 'Greensleeves']]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/05/general/japan-by-the-numbers-07-05-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:11:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/06/general/good-news-and-bad-news-for-manga-lovers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:12:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100706-magajin-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good news and bad news for manga lovers]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/08/general/toilet-humor-to-celebrate-30th-anniversary-of-totos-washlet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:14:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/14/general/wish-upon-a-lucky-star-ema-cartoon-craze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:16:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100714-SDC11654-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wish upon a lucky star: ema cartoon craze]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/16/general/japan-by-the-numbers-07-16-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:18:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/21/general/its-a-dress-its-a-yukata-its-both/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:18:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100721-37021_2-1.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's a dress! It's a yukata! It's both!]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/22/general/iphones-become-ice-breakers-at-gokon-dating-parties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:19:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100722-gokon.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100722-gokon.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[iPhones become ice-breakers at gokon dating parties]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/22/general/3d-bunnies-kick-butt-on-youtube/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:19:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100722-catshitone.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[3D bunnies kick butt on Youtube]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/07/23/general/japan-by-the-numbers-07-23-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:19:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/04/general/taking-social-games-to-the-next-level/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:22:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100804-sekai-yuushya-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taking social games to the next level]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/05/general/costume-changes-made-easy-in-harajuku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:23:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Costume changes made easy in Harajuku]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/06/general/big-only-in-japan-rooftop-beer-gardens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:23:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big (only) in Japan? Rooftop beer gardens]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/10/general/entame-tours-let-us-entertain-and-guide-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:24:04+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/11/general/toy-cameras-use-digital-to-keep-it-analog/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:24:32+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/19/general/wedding-plans-get-expecting-couples-to-the-church-on-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:27:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wedding plans get expecting couples to the church on time]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/21/general/japan-by-the-numbers-08-21-10/</loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/21/general/spill-proof-suits-for-slick-guys/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:28:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spill-proof suits for slick guys]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/08/25/general/big-only-in-japan-oshibori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:29:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big (only) in Japan? Oshibori]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/02/general/japan-by-the-numbers-09-02-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:30:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/03/general/death-notebooks-promise-organized-happy-endings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:33:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Death notebooks promise organized, happy endings]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/10/general/japan-by-the-numbers-09-10-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:36:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/16/general/privacy-not-an-issue-for-geolocation-apps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:38:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Privacy not an issue for geolocation apps]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/17/general/japan-by-the-numbers-09-17-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:39:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/18/general/tokyo-cafe-entrepreneurs-bring-more-to-the-table/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:40:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo cafe entrepreneurs bring more to the table]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/24/general/japan-by-the-numbers-09-24-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:46:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/09/27/general/babysitter-mama-infant-care-via-wiimote-control/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:48:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Babysitter Mama: Infant care via Wiimote control]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/10/08/general/leggy-k-pop-girls-stand-tall-on-j-pop-scene/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:53:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/10/15/general/japan-by-the-numbers-10-15-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:58:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/10/22/general/anime-fan-pilgrimages-help-boost-tourism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:59:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/11/03/general/japan-by-the-numbers-11-3-10/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/11/12/general/japan-by-the-numbers-11-12-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:14:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:17:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/11/26/general/japan-by-the-numbers-11-26-10/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20101202-pet_xmas_man.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deck the halls with bottles of plastic . . .]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/12/03/general/japan-by-the-numbers-12-03-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:32:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Markets offer a taste of Christmas cheer]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2011/01/28/general/a-valentines-day-out-with-the-girls/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20110128-jyoshi-kai-valentine-plan-kichiri1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Valentine's day out with the girls]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2011/02/14/general/calligraphy-gets-a-brush-up/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2011/02/15/general/can-mah-jongg-and-pachinko-parlors-clean-up-their-acts/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Can mah-jongg and pachinko parlors clean up their acts?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2011/02/25/general/techno-shugei-weaves-craft-into-circuitry/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Techno Shugei weaves craft into circuitry]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taro Okamoto towers above 2011]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2011/05/12/general/gegege-birthplace-becomes-tourist-magnet/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's top 10 buzzwords of 2011]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Interest in final resting places never dies]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-kenwatanabe-a-20190307.jpg]]></image:title>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-schilling-runningagainrev-a-20190307.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keep on running: The cast of Yuya Nakaizumi's "Running Again" discover that pounding the pavement can bring a whole host of benefits to their lives.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-03-07T17:45:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p12-tanaka-stopgap-a-20190307.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Different and diverse: Stopgap Dance Company's trip to Japan marks the group's first performances in the country.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/07/films/seeking-japanese-movies-film-festival-bangalore/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-07T18:14:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p13-schilling-bengaluru-a-20190308.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Untapped resource: Many Asian films such as Vasanth Sai's "Sivaranjini and Other Women" never reach Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-03-08T16:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[From a  Russian POW with love:  Junko Abe stars opposite Rodion Galyuchenko in "The Prisoner of Sakura."]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-03-09T13:15:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA["Empire" actor Jussie Smollett leaves Cook County jail following his release in Chicago on Feb. 21.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/09/books/book-reviews/kafu-nagais-geisha-rivalry-abounds-scheming-manipulation-yes-sex/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-09T22:34:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/09/books/book-reviews/japan-world-comprehensive-analysis-japans-international-image/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-09T22:36:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/09/books/young-adult-literature-japan-attracts-new-global-audience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-09T22:38:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p18-kittaka-yalit-a-20190310.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Books without borders: A self-portrait of Gengoroh Tagame, winner of this year's Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated YA Book Prize.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/10/arts/ohara-koson-bringing-ukiyo-e-back-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-10T22:14:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/11/entertainment-news/k-pop-takes-hit-big-bang-singer-named-sex-probe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-11T17:18:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/12/entertainment-news/actor-jussie-smollett-indicted-16-counts-lying-chicago-police-hate-crime-hoax/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-12T06:22:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jussie Smollett exits Cook County Department of Corrections after posting bail in Chicago Feb. 21.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2018/06/23/books/book-reviews/penguin-book-japanese-short-stories-memorable-shorts-greats-modern-literature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-12T11:17:02+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/12/stage/transforming-traditional-world-kabuki-kinoshita-kabuki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-12T18:15:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Modern times: Kinoshita-Kabuki's version of "The Daughter of Tsuji" is an original take on a classic, and has new music and vocals.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/12/arts/openings-in-tokyo/sense-of-humor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-12T18:13:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-tokyo-humor-a-20190313.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Katsuhiko Hibino's "The Seed is a Ship Y150maru" (left, 2008), "The Seed is a Ship Yokotorimaru" (right, 2008)]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/12/arts/openings-in-tokyo/parabola-pre-raphaelitism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-12T18:12:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-tokyo-lieghton-a-20190313.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Frederic Leighton's "Mother and Child" (c. 1864-5)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/12/arts/openings-outside-tokyo/charm-seto-novelty-ceramic-ornaments-loved-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-12T18:11:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-outside-ceramic-a-20190313.jpg]]></image:title>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/13/entertainment-news/actresses-felicity-huffman-lori-loughlin-among-50-charged-25-million-u-s-elite-college-entrance-bribery-scam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-13T14:13:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Felicity Huffman and William H. Macy arrive at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles last September. Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with nearly 50 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and insiders at testing centers to help get their children into some of the most elite schools in the country, federal prosecutors said.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/13/music/aaamyyy-whips-synth-heavy-soundscape-year-2615/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-14T12:28:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-thomas-aaamyyy-a-20190314.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Multi-layered: Aaamyyy has collaborated with a range of Japanese musicians and vocalists.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/10/general/metoo-allegations-roil-u-s-anime-conventions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-14T12:29:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p11-kelts-culturesmash-a-20190311.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A. Jinnie McManus, founder of We Run Anime Cons says "bad behavior" at cons had been excused because of the adoration of their fans, but "Those days appear to be over."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/13/films/film-reviews/ramen-shop-finding-family-food/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-14T13:32:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p10-schilling-ramenshoprev-a-20190314.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Culinary discoveries: Eric Khoo's "Ramen Shop" details a man's search for his family history in Singapore.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/01/films/takeshi-kitano-manzai-comic-giant-japanese-film/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-14T14:36:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/14/music/classical-vision-masahide-kajimoto-eccentric-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-14T15:23:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The family business: Masahide Kajimoto took over from his father, and has made it his mission to present classical music in diverse ways.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/14/entertainment-news/female-idol-group-akb48-forgo-annual-popularity-contest/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fans wait for the start of AKB48's annual popularity contest in Fukuoka in June 2015. The idol group's management agency said Wednesday the contest will not be held this year.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/14/general/marie-kondo-momo-new-faces-japanese-culture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-14T17:29:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p11-stmichel-culturenotes-a-20190315.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Viral sensations: Marie Kondo and Momo have captured public attention far beyond their Japanese homes.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/15/tv/japans-netflix-contender-bets-youth-driven-viral-hits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-15T19:17:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/15/entertainment-news/sex-lies-video-scandals-rock-k-pop-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-15T19:17:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seungri, a member of South Korean K-pop band Big Bang, arrives to be questioned over a sex bribery case at the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency in Seoul Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/16/books/yoko-tawada-wondrously-strange-subject-matter-fantastical-imagination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-16T22:34:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/16/books/unmaking-american-one-thread-lifetime-cultural-exploration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-16T22:52:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p18-flanagan-pulvers-a-20190317.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Man unmade: Born in the U.S. to immigrant parents, Order of the Rising Sun recipient Roger Pulvers has led a life across multiple continents and countries, including several stints in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/18/music/review-sid-yokohama-arena/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-18T14:16:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Guitar hero: Sid proved that J-rock can still attract sizeable crowds with a show at Yokohama Arena on March 10.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/19/entertainment-news/warner-bros-chief-kevin-tsujihara-ousted-relationship-actress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-19T11:51:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Tsujihara, chairman and CEO, Warner Bros. Entertainment, arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "War Dogs" in 2016. Tsujihara is stepping down after claims that he promised acting roles in exchange for sex. As Warner Bros. chairman and chief executive officer at one of Hollywood's most powerful and prestigious studios, Tsujihara is one of the highest ranking executives to be felled by sexual misconduct allegations.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/18/entertainment-news/south-korean-president-calls-investigation-k-pops-sex-scandal/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean President Moon Jae-in attends a news conference after a signing ceremony at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/18/films/japanese-guitarist-channels-spirit-led-zeppelin-legend-jimmy-page/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ax man: Akio Sakurai and film director Peter Michael Dowd discuss the documentary "Mr. Jimmy" the day after its world premiere at the South by Southwest Film Festival.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/18/entertainment-news/japanese-rock-singer-actor-yuya-uchida-dies-79/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2019/03/19/arts/le-corbusier-foundations-architect/</loc>
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