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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Netflix series "Alice in Borderland" was a bit of a sleeper hit for fans of the thriller genre.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kristina Ganea used the research skills she learned in a previous finance job to help her set up shop in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Young Japanese people see video platforms like TikTok as good "taipa" (time performance), a word that is used to refer to the level of satisfaction you get from something compared to the time you spend on it.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Head Sommelier Ava Mees List crisscrossed Japan to curate Noma Tokyo’s bespoke beverage list, which includes cocktails, postprandials and the drinks pairing that accompanies every meal.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In November 2021, the district of Bisei in Okayama Prefecture became the first International Dark Sky Community in Japan and Asia.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Collaborations between designers and beloved yet dated video game franchises draw on consumers' sense of nostalgia over their fashion sense.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Can Neglect Adult Patients' latest offerings do what past legends have done for a generation with entirely different expectations?]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After two years of online events due to the pandemic, Tokyo Rainbow Pride brought back the Pride Parade this year. Natsumi Yamada (center) was able to hold the banner at the front of the procession.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-21T22:33:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-21T22:34:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-23T12:40:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alongside his son, Leo, chef Yoshihiro Narisawa (right) was one of several culinary stars honored at the annual Asia's 50 Best Restaurants ceremony in Singapore.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/04/22/lifestyle/shodoshima-modern-yokai-contest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-23T12:46:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The yōkai (malevolent entities in Japanese folklore) dreamed up during a recent Shodoshima art contest might one day be the shorthand references of the future.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/03/04/digital/on-games-e3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-23T16:49:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The final nail has come to the Electronic Entertainment Expo's coffin, putting an effective end to a landmark event in gaming history.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/09/03/digital/on-games-death-stranding-exclusives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-23T16:50:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Once only available within the Playstation ecosystem, Hideo Kojima (right) and at least one of his games are now available on other platforms.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/08/06/digital/nintendo-same-sex-marriage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-23T16:50:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa apparently decided that the famously image-conscious company was overdue in its support for LGBTQ employees.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/07/02/digital/tokyo-game-show-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-23T16:50:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands of gamers and press attend the Tokyo Game Show every year, but the event may need to change to stay relevant.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2022/06/04/digital/video-game-scores-bbc-proms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-23T16:51:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Built in 1871, London's Royal Albert Hall will host orchestral performances of music from the world of video games — a first for the iconic BBC Proms summer concert series.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-26T14:53:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukui Prefecture-based cabinetmaker Oyanagi Tansu produces excellent examples of traditional Japanese chests, but that may not be enough to keep them afloat.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-26T17:43:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Horokudo's melonpan (melon bread) might be mistaken for the crossaints the shop also offers if not for the telltale crispy shell.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People gather on a beach along the Kamakura coast, with Enoshima island in the background.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In English, we say that Japan has 47 “prefectures,” but this disguises some complexity. Japanese uses four separate terms — which can be found bundled together in the compound noun 都道府県 (todōfuken) — to express the same concept.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-29T19:47:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Digital entrepreneur Leni Andronicos is the founder of Oshi, one of the first international start-up attempts to tap into the booming VTuber market.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-29T20:09:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-30T16:48:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Located in Minato Ward's voguish Toranomon Edition hotel, Gold Bar takes as much pride in its cocktails as the stories behind them.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2023/04/30/food/ume-minabe-tanabe-wakayama-farming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2023-04-30T16:50:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Minabe Bairin ume orchards allow grasses to grow throughout the fields — a practice avoided elsewhere to cut down on competition among plants for resources.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-04-30T17:57:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[For many parts of Japan not served by public transit, driving yourself is the only way to see sites truly off the beaten path.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-05-01T18:31:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thatched houses in Kayabuki no Sato, the most well-known village in Miyama.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2023-05-03T22:58:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[If you eat first with your eyes, then this artful bento is sure to be a hit.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[You can use a range of Japanese conjunctions to describe what you think of the tangerines sold at the local market.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[As Japan's birthrate and marriage rate continue to fall, matchmaking events in idyllic locations such as Tokyo's Hamarikyu Gardens are becoming more common.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cool it down: Get out the electric fans, it's summertime in Japan. Just make sure not to use too much electricity.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Symbol of surf: Contemporary surfing in Japan was introduced on the Shonan coast, Kanagawa Prefecture, in the shadow of Mount Fuji.]]></image:caption>
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