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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/11/food/asias-top-sommelier-sees-glass-half-full/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-11T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bottle stop: The lavish dining room at La Tour d'Argent Tokyo. Below left: In addition to dispensing his hard-learned knowledge of wine professionally, sommelier Satoru Mori competes for international recognition.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/16/digital/battle-over-cooking-website-users-is-a-recipe-for-all-out-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-16T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/16/language/in-japan-the-language-of-rabu-is-english/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-16T09:02:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/17/lifestyle/planned-school-will-offer-diversity-in-the-classroom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20110217a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nurturing new education: Lin Kobayashi (below), executive director of the Foundation For International School of Asia, Karuizawa, says that the school's past summer-school programs, such as last year's organic farm project (left), have shown the potential of the foundation's planned international boarding school.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/18/travel/tuna-variety-at-new-otani-buffet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/20/travel/taking-a-train-to-the-snows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-20T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breathtaking: A view from high on the slopes of the Kagura ski area comprising the Mitsumata and Tashiro resorts.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/20/environment/the-green-heart-of-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-20T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20110220mba.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ducky charm: It seems auspicious that the Mandarin duck, a symbol of marital fidelity, makes its home in the gardens of Meiji Jingu, where so many weddings take place.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/23/digital/asian-android-tablets-stand-out-at-mobile-world-congress-2011-in-barcelona/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-23T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/23/language/how-a-fine-sensei-began-my-journey-with-language/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-23T09:02:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/24/people/dr-arihisa-fujimaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-24T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Arihisa Fujimaki]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/24/style/designing-with-the-grain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-24T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/25/food/delicious-dishes-that-are-fit-for-a-princess/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-25T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20110225f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gastronomic bliss: Depicting the wedding procession of a Heian Period (794-1185) imperial prince and princess, an  ohina-sama  set is usually accompanied during Hina Matsuri by a layered  mochi  (pounded-rice cake) called  hishi-mochi .]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/25/travel/spa-and-lunch-package-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-25T09:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/02/27/environment/dont-give-up-on-japans-kids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-27T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20110227sha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Positive thinking: Chuo University students from the teacher-inspiring seminar referred to in this column head off to visit a bat cave near Mount Fuji.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/02/digital/the-nintendo-3ds-faces-stiff-competition-and-not-just-from-other-game-consoles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-02T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/02/language/the-language-of-revolution-unspoken-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-02T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/04/travel/austrian-fair-returns-to-ebisu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-04T09:02:15+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/06/travel/those-old-snow-country-blues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-06T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In Tokamachi next morning, locals in conical sedge hats were clearing the sidewalks]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/06/environment/winters-end-and-the-coming-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-06T09:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20110306cwa.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brainstorming: Researchers, outside specialists, our Afan Woodland Trust staff, myself and Mr. Matsuki gathered recently in the new Afan Nature Centre to work out through a seminar and discussions how to plan the way ahead for the woods.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/09/digital/new-toys-that-really-put-sound-and-vision-at-your-fingertips/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-09T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/09/language/japanese-women-and-the-art-of-being-alone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-09T09:01:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/10/people/robocon-founder-dr-masahiro-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-10T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fl20110310jka.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Masahiro Mori]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/11/travel/support-pandas-by-staying-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-11T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20110311hoa.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/11/food/savor-the-taste-of-bottled-sunshine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-11T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20110311fha.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Grape adventure: A view over the vineyards on the Neethlingshof estate in Stellenbosch, South Africa's most illustrious wine region.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/16/digital/sorting-through-information-after-the-quake/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/16/language/through-the-shaking-japan-comes-together/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/16/digital/the-mobile-internet-is-a-lifeline-for-people-in-postquake-confusion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/17/lifestyle/kanto-area-works-on-energy-conservation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fs20110317a3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20110317a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lights out: A sign on the door of Matsuya Ginza department store lets shoppers know that it is closing at 6 p.m., two hours earlier than usual. To conserve energy, many Tokyo businesses are changing opening hours or closing altogether until further notice.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/23/digital/volunteers-translate-quake-data-into-visuals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/23/lifestyle/sake-brewer-vows-to-rebuild-after-tsunami/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fs20110323a3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20110323a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Determined to rebuild: Yasuhiko Konno, owner of Suisen sake brewery, stands in front of what used to be his brewery in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. As the initial shock of the disaster fades, many are now focusing on rebuilding.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/24/food/japans-unlikely-hero-the-humble-rice-ball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-24T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20110324f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20110324f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Savor the flavor: A young boy at an evacuation center set up for victims of the Mount Shinmoe volcanic eruption in Miyazaki Prefecture, which occurred earlier this year, tucks into an onigiri (rice ball) prepared by volunteer workers.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/24/lifestyle/koganecho-transformed-from-sleaze-to-teas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-24T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fs20110324a3b.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20110324a3b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shingo Yamano has been tasked with bringing Koganecho back to life.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/25/lifestyle/peace-boat-rallies-help-for-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-25T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fs20110325a3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20110325a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Helping hands: Peace Boat staffer Shingo Kobayashi delivers goods in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, last week.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/27/environment/spare-us-shoganai-as-we-face-an-ominous-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-27T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20110327sha.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20110327sha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bitter harvest: Fukushima farmer Sumiko Matsuno (left) and a friend bag carrots on March 24 despite their worries that no one will buy them due to radiation fears.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/30/digital/new-tvs-get-socially-networked-while-a-solar-powered-lamp-saves-energy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-30T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nc20110330gaa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20110330gaa.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/30/language/this-little-kanji-is-like-totally-worth-knowing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-30T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/03/31/style/design-in-aid-of-tohoku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-31T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fs20110331a2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20110331a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pictographs, designed by Manabu Mizuno of Good Design Company, to label relief goods for earthquake and tsunami victims.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/04/01/travel/dining-with-a-twist-of-cherry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-01T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20110401hoa.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/04/03/travel/lifes-a-breeze-on-far-out-miyakojima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-03T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fv20110403a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20110403a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pure white sand slopes down to Sunayama Beach.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/04/03/environment/every-day-ought-to-be-earth-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-03T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20110403cwa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20110403cwa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Natural wonders: Two of my grand-children, twin girls, peep through a mighty Douglas fir that lived and died naturally in West Vancouver, B.C., and was preserved for display by the Canadian Society for the Protection of Heritage Forests.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/04/06/digital/postquake-japans-game-companies-put-titles-on-hold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-06T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nc20110406baa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20110406baa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game over: Titles with disaster-related content, such as Irem's "Disaster Report 4", have been canceled or postponed since the March 11 catastrophe.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/04/06/language/in-a-catastrophe-chitsujo-serves-japan-well/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-06T09:01:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/04/07/lifestyle/the-best-kindergarten-lessons-are-at-lunch-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-07T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fs20110407a3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20110407a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children at Shin Yoshida Kindergarten give thanks before saying the Japanese phrase "itadakimasu!" and tucking into their bento, which are packed with foods (as pictured below) lovingly prepared by their parents.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/04/08/food/wont-somebody-think-of-the-wine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-08T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20110408fha.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20110408fha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Safe haven: Lauren Shannon, owner of Kimono Wine Bar and Grill in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, says that her bar became a gathering place for regulars whose nerves were shaken by the March 11 earthquake, allowing them to swap stories and information.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/04/08/travel/dining-at-the-worlds-table/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Overrated: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled June 27 that it is unconstitutional to bar children from buying or renting violent video games, saying the government doesn't have the authority to "restrict the ideas to which children may be exposed."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/07/08/travel/golf-jog-at-kamakura-seaside-hotel/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/07/13/digital/toys-for-all-ages-at-tokyo-show/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[laying around: The appBlaster gun accessory from Wiz Inc., which brings a new level of reality to iPhone gaming, and Happinet's virtual ping pong (below).]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fine sign: This design of this banner at the entrance to my local woods clearly shows how people are central in the sustainable management, conservation and development of our forests — both in this U.N.-designated year and all others.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-07-20T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game boys: An all-star lineup of video-game talents announced at a recent press conference that they are working on new social titles for the Mobage network.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-08-28T09:01:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/08/29/language/japanese-humor-more-universally-funny-than-you-think/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-08-29T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-09-02T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/09/04/environment/children-and-their-children-must-be-saved-from-nature-deficit-disorder/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/16/travel/christmas-in-osaka-for-couples/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-16T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/16/food/dishing-up-a-delicious-kansai-christmas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-16T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Talking turkey: The Checkers brasserie at Hilton Osaka is one of many Kansai restaurants offering a mouthwatering seasonal spread over the holidays. Other options range from traditional Italian dishes at Via Transito in Kyoto to the Oriental Hotel in Kobe's Peking Duck.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/21/digital/going-loco-for-the-ps-vita/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-21T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2011-12-21T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20111221aaa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Friends of friends: An anime inspired a new tweets-per-second record on Twitter in 2011 (top center), while AKB48 rounded up their fans in Google+ circles (right). Whether Facebook has more users in Japan than Mixi remains uncertain.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/25/environment/time-for-japan-to-realize-it-really-is-the-canary-in-the-mine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-25T09:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/26/language/a-look-back-at-the-buzzwords-and-street-slang-of-2011/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-26T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/27/lifestyle/time-to-change-the-way-we-live/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-27T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toto]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/28/digital/looking-forward-to-the-next-year-in-tech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-28T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Touch up: If Samsung releases a Nexus tablet running Android 4.0 in 2012 it could be a winner for Docomo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/30/food/recipe-my-mothers-kanto-style-ozni-with-chicken-and-greens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-30T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/30/food/rice-takes-prized-symbolic-yearend-form/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-12-30T09:01:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mochi cakes are delicious puffed up on a special wire grill called mochi-ami]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/01/environment/a-breath-of-fire-for-nature-this-new-year-of-the-dragon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-01T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Honored guest: C.W. Nicol with Ainu leader Shigeru Kayano at his home in Nibutani, Hokkaido, on Jan. 17, 2006, after being presented with this embroidered Ainu kimono.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/04/digital/a-look-back-at-the-best-games-of-2011/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-04T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roleplay: Gamers were spoilt for choice in 2011. Some of the best games of the year included (clockwise from top left) "Dark Souls"; "Deus Ex: Human Revolution"; "Batman: Arkham City"; and "The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/08/travel/nosing-around-nada-the-nations-sake-brewing-mecca/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-08T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sake sites: Spots such as this on the slopes of the Rokko Mountains offer panoramic views of Osaka Bay, Kobe and Nishinomiya (in the background). The famed Nada sake-brewing area straddles parts of both of these Hyogo Prefecture cities.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/11/digital/cyborg-teddy-bears-telephonic-androids-usb-missiles-set-to-stun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-11T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/13/food/kansai-eateries-offer-new-flavors-for-2012/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-13T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Crispy: Nijo Tsubaki's tempura set includes wagyu beef, sweet potato and olives.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/13/travel/cooking-lessons-for-kids-in-osaka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-13T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/15/environment/sealing-a-connection-with-nature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-15T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A lolling Spotted Seal at Bakkai, northern Hokkaido, displays the large eyes and long sensitive whiskers suited to its diving lifestyle as it hunts fish and octopus.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/18/digital/stealth-marketing-by-companies-is-polluting-online-forums/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-18T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/22/environment/changing-self-and-systems-for-a-leaner-and-greener-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-22T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/25/digital/sony-and-fujitsu-take-japan-into-the-battle-for-global-smartphone-dominance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-25T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sony's Xperia acro HD]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/29/environment/naha-gardens-within-a-garden/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-29T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A walk-through pavilion that offers fine perspectives of Fukushu-en's central section.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/30/language/japanese-films-offer-some-memorable-one-liners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-01-30T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/01/digital/despite-first-loss-in-30-years-nintendo-is-still-a-contender/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-01T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/05/environment/our-woods-may-be-home-to-a-new-spider-species/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-05T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Webs master: Koji Arai does spider fieldwork in our Afan woods, where he has found female (below) and male (bottom) specimens of a species perhaps not known to science.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/06/language/hard-to-give-yourself-up-when-youre-a-wanted-man/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-06T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/08/digital/watch-out-for-latest-nanotech-time-piece/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-08T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/10/food/sweet-somethings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-10T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/15/digital/cosmetics-review-website-goes-public-with-ipo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-15T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/19/environment/an-ode-to-japans-magnificent-sika-deer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-19T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Happiness is being herd: A group of female Sika Deer graze in winter sunlight.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/20/language/clean-poverty-clean-living-and-love-on-a-shoestring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-20T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/22/digital/pick-of-the-pixels-from-this-years-cp-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-22T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/24/food/kji-japans-vital-hidden-ingredient/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-24T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120224f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fermenting a comeback: Though centuries old, shio-kōji has recently found its way back onto menus as a healthy alternative to seasoning salt and soy sauce. It is made from fermented rice with a little salt, and is packed with flavor.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/26/environment/venturing-into-the-zone-on-showajima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-26T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Industrial art: However grimy the metalworker's world may seem, as this shot of factories on Showajima shows, there is beauty to be found in the most unlikely settings.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/26/environment/gloom-doom-and-lester-browns-plan-b/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-26T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120226sha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game-changer: Environmental analyst Lester Brown.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/02/27/language/the-first-rule-of-writing-ate-ji-there-are-no-rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-02-27T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/02/travel/spring-chinese-courses-at-new-otani/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-02T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/04/environment/too-much-snow-for-a-snowman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-04T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[View with a room: The Torii River and Mount Kurohime in their snowy glory as seen from just outside my study while I write this month's "Notebook."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/05/language/hashimoto-a-young-politician-to-keep-an-eye-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-05T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/07/digital/for-fans-metal-gear-without-kojima-involved-is-game-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-07T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120307baa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Join now: Kojima Production's job-ad poster for the "next" "Metal Gear" game.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/09/food/tohokus-sake-breweries-one-year-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-09T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120309mja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Business as usual: Yuri and Giichiro Yaegashi of Senkin Shuzo in Iwaizumi, Iwate Prefecture, show off their award-winning sake. The brewery suffered structural damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake last March, including a collapsed central wall — which has now been repaired.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/14/digital/usb-beans-and-yet-another-toy-camera/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-14T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120314rma.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/18/environment/birds-of-a-feather/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-18T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flocking together: In Hokkaido's long winter, it's not unusual to find avian species such as the Varied Tit, the Eastern Great Tit, the Marsh Tit and the Eurasian Nuthatch seeking safety, and food, in large numbers together.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/21/digital/how-the-man-is-following-you-online-and-even-on-the-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-21T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/23/food/cherry-blossom-captures-the-flavor-of-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-23T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Floral flavor: Sakura-yu is a traditional "tea" made with cherry blossom.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/25/environment/a-woman-of-wisdom-among-the-energy-mandarins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-25T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120325sha.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/25/environment/plum-nuts-about-ikegami/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-25T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120325kna.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flower power: Plum blossoms, so moving in their beauty, at Ikegami Baien Garden.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/27/people/yasuo-sasano-manager-of-kurumi-mansion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-27T09:02:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fl20120327jka.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fl20120327jka.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yasuo Sasano]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/28/digital/japan-gets-new-android-gadgets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-28T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120328gab.jpg</image:loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/03/30/food/helping-tokyo-menus-to-get-found-in-translation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-03-30T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120330f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120330f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The language of lunch: A website set up by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government aims to introduce restaurants that offer menus in English and other languages.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/01/environment/woodland-therapy-yields-tohoku-school-dream/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-01T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120401cwa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120401cwa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Natural healing: Our trust volunteers, myself and youngsters from tsunami-stricken Tohoku play in our woods in a program we run to help survivors recover.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/01/travel/yonaguni-japans-most-westerly-isle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-01T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fv20120401a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120401a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A world of its own: Spectacular coastal scenery (above) and "major roads" like this (below) may come as a culture shock to big-city visitors, though Yonaguni's doughty hanazake — being hand-labeled (pictured, bottom) — can help to ease any frazzled nerves.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/04/digital/could-video-game-consoles-disappear-into-the-cloud-forever/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-04T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/11/digital/capture-your-ideas-any-which-way-with-these-usb-peripherals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-11T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120411jma.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120411jma.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/12/digital/tokyo-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-12T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120412bra.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120412bra.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lee Chapman, the photoblogger behind Tokyo Times, at rest]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/13/food/do-girls-just-wanna-have-weaker-sake/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-13T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120413mja.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120413mja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For the ladies: Some sake brewers are making a concerted effort to develop drinks that will woo women drinkers. Star Makkoli (above) capitalizes on the recent boom for all things Korean, while Hime Kokochi Shuwarin (below) boasts a low alcohol content and a bottle that looks like it was lifted from Barbie's Dreamhouse.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/13/food/ben-jerrys-hopes-for-a-warm-reception/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-13T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120413f1b.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120413f1b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Frozen fancy: Flavors at Ben &amp; Jerry's will include Baked Alaska — vanilla with marshmallow and white chocolate polar bears.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/15/environment/wild-watch-turns-30-this-month/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-15T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120415mba.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120415mba.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Starting point: The first Wild Watch as it appeared in the JT on April 2, 1982, with an awful wiggly-worm logo that sadly survived for five years. My drawing of a White-Eye was basic, though I am still proud of July 23rd's Black Paradise Flycatchers.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/16/language/could-happiness-be-the-new-frontier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-16T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/18/digital/why-good-wi-fi-is-so-hard-to-find-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-18T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/23/language/for-a-challenge-guess-unknown-kanji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-23T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/24/people/polish-journalist-designer-photographers-pawel-musialowski-and-malgorzata-gajderowicz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-24T09:02:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fl20120424jka.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fl20120424jka.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/25/digital/create-your-own-home-entertainment-network/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-25T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120425gaa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120425gaa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sony nasne]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/27/food/what-to-eat-when-you-cant-stand-the-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-27T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120427f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120427f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soft serve: Japan has a long history of eating uncooked foods that extends well beyond fish. For example, tororo soba comprises cold soba noodles topped with grated yamaimo and a raw egg, while many types of meat are also eaten raw. That said, it's always best to exercise caution when eating uncooked food.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/29/environment/kamakuras-historic-flowering-garden/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-29T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120429a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120429a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Raw beauty: With only minor adjustments, the rocky bluff at the rear of Zuisen-ji Temple has been co-opted as a dry-landscape garden — though one which controversially boasts a small spring-fed pond crossed by a miniature bridge leading to a cave.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/04/29/environment/foxtrotting-around-asukayama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-04-29T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fv20120429kna.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120429kna.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Local color: Takehiko Hayafune, a 14th-generation trader.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/02/digital/japans-gamers-are-starting-to-shoot-em-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-02T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120502baa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120502baa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gun play: First-person shooter games have not always been popular in Japan, yet "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" has found a fanbase of hardcore gamers.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/06/environment/small-fry-spawn-big-dreams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-06T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120506cwa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120506cwa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Borne to be wild: Schoolchildren are helped by volunteers to carry buckets of salmon fry from a hatchery down the banks of the Torii River just by my study, and release them into its clear water. In three to six years from now, the wonderful possibility beckons of them returning here as adults to spawn.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/09/digital/this-summer-take-your-gadgets-camping-too/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-09T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120509jma.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120509jma.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/11/food/mandarin-oriental-stands-by-japan-produce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-11T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120511f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120511f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No worries: Chef Olivier Rodriguez, of the Michelin-starred restaurant Signature at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Tokyo, is one of many chefs around the world to voice confidence in Japanese produce, despite widespread contamination fears following 2011's nuclear disaster. He holds a tray of spring ingredients grown in western Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/11/food/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-shochu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-11T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120511mja.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120511mja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Distill my beating heart: The key to falling in love with shochu is to take greater care over how it is served.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/16/digital/japans-social-gaming-industry-hindered-by-governments-anti-gambling-move/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-16T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/16/digital/tokyo-green-space/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-16T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120516bra.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120516bra.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Grass roots: Jared Braiterman walks the streets of Tokyo  discovering the city's hidden green spaces.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/18/travel/hyatt-regency-kyoto-cooking-classes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-18T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fv20120518hoa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120518hoa.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/20/environment/the-wonder-of-feathers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-20T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120520mbb.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120520mbb.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Blue swoon: The body feathers (below) of this Blue-and-Yellow Macaw in Brazil are seen here spread for cooling.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/20/travel/narais-nostalgic-delights-revisited/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-20T09:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fv20120520a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120520a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roll calls: A craftsman (above) curves lacquerware the traditional way; and some of the 200 Nakasendo Jizo statues gathered at Narai.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/23/digital/docomo-shuns-iphone-pushes-android-options/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-23T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120523gaa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120523gaa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Samsung's Galaxy S III]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/24/digital/this-japanese-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-24T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120524bra.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120524bra.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eryk Salvaggio, the blogger behind This Japanese Life]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/27/environment/japan-has-a-role-to-play-in-environment-and-rights-issues-in-belize/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-27T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/05/30/digital/video-game-characters-time-travel-to-the-edo-period/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-05-30T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/01/travel/the-peninsula-tokyo-summer-fair/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-01T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fv20120601hoa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120601hoa.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/03/environment/wood-you-believe-how-good-school-could-be/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-03T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120603cwb.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120603cwb.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Makes it a safe — and happy — place to be.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/04/language/a-hot-genpatsu-free-summer-threatens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-04T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/06/digital/e3-the-one-that-got-away-from-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-06T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/08/food/why-japan-is-so-down-on-british-food/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-08T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120608f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120608f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A bite of Blighty: The Sunday Carvery at the Meguro Tavern, with roast meats and spuds plus (overcooked) Yorkshire puddings, may be Tokyo's only traditional British Sunday lunch.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/08/food/wine-challenge-brings-sake-contest-to-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-08T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120608mja.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120608mja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nose for a winner (from left): International Wine Challenge sake division cochairs Kenichi Ohashi, Simon Hofstra and Sam Harrop participate in the tasting and evaluation of 689 sakes. The global contest was held last month; while it usually takes place in Britain, this year Japan hosted the sake assessment for the first time.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/08/travel/hyatt-regency-tokyo-summer-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-08T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fv20120608hoa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120608hoa.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/13/digital/gadgets-and-games-to-keep-you-dry-in-the-washroom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-13T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120613jmb.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120613jmb.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/17/environment/rock-on-down-to-a-geopark-near-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-17T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120617mba.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Great outdoors: Looking northward from Mount Apoi in Hokkaido With its Geopark logo inset.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/18/language/the-truth-about-japanese-love-we-just-dont-get-along/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-18T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ek20120618a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Platform shoes: Trains in Japan often have women-only carriages.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/20/digital/online-crowdfunded-tuition-service-entangled-in-controversy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-20T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/24/environment/theres-none-so-blind-as-those-who-deny-they-cannot-see/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-24T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/06/27/digital/weighing-up-ultra-thin-new-laptops-from-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-06-27T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120627gaa.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/01/environment/a-lesson-in-respecting-river-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-01T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120701cwb.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Water course: Canada-based rivers expert Don McCubbing gives a talk at our Afan Centre (above); a Coho salmon (above left) back to spawn in the Keogh River on Vancouver Island, where McCubbing sites obstructions (right) to create back eddies and pools.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/04/digital/by-skipping-tokyo-game-show-microsoft-is-not-doing-anything-to-win-over-japanese-gamers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-04T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/06/travel/famed-patissier-to-visit-the-cerulean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-06T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120706hoa.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/08/travel/naoshima-art-colony-risen-beautifully-from-ruination/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-08T09:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120708a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seaboard gourd: Yayoi Kusama's "Pumpkin" stands taller than a man. A red version also stands near the dock at Miyanoura.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/11/digital/gadgets-for-fat-fingers-rich-kids-and-video-thrills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-11T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120711jma.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/13/food/introducing-a-kansai-feel-for-the-eel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-13T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120713f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120713f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Osaka style: Harabiraki-style eel at Honke Shibato is not steamed, just grilled to 1,000 degrees.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/13/food/sake-production-literally-from-the-ground-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-13T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120713mjb.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120713mjb.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting to the roots of sake: Tokyo resident Masami Nomura holds up her clump of seedlings, which she planted as a member of the Karasuyama Taiken rice-planting excursion in Tochigi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/15/environment/slugs-snails-and-astonishing-tales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-15T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120715mba.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Snail (fe)males : Eye stalks erect, a snail feasts on a mushroom in Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/16/language/japans-sticky-hot-windy-summer-gives-women-the-blues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-16T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ek20120716a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ek20120716a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Windswept: Trying to keep your hair looking good in the face of a summer typhoon is enough to depress any girl.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/18/digital/japans-line-social-network-could-challenge-global-competitors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-18T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120718aaa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120718aaa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Crossing over: LINE's social network has the potential to take on Facebook and Twitter.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/22/environment/is-rio20-the-way-the-world-ends-with-a-whimper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-22T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120722sha.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120722sha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomohiko Yamaguchi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/25/digital/making-the-move-away-from-smartphone-snaps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-25T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120725rma.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120725rma.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/29/environment/a-heavenly-retreat-amid-the-bustle-of-kyoto/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-29T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120729a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120729a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wet and wild: Located near the picturesque pond, with its water lilies and lotus flowers, Kaju-ji's rare two-story pagoda provides a viewing spot for the garden.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/30/language/mikitani-and-his-englishnization-of-japanese-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-07-30T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/01/digital/get-your-sick-days-ready-for-dragon-quest-x/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-01T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120801baa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120801baa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Be prepared: A trailer for the upcoming "Dragon Quest X"game gives customers at an Osaka toy store a hint of what to expect.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/05/environment/easy-money-stream-scheme-risks-a-torrent-of-wrath/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-05T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120805cwa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120805cwa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ways with water: A section of a watercourse now running through our Afan Trust woods that was expertly constructed with a keen sense of ecology during the Edo Period (1603-1867). It carries water from a mountain stream down to rice paddies in the valley.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/08/digital/3-d-movies-games-and-silence-on-the-go-with-your-phone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-08T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120808jmc.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120808jmc.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/10/food/nagano-artisans-put-cheese-on-the-menu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-10T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120810f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120810f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Insert cheesy pun here: One of the best ways to enjoy Yama no Cheese (above) by Ferme Shimizu (Norihei Shimizu pictured below) is to melt it slightly on bread.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/10/food/developing-a-taste-for-sake-cocktails/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-10T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120810mja.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120810mja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Don't tell the purists: Sake cocktails such as the 88 at the Mandarin Oriental (above), Sakenic and watermelon cocktails at Sake Hall Hibiya Bar (below), and Gen Yamamoto's warm sake and strawberry cocktail are slowly gaining popularity, despite their radical departure from the drink's traditional roots.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/15/digital/despite-flaws-rakuten-is-1-0-against-amazon-in-japans-e-book-wars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-15T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120815aaa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120815aaa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Page turner: Rakuten's Kobo Touch e-book reader has a headstart in the race with Amazon's Kindle in Japan.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/17/travel/indoor-pool-accommodation-plan-in-yokohama-outdoor-terrace-sushi-dining-champagne-happy-hour-for-ladies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-17T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120817hoa.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/19/environment/the-air-around-us-is-teeming-with-life-its-just-too-tiny-to-see/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-19T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120819mba.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120819mba.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Globe trotters: Ladybugs and spiders are among the insects that migrate with the breeze — along with dust particles that are blown all across the world.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/22/digital/japanese-companies-aspire-to-take-a-bite-out-of-the-e-reader-apple/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-22T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120822gaa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120822gaa.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/24/food/the-chow-down-tour-of-kantos-local-dishes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-24T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120824sta.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120824sta.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Native nosh: Monja Mugi in Tokyo's Tsukishima district serves monja-yaki, a flour-and-water-based dish with meat and vegetable toppings that is cooked on a griddle at your table; it is one of around 70 restaurants serving the dish on Monja Street.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/26/environment/if-we-ruin-the-air-what-will-our-children-breathe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-26T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120826sha.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/08/28/people/hunter-shoji-kuramochi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-08-28T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fl20120828jka.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/01/food/welcome-to-ramen-land/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-01T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/02/environment/goldenglow-may-be-a-treat-for-the-cherokees-but-its-a-pest-for-old-nic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-02T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120902cwa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120902cwa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pretty pest: While it is prized by some cultures, ōhan-gon sō — also known by English names such as cutleaf, coneflower and goldenglow — has been designated unwelcome in Japan. Below: We had to pull up all of ours and incinerate them.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/02/travel/man-on-a-mountain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-02T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fv20120902a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20120902a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Take a peak: Surveying the heights of the Daisetsuzan Volcanic Group.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/05/digital/gunslinging-the-japanese-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-05T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nc20120905baa.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120905baa.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Blown away: "Gunslinger Stratos," a new shooting game by Square Enix, aims straight for the heart of Japanese gamers.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/12/digital/smart-notes-perfect-rice-and-panoramic-snaps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-12T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20120912jma.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/14/food/recipes-and-more-from-the-farmers-kitchen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-14T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120914f1b.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120914f1b.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/14/food/sake-brewers-turn-their-hand-to-beer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-14T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fg20120914mja.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120914mja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[From sake to suds: Taro Ishikawa of Ishikawa Shuzo (left) and Tetsuro Igarashi of Kumazawa Shuzo are among the 40-odd sake makers that are now also producing craft beer.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/16/environment/living-the-botanical-high-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-16T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fe20120916mba.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20120916mba.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daisetsu delights: Pentstemon frutescens (above) up in the Daisetsu Mountains of central Hokkaido, where Dicentra peregrina (below) and insectivorous Drosera sundew plants also compete in specialized ways for nutrients and to reproduce.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/19/digital/yahoo-japans-explosive-speed-changes-web-biz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-19T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/09/23/environment/japans-nuclear-phaseout-is-it-all-smoke-and-mirrors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2012-09-23T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lost cat: A screngrab from the eargerly awaited "The Last Guardian," which was once again missing from Tokyo Game Show.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2012-10-05T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Snappy: Waraku Beniya's Tokyo Waffles.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/07/29/travel/vancouver-fest-offers-a-warm-but-not-humid-welcome/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Production line: Bashōfu fabric starts as fibers from banana plants that are turned into threads which are dyed then woven.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Burning down the house: the massive Yukimi lantern in Kyu Furukawa's Japanese garden (above); Toshio Chiba douses danger at the Earthquake Science Museum (below); mother and son form a sweet relationship at dango shop Hiratsukatei Tsuruoka (bottom).]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Working lunch: Many Japanese offices pride themselves on their cafeteria, with some even open to the public. Marunouchi Tanita Shokudo (above and below) is actually a popular standalone restaurant.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The world is their oyster: Cormorants are a species of diving waterbirds that feed on fish and are found all over the globe. Japanese cormorants at sea. In Asia, they have been domesticated for fishing.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Great North gourmet: As the coldest region in Japan, Hokkaido has developed a range of hearty meals designed to ward off the brutal winter weather. These include miso ramen (above), a variation on the noodle dish born in Sapporo in the 1950s and now eaten all over Japan. This particular bowl was slurped at revered local chain Junren.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liquid asset: IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde (center) gets into the Japanese spirit of things during the recent IMF annual general meeting in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Double vision: Lake Shikotsu with clouds floating on it (above), and the  1,898-meter cone of Mount Yotei (bottom right), as seen from the slopes of Mount  Tarumae. The map shows the five separate areas comprising the Shikotsu-Toya National Park, being the ones around each of those two large lakes, the areas centered on the towns of Jozankei and Noboribetsu, and that around Mount Yotei.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labor of love: This work, whose cogent words are accompanied by beautiful visuals, presents in the clearest of terms a realizable, much-improved future for Japan. It is the fruit of a Kyoto Journal team effort by more than a dozen volunteer writers and others.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[K-spots: Kuramae's streets (above)warehouse a world of surprises, from an odiferously rearing caterpillar (below) to doll- shape models at Yoshida Doll Co. (bottom)]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beyond skin deep: A salesman at the 35th annual meeting of the Japan Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery on Oct. 11-12 showcases a Korean thread face-lift, which he says revitalizes facial skin and smoothes out wrinkles.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/10/23/people/samurai-armor-restorers-chizuru-and-fumio-nishioka/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/10/21/travel/hagi-restful-cradle-of-a-revolution/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Living history: Hagi Castle (above), now merely a beautiful ruin; and a "samurai" volunteer strolls a nearby lane.]]></image:caption>
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