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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hot stuff): The star of Sichuan restaurant Kyokaro is its dao xiao mian (tantan men in Japanese) — handcut noodles in a sweat-inducing spicy broth.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silverado's Stag's Leap Estate vineyard (top), Silverado's winery (above left), and Grgich's Rutherford Bench vineyard.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Water margins: Rivers are writ large on the landscape around the ancient towns of Itako and Sawara, where boats are seen moored on the Ono River in Sawara.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-06-28T18:47:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[God's will: The tale behind this picture in the Ethnological Museum in Addis Ababa tells how it was that Menelik I, son of the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon, came to return from a visit to Jerusalem with the original Ten Commandments on tablets of stone in a chest.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In Aksum, a coffee-ceremony hostess awaits.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/01/environment/u-s-plans-first-tribal-national-park-to-protect-buffaloes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-01T09:55:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good land: The 54,000-hectare South Unit of Badlands National Park in South Dakota is ideal terrain for buffalo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/06/30/travel/delving-into-ethiopias-ancient-past-and-present/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-01T11:27:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-01T12:24:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[High hopes: Hitachi's new ¥6 billion elevator-testing facility named the "G1 Tower." Soaring 213.5 meters above suburban Hitachinaka in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, the high-tech tower — the highest of its type in the world — is a key part of the company's drive to be the global market leader in this field.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-01T14:37:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The entrance to Tabloid, ReBITA and Sankei Shimbun's creative space near Hinode Pier in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/06/04/travel/unwind-bali-style-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T11:10:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/06/18/travel/couples-see-stars-at-the-grand-hyatt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T11:10:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/06/20/travel/resort-to-sheer-pleasure-on-ishigaki-island/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T12:07:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Holiday idyll: Windsurfing is just one of many outdoor and indoor activities available for guests at Club Med Kabira Beach. The resort is seen here (above) on the coast overlooking glistening white beaches.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/06/20/environment/flying-high-with-alluring-aosagi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T12:07:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[One-track minds: Young grey herons, not quite fledged, await a food delivery to their untidy nest in Matsue Castle's grounds.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/06/27/general/asahiyamas-natural-touch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T12:08:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Call of the wild: Asahiyama Zoo, located in the central Hokkaido city of Asahikawa, aims to create living environments that encourage natural behavior among their animals.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/06/10/people/pac-man-creator-toru-iwatani/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T12:08:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pac-Man creator Toru Iwatani]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/06/20/general/homey-husky-learns-to-live-a-dogs-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T12:09:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kitted out: Once a househound who wouldn't step in puddles, Chaine the husky is seen here wearing a raincoat during her transition to "outdoors dog."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/18/environment/bathing-in-northern-megaherbs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T15:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bad rep: The author dwarfed by giant knotweed, a Japanese species deemed one of the world's 100 worst invasive plants.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/08/people/the-dalai-lama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T15:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Dalai Lama]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/25/travel/brilliant-facets-of-nishi-ojima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T15:17:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Facing off: Ferocity burns in the eyes of this naginata (long-sword) fighter (left) during a practice session (right) at Joto High School.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/22/people/pharmacist-masaaki-goto/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T15:17:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pharmacist Masaaki Goto]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/18/general/bikes-starlet-of-bangkok-rides-high/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T15:18:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bikes galore: Chiemi Svensson stands in the Harley-Davidson showroom in Bangkok.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/09/food/spanish-vintners-are-shaping-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T15:22:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breaking Spanish stereotypes: A view of the DO-classified Rias Baixas of northwest Spain (above), where 12-century Cistercian monks are thought to have introduced the Albarino white-wine grape.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/14/language/world-cup-rekindles-lost-pride-in-being-japanese/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T16:27:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/18/general/will-edo-castles-tower-rise-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T16:27:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former glory: Edo Castle's tower as it was, from a video made by a group advocating its re-building.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/08/style/a-party-for-tsumori-chisato-big-bling-premium-denim-and-good-old-gents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T18:12:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/01/language/voting-for-idols-is-bigger-than-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-02T20:15:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Idol vote: The winner of this year's AKB48 election, Rino Sashihara (center) with last year's winner Yuko Oshima (left) and 2013 No. 3 Mayu Watanabe (right).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/03/digital/porn-do-we-really-want-isps-to-censor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-03T00:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/21/language/kanji-for-big-will-expand-your-japanese-skills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-03T12:01:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/25/general/japans-seismic-ship-may-yield-a-bonanza/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-03T12:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Undersea eyes: A ship like the one now being used by Japan is seen here towing sonic "streamers" to map the undersea geology in search of likely oil and gas reserves.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/29/lifestyle/fresh-vegetables-in-heart-of-the-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-03T12:08:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting to know you: Chiba-based organic farmer Yoichi Nitoji, who sells his produce at Kostsu Kaikan Marche near Tokyo's Yurakucho Station, says "Here, you can educate the consumer about the produce. You can understand their needs.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/25/general/a-northern-odyssey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-03T12:09:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Home from home: Our Clipper Odyssey off Cape Kekyryni on the Kamchatka Peninsula.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/16/travel/colombian-specialties-visit-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-03T12:12:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/11/travel/takamatsu-then-and-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-03T12:13:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brew with a view: The 17th-century Kikugetsu-tei tea house provides a stunning frame for views of the Ritsurin Koen garden and its South Pond.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/07/29/style/smart-trad-and-stylish-win-the-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-03T12:13:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The color purple: Fall nasu (eggplant) contains anthocyanin, which gives the vegetable its purple color and is said to be beneficial to health.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Causes for concern: The Living Planet Index tracks the abundance of over 7,000 populations of vertebrate species worldwide. Although temperate populations are growing on average, global abundance is down  nearly a third since 1970. The index is prepared by WWF together with UNEP and the Zoological Society of London.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Jabiru stork in the Pantanal of Brazil (above) sits atop its giant stick nest, which has a colony of green Monk parakeets living in the basement.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mice work: Sadaharu Yoshinaga restores Disney's famed rodent to sparkling life in his Miyazaki City workshop.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Forestry work in progress on the Kitafuji commons, which also hosted the conference.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:06:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buri no yu-an zuke (yellowtail marinated in yuzu, sake and soy sauce) — see recipe]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/14/general/bali-beckons-literary-tourists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:08:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/28/travel/eats-shoots-and-leaves-in-hakusan/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:09:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:10:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/14/general/the-hour-of-the-ox/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:11:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/21/general/evacuate-to-whole-new-worlds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:12:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/21/general/heading-for-the-hills-in-style/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:13:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:14:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:14:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Grand entrance: The architecture of the massive and imposing Yomeimon Gate to Toshogu Shrine is cleary Shinto (with shades of China), though standing nearby is a typically Buddhist five-story pagoda.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:15:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/07/environment/welsh-worries-for-japans-woods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:15:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ill omen: This larch timber stacked in the Afan Argoed Forest Park in South Wales recently is the beginning of a glut, as staff there must embark on the wrenching task of widespread felling in an effort to check the spread of the fungal pathogen Phytophthora ramorum.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:15:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:16:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:16:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Street legal: A roadside yatai food-and-drinks stall does a roaring trade in the Tenjin district of central Fukuoka. The city is famed for the range and number of these stalls that bring evenings to life in many areas.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:17:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/28/general/summiteering-with-nobel-peace-laureates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:18:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/24/language/death-comes-in-many-written-forms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:18:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/12/travel/tokyo-hotels-serve-turkey-buffets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:18:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/25/people/showa-womens-university-president-mariko-bando/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:18:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/11/17/language/autumn-is-the-perfect-season-to-view-leaf-kanji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:19:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/08/language/when-even-teachers-run-to-get-things-done/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:28:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/29/language/looking-back-on-2010-one-word-at-a-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:28:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/15/language/marketers-bask-in-the-glow-of-the-years-successes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:29:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/09/people/hibiya-matsumotoro-owner-tetsuro-kosaka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:29:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/16/lifestyle/escaping-the-city-to-get-much-more-down-to-earth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:30:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Helping hands: Members of the "Let's go to Tambo" project, organized by NGO JEN, cut grass as the team helps prepare ricefields in the village of Iketani, Niigata Prefecture. COURTESY OF JEN]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:30:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/26/travel/exploring-historic-nagasaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:31:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:31:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/01/language/kako-ni-kampai-lets-drink-to-the-past/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:31:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:32:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nature's bounty: Cucumber vines that I planted round a high tepee frame in my backyard (above) produced more fruits than I could eat or give away in summer.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/19/travel/savor-yufuins-peaceful-charms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:33:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/10/travel/christmas-spa-package-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:33:06+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/12/general/brazil-the-wild-side/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:33:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Water wonder: Spray from the Iguassu Falls that span some 2.7 km on the Iguassu River, which marks Brazil's southern border with Argentina, produces constant rainbows by day — and truly astonishing, ghostly moonbows on moonlit nights.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/02/lifestyle/weve-got-you-covered-gift-picks-from-santas-little-helpers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:33:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:34:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/19/general/at-the-pinnacle-of-pole/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The right lines: Felix Cane, the current Miss Pole Dance Australia, makes it look easy at the International Pole Championship in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:34:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hibiya Matsumotoro founder Tetsuro Kosaka]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/19/environment/the-explosion-of-life-demise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:35:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:36:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/09/lifestyle/marc-jacobs-flagship-sets-tokyo-aglow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:37:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/10/food/ho-ho-ho-and-a-bottle-of-bordeaux/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:37:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20101210fha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Winter wines: The vineyards may have frosted over, but the right bottle of wine can warm up any festive table.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/30/lifestyle/mad-knitters-take-to-tokyos-streets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:39:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/05/travel/catching-autumns-glory-on-camera/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:40:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Light touch: At any time of day, "fill flash" can brighten the foreground without overexposing the background, as in this shot of Tokyo's Shinjuku Gyoen Park.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2010/12/26/general/the-great-meiji-bazaar-remodeling-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T11:40:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Towering inferno: The 12-story Ryounkaku (Cloud Surpassing Pavilion) in the Asakusa entertainment district was a veritable Meiji Era skyscraper boasting restaurants, art galleries, gambling tables, one floor of imported items and an observation deck. Sadly, it fell victim to fires that raged (right) after the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T13:05:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T13:51:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Different class: The Dragon Palace at the Nikko Kanaya Hotel (top). Above: The lobby of the hotel. Below: Room 105, where author Helen Keller stayed in July 1937.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/03/18/language/calligraphy-still-holds-the-key-to-mastering-kanji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T13:53:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/03/13/food/a-daily-revolution-at-marugo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-22T13:53:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-22T14:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Source of trouble: A Tokyo Metropolitan Goverment worker points out the male flowers on a cedar tree at Okutama-bashi Bridge in Ome City, western Tokyo. The flowers' powdery, yellow-tinged pollen is causing millions to suffer allergic symptoms.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Inner-city oases: Rooftop gardens at Ark Hills, in Akasaka, Tokyo]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Splendid scenery: The wide banks of the Oi River]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wheel time: Franz-Michael S. Mellbin, the Danish Ambassador to Japan, on one of his twice-weekly early-morning bicycle rides. "In Denmark," he says, "people would be probably more impressed if you say, `I bike 20 km to work every day' than to say, `I've got this nice Mercedes and I go to work in this every day.' "]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The night before: If the yearend parties leave you feeling less than fresh, Japan has an array of remedies, from fruit to mollusks, needles and rhizomes.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tasting by numbers: A bottle of 119.10 (above) from the Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Four times a year, the SMWS selects exceptional casks from among 125 collaborating distilleries, the contents of which are bottled and marked only by a code and a tongue-in-cheek tasting not]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Tokyo bar contenders: A selection of rums that rival Zacapa Centenario: Diplomatico Reserva, Rhum Bielle, Rum Nation Guyana and Rhum Neisson.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Strange beauty: This poster spotted recently at the Sado Island ferry terminal beautifully captures an image of a breeding pair of crested ibis on their nest. Funnily enough, though, the artist has rendered the birds in winter plumage although they are in summer plumage during the breeding season. Meanwhile, although captive breeding has been successful at the island's conservation center, so far there are no known cases of chicks being raised in the wild in Japan for several decades.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/28/travel/accommodation-tsukiji-tour-plan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nectar vector: Some combs that Mr. Matsuki cut out of the nest we put into our stainless-steel centifuge after slicing off their wax seals — and out came the most delicious acacia honey.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kop Roll Cleaner]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:33:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Let's sea: Fishermen and fishery officials meet with some of the 250 visitors to the fishery jobs recruitment fair held in Tokyo's Yurakucho district on July 25.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:33:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[What a buzz: Ginza Honey Bee Project co-founder Atsuo Tanaka holds a frame from a Pulp &amp; Paper Building hive. Ginza honey (below) comes from combs that bees build on the frames.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:34:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dogtooth violet]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:34:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The right energy: Wine from the Bodegas Palomar Sanchez vineyard at Castilla de la Mancha in Spain (above), receives reiki treatment before the fermentation process.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/07/travel/grand-place-to-have-a-beer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:35:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/09/general/under-a-cloud-lessons-and-legacies-of-the-atomic-bombings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:35:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ground zero: Hiroshima after the bomb, as seen in a photo displayed at the city's Peace Memorial Museum, and what is now known as the A-bomb Dome, today's iconic symbol of that event on Aug. 6, 1945.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/09/general/a-bombings-were-war-crimes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:35:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lives extinguished: Faces of some of the hundreds of thousands of atomic-bomb victims mutely gaze out at visitors to the Hiroshima National Peace Memorial Hall.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/21/travel/chinzan-so-italian-festival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:35:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:36:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[JhonAG]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/09/travel/sampling-a-pot-sticker-paradise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:36:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yummy!: A selection of  gyoza at the Kirasse! (local dialect for "welcome") outlet in a city-center department store, where no fewer than 26 varieties of this "Chinese ravioli" for which Utsunomiya is famous were to be found on the mouth-watering menu.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/30/travel/a-textiles-tour-to-dye-for/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:36:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seam team: Shirt-makers Yukio and Sachiko Kuroda of Order Y-Shirts Kuroda]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/14/travel/tapas-night-at-the-hilton-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:36:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/23/general/victim-of-neglect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:37:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese harvest mouse]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/28/food/crawling-back-down-center-gai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:37:31+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/09/general/many-in-india-hail-its-nukes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:37:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In remembrance: The Memorial Cenotaph in the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. Built in 1952, the arch shape — through which the A-bomb Dome is visible — was chosen to represent a shelter for the souls of the atomic bomb's estimated toll of 140,000 victims, including those who died from radiation illnesses. Beneath the arch, a cenotaph bears the names of those who perished.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/09/general/no-public-discourse-in-pakistan-about-its-nukes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:37:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Novelist Kamila Shamsie, whose latest book addresses how unimaginable horrors easily become possible in war.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/23/travel/on-a-high-road-of-old/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:38:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This way: Outside Magome, a boulder bearing the name of the road stands beside the feudal-era Nakasendo that linked Edo (present-day Tokyo) and Kyoto.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/23/environment/imagine-a-time-with-no-fish-in-the-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:38:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sounding the alarm: Photographer Barbara Ettinger and educator Sven Huseby pictured in Maine last week. Their documentary, "A Sea Change: Imagine a World Without Fish," is the first full-length film about ocean acidification caused by human-generated CO2 emissions in a chemical process that threatens all marine life — and the lives of millions of people who depend on the seas for food and their incomes.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/08/30/environment/avian-killing-fields-of-lotus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T17:38:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Death watch: Retired professional ecologist Seiichi Kasuga finds another bird carcass to add to the records he keeps of the huge numbers dying in Lake Kasumigaura's lotus-paddy nets.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/23/digital/how-microsoft-spent-a-decade-asleep-on-the-job/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-23T23:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/11/environment/mongoose-busters-out-to-save-isle-ecosystem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T00:39:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trapped: A mongoose peers out from a cage in the Amami Wildlife Center on Amami-Oshima Island in March. This mongoose will be used for testing new snares.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/23/people/ginza-merchant-has-essense-of-edo-cool/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T11:21:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sticker style: Masayuki Kazama designs and makes customized wooden and paper senjafuda (1,000-shrine tags), stickers or labels that were originally used as shrine offerings but nowadays are enjoyed as accessories.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/30/style/summertime-designs-run-hot-and-cool/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:24:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Awagami]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/02/lifestyle/whether-to-come-out-at-the-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:24:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Put it in the schedule?: Increasingly, gays and lesbians in Japan feel comfortable coming out to some of their coworkers. Most often, the decision depends more on the culture of their company than anything else.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/26/general/china-vets-shock-archivist-with-horrible-things-they-did/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:25:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nightmare vision: Takao Hiyama was a war artist with the Imperial Japanese Army in China. After the war he became an art teacher and also made pictures depicting his experinces on the front lines. Before he died in 1988, he left dozens of his paintings to Chukiren, a network for returnees from China.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/19/general/a-different-kind-of-hardball/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:26:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cricket country: A match in progress at Japan's "home" of the game, the scenic Fuji Cricket Ground in Fuji City, Shizuoka Prefecture]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/09/style/maria-h-at-the-beach-peaches-in-japan-denim-art-at-diesel-and-limited-editions-at-gap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:26:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maria H. beachwear]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/19/environment/tune-in-to-natures-sounds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:26:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soundscape supreme: The Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido seen from the Nemuro Channel (above), where the winter visitor is awash with sounds of the wind and the creaking of sea-ice drifting down from the Sea of Okhotsk. Such aural delights are among the symphony of Japan's natural sounds captured on Andrew Roth's new CD (below).]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/03/travel/imperial-jazz-festival-2009/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:26:43+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/19/general/latin-passions-come-to-town-with-asias-top-tangoistas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:27:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lap of honor: Cristian and Nao (left, foreground), winners in the "salon" category of the recent Tango World Championship in Asia, enjoy a victory dance together.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/31/food/sake-returns-to-its-organic-roots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:27:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going natural: Takashi Aoshima (above) of the brewery Aoshima Shuzo in front of his low-crop-density organic rice field; below: the Matsushita rice that the brewery grows for its organic sake.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/10/food/rebranding-the-aussie-image/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:28:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recovered: Though some vineyards in Yarra Valley in Australia's Victoria state were damaged by wildfires in February of this year, they have been quick to rebuild. Above: Yarraburn Vineyards]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/23/lifestyle/fashion-rio-and-the-casual-lifestyle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:28:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maria Bonita Extra]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/12/travel/japans-isle-of-exiles-and-gold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:28:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20090712a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A fine pair: The author (right) sits beside a stately  tanuki  (raccoon dog) statue at secluded Komponji Temple.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/19/travel/history-in-a-stunning-setting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:29:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fv20090719a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20090719a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elemental awe: The rugged coastal scenery of Ikitsuki Island awaits those who traverse 960- meter-long Ikitsuki Bridge northwest from Hirado island. This outpost in the Tsushima Strait was the country's largest whaling port during the Edo Period (1603-1867) — and that heritage is plainly evident to this day.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/24/food/a-bar-crawl-up-center-gai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:29:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Correct recommendations: Owner Hiroshi Oizumi stands behind the bar at Correos, a fun spot that complements Shibuya's easygoing ways.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:30:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/07/10/travel/enjoy-a-beer-by-the-bay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:30:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:31:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-24T12:32:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leading the way: Amway volunteers spread our homegrown woodchips to make paths in the woods that are pleasant to walk on without harming trees' roots.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:04:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:04:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/21/general/punchy-posters-urge-tokyoites-to-mind-their-manners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:04:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Take note: Tokyo subway posters by Bunpei Yorifuji urging users to "refrain from drunken behavior" (left) and to "refrain from putting on make-up in the train."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/28/general/chiang-mai-thailands-beguiling-rose-of-the-north/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:05:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dharma Duck: Chopsticks and food bowl in hand, this is one quasi-Disney character who appears to have renounced the bright lights of Hollywood for a more contemplative life in a Chiang Mai temple garden. The reason for his presence there remains a mystery despite the author's most assiduous inquiries.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/19/travel/2009-a-room-at-the-peninsula/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:05:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/28/travel/creative-boho-blooms-in-jingumae/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:06:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hello! Watosa's makeup salon;]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/14/general/new-university-library-puts-focus-on-the-fans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:06:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bound for glory: Manga being readied for Tokyo's upcoming Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library of Manga and Subcultures.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/14/travel/oranges-and-felons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:07:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Local color: A diorama in Hagi's Yoshida Shoin Historical Museum (left) depicts one of the town's most famous sons, the scholar Yoshida Shoin, who is shown with a companion during his 1854 attempt to board one of Commodore Matthew Perry's visiting U.S. warships in Shimoda, present- day Shizuoka Prefecture, and be taken to America. In the event, Yoshida was handed back to the shogunal authorities and jailed.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/21/environment/spotted-snakes-with-double-tongue/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Do not disturb: A venomous Japanese Mamushi warms itself between hunting small rodents and birds.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/14/general/is-a-national-manga-museum-at-last-set-to-get-off-the-ground/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Future visions: An initial plan for the National Center for Media Arts (above). This "Power of Expression, Japan" exhibition at the National Art Center in Tokyo in 2007 (below) suggests how the new facility may look inside.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/25/style/almost-everythings-gone-green/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:07:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/11/people/executive-pastry-chef-shinsuke-nakajima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T15:08:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinsuke Nakajima]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[High life: A monk (top) stands atop Phu Si, a sacred temple that overlooks Luang Prabang, one of the most enticing destinations in Asia and a sacred site of Theravada Buddhism. Luang Prabang is now a World Heritage site due to its numerous temples, rich culture, lovely colonial architecture and captivating location at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers. An interior view (below) from Pak Ou cave overlooking the Mekong River less than two hours from Luang Prabang, where hundreds of Buddhas are stored.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/12/food/sip-away-from-it-all-with-modern-german-rieslings/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Top tipple: A Saarstein Riesling from Mosel vineyards, where many vines are more than 40 years old.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/12/travel/four-seasons-celebrates-fireflies/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/06/26/travel/luxurious-suite-rooms-in-okinawa/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/05/31/general/the-missing-vermeer/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beauty beheld: A visitor admires the cherry blossom at Kozan-ji Temple (top), a National Treasure in Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on the southwestern tip of Honshu. Others may prefer to feast their eyes on the prefecture's famed Hagi pottery (above). In times past these cannon at Shimonoseki (below) aimed to stop foreigners from entering from Kyushu to do that or more.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-24T17:37:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/05/21/lifestyle/fashion-up-from-down-under/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T17:37:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/05/22/food/a-purist-at-work-behind-the-bar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T17:38:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bar master: Star bartender Charles Schumann runs Germany's most celebrated bar. His book "American Bar" has been described by The New York Times as "the drink mixer's bible."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/05/17/general/japans-cocktail-king-leaves-the-world-reeling-from-his-alco-antics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T17:39:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Salut!: Keisuke Goto rounds off a show at TGI Friday's.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-24T17:39:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seasonally perfect: Sakura, the second course at a recent meal at Les Creations de Narisawa, is inspired by swimming baby ayu.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/05/22/travel/sea-urchin-delicacies-at-grand-hyatt-budget-plans-at-swisshotel-and-catering-from-dazzle/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/05/17/environment/mayhem-madness-and-bumps-in-the-night/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-24T17:41:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Home base: Akaiwa Lighthouse on Teuri-jima Island off the west coast of Hokkaido (above) towers over some 300,000 Rhinoceros Auklet nest-burrows dug deep into the soft soil. Adults return to their nests at night with their haul of fish for their chicks, as shown by this model at the island's seabird center.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/05/15/travel/culinary-exchanges-a-la-ducasse-pan-pacific-packages-and-wine-party-at-roti/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The secluded but pristine Kumano Shrine]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-25T18:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-25T18:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-25T18:02:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eschewing the conventional retail route, fashion label Clemens en August takes its clothes on sales tours, setting up shop in unusual venues, such as MAK art center in Vienna, for limited-run sales.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/27/environment/at-home-on-the-maasai-mara-range/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-28T13:27:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/07/27/general/exclusive-red-hats-lethal-okinawa-smokescreen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-28T13:39:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Color coded: All U.S. forces involved in Operation Red Hat wore special tell-tale headgear.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-28T23:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Super powered!: A pachinko parlor in Tachikawa uses the intensifier do (ド) to emphasize the power of its machines.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-29T15:08:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/03/08/travel/luck-trickery-and-treasure-in-koka-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-29T15:08:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Contemplate this: A staggering second-century Buddha from Pakistan at the Miho Museum.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-07-29T15:09:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/03/08/general/u-s-shows-way-to-medical-apologies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-29T15:09:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/03/20/travel/spains-star-chefs-to-shine-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-07-29T15:10:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/03/22/travel/a-rose-among-roots-on-awajishima/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/08/19/digital/affordable-storage-sonys-laptop-tablet-hybrid-tracking-lost-goods-and-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-02T18:25:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[You can keep track of your keys, wallet or even pet with the Magic Guardian, a device that warns you if you  move too far from the things you don't want to lose.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/02/lifestyle/are-designer-babies-coming-in-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-02T23:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Firstborn: Connor Levy is the first baby born using a new in vitro fertilization technique, in which parents Marybeth Scheidts and David Levy were able to choose the healthiest embryo to implant.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/03/digital/web-giants-pumping-us-for-data/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-03T23:04:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/03/lifestyle/closely-knit-friends-in-daikanyama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-03T23:34:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In stitches: Naoko Suzuki, owner of Sweetroom Daikanyama, with the author and her daughter Kiko during Knit Club, a knitting class for mothers.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/03/lifestyle/google-crunches-data-on-munching-snacks-in-the-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-03T23:35:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20130904a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brain food: Employees talk near snack jars in one of microkitchens in Google's New York office. Google co-founder Sergey Brin insists that every employee be no more than 60 meters away from free food. The idea is that food brings people together, and new products and services could be imagined when workers meet in kitchens and dining halls.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/04/28/travel/cook-islands-paradise-isnt-plain-sailing-for-all/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-04T08:41:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[High and dry: A Japanese crew uses a drone in making a film on Aitutaki atoll about traditional oceangoing outrigger canoes like this.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/04/environment/scientists-tracing-ancestry-of-indias-large-mammals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-04T22:11:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In search of roots: A tiger relaxes in a preserve in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Scientists are studying how the large mammals we associate with India got to the country.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/05/travel/wine-and-dine-in-totsuka-redesigned-daikanyama-restaurant-new-urban-resort-hotel-in-fukuoka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-05T22:50:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/05/food/take-a-little-bite-of-portugals-egg-tart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-05T22:57:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nata de Cristiano's and its pastel de nata]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/06/environment/pacific-islands-fighting-for-survival-as-sea-levels-rise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-06T22:28:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trouble in paradise: Pacific Island Forum leaders leave Eneko Island en route to the Marshall Island's capital of Majuro on Sept. 5. That day, the Pacific island nations adopted the "Majuro declaration," which sets out ambitious climate targets.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/07/travel/tracing-the-path-of-history-in-northern-nagasaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-07T23:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Island life: The view of the port from Hirado Castle.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/07/lifestyle/saving-the-smiles-of-nepal-with-good-dental-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-07T23:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tooth fairy: Laura Spero (standing, right), speaks with dental technician Raju Adhikari (seated), at a weekly dental clinic in Lahachowk, Nepal. Spero, a native of Greenwich Forest, Maryland, learned that Nepalese villagers expected their teeth to fall out with age. For 10 years, she has been doing something to change their assumptions. John B.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/07/people/miko-fogarty-tells-what-it-takes-to-be-a-teenage-dance-star/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-07T23:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On form: Miko Fogarty with her feet in "first position" — one of the first things a young ballerina learns.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/09/environment/could-man-made-clouds-help-lower-the-planets-temperature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-09T13:46:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/07/people/ballet-prodigy-gets-a-big-lift-from-mom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-09T16:46:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rising star: At just 12 years old Miko Fogarty (who is now 16) won the Youth America Grand Prix, the world's largest student ballet scholarship competition. She has also won coveted medals at competitions in Lausanne, Switzerland and Moscow.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/09/lifestyle/eat-this-much-plays-part-of-virtual-nutritionist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-09T23:20:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lose, gain or maintain: Eat This Much offers dieters meal plans depending on their specific requirements.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/10/digital/coase-idea-explains-internet-economics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-10T23:39:18+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/10/digital/anatomy-app-gives-users-a-better-understanding-of-the-human-body/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-11T14:24:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Skin and bones: The teamLabBody app was created using the Unity game engine, which has significantly evened the playing field for video-game and 3-D interactive app creators.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/09/lifestyle/renovating-business-and-hope-in-onomichi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-11T17:15:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Izumo House's large tatami room retains the traditional style of the original centuries-old building, which was once a district office for Izumo feudal domain.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/12/food/east-west-sweets-are-a-favorite-fusion-feast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-12T23:12:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trans-Pacific treats: Although based on traditional Western snacks, items such as matcha, adzuki and taiyaki ice cream offer a distinctively Japanese hybrid alternative.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/12/travel/renewed-prince-sakura-tower-tokyo-opens-fresh-porcini-at-hotel-new-otani-tokyo-sweet-buffet-at-sheraton-yokohama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-12T23:12:10+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/12/food/tasting-kirins-beer-of-many-colors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-13T10:35:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the mix: The Two-Tone is marketed by Kirin as a beer cocktail, with fruit syrup adding a sweet and colorful twist.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/14/environment/on-the-trail-of-the-legendary-koryak-reindeer-herders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-14T23:22:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fe20130915mba.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20130915mba.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Following the herd: The thundering patterns of a herd of wild reindeer in the Russian Far East is a mesmerizing sight to behold. As winter recedes, herders escort these magnificent beasts to the coast, where they can satisfy their craving for salt with a drink from the river or the sea.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/14/travel/a-swim-with-turtles-maybe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-14T23:25:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/fv20130915a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20130915a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Turtle power: On Tokashiki's many picturesque beaches, hawksbill sea turtles have become harder to find — but sometimes you might get lucky.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/14/general/olympic-stars-of-the-future-look-forward-to-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-14T23:26:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fl20130915x3a]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[High expectations: Young members of the Yokohama Athlete Club rest after a training session this week. They were thrilled that Tokyo was awarded the right to host the Summer Olympics Games in 2020.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/14/general/rescuing-gadgets-from-the-golden-age-of-made-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-14T23:30:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Electronic wiz: Junichi Matsuzaki shows one of 3,000 boomboxes he has collected and stocks at his studio in Adachi Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/14/general/seed-bank-sprouts-support-a-plenty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-15T00:37:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Green thumbs: Kenji (left) and Tomoko Usui in front of their seed bank.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/15/language/nadeshiko-adorable-till-they-die/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-15T23:52:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ek20130916a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ek20130916a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[National pride: The classic Yamato nadeshiko is much more than the kimono-clad beauty touted by Westerners since the days of Pierre Loti's "Madame Chrysantheme."]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/16/digital/smartphone-enhancements-health-help-free-coupons-and-eye-protection/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-17T08:40:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nc20130917ota]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Turn your smartphone into a 20.1 megapixel camera with Sony's detachable DSC-QX100 lens.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/16/lifestyle/self-harm-blogs-can-pose-problems-for-those-fighting-depression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-17T08:42:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20130917a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Darker sides to blogging: Psychiatrists are concerned that self-harm blogs — which are dedicated to self-injury, eating disorders and comments on suicide — can offer dangerous misinformation or provide images or text that act as relapse "triggers" for those recovering from depression.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/17/lifestyle/get-lost-in-inokashira-park-and-find-yourself-in-ghibli/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-18T00:15:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Water views: Cutting across the pond, this bridge connects Inokashira's shady lanes and offers a view of the paddleboats.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/17/lifestyle/veggie-heavy-diet-and-yoga-shown-to-slow-cell-aging/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-18T00:15:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fs20130918n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Age how you eat: Adopting a diet rich in vegetables and unprocessed foods and focusing on stress-management activities such as yoga have been shown to increase the length of telomeres, the ends of chromosomes linked to aging.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/17/digital/accidental-leak-ids-over-30000-anonymous-2channel-users/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-18T00:15:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/17/digital/after-the-snowden-leaks-why-trust-a-u-s-cloud/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-18T00:16:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/19/food/korean-treats-that-predate-the-wave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-20T10:53:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20130920rma.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eat till you K-pop: The tteokbokki at Shin-chan may be the best in Tokyo — but you don't have to go to Koreatown to eat Korean.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/19/travel/mandarin-orientals-pink-ribbon-campaign-hilton-tokyos-new-wine-garden-park-hyatt-invites-u-s-chef-to-new-york-grill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-20T15:48:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/21/environment/upgrading-from-four-wheels-to-two-or-three/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-21T23:23:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In a jam: In Old Delhi, streets are so narrow and crowded that car traffic is nearly impossible — and yet India's population of 1.27 billion is expected to put an extra 380 million cars on the road over the next two decades.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/21/digital/internet-npo-links-kids-worldwide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-09-21T23:50:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game time: The activities Pangaea offers over the Internet are designed to get children from different countries to empathize with one another.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-09-22T00:27:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pretty as a picture: The Royal Palace at Leh, Ladakh on a recent trip back to the ancient Indian town.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-09-23T09:38:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Key to learning: Inputting Japanese text can be done on most computers, even those running an English operating system, which is handy when studying Japanese.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-09-23T23:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-09-27T01:19:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/24/digital/gamers-dilemma-at-this-years-tgs-ps4-or-xbox-one/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spring is in the air: "Titanfall" by Respawn Entertainment has Japanese gamers exited about its manga- and anime-inspired mecha. The demo at last weekend's TGS even featured cherry blossoms.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-09-27T01:34:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-09-28T23:10:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-10-01T23:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-10-01T23:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-10-02T23:56:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-10-03T22:56:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/03/travel/sonoma-flavors-come-to-four-seasons-lawrys-beef-on-the-bone-hungarian-fair-at-royal-park-hotel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-10-04T10:32:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/05/environment/canadian-sojourn-helps-to-shake-off-japan-malaise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-10-05T23:16:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wonderworld: Kate Keogh (above), vice principal of North Vancouver Outdoor School near Squamish, British Columbia, shows my twin granddaughters a male pink salmon she caught with her bare hands in a spawning channel of the Cheakamus River.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/05/travel/sweet-times-on-sugar-isle-kohama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-10-06T02:42:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Picturesque: Dyed fabrics like this sample of bingata are made throughout the Yaeyama Islands.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/05/digital/online-drug-bazaars-alleged-boss-paired-ebay-style-site-with-heroin-murder-plot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-10-06T02:56:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Net bucks: Bitcoins are a form of currency that was used on the website Silk Road, which the FBI closed Tuesday. The site facilitated sales of hard drugs.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-10-06T18:56:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Otherworldly gathering: A wondrous trove of Jomon pots from the Sasayama site in Niigata Prefecture that Ogawa has arranged and lit so "people sit up and take notice."]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-10-06T23:03:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/07/lifestyle/new-moms-find-new-ways-to-exercise-with-their-strollers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-10-07T23:08:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Alexander Wang's first flagship in Tokyo opened on Oct. 4.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/08/digital/big-data-has-made-privacy-obsolete/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-10-08T23:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-10-10T01:49:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/10/style/etw-vonneguet-designer-draws-inspiration-from-pina-bausch-for-new-collection/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-10-10T23:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Totally random: The concept behind Etw.Vonneguet's show last year was "random value," and the clothes were first made using CG.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/10/food/fall-for-the-flavor-of-autumn-sake/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-10-10T23:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Limited edition: Hiyaoroshi is fall sake that is pasteurized only once, for a balance of freshness and harmony.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/10/10/environment/earths-climate-change-tipping-point-to-start-in-2020-new-model-predicts/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Black hole sun: Scientific research shows that more warming occurs nearer Earth's poles.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back to basics: Tokyo Harvest is an upcoming event aimed at giving city folk a hands-on experience of harvesting vegetables. It will be held at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills on Nov. 9-10.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/09/28/travel/solitude-is-where-you-find-it/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[For sake's sake: This triptych by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1861), one of the last great masters of the ukiyo-e style of woodblock print-making, shows a group of foxes that have shape-shifted to look like humans and are having a wild party under cover of darkness. As they get increasingly drunk, though, one of them can't hold its human shape, while another gets back its fox's brush. In the days before there was street lighting, people commonly imagined such mystic animals' secret gatherings.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Work in progress: An artist's rendering of the new National Stadium, which will become the main venue for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-10-15T23:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A page from "Pyua Bodei (Pure Body)" by Myongan Kim shows women's torment over their sexless marriages.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2009/03/08/general/when-scandal-strikes-a-firm/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chris MacKenzie illustration of crisis management]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jog on: Running brings happiness and is less trouble than a relationship]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-11-18T01:32:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-11-18T22:47:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heated moment: A member of the activist group Climate Action Network announces Friday at climate talks in Warsaw that Japan was being given the Fossil of the Day Award for slashing its goal for reducing greenhouse gas emissions.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Face of the fans: Rita Taketsuru wears a fur stole for this studio photograph taken in Japan in 1933. Two years later, she moved to Yoichi in Hokkaido to rejoin her husband who had established his Dai Nihon Kaju (later shortened to Nikka) whisky distillery there. A member of the Rita Taketsuru Fan Club who the author met on a snowboud train carried this photo in a silver locket.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-11-19T23:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-11-21T09:39:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/21/food/japans-love-for-curry-means-endless-variety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-11-22T18:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Raw beauty: The curry at Hinoya, voted the best in the curry-packed Kanda area of Tokyo, comes topped with a choice of raw or soft-boiled egg. The tiny restaurant close to Kanda Station seats just seven hungry customers.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/23/language/selfie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-11-23T23:22:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-11-23T23:23:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Scorched earth: Seen from Kaigan Park, cleanup and waste-separation efforts continue on the Arahama plain east of Sendai two and a half years after the tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan earthquake.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The sun sets over Yanaka Ginza.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/24/language/genchi-no-horitsu-ni-motozuite-susumenakerebanarimasen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-11-24T22:59:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-11-24T23:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Learning the hard way: Takekaze (left) beats Goeido with a &lt;B&gt;&lt;I&gt;shitatenage&lt;/I&gt;&lt;/B&gt; (underarm throw) on Nov. 19 at the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/26/digital/whats-twitters-real-value/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/26/lifestyle/if-your-baby-needs-a-name-let-the-internet-decide/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[What's in a name?: The National Zoo is holding an online vote to name its newest panda, seen here Nov. 15, at the zoo in Washington. The new name will be announced on Dec. 1, when the cub turns 100 days old.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/25/digital/japans-favorite-games-go-for-all-formats-while-the-merchandise-pops-up-everywhere/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-11-27T14:17:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/28/travel/chopsticks-exhibition-workshop-an-imperial-christmas-xmas-in-hakone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-11-28T22:51:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/28/food/quality-rises-above-the-menu-scandals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-11-28T22:55:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Comestible culture: Japanese cuisine is expected to be awarded Intangible Cultural Heritage status.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/28/food/tasty-hot-cocktails-arrive-in-time-for-winter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-11-28T23:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boiling booze: Hot alcoholic drinks will be more readily available in Japan this season than in previous years, and offer a welcome respite from the elements.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/11/30/environment/christmas-in-japan-is-only-lonely-if-you-let-it-be/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-11-30T23:23:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Family reunion: Old Nic's brother Elwyn, 10 years his junior, won't be in Japan this Christmas, but a recent visit provided the perfect excuse to roast a generous haunch of Hokkaido venison.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/01/language/some-illuminations-on-the-red-lantern/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-02T10:14:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Put on the red light: The chōchin lantern at the Kaminarimon gate of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa was renewed for the first time since 2003.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/02/08/food/horsemeat-fan-vs-the-neigh-sayers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-02T19:34:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/02/lifestyle/should-we-put-the-sleep-aids-debate-to-bed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-02T22:59:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Night capsules: An employee at a pharmacy holds up packages of popular over-the-counter sleeping medications.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/01/language/jitsu-wa-kacho-ni-chu-i-sarechatta-n-da/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-03T22:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-12-03T23:04:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-12-05T22:52:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-12-05T22:59:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Let them eat lots of cake: Temptation beckons at Faro.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/05/lifestyle/treading-a-healthy-path-whichever-road-you-take/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-05T23:04:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Healthy choice: Riding bicycles is one easy way to maintain an active lifestyle. The Tokyo Yaseu Festa will showcase other methods of staying fit.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/07/environment/tales-from-on-the-trail-of-okinawas-rail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-07T23:06:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Birdway code: Though signs exhort drivers to take care to avoid Okinawa Rails, several are still killed crossing the roads every year.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/07/travel/fabled-strand-of-500-pines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-07T23:07:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sacred sands: The great stone torii that stands proud  along with stone lanterns and some of the 500 pine trees on Katsuragahama Beach.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/09/lifestyle/ticked-off-by-a-red-meat-allergy/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The beef about ticks: Bites from the paralysis tick in Australia, the lone star tick in southeast United States and the castor bean tick in Europe, can lead some people to develop an allergy to red meats, such as steak and hamburgers.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/09/style/december-offers-tokyo-style-and-makeup-shows-plus-even-more-new-high-end-stores/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-09T22:56:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/10/digital/startups-now-have-it-easy-thanks-to-incubators/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-10T23:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/12/travel/grand-hyatt-party-plans-southern-tower-winter-stays-conrad-tokyo-wine-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-12T22:50:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/12/food/umami-an-ideal-sake-pairing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-13T10:53:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good combination: Chefs Kunio Tokuoka (left) and Chikara Yamada (center) speak at a sake-pairing seminar in California, along with Kumiko Ninomiya (far right) of the Umami Information Center.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/12/food/ice-cream-businesses-fight-the-winter-chill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-12-13T12:23:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chilled thrills: Winter is a tough time for the ice-cream, gelato and kakigōri businesses. But as lines of coated customers at Kamakura's Gelateria il Brigante above prove, a focus on quality can help.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/14/environment/tsunami-debris-scuppers-expert-ecology-opinion/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New horizons: The Tohoku dock that reached Oregon with life aboard that has upturned scientific "knowledge".]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/14/travel/haruna-adds-sparkle-to-a-seasonal-getaway/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A view looking toward the southern samurai district of Minami-dai from the top of the Tenjin-no-zaka slope.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Happy New Year: Osechi food is made up of many small items of food, each of which have some kind of meaning.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Snack for Santa: A piece of fruitcake and a carrot for the reindeer is traditional, but some strawberries and cucumber will work, too.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-07T23:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-07T23:06:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the drink: Nøgne Ø co-founder Kjetil Jikiun presses a sake at his brewery in Grimstad, Norway, which also makes beer.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-07T23:18:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Oddball eats: The burger and coffee lunch set at eccentric cafe Hagi.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-08T11:11:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Creative cuisine: Broccoli with fish eggs and other morsels is one of many colorful courses at Harimaya — in this case with a Christmas theme.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/07/food/winter-is-the-tastiest-time-to-visit-tsukiji-fish-market/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trawl the market: Akiyama Shouten specializes in katsuobushi (dried bonito shavings)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/09/digital/a-lost-year-for-new-technology-look-beyond-2013s-gadgets/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Smart-watches were one of 2013's big tech disappointments, but it's too early to write the year off yet.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-10T14:28:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rites of spring: Cherry-blossom parties like these in Kanto are held in late March or early April, at which time the petals have fallen in Kyushu and in Hokkaido the buds haven't burst.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2014-01-11T23:52:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[While the Seiganto-ji Temple pagoda stands like a work of art against its mountain backdrop riven by the waterfall.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/12/language/washoku-added-to-unesco-heritage-list/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/12/language/the-way-we-were-or-reflections-for-the-new-year/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the prowl: Back in the "dark days" of the Showa Era there were a lot more noraneko (street cats), in Tokyo's back alleys — dead or alive.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Alexander McQueen runway show at the London Collections: Men autumn-winter 2014 event showcased slick suits and graphic patterns in blacks and grays.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/16/digital/japans-mobile-apps-provide-an-a-for-every-q/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T23:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[For the asking: Apps such as Line Q and Nanapi's Answer offer users of smartphones and tablets a way to find information from their social networks.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/16/lifestyle/exploring-omotesandos-cool-cultural-playground/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-16T23:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Day-trippers: Omotesando, seen from Starbucks' deck at Omohara Tokyu Plaza, offers plenty of attractions for families.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/16/general/google-brats-are-ruining-frisco-for-the-locals/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/16/food/hit-hokkaidos-slopes-for-tasty-seasonal-fare/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Warm welcome: James Gallagher owns Ezo Seafoods, which is located in the après-ski hot spot of Momiji Street in Hirafu, Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/05/food/kagurazaka-girogiro-kyoto-import-brings-a-youthful-buzz-to-kaiseki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-17T19:47:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Psychedelicious: GiroGiro's playful spirit is evident in its new Tokyo branch, with unusual dishes including foie gras and battered lotus root on a bamboo-grass leaf.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2013/12/26/food/favorite-finds-from-2013s-food-file/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-17T19:49:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[z8 swinnerton 2013 roundup-a 20131227]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A board of assorted delights, including a lamb chop, at Hommage in Asakusa]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/18/travel/exploring-the-realm-of-lewchew/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-18T23:20:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fv20140119a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Most of the elements of the Naha stroll garden of Shikina-en can be traced to Chinese rather than Japanese design traditions.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/19/language/suteru-no-wa-mottainai-kara-bazaa-ni-daso-kana/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-19T22:29:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/01/19/language/marketers-succeed-by-generating-hitto-products/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[High point: Mount Fuji, seen here from Lake Tanuki, was on the list of "hit products" because it was voted a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2012/01/13/food/raise-a-sake-cup-to-chinese-new-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2014-01-20T15:09:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fg20120113mja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hair of the dragon: Certain types of sake go great with Chinese food. This spread includes steamed chicken, spring rolls, stir-fried lettuce, shrimp dumplings, sesame balls and a bottle of Kamoshibito Kuheiji Kudan no Yamada junmai-ginjo nama sake.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/11/11/food/local-brewery-brings-sake-to-toronto/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Community service (from left): Ontario Spring Water Sake Co. general manager Kazuto Hayashi, master brewer Yoshiko Takahashi and owner Ken Valvur pose in front of their Toronto brewery.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/life/2011/12/09/food/why-i-finally-warmed-up-to-hot-sake/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some like it hot: Though purists may disagree, certain types of sake, such as Mii no Kotobuki Yamahai Kokuryoumiyako pictured here, taste better when carefully heated.]]></image:caption>
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