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		<lastmod>2018-12-17T09:34:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A rendering shows the planned Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which is scheduled to open late next year in Los Angeles, with an inaugural exhibit showcasing the work of Japanese filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-12-17T12:53:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On Nov. 26, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Tokyo hosted a launch event for the Japanese translation of the graphic novel "Mujib." Radwan Mujib Siddiq, publisher of "Mujib" (third from left), Bangladesh Ambassador Rabab Fatima (fourth from left), Akie Abe, wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (center), Sheikh Rehana, daughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman (fourth from right), Toshiko Abe, state minister for foreign affairs (third from right), and Masaaki Ohashi, Japanese translator of "Mujib" (second from right), pose with copies of the book.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-12-18T00:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2018-12-18T23:32:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Los Angeles Angels star Shohei Ohtani poses for the cameras Tuesday after signing a photograph at an annual press photo exhibition in Tokyo. The exhibition, organized by the Tokyo Press Photographers Association, is being held at Mitsukoshi's flagship department store in the capital's Nihonbashi district and will run through Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2018-12-20T00:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/20/news/take-it-to-the-mat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-20T18:42:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteers use bamboo sticks to beat dust out of tatami mats at Higashi-Honganji temple in Kyoto. Around 160 people participated in the annual year-end cleaning tradition, which goes back about 500 years.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/20/images/times-gallery/december-21-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-20T23:11:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Regional Revitalization Summit mayoral participants (from left) Ryuzaburo Furukawa (Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture); Hiroshi Ota (Izumi, Chiba Prefecture); Junya Tsuzuku (Hida, Gifu Prefecture); Akio Okada (Chikuma, Nagano Prefecture); Toyohiko Tanaka (Mobara, Chiba Prefecture); Atsushi Naruse (Kotacho, Aichi Prefecture); and Yasuhiro Uchida (Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture) pose during a press conference organized by the Local Tourism Council at Toshi Center Hotel on Nov. 20.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/22/news/video-introducing-lovot-japanese-robot-provides-love-companionship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-22T00:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/24/video-2/video-light-tokyo-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-24T00:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/23/images/times-gallery/december-24-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-23T20:08:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenyan Ambassador S.K. Maina (center) and his wife, Rose Maina (third from right), raise a toast with (from left) Jun Karube, chairman of Toyota Tsusho and the honorary consul for Kenya; State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato; Yasuhiko Yokoi, chairman of the Committee on Africa-Japan Relations; Nobuhide Hayashi, chairman of Mizuho; and Nobuhiro Endo, chairman of NEC, during a reception to celebrate Kenya's 55th anniversary of independence at the Tokyo Marriott Hotel on Dec. 12.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/26/news/video-tokyo-great-santa-run-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-26T00:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/25/news/all-is-bright/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-25T23:45:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An avenue leading to Tokyo Station is lit Monday with colorful displays. The annual event, called Tokyo Michiterasu, continues until 9 p.m. Friday along streets in the capital's Marunouchi district.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/27/news/video-tokyo-michiterasu-2018-marunouchi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-27T00:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/26/images/times-gallery/december-27-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-26T17:21:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This year, 26 embassies and 35 heads of various ikebana schools participated in the Ikebana International Tokyo Founding Chapter's annual Ikebana International Fair, held at the Royal Park Hotel on Dec. 19. Kicking-off the ribbon-cutting ceremony are Ikebana International Fair 2018 Chairperson Matelda Starace (front row, far left), Princess Takamado (front row, center) and Misako Ishii, president of the Ikebana International Tokyo Founding Chapter (front row, far right).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/26/news/wild-boar-ahead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-26T23:49:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People fill the Nakamise-dori shopping strip leading to Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo on Tuesday, where a giant ema, a traditional Shinto plaque, with an illustration of wild boar — next year's Chinese zodiac sign — is displayed.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/19/images/times-gallery/december-20-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-27T13:53:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[To commemorate the 80th anniversary of bilateral relations between Venezuela and Japan and 90 years since the first Japanese immigration to Venezuela, 1the El Sistema Festival 2018 held a special gala concert at the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre's Concert Hall on Dec. 1. Inspired by the renowned Venezuelan El Sistema musical education program, El Sistema Japan was founded in 2012.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/28/news/video-delivering-first-hondajet-elites-japanese-customers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-28T00:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/27/news/preparing-year-boardom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-27T19:46:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A dog and a boar are showered with attention at the annual handover ceremony for the next Chinese zodiac sign in Osaka on Thursday. 2019 will be the Year of the Boar.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/27/images/times-gallery/december-28-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-27T21:44:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On Dec. 19 at the Ginza Wako Main Building, Seiko Holdings Corp. Chairman and CEO Shinji Hattori (left) appoints actress Haruya Ayase as Seiko's "One-Day CEO." Seiko's new Dream Square building opened in Ginza on Dec. 20.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/29/news/video-introducing-purafesu-event-toy-train-enthusiasts-young-old/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-29T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/28/news/gastronomic-delights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-28T22:46:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A customer listens to a clerk explain the benefits of eating octopus, on sale at a seafood shop in the Ameyoko market street in Taito Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. More than 1 million people are expected to visit the area, near Ueno Station, through Monday to buy groceries ahead of the New Year's holidays.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/28/news/amulets-alight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-28T22:47:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A priest throws amulets into a fire during an annual event at Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Friday. About 20 priests burned a total of 50,000 amulets returned to the temple by visitors who had bought them in the past year, offering thanks for good health.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/29/news/winter-wonderland-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-29T17:41:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Winter wonderlandA girl plays with her rabbit in the snow near Nagoya Castle in Aichi Prefecture on Saturday. Heavy snow was expected through Sunday across wide areas of Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/31/news/video-best-interviews-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-31T00:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/01/news/video-look-back-2018-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-01T00:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/02/news/video-interview-naoko-yamazaki-former-japanese-astronaut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-02T00:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/30/news/year-end-grind/</loc>
		<lastmod>2018-12-30T23:14:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An East Japan Railway Co. employee fields questions on a crowded platform at Tokyo Station on Sunday after a train combining Tohoku and Yamagata Shinkansen line carriages was delayed because of brake trouble. This affected 375 other trains and more than 200,000 year-end travelers who were headed to their hometowns and other destinations.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/03/news/feeling-lucky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-03T19:38:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shoppers grab fukubukuro (lucky bags) containing various discounted merchandise at a Hanshin department store in the city of Osaka on Wednesday. The bargain bags are a staple at retailers nationwide after New Year's.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/05/video-2/video-introducing-japanese-kombucha-oizumi-kojo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-05T00:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/12/30/news/home-for-the-holidays-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-04T22:43:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vehicles pack a section of the Tomei Expressway running through Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Saturday as people head back to their hometowns for the year-end holidays.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/05/news/flower-power-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-05T18:36:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flower powerGirls in kimono arrange flowers on Saturday during this year's first lesson at the Ikenobo flower arrangement school in Kyoto. About 1,500 people between the ages of 8 and 95 participated in the meeting of Japan's oldest ikebana school, which traces its history back more than 550 years.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/07/news/video-visiting-seiko-dream-square-new-flagship-watch-store-ginza/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-07T00:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/06/news/hanging-big-sight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-06T23:38:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters from the Tokyo Fire Department perform traditional ladder stunts during the annual dezomeshiki New Year's event at Tokyo Big Sight in Koto Ward on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/09/video-2/video-ringing-2019-japan-scenes-shibuya-tokyo-tower-roppongi-hills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-09T18:39:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/09/news/promising-prosperity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-09T23:23:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A shrine maiden at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka's Naniwa Ward hands over decorated bamboo branches Wednesday as the annual Toka Ebisu festival begins. Many people visit the shrine, known for its "divine help" in achieving business prosperity, during the three-day festival.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/09/news/watch-your-step/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-09T23:24:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pedestrians walk near Aomori Station in the prefectural capital on Wednesday after large areas of the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions were hit with heavy snow the previous day. The weather agency has warned of continued strong winds in many parts of the country.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/11/video-2/video-10th-midtown-ice-rink-roppongi-tokyo-midtown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-11T00:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/10/images/times-gallery/january-11-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-10T18:36:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shizuoka Mayor Nobuhiro Tanabe (front row, second from right) poses for a photo with members of the city's key organizations at a news      conference at Tokyo Prince Hotel on Dec. 18 to unveil the local government's new slogan, "Shizuoka City, shining world."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/11/news/tribute-to-a-legend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-11T21:31:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A 2-meter-high suit made to look like the first Godzilla model is displayed Friday at the Eiji Tsuburaya Museum. The museum opened earlier the same day in Sukagawa, Fukushima Prefecture, where the late director of the "Godzilla" films was from. The venue features about 50 figures that appeared in his special-effects-heavy films and television programs, including "Mothra" and "King Ghidorah."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/13/news/freezing-good-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-13T23:06:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Men wearing loin cloths and women in robes pray as they bathe in ice-cold water during a ceremony to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year at the Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/13/news/noble-youths-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-13T23:06:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fifty-four Kokugakuin University students wearing colorful traditional costumes take part in Seijin Kakanshiki, a Shinto ritual linked to nobility from the Nara Period (710-794). The event, for young adults who turned 20 during the current fiscal year, was organized by the university's Faculty of Shinto Studies in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Saturday, ahead of Monday's Coming-of-Age national holiday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/17/news/video-observation-deck-tokyos-toyosu-fish-market-opens-public/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-17T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/19/video-2/video-kan-sake-station-oden-restaurant-tokyos-ryogoku-station/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-19T00:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/20/images/times-gallery/january-21-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-21T10:55:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nestle Japan Ltd.'s KitKat Chocolatory held a Valentine's Press Conference on Jan. 15 to launch its new Sublime Volcanic KitKat. Managing Executive Officer of the confectionary business group Cedric Lacroix (far left) poses with (from left) model Laura Yamada, professional rugby player Akihito Yamada and owner-chef of Le Patissier Takagi Yasumasa Takagi at the Maru Building, Marunochi.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/18/news/turning-a-page/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-22T18:43:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children attend a ceremony Friday marking the start of a new semester at Kesen Elementary School in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. The school is the last public school in the prefecture heavily damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami to be rebuilt.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/25/news/video-aibos-new-updates-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T00:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/25/news/video-self-driving-airport-bus-tokyos-haneda-airport/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T00:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/24/images/times-gallery/january-25-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-24T20:13:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[During the inaugural meeting of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Commission, Canadian Minister of International Trade Diversification James Gordon Carr (second from right) poses at a promotional event for Canadian beef with (from left) Greg Giokas, acting executive director for Asia of the Canada Beef International Institute; Takao Makino, managing director of Nissin Meat Products Co. Ltd.; Naoto Suzuki, president of Nissin Meat Products Co. Ltd.; and Dennis Laycraft, executive vice president of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association at the Nissin World Delicatessen in Tokyo on Jan. 20.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/25/news/smoke-free-zone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T23:54:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keiji Goto, the mayor of Suita in Osaka Prefecture, speaks while standing with Suitan, the city's mascot, at an event Friday to launch a project by the city to persuade all of its officials to be non-smokers. Suita is eager to become a health-conscious city as it is promoting the Northern Osaka Health and Biomedical Innovation Town policy, with the hope of cultivating medical-related institutions and companies.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/25/sports/free-falling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T00:40:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takakeisho hands yokozuna Hakuho his third straight loss at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament in Tokyo on Friday. Sekiwake Tamawashi took the lead with two days remaining.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/27/news/only-the-brave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-27T23:27:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rescuers climb an ice wall in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, on Saturday during a rescue drill. About 40 police officers and members of local mountain rescuers participated in the drill. Emergency experts called for winter climbers to be sufficiently equipped and not to push themselves for safety reasons.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/28/news/seeing-is-believing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T23:38:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Signs made to appear three-dimensional to the human eye are presented Monday at Tokyo's Haneda airport. Railway operator Keikyu Corp., whose trains connect the airport with the city center, Yokohama and other destinations, has installed the signs at its Haneda Airport International Terminal Station to more effectively guide passengers.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/09/images/times-gallery/january-10-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T16:54:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Egyptian Ambassador Ayman Kamel (back row, center) poses with 27 relatives of victims from the floods in western Japan in July last year who traveled to Egypt to spend the holiday season with host families between Dec. 23 and 30 on the invitation of President Abdel Fatah El-Sisi and the Egyptian government.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/29/sports/victory-defining-moment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T23:30:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/xw20190130x1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[With a pair of second-half goals on Monday night, including this header, Yuya Osako (right) sparks Japan to a 3-0 triumph over Iran in the Asian Cup semifinals in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. The Samurai Blue advanced to Friday's tournament championship match against the United Arab Emirates-Qatar winner.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/30/news/riding-ice-wave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T23:24:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/xv20190131x2a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A sightseeing icebreaker carrying tourists makes a channel through drift ice covering part of the Sea of Okhotsk off Abashiri, in eastern Hokkaido, on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the local weather observatory announced sea ice had reached Abashiri, making it hard for ordinary ships to use the port.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/01/news/video-japan-amusement-expo-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-01T00:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/01/news/beware-falling-objects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-01T23:32:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Shiki Theatre Company toss beans Friday during a setsubun event at the top of the Tsutenkaku Tower in Naniwa Ward, Osaka. Setsubun, which literally means "seasonal separation," is meant to celebrate the arrival of spring on Feb. 3 by throwing beans to drive evil spirits away. The annual event at the tower, when celebrities are invited as guests, is usually held a few days early.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/01/news/more-runway-please/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-01T23:33:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This Japan Airlines Co. plane, which skidded off an apparently icy runway early Friday morning, is seen at Narita Airport after arriving from New Delhi. One of the airport's two runways was closed for nearly eight hours after the incident, which left the plane's left main landing gear mired in soft mud. There were no reports of injuries among the 201 passengers and crew, according to the airline and the transport ministry.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/04/news/let-spring-beans-fly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-04T00:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sakura Ando (left), who stars in NHK's morning drama "Manpuku," participates in a bean-throwing event to celebrate setsubun, the beginning of spring, at Osaka's Naritasan Fudoson temple on Sunday. The beans are thrown to ward off evil and bring good luck.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/06/video-2/video-tokyo-shopping-week-harajuku-takeshita-omotesando-onden-cat-streets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-06T00:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/05/news/welcoming-new-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T23:38:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dancers perform at a traditional Chinese festival at a park in Beijing on Tuesday to celebrate the beginning of the Lunar New Year.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/05/news/lessons-from-the-past-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T23:39:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/yk20190206x2a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Geiko, an alternative term for geisha in Kyoto, and maiko, apprentice geisha, visit Nishi Honganji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in Kyoto on Tuesday as a part of a training tour to study the history and culture of the ancient capital. The study tour began in 2007 to educate geiko and maiko, many of whom are from outside of Kyoto.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/08/news/video-visiting-robot-kichi-japanese-bar-robot-anime-fun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T00:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/01/news/special-delivery-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T19:28:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/yl20190201s1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Post Co. conducted a test run of a self-driving delivery robot that can also collect parcels in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, on Thursday. The robot automatically stops when its sensor or camera detects a person in front of it.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/07/news/passing-the-torch-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T19:31:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hundreds of men hold up torches at Kamikura Shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday during Oto Matsuri (Torch Festival), which dates back 1,400 years. About 1,700 participants, all in white costumes, lit their torches from sacred fire and ran down 538 stone steps from the top of Mount Kamikura to make a wish.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/09/news/video-introducing-ugo-household-service-remote-control-robot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T00:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/10/news/video-building-new-shibuya-station-street/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/10/images/times-gallery/february-11-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T18:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190211a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On Feb. 1, European Union Ambassador Patricia Flor (front row, third from right) breaks open a sake barrel at the Delegation of the European Union to mark the beginning of the enforcement of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement together with (from left) House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Kenji Wakamiya; State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoshihiro Seki; Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Takamori Yoshikawa; Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Minister Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi; and Parliamentary Vice Finance Minister Shinichi Isa.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/14/video-2/video-flowers-naked-2019-nihonbashi-mitsui-hall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T00:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/13/news/lost-now-found/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T12:07:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[xr20190214x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An anti-aircraft gun is seen amid the wreckage of the USS Hornet after the vessel was found in the South Pacific last month. The aircraft carrier played a key role in several monumental points during World War II including the Doolittle Raid on Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/17/video-2/video-kioi-concert-traditional-music-everyone-tokyo-garden-terrace-kioicho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T00:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_KioiConcert-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/17/images/times-gallery/february-18-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T19:24:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190218a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinya Katanozaka (second from right), ANA Holdings president and CEO, poses with (from left) Philippine Airlines President and COO Jaime J. Bautista; LT Group President and PAL Holdings Director Michael G. Tan; and All Nippon Airways President and CEO Yuji Hirako during a ceremony announcing a business and capital partnership between ANA Holdings and PAL Holdings at the ANA Intercontinental Hotel Tokyo on Feb. 8.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/17/news/a-plum-view/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T23:20:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man and two children visit a plum orchard in Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture, on Sunday to enjoy the trees while they are around full bloom. The groves of Minabe, a major growing area for ume (plums), have around 90,000 such trees planted on 200 hectares. The site is recognized by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization as part of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/19/video-2/video-tokyo-international-gift-show-spring-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T00:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_GiftShow19Spring-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/18/sports/that-winning-feeling-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-18T23:39:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yj20190219x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryoyu Kobayashi celebrates after winning the ski jumping World Cup event held in Willingen, Germany, on Sunday. Kobayashi became the sixth ski jumper in history to win 11 World Cup titles in a single season and also set a Japanese record with his 16th podium finish.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/20/news/video-introducing-next-generation-robohon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T00:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Koizumi_Robohon19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/20/images/times-gallery/february-20-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T13:42:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190220a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[From Feb. 8 to 11, the flower exhibition "Peace Through Flowers" was held at Haneda International Airport Terminal's Edo Theater. Twenty-two ambassadors, supervised by Masaru Akai, exhibited flower arrangements to seek peace in the world. The exhibition's opening ceremony was held on Feb. 8. Katsuji Doi, president of the Tokyo International Air Terminal Building (front row, center), event supervisor Maseru Akai (front row, eighth from left), and 21 ambassadors and their spouses attended the event to express messages of peace.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/20/images/times-gallery/february-21-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T17:03:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190221a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[French Ambassador Laurent Pic (fourth from left) celebrates the partnership between France and Gifu Prefecture with (from left) Diet members Kozo Yamamoto, Keiji Furuya and Seiko Noda; Gifu Gov. Hajime Furuta; Councilor Akiko Santo; and Gifu deputies Yoshiaki Bito and Ikuo Nojima at the ambassador's residence on Feb. 1.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/21/video-2/video-disney-expo-japan-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T00:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kobayashi_DisneyExpo19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_DisneyExpo19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/20/news/rocks-of-ages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T23:24:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/xt20190221x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xt20190221x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Construction to fix walls surrounding the two towers of Kumamoto Castle, in the city of Kumamoto, continues Tuesday. The castle site, which was damaged in the massive 2016 Kumamoto earthquake, will reopen to tourists in October.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/24/images/times-gallery/february-25-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-24T20:06:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/tg20190225a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190225a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[El Salvadoran Ambassador Martha Lidia Zelayandia Cisneros (front row, fourth from left) poses with The National Council of YMCAs of Japan National General Secretary Seiichi Kanzaki (front row, right) and other participants at the ambassador's residence on Feb. 14. The El Salvadoran Embassy and Japan's YMCA held a joint charity lunch. "Pupusa,'' the national food of El Salvador, was served to attendees. Funds will support challenged children in Japan and improving the general hygiene of children in El Salvador.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/26/video-2/video-media-ambition-tokyo-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-26T00:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Kobayashi_MediaAmbition19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_MediaAmbition19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/27/news/limited-time-only/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-27T23:45:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ym20190228x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ym20190228x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Photographers will soon be unable to take photos such as this one, of planes taking off in front of Mount Fuji at Haneda airport in Ota Ward, Tokyo, as the runway will only be used for landings from the end of March due to noise pollution.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/01/news/destruction-remembered/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-01T23:36:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yg20190302x2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yg20190302x2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A storyteller standing in the ruins of Kesennuma Koyo High School on Friday explains the impact on communities along the coast of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, when deadly tsunami hit on March 11, 2011. The building will be reopened for public viewing from March 10.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/01/news/special-dolls-special-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-01T23:37:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yg20190302x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yg20190302x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Over 2,600 hina dolls are displayed at the Konosu Bikkuri Hina Matsuri (Konosu Surprising Doll Festival) on Friday at Konosu City Hall in Saitama Prefecture. The city has a tradition of making the dolls, which are put on show ahead of Girls' Day on March 3.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/06/news/video-events-amusement-expo-tokyo-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-06T00:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kobayashi_EventExpo19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_EventExpo19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/07/video-2/video-tokyo-marathon-2019-pre-day-events-marunouchi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-07T18:34:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Nagatsuka_TokyoMarathon19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Nagatsuka_TokyoMarathon19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/07/images/times-gallery/march-8-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-08T17:12:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tg20190308a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190308a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Serbian Ambassador Nenad Glisic (center) poses with Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada (left) and Naohide Ueyama, honorary consul general of Serbia and president of Kincho Dainihon Jochugiku Co., during a reception at the embassy to celebrate Serbia's national day on Feb. 15.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/09/news/video-barbie-loves-tokyo-skytree-runway-tetsuko-kuroyanagi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-09T00:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Koizumi_BarbieSkytree-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Koizumi_BarbieSkytree-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/08/news/puppet-parade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-08T21:12:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/xk20190309v1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xk20190309v1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Traditional bunraku puppeteers with their puppets march along Takeshita-dori in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Friday. The event was held to promote a play scheduled to be performed from Saturday to Tuesday at nearby Meiji Shrine.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/10/images/times-gallery/march-11-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-11T07:09:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tg20190311a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190311a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ehime Gov. Tokihiro Nakamura (third from right) poses with (from left) Toshihiro Suzuki, chairman of the Ehime Prefectural Assembly; Junzo Yamamoto, chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission and minister of state for Disaster Management; Foreign Minister Taro Kono; Diet member Takumi Ihara; and Panamanian Ambassador Ritter Nobel Diaz Gomez before breaking open a sake barrel at a reception co-hosted by the Foreign Ministry and the governor of Ehime Prefecture at Iikura Guest House on Feb. 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/11/news/a-buzzing-achievement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-11T16:29:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/xm20190311h1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xm20190311h1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ariya Narayanasamy,12, from the India International School in Japan, poses with his trophy after winning the 10th Japan Times Bee on Sunday at Tokyo Global Gateway in Koto Ward. Full coverage to appear in Tuesday's issue.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/13/news/video-interview-ariya-narayanasamy-winner-10th-japan-times-bee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-13T00:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Sugiyama_Bee2019-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Sugiyama_Bee2019-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/14/video-2/video-red-bull-showrun-tokyo-meiji-jingu-gaien/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-14T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Kobayashi_RedbullShowrun-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_RedbullShowrun-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/13/news/tech-takes-flight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-14T00:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yu20190314x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yu20190314x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A KDDI Corp. staff member shows a drone displayed at the company's booth at the Japan Drone 2019 expo at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture on Wednesday. A total of 15,000 people are expected to visit the three-day event, which kicked off the same day.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/16/news/trolling-ticket-sales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-16T18:09:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/xh20190317s1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xh20190317s1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trolling for ticket salesMoominvalley Park, Japan's first amusement park based on the Moomin characters created by Finland's Tove Jansson, opens Saturday in Hanno, Saitama Prefecture. The park aims to attract 1 million visitors a year.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/18/news/making-tokyo-greener/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-18T12:06:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/xe20190318m1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xe20190318m1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["St. Patrick" walks beside Irish Ambassador Paul Kavanagh (right) and Culture Minister Josepha Madigan in the St. Patrick's Day Parade on Omotesando-dori in Tokyo's Harajuku district on Sunday. About 1,530 people took part in the parade, which attracted 50,000 visitors.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/19/news/video-introducing-robots-2020-tokyo-olympics-paralympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-19T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Koizumi_Tokyo2020robots-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Koizumi_Tokyo2020robots-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/18/news/remembered-fondly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-18T23:32:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yb20190319x2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yb20190319x2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A woman looks at a large relief Monday depicting popular characters that appear in cartoons by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka. The relief was unveiled on the same day at Kokusai Tenjijo Station on the Rinkai Line in Tokyo to commemorate the 90th year since Tezuka was born.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/20/video-2/video-nihonbashi-sakura-festival-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-20T00:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/17/images/times-gallery/march-18-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-19T19:40:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tg20190318a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190318a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The opening ceremony of the 44th edition of the Foodex Japan international food and beverage trade show at Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture, on March 5.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/19/news/prayers-new-zealand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-19T23:45:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Muslim residents in Japan gather at a park near the New Zealand Embassy in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward on Tuesday to offer prayers to victims of the mass shooting in Christchurch last week and to protest against terrorist attacks. Story: page 2 Satoko]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/20/sports/photo-gallery-isu-world-championships-day-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-20T19:28:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Hanyu (left), Shoma Uno (center), and Keiji Tanaka pose at a news conference Tuesday in Saitama ahead of the 2019 ISU World Championships.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/21/news/video-muslim-residents-japan-mourn-victims-new-zealand-mosque-mass-shootings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-21T00:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/20/news/24th-anniversary-sarin-gas-attack/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-20T23:39:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A senior Tokyo Metro Co. official lays flowers at Kasumigaseki Station Wednesday, the 24th anniversary of the deadly sarin nerve gas attack by the Aum Shinrikyo cult, which killed 13 people and injured more than 6,000 others in the Tokyo subway system.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/21/images/times-gallery/march-22-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-21T21:20:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Irish Ambassador Paul Kavanagh (right) visits Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu to exchange opinions on the 2019 Rugby World Cup. During the meeting at the Shizuoka Prefectural Office on March 8, the two leaders expressed hopes for future exchanges and traded souvenirs.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/23/news/back-on-track/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-23T18:14:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/xk20190324s1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back on trackPeople holding fishermen's flags celebrate the arrival of a train Saturday at Unosumai Station in the Pacific coastal city of Kamaishi, Iwate Prefecture, on Sanriku Railway's Riasu Line, which was severely damaged by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami . Repairs to the section of the line that runs between Miyako and Kamaishi stations were recently completed.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/24/images/times-gallery/march-25-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-24T19:48:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[State Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiko Abe (third from left) poses for a photo with (from fourth from left) Kosovan Ambassador Leon Malazogu; Ryu Shionoya, president of the Japan-Kosovo Parliamentary Friendship Group; Yoshifumi Okamura, ambassador of the Foreign Ministry's TICAD; Kadri Veseli, president of the Republic of Kosovo Assembly; Jun Saito (far right), ambassador to the Western Balkans and deputy director-general of the Foreign Ministry's European Affairs Bureau; and others to celebrate the 10th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Kosovo and Japan as well as Kosovo's 11th independence anniversary at Hotel Okura Tokyo on March 14.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/28/images/times-gallery/march-29-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-28T20:20:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australian Ambassador Richard Fairfax Court (back row, third from left); Argentinian Ambassador Alan Claudio Beraud (back row, third from right); and Russian Ambassador Mikhail Y. Galuzin (back row, second from right), who are each ambassadors of countries participating in the 2019 Rugby World Cup, pose with (back row, from left) Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency Hiroshi Tabata; Diet members Yosuke Tsuruno and Yasutoshi Nishimura; Chairman of the Fukuoka Chamber of Commerce and Industry Kenichi Fujinaga (front row, center); Chairman of the Kagoshima Chamber of Commerce and Industry Yoshitaro Iwasaki (front row, second from right); and others during an event promoting tourism and local foods of Kyushu at the Tokyo Prince Hotel on March 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/28/news/take-a-bow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-28T20:23:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Successful applicants rejoice after hearing results of their highly competitive entrance exam for Takarazuka Music School in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on Thursday. The 40 young women admitted to the school will receive training for two years in order to become a member of the famous all-female acting troupe.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/28/news/let-party-begin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-29T09:11:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cherry blossoms are seen at Ueno Park in Tokyo's Taito Ward on Wednesday evening. The park is one of the most famous places to view cherry blossoms in the capital.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/29/sports/date-elite-eight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-29T23:50:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gonzaga forward Rui Hachimura takes the ball to the basket against Florida State's Mfiondu Kabengele in the first half of an NCAA Tournament West Regional semifinal game on Thursday in Anaheim, California. Hachimura scored a team-high 17 points, leading the Bulldogs to the Elite Eight for the fourth time in school history.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/30/news/flags-come-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-30T18:58:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miyu Yamada, a Japanese taekwondo competitor who won a bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, stands by one of two Olympic flags that were handed over to Tokyo from Rio de Janeiro, where the 2016 Olympic Games were held, during an event outside Tokyo Station on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/31/news/blooming-around-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-31T23:30:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/yc20190401x2a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin in Washington are near full bloom on Saturday. The peak blooming period for cherry blossoms in the American capital is expected to start Monday, according to the U.S. National Park Service. In 1912, about 3,000 cherry trees were gifted to Washington by Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki as a symbol of the friendship between the United States and Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/03/31/news/last-chance-bargain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-03-31T23:31:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People shop Saturday next to a poster advertising a store's "last coupons of the Heisei Era" at the Ameyoko shopping district in Tokyo's Taito Ward. Ameyoko is running the "Last Heisei Cherry Blossom Festival" sales campaign until April 7.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/01/images/times-gallery/april-1-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-01T11:13:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paraguayan Ambassador Raul Florentin Antola (second from left) poses with (from left) nanduti (traditional embroidered lace) craftwork teacher Mie Elena Iwatani; Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyoto Tsuji; Chiyoda Ward Mayor Masami Ishikawa; anniversary logo designer Tai Sato; and Secretary-General of the Japan-Paraguay Parliamentary Friendship League Koichi Tani during a reception to celebrate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Paraguay at Chiyoda City Hall on March 18.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/03/video-2/video-kioi-sakurart-week-2019-tokyo-garden-terrace-kioicho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-03T00:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/04/video-2/video-2019-cherry-blossom-season-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-04T00:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/04/images/times-gallery/april-5-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-04T20:01:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Taro Kono (front row, center) joins the Dean of the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Japan and Palestinian Ambassador Waleed Siam (third from left), President and Djiboutian Ambassador Ahmed Araita Ali (third from right) and others at a dinner hosted by the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Japan at the Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo on March 18.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/08/images/times-gallery/april-8-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-08T00:27:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190408a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Society of Wives of Arab Ambassadors in Japan (SWAAJ) hosted a friendly luncheon in honor of Akie Abe (front row, second from left), wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and Kaori Kono (front row, second from right), wife of Foreign Minister Taro Kono. Abe and Kono were joined by the wife of the Palestinian ambassador and SWAAJ President Maali Siam (front row, left); wife of the Lebanese ambassador and luncheon host Nancy Nameh (front row, right); and other SWAAJ members at the Lebanese ambassador's residence on March 18.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/10/news/video-final-tokyo-2020-flag-tour-tokyo-2020-lets-55-tse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-10T00:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/09/video-2/video-visiting-muji-ginza-flagship-muji-store-restaurant-hotel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-09T18:33:28+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/11/news/video-writing-japans-new-era-name-industrial-machine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-11T00:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/11/images/times-gallery/april-12-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-11T21:28:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tg20190412a1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Princess Takamado (front row, center), who is posing as if she is holding a camera, joins Bansarn Bunnag (front row, seventh from left), Thai ambassador and executive committee chairperson of the annual "Japan Through Diplomats' Eyes'' photo exhibition, and representatives from 67 countries at a luncheon hosted at the Thai ambassador's residence to promote the event. This year, the exhibition's theme is ''Reflections on the Heisei Era: Through Diplomats' Eyes.'']]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/12/news/rockin-out-for-reiwa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-12T23:45:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/yr20190413x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yr20190413x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rengeseki (rengeite), itoigawaseki (itoigawaite) and wadaseki (wadalite), minerals with names beginning with "re," "i" and "wa," are seen displayed at the Fossa Magna Museum in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture, following the announcement of the new era name, Reiwa. The minerals will be displayed through the end of May.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/16/video-2/video-new-digital-art-stage-curtain-tokyos-meijiza/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-16T00:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/15/sports/a-legendary-comeback/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-15T23:51:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/yp20190416x1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tiger Woods celebrates with his green jacket and trophy after winning the 2019 Masters on Sunday at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia. It was Woods' first major title in nearly 11 years and 15th overall, three short of Jack Nicklaus' record of 18.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/17/video-2/video-nighttime-cherry-blossom-viewing-tokyos-shinjuku-gyoen-national-garden/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-17T00:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/19/news/flying-high/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-19T23:06:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Illuminated koinobori (carp streamers) "swim" under the 333-meter-high Tokyo Tower on Thursday night, ahead of Children's Day on May 5. The 333 streamers will be on display through May 6.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/19/news/attending-in-stealth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-19T23:07:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Statues and giant carvings of characters from the anime "Naruto" are seen at Nijigen no Mori, a theme park opening Saturday on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture. Some of the attractions use augmented reality to let visitors virtually enjoy the world of Naruto, its operator says. Created by Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto is a young ninja seeking respect from his peers who dreams of becoming the leader of his village.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/21/images/times-gallery/april-22-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-21T20:42:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tg20190422a1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Berlin-based street art group Tape That (first to third from left) poses with German Ambassador Hans Carl Freiherr von Werthern (right) and Bunkyo Ward Mayor Hironobu Narisawa at an opening ceremony debuting the group's artwork, made with adhesive tape, at the Bunkyo Civic Center in Tokyo. Tape That is in Japan to celebrate the 25th anniversary of sister city relations between Tokyo and Berlin.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/25/video-2/video-studio-ghibli-exhibition-featuring-toshio-suzuki-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-25T00:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Seto_GhibliEdocco-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/30/video-2/video-hawaiian-music-danish-toys-german-beer-yokohama-cityscape-golden-week-tokyo-yokohama-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-04-30T00:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Kobayashi_GW19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_GW19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/02/video-2/video-heisei-reiwa-end-one-era-beginning-another/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-02T00:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kobayashi_ReiwaEve-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_ReiwaEve-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/04/28/images/times-gallery/april-29-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-02T16:07:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190429a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On April 17, Icelandic prosthetics manufacturer Ossur signed a contract with Japanese Paralympic athletes Shunsuke Itani (front row, left) and Maya Nakanishi (front row, right) during a ceremony held at the Icelandic Embassy. The athletes were joined by (back row, from left) Icelandic Embassy trade representative Halldor Elis Olafsson, Icelandic Ambassador Elin Flygenring and Ossur Japan's sales director, Shoko Nireki.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/05/images/times-gallery/may-6-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-05T19:25:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190506a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On April 16, the Council of Arab Ambassadors in Japan (CAAJ) hosted Arab-Japan Day 2019 at the Hotel Okura Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front row, center) poses with (from front row, left) the ambassadors of Bahrain, Egypt, Yemen and Algeria, the ambassador of Palestinian territories and CAAJ dean, the ambassador of Djibouti and CAAJ president, the ambassadors of the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Lebanon and Iraq and (from top row, right) with the charge d'affaires of Sudan and Jordan, the ambassadors of Oman, Tunisia, Mauritania, Qatar and Kuwait, and the charge d'affaires of Libya and Saudi Arabia.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/07/news/something-to-fawn-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-07T23:26:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/xx20190508x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xx20190508x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A female fawn, the first deer to be born in the Reiwa Era at Nara Park in the city of Nara, is shown to the media Tuesday. Hideo Iio, 29, who was born in the first year of Heisei, discovered the fawn Tuesday morning at a facility where he works, which keeps 201 pregnant deer. The fawn will be released in the park in late July.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/09/video-2/video-voices-star-wars-fans-star-wars-day-tokyo-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-09T00:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kobayashi_SWday19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_SWday19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/09/images/times-gallery/may-10-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-09T20:06:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tg20190510a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190510a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[To support the 2019 YMCA International Charity Run, the oldest charity run in Japan, the Cameroonian ambassador and his wife held a charity dinner at the ambassador's residence in Nakameguro on April 26. Cameroonian Ambassador Pierre Ndzengue (third from right) and his wife, Alphonsine (second from right), joined (from left) Kazuko Nakajima, president of Sakura Global Club, the official supporter for Japan YMCA; Bekolo Ebe Epse Bebey Ejangue Viviane, first counselor at the Cameroonian Embassy; Yuko Arimori, a Japanese Olympic marathon medalist; and Seiichi Kanzaki, the national general secretary for The National Council of YMCAs of Japan, at the event.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/10/news/mothers-day-gift/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-10T22:27:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/ya20190511u1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[ya20190511u1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rauhin (left) and her female cub, Saihin, two giant pandas living at the Adventure World theme park in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, play with panda-shaped snowmen given to Rauhin ahead of Mother's Day on Sunday. Rauhin, 18, has given birth to nine cubs. Saihin, her youngest, was born in August last year.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/12/images/times-gallery/may-13-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-12T18:32:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tg20190513a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190513a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On May 3, the Festival de Camino a Latinoamerica was held in Odaiba. Above: Angela Karin Ayllon Quisbert, Bolivian charge d'affaires ad interim (back row, center), poses with (from back row, left) Hidejiro Mimura of the association of cultural exchange between Latin America and Japan; Ryuusuke Ohki, secretary-general of the Tokyo Waterfront City Association; Hidehiro Tsubaki, chairman of the Japan-Bolivia Association; Shinji Minami, director of the Foreign Ministry's Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, South America Division; and the Bolivia Dance Company during a Sicuriada parade celebrating the 120th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Bolivia.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/15/video-2/video-celebrating-mothers-day-tokyo-tower/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-15T00:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kobayashi_MothersDay19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_MothersDay19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/15/news/darkness-and-light/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-17T16:29:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yh20190516x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yh20190516x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Documents bearing the names of 314,118 people who lost their lives due to the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima dry in the sun on Wednesday in front of the memorial cenotaph in Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, after being taken out of underground storage.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/15/news/vibrant-heritage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-17T16:29:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/yh20190516x2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yh20190516x2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Re-enactors wearing Heian Era costumes depart from Kyoto Imperial Palace in the nation's ancient capital Wednesday during the annual Aoi Festival. Some 16,000 spectators watched the parade, which comprised around 500 people in costumes as well as 40 oxen and horses.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/18/news/once-in-a-decade-spectacle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-18T18:09:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/xf20190519s1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xf20190519s1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Once-in-a-decade spectacleDancers wearing traditional attire perform during the Horan-Enya boat festival on Saturday in Matsue, Shimane Prefecture. This year, about 100 boats participated in the event, which takes place once every 10 years and runs through May 26. It is held to pray for a good harvest and happiness for people living in Matsue.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/19/images/times-gallery/may-20-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-19T20:13:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tg20190520a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190520a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thai Ambassador Bansarn Bunnag (back row, center) and his wife, Yupadee (back row, center left), pose with guest speakers (front row, from third from left) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norikazu Suzuki, Minister of State Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi, Thai Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and other ambassadors, politicians, businessmen and festival participants at the opening ceremony of Thai Festival Tokyo 2019 on May 11 at Yoyogi Park.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/21/video-2/video-introducing-caprice-project-promoting-european-appetizers-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-21T00:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Mizuno_Caprice-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/22/video-2/video-introducing-yuru-sport-land-sport-festival-rest-us/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-22T00:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kobayashi_YuruSportLand19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_YuruSportLand19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/21/news/cats-and-dogs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-21T23:59:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/za20190522x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[za20190522x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People hold their umbrellas tightly as strong winds and heavy rain hit central Tokyo on Tuesday morning. Torrential downpours drenched a wide area of Honshu.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/23/video-2/video-azuma-odori-geisha-show-everyone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-23T00:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kobayashi_AzumaOdori19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_AzumaOdori19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/24/news/video-visiting-izumo-msdf-helicopter-carrier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-24T00:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Yoshida_Izumo-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Yoshida_Izumo-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/25/video-2/video-preview-roppongi-art-night-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-25T00:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Kobayashi_RoppongiArtNight19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_RoppongiArtNight19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/05/26/images/times-gallery/may-27-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-05-27T09:38:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/tg20190527a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190527a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Left to right: PTA Chairman, Atsubumi Taguchi; First Chairman of the Board of Directors Tsuneo Hayakawa; Rira Tsutsumi, student council representative; Head of School Trent Citrano; Suguru Yasuoka, student council representative; Former Governor of Chiba Prefecture Akiko Domoto; Chairman of the Board of Directors Kenichi Fukaya; and Director Kenichi Ishii at a commemorative tree-planting ceremony for the 10th annniversary of the Makuhari International School in Chiba Prefecture on May 15.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/01/news/video-nec-shows-off-facial-recognition-tech-tokyos-narita-airport/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-01T00:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Koizumi_FaceRecognitionNarita-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Koizumi_FaceRecognitionNarita-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/02/news/help-can-get/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-02T15:41:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/yo20190601p1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yo20190601p1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Airlines' special aircraft Minion Jet 2, featuring the popular Universal Studios characters, is unveiled Friday in Osaka. The Embraer 190 jet began operations the same day and will bear the new livery until June 2020.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/02/images/times-gallery/june-3-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-02T20:18:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tg20190603a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190603a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Polish Ambassador Jacek Izydorczyk (left) poses with Vice-Minister of Culture and National Heritage Pawel Lewandowski (center) and Vice-Chairman of the Japan-Poland Parliamentary Friendship Association Banri Kaieda at a press conference.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/05/video-2/video-22nd-japan-media-art-festival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-05T12:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_MediaArtFes19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/06/video-2/video-fireflies-hotel-chinzanso-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-06T00:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Kobayashi_FireflyChinzanso-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_FireflyChinzanso-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/06/sports/kubo-grows-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-06T00:11:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/xi20190606a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xi20190606a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[FC Tokyo star midfielder Takefusa Kubo (center) turned 18 on Tuesday as he prepares to potentially make his debut with the Samurai Blue in this week's friendlies. Now several top European clubs are said to be vying to sign the player known as "the Japanese Messi."]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/06/images/times-gallery/june-6-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-07T08:44:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tg20190606a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190606a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Laotian Ambassador Viroth Sundara (back row, fifth from right), his wife, Simuang (middle row, seventh from right), and Laos Festival 2019 Organizing Committee Chairman Yuji Arai (middle row, third from left) pose with Laotian Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism Bosengkham Vongdara (middle row, sixth from left), State Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiko Abe (middle row, sixth from right), Vice Secretary-General of the Japan-Lao Parliamentary Friendship Union Yuko Obuchi and other ambassadors, politicians, businessmen and festival participants during the opening ceremony for Laos Festival 2019 at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo on May 25.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/07/images/times-gallery/june-8-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-07T21:52:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tg20190608a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190608a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (center) shakes hands with Jakarta city government's assistant of economics and finance regional secretary, Sri Haryati (left), and Indonesian Ambassador Arifin Tasrif  during a reception to celebrate the 30th anniversary of sister city relations between Jakarta and Tokyo at Hotel Gajoen Tokyo on May 22.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/11/video-2/video-mammoth-exhibition-miraikan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-11T00:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Kobayashi_Mammoth-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_Mammoth-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/13/video-2/video-cosplayers-clean-streets-umigomi-zero-tokyo-tower/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-13T00:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Kobayashi_UmigomiCos-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_UmigomiCos-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/12/images/times-gallery/june-13-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-12T22:19:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/tg20190613a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190613a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bulgarian Ambassador Borislav Kostov (fourth from left) poses with (from left) Director-General of The Japan Bulgaria Foundation Akiko Igaya; Japan Women's University professor and researcher in international relations and Bulgarian studies Makoto Kimura; Manya Kostova, wife of the Bulgarian ambassador; Sofia University professor and expert on East Asia Evgeniy Kandilarov; Bulgarian diplomat and translator of Japanese literature Vera Stefanova; Nishogakusha University honorary professor Junko Sugahara; and Josai International University professor and Deputy Director of the Josai Institute for Central European Studies Nobuhiro Shiba at an academic symposium on Bulgaria-Japan exchanges and cooperation at Josai University in Tokyo on June 1. The symposium was dedicated to the "triple anniversary" in Bulgaria-Japan relations: 110 years since first official contact, 80 years since the first establishment of diplomatic relations and 60 years since the restoration of diplomatic relations.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/13/news/serious-about-play/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-13T20:14:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/xn20190614u1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xn20190614u1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The International Tokyo Toy Show opened Thursday for businesses at the Tokyo Big Sight venue. A total of 191 firms from Japan and abroad exhibited about 35,000 toys at the show, which is expected to attract at least 160,000 visitors. The show will be open to the public for free on Saturday and Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/15/news/video-winners-japan-toy-award-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-15T00:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Kobayashi_ToyAward19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_ToyAward19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/16/images/times-gallery/june-17-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-17T09:44:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Argentinian Ambassador Alan Beraud (second from left) joins (from left) State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and Director-General of the Japan-Argentina Parliamentary Friendship League Yukari Sato; Diet member and President of the Japan-Argentina Parliamentary Friendship League Kozo Yamamoto; Councilor and Sub Secretary-General of the Japan-Argentina Parliamentary Friendship League Shigeharu Aoyama; and Director-General of the Foreign Ministry's Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau Takahiro Nakamae during a reception to celebrate Argentina's national day at the ambassador's official residence on May 27.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/18/video-2/video-interview-kosei-tanaka-wbo-flyweight-champion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-18T00:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/18/video-2/video-international-tokyo-toy-show-2019-tokyo-big-sight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-18T12:59:13+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/20/video-2/video-introducing-sea-forest-waterway-tokyo-2020s-rowing-canoeing-venue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-20T00:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/19/images/times-gallery/june-20-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-19T19:32:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Malaysian Embassy held an open house in conjunction with Eid al-Fitr, a festive celebration marking the end of Ramadan. The embassy served various festive foods at the event, which was attended by 650 members of the Malaysian community, students and honorary guests. Yoko Sakurai (far left), an official in the Foreign Ministry, poses with (from second from left) Foreign Ministry Second Southeast Asia Division Director Shingo Miyamoto, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) Tokyo Director Mohd Riduan Abd Rahman, I.M. Jihan Managing Director Steven Ozeki Tan and Malaysian Ambassador Dato' Kennedy Jawan at the celebration on June 5.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/19/news/dont-forget-umbrella/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-20T15:28:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Umbrellas hang in the air at Tsubaki-Mori Komuna, a community space in the city of Chiba, last week. To provide something fun during the rainy season, Tsubaki-Mori Komuna, which is located in a small forest, is displaying the installation until July 15.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/20/news/ready-for-takeoff-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-20T19:47:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yt20190621t1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Airlines President Yuji Akasaka (center) and others pose in front of an Airbus A350-900 passenger jet on Thursday at Haneda airport in Tokyo. Last week JAL received its first delivery of the 369-seat aircraft, which will be used for services connecting Tokyo and Fukuoka from Sept. 1. JAL plans to deploy 31 A350 jets by the mid-2020s.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/21/news/gsdf-chopper-crashes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-21T22:22:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The wreckage of a Ground Self-Defense Force UH-1J helicopter lies on the ground Friday after a botched landing exercise at Camp Tachikawa, in the western suburbs of Tokyo, earlier in the day. The two crew members aboard were not injured.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/23/news/remembering-lost-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-23T23:41:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A woman touches the engraved name of a relative who perished in the Battle of Okinawa on the Cornerstone of Peace monument in Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday, which marked the 74th anniversary of the end of the bloody 1945 battle.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/25/news/video-marketing-sales-promotion-expo-june-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-25T00:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/24/news/in-for-the-long-haul-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-24T23:40:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An experiment aimed at transporting residents and tourists on public roads using self-driving cars is conducted in the city of Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, on Monday. The trial on the 6-kilometer road is to take place for six months, making it the longest experiment of its kind in Japan, Eiheiji government officials said.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/26/news/video-introducing-pendroid-japanese-robot-writes-business-letters-pen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-26T00:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/30/images/times-gallery/july-1-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-06-30T23:46:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190701a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Philippine Ambassador Jose C. Laurel V (second from left) gives a toast with (from far left) former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norikazu Suzuki during a reception to celebrate the 121st anniversary of Philippine independence at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo on June 19.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/03/news/video-introducing-robomaster-s1-educational-tank-like-drone-dji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-03T00:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/03/news/video-walkman-park-celebrating-40th-anniversary-portable-music-player/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-03T00:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/04/news/video-introducing-possi-music-playing-toothbrush-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-04T00:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/04/images/times-gallery/july-5-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-04T20:04:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190705a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[At his farewell reception, Danish Ambassador Freddy Svane (second from left) and his wife, Lise Frederiksen (far right), poses with Kaori Kono (far left), wife of Foreign Minister Taro Kono, and Tadahiko Ito, secretary-general of the Japan-Denmark Parliamentary Friendship League, at the Danish Embassy on July 2.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/06/video-2/video-new-jersey-japans-national-rugby-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-06T00:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/05/news/sweet-taste-fukushima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-06T07:59:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Campaign girls display Fukushima Prefecture-grown peaches during an event held in the city of Fukushima on Friday. Growers have begun shipping the local specialty product to shops and markets.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/05/news/reunited-feels-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-06T08:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/xy20190706h2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xy20190706h2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People walk under banners hung to celebrate the Tanabata star festival in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Friday. About 1.5 million visitors are expected to visit Hiratsuka during the three-day event through Sunday. The festival celebrates the reunion of the deities and lovers Orihime and Hikoboshi, who can only meet on the night of July 7.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/08/images/times-gallery/july-8-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-08T00:10:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maria Zurawska of Poland receives the Foreign Minister’s Prize from Hiroyuki Yamaya, director of the Cultural Affairs and Overseas Public Relations Division and ministerial secretariat of the Foreign Ministry, at the 22nd annual Japanese Speech Contest for Foreign Embassy Officials in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/09/video-2/video-eco-edo-nihonbashi-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-09T00:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/11/video-2/video-visiting-mazaria-bandai-namcos-new-vr-arcade-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-11T00:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/10/images/times-gallery/july-11-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-10T18:23:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[VietJet Air announces the launch of two new routes (Narita to Ho Chi Minh City and Haneda to Danang), celebrating with a kagamiwari sake barrel-breaking ceremony. Toshihiro Nikai (far left), chairman of the Japan-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship League and secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, breaks open a barrel with (from second from left) Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc; Nguyen Thanh Hung, vice chairman of VietJet's board of directors; Isao Iijima, special adviser to the Cabinet; and Satsuki Katayama, minister of state for regional revitalization, at New Otani Hotel on July 1.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/11/images/times-gallery/july-12-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-12T07:49:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190712a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Madagascan Ambassador Mireille Mialy Rakotomalala (center) poses with (from left) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Yamada; Chairperson of the Japan-African Union Parliamentary Friendship League Ichiro Aisawa; Eritrean Ambassador and Dean of the African Diplomatic Corps in Tokyo Afeworki Haile Estifanos; Kentaro Sonoura , special adviser to the prime minister; Djiboutian Ambassador and President of La Francophonie in Japan's promotion board Ahmed Araita Ali; and Asahiko Mihara, acting chairperson of the Japan-African Union Parliamentary Friendship League during a cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate Madagascar's 59th independence day at Hotel Okura Tokyo on      June 27.  yoshiaki miura]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/12/news/kick-back-relax/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-12T11:17:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[All Nippon Airways unveils first class cabins redesigned in collaboration with architect Kengo Kuma and leading British design firm Acumen, at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Thursday. The first of 12 redesigned Boeing 777-300ERs will fly the Tokyo-London route from Aug. 2.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/13/video-2/video-visiting-tokyo-2020-venues-year-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-13T00:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/13/news/bathing-in-light/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-13T00:22:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A visitor experiences a new interactive exhibit titled "Megaliths in the Bath House Ruins" at the massive Mifuneyama Rakuen park in Saga Prefecture. The piece is part of a larger collection of "digitized nature" displays by art collective teamLab named "A Forest Where Gods Live." The large-scale show, which opened Friday for its fifth year at the park, will continue until Nov. 4.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/17/video-2/video-midtown-loves-summer-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-17T00:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/17/news/video-lovot-mercedes-eq-house-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-17T00:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/17/news/summer-spectacular/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-17T23:31:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yamahoko floats, the highlight of the Gion Festival, are paraded through the streets of Kyoto on Wednesday. About 120,000 spectators came to watch the traditional event, according to local police. The annual monthlong festival runs through July 31.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/20/news/mobile-communication/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-20T15:17:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Post unveils its Post Car, a red pickup truck that will begin touring the nation selling postcards and stamps by the end of March, during a launch event Friday near Tokyo Station. It is part of the postal giant's attempt to cast renewed attention on communication via letters and postcards in an age increasingly dominated by the internet.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/23/video-2/video-visiting-q-plaza-ikebukuro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-23T00:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/24/news/video-toyotas-olympic-robots-vehicles-tokyo-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-24T00:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/25/news/video-introducing-toyota-cue3-basketball-shooting-robot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-25T00:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/26/video-2/video-star-island-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-26T00:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/27/news/warm-welcome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-27T00:53:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A ceremony to celebrate the return of fishing vessels for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster was held at Tomioka port on Friday. With the reopening of the Tomioka facility, all 10 of Fukushima Prefecture's fishing ports are now back in operation.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/28/news/cleaning-skills-display/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-28T23:16:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko on Sunday watch a student use a machine to clean the floor during their visit to a vocational training presentation by special education school students taking part in the National High School Arts Festival in the city of Saga. This year the festival was held at various venues in Saga Prefecture. The couple also listened to performances by visually impaired students.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/28/news/a-bang-up-job/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-28T23:16:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fireworks light up the evening sky over the Sumida River in Tokyo on Saturday. About 959,000 spectators took in the dazzling color extravaganza produced by some 20,000 fireworks at the annual summer event, the first during the Reiwa Era.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/28/images/times-gallery/july-29-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-29T10:56:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At a press conference photo session during the launch event for 30% Club Japan, Shiseido President and CEO Masahiko Uotani (center) was named chair of the 30% Club while Yoriko Goto (left), board chair of Deloitte Tohmatsu, and Douglas Hymas, country executive managing director at The Bank of New York Mellon, were both named vice chair of the 30% Club. The 30% Club is a global campaign founded in the United Kingdom that aims to achieve a sound gender balance in corporate decision-making bodies.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/30/news/video-kumamon-donates-notre-dame-cathedral-embassy-france/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-30T00:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/31/news/video-sumida-river-fireworks-festival-2019-seen-tokyo-skytree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-07-31T00:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/01/images/times-gallery/august-1-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-01T14:20:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At the opening ceremony of the World Cosplay Summit 2019, Tokumaru Oguri (front row, fourth from left), executive committee chairman of the World Cosplay Summit 2019, and Mitsuko Shino (front row, fifth from left), director-general for cultural affairs and assistant minister for the Foreign Ministry, pose with cosplayers representing 39 countries and areas at the Tokyo Dome Hotel on July 26. The World Cosplay Championship will be held at the Aichi Arts Center on Aug. 4.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/02/video-2/video-marunouchi-bon-dance-2019-traditional-dance-festival-front-tokyo-station/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-02T00:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/01/news/taking-flight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-01T18:57:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jetstar Japan Co. held a launch event Thursday for a route linking Narita airport near Tokyo with Shonai airport in Yamagata Prefecture, the first flights by a low-cost carrier to connect Narita with an airport in the Tohoku region. The airline plans to operate one round trip per day.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/03/news/killer-exhibit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-03T00:10:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors view the 5-meter-long skeleton of Nami the killer whale at Taiji Whale Museum in the town of Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture, on Friday as part of a special exhibition to commemorate the museum's 50th year. The orca was raised at the facility for more than two decades.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/04/news/controversy-shuts-exhibit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-04T23:49:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A statue symbolizing the wartime "comfort women" is displayed with other controversial artworks Saturday at Aichi Triennale 2019 in Nagoya. The organizer of the art festival shut down the section the same day after receiving harsh criticism and threats.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/04/images/times-gallery/august-5-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-04T23:50:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[French Ambassador Laurent Pic (second from left) and Frederic Mazenq (left), a spokesman for the France Tourism Development Agency, receive a donation toward the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral, which was severely damaged in a fire, from Kumamoto Gov. Ikuo Kabashima (second from right) and Kumamon, Kumamoto Prefecture's official mascot, during a ceremony at the French Embassy on July 25.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/06/news/video-look-inside-anas-new-international-airliners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-06T00:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/03/news/video-visiting-bank-japans-courtyard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-06T13:02:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/07/news/new-heroine-returns-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-07T00:09:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hinako Shibuno arrives at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Tuesday after winning the Women's British Open title on Sunday. The "Smiling Cinderella" became the second Japanese to claim an overseas major after Hisako Higuchi triumphed in the 1977 LPGA Championship.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/08/news/video-japanese-flying-car-prototype-nec/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-08T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/08/video-2/video-walumination-2019-light-show-featuring-japanese-umbrellas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-08T00:02:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/09/video-2/video-pikachu-outbreak-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-09T00:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/10/video-2/video-nba-superstar-guard-russell-westbrook-visits-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-10T00:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/11/news/make-a-wish/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-11T23:51:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A girl looks at a lantern to be floated on the Sumida River at the annual Toro Nagashi Festival in Tokyo's Sumida Ward on Saturday evening. The festival began in 1946 to honor the war dead, especially the masses of people who drowned in the river while fleeing the devastating firebombings of Tokyo. In recent times, people inscribe wishes on the lanterns.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/14/video-2/video-roof-top-orchestra-garden-play-sound-ginza-six/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-14T00:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/15/video-2/video-odaibas-gundam-summer-festival-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-15T00:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/18/news/never-forget/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-18T23:07:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[One month after an arson attack on Kyoto Animation Co.'s studio in Kyoto killed 35 people, a woman places flowers Sunday at an altar set up to honor the victims near the site of the incident. The outpouring of support for the company continues to grow.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/18/images/times-gallery/august-19-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-18T23:07:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angela Ayllon (center), Bolivian charge d'affaires ad interim, poses with Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyoto Tsuji (left) and Tomoyuki Yoshida, director-general of the Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Bureau, during a reception to celebrate the 194th anniversary of Bolivian independence at Hotel Okura, Tokyo, on Aug. 1.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-08-20T00:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/21/news/video-childrens-day-kasumigasekis-government-offices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-21T00:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/22/video-2/video-kingyo-love-exhibition-goldfish-become-art/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-22T00:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/23/video-2/video-takanawa-natsu-matsuri-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-23T00:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/24/news/videobuddhism-meets-beatboxing-attracting-young-people-komyoji-temple/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-24T00:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/26/news/dancing-awa-odori-style/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-26T00:10:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Female members of the Hanamichi-ren dance group perform during the first day of the 63rd annual Koenji Awa Odori on Saturday. More than 1 million people were expected to gather in Koenji, in Tokyo's Suginami Ward, during the two days of the festival. The annual event, which originated in Shikoku's Tokushima Prefecture, sees dance troupes parade through the streets to the accompaniment of drums, flutes and shamisen.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/26/news/last-call-summer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-26T00:10:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagashima Spa Land's pool in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, is crowded with swimmers and flotation devices on Sunday. About 40,000 people visited the amusement park on the last Sunday of the month as the mercury touched 33.2 degrees.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/27/news/video-tokyo-robot-collection-machines-make-lives-easier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-27T00:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/26/images/times-gallery/august-26-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-26T17:39:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thai Culture Minister Itthiphol Kunplome (third from right) poses for a photo alongside designer Prapakas Angsusingha (far left), Thai Ambassador Bansarn Bunnag (third from left) and his wife, Yupadee (fourth from left), as well as other participants and models from the show.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/28/news/video-thai-textile-touch-thai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-28T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/08/30/video-2/video-hamarikyu-oedo-culture-art-festival-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-08-30T00:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/05/video-2/video-lovot-store-launches-tokyos-takashimaya-shinjuku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-05T00:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/05/images/times-gallery/september-6-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-05T20:05:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On Aug. 27, the leaders of the six Tohoku prefectures (Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata and Fukushima), Niigata Prefecture, the city of Sendai, the Tohoku branch of several tourism organizations and major Tohoku economic organizations visited Thailand, one of the important inbound markets for Tohoku, where they interacted with their Thai counterparts in the government, as well as tourism and airline companies in Thailand, at Intercontinental Bangkok. This is a top-level effort by the heads of Tohoku to further encourage mutual cooperation between Thailand and Tohoku.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/12/video-2/video-tokyo-international-gift-show-autumn-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-12T00:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/13/video-2/video-visiting-okura-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-13T00:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/13/images/times-gallery/september-7-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-13T15:38:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190907a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sagi Muki (second from left), gold medalist in the World Judo Championships Tokyo 2019 men's 81-kilogram weight class, poses with (from left) Moshe Ponte, president of the Israel Judo Association, Israeli Ambassador Yaffa Ben-Ari and Israel's national coach, Oren Smadja, during a party to celebrate Israel's first World Judo Championship men's gold medal at the ambassador's residence on Aug. 30.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/13/news/an-icon-reborn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-13T15:38:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/xl20190907w1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xl20190907w1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The famed lobby of the Hotel Okura Tokyo, which once hosted politicians, celebrities and famed guests such as Princess Diana and Harrison Ford, is reborn in The Okura Tokyo, which opened its doors to the media on Friday after three years of renovations. Story: page 3]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/15/images/times-gallery/september-16-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-15T19:10:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tg20190916a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190916a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paola Faccioli (second from right), CEO of Pasticceria Cova poses with, from far left, Tokyu Corporation Executive General Manager of Retail Business Headquarters Masahiro Horie; Tokyu Corp. President and Representative Director Kazuo Takahashi; Tokyu Group Chairman of the Board, Representative Director Chairman Hirofumi Nomoto; and President of LVMH Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton Japan K.K. Norbert Leuret, during a reception at Cafe Cova Milano GINZA SIX for the grand opening of the new flagship store in Ginza on Sept. 10.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/18/video-2/video-red-bull-air-race-chiba-2019-final-aerial-race-championship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-18T00:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_RedBullAirRace19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/19/news/video-tokyo-game-show-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-19T00:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Dan_TGS19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Dan_TGS19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/18/news/dont-look-down-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-18T23:35:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/xz20190919x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xz20190919x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takuma Tachibana (left) and another worker clean the windows of Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower, in Sumida Ward earlier this month. Dangling 450 meters above the ground, Tachibana says he counts himself lucky to be up there with a panoramic view.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/20/video-2/video-true-colors-dance-no-limits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-20T00:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/22/images/times-gallery/september-23-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-22T19:15:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tg20190923a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190923a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On Sept. 11, "Belgian Beer Weekend 2019" held its opening ceremony at the Roppongi Hills Arena in Tokyo. Shintaro Konishi (far left), chairman of the Belgian Beer Weekend Executive Committee, poses with (from second from left) Belgian Ambassador De Bilderling; Yoshimasa Hayashi, president of the Japan-Belgian Parliamentary Friendship Group; Kimikazu Sugawara, president of the Japan-Belgium Society; Fabrice Tilot, president of The Belgian-Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce in Japan; and Hiromitsu Kuramoto, chairman of the Belgo-Luxembourg Market Council.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/23/sports/rising-star/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-23T23:38:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yf20190924x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yf20190924x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[After defeating Takakeisho in a playoff to win the Autumn Basho on Sunday, sekiwake Mitakeumi is eager to earn promotion to ozeki, sumo's second-highest rank, with a strong performance at the November Grand Sumo Tournament in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/25/video-2/video-christmas-toy-fair-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-25T00:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Seto_XmasToyFair19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/27/video-2/video-visit-coredo-muromachi-terrace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-27T00:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/28/video-2/video-2019-rugby-world-cup-public-viewing-tokyos-marunouchi-kanda-districts-sept-20-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-28T00:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_WRCpublic-week1-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/28/news/festival-of-friendship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-28T19:53:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yz20190929t1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yz20190929t1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Festival of friendshipDespite souring bilateral relations, the Japan-Korea Exchange Festival opened as planned in Tokyo's Hibiya Park on Saturday. Members of Jin Myung, a traditional Korean percussion group, performed at the opening ceremony of the annual two-day event.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/29/images/times-gallery/september-30-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-29T19:43:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/tg20190930a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190930a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On Sept. 17, the Ikebana International Tokyo Founding Chapter organized an ikebana workshop on the theme of "Wishing the Peace and Friendship Beyond the Country Through Flowers." Akie Abe (front row, center), wife of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, poses with 29 ambassadors and spouses at the prime minister's residence.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/01/news/video-introducing-atm-plus-seven-banks-new-atm-facial-recognition-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-01T00:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Koizumi_SevenBankATMplus-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/30/news/tokyo-remembers-chirac/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-30T23:37:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yh20191001x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yh20191001x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[French Ambassador to Japan Laurent Pic (left) and some 200 people offer a silent prayer at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on Monday in memory of former French President Jacques Chirac, who died Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/09/30/sports/stunner-in-shizuoka/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-09-30T23:40:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/yo20190930x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yo20190930x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fans cheer for Japan during its Pool A match against Ireland at the 2019 Rugby World Cup on Saturday in Shizuoka Prefecture. The Brave Blossoms rallied to beat the Irish 19-12 in a stunning upset and are now looking ahead to a crucial game against Samoa on Oct. 5.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/02/video-2/video-rugby-world-cup-2019-fanzone-tokyos-chofu-city/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-02T00:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Kobayashi_RWCpublic-week2-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/03/video-2/video-pilot-yoshihide-muroya-speaks-life-upon-winning-red-bull-air-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-03T00:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/07/news/video-interview-yoichi-ochiai-media-artist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-07T00:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/06/images/times-gallery/october-7-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-06T23:42:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/tg20191007a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191007a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ambassador of Chile Julio Fiol (second from left)with, from left, Asako Omi, parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs and member of the House of Representatives; Andy Bruce, president of the Chilean Chamber of Commerce in Japan (CHCCJ); and Teru Fukui, member of the House of Representatives and executive secretary of the Japan-Chile Parliamentary Friendship League, during a reception to celebrate the 209th anniversary of the independence of the Republic of Chile and the launching of CHCCJ at Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills on Sept. 25.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/08/video-2/video-enjoying-classic-samurai-movie-english-subtitles-yurakucho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-08T00:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/09/video-2/video-visit-gacha-gacha-coffee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-09T00:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/10/news/video-avatar-robot-cafe-dawn-version-beta-2-0/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-10T00:02:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Kobayashi_OryCafe-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/10/video-2/video-landscapes-1999-2019-u-s-japan-photo-exhibition-tokyos-roppongi-district/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-10T00:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Mizuno_Landscapes-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/12/news/video-introducing-new-mirai-hydrogen-fuel-cell-sedan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-12T00:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Miura_NewMirai-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Miura_NewMirai-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/16/video-2/video-visit-rwc-2019-fanzone-tokyos-yurakucho-district-oct-13-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-16T00:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/18/video-2/video-ocean-naked-deep-sea-illuminated-yokohama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T00:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/17/news/path-to-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-17T19:29:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/xz20191018t1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visits the city of Motomiya, Fukushima Prefecture,  on Thursday. The city was flooded after being hit by Typhoon Hagibis over the weekend.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/07/21/images/times-gallery/july-22-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T19:33:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/tg20190722a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190722a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Egyptian Ambassador Ayman Kamel (second from left) and his wife, Ghada Youssef (far right), pose with Kenji Yamada, parliamentary vice-minister for foreign affairs (far left), and Kaori Kono, wife of Foreign Minister Taro Kono, during a cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate Egypt's national day at a reception at the ambassador's residence on      July 8. yoshiaki miura]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/13/images/times-gallery/october-14-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T19:34:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ambassador-designate of the Federal Republic of Germany Ina Lepel (center) with State Ministers for Foreign Affairs Kenji Wakamiya (left) and Keisuke Suzuki (right) during a reception to celebrate the Day of German Unity at the ambassador' s residence on Oct. 3.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/06/23/images/times-gallery/june-24-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T19:36:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The two co-chairmen on the Vietnam Festival 2019 executive committee, Vietnamese Ambassador Vu Hong Nam (third from right) and Former State Minister and founder of Vietnam Festival Iwao Matsuda (third from left), pose with (from left) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norikazu Suzuki; Satsuki Katayama, minister for regional revitalization and women's empowerment; Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife, Akie; and Komeito leader Natsuo Yamaguchi during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for Vietnam Festival 2019 at Yoyogi Park on June 8.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/02/03/images/times-gallery/february-4-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T19:38:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Myanmar's ambassador, Thurain Thant Zin (center), and his wife, Khin Soe Naung (right), welcome Minister for Reconstruction Hiromichi Watanabe during a reception to celebrate the anniversary of Myanmar's 71st independence day at the embassy on Jan. 24.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/01/13/images/times-gallery/january-14-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T19:38:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20190114a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenyan Ambassador Solomon Karanja Maina (left) poses for a photo with Takahiro Iinuma,      a forestry policy administrator in the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ministry, on      Dec. 20 alongside two cherry blossom trees donated by the Fukushima government that have been planted on the grounds of the Kenyan Embassy. yoshiaki miura]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/03/18/images/times-gallery/march-19-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T19:42:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/tg20180319a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20180319a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese and Tunisian artists pose for a photograph during the opening ceremony of an exhibition titled "Inspiring Tunisia" at Chiyoda Kumin Hall on March 12. Pictured (from left) are Tunisian Ambassador Kais Darragi; Foreign Minister Taro Kono's wife, Kaori; Kiyoshi Ejima, chairman of the Special Committee on Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake and member of the Japan-Tunisia Parliamentary Committee; artist Hideyuki Ozawa; and Chiyoda Mayor Masami Ishikawa. The exhibition      is on display through      March 22. yoshiaki miura]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2018/01/28/images/times-gallery/january-29-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T19:42:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spanish Ambassador Gonzalo de Benito (second from right) poses for a photo with (from left) Nobuteru Ishihara, a member of the Japan-Spain Parliamentary Friendship League; Shinichi Yokoyama, former chairman of the Board of Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. and domestic chairman of the Japan-Spain Symposium; and Mikio Sasaki, senior corporate adviser of Mitsubishi Corp. and chairman of the Japan-Spain Business Cooperation Committee.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2017/12/29/images/times-gallery/december-30-2017/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-10-18T19:45:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazakhstan Ambassador Yerlan Baudarbek-Kozhatayev (center) and his wife, Manshuk, welcome Manabu Horii, parliamentary vice-minister of foreign affairs, during a reception to celebrate of the 26th anniversary of the Republic of Kazakhstan's independence at Hotel Okura Tokyo on Dec. 19.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/13/images/times-gallery/november-14-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Yang di-Pertuan Agong XVI, the King of Malaysia (fourth from left) and Secretary-General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agro-Based Industry of Malaysia Dato' Mohd Sallehhuddin Hassan (third from left) with the Ambassador of Malaysia to Japan Dato' Kennedy Jawan (fifth from right) and his wife Datin Josephine Dagang (fourth from right), other ambassadors, politicians, businesspeople and festival participants during the opening ceremony for Malaysia Fair Tokyo 2019 at Shinjuku Chuo Park in Tokyo on Nov. 2.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/07/images/times-gallery/november-8-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Third Class Labor Medal of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam was given to Japanese actor and singer Ryotaro Sugi (left) given by Vietnam Ambassador Vu Hong Nam (right) for 30 years of charity concerts and welfare activities contributing to establishing a relationship between Japan and Vietnam, at the embassy on Oct. 30.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/06/images/times-gallery/november-7-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bilal Erdogan, president of World Ethnosport Confederation (center) with, from left, Keisuke Suzuki, state minister for foreign affairs; Hasan Murat Mercan, ambassador of the Republic of Turkey; Natsuo Yamaguchi, chief representative of Komeito; and Kanae Yamamoto, member of the House of Councillors during a reception to celebrate of the 96th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic of Turkey, at the embassy residence on Oct. 29.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/31/images/times-gallery/november-1-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A "National Order of Merit" of the Republic of Paraguay was given to Takeo Kawamura (sixth from the left), who has been chairman of the Japan-Paraguay Parliamentary Friendship League for 15 years and made contributions to establishing a relationship between Japan and Paraguay. The medal was handed over from Hugo Velazquez Moreno (fifth from the left), the Vice President of Paraguay on Oct. 24, at the Paraguay Embassy. Paraguay Ambassador of Japan Raul Alberto Florentin-Antola (right) and his wife, Maria Liz (second from the right), former Ambassador of Japan to Paraguay Yoshihisa Ueda (forth from the left), former Ambassador of Paraguay to Japan Naoyuki Toyotoshi (third from the left), Yoshinari Okayama (back row, third from the right) Secretary General of  the Japan-Paraguay Association, along with ambassadors from Latin American countries attended the ceremony.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/27/images/times-gallery/october-28-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Uganda Ambassador Betty Grace Akech-Okullo with Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Shinichi Nakatani (left), and Ambassador of Japan to Uganda Kazuaki Kameda (right) during a reception to celebrate the 57th Anniversary of Uganda's Independence at Palace Hotel Tokyo on Oct. 9.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/28/news/village-vigilance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters and local residents discharge water over traditional wooden houses in Shirakawa-go, Gifu Prefecture, on Sunday during an annual fire drill. The 114 houses, built in the high-roof gasshō-zukuri style, are registered as UNESCO Cultural Heritage sites and are a popular tourist attraction.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/28/news/movie-night/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Actress Zhang Ziyi (center), president of the International Competition Jury for the Tokyo International Film Festival 2019, poses together with other jury members during the event's opening ceremony in the Roppongi district of Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/20/images/times-gallery/october-21-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Honorary President Princess Takamado (right) with Venezuelan Ambassador Seiko Ishikawa, the Prince Takamado Memorial Prize winner of the ‘‘Reflections on the Heisei Era -Through Diplomats’ Eyes 2019’’ exhibition.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/15/video-2/video-kioi-crystal-winter-19-20/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/15/video-2/video-star-wars-christmas-celebration-tokyos-marunouchi-area/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/12/video-2/video-true-colors-festival-diverse-groups-japan-make-music/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/12/video-2/video-welcome-heart-tree-christmas-tree-powered-electric-vehicle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/01/news/video-visit-shibuya-scramble-square-tallest-building-tokyos-shibuya-area/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/01/video-2/video-gate-city-ohsaki-x-hello-kitty-halloween-party/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:47+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/31/news/video-tokyo-motor-show-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:50+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/30/video-2/video-nihonbashi-meguru-fes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/26/news/video-cars-seen-tokyo-motor-show-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:21:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/10/19/news/video-ceatec-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-16T21:22:03+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/17/images/times-gallery/november-18-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-17T19:13:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tg20191118a1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Celebrating the 90th anniversary of Canada and Japan diplomatic relations, Destination Canada introduced their new For Growing Hearts brand at the Embassy of Canada  on Oct. 30. From left: Monkey Majik members Maynard Plant and Blaise Plant; Ian Burney, Ambassador of Canada to Japan; Gloria Loree, Destination Canada, Chief Marketing Officer; Maureen Riley, Destination Canada Vice President International; and Yuji Nakazawa, former Japan National Team soccer player.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/19/video-2/video-baccarat-eternal-lights-holiday-celebration-yebisu-garden-place/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-19T00:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/18/news/high-and-mighty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-18T23:35:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yh20191119x1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Naruhito addresses guests during the Daikyo no Gi ceremony held Monday at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. During the ceremony, one of a series of events to mark the emperor's enthronement, some 280 people who made achievements in their fields attended a grand banquet hosted by the imperial couple.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/20/video-2/video-caretta-illumination-2019-arabian-night/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-20T00:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/19/news/over-the-finish-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-19T23:42:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/yp20191120x1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japan Sport Council said Tuesday that construction work on the new National Stadium, seen in Tokyo on Friday, has been completed after three years. It will be the main stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/22/video-2/video-look-inside-tokyos-shibuya-parco-shopping-mall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-22T00:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/21/news/limited-engagement-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-21T18:57:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/zd20191122s1a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People visit the Daijokyu Halls at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday on the first day of a public viewing that will last through Dec. 8. Emperor Naruhito performed the Daijosai offering ceremony last week at the specially built halls. Story: page 2]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/24/images/times-gallery/november-25-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-24T19:24:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tg20191125a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191125a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture Shunji Kono (fourth from right) and Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (fourth from left) with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Taku Eto (third from right); Regional Revitalization Minister Seigo Kitamura (third from left); Dean of the Diplomatic Corps and Ambassador of the Republic of San Marino Manlio Cadelo; and members of the House of Representatives, House of Councilors and the prefectural assembly during a sake barrel-breaking ceremony for a reception co-hosted by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture at Iikura Guest House in Tokyo, on Nov. 8.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/26/video-2/video-introducing-cue4-new-basketball-robot-toyota-motor-corp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-26T00:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_Cue4-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/25/news/whos-who-of-the-stage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-25T23:23:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[xq20191126x2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workers put up wooden nameplates for kabuki actors at the Minamiza Theater in Kyoto on Monday ahead of year-end performances, which will begin Saturday and run through Dec. 26.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/25/news/stamping-out-violence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-25T23:23:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[xq20191126x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Red shoes are placed on the ground in central Brussels on Sunday during a demonstration against violence toward women. Police said about 10,000 people attended the protest, which took place on the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/27/news/autumnal-light-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-27T23:06:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[xe20191128x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Autumn leaves are illuminated for visitors to enjoy at Rikugien Park in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday evening. The illumination of about 560 trees in the park, known for its traditional Japanese-style garden that was originally built in 1702, continues through Dec. 2.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/11/29/video-2/video-tokyo-comic-con-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-11-29T00:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_ComicCon19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/01/images/times-gallery/december-2-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-01T18:42:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tg20191202a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191202a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Latvian Ambassador Dace Treija-Masi (left) joins Japan-Latvia Parliamentary Friendship League Chairman Hirofumi Nakasone (center) and Justice Minister Masako Mori in a toast to cerebrate the 101st anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Latvia at the embassy in Tokyo on Nov. 20.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/02/news/in-safe-hands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-02T23:21:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/xt20191203x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xt20191203x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Capt. Miho Otani, the first woman to take the helm of a Japanese Aegis-equipped warship, returns salutes on the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Myoko on Monday at the MSDF's Maizuru base in Kyoto Prefecture. Otani, 48, became the first woman in the MSDF to captain a training vessel in 2013 and the first to command an MSDF destroyer in 2016.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/02/news/lost-to-disaster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-02T23:22:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/xt20191203x2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xt20191203x2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Part of a building that housed Kadonowaki Elementary School in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, is dismantled on Monday. The school was flooded by a surge of seawater 1.8 meters deep during the March 2011 tsunami. The central part will be preserved for public viewing until March 2022. All of the students who were on campus at the time survived.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/04/video-2/video-tale-two-midtowns-2019-illuminations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-04T00:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_Xmas19-MidTowns-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/03/news/shining-in-remembrance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-03T23:51:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/yw20191204x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yw20191204x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A test run of the 25th Kobe Luminarie, an annual memorial for the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which occurred Jan. 17, 1995, was held Monday night near Motomachi Station in Kobe. The event, expected to attract 3.4 million visitors, takes place Friday to Dec. 15.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/05/news/virtual-retail-therapy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-05T19:12:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/xk20191206t1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xk20191206t1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[ANA Holdings on Thursday opened what it says is the world's first store where customers can shop remotely using a robotic avatar. The robots, standing 1.5 meters tall, will be employed through Dec. 24 at the store in a shopping mall in the Nihonbashi district of Tokyo, in collaboration with Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings. Using a computer, can control the robots from anywhere in the country and shop for items in the gift store as though they were there. No actual customers will be allowed to physically enter the store. Online registration is required to use the service, said ANA, which plans to introduce as many as 1,000 avatar robots across Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/06/images/times-gallery/december-7-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-06T18:18:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tg20191207a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191207a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Matelda Starace, posing next to the Italian Embassy's Chef and Food and Drink Manager Manuel Montalbetti (center), and the National Council of YMCAs of Japan held at a pizza-making workshop for children, including those with special needs, at the embassy residence on Nov. 30. Starace has worked at a children's hospital in Guatemala and on Unicef projects, and is the spouse of Ambassador Giorgio Starace.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/07/video-2/video-interview-tony-parker-ex-san-antonio-spurs-player/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-07T00:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Edward_InterviewWithTonyParker-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/06/news/pep-in-your-step/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-06T21:30:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/xp20191207v1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xp20191207v1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[SoftBank Group Corp.'s Pepper robots stand behind a counter while a customer places an order at the Pepper Parlor cafe in Tokyo on Thursday. The Tokyu Plaza Shibuya shopping complex housing SoftBank Robotics Group Corp.'s robot-staffed cafe opened the same day.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/06/news/jogging-publics-memory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-06T21:32:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/xp20191207v2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xp20191207v2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[About 50 Metropolitan Police Department officers jog around the Imperial Palace in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Friday wearing clothing with messages saying "No Drones!" as part of efforts to raise public awareness of the prohibition on flying unmanned aircraft near the palace, airports and crowded residential areas.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/10/video-2/video-winter-wonderland-japans-moominvalley-park/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-10T00:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_MoominWinter-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_MoominWinter-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/09/images/times-gallery/december-10-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-09T21:24:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tg20191210a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191210a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Romanian Ambassador Tatiana Iosiper (center) with Chairman of the Japan-Romania Parliamentary Friendship League Ichiro Aisawa (left) and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenji Wakamiya (right) during a reception celebrating Romania's National Day at The Okura Tokyo on Nov. 28.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/11/video-2/video-honda-birdrone-touring-drones-eye-view-bikers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-11T00:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_DroneTouring-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_DroneTouring-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/12/video-2/video-aboard-railway-story-sky-roppongi-hills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-12T00:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_CityViewTrain-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_CityViewTrain-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/11/sports/blossoms-on-parade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-11T21:28:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/xf20191212v1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xf20191212v1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Japan's rugby team took to the streets of Tokyo on Wednesday in a parade honoring fans across the country for their support of the Brave Blossoms during the 2019 Rugby World Cup.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/13/video-2/video-introducing-shibuya-san-new-tourist-information-spot-shibuya-fukuras/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-13T00:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_ShibuyaSan-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_ShibuyaSan-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/12/news/a-harmonious-choice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-12T19:54:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/yz20191213t1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yz20191213t1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seihan Mori, chief priest of Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, writes "rei," the kanji character of the year, in traditional Japanese calligraphic style on a large piece of washi paper. The character "rei" — used in the Reiwa era name, which has been translated to mean "beautiful harmony" — was chosen in a nationwide poll.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/15/images/times-gallery/december-16-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-15T18:36:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tg20191216a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191216a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thai Ambassador-Designate of the Kingdom of Thailand Singtong Lapisatepun (right) and Justice Minister Masako Mori (left) raise a toast to celebrate of the country’s National Day and the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo on Dec. 5.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/18/video-2/video-gunpla-builders-world-cup-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-18T00:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_GBWC19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_GBWC19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/17/news/looking-back/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-17T21:17:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/xp20191218v1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xp20191218v1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Traditional doll-maker Kyugetsu Co. kicks off an exhibition of 31 wooden paddles, known as kawari hagoita, on Tuesday in Tokyo's Taito Ward. The paddles feature figures highlighting the Heisei Era that ended in April.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/19/video-2/video-star-wars-kabuki-starring-ebizo-ichikawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-19T00:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_SWkabuki-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_SWkabuki-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/18/images/times-gallery/december-19-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-18T20:03:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tg20191219a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191219a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takeya Yamasaki (second from right), executive director of tea ceremony school Chanoyu International, presents The Japan Times President Takeharu Tsutsumi with a ¥419,000 contribution to The Japan Times Readers' Fund at the daily's head office in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on Dec. 16. The funds will be distributed mainly to overseas charities, particularly those operating in Asia, that help people in need secure better access to education.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/20/news/video-look-inside-japans-saphir-odoriko-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-20T00:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_SaphirODORIKO-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_SaphirODORIKO-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/19/news/land-rising-jedi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-19T21:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/zh20191220u1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[zh20191220u1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Star Wars" fans wait excitedly Thursday outside a theater for a screening of "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" in Tokyo's Roppongi district. Nearly 1,000 fans gathered at the theater for the ninth episode of the original "Star Wars" saga, which opens in theaters Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/21/video-2/video-japan-premiere-star-wars-rise-skywalker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-21T00:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_SW9premier-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_SW9premier-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/20/news/cleaning-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-20T23:10:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/xg20191221x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[xg20191221x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Volunteers hit tatami with bamboo sticks during the annual year-end cleanup at Nishi-Honganji, a temple in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward, on Friday. The tradition, which goes back more than 500 years, is meant to celebrate the peaceful passing of another year and prepare for a new year. About 600 people dressed in coverall aprons helped clean the mats at the temple's Founder's Hall.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/22/images/times-gallery/december-23-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-22T18:56:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tg20191223a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191223a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ambassador of the State of Qatar Hassan Bin Mohammed Rafei Al-Emadi (center) poses with Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Minoru Kihara (left) and President of Komeito and Member of the House of Councillors Natsuo Yamaguchi (right) during a reception celebrating the national day of Qatar at the Imperial Hotel on Dec. 12.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/25/video-2/video-light-tokyo-2019-holiday-season-illuminations-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-25T00:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Kobayashi_Xmas19-thumbnail.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Kobayashi_Xmas19-thumbnail.jpg]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/25/images/times-gallery/december-26-2019/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-12-25T17:58:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/tg20191226a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[tg20191226a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This year 39 embassies and 33 headmasters of various ikebana schools participated in the Ikebana International Tokyo Founding Chapter's annual Ikebana International Fair, held at the Royal Park Hotel on Dec. 17. Cutting the ribbon are Ikebana International Fair 2019 Chairperson Ioanna Charikleia Giannakarou, wife of  the Ambassador of Greece (front row, far right), Honorary President Princess Takamado (front row, center) and Junko Katano, president of the Ikebana International Tokyo Founding Chapter (front row, far left).]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2019/12/27/video-2/video-opening-japans-new-national-stadium/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2019-12-26T21:11:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A shop clerk shows off a Jinsei Game (The Game of Life) set made of pure gold Thursday at a Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. outlet in the city of Fukuoka. The traditional board game, similar to Snakes and Ladders and themed on the ups and downs of life, uses some 12.4 kilograms of pure gold and is worth some ¥150 million. The jeweler made the set in collaboration with toy-maker Tomy Co., which sells the original Jinsei Game.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shizuoka Prefecture Mayor Nobuhiro Tanabe (center) with members of the city's key organizations at a news conference for new mascots, services and products, unveiling the local government's new slogan, "Shizuoka City, Shining World,'' at the Tokyo Prince Hotel on Dec. 18]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A boar and a capybara are displayed at a succession ceremony for Chinese zodiac signs Friday in Osaka. This year was the Year of the Boar and the next  will be the Year of the Rat. Capybaras are — like rats — rodents, just slightly cuter.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-12-29T19:06:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Japan Frank C.T. Hsieh (left) and Wang Shu-Fang, director of the Taiwan Cultural Center, during an opening reception of the photo exhibition "Mekurumeku Taiwan" at the Taiwan Cultural Center in Toranomon on Dec. 18. This exhibition will run until Feb. 18, 2020.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2020-01-01T00:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-12-30T23:37:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukuoka Daiichi players celebrate after defeating crosstown rival Fukuoka University Ohori on Sunday in the final of the All-Japan High School Tournament at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A giant ema — a traditional Shinto plaque — hangs above the crowd in Nakamise shopping street, which leads to Sensoji temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, on Monday. The Chinese zodiac animal for the coming year is the rat.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thousands of well-wishers wave to members of the imperial family at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday. About 68,000 people came to hear Emperor Naruhito's first New Year's address since taking the throne, expressing hope for a peaceful year.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2020/01/06/news/video-introducing-robocar-walk/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2020-01-09T00:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2020-01-10T00:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's athletes participate in the opening ceremony of the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Thursday. The global extravaganza runs through Jan. 22.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2020/01/18/video-2/video-rhizomatiks-take-japans-perfume-cyberspace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-01-18T00:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2020/01/17/news/pregame-warmup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-01-17T21:58:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Olympic rings are installed at Odaiba Marine Park in Tokyo on Friday. An inauguration ceremony for the monument will be held on Jan. 24, exactly six months before the opening ceremony of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2020-01-20T09:59:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At the opening ceremony of "Visit Nepal 2020," Nepalese Ambassador Prativa Rana (back row, seventh from left) poses with Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norihiro Nakayama (back row, eighth from left); Visit Nepal 2020 goodwill ambassadors Hiromi Ishioka, chairman of the Nepal-Japan Friendship Society (back row, third from left), and Tokushin Kasai, chairman of Lumbini Hotel Kasai (back row, fourth from left); performers; and other guests at the reception hall of the ambassador's residence in Nakameguro on Jan. 7.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2020/01/23/video-2/video-japanese-jizo-statue-checks-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-01-23T00:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2020/01/29/video-2/video-theatrical-tour-tokyos-nihonbashi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-01-29T00:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Ikebana International Tokyo Founding Chapter donated to Saga and Chiba prefectures, which suffered from natural disasters in 2019. Gov. Yoshinori Yamaguchi of Saga (second from right), and Vice Gov. Shinsuke Takigawa of Chiba (second from left), pose with Ioanna Charikleia Giannakarou (left), the chairperson of the fair and spouse of the Greek ambassador, and Junko Katano, president of the Ikebana International Tokyo Founding Chapter (right), during the Ikebana International Fair 2019 at the Palace Hotel Tokyo on Jan. 27.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2020-02-05T00:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2020-02-10T17:58:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[European Union Ambassador to Japan Patricia Flor (center row, eighth from left) with Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi (ninth from left) and Chairman of the Japan-EU Parliamentary Friendship LeagueNobuteru Ishihara (seventh from left), as they pose for photos with ambassadors of EU member states in Japan, and members of the Tomoko Ishii Spanish Dance Company to mark the 1st anniversary of the entry into force of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement at the Delegation of the EU to Japan’s Europa House on Feb. 4.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[(From left) Special Ambassador So Takei with Ambassadors Taizo Sugimura and Nagano Olympic speed skating bronze medalist Tomomi Okazaki during a photo session after the press conference at a "World Masters Games 2021 Kansai'' promotional event on Feb. 1.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2020-02-15T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2020-02-19T00:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2020/02/20/video-2/video-wearable-expo-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-02-20T00:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (fifth from the left) and winners of the Tokyo Financial Award 2019 at Roppongi Hills for an award ceremony on Feb. 12. From left, for the ESG Investment Category, Yoshiyuki Makino, head of S&amp;P Dow Jones Indices Japan Office; Sayaka Takatsuka and Chunmei Huang, senior directors of the Impact Investment Team, Shinsei Corporate Investment; and Masami Yabumoto, head of Capital Markets Group Investment Banking Business Unit, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co. For the Financial Innovation Category, Gentaro Tominaga, president and CEO of Frich Co.; Tal Ekroni, CEO and co-founder of Fly Money Technologies; Fumiyasu Kagami, chief operating officer of 400F Co.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2020/03/01/images/times-gallery/march-2-2020/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's first lady Akie Abe (front row, second from left) and spouse of the minister for foreign affairs Emi Motegi (front row, second from right) pose for a group photo with President of the Society of Arab Ambassadors and Heads of Missions in Japan (SWAAJ) and spouse of the Algerian ambassador Amira Bencherif (front row, left); SWAAJ Vice President and spouse of the Egyptian ambassador Ghada Kamel (front row, right); and other members at a luncheon hosted by SWAAJ at the Egyptian ambassador's residence on Feb. 13. Other members include representatives from Lebanon, Palestine, Bahrain, Mauritania, Tunisia, Kuwait, Oman and Sudan.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2020-03-05T00:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/multimedia/2020/03/07/video-2/video-legos-take-world-heritage-sites/</loc>
		<lastmod>2020-03-07T00:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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