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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Line Corp.'s logo is seen in this photo taken in Hong Kong. The mobile messaging service provider will reportedly make its debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in July.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T09:38:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Women walk past a fashion boutique in Tokyo on May 30. A poll by the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper found that two-thirds of people approve of postponing the sales tax hike.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T10:29:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton embraces rocker Bon Jovi during a campaign stop at Rutgers University's Newark campus in Newark, New Jersey, Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T10:54:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Low sodium versions of popular soups are seen in Washington Wednesday. Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty — a long-awaited federal effort to try to prevent thousands of deaths each year from heart disease and stroke.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/01/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-delays-tax-hike-weeks-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T11:26:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces a delay in the consumption tax hike during a news conference at the prime minister's official residence on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T11:56:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T12:15:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T12:17:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/05/31/national/takarazuka-becomes-fourth-municipality-japan-recognize-sex-unions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T13:08:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T13:38:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T15:04:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Senate Commerce Committee member Sen. Bill Nelson, holds an example of a defective air bag made by Takata of Japan that has been linked to multiple deaths and injuries in cars driven in the U.S., during a 2014 hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. A U.S. Senate report says at least four automakers are selling new vehicles, from the 2016 and 2017 model years, that have potentially deadly Takata air bag inflators. Nelson said the automakers should replace the inflators before the cars are sold so they don't eventually have to be recalled.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/national/sdf-to-visit-peleliu-for-u-s-led-humanitarian-exercise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T16:02:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese-occupied Peleliu is where some 10,000 Japanese troops and over 1,000 U.S. soldiers were killed in battle in 1944.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/world/family-will-not-sue-cincinnati-zoo-child-gorilla-incident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T16:05:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T16:06:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T16:47:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T16:47:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People attend a mental stimulation class at a Konami Sports Club Co. gym in Shinyurigaoka, Kawasaki, in April.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/05/28/national/media-national/shooting-messenger-journalism-siege-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T16:55:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Out in the cold: Takashi Uemura (center), a former reporter at Asahi Shimbun, walks with his lawyers toward the Sapporo District Court in February 2015 to file a libel suit against a journalist and three publishers, claiming their articles groundlessly labeled him as a fabricator of a report on a former “comfort woman.”]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T17:12:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/national/politics-diplomacy/ruling-opposition-camps-switch-campaign-mode-day-election-date-confirmed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T18:44:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/national/japans-monju-reactor-costly-hot-potato-no-one-wants-handle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T20:06:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of a government panel tour the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, in February.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/national/japan-ranked-most-popular-spot-for-international-conferences-in-asia-for-fourth-consecutive-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T20:42:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/national/foreign-ministrys-deputy-chief-sugiyama-become-new-top-bureaucrat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T20:42:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinsuke Sugiyama]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/national/politics-diplomacy/obama-reworked-hiroshima-speech-often-bid-balance-profoundly-realist-idealistic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T20:52:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A screenshot from a blog written by Ben Rhodes, U.S. President Barack Obama's top speechwriter, shows an image of Obama's handwritten Hiroshima speech notes.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/world/politics-diplomacy-world/clinton-blast-trump-north-korea-nato-foreign-policy-speech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T22:18:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton poses with supporters after a campaign event at Rutgers University's Newark campus in Newark, New Jersey, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-protests-chinas-continued-gas-development-east-china-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T22:37:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T22:51:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sadanobu Takemasu, president of Lawson Inc., poses for a photograph in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/business/corporate-business/softbank-raise-8-9-billion-alibaba-sale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T22:52:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Softbank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son announces the group's earnings at a news conference in November 2015.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kim Chung-seong, a North Korean defector and a Christian missionary, makes a radio broadcast in Seoul on April 21.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/national/science-health/researchers-find-high-grade-gold-ore-waters-south-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T22:54:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akira Asada]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/02/business/economy-business/moodys-sees-japans-consumption-tax-hike-delay-credit-negative/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-02T23:07:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-02T23:07:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, shown in a file photo, said in an interview at tech news site Recode's Code Conference in Southern California on Wednesday that people will be on Mars in 2025.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Kenya Wildlife Services ranger stands guard as elephant tusks are prepared for burning on April 22 in a historic destruction of illegal ivory and rhino horn that was confiscated mostly from poachers in Nairobi's national park.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters denounce the alleged slaying of a Japanese woman by a civilian U.S. base worker in Okinawa, at a rally Friday evening in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Edward Snowden, a former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who leaked secrets about the country's spying operations, speaks about U.S. surveillance activities in Japan via a video conference from Russia during a symposium in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters during a presidential primary election night rally Tuesday in New York.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/08/national/google-ana-top-workplace-list-millennials-work-life-balance-also-important-survey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-08T19:45:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[youngtalent-z-20160608.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Pokemon-themed All Nippon Airways plane at Osaka International Airport. ANA was listed as one of the top places to work for Japanese millennial talent.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/08/asia-pacific/chinese-fighter-jet-makes-unsafe-intercept-of-u-s-spy-plane-over-east-china-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-08T20:10:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Air Force RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft moves into position behind a tanker aircraft for refueling over an undisclosed nation in Southwest Asia in 2006. The U.S. military said a Chinese fighter jet performed an "unsafe" intercept of an RC-135 over the East China Sea on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/07/asia-pacific/beijing-put-two-lighthouses-south-china-sea-man-made-islands-operation-years-end/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-08T20:15:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Work on the runway at Mischief Reef, located 215 km (135 miles) west of the Philippine island of Palawan in the South China Sea, is seen in this satellite image taken in January.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-08T20:22:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hillary Clinton greets supporters Tuesday during her California primary night rally, held in New York's Brooklyn borough.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/08/business/economy-business/japan-logs-current-account-surplus-22nd-consecutive-month/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-08T20:23:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-08T20:23:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A 10-ton Baird's beaked whale is lowered into a truck in Hakodate, Hokkaido, before dawn on Wednesday. Fishermen are allowed to catch up to 10 of the species in a five-week hunting period.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-08T20:29:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A photo shows Mayu Tomita photographed by one of her fans in October 2015.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-08T21:04:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-08T21:04:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Natsume Soseki]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/08/business/corporate-business/suzuki-step-ceo-honda-quit-fuel-testing-scandal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-08T22:44:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman and CEO Osamu Suzuki attends a news conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-08T22:53:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-08T23:15:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kim Jong Un]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-09T06:37:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev walks to speak at the unveiling ceremony of the new passenger jet MC-21-300 at an Irkut Corporation assembling plant in Irkutsk, Russia, Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/pyongyang-plans-late-june-legislative-assembly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T10:51:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-north-a-20160610.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends "We Are the Happiest in the World," a performance of schoolchildren to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the Korean Children's Union (KCU), in this undated photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-09T10:53:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-09T11:21:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sen. Rand Paul (right) speaks with Sen. Tim Kaine as they and other senators walk to the House Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday for an address by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/asia-pacific/china-uses-swat-teams-prison-terms-crack-entrance-exam-cheats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T14:07:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A surveillance team monitors Chinese students by camera during their college entrance exam on Tuesday in Zhengzhou, Henan province.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/hokkaido-temple-seeks-rediscover-spirit-community/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T14:43:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-temple-a-20160610.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nemuro Betsuin Temple, in Nemuro, Hokkaido, is seeking a new role amid declining numbers of followers.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/politics-diplomacy/tokyo-gov-masuzoe-offers-to-halve-salary-after-panel-finds-improper-outlays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T15:17:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/business/economy-business/japans-machinery-orders-fell-11-april-stronger-yen-spurred-caution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T16:06:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heavy machinery is seen at a construction site in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/japans-political-parties-deploying-mascots-manga-appeal-younger-voters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T16:29:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-manga-a-20160610.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manga and cartoon characters are seen on party materials. The Japanese Communist Party's mascots are at lower left.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/asia-pacific/india-plans-expanded-missile-exports-support-asian-nations-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T16:47:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/hiroshima-peace-museum-puts-obamas-paper-cranes-display/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T17:51:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Four paper cranes offered by U.S. President Barack Obama during his historic visit to Hiroshima in May were put on display at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/business/corporate-business/nissan-recall-4700-cars-south-korea-faulty-seat-sensor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T17:58:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/weekly-chinese-language-gathering-in-tokyo-park-aims-to-bridge-differences/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T18:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/n-chinese-a-20160610.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese speakers gather at the 435th Hanju Jiao meeting in a park in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, on April 24.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/08/national/science-health/japanese-scientists-plan-name-atomic-element-113-nihonium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T19:47:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-element-z-20160609.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The team led by Kyushu University professor Kosuke Morita secured the naming rights in December after successfully creating "nihonium" three times in 2004, 2005 and 2012.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/crime-legal/fresh-arrest-warrant-served-u-s-base-worker-okinawa-womans-murder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T19:48:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenneth Franklin Shinzato]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-09T19:51:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hibakusha and other supporters march toward the Nagasaki District Court on Wednesday to file a lawsuit over Japan's new security laws.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/monk-suspended-enryakuji-temple-punching-trainee-face/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T20:01:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Enryakuji Temple in Shiga Prefecture. A 40-year-old monk has been suspensed after punching a fellow monk several times.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/business/japans-solar-splurge-may-result-cooler-power-costs-summer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T20:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-solar-a-20160610.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Peak power prices may ease as the summer heats up. Solar generation accounted for 3.6 percent of Japan's total generation last summer.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/japan-hotel-association-calls-restrictions-airbnb-style-lodging-operators/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T20:40:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shigeki Kitahara, chairman of the All Japan Ryokan Hotel Association, speaks at a meeting of lodging operators in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/social-issues/japan-labor-officials-report-surge-requests-advice-maternity-harassment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T20:40:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/national/south-korean-activists-formally-launch-rival-comfort-women-foundation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T21:40:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-09T23:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Abortion rights protesters hold pictures of Savita Halappanavar, 31, who died of a septic miscarriage at 17 weeks, as they march through central Dublin in November, 2012. The United Nations said Thursday that Ireland's abortion ban subjects women to discriminatory, cruel and degrading treatment and should be ended for cases involving fatal fetal abnormalities.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/09/business/corporate-business/toyota-expand-work-home-program-help-staff-balance-domestic-demands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-09T23:42:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-10T07:17:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-10T07:17:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/10/world/crime-legal-world/u-s-top-court-sides-death-row-inmate-hits-prosecutor-turned-judges-potential-bias/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-10T07:18:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-recuse-a-20160611.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This undated Pennsylvania Department of Corrections file photo shows Terrance Williams. The Supreme Court has ruled that a state judge was wrong to participate in the case of a death row inmate whose prosecution he personally approved nearly 30 years earlier. The justices voted 5-3 to hold that the judge violated defendant Terrance "Terry" Williams' constitutional rights by taking part in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's consideration of Williams' case.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/10/world/crime-legal-world/no-constitutional-right-concealed-carry-california-u-s-appeals-court-rules-blow-gun-control-foes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-10T09:15:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-concealed-a-20160611.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hank Johnson displays his handgun, in Springboro, Ohio, in 2013. Dealing a blow to gun supporters, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Americans do not have a constitutional right to carry concealed weapons in public.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at Barker Hangar on Tuesday in Santa Monica, California. Sanders returned to Washington for meetings on Thursday with President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Computer programmer Emi Morikawa, 17, who launched her own company, is interviewed in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on May 16.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Allan Thornton, president of the U.S.-based Environmental Investigation Agency, and EIA Senior Policy Analyst Danielle Grabiel, hold a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers sought arbitration in summary courts nationwide Tuesday against 212 hair salons, restaurants and clothing stores for allegedly failing to pay copyright fees on their background music.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-10T23:21:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T10:02:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T11:05:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Booking photos released Tuesday show former Stanford student Brock Turner after his arrest for rape in January 2015 (left) and after he was sentenced to six months in jail.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T13:48:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T14:41:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T15:33:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Life of luxury: Tokyo  Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe speaks during a 2015 Tokyo seminar. After much denial, Masuzoe recently admitted that his use of public funds for private extravagances was perhaps excessive.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T20:49:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T22:28:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokei Shrine in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture, is located in the Kii mountain area that Japan has requested be expanded as a World Heritage area.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T22:56:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unassisted in the city: Residential buildings stand illuminated at night in Tokyo. An increasing number of Japanese people aged over 65 are living alone and falling into poverty, making it difficult for them to find a person who will guarantee to pay their rent if they cannot — something required by landlords in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-11T23:30:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-12T22:33:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-12T23:29:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoichi Masuzoe, Tokyo's embattled governor, holds a regular news conference at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government offices last week.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Bank of Japan is thought to be getting close to expanding its record monetary stimulus program.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/13/national/social-issues/urawa-reds-back-spotlight-racist-tweet-targets-caio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-13T19:20:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashima Antlers midfielder Caio (right) plays against the Urawa Reds on Saturday at Saitama Stadium.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T19:34:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Drones illuminated with LED lights are used during a live shamisen performance in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, on April 20.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T20:34:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T21:09:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T21:29:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newspaper readers in Tokyo learn details of the massacre on Monday from specially printed editions.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T21:48:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T22:50:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A water scooter is loaded onto a truck to be taken to a local police station as part of an accident investigation in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T23:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T23:20:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T23:21:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Miho Kagei, a Sharp manager involved in the development of the robot phone RoBoHoN, speaks to The Japan Times on May 16.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soichiro Minami]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-13T23:22:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-14T03:36:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-14T09:48:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An F/A-18 fighter jet lands on the USS Harry S. Truman in the eastern Mediterranean Sea on June 6.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-14T09:54:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Officer William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, leaves the courthouse after testifying in the trial of Officer Caesar Goodson, Monday in Baltimore.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-14T11:16:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A vendor flies the confederate flag prior to a Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump rally in Pittsburgh Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/kiwi-captains-otaru-canal-tours-popular-visitors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T12:06:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand-born Brad McIvor points out old warehouses along the Otaru Canal in Otaru, Hokkaido, in May.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/world/politics-diplomacy-world/rare-move-trump-denies-washington-post-access-campaign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T12:44:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/media-national/japan-journalists-worked-panama-papers-reveal-probed-data/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T12:46:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-panama-b-20160615.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The data dump was 2.6 terabytes in size and ranged from copies of emails and faxes to spreadsheets and personal passports.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/world/ahead-climate-economy-refugees-survey-finds-europeans-view-islamic-state-top-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T13:49:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-14T14:28:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-pledges-help-put-ctbt-force-early/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T15:25:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seiji Kihara]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/politics-diplomacy/democratic-partys-july-poll-vows-include-painful-reforms-finance-social-security-opposition-revising-article-9/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T15:51:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic Party leader Katsuya Okada speaks to the media last week at party headquarters in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/crime-legal/niigata-appeals-ruling-recognizing-seven-late-onset-minamata-disease-sufferers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T16:22:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/13/national/crime-legal/osaka-woman-father-fatally-stabbed-boyfriend-suspected-assailant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T16:38:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, examine the residence of Yoneichi Yamada, where he and his daughter, Miho, were killed Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/business/donations-municipalities-choice-grow-fourfold-fiscal-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T17:07:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/social-issues/corpse-hotels-offer-dignity-dead-japans-crematoriums-struggle-keep/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T17:25:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An 'itai hoteru,' or corpse hotel, stands in a residential and industrial area of Kawasaki. It is registered as a storage facility, but it allows mourners to stay the night.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/black-watermelon-fetches-%c2%a5500000-seasons-first-auction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T17:29:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This Densuke watermelon was bought for ¥500,000 at the year's first auction of the fruit in Asahikawa, Hokkaido, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/politics-diplomacy/sugiyama-appointed-top-bureaucrat-foreign-ministry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T17:29:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinsuke Sugiyama]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/11/national/the-peacemakers-of-okinawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T19:14:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leader of the pack: Hiroji Yamashiro addresses demonstrators after successfully blocking the gates of U.S. Marine Corps Camp Schwab, Nago.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/business/sony-tear-landmark-building-ginza-2017/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T20:25:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Sony Building in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district will be torn down in March 2017.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/japan-unswayed-pressure-end-support-coal-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T20:27:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-coal-a-20160615.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan says it will help developing countries adopt the best available technologies for coal-fired power plants such as this one in Delhi.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/world/crime-legal-world/lawsuit-targeting-macho-assault-rifle-ads-strongest-challenge-gun-lobby-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T20:27:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[AR-15 assault rifles are displayed on the exhibit floor during the National Rifle Association's annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, on May 20.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/crime-legal/trial-begins-south-korean-man-blast-tokyos-yasukuni-shrine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T21:22:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A police officer stands guard last Nov. 24 near a public bathroom at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, a day after it was hit by a small explosion.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/national/temporary-housing-units-opening-mashikis-quake-displaced-residents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T21:23:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-housing-a-20160615.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Construction of temporary housing units was completed last week in the village of Mashiki, Kumamoto Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/11/national/social-issues/foreigners-illegally-working-on-farms-in-japan-increases-sharply/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T21:42:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-illegalworker-a-20160612.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The number of foreigners working illegally on farms in Japan increased threefold over the three-year period ending in 2015.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/14/business/corporate-business/mitsubishi-heavy-retain-car-stake-rescue-plays-will-raise-%c2%a5200-billion-sources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-14T23:24:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe enters the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building Wednesday morning.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese-Filipino siblings (from left) Roque Go, Pacita Torres and Estodi Go from Mindanao Island are seen on May 24.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A massive data breach at a Japan's largest travel agency has underscored the risks companies face when they keep sensitive data on networks connected to the internet.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Work begins at a Tokyo construction site. BOJ buying of real estate investment trusts may push prices higher.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry said about 4.62 million people had dementia in 2012. It expects the figure to rise to 7 million by 2025.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This file photo taken in 2014 shows a view down the barrel of a semi-automatic handgun displayed at the 43rd NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Driven by fears of tighter regulation, gun sales in the United States have prospered during the Obama presidency and after mass killings, even as few new customers enter the market. The day after the massacre at an Orlando nightclub, investors were back betting on a pickup in gun sales Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People at a candlelight vigil Tuesday evening in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ni-chome district show their solidarity with people in Orlando, Florida, where a gunman killed scores at a gay nightclub Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-18T12:24:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pope Francis drinks "mate" -traditional herbal infusion- during his weekly general audience at St Peter's Square in the Vatican in this file photo taken on Dec. 16, 2015. The pope attracted criticism Friday after saying the "great majority" of Catholic marriages being celebrated today are invalid because couples do not fully realize it is a lifetime commitment.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Government panel chief Mitsuo Kobayakawa speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama and his daughters, Malia and Sasha, walk with first lady Michelle Obama (unseen) to Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-18T12:34:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A supporter of Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump holds up a painting of him during a rally in Dallas on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/18/business/economy-business/california-surpasses-france-worlds-sixth-largest-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-18T13:12:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Local residents tour the guided missile destroyer USS Mustin during Yokosuka Friendship Day at the base in Kanagawa Prefecture last August. When it comes to offences by troops, victims often come up against a wall of legal protections.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet during the U.K-China Business Summit in London in October.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chiho Tatsumi, 18, casts an early ballot Thursday in Mino, Osaka Prefecture, becoming the first 18-year-old in Japan to vote.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Motors Corp. is considering resuming minivehicle production to ease pressure on suppliers.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tai Jeng-wu (left), vice president of Foxconn Technology Group, shakes hands with Terry Gou (center), chairman of Foxconn Technology Group, and Kozo Takahashi, president of Sharp Corp., in Osaka on April 2.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, in 2013. The impact of Scalia's death played out anew at the Supreme Court Thursday in two tie votes and a 4-3 decision in favor of affirmative action in which he almost certainly would have sided with the dissenters.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideyuki Morimoto (right), an intern at U.S. chemical giant DuPont in Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, prepares for an experiment as his mentor offers advice earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-24T16:40:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-24T16:42:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Restaurants and bars in Tokyo, like the ones in the Yurakucho district shown in this photo, serve meals until late at night, one of the reasons why Tokyo was chosen as the world's most livable city by the magazine Monocle.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister David Cameron speaks after Britain voted to leave the European Union, outside Number 10 Downing Street on Friday morning in London.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flames from the so-called Erskine Fire engulf a trailer near Weldon, California, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-brexit-consequences-box-a-20160625.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Leave" supporters cheer after polling stations closed in Britain's EU referendum on Thursday. After a bitterly divisive campaign, the nation voted to pull out of the European Union, of which it has been a member since 1973.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/24/business/financial-markets/brexit-referendum-forecasts-send-yen-soaring-to-an-almost-2%c2%bd-year-high/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T17:34:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-yen-z-20160625.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An employee of a foreign exchange trading company in Tokyo works in front of monitors displaying TV news on Britain's EU referendum and the Japanese yen's exchange rate against British pound.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/national/media-national/confused-senile-future-awaits-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T22:56:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p18-hoffman-senile-a-20160626.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Age-old problems: Asayo Sakai, a former nurse and homemaker, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease almost 10 years ago.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/business/restaurants-slash-prices-frills-living-standard-japan-drops/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T19:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Welcome to the cheap meats: Customers chow down on beef bowls during a one-day revival of the popular dish at a Yoshinoya branch in 2005. Gyūdon was off the menu for years from 2004 during the BSE scare.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/business/economy-business/brexit-japan-inc-gets-acquisition-bargains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T19:40:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/n-brexit-bargain-a-20160626.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-brexit-bargain-a-20160626.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Asahi Group Holdings Ltd.'s purchase of Anheuser-Busch InBev NV's Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands became significantly cheaper after the Brexit results were announced.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/national/science-council-make-clear-position-lifting-military-linked-research-ban-year-end/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T20:26:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/national/crime-legal/former-actor-takachi-arrested-stimulant-marijuana-possession/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T20:27:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-drugarrest-a-20160626.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Noboru Takachi]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/national/imperial-palace-tour-now-available-without-prior-reservation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T21:23:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-palace-a-20160626.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tourists visit the Imperial Palace in central Tokyo on Saturday, as the Imperial Household Agency introduced a same-day registration system for guided tours of parts of the premises without prior reservation.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/national/politics-diplomacy/japanese-political-parties-push-online-campaigns-to-reach-new-teen-voters-kyodo-poll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T21:24:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/business/corporate-business/softbanks-long-term-strategy-under-scrutiny-as-founder-son-stays-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T22:33:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-softbank-a-20160626.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son (left) and the then president of the company, Nikesh Arora, attend a news briefing to announce its earnings results in Tokyo in November 2015. The company is under increased scrutiny over Son's long-term strategy after the surprise departure of his heir apparent, Arora, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/national/media-national/can-foreign-media-pressure-force-changes-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-25T23:02:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p18-brasor-media-a-20160626.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The "Genius": Former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka makes an emotional homecoming after his resignation in 1989. Tanaka's downfall was caused by his involvement in the 1970s Lockheed bribery scandal, and it was foreign press attention that made the former prime minister's actions impossible to ignore in Japan. Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara has recently written a first-person "biography" of Tanaka called "Tensai" ("Genius").]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/brexit-leaves-u-s-secessionists-hankering-texit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T12:51:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-texit-a-20160627.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man competes in the saddle bronc competition at the third performance of the West of the Pecos Rodeo on Friday in Pecos, Texas. Emboldened by Brexit, U.S. secessionists in Texas are keen to adopt the campaign tactics used to sway the British vote for leaving the European Union and are demanding "Texit" comes next.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/can-brexit-be-overturned-what-brits-are-asking-each-other-this-weekend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T13:10:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-brexcan-a-20160627.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A demonstrator draped in an EU flag takes part in a protest in central London Saturday against the outcome of Britain's vote two days earlier to leave the European Union.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/u-k-s-johnson-wins-backing-for-prime-ministerial-bid-from-key-leave-ally-gove-corbyn-sacks-shadow-finance-chief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T15:46:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-brexbojo-a-20160627.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vote "leave" campaign leader Boris Johnson arrives to speak at the group's headquarters in London on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/26/asia-pacific/social-issues-asia-pacific/as-ongoing-drought-ravages-nation-indias-suicide-farmers-widows-face-living-death/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T15:46:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Joshna Wandile, a widow, is seen inside her two-room house in Alipur village in India's western Maharashtra state on May 9.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/wake-brexit-shock-australian-leader-turnbull-urges-stability-vote-julys-national-poll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T18:21:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/f-BRI-brexoz-a-20160627.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-BRI-brexoz-a-20160627.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hugs his wife, Lucy, following an address he gave in Sydney on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/26/national/politics-diplomacy/dp-chief-okada-rules-leadership-run-candidate-hometown-loses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T23:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/26/national/politics-diplomacy/cities-take-cutesy-tack-get-youths-go-polls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T23:22:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-kansaiside-a-20160627.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A screen shot shows a flier produced by the city of Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, encouraging voters aged 18 and 19 to go to the polls on July 10.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/26/business/economy-business/chinas-finance-minister-sees-brexit-heightening-uncertainty-wider-effects-long-term/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-26T23:39:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/b-BRI-brexchina-a-20160627.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[b-BRI-brexchina-a-20160627.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese Finance Minister Lou Jiwei attends the opening ceremony of the first annual meeting of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Beijing on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/25/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-expresses-concern-over-brexit-related-currency-fluctuations-at-election-debate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T00:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-tbs-a-20160625.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/world/clash-white-supremacists-counterprotesters-california-capitol-leaves-seven-hurt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T10:57:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-calclash-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An injured anti-fascist protester lies on the ground with fellow demonstrators after a clash with members of white supremacist and other right-wing extremist groups who were holding a rally in Sacramento, California. California Highway Patrol officers managed to break up the large fight in which several people were stabbed Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/national/network-promotes-japans-organic-farming-in-a-bid-to-keep-industry-alive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T13:33:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-farming-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuma Nishitsuji (right), president of My Farm Inc., and Satoshi Nitta, who graduated from the company's farming school, chat in a paddy in Hakui, Ishikawa Prefecture, on May 8.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-asks-britain-to-ensure-stable-business-environment-after-vote/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T13:37:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-hitchens-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (left) welcomes British Ambassador to Japan Tim Hitchens prior to their talks at the Foreign Ministry on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/asia-pacific/park-orders-24-hour-watch-for-market-turmoil-amid-brexit-fallout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T13:44:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/business/financial-markets/brexit-shock-may-have-silver-lining-for-bruised-asian-investors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T14:26:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/asia-pacific/top-chinese-envoy-in-vietnam-as-tension-looms-before-court-ruling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T14:45:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/asia-pacific/china-wants-more-cooperation-in-hunt-for-graft-suspects-who-fled-to-western-nations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T15:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wire fraud suspects are surrounded by police at Phnom Penh airport before being deported to China on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/business/corporate-business/lotte-chairman-beats-back-brothers-third-attempt-at-ouster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T15:27:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-lotte-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The South Korean national flag is displayed on the facade of Lotte Corp.'s World Tower as it was being built in Seoul in December. Lotte Holdings Co. shareholders have voted to leave Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin in his post of director of the holding company.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/asia-pacific/mongolians-head-polls-slowing-economy-worry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T15:38:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/world/only-quarter-of-canadians-believe-nafta-benefits-them/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T16:15:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-27T16:20:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-okadainterview-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic Party leader Katsuya Okada is interviewed Friday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/national/politics-diplomacy/former-tokyo-vice-governor-may-run-for-top-job/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T17:33:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/national/aichi-university-toyota-in-joint-project-for-robot-aided-seniors-complex/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T17:45:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-chubu-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eiichi Saito explains the nursing care robot project at Fujita Health University in Toyoake, Aichi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/world/politics-diplomacy-world/whats-next-brexit-opens-up-plethora-of-plausible-scenarios/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T17:53:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-brexitnext-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's chancellor of the exchequer, George Osborne, speaks at a news conference in London on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/business/corporate-business/line-biggest-tech-ipo-of-year-struggles-to-show-growth-plan-can-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T18:26:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-line-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A sign is displayed at a Line Friends flagship store operated by Line Corp., a subsidiary of South Korea's Naver Corp., in Seoul's Itaewon district on June 11.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/national/politics-diplomacy/dps-okada-challenges-abe-tv-debate-ahead-upper-house-election-open-letter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T18:40:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-debate-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/27/world/politics-diplomacy-world/dis-united-kingdom-ponders-turmoil-of-eu-divorce-but-legal-expert-says-reversal-possible/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-27T19:15:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/f-regrexit-a-20160628.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-regrexit-a-20160628.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People draped in Union Jack flags walk over Westminster Bridge toward Queen Elizabeth Tower and the houses of Parliament in London on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-27T19:27:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-ikea-a-20160630.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elliot Kaye (left), chairman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and CPSC employees watch as a 28-pound (13 kg) dummy falls over and under IKEA's Malm model chest of drawers, during a live demonstration at the National Press Club in Washington Tuesday. The furniture giant said it would recall its hugely popular MALM model of chest in the U.S. and Canada after six children in the U.S. were crushed to death when the chests tipped over.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/08/10/business/free-java-no-jive-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:49:01+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090810-mcd.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090810-mcd.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Free java, no jive]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/08/12/business/option-to-owning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:49:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090812-nikoniko.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090812-nikoniko.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Option to owning]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/08/18/business/got-those-rental-blacklist-blues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:49:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090818-blacklist3.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090818-blacklist3.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Got those rental blacklist blues]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/08/29/business/goodbye-work-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:49:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090829-wantads.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090829-wantads.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goodbye Work]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/08/30/business/annals-of-cheap-garigari-kun-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:49:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090830-garigari2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090830-garigari2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Garigari-kun]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/06/business/japanese-public-housing-its-not-just-for-poor-people-any-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:50:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090906-entrance2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090906-entrance2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese public housing: It's not just for poor people any more]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/10/business/annals-of-cheap-gyoza-no-osho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:50:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090910-osho1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090910-osho1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Gyoza no Osho]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/12/business/many-happy-repairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:50:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090912-bose.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090912-bose.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Many happy repairs]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/14/business/who-pays-for-parking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:50:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090914-parking21.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090914-parking21.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Who pays for parking?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/17/business/dealing-with-the-disposable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:50:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090917-aun3.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090917-aun3.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dealing with the disposable]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/18/business/silver-week-to-make-up-for-less-than-lustrous-summer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:50:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090918-silver2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090918-silver2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silver Week to make up for less than lustrous summer?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/21/business/use-it-or-lose-it-is-expired-food-ok-to-sell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:51:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090921-expired1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090921-expired1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Use it or lose it: Is expired food OK to sell?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/25/business/the-giants-give-you-an-excuse-to-go-shopping/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:51:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090925-giants.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090925-giants.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Giants give you an excuse to go shopping]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/27/business/still-a-plus-for-seven-eleven/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:51:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20090927-plus2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20090927-plus2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Still a plus for Seven-Eleven]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/01/business/motherhouse-beyond-fair-trade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:51:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091001-mother2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091001-mother2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Motherhouse: beyond Fair Trade]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/04/business/the-blacklist-excuse-me-the-database-is-back/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:51:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091004-blacklist2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091004-blacklist2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The blacklist — excuse me — the &lt;em&gt;database&lt;/em&gt; is back]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/06/business/got-jal-miles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:51:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091006-F1000001.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091006-F1000001.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Got JAL miles?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/08/business/annals-of-cheap-takeya/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:52:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091008-takeya12.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091008-takeya12.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Takeya]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/12/business/won-on-the-wane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:52:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091012-won2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091012-won2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Won on the wane]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/16/business/this-taxs-for-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:52:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091016-beer.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091016-beer.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This tax's for you]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/18/business/jeans-on-the-cheap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:52:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091018-jeans.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091018-jeans.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jeans on the cheap]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/22/business/comparative-payoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:52:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091022-PER2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091022-PER2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Comparative payoffs]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/24/business/seven-burger-army/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:52:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091024-whopper2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091024-whopper2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seven-burger army]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/27/business/mystery-train/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:53:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091027-hokuso3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091027-hokuso3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mystery train]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/30/business/prospective-homeowners-logging-in-to-customization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:53:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091030-loghousex.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091030-loghousex.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prospective homeowners logging in to customization]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/02/business/chiyoda-ward-wants-you-to-ride-your-bicycle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:53:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091102-bikeparking2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091102-bikeparking2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chiyoda Ward wants you to ride your bicycle]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/05/business/annals-of-cheap-daigoro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:53:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091105-daigoro2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091105-daigoro2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Daigoro]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/09/business/can-aliens-buy-music-more-cheaply/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:53:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091109-emusic1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091109-emusic1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Can aliens buy music more cheaply?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/12/business/pet-cremation-goes-mobile/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:53:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091112-catcremation.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091112-catcremation.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pet cremation goes mobile]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/business/are-point-cards-worth-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:54:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091116-pointcard.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091116-pointcard.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Are point cards worth it?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/19/business/cold-cash-for-hot-stoves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:54:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091119-panasonic.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091119-panasonic.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cold cash for hot stoves]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/23/business/deflation-at-the-vending-machine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:54:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091123-vending3.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091123-vending3.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deflation at the vending machine]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/26/business/taiyaki-the-peoples-choice-during-hard-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:54:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091126-taiyaki41.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091126-taiyaki41.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taiyaki: the people's choice during hard times]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/28/business/even-pawnshops-got-it-rough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:54:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091128-pawnshop.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091128-pawnshop.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Even pawnshops got it rough]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/30/business/takarakuji-whats-chance-got-to-do-with-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:54:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091130-takarakuji.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091130-takarakuji.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takarakuji: What's chance got to do with it?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/04/business/winter-tale-do-oseibo-have-a-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:55:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091204-oseibo2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091204-oseibo2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Winter tale: Do oseibo have a future?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/07/business/be-good-to-your-fry-pan-and-it-will-be-good-to-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:55:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091207-frypan.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091207-frypan.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Be good to your fry pan, and it will be good to you]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/10/business/a-streetcar-named-beer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:55:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20091210-toden2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20091210-toden2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A streetcar named beer]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/15/business/old-condos-finally-attract-interest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:55:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Old condos finally attract interest]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last call for Wendy's]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[You too can be Hatoyama!]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Hanamaru]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Debit cards are the way to go]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Kitchen Dive]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/17/business/stockholder-coupons-bite-jal-in-the-butt/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New recruits quickly get reality checked]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/24/business/egg-prices-nobody-here-but-us-chickens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:57:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Egg prices: Nobody here but us chickens]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:57:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The art of boro: rags to riches]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/31/business/notes-on-the-end-of-the-department-store-as-we-know-it/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Notes on the end of the department store (as we know it)]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/03/business/kids-are-all-right-at-softbank/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kids are all right at Softbank]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/08/business/consumer-finance-regroups-promise-to-be-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:57:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/10/business/the-other-new-year-can-chinese-prop-up-j-retail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:57:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/15/business/getting-paid-for-doing-the-right-thing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:58:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting paid for doing the right thing]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:58:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:58:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soccer lottery BIG in Japan]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/01/business/do-your-part-and-take-a-vacation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:58:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/04/business/annals-of-cheap-tokyo-metro-kaisuken/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Tokyo Metro kaisuken]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/08/business/tax-deductions-and-the-myth-of-the-no-donation-culture/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:59:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The road to nowhere leads to Ibaraki Airport]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/18/business/driving-schools-cope-with-an-auto-immune-generation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:59:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Driving schools cope with an auto-immune generation]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/22/business/old-eco-points-vs-new-eco-points-wheres-the-savings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:59:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Old eco points vs. new eco points: Where's the savings?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/27/business/before-obamacare-japans-national-healthcare-system-saves-some-for-private-insurers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:59:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Before Obamacare: Japan's national healthcare system saves some for private insurers]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/30/business/food-cooperatives-offer-peace-of-mind-for-a-price/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T11:59:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Food cooperatives offer peace of mind for a price]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of Cheap: Super Hotel]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/09/business/wheres-the-cheap-beef/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Where's the (cheap) beef?]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lawson 100 and the evolution of the convenience store]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/19/business/hair-restoration-and-the-economics-of-great-expectations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hair restoration and the economics of great expectations]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/21/business/be-good-to-your-vacuum-cleaner-and-it-will-suck-if-youre-lucky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Be good to your vacuum cleaner and it will suck, if you're lucky]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/24/business/commuting-by-bicycle-benefits-more-than-just-your-health/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Commuting by bicycle benefits more than just your health]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/29/business/crash-test-dummies-agree-legacy-is-the-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Crash test dummies agree: Legacy is the one!]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/05/01/business/not-easy-being-green-eco-point-system-tests-patience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not easy being green: Eco-point system tests patience]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/05/05/business/local-governments-try-to-make-it-a-little-easier-for-you-to-pay-them/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Local governments try to make it a little easier for you to pay them]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/05/10/business/communal-living-it-isnt-just-for-foreigners-anymore/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Why doesn't national health insurance pay for maternity care?]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Matsuzakaya finds a reason to have a sale]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20100924-incubatorx.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No need to feel sorry for the Incubator babies]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/01/business/japans-toilet-business-flush-with-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:12:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101001-washlet.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101001-washlet.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's toilet business flush with success]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/04/business/whats-in-a-name-when-it-comes-to-real-estate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:12:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101004-kichijojix.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101004-kichijojix.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What's in a name when it comes to real estate?]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/06/business/jal-pilots-may-become-wage-earners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:12:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101006-pilots.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101006-pilots.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[JAL pilots may become wage earners]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/13/business/landlords-getting-tough-with-families-of-suicides/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:12:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101013-Screen-shot-2010-10-06-at-9.12.06-PM.png]]></image:title>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/18/business/lawyers-livelihoods-to-get-needier/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:13:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101018-lawyers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101018-lawyers.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lawyers' livelihoods to get needier]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/20/business/ramen-chain-widens-definition-of-new-graduates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:13:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101020-korakuen.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101020-korakuen.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ramen chain widens definition of 'new graduates']]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/24/business/flood-control-destroying-neighborhoods-to-save-them/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:13:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101024-DSCF1802.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101024-DSCF1802.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flood control: Destroying neighborhoods to save them]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/29/business/whats-the-real-cost-of-quitting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:13:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/01/business/annals-of-cheap-pan-no-mimi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:13:55+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101101-pannomimi2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101101-pannomimi2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of Cheap: Pan no mimi]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/05/business/price-of-mercy-can-be-dear-when-it-comes-to-transplants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:14:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101105-Screen-shot-2010-11-05-at-1.21.22-PM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/09/business/pachinko-parlors-pulling-in-pensioners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:14:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101109-pachinko.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101109-pachinko.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pachinko parlors pulling in pensioners]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/15/business/electronics-retailers-likely-to-phase-out-point-systems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:14:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101115-labi.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101115-labi.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Electronics retailers likely to phase out point systems]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/18/business/living-off-the-land-in-okinawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:14:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101118-Screen-shot-2010-11-18-at-1.35.27-PM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/22/business/cost-of-education-a-drag-on-the-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:14:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101122-Screen-shot-2010-11-22-at-3.39.31-PM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/25/business/tourist-spots-averse-to-foreign-exchange/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:15:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101125-CIMG0556.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101125-CIMG0556.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tourist spots averse to foreign exchange]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/02/business/new-refuse-rules-criminalize-can-collecting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:15:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101202-photo2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101202-photo2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New refuse rules criminalize can-collecting]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/04/business/starbucks-caves-in-to-refills-sort-of/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:15:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101204-stabucks.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101204-stabucks.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Starbucks caves in to refills, sort of]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/09/business/caregiving-not-the-unemployment-panacea-the-government-hoped-for/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:16:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101209-nursing-home1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101209-nursing-home1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Caregiving not the unemployment panacea the government hoped for]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/14/business/rich-kids-set-to-inherit-higher-taxes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:16:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101214-inheritancex1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101214-inheritancex1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rich kids set to inherit higher taxes]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/16/business/bonenkai-season-a-blast-for-some-drag-for-others/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:16:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101216-bonenkai1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101216-bonenkai1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bonenkai season a blast for some, drag for others]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/20/business/scandal-economics-shochiku-rides-out-ebizo-brawl-all-the-way-to-the-bank/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:16:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101220-letheatre201101b1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101220-letheatre201101b1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Scandal economics: Shochiku rides out Ebizo brawl all the way to the bank]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/24/business/recycling-rackets-poised-to-make-a-killing-at-new-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:16:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101224-appliances1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101224-appliances1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Recycling rackets poised to make a killing at New Year's]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/27/business/finders-keeper-except-on-the-job/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:16:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101227-CIMG0617x1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101227-CIMG0617x1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Finders keeper . . . except on the job]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/30/business/new-rain-check-refunds-gamble-on-the-weather/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:17:10+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20101230-Screen-shot-2010-12-29-at-5.04.45-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20101230-Screen-shot-2010-12-29-at-5.04.45-PM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/06/business/telephone-swindlers-adapt-old-folks-dont/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:17:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110106-furikomesagi.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110106-furikomesagi.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Telephone swindlers adapt; old folks don't]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/11/business/got-your-back-randoseru-makers-enjoy-a-captive-if-shrinking-clientele/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:17:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110111-randoseru.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110111-randoseru.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Got your back: Randoseru makers enjoy a captive, if shrinking, clientele]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/15/business/more-independent-women-taking-out-insurance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:17:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110115-orix.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110115-orix.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[More independent women taking out insurance]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/17/business/love-hotel-operators-lose-some-loopholes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:18:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110117-lovehotel.jpb_.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110117-lovehotel.jpb_.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Love hotel operators lose some loopholes]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/21/business/future-of-japanese-pension-system-as-cloudy-as-ever/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:18:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110121-nenkin.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110121-nenkin.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Future of Japanese pension system as cloudy as ever]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/25/business/hilton-hotels-bag-white-elephant-turn-it-around/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:18:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110125-Screen-shot-2011-01-25-at-7.33.29-AM.png]]></image:title>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/29/business/kaiten-zushi-chains-gird-for-battle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:18:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110129-kappa2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110129-kappa2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kaiten-zushi chains gird for battle]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/business/for-movie-freaks-some-good-news-and-some-bad-news/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:18:54+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110202-saison.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110202-saison.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For movie freaks some good news and some bad news]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/business/strawberries-the-gift-that-keeps-on-growing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:19:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110204-strawberry.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110204-strawberry.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Strawberries: The gift that keeps on growing]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/08/business/seniors-reconnecting-to-retail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:19:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110208-nanmin1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110208-nanmin1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seniors reconnecting to retail]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/10/business/driving-is-believing-dont-trust-manufacturers-mileage-claims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:19:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110210-nenpi.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110210-nenpi.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Driving is believing: Don't trust manufacturers' mileage claims]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/14/business/more-reasons-to-spend-money-on-chocolate-as-well-as-reasons-not-to/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:19:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110214-valentine.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110214-valentine.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[More reasons to spend money on chocolate, as well as reasons not to]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/business/annals-of-cheap-only-free-paper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:19:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110219-freepaper1x.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110219-freepaper1x.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Only Free Paper]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/22/business/consumers-have-last-word-on-fate-of-rice-farming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:19:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20110222-rice1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110222-rice1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Consumers have last word on fate of rice farming]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:20:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Western Union charges into the money transfer breach]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/28/business/university-entrance-fee-system-profits-from-unstable-job-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:20:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[University entrance fee system profits from unstable job market]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/04/business/is-the-pension-waiver-for-full-time-housewives-unfair/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:20:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/11/business/annals-of-cheap-tsume-hodai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:20:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Tsume-hodai]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/business/are-japanese-people-hard-wired-to-hoard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:21:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Are Japanese people hard-wired to hoard?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/18/business/power-to-the-people-tepco-at-economic-cross-purposes-with-blackout-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:21:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/22/business/yen-surge-not-as-strange-as-it-sounds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:21:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/26/business/tepco-blackouts-roll-only-so-far/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:21:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tepco blackouts roll only so far]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/28/business/tales-of-reconstruction-how-do-you-assess-damage-of-this-magnitude/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tales of reconstruction: How do you assess damage of this magnitude?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/02/business/small-businesses-ask-for-restraint-with-the-self-restraint/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:22:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Small businesses ask for restraint with the self-restraint]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/05/business/earthquake-insurance-put-to-the-test/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/08/business/disaster-area-quickly-becomes-huge-automobile-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:22:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/14/business/consumers-suddenly-rushing-back-to-pariah-produce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:22:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/business/summer-electricity-shortage-countermeasure-make-your-own/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:22:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/23/business/disasters-kill-appetite-for-travel-during-japans-high-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:22:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Disasters kill appetite for travel during Japan's high season]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/29/business/let-them-rent-mansions-compensation-for-disaster-victims-will-barely-make-a-difference/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:23:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/03/business/reality-check-condo-repair-funds-not-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:23:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/09/business/the-economics-of-scapegoating-vending-machines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:23:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The economics of scapegoating vending machines]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/14/business/only-chumps-recharge-their-cell-phones-at-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:23:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/17/business/post-disaster-business-opportunities-attracting-wrong-kind-of-enterprises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:23:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/20/business/disaster-makes-the-heart-grow-fonder-but-potential-marriage-partners-still-need-cash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:23:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/24/business/cheap-labor-market-will-have-to-make-do-without-chinese-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:24:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/26/business/will-the-morning-after-pill-make-gynecologists-obsolete/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:24:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/06/05/business/regional-bank-tries-to-make-money-work-for-good-things/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:24:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:24:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/06/18/business/annals-of-cheap-32-inch-flat-screen-tvs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:25:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/06/21/business/reported-epidemic-of-elder-shoplifting-may-not-be-what-it-seems/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/07/11/business/realists-and-idealists-on-the-cost-of-adopting-renewable-energy/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/07/14/business/hummer-dont-hurt-them-are-japanese-consumers-allergic-to-big-cars/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/07/20/business/the-imperfect-science-of-delineating-poverty/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/07/25/business/hidden-pachinko-industry-workers-make-some-noise/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/07/27/business/after-the-death-of-analog-whither-tokyo-tower/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/04/business/cool-to-be-kind-air-conditioners-for-the-needy/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/10/business/disaster-housing-proves-cash-cow-for-general-contractors/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Disaster housing proves cash cow for general contractors]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/16/business/which-appliance-is-the-energy-hog-its-not-your-air-conditioner/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:27:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Which appliance is the energy hog? It's not your air conditioner]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/18/business/theres-gold-in-them-there-wardrobes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:27:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20110818-gold.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[There's gold in them there wardrobes!]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/23/business/all-in-the-family-keeping-inheritances-is-a-tricky-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:27:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[All in the family: Keeping inheritances is a tricky business]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/26/business/annals-of-cheap-fukushima-peaches/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:27:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Fukushima peaches]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/31/business/discount-strategies-every-dog-and-man-has-his-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:27:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Discount strategies: Every dog, and man, has his day]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/02/business/annals-of-cheap-kenko-com/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:28:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/07/business/grandma-got-game-more-elderly-patronizing-arcades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:28:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Grandma got game: More elderly patronizing arcades]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/11/business/local-governments-crack-down-on-health-insurance-scofflaws/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:28:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Local governments crack down on health insurance scofflaws]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/15/business/heal-me-spirituality-businesses-redefining-religion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:28:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Heal me: Spirituality businesses redefining "religion"]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/22/business/in-japan-you-get-the-education-you-the-consumer-pay-for/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:29:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In Japan, you get the education you (the consumer) pay for]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/26/business/will-k-cars-save-the-domestic-automotive-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:29:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Will K-cars save the domestic automotive industry?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/28/business/eat-a-potato-chip-and-send-a-kid-to-college/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:29:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eat a potato chip and send a kid to college]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/03/business/restaurant-chain-retains-no-1-position-in-sales-and-robberies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:29:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Restaurant chain retains No. 1 position in sales . . . and robberies]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/06/business/rice-market-turned-upside-down-by-radiation-fears/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:29:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rice market turned upside down by radiation fears]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/12/business/politicians-hope-you-dont-notice-when-their-pay-goes-back-to-normal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:30:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Politicians hope you don't notice when their pay goes back to normal]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/16/business/the-rich-are-getting-out-while-the-getting-is-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:30:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The rich are getting out while the getting is good]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/30/business/doctors-afraid-new-fee-will-reduce-customers-er-patients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:30:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/02/business/car-taxes-could-be-cut-next-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:30:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Car taxes could be cut next year]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/07/business/the-more-the-thriftier-guests-indispensable-for-expensive-weddings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:30:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/11/business/back-to-business-as-usual-for-condominium-developers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:31:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back to business as usual for condominium developers?]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/15/business/fair-trade-turns-from-a-movement-into-a-brand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:31:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fair Trade turns from a movement into a brand]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/20/business/annals-of-cheap-skymark-airlines/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/25/business/are-digital-newspaper-subscriptions-worth-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:31:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Are digital newspaper subscriptions worth it?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/29/business/solar-soon-to-be-heating-up-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:31:46+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/12/02/business/annals-of-cheap-5manika-com/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:31:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: 5manika.com]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/12/05/business/competition-taking-a-bite-out-of-dentistry-schools-tuition-schemes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:32:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/12/13/business/politicians-pay-even-more-than-you-think/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Politicians' pay: Even more than you think]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/12/18/business/you-cant-get-there-from-here-railway-tries-to-bust-orikaeshi-riders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:32:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/12/29/business/convenience-stores-gear-up-for-a-brighter-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:32:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Convenience stores gear up for a brighter future]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:33:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tobacco farmers lost but not forgotten in tax rumble]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/05/business/mahjong-parlors-go-deeper-underground-to-stay-in-business/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Whaling may be sunk by commercial reality]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/19/business/bottoms-up-discount-takeout-sushi-less-than-meets-the-eye/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bottoms up: Discount takeout sushi less than meets the eye]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/24/business/can-financial-incentives-put-a-brake-on-senior-driving/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:33:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Can financial incentives put a brake on senior driving?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/27/business/higher-electric-bills-on-horizon-to-pay-for-solar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:34:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120127-solar-x1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120127-solar-x1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Higher electric bills on horizon to pay for solar]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/03/business/are-poorer-families-succumbing-to-the-american-lifestyle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:34:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120203-obese.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120203-obese.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Are poorer families succumbing to the American lifestyle?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/07/business/hospitals-redefine-the-meaning-of-weekend-getaway/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:34:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120207-hospitalbed1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120207-hospitalbed1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hospitals redefine the meaning of 'weekend getaway']]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/14/business/economists-think-about-soaking-the-rich-a-little/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:34:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120214-DSCF3096.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120214-DSCF3096.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Economists think about soaking the rich, a little]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/17/business/so-how-much-do-politicians-secretaries-make/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:35:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120217-dietbuilding2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120217-dietbuilding2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[So how much do politicians' secretaries make?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/20/business/beware-of-bureaucrats-bearing-student-loans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:35:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120220-todai.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120220-todai.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beware of bureaucrats bearing student loans]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/24/business/yearly-statistics-put-recession-into-slightly-better-focus/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:35:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120224-BOJ.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120224-BOJ.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yearly statistics put recession into slightly better focus]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/03/02/business/civil-servants-are-different-especially-when-it-comes-to-social-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:35:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120302-DSCF1995.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120302-DSCF1995.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Civil servants are different, especially when it comes to social security]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/03/07/business/money-isnt-everything-for-rentersor-is-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:35:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120307-DSCF3121.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120307-DSCF3121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Money isn't everything for renters…or is it?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/03/10/business/the-eel-deal-skys-the-limit-for-unagi-prices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:36:03+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120310-DSCF10631.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120310-DSCF10631.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The eel deal: Sky's the limit for unagi prices]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/03/13/business/electric-cars-arent-just-for-driving-any-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:36:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120313-leaftocommunity.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120313-leaftocommunity.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/03/18/business/putting-the-fortune-back-in-fortune-telling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:36:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120318-uranaishi.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120318-uranaishi.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Putting the 'fortune' back in fortune telling]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/03/23/business/auto-thefts-in-japan-record-first-rise-in-a-decade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:36:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120323-DSCF3272.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120323-DSCF3272.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Auto thefts in Japan record first rise in a decade]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/03/30/business/how-much-money-do-rice-farmers-need-to-make-from-farming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:36:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120330-rice.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120330-rice.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How much money do rice farmers need to make from farming?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/04/03/business/experience-counts-for-something-in-jr-embezzling-incident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:36:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120403-greencarx.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120403-greencarx.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Experience counts for something in JR embezzling incident]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/04/09/business/consumption-tax-increase-fairness-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:37:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120409-Screen-Shot-2012-04-08-at-4.58.25-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120409-Screen-Shot-2012-04-08-at-4.58.25-PM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/04/16/business/outlet-malls-another-american-concept-that-may-not-work-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:37:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120416-bighop1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120416-bighop1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Outlet malls another American concept that may not work in Japan]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/04/20/business/government-shows-awareness-of-something-called-child-support/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:37:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120420-todoke.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120420-todoke.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Government shows awareness of something called 'child support']]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/04/27/business/ruling-party-ends-up-back-where-it-started-with-assistance-for-families/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:37:39+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120427-juminzei.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120427-juminzei.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ruling party ends up back where it started with assistance for families]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/05/03/business/bus-driver-salaries-inversely-proportional-to-risk-involved/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:37:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120503-busdriver.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120503-busdriver.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bus driver salaries inversely proportional to risk involved]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/05/08/business/diaper-manufacturers-get-them-coming-and-going/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:38:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120508-DSCF3460.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120508-DSCF3460.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Diaper manufacturers get them coming and going]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/05/13/business/japanese-laws-make-abortion-an-economic-issue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:38:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/05/18/business/japan-post-would-prefer-to-let-sleeping-dogs-and-accounts-lie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:38:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120518-datacenter1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120518-datacenter1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Post would prefer to let sleeping dogs, and accounts, lie]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/05/31/business/how-high-is-up-tokyo-skytree-boosts-economy-for-some/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:38:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120531-sumida3257.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120531-sumida3257.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How high is up: Tokyo Skytree boosts economy for some]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/06/04/business/play-money-forgotten-fate-of-foreign-currency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:38:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120604-foreign.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120604-foreign.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Play money: Forgotten fate of foreign currency]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/06/15/business/is-nursing-care-insurance-making-nursing-care-recipients-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:39:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120615-kaigo2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120615-kaigo2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Is nursing care insurance making nursing care recipients worse?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/06/18/business/budget-airline-determined-to-give-passengers-their-moneys-worth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:39:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120618-Screen-shot-2012-06-17-at-8.55.04-AM.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120618-Screen-shot-2012-06-17-at-8.55.04-AM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/06/22/business/police-rewards-result-in-arrests-and-some-frustration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:39:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120622-reward.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120622-reward.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police rewards result in arrests, and some frustration]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/06/28/business/tattoos-are-forever-which-is-why-they-cost-so-much-to-remove/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:39:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120628-IMG_1345_3.jpeg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120628-IMG_1345_3.jpeg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tattoos are forever, which is why they cost so much to remove]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/04/business/breaker-breaker-how-to-conserve-energy-without-thinking-too-much/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:39:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120704-breaker.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120704-breaker.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breaker, breaker: How to conserve energy without thinking too much]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/10/business/place-your-bets-local-governments-pray-for-a-jackpot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:40:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120710-lottery1x.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120710-lottery1x.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Place your bets: Local governments pray for a jackpot]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/14/business/how-to-keep-your-health-insurance-when-you-cant-pay-for-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:40:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120714-DSCF2621.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120714-DSCF2621.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How to keep your health insurance when you can't pay for it]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/20/business/boomer-boom-businesses-tapping-consumption-where-they-can-find-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:40:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120720-boomers2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120720-boomers2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boomer boom: Businesses tapping consumption where they can find it]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/25/business/wag-the-dog-pooch-tax-more-than-just-a-source-of-revenue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:40:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120725-dogtax.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120725-dogtax.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wag the dog: Pooch tax more than just a source of revenue]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/03/business/somebody-has-to-pay-for-cheap-beer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:40:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120803-aeonbeer.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120803-aeonbeer.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Somebody has to pay for cheap beer]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/07/business/electronics-makers-lead-the-way-in-killing-off-lifetime-employment-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:41:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120807-TR2012080200931.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120807-TR2012080200931.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Electronics makers lead the way in killing off lifetime employment system]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/10/business/summertime-blues-no-place-to-go-or-no-money-to-spend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:41:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120810-DSCF3465.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120810-DSCF3465.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summertime blues: no place to go or no money to spend?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/15/business/vitamin-drinks-demonstrate-their-stamina-in-the-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:41:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120815-staminax.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120815-staminax.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vitamin drinks demonstrate their stamina in the market]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/24/business/poorer-people-passing-up-cancer-screenings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:41:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120824-cancerchcek.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120824-cancerchcek.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Poorer people passing up cancer screenings]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/30/business/package-funeral-services-take-the-financial-sting-out-of-dying/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:41:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120830-hearse.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120830-hearse.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Package funeral services take the (financial) sting out of dying]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/05/business/buy-now-to-beat-the-consumption-tax-increase-or-dont/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:42:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120905-DSCF30121.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120905-DSCF30121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buy now to beat the consumption tax increase ... or don't]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/10/business/home-centers-forcing-ja-to-improve-its-game-for-farmers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:42:17+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120910-komeri2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120910-komeri2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Home centers forcing JA to improve its game for farmers]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/15/business/fast-food-joints-hail-relaxed-rules-for-u-s-beef-signal-end-of-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:42:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120915-DSCF4168.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120915-DSCF4168.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fast-food joints hail relaxed rules for U.S. beef, signal end of the world]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/19/business/new-stats-about-old-folks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:42:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120919-oldfolks.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120919-oldfolks.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New stats about old folks]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/25/business/backsliding-japan-post-broadens-its-horizons-on-all-fronts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:42:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120925-DSCF4229.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120925-DSCF4229.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Backsliding Japan Post broadens its horizons on all fronts]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/27/business/nhk-uses-carrot-and-stick-approach-to-get-your-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:43:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20120927-Screen-shot-2012-09-27-at-9.54.30-AM.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20120927-Screen-shot-2012-09-27-at-9.54.30-AM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/10/04/business/money-for-education-ends-up-in-the-toilet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:43:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121004-CIMG0465.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121004-CIMG0465.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Money for education ends up in the toilet]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/10/12/business/tax-auditors-running-out-of-cheaters-ponder-purpose-in-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:43:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121012-taxevasion.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121012-taxevasion.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tax auditors running out of cheaters, ponder purpose in life]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/10/17/business/clarifying-the-economic-damage-of-the-senkakus-row/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:43:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121017-p2-web-JAL-stock-a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121017-p2-web-JAL-stock-a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Clarifying the economic damage of the Senkakus row]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/10/26/business/candidate-deposit-requirement-guarantees-same-faces-on-the-ballot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:43:59+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121026-DSC_7082.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121026-DSC_7082.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Candidate deposit requirement guarantees same faces on the ballot]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/02/business/want-more-daycare-pay-workers-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:44:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121102-nursery2.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121102-nursery2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Want more daycare? Pay workers more]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/08/business/annals-of-cheap-bananas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:44:19+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121108-bananas.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121108-bananas.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: bananas]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/14/business/theme-parks-make-a-comeback-thanks-to-grandma-and-grandpa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:44:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121114-USJ-a-20121030.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121114-USJ-a-20121030.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Theme parks make a comeback thanks to grandma and grandpa]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/22/business/ishiharas-resignation-doesnt-come-cheap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:44:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121122-p1-inose-a-20121122.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121122-p1-inose-a-20121122.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ishihara's resignation doesn't come cheap]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/30/business/for-teachers-the-business-of-education-has-become-even-more-of-a-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:45:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121130-DSCN0644.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121130-DSCN0644.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[For teachers, the business of education has become even more of a business]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/05/business/you-cant-take-it-with-you-horse-gamblers-system-stymied-by-tax-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:45:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121205-main2nd_on.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121205-main2nd_on.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You can't take it with you: Horse gambler's system stymied by tax law]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/14/business/working-the-system-beware-of-doctors-with-private-rooms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:45:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121214-7182573963_a45d1011df_z.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121214-7182573963_a45d1011df_z.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Working the system: Beware of doctors with private rooms]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/20/business/old-technology-a-threat-to-publishers-bottom-lines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:45:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121220-CIMG1795.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121220-CIMG1795.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Old technology a threat to publishers' bottom lines]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/27/business/in-japan-its-never-too-late-to-get-in-on-the-ground-floor-with-stocks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:45:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20121227-CIMG19122.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20121227-CIMG19122.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In Japan it's never too late to get in on the ground floor with stocks]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/04/business/cleaning-angels-reinforce-positive-image-of-japanese-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:46:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130104-photo-3x.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130104-photo-3x.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cleaning 'angels' reinforce positive image of Japanese workers]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/09/business/energy-conservation-isnt-just-for-summers-any-more/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:46:14+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130109-CIMG19711.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130109-CIMG19711.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Energy conservation isn't just for summers any more]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/16/business/gas-station-business-losing-to-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:46:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130116-GSclosed.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130116-GSclosed.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gas station business losing to reality]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/24/business/deflation-watch-retort-curry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:46:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130124-CIMG2023.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130124-CIMG2023.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deflation watch: Retort curry]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/02/business/government-says-all-single-parents-not-created-equal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:46:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130202-kafukojo_x.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130202-kafukojo_x.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Government says all single parents not created equal]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/08/business/japanese-attorneys-throw-their-nets-farther-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:47:00+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130208-lawyers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130208-lawyers.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese attorneys throw their nets farther out]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/14/business/japan-still-paying-for-war-sins-through-international-copyrights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:47:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/21/business/proposed-inheritance-tax-exemption-isnt-really-about-inheritance-taxes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:47:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130221-DSCF0670.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130221-DSCF0670.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Proposed inheritance tax exemption isn't really about inheritance taxes]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/27/business/annals-of-cheap-don-don-down-on-wednesday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:47:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130227-Screen-shot-2013-02-27-at-3.43.14-PM.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130227-Screen-shot-2013-02-27-at-3.43.14-PM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/07/business/uniqlo-not-as-different-as-its-workers-thought-it-would-be/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:47:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130307-CIMG2095.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130307-CIMG2095.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Uniqlo not as different as its workers thought it would be]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/14/business/convenience-store-companies-boost-employee-income-engage-in-one-upmanship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:47:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130314-CIMG2133.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130314-CIMG2133.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Convenience store companies boost employee income, engage in one-upmanship]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/21/business/auto-sales-driven-by-gas-mileage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:48:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130321-fit.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130321-fit.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Auto sales driven by gas mileage]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/29/business/court-says-railway-can-make-patrons-pay-through-the-nose/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:48:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130329-makinohara.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130329-makinohara.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Court says railway can make patrons pay through the nose]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/03/business/local-government-attempts-to-make-citizens-rat-on-welfare-recipients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:48:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130403-welfarespies.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130403-welfarespies.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Local government attempts to make citizens rat on welfare recipients]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/10/business/employment-counselors-forced-to-sit-on-the-other-side-of-the-window/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:48:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130410-Screen-shot-2013-04-09-at-7.15.29-AM.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130410-Screen-shot-2013-04-09-at-7.15.29-AM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/15/business/deflation-watch-gyudon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:48:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130415-yoshinoya.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130415-yoshinoya.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deflation watch: gyudon]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/23/business/service-contracts-and-the-mendokusai-factor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:49:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130423-CIMG2346.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130423-CIMG2346.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Service contracts and the 'mendokusai' factor]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/04/27/business/should-healthy-people-pay-less-for-health-insurance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:49:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130427-insurance.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130427-insurance.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Should healthy people pay less for health insurance?]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/01/business/bargain-sales-arent-always-what-they-appear-to-be/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:49:28+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130501-CIMG2375.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130501-CIMG2375.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bargain sales aren't always what they appear to be]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/07/business/anticipation-how-high-will-mortgage-interest-go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:49:41+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130507-CIMG2030.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130507-CIMG2030.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anticipation: How high will mortgage interest go?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/13/business/as-land-lines-go-the-way-of-the-dodo-what-is-a-subscription-right-worth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:49:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130513-CIMG2444.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130513-CIMG2444.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As land lines go the way of the dodo, what is a subscription right worth?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/18/business/you-cant-get-there-from-here-at-the-same-price-with-an-ic-card/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:50:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130518-DSCF4321.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130518-DSCF4321.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You can't get there from here (at the same price with an IC card)]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/22/business/city-dumps-dog-tax-for-yellow-cards-to-deal-with-lazy-owners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:50:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130522-dogdoo.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130522-dogdoo.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[City dumps dog tax for yellow cards to deal with lazy owners]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/05/30/business/lottery-operators-still-looking-for-last-years-winners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:50:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130530-CIMG2457.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130530-CIMG2457.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lottery operators still looking for last year's winners]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/04/business/the-widening-income-gap-is-affecting-higher-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:50:42+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130604-todai.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130604-todai.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The widening income gap is affecting higher education]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/13/business/insurance-companies-main-beneficiaries-of-scheme-to-protect-obstetricians-from-malpractice-suits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:50:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130613-fujinka.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130613-fujinka.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Insurance companies main beneficiaries of scheme to protect obstetricians from malpractice suits]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/19/business/with-refrigerators-bigger-is-better-in-more-ways-than-you-think/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:51:02+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130619-DSCF4493.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130619-DSCF4493.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[With refrigerators, bigger is better in more ways than you think]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/06/24/business/in-tokyo-all-garbage-is-not-created-equal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:51:12+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130624-CIMG2545.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130624-CIMG2545.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In Tokyo, all garbage is not created equal]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/01/business/deflation-watch-kabocha/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:51:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130701-kabocha.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130701-kabocha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deflation watch: Kabocha]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/08/business/kanebo-recall-illustrates-built-in-resilience-of-cosmetics-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:51:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130708-DSCN0455.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130708-DSCN0455.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kanebo recall illustrates built-in resilience of cosmetics industry]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/12/business/summer-travel-biz-shows-signs-of-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:51:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130712-fuji.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130712-fuji.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer travel biz shows signs of recovery]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/16/business/retailers-and-restaurants-get-slippery-with-unagi-prices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:51:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130716-unadon.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130716-unadon.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Retailers and restaurants get slippery with unagi prices]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/22/business/golf-courses-adjust-to-harsher-economics-and-changing-demographics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:52:07+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130722-CIMG2600.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130722-CIMG2600.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Golf courses adjust to harsher economics and changing demographics]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/07/25/business/blood-pressure-medication-huge-cash-cow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:52:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130725-CIMG2608.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130725-CIMG2608.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Blood pressure medication huge cash cow]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/02/business/pity-the-driver-cabbie-salaries-much-lower-than-average/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:52:29+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130802-CIMG2679.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130802-CIMG2679.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pity the driver: Cabbie salaries much lower than average]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/14/business/build-a-multifunction-restroom-and-they-will-come/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:52:53+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130814-DSCF4577.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130814-DSCF4577.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Build a multifunction restroom and they will come]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/20/business/hot-biz-stocks-that-climb-with-the-temperature/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:53:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130820-DSCF4588.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130820-DSCF4588.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hot biz: stocks that climb with the temperature]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/23/business/the-sky-becomes-less-of-a-limit-for-cabin-attendants-unless-youre-a-man/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:53:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130823-Screen-shot-2013-08-23-at-6.53.02-AM.png</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130823-Screen-shot-2013-08-23-at-6.53.02-AM.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/02/business/how-economically-effective-are-the-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:53:33+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130902-DSCF4603.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130902-DSCF4603.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How economically effective are the Olympics?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/12/business/roomba-rules-with-working-moms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:53:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130912-DSCF4611.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130912-DSCF4611.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roomba rules with working moms]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/17/business/aging-boomers-may-prove-to-be-just-as-tight-with-savings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:54:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130917-DSCF2096.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130917-DSCF2096.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aging boomers may prove to be just as tight with savings]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/19/business/you-are-where-you-eat-mcdonalds-japan-sets-prices-by-region/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:54:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130919-mcds3.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130919-mcds3.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[You are where you eat: McDonald's Japan sets prices by region]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/09/27/business/young-womens-life-preferences-acknowledge-workplace-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:54:35+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20130927-CIMG1663.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20130927-CIMG1663.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Young women's life preferences acknowledge workplace reality]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/02/business/where-theres-a-will-attitudes-toward-inheritance-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:54:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20131002-DSCF4587.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131002-DSCF4587.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Where there's a will: Attitudes toward inheritance change]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/12/business/government-wondering-how-to-tap-burgeoning-ebook-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:55:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20131012-CIMG2829.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131012-CIMG2829.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Government wondering how to tap burgeoning ebook market]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/18/business/blood-on-the-tracks-who-pays-for-deadly-railway-accidents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:55:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20131018-CIMG2855.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131018-CIMG2855.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Blood on the tracks: Who pays for deadly railway accidents?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/25/business/say-goodbye-to-plentiful-affordable-shrimp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:55:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20131025-CIMG2893.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131025-CIMG2893.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Say goodbye to plentiful, affordable shrimp]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/10/30/business/net-scalpers-set-off-discussion-of-true-fandom-in-terms-of-economics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:55:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/07/business/collecting-organizations-try-to-give-credit-where-its-due-dont-always-succeed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:55:57+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131107-CIMG2933.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Collecting organizations try to give credit where it's due, don't always succeed]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/13/business/wheres-the-beef-japanese-taste-buds-dictate-processing-methods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:56:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20131113-CIMG2940.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131113-CIMG2940.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Where's the beef? Japanese taste buds dictate processing methods]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/21/business/supermarkets-finally-get-serious-about-shopping-bags/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:56:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20131121-CIMG2956.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131121-CIMG2956.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Supermarkets finally get serious about shopping bags]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/11/27/business/government-tries-to-jolt-ev-sales-with-charging-station-subsidies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:56:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20131127-CIMG2994.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131127-CIMG2994.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Government tries to jolt EV sales with charging station subsidies]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/05/business/postal-employees-carry-extra-burden-during-the-holiday-season/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:56:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/yl-20131205-DSCF4668.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[yl-20131205-DSCF4668.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Postal employees carry extra burden during the holiday season]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/16/business/dont-throw-those-boring-new-years-cards-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T12:57:11+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Don't throw those boring New Years cards away!]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tax structure encourages getting wasted]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan tourism still suffers from a credit card gap]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[What the government doesn't pay in pensions it will have to make up for with welfare]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese franchises cut loose by overseas brands after serving their purpose]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign tourists expected to take up (some of) the slack in consumption]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/10/14/business/how-employer-transportation-allowances-helped-create-commuter-hell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2016-06-29T13:04:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The case for a higher consumption tax]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Megabanks start to feel the heat from upstarts]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T13:06:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cosmetics market shifts up in age]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2016-06-29T13:06:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deflation Watch: bean sprouts]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Annals of cheap: Narita express buses]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Consumer stimulus is not the same as welfare, though the purpose is the same]]></image:caption>
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