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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Electronics maker Pioneer Corp. approved a capital injection of around ¥102 billion ($930 million) from a Hong Kong-based private equity fund at a shareholders meeting Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-25T17:34:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell maneuvers during an exercise with the Royal Navy guided-missile frigate HMS Argyll in the South China Sea on Jan. 14.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-25T18:27:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Subaru Corp. says it did not pay overtime wages to some 3,400 employees over a two-year period — a revelation that surfaced in an internal probe following the 2016 suicide of an overworked employee.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-25T18:30:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Angela Merkel]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-25T18:34:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese actor Gao Yunxiang (center) leaves the Downing Centre court in Sydney on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-25T18:40:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An American Airlines hangar is seen last July at La Guardia airport in New York City on Independence Day. American Airlines executives warned of significant travel delays if the U.S. government shutdown goes on much longer, but said Thursday that customer demand has not been significantly affected thus far.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/national/panel-propose-japan-schoolteachers-overtime-limited-45-hours-per-month/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T18:45:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teisuke Kitayama (right), head of the Central Council for Education, hands proposals to reduce teachers' overtime work to education minister Masahiko Shibayama in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/national/sportswear-maker-asics-turn-used-clothing-japan-olympic-uniforms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T18:59:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Saori Yoshida, a three-time Olympic wrestling champion, holds up a T-shirt she wore at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. Yoshida is donating the shirt to a project launched Thursday by Asics Corp. to make uniforms for the Japanese Olympic and Paralympic teams by recycling sportswear items.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/business/tech/george-soros-warns-chinas-use-ai-control-citizens-calls-xi-dangerous-foe-open-societies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T19:32:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hungarian-born U.S. investor and philanthropist George Soros delivers a speech on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting, on Thursday in Davos, eastern Switzerland. Billionaire Soros said Chinese President Xi Jinping was "the most dangerous enemy" of free societies for presiding over a high-tech surveillance regime.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/national/japans-commercial-whaling-start-july-first-time-31-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T19:54:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Young locals of Taiji in Wakayama Prefecture demonstrate a traditional whale hunt method during a festival held in the town last August.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/world/science-health-world/warns-deadly-outbreak-rat-borne-hantavirus-argentina-fatalities-reach-least-11/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T20:20:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A fruit harvester wearing a face mask looks out the window of his car in Epuyen, Argentina, Jan. 11. An Argentine judge has ordered 85 residents of a remote Patagonian town to stay in their homes for at least 30 days to help halt an outbreak of hantavirus.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/business/corporate-business/nissan-president-pledges-cooperation-new-renault-chairman-saikawa-hints-may-step-within-months/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T21:33:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Corporate logos of Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/national/mitsubishi-panasonic-lose-permits-hire-foreign-trainees-violations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T23:03:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/national/politics-diplomacy/referendum-u-s-base-likely-held-across-okinawa-deal-add-third-neither-option/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-25T23:04:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki talks to reporters Friday at the prefectural government building in Naha, after ruling and opposition assembly members agreed to add a third choice to a planned referendum on construction of a U.S. military base.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/national/criminal-crackdown-urged-illegal-image-downloads-manga-novels-works/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T12:18:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n trainees-a 20190126]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manga fans attend the Comiket event in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/kremlin-linked-contractors-bolstering-security-venezuelas-nicolas-maduro-sources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T12:21:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nicolas Maduro]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/business/economy-business/abe-macron-call-smooth-nissan-renault-cooperation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T12:25:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emmanuel Macron]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/wall-retreat-u-s-shutdown-deal-leaves-trump-battered-vowing-fight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T12:43:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Vice President Mike Pence listen during a meeting at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Dec. 11.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/broken-man-right-wing-rips-trump-no-wall-u-s-shutdown-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T12:44:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks through the Colonnade from the Oval Office of the White House on arrival to announce a deal to temporarily reopen the government Friday from the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/business/tech/nintendo-scraps-development-metroid-prime-4-switch-hits-reset-button/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T13:06:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Children play a game on a Switch console at the Nintendo Check In game experience area of Terminal 1 at Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, last July.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/ukraine-sees-surge-cyberattacks-targeting-election-suspects-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T13:39:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ukrainian cyberpolice chief Serhiy Demedyuk speaks during an interview in Kiev in November 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/25/national/planning-group-2025-osaka-expo-looks-design-event-showcasing-japans-cutting-edge-tech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T13:45:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-expo-a-20190126.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An Osaka-Kansai Expo planning committee holds its first meeting Friday afternoon at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry building in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/world/another-dam-owned-vale-bursts-brazil-mine-200-missing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T13:46:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[General view from above of a burst dam owned by Brazilian miner Vale SA in Brumadinho on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/06/27/national/closer-look-shindo-seismic-scale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T14:24:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The gate of a temple collapses after an earthquake hit Ibaraki city, Osaka Prefecture, on June 18, 2018.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/u-s-steps-pressure-maduro-russia-backs-venezuelan-ally/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T15:15:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Juan Guaido, the president of the National Assembly who has sworn himself in as the president of Venezuela, addresses a rally at Bolivar Square in Caracas on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/business/corporate-business/japans-asahi-buy-london-pride-brewery-330-million/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T15:21:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese brewer Asahi will buy the British beer business of Fuller, Smith &amp; Turner's for £250 million ($330 million).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/world/politics-diplomacy-world/roger-stone-indictment-reveals-senior-trump-campaign-official-directed-push-stolen-emails/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T15:24:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Stone walks out of the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday after being charged with lying to Congress and obstructing the special counsel's Russia investigation.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/national/japan-aims-woo-u-s-tourists-new-york-travel-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T15:50:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Representatives of Japanese organizations promoting inbound tourism speak to visitors at the annual New York Times Travel Show on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/national/media-national/isle-dispute-russia-tied-base-issues-argues-author-koji-yabe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T22:55:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moscow moment: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands in Moscow on Jan. 22.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/national/media-national/end-era-gives-japan-chance-hit-reset-button/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T22:56:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New beginning?: Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako attend a tree pruning event on an artificial island in Tokyo's waterfront area in November. The crown prince is poised to become Emperor on May 1, beginning a new Imperial era.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/hawkish-u-s-national-security-adviser-says-significant-steps-north-korea-lead-eased-sanctions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T15:58:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. national security adviser John Bolton watches as President Donald Trump meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington last May.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/china-increases-clout-united-nations-u-s-leadership-wanes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-26T16:07:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[National flags fly outside the secretariat building at the United Nations headquarters in New York.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kang Kyung-wha]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-27T12:43:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and economic revitalization minister Toshimitsu Motegi share a light moment during an opening session of the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership in Tokyo on Jan. 19.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Excavation machinery operates at the Welzow-Sued Tagebau open-pit brown coal mine in Brandenburg state near Welzow, Germany, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-27T16:19:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian strongman Vladimir Putin sits in the cockpit of Tupolev Tu-160 strategic bomber at a military airport outside Moscow in August 2005. The U.S. military said that fighter jets were scrambled after two nuclear-capable Russian Tu-160s entered Canada's air defense identification zone on Saturday in the Arctic region near the North American coastline.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Firefighters investigate a home where a fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday in Hino, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/27/national/crime-legal/threatening-letters-japan-firms-possibly-contained-toxic-material/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-27T21:08:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-27T22:22:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration appears to be trying to avoid controversy during the ordinary Diet session, slated to convene on Monday, ahead of July's Upper House election.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-27T22:37:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Juan Guaido speaks during a rally to propose amnesty laws for police and military members in Caracas on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-27T22:38:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-27T22:43:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The National Institute of Infectious Diseases said recently that mutated influenza viruses resistant to baloxavir marboxil, a new flu drug sold as Xofluza, were detected in patients in Japan last month — news that comes on the heels of a feared outbreak in the country.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T08:51:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T09:09:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Stone reacts as he walks to microphones after his appearance at Federal Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T09:14:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Opponents to the "yellow vests" violent behavior take part in a demonstration by the "red scarves" movement in Paris Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T11:19:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People watch a TV screen at Seoul Station showing file footage of a Japanese patrol plane during a news program Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/world/politics-diplomacy-world/white-house-promises-significant-response-venezuela-violence-u-s-diplomats-juan-guaido/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T11:54:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[National Security Advisor John Bolton walks on the driveway of the White House after an interview in Washington on Jan. 24.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/world/social-issues-world/far-right-protest-stage-auschwitz-camp-liberation-commemoration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T12:07:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Polish far-right activists enter the former German Nazi death camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Oswiecim, Poland, Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/business/economy-business/retail-rout-deepens-u-k-germany-lose-thousands-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T12:55:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T13:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Venezuelan Col. Jose Luis Silva, Venezuela's military attache at its Washington embassy to the United States, is interviewed by Reuters after announcing that he is defecting from the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Washington Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/business/blackrock-data-leak-affecting-thousands-also-ensnared-envestnet-advisers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T13:12:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-blackrock-a-20190129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Larry Fink (left), chairman and chief executive officer of BlackRock Financial Management Inc., and Jose Vinals, chairman of Standard Chartered PLC, walk through the Congress Center on day three of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/27/national/social-issues/aging-hunters-look-fresh-blood-solve-boar-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T14:29:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hunters in Sasayama, Hyogo Prefecture, load deer after a recent hunt. The nationwide hunting season for wild boar and deer, which cause large amounts of agricultural damage, lasts until March 15.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T14:59:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students practice at the Japan Casino School in Tokyo last June.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T15:25:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Obstetrician and gynecologist Chizuko Kuwae opened a clinic in Hachioji in western Tokyo in June to create an environment for female doctors to continue working after having children.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/world/politics-diplomacy-world/theresa-mays-brexit-plan-b-guide-happen-next-parliament/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After British politicians rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, on Tuesday they will vote on what they want her to do next. Unless it seeks a delay, Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union on March 29, deal or no deal.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T15:53:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T16:28:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Preparations begin Monday in Nagasaki to re-paint and restore a statue commemorating the 1945 atomic bombing of the city.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T16:30:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kotaro Nagasaki holds a bouquet of flowers Sunday after winning the gubernatorial election in Yamanashi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T17:32:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Danny Reagan, a former residential patient of the Lindner Center of Hope, sits in a common room at the center in Mason, Ohio, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/business/sec-investigating-nissan-executive-pay-disclosures-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T17:37:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-nissansec-a-20190129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A huge street monitor broadcasts news about Carlos Ghosn's indictment and re-arrest in Tokyo in December. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is also probing Nissan over executive pay.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/national/top-south-korean-navy-official-cancels-planned-japan-visit-amid-strained-ties-flybys/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T17:38:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[File footage of a South Korean warship is shown during a TV news program viewed at the main railway station in Seoul on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/business/corporate-business/toyota-resisting-price-hikes-indonesias-hot-minivan-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T17:56:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T18:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-28T18:08:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-henoko-a-20190129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The planned landfill site at the Henoko coastal district of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, shortly before the government started construction of a new sea wall]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/asia-pacific/bing-outage-china-censors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T18:53:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-bing-a-20190129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese internet users last week lost access to Microsoft's Bing search engine for two days, setting off grumbles about the ruling Communist Party's increasingly tight online censorship. Microsoft Corp. said Friday that access had been restored.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/national/nagasaki-educators-rethink-bomb-teachings-broaden-students-perspectives-wwii/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T18:55:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-nagasaki-a-20190128.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students at Yamazato Junior High School in the city of Nagasaki take part in a discussion held as part of a "peace education" class in September.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/26/national/politics-diplomacy/amid-deteriorating-ties-japan-plans-cancel-participation-izumo-destroyer-joint-exercise-held-south-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T19:55:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-msdf-a-20190127.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Defense Ministry plans to cancel a planned port call by the Izumo destroyer, shown in this May 2017 file photo, to Busan, in South Korea, this spring amid growing tensions between the two countries.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/business/macron-tells-abe-worried-carlos-ghosns-time-prison/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T20:10:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron speaks to military forces as part of his visit to the 11th Brigade of the Paratroopers of the Infantry at Toulouse-Francazal air base, near Toulouse, southern France, Jan. 17.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/national/japans-narita-airport-extend-runway-hours-first-time-ever-october/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T20:10:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-narita-a-20190129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Narita International Airport will extend the operating hours of one of its runways from October as part of efforts to boost services that can be offered via the major international gateway.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/business/economy-business/taro-aso-pledges-keep-japans-economy-strong-octobers-consumption-tax-hike-looms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T20:11:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-aso-a-20190129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taro Aso]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/world/crime-legal-world/russian-police-detain-suspect-bold-gallery-heist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T21:40:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers confer at the Tretyakov State Gallery museum in Moscow on Sunday]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/18/national/japan-ranked-10th-report-global-responsiveness-child-sexual-abuse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-28T23:54:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-abuse-z-20190119.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The report credits Japan's sociopolitical stability, new laws to prevent child exploitation and increased public resources for victims.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/business/germany-edges-china-bolivia-new-lithium-great-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T06:50:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An industrial plant for potassium chloride, a product that is extracted from brine under a program developed by Bolivia to produce lithium, before its inauguration in Llipi on the salt lake of Uyuni, Potosi, Bolivia, is seen Oct. 7.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/world/crime-legal-world/roger-stones-arrest-may-hurt-trumps-love-wikileaks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T06:59:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Attorneys Bruce Rogow (left) and Robert Buschel flank their client, Roger Stone, after his appearance at Federal Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/business/economy-business/executives-raise-global-growth-alarm-risks-china-trade-brexit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T13:13:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/aging-bad-connections-behind-japans-home-use-solar-system-accidents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T13:22:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-solar-a-20190129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Several fires and other accidents involving home-use solar power systems have been caused by old equipment and bad cable connections, according to the government's consumer safety authority.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/shueisha-starts-free-online-distribution-popular-manga-english/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T13:40:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-globalmanga-a-20190129.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An ad touts the Manga Plus service now being offered worldwide by Shueisha Inc. The comic book publisher is providing the content in English and free of charge.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/28/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-foreign-minister-taro-kono-urges-seoul-keep-promises-historical-flashpoints-fray-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T14:40:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Taro Kono delivers his policy speech Monday at the Lower House.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/field-cast-chosen-nickname-2020-tokyo-olympics-volunteers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T14:51:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-volunteers-a-20190130.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-volunteers-a-20190130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics announce the nicknames selected for games volunteers in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/world/u-s-plans-suspend-inf-nuclear-treaty-russia-white-house-official-says-move-bodes-ill-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T15:59:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-inf-a-20190130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Russian military officer walks past a 9M729 land-based cruise missile on display with its launcher in Kubinka, outside Moscow, on Jan. 23. The Russian military has spelled out the specifications of its new missile, seeking to dispel the U.S. claim that the weapon violates a key nuclear arms pact.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/crime-legal/osaka-district-court-dismisses-chinese-citizens-wartime-forced-labor-suit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T16:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Plaintiffs walk toward the Osaka District Court on Tuesday before a ruling in a lawsuit filed by Chinese citizens seeking compensation for forced labor during World War II.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/politics-diplomacy/fired-hyogo-city-mayor-sorry-calling-official-stupid-asking-burn-building/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T16:08:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-mayor-a-20190130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akashi Mayor Fusaho Izumi, speaking at a news conference Tuesday, apologizes for verbally abusing a senior city official in June 2017.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/business/financial-markets/yen-bulls-face-reckoning-data-threaten-add-evidence-japanese-economy-slowing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T17:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-yen-a-20190130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The yen started 2019 with a bang as money managers sought haven assets amid signs of slowing global growth.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/chinese-trainee-arrested-abandoning-baby-tells-police-feared-deportation-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T18:33:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/business/naomi-osakas-victory-proves-boon-sponsors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T19:56:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naomi Osaka reacts after winning the Australian Open on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/business/economy-business/japans-economy-likely-longest-postwar-expansion-phase-government-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T20:18:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-economy-z-20190310.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People shop in Tokyo's Harajuku district. The Japanese economy is thought to have counted its 74th consecutive month of improvement since December 2012.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/politics-diplomacy/raft-challenges-no-serious-challenger-abe-remains-popular-default/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T20:19:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe listens during a meeting with his U.K. counterpart Theresa May in London on Jan. 10.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-qatar-agree-launch-strategic-ministerial-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T21:50:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani talks to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after their meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/world/politics-diplomacy-world/conservative-party-lawmakers-offer-last-minute-compromise-brexit-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-29T22:07:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/china-active-cyberspying-u-s-ties-russia-growing-intel-chief-dan-coats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T04:05:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Director of National Intelligence Daniel Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/asia-pacific/trumps-cost-sharing-spat-ally-south-korea-raises-fears-u-s-pullback-peninsula/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T09:45:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. and South Korean soldiers stand guard next to the meeting rooms that straddle the border between the two Koreas in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone in Paju, South Korea, in April 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-30T13:52:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A satellite image shows what appears to be anti-aircraft guns and what are likely to be close-in weapons systems on the artificial island Fiery Cross Reef in the South China Sea in this image released in December 2016.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-30T14:38:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Electricity pylons are seen along the cooling tower of the defunct Orlando Power Station in Soweto, South Africa, in June 2018.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/crime-legal-world/u-s-democrats-still-push-trump-rusal-sanctions-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:09:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska and Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov arrive for talks involving Russian President Vladimir Putin and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the Kremlin in Moscow last June.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:10:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Saudi prisoner Moussa Awaji gestures as he boards an ICRC plane at the Sanaa airport after he was released by the Houthis in Sanaa Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/prince-william-kate-laud-dundee-team-approach-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:11:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visit the V&amp;A Dundee, Scotland's first design museum, in Dundee, Scotland, Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/crime-legal-world/u-n-finds-least-15-mass-graves-hundreds-remains-congo-three-days-december-violence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:14:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:15:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (center, right), a Republican from Kentucky, speaks with Sen. Roy Blunt, a Republican from Missouri, as they head to a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday. The Senate advanced legislation on Monday that would impose new sanctions on Syria, more than a month after President Donald Trump said he would withdraw American forces from the conflict there.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/islamic-state-pinned-tiny-east-syria-enclave-families-u-s-backed-force-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:17:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A member of Syria's Arab Shaytat tribe who has joined a Kurdish-led alliance fighting the Islamic State group in northern Syria, rests during his break on Sunday in the Syrian village of Baghouz. Numerous members of the Shaytat tribe have joined the fight to flush out the jihadis from a shrinking enclave near the Iraqi border.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/crime-legal-world/huawei-exec-meng-wanzhou-attends-bail-hearing-canada-court-china-hits-u-s-unreasonable-suppression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:21:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Media stake out the Vancouver, British Columbia, courts on Tuesday in Vancouver. Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer and the daughter of its founder, was due to appear in a Canadian court for a bail review Tuesday a day after the U.S .unveiled sweeping charges against her and the Chinese tech giant.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/business/steve-mnuchin-signals-chance-end-china-trade-war-talks-beijing-offers-concessions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:23:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/b-chitrade-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[b-chitrade-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin takes a question during a briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington Monday. The United States hopes to make "significant progress" during high-stakes trade talks with Chinese officials this week, Mnuchin said Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/business/corporate-business/struggling-akebono-brake-seeks-capital-infusion-toyota-well-debt-relief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:38:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-akebono-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A quarter of Akebono Brake Industry Co.'s sales are to General Motors Co.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/asia-pacific/slum-built-cambodian-cemetery-living-far-outnumber-dead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T15:43:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-cambodiaslum-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-cambodiaslum-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Laborers are seen working on a construction site in Phnom Penh on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/irish-unmoved-british-pm-theresa-mays-plan-renegotiate-brexit-deal-brussels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T16:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-brexireland-a-20190130.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-brexireland-a-20190130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dressed as a British Army soldier, a member of the anti-Brexit campaign group "Border Communities Against Brexit" poses with a wall installed on a road crossing the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland during a demonstration in Newry, Northern Ireland, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/politics-diplomacy-world/venezuelas-nicolas-maduro-ready-talks-opposition-report-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T16:43:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-maduro-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-maduro-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro talks during a meeting with Venezuelan diplomats returning from the U.S., at the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/national/politics-diplomacy/japanese-local-governments-call-help-accepting-foreign-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T17:20:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-foreignworkers-a-20190130.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-foreignworkers-a-20190130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hamamatsu Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki (second from right) speaks during a symposium to discuss how to best live alongside foreign nationals on Tuesday in Ota, Gunma Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/business/nissan-renault-hire-french-auditor-run-probe-alliance-misconduct-ghosns-watch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T17:50:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/b-auditor-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[b-auditor-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA have hired the French auditor Mazars to investigate possible wrongdoing within their automotive alliance, according to sources.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/29/national/bluefin-tuna-catches-off-japan-sluggish-fishers-curb-operations-due-stricter-overfishing-rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T18:05:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-tuna-a-20190130.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-tuna-a-20190130.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bluefin tuna catches in coastal waters off Japan have been sluggish in the current fishing season.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/business/japan-patent-office-says-trademark-registration-era-names-will-banned-may/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T18:27:43+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/national/crime-legal/shiga-ex-policeman-pleads-guilty-shooting-senior-officer-seeking-leniency-mental-stress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T18:38:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-policeman-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-policeman-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A police box in Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, where a then 19-year-old policeman fatally shot a senior officer]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/national/crime-legal/police-raid-yakuza-office-tokyo-deadly-shooting-kabukicho-karaoke-box/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T18:44:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-yakuza-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-yakuza-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaru Abe]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/national/parts-okinawa-still-may-not-vote-referendum-u-s-base-transfer-henoko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T18:56:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-okinawa-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-okinawa-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Okinawa Prefectural Assembly adopts an ordinance pertaining to a referendum on the controversial U.S. air base relocation by a majority vote Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/world/politics-diplomacy-world/era-trump-u-s-intelligence-report-warns-weakening-alliances-sino-russian-ties-grows-stronger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T19:14:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-intelanalysis-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-intelanalysis-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday.  ]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/business/corporate-business/sharp-cuts-fiscal-2018-sales-outlook-%c2%a52-5-trillion-due-china-u-s-trade-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T19:34:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/asia-pacific/contradicting-colleague-minister-says-malaysia-still-talking-china-20-billion-rail-project/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T19:40:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/national/u-s-oks-planned-2-15-billion-sale-two-aegis-ashore-missile-defense-systems-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-30T21:19:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-aegis-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-aegis-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Aegis Ashore land-based missile-defense test complex on the island of Kauai in Hawaii is seen Jan. 18.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-reaffirms-u-s-support-call-venezuelas-juan-guaido/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T04:21:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-trumpguaido-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-trumpguaido-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Venezuelan opposition leader and self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido takes part in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government outside the hospital in Caracas Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/crime-legal-world/civil-rights-lawyer-margaret-ratner-kunstler-seen-roger-stones-possible-wikileaks-link/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T07:09:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-roger-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-roger-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Stone leaves after his arraignment, as part of the Robert Mueller probe, at the U.S. District courthouse in Washington Tuesday. Longtime Donald Trump advisor Stone pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from the ongoing investigation into whether the president's campaign colluded with Russia in the 2016 election. Stone, 66, is charged with lying to Congress, witness tampering and obstruction in relation to his contacts with WikiLeaks, whose publication of embarrassing Russian-hacked communications from Democrat Hillary Clinton's campaign gave a boost to Trump.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/social-issues-world/venezuelans-take-streets-noon-pressure-maduro-step/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T07:11:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-caracas-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-caracas-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students of Venezuela's Central University (UCV) in Caracas hold a banner reading "Maduro usurper" during a protest against the government of President Nicolas Maduro, called by opposition leader and self-proclaimed "acting president" Juan Guaido, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/national/politics-diplomacy/hawkish-ldp-lawmakers-urge-abe-administration-take-action-amid-japans-disputes-south-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T09:26:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-jpsk-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-jpsk-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yasumasa Nagamine (third from left), Japan's ambassador to South Korea, attends a meeting of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/21/national/operator-popular-reward-program-t-card-supplying-clients-personal-information-police-prosecutors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T09:39:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-tcard-a-20190121.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-tcard-a-20190121.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The operator of T Card has revealed it has been providing personal information on its holders to police and prosecutors without court approval.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/iran-ships-30-tons-yellow-cake-enrichment-facility-isfahan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T12:50:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-iranuke-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-iranuke-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A handout picture made available by the Iranian Army office on Monday shows military exercises in Isfahan, some 400 km south of Tehran.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/30/national/japan-strengthen-steps-help-foreign-visitors-event-massive-tokyo-quake-2020-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T13:22:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-disasters-a-20190131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-disasters-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike (right) watches as a man takes part in a disaster preparedness drill for foreign residents in January in Setagaya Ward. The event was organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/science-health-world/e-cigarettes-nearly-twice-good-helping-smokers-quit-patches-gum-study-finds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T13:48:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-ecigs-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-ecigs-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A liquid nicotine solution is poured into a vaping device.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/science-health-world/siberian-cave-findings-shed-light-enigmatic-extinct-denisovan-human-species/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T13:52:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-denisovans-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-denisovans-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bone points and pierced teeth, sampled for radiocarbon dating from the early Upper Paleolithic layers of the Denisova Cave in Siberia, Russia, are shown in this photo provided Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/politics-diplomacy-world/beyond-trumps-divisive-wall-u-s-republicans-democrats-seek-common-ground-border-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T16:32:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-barriers-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-barriers-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A border barrier along the Tijuana River is seen from Tijuana, Mexico, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/national/jr-east-mulls-later-train-services-2020-tokyo-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T16:44:11+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/tired-army-rule-thai-youth-rising-force-ahead-march-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T17:29:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-thaiyouth-a-20180131.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-thaiyouth-a-20180131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Graffiti in Bangkok by Thai artist Headache Stencil, making a reference to upcoming elections, reads "My Future."]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/national/tokyo-parts-kanto-region-may-see-snow-thursday-night/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T17:58:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-snow-z-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-snow-z-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Meteorological Agency said rain and some snow may fall on Tokyo Thursday night due to cold winds.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/business/japan-eu-free-trade-pact/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-01T00:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/b-euepa-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[b-euepa-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aeon Co. promotes a sale of European wine in the city of Chiba ahead of Feb. 1, when the Japan-EU economic partnership agreement takes effect.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/absolute-coldest-deadly-deep-freeze-stretches-u-s-midwest-eastern-seaboard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T19:05:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-deepfreeze-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-deepfreeze-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A bundled-up commuter walks through the loop early Wednesday in Chicago. A deadly arctic deep freeze enveloped the Midwest with record-breaking temperatures triggering widespread closures of schools and businesses.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/world/colder-south-pole-deep-freeze-grips-u-s-midwest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T19:13:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-subpolar-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-subpolar-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A boy in Milwaukee tosses a chunk of snow into Lake Michigan on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/asia-pacific/u-n-panel-concludes-south-korea-shipments-petroleum-north-violated-sanctions-sources-say/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T19:52:26+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/f-nkreport-z-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-nkreport-z-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[College students stand with a portrait of Kim Jong Un at a rally in Seoul on Jan. 31, showing their support for a possible future visit by the North Korean leader to South Korea. The signs read, "We welcome North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's visit."]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/national/girls-death-shines-light-lack-coordination-authorities-child-abuse-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-01-31T19:56:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/n-abuse-a-20190201.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-abuse-a-20190201.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Officials hold a news conference at the Chiba Prefectural Government office on Monday regarding the abuse case of Mia Kurihara.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/01/31/business/japans-10-day-holiday-imperial-handover-stirs-concern-among-traders-investors/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan and the United States agreed on new flight routes through the U.S. military-controlled airspace over part of Tokyo and its surrounding areas so that the number of flights to and from Haneda airport can be expanded ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-01T13:15:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/business/airbus-a380-threat-emirates-weighs-rejigged-order-focused-a350-sources/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-01T16:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-01T17:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-01T17:03:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/national/japan-based-degrees-offer-international-advantages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-01T17:04:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Master of Business Administration is a highly sought-after qualification for business professionals in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/national/global-top-ranked-mba-tokyo/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/national/accredited-programs-ease-stress-choosing-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-01T17:13:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-01T17:17:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yang Hengjun in Tibet in July 2014]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prices of European wines were reduced at this Ito-Yokado Co. supermarket, located in Tokyo's Ota Ward, on Friday, the same day the Japan-EU economic partnership agreement entered into force.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Delegates from Japan and China discuss bilateral security issues at a meeting in Beijing on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/national/government-data-show-continuation-exodus-tokyo-parts-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-01T18:44:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Data released by the internal affairs ministry Thursday show that, when counting only Japanese nationals, net population growth in the Tokyo metropolitan area rose for the 23rd consecutive year.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/business/tech/despite-shipping-9-4-million-consoles-quarter-nintendo-struggling-expand-switchs-appeal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-01T19:46:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nintendo Co. will open its second major official store on its home turf of Japan, but in Tokyo's Shibuya district, not Kyoto, where the company is based.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yu Suzuki, the mayor of Noda, Chiba Prefecture, attends a news conference Thursday regarding the death of a 10-year-old girl.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/national/aeon-rolls-video-interpreting-service-non-japanese-customers/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Environment Ministry Friday released real-time pollen counts via an online service for the first time this year.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the start of their summit at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hitachi Ltd. took over ABB Ltd.'s power grid division, which was the Japanese conglomerate's biggest-ever deal.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-02T13:47:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-02T14:32:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-02T15:50:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-02T22:54:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-02T20:18:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese carriers have been under fire over alcohol consumption by pilots in recent months.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-02T21:23:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-03T15:33:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T04:31:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T08:59:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Nicolas Maduro delivers a speech to troops at the Naval Base of Turiamo, Aragua State, in Venezuela on Sunday. President Donald Trump reiterated in comments broadcast on Sunday that a U.S. military intervention in Venezuela was "an option," as international pressure ramps up on embattled head of state Nicolas Maduro to step down.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hostages Carlos Quiceno (fourth, left), Julio Diaz (fourth, right) and Maxwell Joya (third, right) stand next to a representative of the Ombudsman office and the Catholic Church and ELN guerrillas as they are released in Catatumbo, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T12:26:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T12:48:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T13:54:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Buddhist priest Shucho Takaoka speaks with a Nigerian man at Tokurinji temple in Nagoya in early January.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Presidential candidate Nayib Bukele of the Great National Alliance and his wife, Gabriela de Bukele, gesture as they celebrate with supporters after the first official presidential election results were released in San Salvador, El Salvador, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, accompanied by his wife, Pamela Northam, announces he will not resign during a news conference in Richmond, Virginia, Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T17:48:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An authentic lapel pin (right) issued by the Japan Sommelier Association is shown alongside a fake one sold via an online auction site.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panasonic Corp. posted a nearly 20 percent drop in third-quarter operating profit.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T20:56:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T20:59:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[After finishing their shift, workers leave the Nissan car plant in Sunderland, northeast England, in October 2016. The carmaker announced Sunday it is canceling plans to build its X-Trail SUV at the facility.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-04T21:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Juan Guaido, president of the National Assembly who swore himself in as the leader of Venezuela, and his wife Fabiana Rosales raise their hands during a pro-opposition protest in Caracas on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-05T06:55:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-05T06:57:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett gestures as he speaks during a news briefing at the White House in Washington in September.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-linked-lobbyists-help-nigerian-politician-deemed-persona-non-grata-gain-u-s-access/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T07:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nigeria's main opposition party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, greets his supporters during a campaign rally in Lafia, Nigeria, Jan. 10.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-05T09:37:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-ecs-a-20190131.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A B-52 bomber sits on the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base on the U.S. island territory of Guam on Jan. 15.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/01/national/one-runway-narita-airport-briefly-closed-jal-plane-skids-off-icy-taxiway-snowfall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T10:26:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-narita-a-20190202.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Japan Airlines Co. plane is seen with its left main landing gear off the runway Friday morning at Narita Airport. The airport briefly closed one of its two runways due to the incident.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/asia-pacific/north-korea-trying-protect-nuclear-missile-capabilities-military-strikes-confidential-u-n-report-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T12:53:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-nkun-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The test-fire of a ballistic missile is seen at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this undated photo released in May 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/world/science-health-world/norways-arctic-islands-risk-devastating-warming-report/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T13:09:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-warming-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Ny-Aalesund research station, the world's northernmost community, is seen in 2016 on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, Norway.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/national/science-health/japans-health-ministry-draws-city-hunter-manga-nostalgia-promote-rubella-vaccine-men/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T14:58:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-rubella-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A campaign poster distributed by the health ministry urges men aged 39 to 56 to get vaccinated against rubella.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/u-s-envoy-hold-talks-north-korea-preparation-upcoming-trump-kim-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T15:15:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-nkenvoy-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. special representative for North Korea Stephen Biegun arrives at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/asia-pacific/acid-attack-survivors-say-cambodia-illegally-denying-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T16:03:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/national/politics-diplomacy/japans-government-declines-take-sides-venezuela-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T16:36:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/04/business/corporate-business/softbanks-giant-debt-burden-looks-worse-actually-analysts-argue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T17:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-softbank-a-20190205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A SoftBank Corp. placard is prepared during a ceremony Dec. 19 to mark the company's debut on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/business/australia-finds-ready-market-japan-invasive-pest-sea-urchin-roe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T17:09:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-seaurchin-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A worker at Ralph's Tasmanian Seafood separates sea urchin roe from innards at a processing facility in Electrona, Australia, on Jan. 23.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/business/u-k-offered-brexit-assurances-100-million-support-nissan-secure-suv/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T17:11:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-nissan-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A letter in 2016 from U.K. business minister Greg Clark to then-Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn offered up to £80 million of support to the company for its investment in Sunderland, England.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/04/business/paypay-launch-second-rebate-campaign-valued-%c2%a510-billion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T17:26:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/business/u-s-trade-hawks-quietly-seethe-fears-grow-trump-falling-short-row-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T17:28:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-focus-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer (right) accompanied by Trump administration officials, meets with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He (left) and other Chinese officials for trade talks in Washington on Jan. 30.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/national/japan-allow-online-medication-consultations-pharmacists-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T17:36:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-medication-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Online consultations with a doctor, such as this session held in June 2018, will likely be extended to pharmacists in April 2020.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/business/corporate-business/new-kinto-firm-toyota-gears-leasing-car-ownership-japan-goes-reverse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T17:48:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/world/cryptocurrency-exchange-ceo-dies-holding-passwords-can-unlock-millions-customer-coins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T17:58:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/asia-pacific/u-s-south-korea-agree-principle-sharing-troop-costs-state-department-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T18:05:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-skcost-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. soldiers salute during the grand opening ceremony for the new headquarters building of the United Nations Command and U.S. Forces Korea at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, last June.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/world/politics-diplomacy-world/young-gun-u-s-rep-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-begins-sketch-green-new-deal-legislation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T18:42:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-greendeal-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez looks on during a march organized by the Women's March Alliance in the Manhattan borough of New York on Jan. 19.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/national/gas-industry-donations-call-japan-government-panels-neutrality-question/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T19:36:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-gas-a-20190205.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of the government's advisory panel discussing the deregulation of the municipal gas market received donations from a gas industry organization, documents have revealed.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/national/new-commander-u-s-forces-japan-says-rapid-response-key-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-05T19:39:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-yokota-a-20190206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider (right), the new commander of U.S. Forces Japan, attends a ceremony at Yokota Air Base in the suburbs of Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/05/national/politics-diplomacy/feud-major-u-s-allies-japan-south-korea-deepens-trump-sits/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the Upper House plenary session Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a Lower House plenary session Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Masatoshi Ishida (left) addresses the first meeting of a study group on mobile phone fees, held Wednesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taku Yamamoto (center), a leading proponent of building underground nuclear power plants to replace the nation's aging reactors, addresses a meeting in the Diet building in April.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's population is rapidly declining and aging as a result of a very low birthrate.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keyth Tour President Mankichi Fukuda speaks to reporters Monday afternoon at a hospital in Saku, Nagano Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deer tongue is served at a game meat restaurant in Tokyo's Gotanda area in 2015.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-05T20:59:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping look on during day two of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 12 last year.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Freelance journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka is seen holding his passport in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagisa Kurihara departs Matsudo Police Station in Chiba Prefecture as she is sent to prosecutors on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A government white paper attributed the decline in incomes of middle-aged households to such factors as changes in family structures, the nation's long economic slump after the early 1990s and ensuing wage restraints.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labor minister Takumi Nemoto apologizes for the jobs data scandal caused by his ministry during a Diet session on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labor minister Takumi Nemoto speaks at a news conference held Tuesday at the ministry regarding erroneous personal income statistics.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Barren future: Koichi Yuge, who grows rice in Abiko, Chiba Prefecture, says altering the state's price-fixing policy could force him to abandon his family's 300-year-old business.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Driftwood and marine debris are retrieved from waters off Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe rubs his forehead while attending an Upper House Budget Committee session at the Diet in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/25/national/government-opens-multilingual-web-portal-unify-disaster-information-ahead-olympics/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry has opened this new web portal for disaster information to prepare for the 2020 Olympics.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Food bugs: Insects such as locusts could become an alternative food source as Japan's traditional ones become scarce.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Defense Ministry decided to cancel a port call in South Korea by its Izumo helicopter carrier this spring amid deteriorating bilateral ties.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Noriko Kawamura, deputy chief of the equal employment policy division in the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, speaks with a reporter during an interview in Tokyo, in June.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Welfare minister Norihisa Tamura, who oversees child welfare, speaks at a news conference in April.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-06T17:33:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-06T17:38:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-06T17:39:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Vietnamese technical intern works at a factory in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, in October last year.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday for a Cabinet meeting to approve a reworked draft budget for fiscal 2019.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-06T17:58:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A recent health ministry survey shows that bullying in the workplace is on the rise.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands during their first meeting at the Capella resort on Sentosa Island in Singapore on June 12.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-06T18:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-06T18:02:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[w3-filipinoworkers-a-20140716.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The written oath Osaka-based Juju Corp. forced its Filipino workers to sign absolves the company of responsibility if they die in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/02/05/business/monthly-wage-stayed-at-record-low-level-in-2013/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-06T19:14:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A labor ministry inspection has found more than 15,000 businesses across the nation engaged in unlawful labor practices in fiscal 2016.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[En masse: New employees at Japan Airlines Co. gather in a hangar at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo in April. A record high 63 percent of women between the ages of 15 and 64 held jobs in September.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/30/business/1-5-million-of-nations-temporary-workers-serving-as-family-breadwinners/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[SoftBank Group Corp. reported robust earnings for the April-December period, thanks to strong returns from its investment business.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) gestures during a Lower House session, answering questions from an opposition lawmaker over use of erroneous wage data in a monthly government survey.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Abortion rights advocates rally at the Supreme Court during the 46th annual March for Life in Washington Jan. 18.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshihide Suga]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks during a news conference at his official residence in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[David Malpass, World Bank president nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, pauses while speaking in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. Trump nominated senior Treasury official Malpass to lead the World Bank, choosing a loyalist who has been sharply critical of China and has called for a shakeup of the global economic order.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Subaru Corp. revised its full-year group earnings forecast downward for the current business year, which runs through March.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshihide Suga]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An employee adjusts a Nissan Juke on the production line at the Nissan Motor Co. production plant in Sunderland, U.K., in December 2015.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lawson Inc. said Wednesday it closed two of its franchise convenience stores after discovering they had systematically falsified expiration times on some food items over a period of several years.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, speaks with reporters after his panel voted in a closed session to send more than 50 interview transcripts from its now-closed Russia investigation to special counsel Robert Mueller, on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Theresa May and her chief of staff, Gavin Barwell (left), arrive at Stormont in Belfast, Northern Ireland, for talks on Brexit with party leaders on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:11:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Passengers walk to an airplane at Kansai International Airport, which resumed partial operation Friday after Typhoon Jebi forced it to close earlier this week.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:11:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Kasumigaseki district in Tokyo, where ministries and government agencies are concentrated, is seen in September 2014.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/10/business/corporate-business/japan-ministry-officials-inspect-yamato-subsidiarys-headquarters-moving-firm-said-overcharged-clients/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:12:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:14:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:15:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The transport ministry plans to introduce fixed-fare, unlimited-ride taxi services.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/07/13/national/free-wheeling-nature-mario-themed-go-kart-business-raises-safety-concerns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:15:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A couple in a group of four Australians snap photos at an intersection during a two-hour go-kart tour in Tokyo on June 17.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/03/national/airport-security-get-nationwide-upgrade-ahead-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:16:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:16:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:18:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a government-backed rally on Thursday in Tokyo calling for the reversion to Japanese control of four islands off northeastern Hokkaido held by Russia.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/business/corporate-business/ghosn-nissan-no-longer-willing-share-chairman-partner-renault-says-source/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T20:18:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jean-Dominique Senard]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/business/tokyo-mecha-bar-targets-middle-aged-fans-anime-genre-reopens-following-remodeling-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-07T23:45:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Robot Kichi, a bar that features robot figures and anime in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district, is shown to the media in a preview event on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/business/booming-edinburgh-will-first-u-k-city-introduce-tourist-tax-2-per-room/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T07:04:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-edinburgh-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A piper plays a tune at Edinburgh Castle to herald the New Year during the Hogmanay celebrations in Edinburgh in 2018.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/business/corporate-business/hostile-takeover-battle-looms-japan-sportswear-maker-descente-opposes-itochus-bid-larger-stake/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T11:54:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-hostile-a-20190208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Descente is opposing a bid by its top shareholder, trading house Itochu Corp., to acquire a larger stake, drawing the two firms into a rare hostile takeover battle.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/business/tech/unicodes-new-emoji-aims-help-break-bloody-taboo-surrounding-periods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T12:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[230-new-emojis-emojipedia-sample-images-2019-emoji-12.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The full set of Unicode's new emoji for 2019, including the taboo-busting blood drop.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/national/property-firm-leopalace21-ask-14000-residents-move/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T12:03:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-apartments-a-20190208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leopalace21 Corp. CEO Eisei Miyama (center) and other executives bow to apologize for defects found in 1,324 apartments during a news conference Thursday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/national/crime-legal/police-reported-record-high-80104-cases-suspected-child-abuse-across-japan-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T12:35:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police tape surrounds the apartment block where Mia Kurihara, 10, lived in the city of Noda, Chiba Prefecture. Her father was arrested for allegedly assaulting Mia the day before her death on Jan. 24.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-08T12:49:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/national/university-osaka-aims-churn-hotel-staff-equipped-bring-omotenashi-japans-foreign-guests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T12:55:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students participate in a class in Kansai Gaidai University's hotel management program.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/world/crime-legal-world/arizona-health-care-facility-shut-disabled-womans-rape-resulted-birth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T13:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/world/politics-diplomacy-world/longest-serving-member-u-s-congress-gruff-michigan-democrat-john-dingell-dead-92/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T13:04:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-dingell-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Freedom to Rep. John Dingell at the White House in November 2014.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/asia-pacific/mps-told-reset-passwords-australia-investigates-attempted-hack-national-parliament/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T13:50:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-propose-allowing-pregnant-lawmakers-vote-online/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T14:31:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/business/financial-markets/135-billion-loss-japans-pension-fund-shows-shifting-away-bonds-cost/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T15:35:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-gpif-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A record quarterly loss at the Government Pension Investment Fund is prompting a debate on whether its shift to stocks from bonds went too far.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/asia-pacific/north-korea-emulate-vietnam-style-reforms-kim-jong-un-chooses-follow-hanoi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T15:45:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The North Korean Embassy in Hanoi]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/women-buy-valentines-chocs-others-japanese-survey-shows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T15:50:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People attend a chocolate tasting event at a department store in Tokyo in January.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/business/economy-business/household-spending-japan-inched-0-1-december-rising-first-time-four-months/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T16:23:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-spending-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Household spending rose for the first time in four months in December, with greater expenditure seen on electric appliances.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/business/examining-high-price-japans-water-systems/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T16:39:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Diet passed legislation that allows private sectors to enter the waterworks industry as maintenance costs become an increasingly arduous burden for local municipalities.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/business/economy-business/japan-passes-3-trillion-extra-budget-much-will-go-toward-disaster-proofing-measures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T16:46:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-budget-a-20190208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) and Finance Minister Taro Aso (second from right) bow at the Upper House on Thursday after the chamber enacted a ¥3.04 trillion supplementary budget for fiscal 2018.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/business/japans-2018-farm-fisheries-exports-12-setting-record-sixth-year-row/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T17:37:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-farm-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A bottle of sake is poured into a cup during Sake Competition 2018 in Tokyo. Sake has become more popular overseas in recent years.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-warns-countermeasures-dispute-south-korea-rulings-wartime-forced-labor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T17:53:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Taro Kono (left) and his South Korean counterpart, Kang Kyung-wha, shake hands before talks in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/u-n-panel-calls-japan-address-high-level-violence-sexual-abuse-exploitation-children-chiba-case/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T17:54:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-unpanel-a-20190209.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-unpanel-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child attend a news conference Thursday in Geneva. They include Renate Winter (left), who is the panel's chairperson, and Kirsten Sandberg (center).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/science-health/mirror-test-japanese-study-suggests-self-awareness-fish-raising-questions-animal-intelligence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T18:47:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A bluestreak cleaner wrasse and its reflection are seen in a mirror in this photo taken in the city of Osaka on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/city-otsu-use-ai-analyze-past-school-bullying-cases-eye-future-prevention/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T18:51:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-934431464.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[GettyImages-934431464.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence will be used to analyze 9,000 suspected bullying cases reported by elementary and junior high schools in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, over the six years through fiscal 2018.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/world/politics-diplomacy-world/virginia-democrats-hunker-amid-blackface-sex-assault-scandals-involving-top-trio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T19:48:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seated in 2017 (from left) then-Virginia Lt. Governor-elect Justin Fairfax, Attorney General-elect Mark Herring and Governor-elect Ralph Northam listen as Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe addresses a joint meeting of the House and Senate money committees at the Pocahontas Building in Richmond. With Virginia's top three elected officials engulfed in scandal, fellow Democrats were rendered practically speechless, uncertain of how to thread their way through the racial and sexual allegations and their tangled political implications.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/japans-opposition-lawmakers-lay-ministry-officials-extensive-role-wage-scandal-probe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T21:09:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labor minister Takumi Nemoto speaks with an official from his ministry during a Diet session on Friday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/business/corporate-business/sony-plans-%c2%a5100-billion-buyback-biggest-ever-wake-poor-forecast-steep-share-drop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T21:09:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-sony-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sony Corp. is buying back as much as ¥100 billion of its own stock, the electronics maker's first large-scale repurchase.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/business/tech/long-distance-laundry-japanese-startup-unveils-robot-deals-dirties-via-remote-control/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T22:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ugo, a remotely controlled housekeeping robot, dries laundry Thursday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/crime-legal/japanese-ex-policeman-gets-22-years-fatally-shooting-boss-shiga/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T23:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-police-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A 20-year-old former policeman (front right) who shot his trainer to death listens to his verdict being read at the Otsu District Court in Shiga Prefecture as the other man's widow (left) looks on.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/leopalace21-starts-moving-14000-residents-homes-across-japan-due-fire-risks-defects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-08T23:10:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leopalace21 Corp. CEO Eisei Miyama (center) and other executives attend a news conference Thursday in Tokyo to apologize for defects found in 1,324 of its apartments.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/coldest-air-mass-ever-recorded-hokkaido-grips-prefecture-snow-expected-saturday-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T08:47:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-weather-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Icicles are seen hanging from a roof Friday in Sapporo, where the temperature dropped to minus 12.5 degrees Celsius before 8 a.m. as the region was hit by the strongest cold front since data compilation began in 1957.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/national/tokyo-olympics-course-meet-target-using-recycled-metal-medals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T11:21:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-medals-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach puts a mobile phone in a collection box for unwanted digital devices at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building on Nov. 25 while posing with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/world/politics-diplomacy-world/u-s-direct-contact-venezuelan-military-urging-defections-source/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T13:03:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Venezuelan soldiers stand guard at the Tienditas International Bridge that links Colombia and Venezuela, near Urena, Venezuela, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/business/u-s-china-trade-talks-set-resume-focusing-intellectual-property/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T13:22:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/trump-says-second-summit-north-koreas-kim-held-vietnamese-capital-hanoi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T14:43:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un walks with U.S. President Donald Trump during a break in talks at their historic U.S.-North Korea summit, at the Capella Hotel on Sentosa island in Singapore last June.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/world/politics-diplomacy-world/land-key-ingredient-missing-us-green-new-deal-experts-say/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T16:13:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks alongside Sen. Ed Markey during a news conference announcing Green New Deal legislation in Washington on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/world/science-health-world/university-california-granted-pioneering-crispr-patent-technology-revolutionize-treatment-diseases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T16:32:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sather Tower rises above the University of California, Berkeley]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/national/cold-snap-snow-hit-tokyo-surrounding-areas-disrupting-flights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T17:35:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-snow-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People walk on a snow-covered street in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Saturday morning after many areas in the Kanto region, including central Tokyo, saw the season's first snowfall.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/world/crime-legal-world/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-options-wants-gawker-national-enquirer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T17:37:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-bezosfocus-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jeff Bezos, Amazon founder and CEO, speaks at The Economic Club of Washington's Milestone Celebration in Washington in September.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/business/financial-markets/dovish-bank-england-economists-scaling-back-hike-views/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T17:44:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-boe-a-20190209.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Bank of England building stands in London on Thursday. Britain's economy is "not yet prepared" for a disorderly no-deal departure from the European Union next month, Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney has warned.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/national/olympic-organizers-install-latest-surveillance-system-2020-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T19:34:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-olysurveil-a-20190210.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-olysurveil-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Surveillance cameras are installed at the Olympic Park in London ahead of the London Games in July 2012.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/asia-pacific/china-condemns-indian-prime-minister-narendra-modis-visit-disputed-region/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T21:24:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-modichina-a-20190210.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-modichina-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu at an inauguration ceremony for development projects on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/business/brexits-corporate-refugee-numbers-netherlands-set-swell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T21:24:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-brexitlands-a-20190210.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-brexitlands-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aginus Kalis, project director of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), speaks at a Feb. 5 symposium on the arrival of the EMA in Amsterdam. The EMA has been based in the British capital since 1995 but is in the process of relocating to Amsterdam.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/07/national/distinctive-new-roof-placed-shibuya-station-platform-set-open-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T22:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-shibuya-a-20190208.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-shibuya-a-20190208.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A section of roof for an under-construction Ginza Line platform at Shibuya Station is unveiled during a media preview event Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/business/u-s-china-trade-talks-resume-next-week-focus-intellectual-property/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T22:23:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-tradetalks-a-20190210.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-tradetalks-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump waves after arriving on Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/national/media-national/heisei-era-hindsight-gives-new-meaning-established-terms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T23:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/p16-hoffman-productivity-a-20190210.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[p16-hoffman-productivity-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Little upward mobility: An estimated 54.6 percent of single mothers in Japan are officially poor.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/national/media-national/news-outlets-coverage-abuse-cases-can-make-situation-worse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-09T23:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p17-brasor-abuse-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Family home: The exterior of an apartment block in Noda, Chiba Prefecture, that was home to a 10-year-old girl who allegedly died at the hands of her father]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/national/politics-diplomacy/south-korea-fails-answer-japans-request-talks-looming-asset-seizure-linked-wartime-labor-ruling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T11:51:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-warlabor-a-20190210.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean President Moon Jae-in faces the media at his first news conference of the year on Jan. 10. The Japanese government says Seoul has failed to respond to its request to launch talks on the thorny bilateral issue of wartime labor.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/world/tunisia-imprisons-seven-life-massacres-museum-hotel-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T13:45:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Closed-circuit television footage released by the Tunisian interior ministry shows the two gunmen (right) who attacked Tunisia's National Bardo Museum holding guns as a man runs out of the museum on March 18, 2015.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/national/screening-sessions-interviews-2020-games-volunteers-begin-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T14:36:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/world/crime-legal-world/chief-justice-john-roberts-emerges-u-s-supreme-courts-swing-vote/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T15:32:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Supreme Court Chief Justice John G. Roberts waits for the arrival of former President George H.W. Bush to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Dec. 3.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/asia-pacific/new-zealand-wildfires-show-no-sign-easing-3000-flee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T15:58:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Zealand Defence Force firefighters combat the Richmond fire near Nelson, South Island, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/asia-pacific/south-korea-officially-signs-deal-pay-u-s-troops-trump-demand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T15:59:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-usfk-a-20190211.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Timothy Betts, acting Deputy Assistant Secretary and Senior Advisor for Security Negotiations and Agreements at the U.S. Department of State, shake hands before their meeting at Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/u-s-north-korea-set-hold-talks-third-asian-nation-next-week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T16:56:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man watches a TV screen showing images of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the main railway station in Seoul on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/national/crime-legal/man-held-connection-tokyo-students-death-re-arrested-murder-charge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T18:43:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/party-nominated-thai-princess-leader-face-ban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T18:45:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Raksa Chart party official submits the registration document of Thai Princess Ubolratana to election commission officials in Bangkok on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/national/environmental-test-new-train-link-haneda-begin-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T20:38:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Tokyo Monorail Co. train travels along an elevated track that connects Haneda airport and the center of the Tokyo metropolitan area, in September 2017. Tokyo Monorail is a subsidiary of East Japan Railway Co.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/national/politics-diplomacy/japanese-government-panel-criticized-watered-sexual-harassment-countermeasures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-10T20:39:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-sexharass-a-20190211.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A panel on workplace harassment and female empowerment under the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare meets last November in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-10T21:08:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to the press at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-10T21:21:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters hold signs as they call for a reform of gun laws three days after the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, at a rally in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Feb. 17, 2018.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-10T21:41:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir answers journalist during an European Union-Leagues Arab States ministerial meeting in Brussels on Feb. 4.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-10T22:44:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Right-wing protesters wave Spanish flags and hold a banner reading "Sanchez, resign" during a demonstration in Madrid against Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T00:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Justice Ministry holds a briefing session in Kurayoshi, Tottori Prefecture, last week on Japan's new policy to accept more foreign workers starting in April.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/national/japanese-author-economist-taichi-sakaiya-dies-83/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-11T01:46:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taichi Sakaiya]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/business/japan-sees-david-malpass-powerful-candidate-lead-world-bank-finance-minister-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-11T01:47:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Taro Aso speaks to reporters on Sunday in Tokyo after meeting David Malpass, who has been nominated to head the World Bank.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T04:13:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Theresa May and her husband Philip arrive at a church near High Wycombe, Britain, Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T06:51:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An "artisanal" miner uses a rudimentary pulley to descend into a hole dug at a wildcat gold mine in El Callao, Venezuela, in August.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T06:53:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Senator Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey and 2020 presidential candidate, speaks during a campaign event in Marshalltown, Iowa, on Saturday. Booker, in his Iowa debut as a Democratic presidential candidate, made an appeal to voters in rural and urban areas of the country as he called on his party to offer more solutions and less criticism of Republicans to win the White House in 2020.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T08:49:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and wife Ri Sol Ju applaud during a performance by the State Merited Chorus at an annex to the headquarters of the Party Central Committee on the 71st founding anniversary of the Korean People's Army (KPA), in Pyongyang Feb. 8.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T08:52:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks with reporters after his panel voted in a closed session to send more than 50 interview transcripts from its now-closed Russia investigation to special counsel Robert Mueller, on Capitol Hill in Washington Feb. 6.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T09:54:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-oarfish-a-20190211.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A dead oarfish is seen after washing ashore on a beach in Mexico. A number of the fish, a rarely seen deep-sea species, have been detected one after another in waters around Japan this year. Japanese lore has it that sightings of the fish are a precursor to an earthquake, making some fearful of an impending disaster striking the country.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/11/business/corporate-business/toshiba-cut-operating-profit-forecast-half-nikkei-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-11T17:18:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T18:22:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-scs-a-20190212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The South China Sea islet of Mischief Reef, which is occupied by China and claimed by Taiwan, Vietnam and the Philippines, is seen in this aerial shot from last June.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T18:53:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reungkrai Leekijwatana, an official with the Thai Raksa Chart party, speaks to members of the media at the office of the Election Commission in Bangkok on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T21:19:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak walks out of a courtroom at the Kuala Lumpur High Court in October last year.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T21:20:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Iranians wave national flags during a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, at the Azadi Square in Tehran on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-11T21:31:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dutch students protest for urgent measures to combat climate change in The Hague on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/11/business/corporate-business/ghosn-effect-nissan-renault-set-unveil-first-post-crisis-results/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T11:27:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nissan Motor Co. vehicles stand on display at the company's headquarters in Yokohama in January. Nissan's earnings will be released later this week.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/business/fear-filing-instead-refunds-u-s-taxpayers-finding-may-owe-irs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T11:59:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-ustaxes-a-20190213.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The new Form 1040 tax form for individuals, released by U.S. Treasury Department, is shown in this handout image obtained in June.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/11/national/foreign-minister-taro-kono-warns-south-korean-lawmaker-emperor-remark/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T12:01:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-kono-a-20190212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Taro Kono has cautioned South Korea's top legislator related to his remarks on the Japanese Emperor.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/10/national/three-japanese-win-prizes-lausanne-ballet-competition-switzerland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T12:11:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-dance-a-20190211.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sumina Sasaki (front, second from left), won third prize at this year's Prix de Lausanne in Switzerland on Saturday while Yu Wakizuka (front right) and Mio Sumiyama (front left) took fourth and eighth place, respectively.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/08/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/princess-vs-coup-leader-thai-poll-kings-sister-declared-leader-thaksins-party-shock-move/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T12:14:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thai Princess Ubolratana Rajakanya poses on a gilded chair during a news conference at the Cannes Film Festival in southern France in May 2008.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/national/tepco-deploy-robot-first-contact-melted-fuel-fukushima-no-1-nuclear-disaster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T12:50:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A worker passes by the unit 2 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant last week, ahead of a planned check on melted fuel at the reactor on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/national/four-chinese-ships-sail-japanese-waters-near-senkaku-islands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T12:53:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-senkaku-a-20190212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japan-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea are also claimed by China, which calls them the Diaoyu.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/world/politics-diplomacy-world/russia-turkey-agree-decisive-action-syrias-idlib-ria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T12:57:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar (right) and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu pose for a photo during their meeting in Ankara Monday. Shoigu said at the start of Monday's meeting with his Turkish counterpart Akar that the two countries' experts have done "a lot of work to coordinate on issues related to the stabilization in Idlib and issues related to the east bank of the Euphrates River."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/world/science-health-world/motility-earths-earliest-mobile-organisms-lived-2-1-billion-years-ago-gabon-shale-fossils-indicate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T13:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-motility-a-20190213.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tubular structures found in black shale from a quarry in Gabon dating from 2.1 billion years ago — providing evidence of the earliest-known mobile organisms on Earth — are shown in Poitiers, France, in this undated handout photo obtained Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/asia-pacific/chinas-space-debris-cleanup-may-cover-story-arms-u-s-satellites-pentagon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T13:05:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/world/u-s-led-coalition-warplanes-hit-last-islamic-state-enclave-eastern-syria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T13:10:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-baghouz-a-20190213.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) stand together near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/business/u-s-team-beijing-trade-talks-imf-storm-warning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T15:09:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Deputy Trade Representative Jeffrey Gerrish (center) and members of his negotiation team leave a hotel ahead of a meeting with Chinese officials in Beijing on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/national/nagoya-firm-jtekt-develops-gnarly-skateboard-bearings-ahead-sports-tokyo-olympic-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T15:19:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-chubu-a-20190213.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Olympic hopeful Kihana Ogawa performs in China in October with a skateboard that uses Jtekt Corp. Ninja bearings.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/asia-pacific/pompeo-warns-allies-permitting-huawei-products-hinder-cooperation-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T16:59:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjarto (right) talks as U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a news conference Monday in Budapest.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/12/21/national/base-taxi-fares-short-rides-get-cheaper-tokyo-jan-30/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:07:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beginning Jan. 30, taxi users in Tokyo will pay cheaper fares for short rides.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/10/11/national/qr-code-snafu-places-many-passengers-ana-plane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:08:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[All Nippon Airways (ANA) Boeing 777-200]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The transport ministry cautioned All Nippon Airways Co. with a severe warning Tuesday after a flight readied for takeoff with a seat-less passenger standing in the aisle.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/16/business/transport-ministry-stiffens-penalties-mileage-manipulation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:08:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/09/16/national/social-issues/ministry-direct-railways-let-electric-scooters-onboard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:09:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaru Yamana rides an electric scooter in July in the city of Kyoto.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/08/05/business/tokyo-cabbies-test-%c2%a5410-minimum-fare/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man boards a taxi charging the lower minimum fare of ¥410 at Shinbashi Station in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/04/business/ministry-starts-visiting-homes-of-takata-air-bag-users-to-promote-recalls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:10:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:11:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:12:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:13:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The transport ministry plans to trial cheaper short-distance taxi rates in Tokyo and Osaka.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boxes ride a conveyor belt at the Sagawa Tokyo Logistic Center in Tokyo in 2012.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/03/04/business/uber-told-stop-ride-sharing-business-test-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:16:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An employee of Uber Japan Co. Ltd. demonstrates its car-sharing service in Tokyo in March last year. The government has told Uber to suspend a pilot project in Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/02/national/10-out-of-11-new-vehicle-license-plate-location-names-okd/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stamped: Transport minister Akihiro Ota introduces license plates bearing 10 of the new issuing offices at a Friday press conference in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/12/03/business/worried-about-broader-fallout-japanese-government-moves-to-contain-air-bag-crisis/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:28:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyōgen actor Nomura Man (right) and noh actors Umewaka Minoru (center) and Asami Masakuni were honored with the French Order of Arts and Letters.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/11/asia-pacific/crime-legal-asia-pacific/meth-disaster-region-seizures-surge-thailand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:31:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-meth-a-20190212.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Bangladesh border guard lays out small bags of the drug yaba (a mixture of methamphetamine and caffeine) recovered from a passenger bus during a search at a checkpoint on the Teknaf-Cox's Bazar highway in Teknaf. The authorities in Bangladesh seized a record 53 million methamphetamine pills in 2018 — up 33 percent in a year — officials said on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/10/25/national/number-cases-school-bullying-rises-new-high-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:35:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/n-bullying-z-20181026.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-bullying-z-20181026.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elementary schools tallied the highest number of bullying cases at 317,121, up 79,865, followed by junior high schools at 80,424, up 9,115, and high schools at 14,789, up 1,915.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/09/21/national/top-japan-education-ministry-bureaucrat-quit-amid-bribery-scandals-involving-officials/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:36:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-eduministry-a-20180922.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuo Todani]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/27/national/japan-nurture-young-scientists-integrating-high-school-university-education-programs-sources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:37:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-science-a-20180828.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A graduate student at Tohoku University lectures students at Miyagi First Senior High School in Sendai in December 2015 as part of the university's efforts to encourage young people to study science.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/16/national/crime-legal/former-senior-education-ministry-official-charged-alleged-corruption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:38:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-edministry-a-20180816.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuaki Kawabata]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/08/10/national/education-ministry-probes-entrance-exams-tokyo-medical-university-unfairly-excluded-women/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:39:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-edministry-z-20180811.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In questionnaires sent to 81 universities, the education ministry is asking the schools to report the pass rates for entrance exams over the last six years.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/world/politics-diplomacy-world/venezuela-opposition-envoys-visit-vatican-rome-officials-press-juan-guaidos-cause/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:46:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Antonio Ledezma, former mayor of Caracas, talks with Monsignor Edgar Peña Parra, deputy Vatican secretary of state, as a delegation representing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido was received at the Vatican Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/27/national/crime-legal/japanese-prosecutors-raid-jaxa-facilities-connection-second-education-ministry-bribes-case/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:47:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's office is shown in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Prosecutors on Friday raided locations linked to JAXA in connection with an education ministry bribery scandal.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/26/national/crime-legal/another-japanese-senior-education-ministry-official-arrested-corruption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:49:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuaki Kawabata]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2018/07/24/national/crime-legal/former-senior-japanese-education-ministry-official-indicted-corruption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:50:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People walk into the building that houses the education ministry in Tokyo on July 5.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:56:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jacinda Ardern]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T17:59:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masahiko Usui]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:06:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagoya University's campus is seen on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:07:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[This photograph shows part of the education ministry's unusual inquiry into the content of a junior high school lecture by former Vice Education Minister Kihei Maekawa.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:08:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[High school students sell products using regional specialties at a food promotion contest among commercial high schools held in Nagoya in August 2014. KYODO]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A small number of Japanese companies are looking at four-day workweeks as a way to keep their employees happy.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Haiguda answers questions on Friday during an Upper House committee session at the Diet.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:21:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spectators use their smartphones to record performers during the Chinese New Year parade through central London on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/12/national/politics-diplomacy/kake-gakuen-probe-relaunched-without-third-party-oversight-suga-implies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:30:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga holds a news conference Monday at the Prime Minister’s Office.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/09/national/intense-media-pressure-education-ministry-moves-reopen-kake-gakuen-probe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:34:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-kake-a-20170610.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Education minister Hirokazu Matsuno holds a news conference Friday to announce his ministry will reopen the investigation into alleged in-house documents hinting that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expedited the approval of Japan's first veterinary department in 52 years at the request of his friend.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/05/26/national/third-graders-can-get-head-start-english-classes-fiscal-2018/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:35:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/04/24/reference/prewar-bayonetting-martial-art-makes-return-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T18:36:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jukendo martial art players participate in a national championship held at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan in August 2014. The sport, mostly practiced by Self-Defense Forces personnel, will be included on the list of martial arts that can be taught at junior high schools.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/national/japans-temples-turn-social-media-apps-video-lure-visitors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T19:10:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Priest Akira Negoro gets ready to livestream a sermon from Saifuku Temple in Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/national/crime-legal/japans-flamboyant-prince-green-juice-arrested-alleged-tax-evasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T19:15:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuta Misaki]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/business/corporate-business/nissan-ceo-saikawa-new-renault-chief-senard-discuss-post-ghosn-alliance-japan-week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T19:18:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jean-Dominique Senard, CEO of tire maker Michelin, attends a news conference to present the company's 2018 annual results in Paris on Monday. Senard is also the newly named chairman of Renault SA.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/national/visitors-sapporo-snow-festival-hit-record-2-74-million-thanks-weather-chinese-new-year-tourists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T20:38:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors view a snow sculpture of thoroughbred horses at the annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido on Feb. 4.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/business/corporate-business/nissan-books-ghosns-alleged-understated-income-firms-earnings-statement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-12T20:49:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nissan President and CEO Hiroto Saikawa holds a news conference Tuesday at the company’s headquarters in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/12/national/japan-see-u-s-major-threat-cyberattacks-climate-change-top-concerns-survey-shows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T09:59:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump during a news conference in the Rose Garden at the White House last June.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/09/asia-pacific/top-south-korean-lawmaker-seeks-apology-emperor-end-comfort-women-dispute/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T12:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-empcom-a-20190210.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emperor Akihito delivers his New Year's speech from the balcony of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2012.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-13T12:13:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan speaks during the Missile Defense Review announcement at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 17.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/world/politics-diplomacy-world/u-s-immigration-officer-union-opposes-trump-pick-lead-ice-cites-past-racially-tinged-remarks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T13:13:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Acting director of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) Ronald Vitiello is seen at ICE headquarters in Washington in July.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/06/13/national/japanese-high-schools-saw-record-number-foreign-students-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T14:52:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/30/national/education-ministry-probe-finds-62-illegal-cases-amakudari/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T14:55:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/03/18/national/amakudari-probe-expands-foreign-ministry-30-new-cases-turn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T14:56:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-amakudari-a-20170319.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The education ministry has found over 30 new cases in which it illegally helped find jobs for retired or retiring bureaucrats, including at the Foreign Ministry.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/21/national/amakudari-scandal-widens-education-ministry-finds-new-cases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T14:57:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/n-amakudari-a-20170222.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-amakudari-a-20170222.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Education minister Hirokazu Matsuno announces Tuesday an interim report on the practice of illegally securing post-retirement positions for ministry bureaucrats.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/06/national/11-66-prefectures-major-cities-held-makeup-tests-high-school-entrance-exams-2016-survey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T15:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/n-schoolexam-a-20170207.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-schoolexam-a-20170207.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Only a fraction of the Japan's 66 prefectures and major cities held makeup tests for students who couldn't take their high school entrance exams due to illness, an education ministry survey says.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/01/19/national/top-education-ministry-bureaucrat-resign-revolving-door-appointment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T15:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/n-education-a-20170120.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-education-a-20170120.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kihei Maekawa]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/01/27/national/government-wide-amakudari-probe-launched-next-week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T15:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-13T16:38:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-euenergy-a-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted is seen off the coast of Blackpool, England, last September.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/business/japans-auto-labor-unions-submit-requests-kicking-off-annual-spring-wage-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T17:05:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-wage-a-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labor unions from Japan's major automakers submitted their requests to management on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/three-dead-one-injured-tokyo-warehouse-fire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T17:19:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-fire-a-20190213.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-fire-a-20190213.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A firefighter on a fire truck ladder approaches a warehouse in Ota Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday afternoon. The fire left three men dead and another man injured, and disrupted some flights at nearby Haneda airport.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/olympic-paralympic-venues-track-completed-time-summer-test-events/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T17:22:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reporters explore the foundations of the Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre, seen Tuesday in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward, which will feature Japan's first-ever artificial canoe slalom course.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/business/corporate-business/toshiba-cuts-fiscal-2018-profit-outlook-sluggish-semiconductor-sector/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T17:25:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-toshiba-a-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toshiba Corp. attributed its profit downgrade to a ¥9.8 billion asset impairment loss incurred by its semiconductor equipment unit.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/asia-pacific/south-korea-pushes-back-trump-claims-money-u-s-troop-agreement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T18:06:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-sktrump-a-20190214.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-sktrump-a-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and Timothy Betts, acting deputy assistant secretary and senior advisor for Security Negotiations and Agreements with the U.S. Department of State, talk on Sunday during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul to discuss South Korea's contribution toward the upkeep of U.S. troops in the country.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/asia-pacific/top-u-s-military-brass-cautiously-optimistic-north-korean-diplomacy-despite-claim-kim-wont-relinquish-nukes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T19:04:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man watches a TV screen showing images of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the main railway station in Seoul on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-13T20:09:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-nightmare-a-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) answers questions from Katsuya Okada (hand raised, left) Tuesday at the Lower House Budget Committee.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/wreck-uss-hornet-first-wwii-airborne-attack-japan-launched-found-south-pacific/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T20:10:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A 5-inch gun is seen amid the wreckage of the USS Hornet after the vessel was found in the South Pacific Ocean last month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/japan-olympics-minister-pilloried-saying-really-disappointed-swimmer-ikees-leukemia-diagnosis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T20:24:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-sakurada-a-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Olympics minister Yoshitaka Sakurada apologizes Wednesday during a meeting of the Lower House Budget Committee over his remarks regarding swimmer Rikako Ikee, who announced her leukemia diagnosis a day earlier.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/asia-pacific/lovers-comrades-forbidden-love-north-korea-finds-way-vietnam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T20:58:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-nklove-a-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Vietnamese chemical student Pham Ngoc Canh, who studied in North Korea, and his North Korean wife, Ri Yong Hui, hold their first photo together, which was taken in Spring 1971, at their house in Hanoi on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/kyushu-electric-scrap-no-2-reactor-genkai-nuclear-plant-due-cost-upgrading-safety-aging-site/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T21:22:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-genkai-b-20190214.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-genkai-b-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyushu Electric Power Co. said Wednesday it will scrap No. 2 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, seen in the forefront left of this photo taken in January.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/politics-diplomacy/government-slammed-singling-problematic-tokyo-shimbun-reporter-warning-press-club/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-13T22:12:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-suga-a-20190214.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-suga-a-20190214.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at the Lower House Budget Committee on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/world/crime-legal-world/trump-ex-lawyer-michael-cohen-testify-public-hearing-attorney/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T07:05:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-cohen-a-20190215.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-cohen-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Michael Cohen, U.S. President Donald Trump's former attorney, exits the United States Court house after his sentencing, in the Manhattan borough of New York City Dec. 12.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/world/crime-legal-world/paul-manafort-claims-didnt-break-plea-deal-u-s-lying-challenges-robert-mueller-prove-otherwise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T07:10:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-manafort-a-20190215.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-manafort-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, leaves the federal courthouse in Washington last April. An August 2016 meeting between Manafort and an associate with ties to Russian intelligence goes to the "heart" of the Russia investigation. That's according to a newly unsealed court transcript in Manafort's criminal case.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/world/islamic-state-says-attacked-nigerian-governors-convoy-leaving-42-dead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T08:50:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-isattack-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state, looks on during an interview with Reuters in Maiduguri, in 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-14T08:55:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[President Donald Trump speaks at the Major County Sheriffs and Major Cities Chiefs Association Joint Conference in Washington Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/philippine-journalist-odds-president-rodrigo-duterte-arrested-libel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T12:15:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Philippine journalist Maria Ressa (center) is surrounded by the press as she is escorted by a National Bureau Investigation agent at the NBI headquarters after her arrest in Manila on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/popular-actor-ichikawa-ebizo-sees-2020-games-chance-bring-kabuki-global-stage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T13:20:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/tepco-completes-physical-examination-probe-melted-reactor-fuel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T13:40:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A nuclear worker stands near the No. 2 reactor housing facility at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Feb. 7.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/japan-make-unauthorized-downloads-copyrighted-work-illegal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T13:46:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-copyright-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Recording Industry Association of Japan staff member checks websites for possible copyright violations.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/world/offbeat-world/tinder-cows-matches-livestock-mood-love/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T13:58:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tudder is demonstrated at a farm in Hampshire, England, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/business/lack-brexit-deal-leaves-exporters-asia-limbo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T15:58:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Britain's Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox and Swiss Economy Minister Guy Parmelin pose after signing a bilateral agreement to continue trading on preferential terms after Brexit in Bern, Switzerland, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/world/science-health-world/tanzanian-beast-sheds-light-gigantic-dinosaur-group/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T16:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-mnyamawamtuka-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Cretaceous Period dinosaur Mnyamawamtuka moyowamkia was an early member of the group called titanosaurs, which later achieved staggering dimensions.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/business/2-5-billion-blue-jeans-fortune-emerges-haas-family-levis-ipo-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T16:18:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-levis-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Levi's jeans hang on a wall at Levi's innovation lab in San Francisco last year. Well-known jeans company Levi Strauss &amp; Co. said Wednesday that it plans to raise about $100 million through an initial public offering. The number of shares to be offered and the price range has yet to be determined.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/world/social-issues-world/data-ownership-death-complete-legal-mess/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T16:59:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[f-datatrail-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Molly Russell took her own life after reportedly viewing harmful content on social media.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/business/corporate-business/airbus-near-decision-scrub-a380-dozen-years-emirates-order-cut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T18:06:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-airbus-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An Emirates Airbus A380-800 aircraft takes off from Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain, in September.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/asia-pacific/joint-korean-2032-olympic-bid-faces-hurdles-sanctions-cultural-differences-state-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T18:09:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A poster to celebrate the selection of Seoul as a candidate city for the 2032 Summer Olympics shows the entire peninsula on the torch.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/business/can-satellites-help-stop-deforestation-insight-can-big-brother-technology-clean-palm-oils-image/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T18:48:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A worker collects palm fruits at a palm oil factory in Sepang, outside Kuala Lumpur.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/politics-diplomacy/campaign-kicks-off-okinawa-referendum-u-s-base-relocation-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T21:16:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-okinawa-a-20190215.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-okinawa-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demonstrators hold a rally Thursday in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, calling for people to vote "oppose" in a referendum on whether to move the U.S. Futenma base in Ginowan, also in the prefecture, to the Henoko area of Nago.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/fatal-crashes-involving-elderly-drivers-rise-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T21:17:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers inspect a car driven by a 79-year-old man that drove onto a sidewalk near Tokyo's Shinjuku Station last month.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/business/economy-business/japanese-economy-rebounded-modestly-october-december-quarter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T21:18:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-gdp-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's economic growth for the October-December period rebounded from a slump in the previous quarter, growing at an annualized rate of 1.4 percent.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/business/not-much-obliged-japanese-women-buying-valentines-chocolates-not-colleagues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T21:19:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A woman looks at the chocolates on offer at Ginza Mitsukoshi in Tokyo on Feb. 7.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/business/itochu-worker-now-detained-china-year-espionage-sources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T21:22:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/b-itochu-a-20190215.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[b-itochu-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An Itochu Corp. employee was detained by authorities during a visit to Guangzhou last year, it was revealed Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/crime-legal/chiba-father-held-death-daughter-served-fresh-arrest-warrant-earlier-alleged-assault/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T21:23:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/gender-neutral-canadian-activist-shows-solidarity-japans-lgbt-communities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-14T21:24:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gemma Hickey holds a driver's license and passport that designate their gender as "X" during a media briefing at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/14/national/crime-legal/first-lgbt-couples-sue-japan-not-recognizing-sex-marriage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T00:25:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[LGBT couples and lawyers demanding marriage equality head to the Tokyo District Court to file lawsuits against the government on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/13/national/social-issues/lgbt-couples-file-lawsuit-valentines-day-push-equal-marriage-rights-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T00:31:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ai Nakajima (left) and her partner, Kristina Baumann, pose at their home in Yokohama on Monday. The couple is planning to file a lawsuit in a bid to have their marriage recognized in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/business/economy-business/u-s-retail-sales-post-largest-drop-since-2009-jobless-claims-surge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T04:39:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-retail-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People pass holiday windows at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York in December. The National Retail Federation, the nation's largest retail trade group, says holiday sales increased a lower-than-expected 2.9 percent as worries about the trade war with China, the government shutdown and stock market turmoil dampened shopper spending in December.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/business/airbus-a380-production-halt-fuel-transatlantic-trade-spat-amid-subsidy-row/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T07:35:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-airbus-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An Airbus BelugaXL super-transporter aircraft lands at Hawarden Airport near the Airbus SE plant in Broughton, England, on Thursday. Airbus Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders scrapped the company's totemic but unprofitable A380 jet and booked more than €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion) in charges to leave a clean slate for his successor.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/world/politics-diplomacy-world/bellwether-stumbling-african-democracy-nigeria-goes-polls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T07:37:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-nigeriapolls-a-20190216.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-nigeriapolls-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Counterterror and regular police provide security at the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Kano, northern Nigeria, Thursday. Nigeria's main opposition party charged Thursday that the election commission has kept more than 1 million ghost voters on the national register, raising fears of vote-rigging ahead of Saturday's presidential election.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/world/politics-diplomacy-world/brexit-humiliation-may-parliament-defeats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T08:07:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-brexit-a-20190216.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-brexit-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves the Houses of Parliament in Westminster following a Brexit vote in the House of Commons in London Thursday . May suffered an embarrassing defeat by lawmakers in a vote that left her bid to secure a European Union divorce deal stuck between an intransigent EU and a resistant U.K. Parliament — with Brexit just six weeks away.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/world/social-issues-world/venezuela-opposition-urges-international-community-help-aid-get-cuba-alleges-u-s-prepping-intervene/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T08:46:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-venplight-a-20190216.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-venplight-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who many nations have recognized as the country's rightful interim ruler, attends a meeting with workers in Caracas Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/business/goldman-sees-bargain-resilient-japanese-cram-school-focus-private-tuition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T13:47:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-cramschool-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A mock classroom is demonstrated at a Riso Kyoiku cram school. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. sees investing in the school's business as a golden opportunity.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/myanmar-new-parties-challenge-suu-kyis-grip-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T14:16:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-suukya-a-20190216.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-suukya-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi arrives for a National Union Day reception to mark the country's 72nd anniversary in Naypyidaw on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/national/100-million-old-bank-notes-donated-western-japan-prefecture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T15:13:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-money-a-20190215.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-money-a-20190215.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Ehime Prefectural Government on Thursday displays at its office an anonymous donation of aged ¥10,000 bank notes totaling around ¥100 million.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/business/china-offers-end-market-distorting-subsidies-trade-talks-u-s-negotiators-remain-skeptical/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T15:33:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/b-tradedeal-a-20190216.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[b-tradedeal-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese Vice Premier and lead trade negotiator Liu He reaches to shake hands with U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer before the opening session of trade negotiations in Beijing on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal-asia-pacific/hong-kong-snares-record-haul-rhino-horns-south-africa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-15T15:55:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-rhino-a-20190216.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-rhino-a-20190216.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rhino horns seized by Hong Kong customs]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers and ambulance staff are seen at the site of a knife attack where two people were injured on a street near Korakuen Station in Bunkyo Ward, Tokyo, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panasonic Corp. plans to release its new high-end mirrorless cameras in March, including the S1R model.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Taro Kono (left) is planning to visit China in late March to meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (right) and other Chinese officials.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nikhom Makkasan Road, which runs along Bangkok's last large green space, also has one of the city's most jammed intersections.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ticket vending machines for the Tokaido Shinkansen at Shin-Yokohama Station are out of service Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In a blog post published Sunday, a volunteer said she had difficulty communicating with the African athletes.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in Tokyo on Sunday.  ]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-15T23:40:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moon Chung-in, a special adviser for foreign affairs and national security to South Korea President Moon Jae-in, speaks during an interview in Seoul on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laughs as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington last June.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gen. Joseph Votel, the head of the U.S. military's Central Command, speaks aboard the USS New Orleans as it travels through the Strait of Hormuz in July 2016.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roger Stone, a former campaign adviser for President Donald Trump, leaves federal court in Washington on Feb. 1.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-16T22:54:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[War zone: The Foreign Ministry is preventing journalist Kosuke Tsuneoka from visiting Yemen, which is embroiled in civil war.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-16T15:48:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-16T17:29:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-16T19:34:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jean-Dominique Senard]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-16T22:32:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visiting Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz lays flowers at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-17T13:24:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guides the launch of a Hwasong-12 missile on Sept. 16, 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-17T13:27:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shipping containers from China and other nations are unloaded at the Port of Long Beach in Los Angeles on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/17/national/vip-rooms-japans-decommissioned-government-aircraft-will-offered-public-display/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T15:19:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Government jets for the prime minister and Imperial family are displayed for public viewing at Chitose air base in Hokkaido last July. The planes are set to be decommissioned in March.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-17T16:23:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speak during their bilateral talks at the Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/17/national/fukushima-town-works-revive-herb-vital-frozen-rice-cake-delicacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T16:33:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-17T20:48:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, speaks during the Munich Security Conference in the German city on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/17/world/politics-diplomacy-world/saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman-heads-pakistan-amid-india-tensions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T22:07:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man with his son waits for transport next to huge portraits of Saudi leaders and the Pakistani prime minister displayed in Islamabad on Sunday on the occasion of the visit by Saudi Arabia's crown prince.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/17/national/politics-diplomacy/russia-refuses-rush-japan-peace-treaty-blow-abe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T22:41:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Taro Kono (left) and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov shake hands on Saturday in Munich, Germany, prior to holding talks.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/17/national/politics-diplomacy/taro-kono-disputes-south-korean-claim-remarks-emperor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-17T22:41:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign Minister Taro Kono attends the annual Munich Security Conference on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/17/business/half-japans-regional-banks-back-mizuho-banks-new-cashless-payment-system/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The J-Coin cashless payment system will allow transactions between individuals and won’t require retailers to install dedicated card readers.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Spreading the digital word: Takuma Fukuyama displays the digital version of his book "No More Hiroshima Nagasaki" on his iPad 2 and Kindle e-reader during an interview in late July with The Japan Times in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An image from  a picture book of "Toyotomi's Meritorious Deeds" (also known as "Toyotomi Deeds," by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1858), housed at the Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reporters gather in front of Nissan Motor's headquarters in Yokohama on Friday, when the firm's third-party governance committee held a meeting. The committee plans to propose reducing the power of the chairman post.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korea leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of their meetings at the Capella resort on Singapore's Sentosa Island last June.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[David Atkinson, president of Konishi Decorative Arts &amp; Crafts Co. and a special adviser to the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), speaks during an interview with The Japan Times after an event Tuesday in Tokyo's Chuo Ward.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A facial recognition system to be used for entry to Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympic venues is tested in Koto Ward, Tokyo, in September. The government plans to use the technology at a ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's accession to the throne, scheduled later this month.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[SoftBank Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son explains the company's earnings at a news conference Feb. 6. The firm announced plans to buy back ¥600 billion worth of its own shares.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[These coins in a Japan Mint proof set are dated Heisei 31, the final year of the current era.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump are seen during the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires last November.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[California Attorney General Xavier Becerra speaks about President Trump's proposal to weaken national greenhouse gas emission and fuel efficiency regulations, at a media conference in Los Angeles last August.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Then-FBI acting director Andrew McCabe listens during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington in 2017.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An Air New Zealand jet to Shanghai being forced to turn around earlier this month was the first of a string of incidents that are fueling concerns China may be turning a cold shoulder toward New Zealand, after it barred Huawei Technologies Co. from its next-generation wireless networks.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A re-enactment of Korematsu v. United States, a 1944 Supreme Court case that upheld the wartime internment of some 120,000 Japanese-Americans, is staged in New York on Jan. 30 with a new ending that includes the court's renouncement of the notorious decision last June.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ceramic reproductions of Michaelangelo's paintings in the Sistine Chapel in Rome adorn the Sistine Hall of Otsuka Museum of Art in Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People are reflected on a Mercedes-Benz model during the press preview at the 2018 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit last year.  The White House on Monday received a Commerce Department report on the auto industry that could trigger tariffs against imported cars and intensify tensions, particularly with Europe.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-19T14:51:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mazloum Kobani, SDF commander in chief, is interviewed by Reuters in Ain Issa, Syria, in December.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/world/politics-diplomacy-world/venezuelan-opposition-says-3-2-billion-funds-held-banks-u-s-hopes-trump-protects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T14:52:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-19T15:03:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People leave after paying their respects before the statues of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il as part of celebrations marking the birthday of the latter in Pyongyang on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-19T15:24:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Coffee farmers dry coffee beans in Biloya village, Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia, in 2007.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/national/coming-events-give-japan-chance-truly-key-tourist-destination-can-rise-occasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:09:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-tabata-z-20190220.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan was ranked the 11th most popular tourist destination in the world as of last August — and No. 3 in Asia — although it still remained far behind top countries such as France and Spain, figures compiled by the JTA show.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/national/80-hurt-wild-deer-nara-park-foreign-tourists-injuries-hit-record-high/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:12:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Visitors feed deer at Nara Park earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/business/jr-east-end-board-sales-food-goods-yamabiko-shinkansen-tokyo-tohoku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:22:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Yamabiko bullet train awaits departure at JR Sendai Station in Miyagi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/world/spain-gibraltar-offer-differing-accounts-quixotic-warship-incident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:24:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A cloud partially covers the tip of the Rock of the British territory of Gibraltar at sunrise from La Atunara port in 2013.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:27:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An activist wears an effigy of U.S. President Donald Trump during a protest targeting Trump near the White House Monday in Washington. The event is part of a national mobilization effort with protests to be held throughout the country.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:28:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A house where suspected militants were holing up is seen in flames during a gunbattle with Indian security forces in Pinglan village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/world/science-health-world/real-jaws-great-white-sharks-genetic-secrets-revealed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:29:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A great white shark is seen in the waters near Guadalupe Island off the coast of Mexico in this 2012 handout photo obtained Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/business/carlos-ghosn-readies-trial-counterpunch-new-dream-team-defense-lawyers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:29:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takeshi Abe, a professor and former vice president of Teikyo University, speaks next to his attorney, Junichiro Hironaka, during a 1997 news conference after testifying in the first of several trails in a widespread AIDS scandal at the Tokyo District Court. Carlos Ghosn has hired Hironaka as part of his legal team.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/national/australians-mark-anniversary-japans-deadly-wwii-air-raid-darwin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:34:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A memorial ceremony is held Tuesday in Darwin, Australia, to mark the 77th anniversary of an air raid conducted by Japan during World War II.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/national/history/ichiro-ozawa-kingmaker-destroyer-japanese-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:45:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-ozawa-a-20190220.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liberal Party leader Ichiro Ozawa (left), Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (center) and New Komeito leader Takenori Kanzaki celebrate forming a coalition government in October 1999.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/16/national/politics-diplomacy/change-labor-survey-method-conveyed-government-spokesman-yoshihide-suga-2015/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T19:59:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-sugasurvey-a-20190217.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshihide Suga]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/17/national/40-bureaucrats-land-post-retirement-jobs-universities-prompting-education-ministry-probe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:02:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/06/national/government-panel-mulls-limiting-new-universities-tokyo-bid-halt-rural-depopulation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A government advisory panel is deliberating a plan on limiting the establishment of new universities in the Tokyo area as part of the effort to prevent further population loss in regional areas.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/06/national/amakudari-scheme-ministry-systemized-13-education-chief-reveals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:03:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/01/18/national/education-ministry-investigated-revolving-door-lobbying/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/12/23/national/science-health/bad-eyesight-climbing-among-schoolchildren-obesity-cavities-decline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:03:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-eyesight-a-20161224.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students who failed to earn a healthy eyesight rating of 1.0 on the Japanese measurement system climbed to a record high in 2016.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/04/22/national/government-panel-supports-use-of-digital-textbooks-in-japans-schools-from-2020/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:05:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/09/national/human-pyramid-guidelines-to-be-drafted-for-japanese-schools/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:07:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/03/03/national/mie-school-fire-students-given-credits-visiting-theme-park-ninja-museum/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:08:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/n-wits-z-20160304.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n wits z 20160304]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students at one Mie Prefecture school were given social studies and physical education credit for visiting a ninja museum and throwing ninja knives at the facility.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/01/05/national/ban-showing-textbooks-teachers-selection-eased/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:09:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/02/05/national/japans-free-schools-offer-alternative-compulsory-education-accreditation-still-eludes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:09:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshi Kohata, who heads the free school Japan Freinet, conducts a science experiment with Koichiro Yazawa (right) and other students on Dec. 3 at the school in Tokyo's Toshima Ward.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/11/13/national/nationwide-curriculum-to-end-free-for-all-in-english-teacher-training/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:10:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/n-english-z-20151114.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-english-z-20151114.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The 2014 survey found that a mere 55.4 percent of the instructors teaching English in public high schools were certified at Grade 1 or Pre-1 of the Eiken test.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/17/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-nominated-trump-nobel-peace-prize-request-u-s-report-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:37:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for photographs with autographed hats reading "Donald and Shinzo, Make Alliance Even Greater" at Kasumigaseki Country Club in Kawagoe, Saitama Prefecture in November 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/18/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-doesnt-deny-nominated-trump-nobel-peace-prize/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-19T20:38:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-abenobel-a-20190219.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington last June.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/trump-wants-north-korea-denuclearize-says-im-no-rush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T07:11:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-trumpnorth-a-20190221.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-trumpnorth-a-20190221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thae Yong Ho, a former deputy at the North Korean Embassy in London, speaks during a news conference at the Seoul Foreign Correspondents' Club in Seoul, on Tuesday,. U.S. President Donald Trump is making a mistake of seeking peace first and denuclearization later, Thae said, ahead of Trump's summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un planned for Feb. 27-28 in Hanoi.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/business/corporate-business/report-honda-shut-u-k-swindon-plant-imperiling-3500-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T10:43:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A fully loaded car hauler leaves the Honda Motor Co. plant in Swindon, England, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/national/japan-beef-law-enable-handover-children-parents-custody-resists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T10:44:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/GettyImages-1011642904.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[GettyImages-1011642904.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Cabinet on Tuesday approved a bill revising the law to enable the handover of children to parents who have been awarded custody in court, even if the other parent refuses.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/national/crime-legal/dispute-panel-dismisses-okinawa-complaint-u-s-base-relocation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T10:45:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is surrounded by a crowded residential area in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/business/corporate-business/2850-fujitsu-workers-apply-voluntary-retirement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T12:31:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fujitsu Ltd. said 2,850 workers have applied for voluntary retirement offered as part of restructuring efforts to streamline its back-office operations.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/19/world/politics-diplomacy-world/split-party-lawmakers-death-shift-labours-approach-brexit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T12:33:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-brexitour-a-20190220.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-brexitour-a-20190220.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Labour party MPs Chris Leslie and Luciana Berger arrive for a news conference in London on Monday where they and colleagues announced their resignation from the Labour Party and the formation of a new independent group of lawmakers.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/business/southwest-airlines-maintenance-pinch-extends-fifth-day-planes-grounded/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T12:47:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[b-southwest-a-20190221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Southwest Airlines planes are loaded at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle Feb. 5. Federal officials have told Southwest to fix the way it calculates the weight of luggage loaded on flights after finding frequent mistakes.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/world/politics-diplomacy-world/trump-plans-nominate-jeffrey-rosen-justice-department-no-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T13:15:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-deputyag-a-20190221.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-deputyag-a-20190221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation Jeffrey Rosen will be President Donald Trump's nominee for deputy attorney general.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/world/science-health-world/climate-change-imminent-security-threat-risk-experts-say/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Youths call for action to halt climate change during a school strike in front of the Ecology Ministry in Paris on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New education minister Hiroshi Hase is interviewed on Oct. 14.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/national/japan-review-ban-smartphones-elementary-junior-high-school-students/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T13:30:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The education ministry is considering reviewing a mobile phone ban currently in place for elementary and junior high school students.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/08/21/national/education-ministry-failing-address-teacher-shortfall-overseas-japanese-schools-report-finds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T13:31:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n teachers-a 20150822]]></image:title>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn speaks during the National Manufacturing Conference in London on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions (left) looks on as Acting Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Andrew McCabe speaks during a press conference at the Department of Justice in Washington in 2017.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T14:16:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T14:20:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is seen during a group portrait session for the new full court at the Supreme Court in Washington in Novembe.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media during a signing ceremony for Space Policy Directive 4 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T14:25:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-education-b-20150711.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Democratic Party of Japan leader Katsuya Okada speaks with high school students at Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin in Tokyo on April 24. The former foreign minister was conducting a special class as an outside lecturer.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/business/corporate-business/ford-close-oldest-plant-brazil-cut-2700-jobs-exit-south-america-truck-biz/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New Ford trucks are seen at a parking lot of the Ford factory in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, Feb. 12.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[With price index graphs in the background, Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during a meeting with council members of the Keidanren business lobby in Tokyo on Dec. 26.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Students take the entrance exam for the University of Tokyo in February.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/06/05/national/social-issues/new-educational-institutions-planned-meet-industry-needs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T16:54:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T16:55:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[n-transgenders-a-20150501.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Under a new government notice, local education boards must tell schools to better aid transgender students.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/08/national/media-national/determining-good-evil-kids/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p19-hoffman-big-in-japan-a-20141109.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mind your manners: "Watashitachi no Dotoku" ("Our Morals") is being used as a supplementary reader in many Japanese schools.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/05/national/poll-on-national-character-finds-love-of-japan-is-increasing/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe reacts as he speaks during a new year's gathering for business leaders in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2014.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elementary school students in the city of Shizuoka receive a drawing lesson from animator Nizo Yamamoto, known for his art direction on a number of Studio Ghibli films, on July 12.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T17:07:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T17:12:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p3-wooden-a-20140206.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Concrete substitute: Children study in their wood-lined classroom at Itako Elementary School in Itako, Ibaraki Prefecture, in December. Below, people stand in a hallway in another part of the school.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hakubun Shimomura]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/18/national/record-number-of-teachers-reprimanded-for-corporal-punishment-in-2012/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T17:28:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T17:30:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The estimated number of monthly foreign visitors to Japan rose in January compared to the number seen a year earlier.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[American investor Jim Rogers speaks during an interview with The Japan Times on Tuesday at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/business/financial-markets/ubs-wealth-management-unit-still-bullish-yen-despite-bank-japan-chiefs-warning-easing/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Supreme Court has rejected a damages claim brought by a man in his 40s against his former spouse's then-lover for mental pain due to infidelity.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-20T21:25:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/f-kimtrain-a-20190221.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[f-kimtrain-a-20190221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the Korean People's Army in Pyongyang on Feb. 8.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/national/crime-legal/japan-tepco-ordered-pay-damages-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-evacuees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T22:56:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-fukushima-a-20190221.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-fukushima-a-20190221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lawyers representing plaintiffs hold up banners in front of the Yokohama District Court on Wednesday proclaiming that they won their lawsuit.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/national/south-korea-research-near-disputed-takeshima-islets-ratchets-tensions-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T22:56:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-takeshima-a-20190221.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-takeshima-a-20190221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga speaks at a news conference Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/20/national/science-health/japanese-researchers-extend-life-span-flies-offering-hope-slowing-aging-humans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-20T22:57:40+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/n-protein-a-20190221.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[n-protein-a-20190221.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Researchers have pinned down a way to activate a metabolic function in cells that led to a slower aging process and longer life span for fruit flies.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/04/national/media-national/everyone-wants-a-piece-of-peko-chan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:02:44+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20090904-Peko_vert1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20090904-Peko_vert1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Everyone wants a piece of Peko-chan]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/22/national/media-national/meiji-yamanote-celebrate-with-a-wrappers-delight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:08:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20090922-P1000521.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20090922-P1000521.JPG]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Meiji &amp; Yamanote celebrate with a wrapper's delight]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/25/national/media-national/bandai-and-kitkat-let-patrons-get-personal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:08:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20090925-chocollabo-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20090925-chocollabo-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bandai and KitKat let patrons get personal]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/29/national/media-national/new-products-coming-out-out-of-the-woodwork/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:09:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20090929-touchwood_b.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20090929-touchwood_b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New products coming out out of the woodwork]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/30/national/media-national/whats-in-the-cards-for-the-future-of-sumo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:09:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20090930-akawashi_625.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20090930-akawashi_625.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What's in the cards for the future of sumo?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/02/national/media-national/japanese-rd-brings-3d-technology-closer-to-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:09:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091002-3D_blue_150.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091002-3D_blue_150.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese R&amp;D brings 3D technology closer to home]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/06/national/media-national/3d-marketing-in-motion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:11:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/09/national/media-national/japans-uniqlo-bent-on-world-domination-reasonably-priced-socks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:11:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/10/business/docomo-brings-us-little-closer-to-our-cell-phones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:11:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091010-SDC10393-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091010-SDC10393-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[DoCoMo brings us little closer to our cell phones]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/12/national/media-national/running-with-the-red-bulls-in-odaiba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:12:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/14/national/media-national/fancy-pants-climb-the-walls-in-ginza/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:13:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/19/national/media-national/twitter-swoops-into-the-japanese-market-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:13:34+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091019-iPhone_twitter.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091019-iPhone_twitter.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Twitter swoops into the Japanese market again]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/21/national/media-national/the-right-platform-for-selling-to-women-on-the-go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:13:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091021-IMG_65071.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091021-IMG_65071.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The right platform for selling to women on the go]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/22/national/media-national/japanese-agency-projects-their-message-well/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:14:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/23/business/transformers-down-to-desktop-proportions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:14:37+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091023-01-a-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091023-01-a-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Transformers down to desktop proportions]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/26/national/media-national/a-mouthful-of-tech-marketing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:15:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/28/national/media-national/ka-ching-and-bling-for-hello-kitty-at-35/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:15:27+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091028-kitty-go-bling-2-copy.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091028-kitty-go-bling-2-copy.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ka-ching and bling for Hello Kitty at 35]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/03/business/moisturize-me/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:17:04+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091103-bandai-face-stick-copy.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091103-bandai-face-stick-copy.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moisturize me]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/business/japanese-camera-makers-reassess-size-and-simplicity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:19:20+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091113-camera_pulse.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091113-camera_pulse.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese camera makers reassess size and simplicity]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/business/a-virtual-page-turner-on-the-iphone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:19:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/business/champagne-flowing-for-hm-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:19:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091116-SDC10726-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091116-SDC10726-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Champagne flowing for H&amp;M in Japan]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/18/business/manga-publishers-go-back-to-the-drawing-board/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:20:22+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091118-manga.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091118-manga.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manga publishers go back to the drawing board]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/23/business/japanese-now-a-little-less-lost-in-translation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:21:15+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091123-pulse_map.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091123-pulse_map.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese now a little less lost in translation]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/30/business/eco-batteries-bring-new-meaning-to-the-term-juiced/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:22:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/01/business/nico-nico-brings-the-chattering-masses-to-tv/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:22:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091201-niconico.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091201-niconico.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nico Nico brings the chattering masses to TV]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/01/national/media-national/cheburashka-set-to-topple-kitty-chan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:22:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091201-cheb-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091201-cheb-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cheburashka set to topple Kitty-chan?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/04/business/just-in-time-for-christmas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:23:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/09/national/media-national/its-time-for-all-of-you-to-apologize/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:23:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091209-ayamari-bijin-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091209-ayamari-bijin-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's time for all of you to apologize]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/17/national/media-national/turning-the-japanese-household-on-its-head/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:24:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/21/national/media-national/trends-in-japan-2009-drinks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:24:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091221-highballs.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091221-highballs.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trends in Japan 2009: drinks]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/12/28/national/media-national/trends-in-japan-2009-fast-fashion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:25:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20091228-SDC11002-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20091228-SDC11002-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trends in Japan 2009: fast fashion]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/06/national/media-national/best-of-luck-in-the-year-of-the-tiger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:26:18+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100106-tiger1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100106-tiger1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Best of luck in the year of the tiger]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/08/national/media-national/fukubukoro-hunting-tamed-by-the-internet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:27:24+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100108-IMG_8169-copy.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100108-IMG_8169-copy.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fukubukoro hunting tamed by the Internet]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/12/business/gachapon-grows-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:27:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100112-IMG_8190-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100112-IMG_8190-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gachapon grows up]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/14/national/media-national/ryomaden-romanticizes-and-monetizes-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:27:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/14/national/media-national/smokers-escape-the-gas-chamber/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:27:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100114-smoking.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100114-smoking.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Smokers escape the gas chamber]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/18/national/media-national/augmented-reality-taking-it-to-another-level/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:28:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/24/national/media-national/japans-chocolatiers-search-for-the-sweet-spot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:28:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100124-choco_drinks.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100124-choco_drinks.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan's chocolatiers search for the sweet spot]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/27/national/media-national/game-makers-take-chances-on-real-world-spin-offs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:29:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/01/29/business/which-e-reader-will-conquer-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:29:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100129-readers.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100129-readers.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Which e-reader will conquer Japan?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:29:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100202-SDC11107-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Real estate and railways]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/04/national/media-national/pop-goes-the-cash-register/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:30:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100204-cash.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100204-cash.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pop goes the cash register]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/09/national/media-national/hay-fever-ad-campaign-nothing-to-sneeze-at/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:31:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/02/12/national/media-national/qr-code-breaking-out-of-the-box/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:31:45+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/05/national/media-national/sweetening-the-veggie-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:34:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sweetening the veggie deal]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/08/national/media-national/japan-inc-testing-the-twitter-waters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:34:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100308-twitterhillspic.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Inc. testing the Twitter waters]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/09/national/media-national/internet-go-boom-visual-keis-deep-throat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:35:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/10/national/media-national/the-cheapest-night-out-in/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:35:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100310-SDC11331-Desktop-Resolution.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100310-SDC11331-Desktop-Resolution.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The cheapest night out/in]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/12/business/creative-spirits-inhabit-daruma-range/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:35:48+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100312-yokai-daruma.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100312-yokai-daruma.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Creative spirits inhabit daruma range]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/19/national/media-national/tell-them-twitter-sent-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:36:30+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100319-Twiwari-logo1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100319-Twiwari-logo1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tell them Twitter sent you]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/25/national/media-national/roppongi-hills-back-on-top/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:38:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100325-roppongi.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100325-roppongi.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Roppongi Hills back on top]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/26/national/media-national/get-your-gold-plated-invite-to-designer-discounts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:39:09+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100326-login-page-image.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Get your gold-plated invite to designer discounts]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/03/29/national/media-national/will-a-coven-of-witch-girls-grow-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:39:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100329-powerstone.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Will a coven of Witch Girls grow in Japan?]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/01/national/media-national/nhk-engages-its-viewers-in-a-global-debate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:40:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[NHK engages its viewers in a 'global' debate]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/15/national/media-national/snuff-hits-the-streets-of-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:43:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Snuff hits the streets of Tokyo]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/19/national/media-national/car-sharing-iphone-apps-unlock-potential/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:43:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Car-sharing iPhone apps unlock potential]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/19/national/media-national/the-knock-on-effect-of-murakamis-1q84-series/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:43:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The knock-on effect of Murakami’s “1Q84” series]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/20/national/media-national/women-enjoy-romances-with-their-cell-phones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:44:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Women enjoy romances with their cell phones]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/21/national/media-national/ciders-and-ramune-quench-a-thirst-for-nostalgia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:44:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ciders and ramune quench a thirst for nostalgia]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/22/national/media-national/major-beer-companies-diet-excessively-while-craft-brewers-beef-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:46:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Major beer companies diet excessively while craft brewers beef up]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/04/27/national/media-national/bento-boys-rock-the-lunch-box/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:47:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bento boys rock the lunch box]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/05/07/national/media-national/zima-kisses-traditional-giveaways-goodbye/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:49:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Zima kisses traditional giveaways goodbye]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/05/13/business/the-poor-mans-alternative-to-ipad-kindle-et-al/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:50:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/05/25/national/media-national/summer-cell-phones-which-will-make-the-biggest-splash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:54:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer cell phones: which will make the biggest splash?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/05/25/business/clothing-retailers-want-you-to-stay-cool-stay-fresh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:55:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Clothing retailers want you to stay cool, stay fresh]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/06/01/national/media-national/japanese-twitter-marketing-campaigns-make-some-noise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:56:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100601-blux.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japanese Twitter marketing campaigns make some noise]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/06/03/business/sony-steps-up-its-e-publishing-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:57:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100603-reader.jpg</image:loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/06/04/national/media-national/online-shopping-sites-for-women-on-the-go/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T08:59:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Online shopping sites for women on the go]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/06/08/national/media-national/virtual-versions-map-out-real-benefits-of-tokyo-localities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Virtual versions map out real benefits of Tokyo localities]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/06/12/business/giving-the-gift-of-experience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:03:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Giving the gift of experience]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/06/21/national/media-national/gyaru-get-cooking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:05:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100621-mamagohan.png]]></image:title>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/06/28/national/media-national/who-will-feed-the-haruki-murakami-fans-online/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:08:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Who will feed the Haruki Murakami fans online?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/07/09/national/media-national/kfc-goes-for-finger-lickin-health-conscious-goodness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:15:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[KFC goes for finger-lickin' health-conscious goodness]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/07/16/national/media-national/big-only-in-japan-free-fans/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big (only) in Japan? Free fans]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Passion for 'garage kit' models mounts at Wonder Festival]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hot drugstore finds for quick cool-downs]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/08/13/national/media-national/tachiyomi-do-it-on-your-device/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tachiyomi: Do it on your device]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/08/13/national/media-national/summers-hottest-ice-treats/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100813-garigari.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer's 'hottest' ice treats]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/08/20/national/media-national/summer-pick-me-ups-for-salarymen/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer pick-me-ups for salarymen]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/09/02/national/media-national/power-spots-japans-latest-spiritual-craze/</loc>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20100902-fuji.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100902-fuji.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Power spots: Japan’s latest spiritual craze]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/09/09/national/media-national/japans-depilation-revolution-smooth-skin-is-in-for-men/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:34:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/09/24/national/media-national/last-chance-for-cheap-smokes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T09:45:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100924-photo-2.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last chance for cheap smokes]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/09/30/national/media-national/free-lunch-coming-right-up/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20100930-dashi3.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Free lunch? Coming right up]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/10/06/national/media-national/morning-mochi-makes-waves/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Morning mochi makes waves]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Densha otacool pulls into Akihabara Station]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/01/business/superlative-design-blows-into-tokyo/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20101101-IMG_2272.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Superlative design blows into Tokyo]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/12/national/media-national/some-konbeni-snacks-with-your-favorite-anime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:15:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Some konbeni snacks with your favorite anime?]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/19/national/media-national/anti-virus-products-diversify-as-fear-sells/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:19:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anti-virus products diversify as fear sells]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/22/national/media-national/japan-by-the-numbers-11-22-10/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:21:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/25/national/media-national/ready-set-eat-all-you-can-in-15-minutes/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20101125-tabehodai2.png]]></image:title>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/11/25/national/media-national/virtual-karaoke-dates-courtesy-of-konami/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Virtual karaoke dates, courtesy of Konami]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/20/national/media-national/trends-in-japan-2010-yama-boom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:42:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trends in Japan 2010: yama boom]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/20/business/donation-with-your-drink/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:44:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/29/business/chapter-2-of-e-readers-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:46:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chapter 2 of e-readers in Japan]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2010/12/31/national/media-national/trends-in-japan-2010-twitter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:48:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trends in Japan 2010: Twitter]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/05/national/media-national/will-fortune-shine-on-a-campaign-for-new-years-udon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:50:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Will fortune shine on a campaign for new year's udon?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/13/business/a-winter-touchscreen-solution-that-fits-hand-in-glove/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:53:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A winter touchscreen solution that fits hand in glove]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/17/national/media-national/unusual-souvenirs-deliver-japan-in-a-can/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:55:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unusual souvenirs deliver Japan in a can]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/21/national/media-national/thirst-growing-overseas-for-nihonshu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:56:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thirst growing overseas for nihonshu]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/25/business/personal-humidifiers-steam-things-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:56:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Personal humidifiers steam things up]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/media-national/businessmen-come-out-smelling-like-roses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T10:57:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Businessmen come out smelling like roses]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/media-national/and-the-next-taberu-rayu-will-be/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[And the next taberu rayu will be . . .]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/21/national/media-national/music-makes-bananas-fit-for-the-long-run/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Music makes bananas fit for the long run]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/24/national/media-national/come-all-ye-hoarders-and-swappers/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Come all ye hoarders and swappers]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Will girls take the bait of fishing fashion?]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Save today for the summer blackouts]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/21/national/media-national/for-those-who-like-their-denim-laid-on-thick/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[For those who like their denim laid on thick]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/05/13/national/media-national/china-the-next-frontier-for-konbini/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[China: the next frontier for konbini]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pucker up! It’s Kiss Day in Japan]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Super cool biz and signs of a setsuden summer]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Massage market targets the next generation]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/06/17/national/media-national/uniforms-flying-economy-class/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/06/21/national/media-national/is-facebooks-check-in-coupon-a-good-deal-in-japan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Is Facebook's 'Check-in Coupon' a good deal in Japan?]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sassor's ELP shines a light on energy consumption]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/06/30/national/media-national/a-cocktail-of-ar-and-social-marketing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:17:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/07/05/business/tracking-qr-codes-in-the-wild/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:18:58+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20110705-qr.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20110705-qr.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tracking QR codes in the wild]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/07/19/national/media-national/campaigns-urge-foreigners-to-pleeease-visit-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:27:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/18/national/media-national/men-look-to-shed-a-few-years-off-their-aging-skin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:29:05+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20110818-nivea-revitalizing-lotion1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Men look to shed a few years off their aging skin]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/18/national/media-national/support-angels-are-always-there-thanks-to-ar-and-akb48/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:29:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20110818-fan.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20110818-fan.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA['Support angels' are always there, thanks to AR and AKB48]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/26/business/how-about-a-hot-bath-in-sawdust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:30:06+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20110826-Ogakuzu.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20110826-Ogakuzu.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[How about a hot bath ... in sawdust?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/08/27/business/movies-popcorn-and-geiger-counters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:30:25+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20110827-geiger.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/07/business/this-seasons-fashion-hit-or-flop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:31:16+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20110907-randoseru.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20110907-randoseru.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[This season's fashion hit or flop?]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/09/27/business/traditional-charcoal-keepin-it-fresh/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:31:52+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20110927-Sususu1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20110927-Sususu1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Traditional charcoal keepin' it fresh]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/06/national/media-national/cola-lemon-kitkat-lets-take-a-vote-on-that/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:32:51+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20111006-Creap-cafe-producer.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cola Lemon KitKat? Let's take a vote on that]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/14/national/media-national/say-cheers-to-these-limited-edition-beers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:33:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20111014-0824b_01_b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Say cheers to these limited edition beers]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/21/national/media-national/burger-franchises-take-a-second-go-at-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:33:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/jpulse-20111021-Wendys1.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20111021-Wendys1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Burger franchises take a second go at success]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/25/national/media-national/get-your-virtual-freak-on-this-halloween/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:34:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/10/31/national/media-national/akbaby-invites-fans-to-breed-with-their-favorite-pop-idols/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20111031-akbaby.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[AKBaby invites fans to breed with their favorite pop idols]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/01/national/media-national/more-ways-to-try-before-you-buy/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20111101-ocarina.png]]></image:title>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/04/national/media-national/japan-inc-puts-on-its-social-game-face/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Inc. puts on its social game face]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/11/15/national/media-national/corporate-brands-drawn-to-animes-selling-power/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20111115-Picture-2.png]]></image:title>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:52:49+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20111209-main1.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan puts out a big welcome mat for wealthy Chinese tourists]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/12/22/business/more-than-one-way-to-keep-your-heating-bill-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:53:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[More than one way to keep your heating bill down]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/18/national/media-national/2012-trends-consumer-neta-relocating-and-regional-flavors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:54:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2019-02-21T11:55:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Companies connect with free mobile apps]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Danshikai: deals for dudes' night out]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20120210-Screen-shot-2012-02-09-at-1.32.16.png]]></image:title>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/02/21/world/social-issues-world/america-bars-entry-u-s-born-islamic-state-propagandist-held-kurds-syria-drops-citizenship/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hassan Shibly, attorney for Hoda Muthana, the Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State group in Syria, speaks on a phone before a news conference Wednesday in Tampa, Florida. United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Muthana is not a U.S. citizen and will not be allowed to return to the United States.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pointing out good deals]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stationery trends worth taking note of]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hunting a golden Easter egg in Japan]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rich Japanese flavors for lean times]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[How do you say 'super-size' in Japanese?]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Today's J-blip: Yoshitomo Nara for No Nukes]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/03/national/media-national/todays-j-blip-oronamin-c-7-3-facebook-campaign/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[jpulse-20120718-142637513168877797_kDC2mDhM_f.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Today's J-blip: Suteteko]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The number of flu patients is rapidly increasing to a level where an outbreak may occur in weeks, according to the health ministry.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Senior officials of the Hiroshima Prefectural Police apologize at the prefectural assembly in May 2017 for the theft of about ¥85 million from a safe at a police station in Hiroshima earlier that month.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liang Hua, chairman of Huawei's board of directors, attends a media roundtable event in Toronto Thursday. Britain can handle the security risks involved with using mobile networks made by China's Huawei, the cybersecurity chief said Wednesday, adding to a growing debate among countries on whether the company should be banned, as the U.S. wants.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Norman Chan, who is set to retire as chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority on Oct. 1, speaks during the Green and Social Bond Principles annual general meeting and conference in Hong Kong on June 14, 2018.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenya Defense Forces soldiers walk near the scene of an overnight attack on a residential complex in Mandera town at the Kenya-Somalia border Tuesday. Somalia's al-Shabaab Islamist group said on Tuesday it was behind a gun attack in Mandera, a raid it said was part of its campaign against Kenya.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People walk past ticket gates at Tokyo Metro's Kasumigaseki Station, one of the busiest subway stations in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Andrew Kim, then the head of the CIA's Korea Mission Center, arrives for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and North Korea's Kim Yong Chol in New York last May.]]></image:caption>
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