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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An undated photo (left) shows Teruko Kase, who has been missing for nearly four decades. Another photo, reportedly carried out of North Korea by a defector, shows a woman who an expert believes is Kase.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bid boxes are commonly used by local government offices for public works contracts.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wei Wei, Wang Liang and Yang Ning]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takayuki Yuki]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aparajita Bali teaches children Hindi at the India International School in Japan in Tokyo's Koto Ward. Below, Nirmal Jain.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chiyo Takahashi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bernard Hugonnier]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ray Smith displays his book, which recounts his experiences in caring for his late wife, during a recent interview at a Tokyo hotel.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Residents of MITSUKE, Niigata Prefecture, wrap up in blankets outdoors Saturday evening after a series of powerful earthquakes destroyed their homes.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[KOBE - Fire trucks are mobilized Saturday to pump water from heavily flooded areas in the town of Izushi, Hyogo Prefecture, to a nearby river. The town was pummeled by Typhoon Tokage on Wednesday evening.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shirley Tilghman]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2004-10-30T09:05:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2004-11-01T09:03:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takenori Kanzaki]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shosei Koda is shown in an undated file photo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2004-11-02T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2004-11-02T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2004-11-02T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Commuters descend from JR Tamachi Station in Tokyo's Minato Ward. How many of then can take all of their paid holidays?]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/11/02/national/koda-was-not-executed-because-of-sdf-officials/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20041102a6a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[NEC Corp.'s N940 cell phone is touted as the first aimed at the Chinese market capable of receiving TV programs.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2004-11-02T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2004-11-02T09:02:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2004/11/02/national/weak-dollar-policy-said-needed-by-2008/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinichiro Wada]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuzuru Tsuzuki]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Houses lie flattened Tuesday in the wake of the recent earthquakes.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kim Jong Il]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masumi Koda speaks Friday during a funeral in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, for his son, Shosei, who was slain by gunmen in Iraq. Shosei's mother, Setsuko, holds his portrait and his elder brother, Maki, holds an urn containing his ashes.]]></image:caption>
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