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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20051203a6a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Kafka on the shore," written by novelist Haruki Murakami, has been selected as one of the 10 best books of 2005 by the New York Times.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/03/national/state-mulls-insurance-for-faulty-condos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-03T09:06:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/04/national/defense-agency-director-general-visits-sdf-troops-in-southern-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-04T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Defense agency chief Fukushiro Nukaga (right) visits an elementary school in Samawah, Iraq, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/04/national/new-title-will-be-needed-for-husband-of-empress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-04T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-04T09:03:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-04T09:03:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police on Saturday continue their search for evidence in the slaying of 7-year-old Yuki Yoshida, whose body was found Friday in a forest in Ibaraki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/04/national/tanigaki-snow-agree-yuan-reform-going-too-slow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-04T09:06:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki responds to reporters' questions Friday after meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary John Snow in London.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/05/business/privatization-hurdles-japan-post-should-compete-with-banks-on-level-playing-field/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/05/national/government-to-cover-all-costs-for-scrapping-unsafe-buildings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:03:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/05/national/78-support-environment-tax-poll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:03:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/05/national/government-planning-first-oda-for-use-against-terrorism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:04:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/05/national/venues-face-stricter-rules-for-foreign-entertainers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:04:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/05/national/kyoto-u-biophysics-professor-honored/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:05:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/05/national/four-missing-from-s-korean-vessel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:05:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/05/national/new-komeito-to-go-along-with-defense-ministry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-05T09:05:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/most-support-ending-male-only-succession/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/business/toshiba-gets-retrial-in-lexar-case/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/van-caught-on-video-monitor-linked-to-tochigi-girls-murder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police look for evidence Monday on the road where murder victim Yuki Yoshida, 7, was last seen alive while walking home from school.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/business/service-held-for-daiei-founder-nakauchi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People attend a memorial service Monday in Tokyo organized by the retail industry for Daiei founder Isao Nakauchi, who died in September at 83.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/koizumi-plans-tour-of-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/business/abe-suggests-income-tax-breaks-may-stay-in-place/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/business/livedoor-to-join-nippon-keidanren/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/business/japan-to-keep-releasing-oil-from-reserves-via-iea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/business/fuji-heavy-to-manufacture-toyota-cars-in-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/pearl-harbor-was-mistake-attack-vet-89/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:02:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Zenji Abe poses in front of a bomber in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in late December 1941, after returning from the Pearl Harbor attack.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/al-jaafari-urges-mission-extension/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:03:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/trespass-arrest-linked-to-osaka-slayings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:04:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/ldp-new-komeito-agree-to-create-defense-ministry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:04:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/rakuten-tbs-panel-to-start-tieup-talks-this-weekend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:05:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/two-missing-from-ship-in-distress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:05:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/yakuza-leader-behind-bars-after-losing-firearms-appeal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:05:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/criminal-case-against-aneha-gets-firmed-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:05:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hidetsugu Aneha]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/jordanian-king-to-visit-thursday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:05:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/yasukuni-wont-wash-as-diplomatic-card-koizumi-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:05:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/confessed-killer-dodged-peru-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:05:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/sluggers-museum-set-to-reopen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:06:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The renovated Matsui Hideki Baseball Museum is shown before its reopening later this week in Nomi, Ishikawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/restart-of-mihama-reactor-okd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:06:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/severe-weather-disrupts-transport-in-many-areas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:06:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/06/national/two-held-over-narita-bid-rigging/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-06T09:06:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/business/cabinet-approves-06-budget-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/matsushita-apologizes-for-deadly-heaters-offers-partial-refund/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/business/imported-vehicle-sales-down-3-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/asbestos-payout-set-at-3-million-yen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:01:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20051207a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Members of a ruling-coalition task force Tuesday discuss payouts to relatives of people who have died from asbestos-linked diseases.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/japan-iraq-finalize-energy-support-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Iraqi Oil Minister Ibrahim Bahr al-Ulum meets with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/8-billion-yen-outlay-eyed-to-repair-shoddy-condo-fiasco/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:01:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/business/commemorative-ys-11-heralds-retirement-of-fleet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A COMMEMORATIVE version of the YS-11 is unveiled to the media Tuesday at Tokyo's Haneda airport.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/business/toshiba-in-pact-for-new-logic-chips/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:02:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/unlicensed-doctor-caught-after-8-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:02:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/china-tensions-spark-fears-of-escalation/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/state-vows-safety-measures-to-protect-schoolchildren/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:03:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Relatives and friends of Yuki Yoshida, 7, who was found murdered last week in a forest in Ibaraki Prefecture, watch as the funeral procession leaves a hall here Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/obituary-hisako-hara/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:03:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:04:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/ambassador-tapped-to-probe-abductions/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:06:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/naganos-buckwheat-commander-myanmars-foil-to-opium-poppies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:06:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akio Ujihara]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/efforts-afoot-to-turn-crop-pests-into-game-food-fare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:06:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A venison-tasting party is held at a hotel here for local government and tourism company officials on Nov. 7.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/07/national/u-k-to-aid-east-asia-studies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-07T09:06:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2005/12/08/national/residents-can-sue-railway-top-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2005-12-08T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seibu Railway Co. President Takashi Goto (center), along with other executives, apologizes at an extraordinary shareholders' meeting in Tokyo for a scandal involving falsification of financial statements.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rescue officials inspect a derailed car of the Inaho No. 14, an East Japan Railway Co. express train that jumped the tracks in Shonai, Yamagata Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nobuyasu Nemoto, one of three people suspected of abducting a newborn baby from a Sendai hospital last week, leaves Sendai Higashi Police Station on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A carp streamer 100 meters long is hoisted by a crane at an annual event along the Tone River in Kazo, Saitama Prefecture, last May.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazumi Matsumoto]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shoshi Arakawa (left), Bridgestone Corp.'s new president and chief executive officer, is congratulated in Tokyo by his predecessor, Shigeo Watanabe.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daiei Inc. Chairwoman Fumiko Hayashi urges customers to try the firm's new recooked products with President Yasuyuki Higuchi (right) and a chef from Tsuji Cooking School at its outlet in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former Mizuho Bank employee Masashi Sasaki is escorted by police from his home here Monday on suspicion of embezzling 22 million yen, part of 1.34 billion yen he allegedly diverted from client bank accounts.]]></image:caption>
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