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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaru Sato]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Teruko Nakamura]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mitsutoshi Fukatsu and his wife, Setsuko]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kyoto Mayor Keiji Yamada]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:01:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:03:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:03:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:04:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-01T09:04:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hawksbill turtles are critically endangered under the Washington Convention and trade in the species is banned.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-02T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-02T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-02T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-02T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eggs sport stickers for Nissin Food Products Co.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-02T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Health Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/03/national/japanese-brazilian-apologizes-forhit-and-run/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-03T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/03/national/osaka-plans-another-homelesseviction/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-03T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/03/national/national-center-set-to-introduce-unified-living-will-forms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-03T09:02:08+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/03/national/extra-budget-shoved-through-lowerhouse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-03T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/03/national/telecom-satellite-has-power-glitch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-03T09:03:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/03/national/busan-hibakusha-suit-against-mhi-fails/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-03T09:04:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/04/business/morinaga-to-end-fujiya-shareholding-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/04/national/action-plan-eyed-with-australia-on-north-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/04/business/doha-bank-to-promote-two-way-investment-between-japan-qatar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/04/national/japanese-interest-in-macau-reaches-newheights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:01:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:03:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/04/national/woman-hurt-in-home-by-fallingrock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-04T09:04:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/05/business/boj-should-have-yen-for-watching-stock-economy-not-just-go-with-the-flow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-05T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/05/national/former-staffer-details-process-offabrication-for-natto-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-05T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/05/national/japan-to-embrace-co-2-storage-in-seabed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-05T09:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/05/national/nine-political-groups-exploit-loophole-to-own-real-estate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-05T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/05/national/arrests-loom-over-yamaha-helicopter-sales-to-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-05T09:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/05/national/chinese-research-ship-detected-in-japans-economic-zone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-05T09:03:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/05/national/abes-disapproval-rating-tops-support-for-first-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-05T09:03:37+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/05/national/ldp-opposition-split-local-elections/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-05T09:03:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/national/osaka-officials-forcefully-evict-parks-homeless-supporters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070206a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man shouts at officials and security guards as they remove homeless people's tents Monday from Nagai Park in Osaka.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/business/hitachis-quarterly-profit-down-77/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/business/fujiya-board-accepts-yamazaki-bakings-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/national/yanagisawa-ouster-calls-linger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/national/u-s-man-on-quest-to-find-cause-of-brothers-death/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070206f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Charles Lacey in Nagoya last week says he has not given up his search for answers 2 1/2 years after his brother's death.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/business/asahi-to-sell-1-million-yen-brandy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/business/treat-farmers-easy-mitarai-tells-aussies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/business/retail-beef-prices-hit-3-12-year-high/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/national/japan-girl-wins-ballet-contest/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070206a6a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mai Kono of Saitama Prefecture competes in the semifinal of the Prix de Lausanne ballet competition Saturday. Kono won the top prize and was named audience favorite Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/national/drill-aids-preparation-for-flu-spread/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070206a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A doctor at Tokushima Prefectural Central Hospital participates in a joint drill Monday with the central government to prepare for an outbreak of a new type of flu.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/06/national/eatery-chongryun-in-tax-raids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-06T09:04:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070206a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Investigators enter the Daruma mutton barbecue restaurant Monday to search for evidence of tax evasion by the restaurant's operator.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/sumo-bout-fixing-claim-to-draw-suit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/man-sets-himself-on-fire-to-protest-airport-project/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/gangland-turf-war-threatens-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070207a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Investigators examine an apartment building struck by bullets Tuesday in Toshima Ward, Tokyo. Police believe the shooting stems from a conflict between two gangs.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/dutchman-reaps-spoils-of-20-year-search-for-samurai-art-collection/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070207f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A print of warlord Oda Nobunaga is from the series "Taiheiki Eiyu Den" ("Heroes of the Great Pacification") by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, on display at the Army Museum in Delft, the Netherlands, through early May.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/top-court-sides-with-hibakusha-in-brazil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/business/jals-operating-loss-soars-to-5-8-billion-yen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/business/jal-set-to-swing-job-ax-to-survive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/business/asahi-to-form-capital-and-operational-relationship-with-kagome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/japan-china-spar-over-ship-intrusion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/new-warrant-for-sei-crest-worker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/business/toyota-rides-to-record-quarterly-profit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/business/mmc-logs-6-billion-yen-profit-for-three-quarters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/business/ailing-carriers-execs-face-public-transport-shared-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/japan-talking-tough-over-abduction-issue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/chongryun-exec-held-over-illicit-accounting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:01:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/narita-foods-chief-arrested-over-6-billion-yen-tariff-evasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:02:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070207a6a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaaki Tanabe]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/death-upheld-for-double-murderer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:02:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/extra-budget-is-passed-opposition-to-end-boycott/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070207a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ruling party lawmakers pass the fiscal 2006 supplementary budget in the absence of opposition parties Tuesday during a plenary session of the House of Councilors.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/social-castoffs-seek-to-hold-on-to-homes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070207f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jujiro Takase, 83, chairman of the residents association at a sanitarium for patients of Hansen's disease on Nagashima Island in Setouchi, Okayama Prefecture, prays at a charnel house. The vault holds the remains of 3,500 people.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/tycoon-held-in-co-op-nursing-home-investment-scams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/ozawa-iraq-war-absurd-would-have-warned-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:03:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070207f4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ichiro Ozawa, leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Japan, holds a news conference Tuesday at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/07/national/iressas-efficacy-over-rival-drugs-unproved/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-07T09:04:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/national/cop-woman-hit-by-train-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/national/group-of-war-displaced-file-appeal-of-tokyo-redress-snub/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20070208a5a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070208a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sumie Ikeda, head of a group of war-displaced Japanese plaintiffs who sued the government, speaks at a news conference Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/business/mobile-phone-users-now-top-100-million/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20070208a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Customers try new cellular phone models at a discount outlet in Tokyo's Yurakucho district in October when the mobile phone number portability system debuted.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/national/cops-look-to-boxers-to-fill-their-ranks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/national/libel-suit-attacks-free-speech-defendant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/national/builder-takenaka-hit-with-back-taxes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/business/mixi-ready-to-face-myspace-in-japan-market-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/business/mitarai-howard-want-quick-fta/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:01:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/national/fuji-tv-must-pay-tanaka-over-hidden-camera/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/national/yanagisawa-apologizes-anew-adds-gaffe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20070208a2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070208a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Welfare Minister Hakuo Yanagisawa bows Wednesday before the Lower House Budget Committee to apologize anew for recent sexist remarks.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/08/business/english-key-to-becoming-big-financial-center-panel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:01:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-08T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Robert Hunter of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society alongside the Japanese whaling ship the Kaiko Maru]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Captain Yukihiro Koresawa and cameraman Yohei Hayashi before being rescued]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenichiro Sasae speaks to the media in Beijing]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The presidents of Japan's five top beer makers pose Tuesday during a joint news conference in Tokyo to announce an upcoming promotional campaign.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police officers pray at midnight Tuesday for Harumi Okoshi of the Metropolitan Police Department, murdered at midnight Feb. 14, 1992, while on duty in this police box in Kiyose, western Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-15T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Judo master Yasuhiro Yamashita teaches his art to children from Beslan on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-16T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The body of Myanmarese crewman Saw Soe Myint Oo, 31, whose freighter sank Wednesday, is carried Thursday off a Japan Coast Guard ship in Toba.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-16T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nagano Gov. Jin Murai waits to meet Japan Airlines Corp. executive Kiyoshi Kishida at the carrier's headquarters Thursday in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Entrepreneur-turned-painter Kazuo Ooka speaks Monday about his art in New York.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Delegates to a meeting of nations that seek the resumption of commercial whaling listen during the last day of talks Thursday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Stookey's "Song For Megumi" CD will be released in Japan next Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/colonel-targeted-on-suspicion-of-defense-info-leak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/record-number-of-wiretaps-in-2006/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/act-locally-on-climate-change-leaders-urge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/business/seiyu-loss-widens-to-55-79-billion-yen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/business/strategy-package-promises-to-curb-widening-gap-between-rich-and-poor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/cabinet-oks-ban-on-funds-said-linked-to-nuclear-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/business/sapporo-denies-wont-rule-out-tieup-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/falling-off-the-educational-ladder/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/business/toshiba-to-close-osaka-plant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/business/nova-probed-over-refunds-deception/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:01:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/bankruptcies-fall-third-year-in-row/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/spy-satellite-delayed-by-weather/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:02:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/business/japan-stops-beef-imports-from-tyson-unit-in-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:02:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/iranian-family-ordered-out-but-one-daughter-can-stay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:02:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Amine Maryam holds up her new special residency permit Friday in front of the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau as her father, Amine Khalil, who must leave the country with the rest of the family, looks on.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/juki-net-doesnt-violate-privacy-saitama-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/brazil-seeks-more-evidence-in-killing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:02:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/17/national/abe-li-agree-to-cooperate-on-n-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-17T09:03:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/girl-who-fell-may-have-taken-tamiflu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/jenkins-discharged-from-hospital/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/business/daimaru-eyes-merger-with-matsuzakaya/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/two-japanese-killed-in-ecuador/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/local-leaders-ok-post-kyoto-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:03:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/scandal-over-ehime-docs-transplants-grows-wider/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:03:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/asahi-chief-says-no-plans-for-a-linkup-with-sapporo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:03:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/leftist-group-claims-camp-zama-explosions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:03:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/brazil-indicts-suspect-in-05-shizuoka-slaying/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:03:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rieko Mikami (right) attends a news conference with her daughter, Chisato, in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Saturday after learning that a Japanese-Brazilian man was arrested in Brazil over the slaying of her husband.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/author-of-book-on-masako-slams-kodansha-for-backing-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:04:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/18/national/growing-number-of-people-fear-falling-prey-to-cybercrime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-18T09:04:34+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/19/national/16-year-old-ski-tour-escort-dies-in-osaka-bus-accident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-19T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A ski tour bus is raised by a crane Sunday after it struck a pillar supporting a monorail line, killing a tour guide.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/19/national/local-leaders-undaunted-by-tough-greenhouse-goals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-19T09:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/19/national/rainy-tokyo-marathon-draws-30000-from-around-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-19T09:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Participants in Sunday's Tokyo Marathon run toward Kaminari-mon gate in Asakusa, Taito Ward.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/19/national/reactor-stops-after-detecting-radioactivity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-19T09:02:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/19/national/firm-quits-philippines-amid-alleged-bribes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-19T09:04:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/reference/tree-bondage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[ek20070220wha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[yukitsuri]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/business/yamazaki-eyes-15-of-fujiya-may-send-execs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/business/emobile-to-offer-fixed-rate-wireless/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/sexually-abused-intern-wins-settlement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/chinese-giant-salamanders-threatening-native-species/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070220a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chinese giant salamanders have been found in Japan on several occasions, raising fears they may threaten the endangered native species]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/business/japanese-manufacturers-look-to-cash-in-on-solar-power-boom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thin-Film solar cells made by Fuji Electric Systems Co. charge a mobile phone]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/two-years-down-the-road-nepali-cyclist-wheels-solo-through-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/business/february-economic-report-repeats-january-view/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/business/citigroup-mulls-listing-on-tse-by-years-end/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:01:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/major-backlash-if-whaler-spills-n-z-prime-minister-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/business/economic-partnership-accord-with-asean-faces-delay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/business/jal-to-keep-matsumoto-sapporo-runs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/gas-devices-have-killed-199-since-86/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/restore-trust-on-nukes-aso-tells-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:02:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/u-s-aegis-destroyer-due-in-nagasaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:03:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/a-guffaw-a-day-keeps-the-diabetes-at-bay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:04:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Residents of Tsurugashima, Saitama Prefecture, engage in a]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/20/national/suicides-alleged-bullies-face-prosecutors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-20T09:04:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Satoshi Goya, principal of Miwa Junior High School in Chikuzen, Fukuoka Prefecture, and Toshitaka Nakahara, head of the local board of education, face reporters over a police probe into a bullied student]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/business/auditor-misuzu-jettisons-cpas-corporate-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/number-on-death-row-reaches-100/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/business/yamazaki-planning-more-comprehensive-fujiya-tieup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/unregistered-chiba-nursing-home-tied-to-abuses-of-elderly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/business/nissan-diesel-accepts-acquisition-by-volvo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/ozawa-says-big-office-expenses-were-for-real-estate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/business/uniqlo-to-recycle-its-used-garments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/business/japan-to-talk-with-wto-members/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/song-for-megumi-sung-for-abe-yokotas-parents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/sdf-deploys-perky-mascot-to-boast-cuddly-image/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070221f3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prince Pickles strikes various poses with an Iraqi in Self-Defense Forces promotional cartoons.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/archives-stalin-kim-mao-plotted-japan-invasion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20070221a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070221a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mao Zedong and Joseph Stalin, shown above at the Soviet leader's birthday celebrations in 1950, along with Kim Il Sung may have plotted that year to invade Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/tokyo-librarians-to-vanish-by-attrition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:01:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070221f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Licensed librarians mend historical documents at Chuo Library in Minato Ward, Tokyo, this month. Such behind the scenes work is also part of their job.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/business/steel-partners-sapporo-bid-just-greenmail-amari/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/u-s-warms-to-quality-sake-forgets-taste-of-earlier-cheap-heated-brews/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Customers try different sake during a recent tasting event at True Sake, a popular sake shop in San Francisco.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/osaka-punishes-163-over-slush-fund-scams/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20070221a3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070221a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An apologetic Osaka Gov. Fusae Ota bows during a news conference Tuesday to announce the punishment of prefectural officials involved in a slush-fund scandal.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/21/national/japan-looks-to-revive-g-4-unsc-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-02-21T09:04:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Illegally harvested sea cucumbers confiscated by the Japan Coast Guard in June are displayed in Muroran, Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe welcomes the five repatriated abductees, (from left) Yasushi Chimura, his wife Fukie, Hitomi Soga, and Yukiko Hasuike and her husband Kaoru, to a meeting at a hotel in Niigata on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police search the headquarters of the Yamaguchi-gumi, Japan's largest underworld syndicate, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Relatives of Koreans listed as war dead by Yasukuni Shrine march to the Tokyo District Court on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The influenza drug Tamiflu, which is being stockpiled globally in preparation for a possible pandemic linked to bird flu, has been blamed for causing abnormal behavior in some people.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/02/28/business/sanyo-electric-may-fix-fishy-reports/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pieces of aluminum found on a runway at Narita airport earlier this month were found to be a broken light cover.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Official Residence while Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov looks on.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomohiko Murakami]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tokyo Broadcasting System President Hiroshi Inoue faces reporters at TBS headquarters Wednesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Setsuko Suda]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sadao Iehara, whose son was dumped in a forest after being hit by a truck, speaks to reporters Wednesday outside the Saga District Court.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tourists walk among the "ice monsters," created when frost and snow envelop trees, at the Zao mountain resort in February.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/02/business/sapporo-questions-fund-ahead-of-possible-takeover/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fujiya President Yasufumi Sakurai holds a news conference Thursday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/02/national/tepco-submits-new-report-on-nuke-coverups/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:01:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:01:42+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hotels and Condos line the beach in Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture. The city, once a package tour and honeymoon hub, is in financial crisis as the tourism industry fades.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Customs Officials display seized elephant tusks Thursday at Nanko port in Osaka's Suminoe Ward.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/02/business/allianz-to-sell-life-policies-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:02:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A humanoid robot rinses a cup with water Wednesday during a demonstration at the University of Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/02/national/impresario-orchestrates-japan-food-fest-in-n-y/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070302f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kumiko Yoshii, a Broadway musical producer, talks Monday about producing the Japanese Food Culture Festival in New York.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Police and railway workers on Thursday morning examine a Hokkaido Railway Co. train that crashed into a logging truck at this grade crossing on the Sekihoku Line, leaving 51 people injured.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/02/national/kyudenko-exec-under-probe-for-philippine-bribes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:03:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-02T09:03:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boars roam the city of Fukui and other locations on the Tsuruga Peninsula, home to several nuclear plants.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Farmers resume shipping chickens Thursday after the Miyazaki Prefectural Government declared the end of a bird-flu outbreak.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/02/national/life-expectancy-here-inches-up-five-year-study/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Homeless people and their supporters confront an Osaka official Friday over the city's attempts to cancel the residency registration of about 2,400 day-laborers who have listed their addresses as one of three public facilities.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/03/national/sapporo-inn-off-the-hook-for-asbestos-linked-death/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:01:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/03/national/most-elementary-schools-teach-english/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:01:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/03/business/battery-woes-caused-by-impacts-sanyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/03/business/ricohs-07-profit-goals-tall-orders-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-03T09:02:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/03/national/kansai-time-out-30-years-without-a-breather/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The inaugural issue of Kansai Time Out magazine in February 1977 provides practical information in English for residents of the Kansai region -- the core concept the monthly has kept for 30 years.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shiro Asano]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/03/national/misawa-u-s-base-to-get-missile-info-processing-system/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hikaru Utada]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/05/national/10000-in-kobe-evacuated-for-bomb-removal/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Personnel from the Ground Self-Defense Force remove a defused bomb from a construction site in Higashi-Nada Ward, Kobe, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pop star Michael Jackson waves to fans at Narita International Airport on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/06/business/uniqlo-to-upgrade-up-to-5000-part-timers/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fumihiro Joyu]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/06/business/ex-daiei-president-named-coo-of-microsoft-in-japan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[There are nearly 300 reservations in Japan for Remy Cointreau Group's 1 million yen Louis XIII Black Pearl brandy.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deficit-Riddled Shibuya Public Hall, a popular concert venue, has been renamed Shibuya C.C. Lemon Hall under a 400 million yen, five-year deal with liquor and soft drinks maker Suntory Ltd., which uses the hall to plug the soft drink.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former judge Norimichi Kumamoto speaks Friday at an assembly in Tokyo against the death penalty.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-10T09:03:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-10T09:03:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-10T09:03:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-10T09:03:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-10T09:04:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-10T09:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hanako Kudo and her father, Mikio, make traditional "junmai" sake in January in a big storehouse at their family business, Maizuru Shuzo Co., in Yokote, Akita Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-11T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-11T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Metropolitan Police Department investigators enter the Saitama Prefectural Government building Saturday to search the office of a health ministry bureaucrat on loan who was arrested the previous day for alleged fraud.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/11/national/metal-thefts-soar-as-prices-demand-spike/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-11T09:04:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toshikatsu Matsuoka]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/12/national/first-japan-authorized-high-school-in-u-s-closes-after-20-years/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-12T09:05:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-12T09:06:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prime Minister Shinzo Abe responds to reporters' questions at his official residence on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/13/business/current-account-surplus-up-near-50/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:02:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:03:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:03:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Workers in Japan from around the world march Sunday through Tokyo's Shibuya Ward to call attention to deteriorating job conditions in Japan, especially for foreigners.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/13/national/safety-terms-for-u-s-beef-imports-to-stay-ministry/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:03:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:03:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/13/national/98-reactor-emergency-in-miyagi-covered-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-13T09:04:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/national/sky-was-the-limit-for-serial-lingerie-thief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[About 4,400 pieces of lingerie are shown to the media Tuesday at Hiroshima Minami Police Station in Hiroshima. They were found at the home of a 54-year-old man who has been arrested on suspicion of stealing women's underwear since 2001.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/business/citigroup-to-raise-offer-in-bid-for-nikko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man passes an stock price board Tuesday morning in Tokyo showing the jump in shares of Nikko Cordial Corp. (second from top).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/business/fujiya-warns-of-6-7-billion-yen-net-loss-from-safety-scandal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Local health officials inspect confectioner Fujiya Co.'s Sapporo plant Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/business/fsa-to-order-10-nonpaying-insurers-to-halt-operations-sources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/national/teacher-traces-aversion-to-kimigayo-to-the-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toru Kondo]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/national/science-health/whats-separate-about-humankind/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fe20070314rha.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A resident of Chimp Haven near Shreveport, Louisiana, which gets government funding to care for animals that were owned by the federal government or otherwise involved in federal labs. Chimpanzees' genetic makeup varies by less than 2 percent from man's, and researchers say it's only right to provide them with comfortable retirement after they've served as research fodder.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/national/saudi-peace-proposal-just-an-opening-bid-peres-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:01:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:01:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/national/ana-propjet-scrapes-to-safe-kochi-stop/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An All Nippon Airways turboprop passenger plane sits nose down Tuesday on the runway at Kochi airport. The plane made a successful emergency landing after its nose gear failed to deploy.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/business/ircj-chief-satisfied-as-bailout-body-prepares-to-wind-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan President Atsushi Saito speaks with The Japan Times last month in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/business/economy-up-88-of-spring-grads-find-employment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/business/bill-calls-for-raising-minimum-wage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/business/daimaru-matsuzakaya-reach-agreement-to-merge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/national/no-panic-in-emergency-landing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Passengers exit the arrival lobby at Kochi airport Tuesday after the All Nippon Airways propjet they were aboard made an emergency landing due to a nose gear malfunction.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/14/national/bill-set-to-let-victims-quiz-defendants/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:04:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-14T09:05:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[An official from the Japan Council of Metalworkers' Unions, an umbrella organization that includes auto and electronics unions, writes the results of wage negotiations at the automakers at council headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/jr-diners-served-mouse-tainted-curry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/business/nikkei-falls-502-points-on-fears-over-dow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A stock price display in Tokyo's Yurakucho district shows the Nikkei average falling by over 500 points Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/ana-mishap-traced-to-nose-gear-door-lock-bolt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[All Nippon Airways employees inspect a propjet Wednesday that made an emergency landing at Kochi airport the previous day. No one was hurt in the mishap.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/business/fujiya-morinaga-to-end-share-tieup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/business/daimaru-matsuzakaya-to-join-forces/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kunihiko Okada (right), chairman of Matsuzakaya Holdings Co., and Daimaru Inc. President Ryoichi Yamamoto announce their firms' tieup Wednesday at the Nagoya Stock Exchange.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/joint-memorial-held-for-battle-of-iwojima-dead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/business/michelin-plans-tokyo-eatery-guide-vows-ratings-wont-be-french-based/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/business/revised-industrial-output-down-1-7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/business/10-insurers-punished-for-failing-to-pay-claims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:01:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/no-more-taping-theater-films-ldp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:02:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/business/noritz-counters-dividend-proposal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:02:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/ministers-reticence-may-backfire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:02:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/business/citigroup-bid-firm-at-1700-yen-as-nikko-tender-offer-starts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/dpjs-nakai-also-finds-faked-costs-for-free-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshi Nakai]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/foreign-labor-need-exposes-dearth-of-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:03:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/pyongyang-envoy-hits-tokyo-for-withholding-energy-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:03:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/empress-is-palaces-latest-stress-victim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:04:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Empress Michiko waits for the arrival of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili at the Imperial Palace on March 9.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/15/national/statute-used-to-overturn-slave-labor-redress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-15T09:05:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/business/toyota-frets-u-s-political-backlash-okuda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/business/disney-stores-to-be-restructured/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/business/ircj-disbands-lauds-role-in-fostering-rehab-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/business/citigroup-launches-bid-for-nikko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/business/sharp-washer-gutted-home-recall-offered/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/hokuriku-hid-99-reactor-criticality-accident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/stolen-trucks-run-into-gunma-mayors-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:01:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two stolen trucks were crashed into the home of Ota Mayor Masayoshi Shimizu in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/chongryun-to-tell-u-n-about-japan-crackdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/business/seven-i-welcomes-1340-new-employees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New employees of Seven and I Holdings Co. do some warmup stretches during their welcoming ceremony at a Tokyo hotel Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/hazmat-emissions-data-bound-for-net/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:02:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/mideast-peace-must-progress-delegates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/constitution-referendum-hearing-set/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:03:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/closer-checks-ordered-for-bombardiers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:04:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/nagano-resort-on-slippery-economic-slope/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:04:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Mini kids Class skiing school at the Nozawa-Onsen ski resort in the village of Nozawa-Onsen, Nagano Prefecture, provides hope for the future of the local economy.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/16/national/tokyo-gubernatorial-race-heats-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-16T09:04:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/business/zensho-to-take-over-sundays-sun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/national/japanese-parents-are-less-hands-on-with-their-kids-poll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/national/scandal-has-fans-wondering-if-sumo-is-on-the-take/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/business/matsushita-looks-to-sell-jvc-to-texas-pacific/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:01:33+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/business/tse-urged-to-draw-more-asian-firms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/business/mizuho-corporate-to-sell-its-stake-in-nikko-to-citigroup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/national/driver-sent-up-for-pedestrian-deaths/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/national/a-ceo-in-prison-about-time-some-say/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:03:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/national/wen-to-take-in-kyoto-during-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:04:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/national/japan-china-on-good-terms-hu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:04:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/17/national/nakai-resubmits-funds-report-utility-expenditures-now-zero/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-17T09:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/18/business/fujiya-rehab-plan-given-to-yamazaki-sacrifices-key-ginza-outlet-sources/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-18T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/18/national/fishing-trio-missing-after-boat-flips/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-18T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Japan Coast Guard diver descends from a JCG copter to search for three fishermen missing off Oirase, Aomori Prefecture, after a wave flipped their boat early Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/18/business/hankyu-hanshin-stores-to-unite-under-holding-firm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-18T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/18/national/denso-chinese-engineer-an-industrial-spy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-18T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/18/business/goto-planetarium-for-china-museum/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-18T09:02:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/18/national/concrete-raised-okinotori-gets-beacon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-18T09:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/18/national/film-on-himeyuri-nurses-set-to-air/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-18T09:04:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A scene from the newly completed documentary film "Himeyuri" shows an unnamed former Himeyuri student nurse touching the photo of a colleague who died during the Battle of Okinawa.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/18/national/chiba-unwed-pair-held-in-daughters-fatal-abuse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-18T09:05:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/national/gold-ingot-stolen-from-museum/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/business/advice-for-japan-as-it-returns-to-the-jungle-dont-feed-the-animals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/national/wrestler-to-run-for-iwate-governor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/national/rising-child-abuse-deaths-draw-national-scrutiny/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:01:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070319f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[An endless stream of child-abuse deaths has exposed gaping flaws in the way Japan attends to its young.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/national/four-missing-in-hokkaido-avalanche/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:03:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/national/takeover-defenses-surging-at-listed-firms-poll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:03:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/national/abe-pushes-u-s-alliance-to-sdf-cadets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:04:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070319a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New military officers toss their caps into the air Sunday after graduating from the National Defense Academy of Japan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/national/kidney-transplants-were-unwise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:05:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/19/national/new-pasmo-card-may-solve-ticket-hassles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-19T09:06:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/business/sp-sees-better-days-ahead-for-major-japanese-banks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/national/kids-group-home-a-safe-respite/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A teenage boy peers from a window at the Kibo no Ie (House of Hope) children's home in Tokyo. Some 60 percent of children here have suffered from abuse.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/national/miyazaki-to-return-with-tale-of-goldfish-princess/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/national/state-seeks-stiffer-sentence-for-killer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/business/fujiya-restarts-beverage-sales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Sapporo Beverage Co. worker places a sample of Fujiya beverages in a vending machine Monday in Tokyo's Ebisu district as Fujiya resumed drink sales.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/national/bunraku-master-gets-french-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/business/department-store-sales-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/national/accused-triple-killers-acquittal-is-upheld/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/business/scandal-hit-sanyos-chairwoman-exits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:01:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/03/20/business/nissan-yahoo-offer-gourmet-service/</loc>
		<lastmod>2007-03-20T09:02:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akira Watanabe, holder of the prestigious Ryuo title in "shogi," or Japanese chess, smiles after prevailing over Bonanza, the world's most powerful shogi program, in a historic clash Wednesday at a hotel in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Facing Deportation (from left) Betran, Zilan and Taskin meet reporters Friday after the Tokyo District Court rejected their lawsuit to stop their order to leave, which means the family will be split apart.]]></image:caption>
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