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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A worker at a wholesale market in Miyazaki displays a pair of Taiyo no Tamago (Egg of the Sun) mangoes Thursday morning during this year's first auction, which fetched record prices.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Experts on juvenile delinquency discuss a proposal to revise the Juvenile Law at a symposium in Tokyo this week sponsored by the Japan Federation of Bar Associations.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/11/national/hatoyama-solemnly-reveals-four-more-convicts-hanged/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/11/national/russias-boom-times-stretch-to-niigata/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroo Nishiwaki, owner of Flower Farm Shirone, has been shipping his tulips from Niigata to the Russian Far East for the last four years.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:02:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:02:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:02:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/11/business/current-account-surplus-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/11/business/machinery-orders-sank-by-12-7-in-february/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-11T09:03:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/business/btmu-kddi-phone-net-bank-named/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/national/china-still-no-1-counterfeiter-of-japanese-goods/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fake brand goods are displayed at the Finance Ministry on March 5.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/national/u-s-to-notify-japan-about-any-deserters/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/business/subprime-losses-lower-mizuho-profit-forecast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/business/wholesale-prices-rise-2-2-in-year/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/national/bayer-team-makes-stem-cells-from-skin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/national/fukuda-fillon-to-push-emissions-talks-at-u-n/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:01:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/national/aid-for-poor-urged-amid-food-price-hikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:01:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/04/12/business/say-cheese-omron-shows-off-smile-measuring-device/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A woman uses Omron Corp.'s Okao Catch (Face Catch) to measure the size of her smile Thursday at technology showroom TEPIA in Minato Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-12T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dr. Naoshi Tamura explains a treatment plan to a patient at Ota Hospital in Tokyo on Feb. 14.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-13T09:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-04-14T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People in Nagano and Tokyo show their support for Tibet at events held Sunday evening]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[These doses of vaccines have been stockpiled for possible pandemics.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Panelists discuss ways to fight global warming at the G8 Business Summit in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Following ritual: Kenichi Watanabe, president of Nomura Securities Co. and Nomura Holdings Inc., bows in apology Tuesday at a news conference in Tokyo over alleged insider trading involving a Nomura employee.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Milestone marked: Emperor Akihito makes a congratulatory speech during a ceremony Thursday at a Tokyo hotel to celebrate the centennial of Japanese emigration to Brazil. Dilma Rousseff, chief minister of the Presidential Staff Office of Brazil (left), also spoke at the event.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suffrage demand: Myanmar nationals in Japan clash with police Saturday outside the Myanmar Embassy in Shinagawa Ward as they demanded to be allowed to vote on a bill for a new Myanmar Constitution.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seeking change: John Ho, Asia chief of The Children's Investment Fund, talks about the challenges facing Japanese capital markets in an interview in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Right fight: Myanmar residents in Japan stage a rally Sunday outside the Myanmar Embassy in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, demanding the right to vote in an upcoming national referendum on a new constitution.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back to the grind: Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda leaves a government plane at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Sunday after returning from his trip to Russia.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Projecting a win: Hideo Hiraoka of the Democratic Party of Japan celebrates Sunday in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, after exit polls showed he was set to take a Lower House by-election seen as a litmus test of Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's administration.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Much to ponder: Senior Liberal Democratic Party leaders (from left) Makoto Koga, head of the party's election committee; Secretary General Bunmei Ibuki; Toshihiro Nikai, chairman of the General Council; Sadakazu Tanigaki, chief of the Policy Research Council; and Hidehisa Otsuji, chairman of the party's Upper House caucus; attend a Monday session of the General Council.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[End of an era: The Fujin-Raijin II roller coaster is dismantled Monday at Expoland in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[I am Japanese if you please]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Daniel Price, who serves as the U.S.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sticky situation: Hinaidori K.K. President Seiichi Fujiwara is taken by a police vehicle from his friend's home in Odate, Akita Prefecture, on Thursday morning. Fujiwara was later arrested along with five others on suspicion of labeling fraud.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/02/national/canadian-ambassador-brings-a-lifelong-love-of-japan-to-his-post/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The diplomatic touch: Joseph Caron, the Canadian ambassador to Japan, is interviewed in his embassy in Minato Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer heat: A mother sits with her daughters on a bench in Odori Park in central Sapporo Thursday afternoon. Temperatures had surpassed 30 degrees by noon in many parts of Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/02/business/jt-expects-loss-from-gyoza-aftermath/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:02:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/02/national/new-u-s-base-accord-takes-effect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:02:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/02/national/4-5-magnitude-quake-rattles-chiba/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:04:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/02/national/hokkaidos-yezo-deer-ending-up-in-burgers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:04:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Environmental damage: A Yezo deer comes down from the mountains in search of food in Shari, Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/02/national/bill-ties-visa-to-language-skills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:04:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/02/national/dead-swan-in-hokkaido-tests-positive-for-bird-flu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:05:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the lookout: Local health officials testing for avian influenza look for bird droppings at Lake Towada in Akita Prefecture on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/02/national/japan-s-korea-agree-on-nuke-talks-with-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-02T09:05:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/astronaut-longs-to-scan-japan-from-space-module/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Long-distance call: Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide speaks to the Tokyo office of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency via satellite from NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/business/tainted-gyoza-knocked-stuffing-out-of-chinese-food-sales-to-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/business/canon-to-build-toner-plant-in-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/golden-week-trips-to-china-fizzle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/marines-move-to-guam-may-be-delayed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/oil-spill-hits-nankan-river-in-kumamoto/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/business/asahi-building-milk-plant-in-china-to-target-urban-centers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/business/ftc-drops-pvc-price-fixing-case/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/canadian-charged-with-carrying-7-kg-of-drugs-at-kansai-airport/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big haul: A 7-kg stash of amphetamines that was found concealed in a modified suitcase is displayed to the media Friday at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going strong: Disney characters work the crowd during a parade marking Tokyo Disneyland's 25th anniversary in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, in April.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/porn-surfing-at-work-earns-man-demotion/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/expatriate-assemblyman-building-bridges-between-aichi-brooklyn/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/business/sanyo-to-scrap-pay-cuts-for-executives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/dpj-weighs-voting-rights-for-all-permanent-residents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/japan-peace-groups-to-unveil-wwii-monument-in-guam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/five-tourists-die-in-bolivia-car-crash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:02:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/biologist-artist-in-times-top-100/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:02:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/business/new-zealands-clark-to-visit-japan-for-trade-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/china-warms-to-emissions-goals/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/support-rate-for-cabinet-below-20/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:03:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/komura-off-to-visit-pakistan-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:03:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/zoo-donates-ling-lings-body-to-museum-for-scientific-study/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:03:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/its-a-voyage-of-discovery-for-peace-boat-couple/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:04:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Peace and love: Tatsuya Yoshioka and Rachel Armstrong Yoshioka pose with their 1-year-old daughter, Sofia, by the Kanda River in Tokyo's Higashi-Nakano district, their favorite place to stroll, on April 19.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/03/national/japanese-x-ray-staff-at-u-s-air-base-unlicensed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-03T09:04:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/04/national/aichi-teen-dies-in-suspected-slaying/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:03:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/04/national/dont-delist-north-abductee-group/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:03:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/04/national/article-9-hailed-on-constitutions-birthday/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In support of peace: Demonstrators march and sing in support of Article 9 of the Constitution on a street in Tokyo Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/04/national/embassy-trying-to-id-bolivia-crash-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:04:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:05:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/04/national/referendum-law-evokes-one-question-why/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-04T09:05:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/05/national/china-hopeful-on-talks-over-tibet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/05/national/bolivia-victims-id-still-unconfirmed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/05/national/chinas-hu-wont-ask-japan-to-reflect-on-past/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/05/national/u-n-climate-chief-calls-for-g8-emissions-pact/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:03:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rajendra Pachauri]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/05/national/weekend-death-toll-from-gas-at-seven/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:04:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/05/national/number-of-children-continues-to-decline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:04:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/05/national/asian-finance-chiefs-to-create-stability-body/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:05:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/05/national/nobel-peace-prize-winner-hits-moves-to-change-article-9/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-05T09:05:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Peacemaker: Nobel Prize Prize winner Mairead Corrigan- Maguire speaks at the Global Article 9 Conference to Abolish War, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/06/national/japanese-agar-threatened-by-cheap-imports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labor of love: Toshifusa Ogasawara (left), president of Ogasawara Inc., dries agar in Inadani, Nagano Prefecture, in February to produce filiform agar.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/06/national/article-9-conference-calls-for-spread-of-pacifism-in-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/06/national/kenyan-nobel-laureate-urges-g8-to-address-africa-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/06/national/no-deal-with-china-on-gas-field-dispute/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/06/national/boj-abandons-gradual-hikes-in-key-rate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:03:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:04:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:04:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/06/national/jal-mechanics-other-ground-staff-to-train-for-emergency-escapes/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Close call: A China Airlines jetliner burns as passengers escape at Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture in this photo taken by an eyewitness last Aug. 20. There were no injuries.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/06/national/ex-soldier-who-reconciled-with-british-sparks-fond-memories/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-06T09:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20080506f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former foes: Masao Hirakubo (center, with a cane) attends the annual Anglo-Japanese service of reconciliation at Canterbury Cathedral in August 2006. He is joined by British war veterans and other members of the Japanese community in Britain, including Japanese Ambassador Yoshiji Nogami (to the left of Hirakubo).]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/07/national/president-hu-looks-forward-to-a-warm-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-07T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/10/business/tata-autocomp-starts-kyushu-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:02:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/10/national/toxic-gas-kills-woman-injures-son/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:03:25+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/10/national/writers-funnel-book-royalties-to-charity-ngo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:04:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20080510f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Food for thought: Proceeds from sales of books with the Chabo! logo go to charity.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/10/national/tokyo-ramps-up-greenery-effort/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20080510f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Laying the groundwork: The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will plant thousands of trees in this Tokyo Bay landfill to create an 88-hectare woods called Umi no Mori (Sea Forest) by 2016.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/10/national/for-the-moment-panel-turns-aside-road-tax-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-10T09:05:39+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/11/national/get-more-skilled-foreigners-panel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/11/national/girl-badly-beaten-autopsy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Evidence: A police officer displays a hand bag found near the Aseku River and a pair of sandals of the same brand and model believed worn by slain high school student Miho Kosugi before she disappeared Tuesday, in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:01:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/11/national/hu-concludes-summit-with-osaka-nara-events/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:01:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nice to meet you: Chinese President Hu Jintao shakes hands with Shunkai Matsuura, head of Toshodaiji Temple, in Nara in front of a model of an ancient Chinese ship Hu donated to the temple on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/11/national/2050-emissions-goal-eyed-for-june/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/11/national/insecticide-found-in-canned-coffee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:03:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/11/national/municipalities-misuse-book-budgets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-11T09:03:59+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/sanyo-vw-eye-lithium-ion-cells/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/fukuda-wants-u-n-in-myanmar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:04:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/narita-to-ask-owners-to-sell-plots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:04:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/olympic-ceremony-boycott-sought/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:04:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/g8-talks-seek-to-link-environment-labor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:04:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/defense-chief-seeks-leaner-staff-offices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:05:07+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/nagoya-man-sets-self-ablaze-in-police-station/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:05:33+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/taiwan-unfazed-by-warming-japan-china-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:05:34+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/unicef-health-official-says-aid-is-desperately-needed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:05:35+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/12/national/n-korea-suggested-existence-of-other-abductees-in-2004/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-12T09:05:36+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/business/glitch-snarls-btmus-system-integration-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Limited service: A set of instructions distributed Monday morning to a Seven Bank outlet in Minato Ward, Tokyo, informs employees that cards issued by the former Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi cannot be used for some transactions.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/business/tci-appeals-order-to-end-j-power-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/business/economic-outlook-warrants-caution-shirakawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/business/business-failures-rose-8-4-in-april/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:01:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/business/council-plugs-energy-saving-fluorescent-bulbs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lighting the way: Industry minister Akira Amari compares fluorescent and incandescent bulbs Monday in Tokyo as part of the ministry's drive to promote energy-saving home electrical appliances.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/business/business-sentiment-index-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:02:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/national/g8-talks-take-up-labor-inequalities-green-role/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/business/nissan-entering-joint-venture-to-produce-cheap-cars-for-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/business/victor-and-kenwood-to-form-merger-oct-1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:03:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/national/nine-injured-as-car-and-bus-collide-in-nagasaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:03:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/national/weather-forecast-olympics-also-set-for-beijing-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:03:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/national/upper-house-snubs-road-tax-bill-override-set/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:04:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bump in the road: Transport minister Tetsuzo Fuyushiba (front row) looks on as the opposition-controlled House of Councilors rejects the government's road tax bill by a margin of 126-108 Monday afternoon.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/national/17-years-sought-for-sister-slayer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:04:34+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/national/top-medal-eluded-east-l-a-marine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:05:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20080513f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taken prisoner: U.S. Marines' Guy Gabaldon (right) and James Gilmer walk with a captured Japanese soldier somewhere in the Pacific during World War II. Gabaldon was hailed a hero for persuading more than 1,000 Japanese to surrender during the battle for Saipan in 1944.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/13/national/more-warrants-issued-over-nomura-scandal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-13T09:05:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/hokkaido-coin-to-mark-g8-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20080514a8a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mint condition: Lake Toya and Japanese red-crowned cranes appear on a 1,000 yen coin (right) commemorating the G-8 summit in Hokkaido in July, while a 500 yen coin depicts the Hokkaido Prefectural Government building and Lake Toya.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/business/japan-brazils-vale-to-ink-mineral-projects-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/astronauts-tell-kids-about-life-on-shuttle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Greetings, Earthling!: Takao Doi (right) and other astronauts who crewed the space shuttle Endeavour during its March mission greet high school students at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/500-kg-concrete-chunk-falls-off-bullet-train-bridge-in-yamaguchi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/business/shonai-hokuto-banks-eye-merger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/business/nagano-ex-chief-of-mitsubishi-materials-nikkeiren-dies-at-85/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takeshi Nagano]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/nothing-beats-a-good-mascot-for-promotion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marimokkori, originally created as a character representing round green algae in Hokkaido, has gained popularity]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/kato-exits-touting-stronger-u-s-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:02:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/business/ntt-profit-up-first-time-since-03/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/disabled-blast-osaka-plan-to-up-medical-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:03:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/g8-seeks-environmentally-friendly-workplaces/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:03:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seats of contention: Diet members attend a plenary session of the Lower House on Tuesday where the controversial road-tax bill was endorsed.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/business/government-debt-up-14-86-trillion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:03:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/melons-bust-record-at-2-5-million/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Under the hammer: The first premium Yubari cantaloupes of the season are auctioned Tuesday at the Sapporo City Central Wholesale Market.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/referendum-on-nuclear-carrier-proposed-to-yokosuka-assembly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:05:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/britons-drug-acquittal-is-appealed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:05:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/14/national/fresh-warrant-more-arrests-in-pci-case/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-14T09:05:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/national/noguchi-assigned-to-space-mission/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/business/yashiro-reappointed-to-chair-ailing-shinsei-bank/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/business/current-account-surplus-up-16/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/national/japan-plans-big-presence-at-taiwan-presidents-inauguration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/business/sony-logged-record-sales-net-profit-in-07/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/business/hondas-asimo-humanoid-robot-conducts-detroit-orchestra/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20080515a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maestro: ASIMO the robot conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as it performs "Impossible Dream" on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/national/japans-candidate-for-top-wipo-post-pulls-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/national/airplane-part-lands-in-chiba-field/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/15/business/latest-car-nav-checks-home-lights-locks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2008-05-15T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bon appetit: A clerk hands a boxed lunch to a customer at a Hotto Motto "bento" outlet in Chuo Ward, Tokyo, on the chain's opening day Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Empty nets: Seizo Takeuchi, president of the Onizaki fisheries cooperative in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, points to a net devoid of seaweed because ducks have devoured it.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soothing vibes: Ousmane Diedhiou, a native of Senegal, plays a balophon at African Festa 2008 in Yokohama on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[With head bowed: Sumo wrestler Toyozakura apologizes for injuring a junior wrestler with a wooden sword, at a news conference in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Helping hand: Japanese rescue workers on Saturday carry the bodies of Song Xuemei and her infant daughter, with help from her husband (second from right), after recovering them from a collapsed building in Sichuan Province.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Working the crowd: Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama calls for abolishing a new health insurance plan for people aged 75 or older on April 14 in Toshima Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Helping hands: Kazuhiro Tajiri (right), chief of Japan's medical support team, is welcomed Wednesday by the head of the No. 1 People's Hospital in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Making their presence felt: Ainu and their supporters stage a march Thursday from Hibiya Park in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, to the Diet building, demanding they be recognized as an indigenous people and granted rights accordingly.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People power: Sayaka Funada Classen of TICAD Civil Society Forum meets with Gustave Assah, chairman of NGO Civic Commission for Africa, at her office in Tokyo's Waseda district May 15.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the front lines: Tsuneo Kurokawa, head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency's Africa Department, is interviewed at JICA headquarters in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Change for tomorrow: Britain's environmental secretary, Hilary Benn, (second from left), meets Saturday in Kobe with young people representing the G8 nations and five emerging economies involved in addressing climate change issues.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sigh of relief: Clay Lowery, an assistant secretary of the U.S. Treasury, faces reporters Monday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[United in grief: The late Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito's daughters, (from left) Yuko Yokoo, Takako Yoshida and Mariko Ito, enter the Nagasaki District Court on Monday morning holding a photograph of their father.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuichiro Miura]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Crime scene: Blue tarps cover several floors of a residential building in Koto Ward, Tokyo, on Monday where a man has admitted killing a fellow resident missing since April 18.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cordial responses: Emiko Okada of Hiroshima shows letters she has received from leaders of three of the Group of Eight countries.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Say it with flowers: Workers at a rose manufacturer in Naivasha, Kenya, busily prepare their flowers for shipment to overseas markets, including Japan and Europe.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Colors of Africa: Red, yellow and green illuminations, representing the colors found on the flags of many African countries, are displayed on Yamashita Koen Dori in Yokohama on Monday evening. The illuminations will be on display from 6:30 p.m to midnight until Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[High hope: Kibo, Japan's space station lab, seen in this undated NASA photo, is lowered into a shipping crate in preparation for transport to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it is scheduled to be launched Saturday aboard the space shuttle Discovery.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shake it up: Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren), urges tax reform during an interview Tuesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/29/national/scandal-hit-senba-kitcho-expires/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Expiry date: Senba Kitcho K.K. President Sachiko Yuki apologizes during a news conference Wednesday in Osaka to announce the restaurant chain's closure.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/29/national/global-realities-will-make-toyako-among-most-complex-g8-summits/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaharu Kohno]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Edward Rice]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the groove: Children enjoy beating Japanese "wadaiko" drums at the Celtic Learning Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, in March as volunteer teacher Fumiko Nakabachi looks on.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trade fair: Visitors check out clothing and other goods at African Fair 2008 in the Pacifico Yokohama convention center Wednesday in Yokohama. The fair, which runs through Sunday, is exhibiting goods from 41 African countries.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/29/national/book-about-juvenile-offender-believed-crossed-the-line/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[By a nose: An All Nippon Airways twin-turboprop manufactured by Bombardier Aerospace safely lands with its nose gear retracted at Kochi airport in March 2007.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/30/national/reform-bill-sidesteps-amakudari/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/30/business/nippon-oil-joins-north-sea-project/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/30/national/funeral-held-for-two-fishermen-lost-in-collision-with-destroyer/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Somber occasion: Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters Thursday in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, after attending the funeral of two fishermen who were killed in a collision with a destroyer.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/30/business/nippon-steel-unit-skipped-tests-forged-data-on-pipes/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/30/business/japan-aims-to-double-africa-trade/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/05/30/national/canceling-africa-debt-would-be-just-bono/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Oh the humanity: The kanji for human adorns the T-shirts Thursday of (from left) Japanese jazz saxaphonist Sadao Watanabe, Colombian pop singer Juanes, Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour, Irish rock group U2 vocalist Bono and Japanese singer Misia during the African aid event One for ALL in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Biomass appeal: A new biomass-burning power facility operated by Mitsui Engineering &amp; Shipbuilding Co. in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, is expected to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 350,000 tons a year.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Into the unknown: Japan's medical team to be dispatched to Myanmar gathers at Narita airport Thursday before departing in the afternoon.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nicholas Alipui]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Justice served: Plaintiffs and their supporters rejoice after the Osaka High Court on Friday recognized them, or their deceased kin, as sufferers of atomic bomb-related illnesses.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoweri Museveni]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sign of the times: A worker at a gasoline station in Ota Ward, Tokyo, changes the price for regular to ¥174 on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sense of crisis: Akira Amari, minister of economy, trade and industry, gives an interview at his ministry Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sokichi Sugimura]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/06/03/national/microscopic-ramen-served/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[For the dieter: "Carbon nanotube ramen" in a bowl with diameter measuring one-thousandth of a millimeter is seen in this December 2006 photomicrograph released last week by the Nakao Hamaguchi Lab at the University of Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2008/06/03/national/fukuda-brown-agree-to-tackle-rising-prices/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In limbo: Rossana Tapiru and her two daughters, Naomi Sato (left) and Masami Tapiru, pose for a photo in Nagoya last month. The mother is awaiting a Supreme Court ruling set for Wednesday on her demand that Masami be given Japanese nationality.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gloomy message: Finance Minister Fukushiro Nukaga addresses the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jump for joy: Outside the Supreme Court, Filipino mothers of children by Japanese men celebrate Wednesday's ruling paving the way for citizenship for their offspring.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Talk therapy: Toshimasa Nishiyama, a professor at Kansai Medical University, discusses ways to improve medical services for foreign visitors to Japan at a symposium in Tokyo on May 31.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newly anointed: Softbank Corp. President Masayoshi Son and Apple Inc. CEO Steve Jobs pose Monday in San Francisco after Jobs announced the launch of Apple's new iPhone in 22 countries, including Japan.]]></image:caption>
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