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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sales spree: Tourists ride the Segway two-wheeled electric transporter in Washington last year. Segway's Japan unit aims to expand sales to over 1,000 units by the end of March 2012.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Go green: A customer checks out air conditioners at a Bic Camera electronics outlet Friday in central Tokyo, as the government launched a subsidy program for buyers of energy-efficient appliances.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Little consolation: Akio Ogami (right) and his wife, Kaori, hold pictures of their children, who were killed in an August 2006 accident involving drunken driver Futoshi Imabayashi, during a news conference Friday in Fukuoka, after the high court extended the driver's prison term to 20 years.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Peas in a pod: DPJ Secretary General Yukio Hatoyama stumps in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Friday for the DPJ presidential election, as his rival, Katsuya Okada, the party's deputy chief, looks on.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-05-16T09:02:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hand in hand: Aiko Tanaka, 27, an elementary school teacher, and Olegs Orlovs, 27, a Latvian diplomat, pose for a wedding photo in Tokyo in 2008.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-05-16T09:03:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-05-16T09:03:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/17/national/longtime-opponent-of-nuclear-weapons-dies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toshiyuki Toyoda]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/17/national/kobe-officials-start-limited-measures-to-halt-flu-spread/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just in case: People walk through Kobe wearing protective masks after the nation's first homegrown case of swine flu was confirmed on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/17/national/kids-diabetics-pregnant-women-at-risk-omi-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/17/national/lee-may-visit-for-summit-in-june/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/17/national/kinder-gentler-society-pledged/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rallying the troops: Yukio Hatoyama speaks to party members after being elected president of Democratic Party of Japan at a Tokyo hotel on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/17/national/teens-in-kobe-test-positive-for-h1n1/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:02:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's here: Health minister Yoichi Masuzoe announces Japan's first homegrown case of swine flu Saturday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/17/national/hatoyama-elected-head-of-dpj/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-17T09:02:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No time to lose: Newly elected Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (left) raises his hands with rival Katsuya Okada after winning the opposition party's presidential election Saturday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/national/44-back-hatoyama-as-prime-minister/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[United front: The Democratic Party of Japan's new leadership (from left), Azuma Koshiishi, Katsuya Okada, Yukio Hatoyama, Ichiro Ozawa and Naoto Kan, appear at DPJ headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/national/gearing-up-for-election-ldp-says-hatoyama-a-puppet-of-ozawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/national/japan-slow-to-realize-it-wasnt-immune-to-swine-flu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Searching for clues: Takaharu Miyanomae, principal of Kansai Okura High School, holds a news conference Sunday in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/national/u-s-tried-to-prevent-nakasones-iran-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/business/will-second-wave-of-price-destruction-finally-spur-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/national/thai-boy-awaits-meeting-his-dad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/national/okada-to-get-dpjs-no-2-post-hatoyama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:01:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/national/hayami-boj-chief-who-cut-interest-to-zero-dies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/18/national/domestic-h1n1-flu-cases-increase-to-42/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-18T09:02:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/h1n1-flu-surges-in-kansai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On guard: Many commuters wear masks at JR Sannomiya Station in Kobe on Monday as the Kansai region saw a spike in swine flu cases.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/virus-could-reach-tokyo-anytime/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lottery fever: Clerks in masks sell tickets for the Dream Jumbo lottery at an outlet in Kita Ward, Osaka, on Monday. The lottery's top prize is worth 200 million.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/high-school-volleyball-teams-seen-as-a-possible-route-of-flu-bug/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/mox-fuel-arrives-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/business/banks-see-fertile-ground-in-farms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/dui-who-killed-three-kids-appeals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:01:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/peace-laureates-publish-declaration-against-nuclear-arms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/business/average-monthly-overtime-at-manufacturers-sank-18-7-in-08-wages-also-fell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/business/toyota-debuts-new-prius-hybrid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[High hopes: Akio Toyoda, the incoming Toyota president, speaks about the new Prius at a news conference at the company's Mega Web showroom in Koto Ward, Tokyo, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/business/department-store-sales-slump-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/japans-response-in-global-spotlight-who-official-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:02:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/two-missing-climbers-in-mie-found-dead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:02:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/man-held-for-threats-to-school/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/keidanren-panned-over-climate-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/19/national/with-election-looming-hatoyama-must-act-fast-to-win-over-public/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-19T09:03:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fresh face?: New Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama speaks during the party's parliamentarian meeting in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/20/business/softbank-unveils-summer-handsets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-20T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/20/business/major-banking-groups-report-massive-losses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-20T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/20/national/akita-child-killer-drops-appeal-of-life-sentence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-20T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/20/national/kanji-testing-body-execs-held/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-20T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Noboru Okubo]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/20/national/iwc-delays-decision-on-coastal-whaling/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Help is on the way: Workers at Sapporo City Hall on Tuesday move boxes of application forms for the government's cash handout program.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Five musketeers: Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama (center) joins hands with his executive lineup Tuesday in Tokyo as he inaugurates the new team.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the go: Commuters in masks rush to work Tuesday morning at JR Sannomiya Station in Kobe.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Easy listening: Shinichi Soga, a 31-year-old farmer in Niigata Prefecture, examines tomatoes at his farm while listening to music.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Special delivery: Osaka prosecutors carry boxes of confiscated documents from the head office of Japan Post Service Co. in Tokyo on Tuesday night.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shocking: An electric car that was imported from the United States in 1917 is displayed Wednesday in Kyoto.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Juan Carlos Capunay]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/21/business/mufg-securities-to-compensate-customers-for-leak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-21T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/21/national/step-up-to-plate-dalai-lama-envoy-tells-japan/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/21/business/panasonic-to-slash-pay-30-this-year-for-president-chairman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-21T09:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/22/business/sony-plans-to-slash-suppliers-in-major-test-of-ceos-mettle/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Welcoming death debate: Justice Minister Eisuke Mori speaks during a news conference Thursday at the ministry.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/22/national/ldp-looks-likely-to-follow-dpj-in-limiting-hereditary-candidates/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/22/national/principal-apologizes-for-letting-students-go-to-new-york/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taking the heat: Takayoshi Maeda, principal of Senzoku Gakuen's junior high and high schools in Kawasaki, speaks during a news conference Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/23/national/housewives-essays-tell-other-story-of-japan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fresh perspective: "Living Japan: Essays on Everyday Life in Contemporary Society" is a collection written by housewives.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Homeward bound: People see off a ship headed to Russian-held Etorofu Island from the port of Nemuro, Hokkaido, on Friday under a bilateral visa-free exchange program.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fieldwork: Women in traditional costume plant rice during the "Mibu no Hanataue" ritual in northern Hiroshima Prefecture in this undated file photo from the Cultural Affairs Agency.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/23/national/families-find-support-with-discount-cards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-23T09:02:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/23/business/tender-offer-for-usj-shares-succeeds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-23T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/23/business/flu-virus-starts-to-take-toll-on-businesses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-23T09:02:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Life goes on: Groups of students wearing masks on Friday visit Kyoto's Kiyomizu Temple, one of the city's most popular spots for school excursions.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/23/national/flu-policy-given-more-flexibility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-23T09:02:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/23/national/ex-chuo-graduate-held-in-slaying/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-23T09:02:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/24/national/hyogo-nurseries-day-care-centers-reopen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-24T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090524a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[What swine flu?: Children play at a nursery school in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, Saturday morning that reopened after the government relaxed restrictions on areas hit by swine flu.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/24/national/robbery-suspect-linked-to-cabby-case/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-24T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/24/national/gates-said-pushing-f-35-as-best-option-for-next-asdf-fighter-jet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-24T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/24/national/gps-studied-as-tool-to-track-ex-convicts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-24T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/24/national/second-batch-of-mox-delivered-to-saga-reactor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-24T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090524a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Easy does it: A container of mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX) from France is lifted from the hold of the Pacific Heron on Saturday at a nuclear power plant in Genkai, Saga Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/24/national/pacific-isle-nations-get-50-billion-aid-offer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-24T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/24/business/g8-energy-chiefs-to-discuss-oil-futures-oversight/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-24T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/24/national/mox-use-opposed-by-genkais-leery-residents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-24T09:02:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090524a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Speaking out: An antinuclear activist reads out a statement of protest to an official of Kyushu Electric Power Co.'s Genkai No. 3 nuclear power plant on Saturday after a second shipment of MOX fuel arrived from France.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/yamagata-teen-shot-by-crow-hunter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/dpj-changes-course-will-pledge-specifics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090525a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Campaign promises: Katsuya Okada, secretary general of the Democratic Party of Japan, delivers a speech to DPJ lawmakers before the May 16 vote to choose a new party leader.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/enrichment-without-iaea-checks-mulled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/dpj-triumphs-in-saitama-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090525a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hayato Shimizu]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/business/traditional-merchant-values-resurgent-in-recessionary-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/proposed-foreigner-card-protested/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:02:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090525a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Just say no": More than 200 protesters march through Tokyo's Shinbashi district Sunday with signs opposing revisions to the immigration law.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/beef-safety-rating-to-be-raised/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/four-new-flu-cases-schools-to-reopen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/nippon-steel-pitches-roof-tiles-made-of-titanium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090525a8a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A little off the top: A Buddhist monk at Sensoji Temple in Taito Ward, Tokyo, shows "kawara" roof tiles made of titanium that now protect the main hall of the landmark temple.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/kodo-drums-perform-with-orchestra/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:02:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/25/national/chinese-party-official-mulling-options-for-resuming-six-way-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-25T09:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/the-rise-of-japans-no-1-gateway/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090526f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[First steps: This painting by William Heine, who accompanied Matthew C. Perry to Japan, depicts the commodore and his 500 officers and crew meeting shogunate commissioners after landing at Yokohama on March 8, 1854.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/new-icebreaker-shirase-arrives-at-its-home-port/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reporting for duty: The Shirase, Japan's newest icebreaker, enters the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/transport-firms-to-test-for-sobriety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/government-to-embrace-green-new-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/more-sanctions-seen-as-ineffective/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/kansai-kids-return-to-school-as-flu-threat-fades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20090526a2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090526a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Real-world education: Elementary school students work with handmade masks Monday as classes resume at their school in Suita, Osaka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/business/kddi-unveils-cell-phone-lineup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/handbag-with-1-million-snatched/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/business/extra-budget-plan-said-wasteful/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/business/economy-looking-up-for-first-time-since-06/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/writer-rolls-out-horror-story-on-toilet-paper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20090526a5a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090526a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pulp fiction: Writer Koji Suzuki poses with rolls of toilet paper on which his short horror story "Drop" is printed, at a printing factory in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/business/consumer-electronics-dive-14/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/man-gets-22-years-for-killing-landlord-in-row-over-feeding-stray-cat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/business/ntt-unit-to-buy-pacific-crossing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/26/national/man-on-tracks-stops-bullet-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-26T09:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/japan-scrambles-for-right-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/dpj-wont-hike-tax-okada-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090527a6a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Read my lips: Democratic Party of Japan Secretary General Katsuya Okada is interviewed Tuesday at the party's headquarters in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/lower-house-adopts-bonus-cut-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/peace-clock-gets-set-back-to-one/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ticked off: Reset to one, a display at the "peace clock" monument at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on Tuesday shows the number of days since the last nuclear test.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/business/jbic-to-aid-japan-firms-overseas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/welfare-ministry-official-arrested-over-postage-discount/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20090527a4a.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Arrested: Welfare ministry official Tsutomu Kamimura leaves his home in Nakano Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/clinic-hospital-links-praised-for-safe-births/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/ogata-calls-for-increase-in-oda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/business/mhi-opens-in-kiev-johannesburg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/business/nissan-europcar-to-sell-lease-electric-cars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/ozawa-aide-makes-15-million-bail/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/business/google-finds-facebook-in-challengers-search/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:01:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nb20090527a3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20090527a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Searching for an answer: An office worker calls up Google's Web site on her laptop computer Tuesday. The Internet search giant is facing challenges from the success of social networking sites such as Facebook.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/saito-hints-at-midterm-goal-of-15-cut-in-co-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/lower-house-condemns-nuke-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/business/okinawans-lead-in-use-of-electronic-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:02:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nb20090527a4a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20090527a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bits and bytes: A travel agency in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, has readers for accepting Edy, a type of electronic currency.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/business/securitized-real-estate-market-dives/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/court-officially-recognizes-man-as-hibakusha/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:02:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20090527a8a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090527a8a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Survival instinct: About 150 atomic bomb survivors and their supporters march along a street in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday to demand that the government grant all survivors of the blasts lower medical costs and allowances when being treated for radiation-related illnesses.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/aso-pays-respects-to-roh-at-embassy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:02:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/as-flu-fears-ease-most-kyoto-schools-reopen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:03:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/27/national/supreme-court-turns-down-two-suits-on-poison-gas-left-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-27T09:03:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/28/national/hatoyama-aso-mix-it-up-in-diet-debate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-28T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/28/national/u-s-can-prevent-arms-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-28T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/05/28/business/trade-conflicts-loom-amid-protectionist-steps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-05-28T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the old days: This picture postcard shows a street in Yokohama's Chinatown around 1920, including signs for a piano maker and a Chinese restaurant.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Star status: Freelance journalist Hisao Tanabe talks about his work helping Myanmar residents in Japan during an interview in Tokyo on April 12.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Smash hit: A shopper checks out Japanese author Haruki Murakami's new book, "1Q84," which can be read as "1984" in Japanese, at a bookstore in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Consuming interest: Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Japan Business Federation (Nippon Keidanren) and Canon Inc., is interviewed recently in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Flu fighters: Tamiflu (right), the controversial antiviral drug used to treat swine flu patients, is easier to administer than Relenza (left), which must be inhaled using special equipment.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Uncharted territory: A pharmacist (left) hands instructions for a nonprescription drug to a sales clerk at a FamilyMart convenience store in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At ease: World War II veteran Joe Alexander (right), a survivor of the 1942 Bataan Death March, talks with Japanese Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-01T09:05:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Auctioned off: This garden and a hall at Enmanin Temple in Otsu, Shiga Prefecture, both designated as important cultural assets, were sold for ¥1.07 billion at a court auction May 26 to help pay off the temple's huge debts.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No easy answers: Kyoto University of Education President Mitsuyo Terada (left) faces the media Monday over the arrests of six students for allegedly gang-raping a 19-year-old woman.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No pharmacist needed: A customer checks packs of nonprescription drugs Monday at a Seven-Eleven in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/02/national/last-flu-hit-osaka-school-reopens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:01:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Apologetic: Former Nova Corp. President Nozomu Sahashi leaves the Osaka District Court on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/02/business/french-jewelers-diamond-giveaway-draws-long-lines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/02/business/fallout-to-hit-japan-parts-makers-acutely/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:02:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On sale: GM cars are displayed at a dealership in Minato Ward, Tokyo, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/02/national/smoking-ban-takes-effect-on-jr-limited-express-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:02:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/02/national/pair-embroider-pillow-book/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-02T09:04:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silk road: Chizuru Kimura embroiders a scene from the 11th century tale "Makura no Soshi" with silk thread.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/vandals-run-amok-on-tottori-dunes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Drawing a line: A huge face was carved in the sand at the Tottori Dunes in April.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/business/unison-capital-scraps-tieup-with-aderans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/business/carmakers-hope-for-quick-gm-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/key-london-eateries-keep-bluefin-but-push-other-tuna/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Catch of the day: Bluefin tuna, whose numbers have been rapidly decreasing, swim in the Atlantic in this undated file photo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/its-cool-biz-time-aso-and-cabinet-dress-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:01:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beating the heat: Internal affairs minister Kunio Hatoyama (left), Prime Minister Taro Aso (center) and Finance Minister Kaoru Yosano wear Okinawan "kariyushi" light wear during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/business/virgin-atlantic-ana-ink-code-sharing-deal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/business/tourism-agency-to-target-baby-boomers-amid-decline-in-domestic-stay-over-trips/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/business/ethylene-plant-integration-mulled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/kyoto-temples-1200-year-old-kukai-scrolls-to-get-a-makeover/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:02:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sacred scrolls: The Sanjujo-sasshi, a collection of 1,200-year-old Buddhist scrolls hand-copied by renowned priest Kukai in the ninth century, will undergo restoration work for the first time.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/wakayama-plans-cyber-patrols/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:02:53+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/letter-to-obama-likens-norths-gulags-to-nazis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/business/gm-japan-unit-to-keep-running-may-cut-models/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20090603a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Still here: Rick Brown, president of the Japan unit of General Motors Corp., speaks to reporters Tuesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/household-income-down-survey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/ldp-puts-off-ban-on-hereditary-candidates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:03:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/lower-house-backs-55-day-diet-extension/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:03:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090603f4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taro Aso]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/aso-u-s-seek-strong-unsc-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:03:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[James Steinberg]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/groom-stops-thief-from-taking-brides-handbag-100000/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:04:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/ldp-group-ducks-charges-over-nishimatsu-funds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:04:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/only-wifes-heirs-get-insurance-money-supreme-court-rules/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:04:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/03/national/foreigners-stage-a-sit-in-outside-diet-to-protest-immigration-bills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-03T09:04:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/nagasaki-photo-search-becomes-a-mans-life-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bird's-eye view: Yoshitoshi Fukahori, 80, chairman of a committee that collects photographs of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, points to ground zero in a photo taken the day after the Aug. 9, 1945, attack.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/fertility-rate-edges-up-but-population-continues-to-shrink/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/business/cell-phone-recycling-campaign-looking-to-reverse-downtrend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Insert here: Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Kunio Hatoyama (left) and Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito show off a mobile phone collection box in Tokyo Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/business/dbj-other-banks-set-to-prop-jal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/couple-leap-to-death-in-britain-with-dead-kid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/business/panasonic-launches-42-inch-lcd-tvs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/diet-extension-gives-aso-breathing-space/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/music-critic-kuroda-dies-at-71/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/kobe-migration-center-opens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20090604a8a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Emigrant central: The Kobe Center for Overseas Migration and Cultural Interaction is shown Wednesday after opening to coincide with the centennial of the first ship to carry Japanese emigrants overseas.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/jal-flights-halted-by-check-in-glitch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/posts-boss-must-go-hatoyama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Speaking out: Internal affairs minister Kunio Hatoyama delivers a speech at a Tokyo hotel Wednesday during a meeting of the nation's mayors.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/avoid-a-bomb-day-election-nagasaki-hiroshima-mayors-tell-aso/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:02:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/business/toyota-to-lease-lithium-ion-plug-in-hybrids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/business/securitized-losses-top-3-trillion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/business/bond-issues-may-up-rates-boj-exec/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/04/national/schindler-chief-visits-06-death-site/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:03:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Remembering: John Bundy, president of Schindler Elevator K.K., prepares to offer flowers Wednesday at a Minato Ward, Tokyo, apartment complex where one of the company's elevators killed a teenage boy three years ago.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Time to hit the books: Students on Wednesday morning enter Kobe Gakuin University High School, the last school in Kobe to resume classes after the outbreak of H1N1 influenza.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gas fatality: An investigator walks through the entrance at the Yamaguchi Shuhou Plaza Hotel in Yamaguchi's Akiyoshi district Wednesday. A photographer was killed and another 21 people sickened by carbon monoxide poisoning in the inn Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-04T09:05:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Auctioned off: A visitor on Tuesday takes a look inside the closed Taiyo Elementary School in Niikappu, Hokkaido, which found a buyer online for 30 million yen.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[That was then: Kensaku Morita celebrates winning the Chiba gubernatorial poll on March 29.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Free man walking: Toshikazu Sugaya heads to a news conference in Chiba on Thursday after his release from prison.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/national/tamiflu-ban-for-teens-to-continue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/national/lacking-ldp-backing-sugimura-gives-up-on-re-election/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taizo Sugimura]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/business/aozora-bank-raided-on-suspicion-of-insider-trading-by-employee/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Collect call?: Astronaut Koichi Wakata chats with elementary school students gathered Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Official Residence, with Prime Minister Taro Aso in attendance.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/national/saito-seeks-ambitious-15-paring-of-greenhouse-emissions-by-20/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tetsuo Saito]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/national/defense-ministry-pushes-for-more-policy-control/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/business/panasonic-mulls-delay-of-chip-plant/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Plane-spotting: An All Nippon Airways jet flies over Senaga Island in Tomigusuku, near Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/national/encephalitis-shots-to-resume/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/national/did-media-go-too-far-on-swine-flu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:04:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taking no chances: Students of Kansai Okura Senior High School disinfect their hands before boarding a bus Monday morning as the school in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, closed since mid-May due to swine flu, resumed classes.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/05/national/alleged-sex-crime-victims-might-be-named-during-lay-judge-selection/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-05T09:05:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/business/mitsubishi-motors-unveils-i-miev-electric-four-seater/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Electrifying debut: Mitsubishi Motors Corp. displays the i-MiEV electric vehicle Friday outside the first-floor showroom at its headquarters in Minato Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/tributes-for-suicide-couple-flood-web-site/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New buzz: Coca-Cola (Japan) Co.'s new product, Coca-Cola plus Catechin, is displayed in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/detective-held-in-theft-of-75-year-olds-purse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/6-3-quake-jolts-southern-hokkaido/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:02:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/business/sony-aims-to-turn-around-tv-business-with-fancy-features-cost-cuts/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hiroshi Yoshioka]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/hatoyama-lee-agree-china-key-in-north-u-n-resolution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:02:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/business/toyoda-mulls-trip-to-u-s-to-meet-gm-ceo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:03:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/refugees-having-big-impact-on-north-society/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/no-cabinet-co-2-consensus-as-saito-nikai-clash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:03:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/asdf-readies-pac-3s-in-case-of-north-icbm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:03:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/occupation-orphan-traces-roots/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:04:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back in town: Demian Akhan, born during the Occupation to an American serviceman and a Japanese woman, poses in the Roppongi district in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/train-buffs-lament-loss-of-classic-equipment-as-lines-upgrade-cars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:04:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/mori-cool-to-taped-grillings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:04:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toshikazu Sugaya]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/cleared-con-fights-for-taped-interrogations/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Been there: Hiroshi Yanagihara, 41, stands outside the Diet and appeals for authorities May 22 to fully record interrogations.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/06/national/prosecutors-to-clear-lifer-if-hes-retried/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-06T09:05:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/emergency-infant-care-faces-review/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-07T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/dna-test-gives-filipino-citizenship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-07T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/u-s-japan-china-plan-trilateral-powwow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-07T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-07T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/ministry-hid-90-of-food-mislabeling-cases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-07T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Documented: The farm ministry sent documents like these to companies in a bid to stop food-mislabeling practices in 2008.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/soldiers-remains-sought-off-sulawesi/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-07T09:02:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/h1n1-influenza-tally-rises-to-420/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-07T09:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/fishing-boats-to-get-piracy-protection/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/orwell-inspired-1q84-flying-off-bookshelves/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-07T09:03:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Out of luck: A sign at Sanseido Bookstore's main branch in Tokyo's Jinbo-cho district Friday tells customers that the new Haruki Murakami novel "1Q84" is sold out but can be ordered on the first floor.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/07/national/rakuten-admits-giving-shoppers-data-to-nine-firms/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2009-06-08T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ghost town: Only a handful of tourists walk along the shore of Lake Toya last December.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/08/national/freed-man-sees-no-relief-in-lay-judges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-08T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Talking now: Toshikazu Sugaya, let out of prison last week, gives an interview.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/08/national/pandemic-test-eyed-for-cell-phones/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nautical nuptials: A young couple take part in a wedding ceremony Sunday on a boat at a botanical garden in Katori, Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/06/08/national/china-urges-u-n-caution-on-n-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-06-08T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Painful memories: A man bursts into tears Monday at a crossing in Tokyo's Akihabara district where a killing rampage took place a year ago.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Try another route: Matsurube Bridge in Ichinoseki, Iwate Prefecture, destroyed by a major earthquake last June 14, is photographed from a helicopter last week.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Impostors: Packages of purposely mislabeled eel are displayed Wednesday at Tsukiji Police Station in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hasan Mahmud]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rising to the top: "Thermometer," a poster designed by Matias Fernandez Garcia of Argentina, has won the Global Student Poster Competition for raising public awareness of climate change.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moon mission: An artist's illustration shows Kaguya, Japan's first lunar probe, orbiting the moon.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Damage control: Prime Minister Taro Aso faces reporters Friday over the exit of internal affairs minister Kunio Hatoyama from the Cabinet.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Let the slurping begin: Mayor Junki Yamao (second from right) of Shinjo, Yamagata Prefecture, Yokohama official Katsunori Watanabe (left), Rokkakubashi shopping district chief Kiyotaka Ishikawa (second from left), and soba chef Akira Shoji slice noodles to mark the opening of a 150-themed shopping event in Rokkakubashi on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Parting bouquet: Kunio Hatoyama, who resigned last week as internal affairs and communications minister, leaves the ministry Monday as officials see him off.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[If you offer rebates: People wait at a Tokyo ward office last month to get rebate coupons, part of a new regional government program to stimulate spending, that will give them a 10 percent discount at some stores.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Before fame: The late novelist Osamu Dazai (far left, second row) stands with high school classmates in this photo belonging to Noriko Tamura, a daughter of one of the students.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Business as usual: Prime Minister Taro Aso heads to a Cabinet meeting Tuesday morning.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cutesypoo: Entertainer Shizuka Fujioka (standing), known for her high school uniform outfits, dispenses fashion advice at a Japan Festival in Bangkok in March.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Matters of interest: Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa enters the central bank Tuesday to attend a regular meeting of the Policy Board.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seitaro Kuroda]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[For the departed: Toshikazu Sugaya (left) offers a prayer Wednesday for Mami Matsuda, 4, who was found slain along the Watarase River in Ashikaga, Tochigi Prefecture, in May 1990. He was convicted of her killing but recently freed.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Helping hands: Panelists from the U.S., Myanmar, Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia discuss refugee support at an international symposium Saturday in Minato Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mailman: Japan Post Holdings Co. President Yoshifumi Nishikawa raises his hand during a House of Representatives committee session Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Surgery over: Former Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama (top right), one of the architects behind the revised organ transplant bill that cleared the Lower House on Thursday, applauds with fellow LDP bigwigs in the chamber.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting each other's goat: Settei Chochin (left), owner of the Tsubame restaurant in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, and Masako Uehara, who operates a shop selling goat meat, work together on developing new dishes.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Top billing: Members of Canadian-Japanese pop-rock band Monkey Majik pose with Canadian Ambassador to Japan Jonathan Fried (center) at a ceremony Wednesday at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Point of view: Shoppers check out digital TVs Monday at an electronics shop in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward amid the Eco-point sales campaign.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign affairs: Kazuyuki Motohari of the Immigration Bureau's General Affairs Division speaks with The Japan Times at the bureau in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Better times: Michael Jackson smiles while posing for a photo with children from a Tokyo orphanage who were invited to an exculsive fan event in Tokyo on March 8, 2007.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Looking up?: The Bank of Japan's quarterly survey of business sentiment, released Wednesday, shows signs of slight improvement amid continuing gloom.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Refugee activists: Myo Min Htut Michael Collins of People's Forum on Burma and Amnesty International Japan Refugee Officer Tomoko Ishii speak with The Japan Times at Amnesty's office in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on June 23.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshimasa Hayashi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ah shucks: Under the revised Firearm and Sword Control Law, possession of oyster knives like the one above will be prohibited because they have sharply pointed, double-edged symmetrical blades. The one below is considered legal.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaru Sato]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shirin Nezammafi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toru Hashimoto]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Collector's item: The front of a gold 10,000 yen coin marking the 20th anniversary of Emperor Akihito's enthronement is shown.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Junshi Yamaguchi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stogies OK?: Cafe Tobacco opened in April in Tokyo's Shinbashi district.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Man on a mission: U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Celebrity boost: Hong Kong movie star Ekin Cheng (center), flanked by Kenji Tanigaki (left) and Yoichi Sai, two of the Japanese involved in his new movie "Kamui Gaiden," take the stage Saturday for Hong Kong tourism week at Roppongi Hills in Tokyo. The event ends Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Full circle: Prime Minister Taro Aso and other Group of Eight leaders begin a round-table session on the first day of their summit Wednesday in L'Aquila, Italy.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/emperor-empress-celebrate-japan-canada-ties/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goodwill tour: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave to those gathered at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Ottawa Wednesday. They are on an 11-day visit to Canada.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/business/summer-travelers-abroad-to-drop-6/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/business/market-booming-in-digital-publishing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/business/isuzu-importer-bags-u-k-womans-award/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breaking barriers: Nikki King of Isuzu Truck UK Ltd. picks up her award for lifetime achievement at the First Women Awards in London on June 11.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/business/office-vacancy-rate-rises-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:01:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/business/sharp-to-increase-lcd-production/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/business/japan-steel-works-hit-over-undeclared-income/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:01:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/lunchbox-men-learning-to-love-fulfilling-their-own-culinary-tastes/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Food for thought: Chef and author Kentaro (left) and pop music star Taichi Kokubun tape their TV Tokyo cooking show in April.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/g8-eyes-80-emissions-cut-by-2050/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/pollen-a-lot-worse-this-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:02:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/ministry-bounces-guilty-official/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:03:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/raf-vet-defends-selling-a-bomb-tile/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:03:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:03:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Civic-minded: Japanese volunteers collect trash in New York on June 21 as part of their efforts to promote recycling and reduce waste. Below: Terry Sato (front center) and other members of the group gather in front of their meeting place at the Japanese restaurant Aki later in the day.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/u-s-reportedly-takes-charge-amid-summit-scheduling-snafu/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:03:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:04:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/piracy-drill-botched-pair-break-legs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/gist-of-g8-declaration-on-economy-climate-africa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:04:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/10/national/privacy-sought-for-victim-in-rape-trial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-10T09:05:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/be-transparent-on-xinjiang-china-told/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/details-released-on-criteria-to-let-illegal-aliens-stay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/20-billion-food-aid-vowed-at-g8/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[You scratch my back: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and French President Nicolas Sarkozy attend a round-table meeting at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/business/transformation-camaro-is-back/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/business/may-sees-steepest-drop-in-jal-riders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/joyu-spinoff-agrees-to-pay-redress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/business/will-the-latest-dragon-quest-pass-the-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game on: "Dragon Quest 9," the latest title of the blockbuster video-game series by Square Enix Co. to hit the market Saturday, can be played by multiple players simultaneously.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/business/iraq-calls-for-more-trade-investment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seeking investment: Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani speaks at an investment seminar Friday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/business/jr-west-taps-new-chief-after-yamazaki-exits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:01:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/religion-couples-common-ground/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:01:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Summer holidays: Takeshi and Zuzana Koike pose with their children, Sayuri and Kayo, at a park in Slovakia last summer.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/pulvers-lauded-by-cultural-agency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/business/kirin-snatches-top-spot-from-asahi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/business/recovery-could-stall-if-crude-price-surges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/upper-house-transplant-vote-set/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:03:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/new-liver-tumor-treatment-tested/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:03:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/time-for-g8-to-grow-let-in-emerging-powers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:04:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Greeting Gadhafi: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi shakes hands with U.S. President Barack Obama during a dinner Thursday at the G8 summit in L'Aquila, Italy, Gadhafi's first meeting with an American president.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/escargot-invade-osaka-high-rise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:05:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sluggish: Snails native to Europe creep across the pavement in front of an apartment complex in Kadoma, Osaka Prefecture, Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/11/national/ministry-to-shake-up-oda-bureau/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-11T09:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/embassy-alert-spiked-drinks-in-roppongi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/56-accord-basis-for-isles-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/bus-crash-kills-boy-on-ball-team-45-hurt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deadly crash: A bus lies on its side after hitting an expressway guardrail Saturday in Hijimachi, Oita Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/business/tse-reports-record-38-delistings-in-first-half/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/flu-vaccine-for-20-million-eyed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/business/panasonic-unit-faces-crt-cartel-fine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/nakae-named-vice-defense-chief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/english-text-of-secret-nuke-pact-revealed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Secret pact?: Ex-Foreign Minister Aiichiro Fujiyama and U.S. Ambassador Douglas MacArthur II are said to have signed a secret nuclear pact in 1960.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/business/toyota-mulling-liquidation-of-fremont-nummi-venture/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/tamori-to-skip-show-for-eye-surgery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:03:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/dragon-quest-9-debuts-in-stores/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:04:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sold: A fan of Enix Co.'s popular "Dragon Quest" video game series shows off the latest version in front of the Shibuya Tsutaya store in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/press-unimpressed-by-handouts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:04:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/12/national/336-million-set-for-guam-transfer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-12T09:04:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/13/national/atomic-bomb-roof-tile-fetches-only-45-former-owner-to-donate-200/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-13T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Memorabilia: Atomic bomb-related items auctioned off Saturday in England include a roof tile from a Buddhist temple in Hiroshima (lower right), its certificate and related photographs.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/13/business/chinas-growth-wont-be-high-enough-to-sustain-jobs-scholar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-13T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yuan Gangming]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/13/national/dpj-to-drop-pledge-against-indian-ocean-fuel-mission/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting out the vote: Democratic Party of Japan President Yukio Hatoyama waves Saturday evening after finishing a speech on behalf of a DPJ-backed candidate running in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/13/national/more-tokyo-early-birds-try-catching-the-worm/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/13/national/seven-eleven-to-reduce-royalties-some-franchise-outlets-have-to-pay/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/13/national/high-court-oks-japanese-filipinos-registering-as-citizens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-13T09:05:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/14/business/finally-no-alcohol-beer-that-packs-taste/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-14T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Drink safely: Kirin Brewery Co. President Koichi Matsuzawa (left) and former Formula One driver Satoshi Nakajima launch Kirin Free — a beerlike drink with no alcohol — on April 7 at Umihotaru, a rest area on the Tokyo Bay Aqualine expressway.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/14/national/korean-air-jetliner-tail-scrapes-runway/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/14/national/admit-to-japan-u-s-nuke-pact-panel-head/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-14T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/14/national/acceptance-of-donating-will-still-take-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-14T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/14/business/new-honda-chief-hypes-hybrids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-14T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mean machine: Takanobu Ito, president of Honda Motor Co., displays one of the company's motorbikes Monday at the firm's headquarters in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[When words aren't enough: Nobuteru Ishihara, a Lower House member and chief of the Liberal Democratic Party's Tokyo chapter, bows in front of reporters at party headquarters Sunday following the LDP's crushing defeat in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Comic: Prime Minister Taro Aso, widely known as a fan of "manga" comic books, attends the Group of Eight Summit in Italy last week.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Above board: Two participants lead the oath for fair play during the opening ceremony Monday of the 20th International Biology Olympiad 2009 in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chew at will: A slice of seedless watermelon, whose pollen was frozen, stands next to its harder-to-eat cousin.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[By the numbers: A chimpanzee at Kyoto City Zoo studies number progressions with the aid of a touch panel.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Talking taxes: Yasutake Tango, the new administrative vice finance minister, is interviewed by The Japan Times in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keeping it cool: Japan Airlines Capt. Keiji Kushino lowers a window shade in the passenger cabin during an experiment Tuesday at Tokyo's Haneda airport to reduce the use of onboard air conditioners.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Globe-trotter: A woman demonstrates how to use Epoch Co.'s TV Globe, the winner of the Japan Toy Association's award for innovative products, in Tokyo Tuesday. With the touch of a pen, information about a specific location is displayed on a television screen.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takashi Kawamura]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Strains: Japan International Cooperation Agency specialist Tatsushi Tsuboi checks NERICA 4 and NERICA 1 rice varieties with two other researchers at the National Crops Resources Research Institute at Namulonge in Uganda on April 28.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Larry O'Reilly]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No pussyfooting: Hidenao Nakagawa, former secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, urges Prime Minister Taro Aso, seated nearby, to step down during a party meeting Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pancake monger: An Onagaya "taiyaki" stall in the Kamata district of Ota Ward, Tokyo, serves a customer Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/16/national/miscue-leaves-egg-on-ministrys-face/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eugene Aksenoff]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good fit: Eri Kikunaga, president of pierced earring clasp maker Chrysmela, talks about her business at her office in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, in June.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[They're for my mom: A young man buys cakes at the Tokyo branch of the Daimaru department store chain on April 6.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sumo sensation: Samantha-Jane Stacey stands in front of a picture of a sumo wrestler in the Japanese classroom of her former high school on Australia's Gold Coast in October 2008.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Slipping out: Immature eels, known as glass eels for their translucency, are the latest target of smuggling from Japan to Taiwan and China, where eel farming is prosperous, customs officials say.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/17/business/tokyos-top-toy-expo-shows-whats-cooking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-07-17T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Chew away: An employee shows off fresh caramel made by Tomy Co.'s Nama Carmel Pot at Tokyo Big Sight on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/07/17/national/dpj-would-trim-wasteful-aso-stimulus-projects-if-it-wins-poll/</loc>
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