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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wing and a prayer: Mong Thongdee throws his carefully folded paper airplane high into the air during a competition Saturday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Clear signal: In Lima, Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi (center) joins hands with his counterparts from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Peru.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tough crowd: Land minister Seiji Maehara (right) visits the proposed construction site for Yamba Dam in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Wednesday to help quell a local outcry over plans to scrap the controversial project.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-24T09:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-24T09:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Excelling at etiquette: Michiko Noguchi, a veteran restaurant mistress at Soujuan in the Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku, demonstrates how her seminar on formal table manners is run using hotel staff as students on Sept. 15.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-24T09:01:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sending a signal: (Left to right) Miss World Japan Elza Sasaki, grandmother Chiyoko Inafuku and mother Tammy Sasaki pose for a photo in Chatan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12. A photo taken around 1950 shows a portrait of U.S. Air Force technical sergeant Tom Snell, Elza's purported grandfather.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-24T09:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-25T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-25T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-25T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not so easy rider: Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito tests the U3-X electric unicycle at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/25/national/japan-offers-1-billion-vaccine-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-09-25T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-25T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-09-25T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Video warriors: Tokyo Game Show 2009 gets under way Thursday at the Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/25/business/toyota-to-sell-brokerage-to-tokai-tokyo-financial-holdings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-09-25T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Making the rounds: Farm minister Hirotaka Akamatsu (left) listens to an official at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Highball heaven: Bar manager Masato Fujita mixes a whiskey and soda highball at his establishment in Nishi Ward, Osaka, last month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/25/national/kitazawa-vague-on-support-options-for-global-antiterror-role/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Toshimi Kitazawa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Personal growth: Tomoko Takahashi (third from right) tills the earth alongside farmer Noriko Kawai (right) in Nasu, Tochigi Prefecture, in July.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/26/business/gyohten-backs-hatoyamas-call-for-a-more-independent-asia/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Backing a vision for Asia: Toyoo Gyohten, former vice finance minister for international affairs, is interviewed on Dec. 12, 2008.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Make it go away: Masao Yamazaki, former president of West Japan Railway Co., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At the controls: Shinjiro Takagi, head of a special task force to help Japan Airlines Corp. draw up a turnaround plan, holds a news conference Friday at the transport ministry.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Point of view: Ric O'Barry, a dolphin rights activist, speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan on Friday evening.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suit up: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama receives a Pittsburgh Pirates jersey from Pirates President Frank Coonley in Pittsburgh on Friday, as Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hiroki Kuroda looks on.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mizuho Fukushima]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takanobu Ito]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[At last: Former Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki bows in gratitude Monday at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo after being elected new president of the humbled former ruling party.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Leader of the pack: Sadakazu Tanigaki, the new president of the Liberal Democratic Party, rides a bicycle in front of the Diet in 2006 to promote reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No longer missing: Japan Coast Guard personnel at Sasebo port carry a body recovered Monday from a fishing boat that sank off Nagasaki Prefecture in April.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the loop: His back to the camera, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama greets participants in a meeting bringing together members of ruling coalition parties Monday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Partnership strategy: David Eun, Google Inc.'s vice president of strategic partnerships, speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Change of plan: Land minister Seiji Maehara addresses members of the community in Nagano- hara, Gunma Prefecture, last Wednesday. Below: Bridge piers stand where a road would have run had the new administration not canceled the nearby Yamba Dam project, which would have submerged this area along the Agatsuma River in Gunma Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Up with Tanigaki: Sadakazu Tanigaki gets a show of support at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday prior to his election to the party presidency.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/09/30/national/murder-suspected-in-bali-tourists-death/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seiji Maehara]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/01/national/hiroshima-seeks-to-restart-single-parent-aid/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Points for trying: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife, Miyuki, deplane Saturday after returning from Copenhagen, where Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games failed.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/04/national/stem-cell-expert-accepts-lasker/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nobel next?: Kyoto University professor Shinya Yamanaka delivers a speech in New York on Friday after receiving the 2009 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award for his research on stem cells.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Father and son: Former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa is shown Aug. 30 with a portrait of his late father, influential politician Ichiro Nakagawa.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Protesters: People outside the Japanese Embassy in Washington call Saturday for the release of Christopher Savoie.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[If it fits: Master shoemaker Hitoshi Mimura works on a shoe in his office in Takasago, Hyogo Prefecture, in July. Below is one of his M Lab brand products.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Who's sorry now?: Hideo Makuta, top prosecutor of the Utsunomiya District Public Prosecutor's Office, bows Monday to Toshikazu Sugaya (left) and one of his attorneys, Hiroshi Sato.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shared foe: Both Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito and Nissan Motor Co. Senior Vice President Shiro Nakamura consider the rise of Hyundai Motor Co. to be a major threat to the Japanese car industry.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Changing times: Natsuo Yamaguchi, chief representative of New Komeito, is interviewed by The Japan Times last Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wrapped in a tarp, an oil drum containing a murder victim is pulled Monday from Obama Bay in Fukui Prefecture by Osaka and Fukui Prefectural Police investigators.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Q-tip: An advertisement in Tokyo Station on Monday indicates that another volume of Haruki Murakami's best-selling novel "1Q84" will be coming out.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/07/business/u-k-seeks-end-to-trade-investment-barriers/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Peter Mandelson]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Broader access: Employees of Internet media sites broadcast a news conference live by Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada on Sept. 29. In the past, only press club members were allowed to attend briefings at the ministry.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Volt or jolt?: Toyota Motor Corp. unveils on Tuesday its tiny FT-EV II electric vehicle (above) and low-emission FT-86 sports car.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hidenao Nakagawa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swimming with the sharks: Japan Business Federation Chairman Fujio Mitarai (left) and industry minister Masayuki Naoshima walk into the federation's building in Tokyo on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akira Nagatsuma]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/08/business/alico-japan-gifts-card-abuse-victims/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ryotaro Tanose]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solemn occasion: A photograph of former Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa, who died Sunday at age 54 from yet-unknown reasons, is displayed at a wake held Thursday in Minato Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuhiro Haraguchi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fashioning a new niche: Poupeegirl Inc. Chief Executive Officer Yoshimi Morinaga is interviewed recently in her office in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tatsuo Kawabata]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Japan Post in his sights: Internal affairs minister Kazuhiro Haraguchi gives a group interview Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/09/business/bankruptcies-ease-1-6-as-loan-plan-props-firms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-10-09T09:02:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gaining momentum: Supporters cheer Democratic Party of Japan candidates running for an Upper House by-election in Yokohama's Naka Ward on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[First victim?: This undated photo of Troy Johnson, who died in a crash suspected of being caused by a floor mat jamming an accelerator in a Toyota vehicle, was released Thursday by his widow, Melodie Bohuchot.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Simmering subject: Consumer affairs minister Mizuho Fukushima speaks at a news conference Thursday in Tokyo about Kao Corp.'s Econa carcinogenic cooking oils and dressings.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Budgetary slice, dice: Yoshito Sengoku, state minister for administrative reforms, faces reporters Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On politics: Polish Ambassador Jadwiga Maria Rodowicz gives a lecture at Aoyama Gakuin University in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/10/national/extra-diet-session-to-start-oct-26/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Firsthand look: Land minister Seiji Maehara, at right, inspects the Yamba Dam construction site in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, last month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/10/national/school-mulls-action-against-principal-in-pot-bust/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fighting the system: Masahiro Yoshida, who is trying to win visitation rights to see his 4-year-old daughter, is interviewed in Tokyo on Tuesday. Below, Christopher Savoie poses with his children, Isaac and Rebecca. Savoie was recently arrested for allegedly kidnapping them in Fukuoka Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/11/national/cosplayers-crash-rome/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bad timing: A package of beef containing backbone, a part banned by a bilateral trade agreement Japan signed with the United States, is shown in this handout photo from Japan's farm ministry.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A different kind of support: Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya  Okada poses with his Pakistani counterpart, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. While pledging support, Okada told Qureshi that it is difficult to merely "simply" extend the refueling mission beyond the January deadline.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Disruptive element: Financial services minister Shizuka Kamei listens to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama before a Cabinet meeting Sept. 18.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Doris Leuthard]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Selfless act: One chimpanzee offers another a tool that is needed to reach a drink.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tender subject: Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii watches coins being weighed during an inspection of the Mint Bureau in Kita Ward, Osaka, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cheese it: A Jakarta street vendor sells pirated DVDs, including those of Japanese porn star Maria Ozawa, Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Timber: The top of a pile driver lies in the roof of a house it fell on in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture, Thursday morning.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taking the reins: Yukio Hatoyama holds his first news conference after the Diet elected him prime minister on Sept. 16.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-10-17T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/17/business/markets-mostly-untroubled-by-dpjs-uncertain-start/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good morning's work: Cabinet ministers chat before their meeting Friday morning, when they endorsed the suspension of steps worth ¥2.93 trillion allocated for the extra budget for fiscal 2009, crafted by the previous government. From left to right: Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada, financial services minister Shizuka Kamei, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, Vice Prime Minister Naoto Kan, consumer affairs minister Mizuho Fukushima and land minister Seiji Maehara.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Auctioned off: Bottles of rare vintage wines owned by the Osaka Municipal Government, including Romanee-Conti 1921 (second from right), will be auctioned next month after the city's wine museum closed.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Schooner or later: Koichi Fujita pours a Belgian beer at Brussels, Japan's first Belgian beer bar, in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Oct. 9.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Perseverance pays off: The Tanaka family — from left: Yuya, Miai, Makoto and Susan — pose at St. Ignatius Church in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Sept. 27.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2009-10-17T09:05:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/17/national/asia-student-exchange-program-eyed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-10-17T09:05:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2009-10-18T09:03:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/18/national/straits-slim-limits-set-to-let-u-s-nukes-pass/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-10-18T09:03:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuhiko Kato]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/19/national/nonproliferation-meeting-working-on-concrete-cuts/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Curbing nuclear arms: Former Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi (second from left) cochairs a meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Nonproliferation and Disarmament on Sunday in Hiroshima.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/19/national/public-funds-own-massive-assets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-10-19T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/19/national/mox-fuel-loaded-into-saga-reactor/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yu Yongding]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/19/business/mighty-dollars-demise-wont-be-quick-despite-depreciation-woes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-10-19T09:01:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/19/national/japan-may-make-it-easier-for-chinese-tourists-to-get-visas/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Close quarters: The U.S. Marines' Futenma air base lies near a residential area in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/19/national/two-execs-arrested-for-false-bamboo-labeling/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[People power: Protesters on Henoko beach in Okinawa hold a rally against relocating the functions of the U.S. Marines' Futenma air base to nearby Camp Schwab on Oct. 10.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/20/national/lower-house-to-reopen-aging-apartments-for-freshmen/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/20/national/rural-footpaths-are-increasingly-no-longer-the-roads-less-traveled/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshifumi Nishikawa]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/20/national/clock-ticking-on-base-its-delicate-environment/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Contentious cape: Camp Schwab and nearby waters, where U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma is to be relocated on filled-in land, is seen from the air Oct. 13.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Needlework: A medical worker is innoculated for swine flu Monday at a hospital in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, as doctors and nurses are given priority in the government vaccination program.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Only avenue: Ruling coalition lawmakers attend a policy committee session in the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry on Oct. 13.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sai of relief?: Reporters check out Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Sai hybrid sedan during a preview in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hasta la Vista: Windows 7 packages, reserved for advance orders, pack the shelves of a Bic Camera electronics outlet in Tokyo's Yurakucho district last week.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Signal your intent: An instructor escorts her student to a vehicle at the Musashi-Sakai Driving School in Musashino, western Tokyo, in August.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/22/business/jal-banks-asked-to-write-off-220-billion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-10-22T09:02:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/22/business/budget-inns-start-going-up-market-to-lure-guests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-10-22T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/10/22/national/strained-budgets-mean-finding-new-ways-to-save-on-weddings/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Murder retrial: Toshikazu Sugaya enters the Utsunomiya District Court Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A chartered Japan Airlines Boeing 747 takes off Thursday from Narita airport's newly extended second runway, becoming the first aircraft to use it.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Needlework: A medical worker prepares a dose of swine flu vaccine Monday in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mixing: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife, Miyuki, take part in a community event Sunday in Ota Ward, Tokyo, aimed at preserving nature in urban neighborhoods.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Progress report: Former Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Australian counterpart Gareth Evans hold a news conference Tuesday after wrapping up a nuclear nonproliferation meeting in Hiroshima.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Victorious: Chinese plaintiffs and their supporters celebrate Friday at a news conference in Tokyo after settling their lawsuit with Nishimatsu Construction Co. over wartime slave labor.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukio Hatoyama]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The winners: Hirokazu Tsuchida holds up a bouquet Sunday at his campaign HQ in Shizuoka Prefecture. Left: Yoichi Kaneko celebrates with his wife and baby at his campaign office in Yokohama.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Only game in town: Thousands of people wait in line Monday morning in Hibiya Park in central Tokyo in hopes of winning courtroom tickets to view actress Noriko Sakai's drug trial.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kiwi pitch: New Zealand Prime Minister John Key is interviewed recently in Wellington.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Making his case: Land minister Seiji Maehara speaks at a meeting Tuesday in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, with six governors from the Kanto region with stakes in the controversial Yamba Dam project.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Captive audience: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama delivers his first policy speech to the Diet on Monday as Kokumin Shinto leader Shizuka Kamei and Social Democratic Party leader Mizuho Fukushima look on.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Handle with care: This tuft of hair discovered in an ancient tomb in Yoshinogari, Saga Prefecture, is believed to be the oldest ever found in Japan and part of the "mizura" hairdo, shown in the illustration.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mission accomplished: A grab from NASA TV shows a robot arm separating Japan's unmanned cargo vehicle from the International Space Station early Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wanted: A colleague drew glasses and facial hair on a photo of Tatsuya Ichihashi to show how he looked when he worked at a construction company in Osaka.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gruesome search: Police investigators comb through rough terrain Monday on Mount Garyu in Kita-Hiroshima, Hiroshima Prefecture, where the dismembered body of a missing female college student was found.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Still standing: A medical worker gets vaccinated for swine flu in Habikino, Osaka Prefecture, on Oct. 19.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Southbound: A crew member of the Shirase, Japan's fourth icebreaker, bids farewell to his family Monday morning at Harumi pier in Tokyo before setting off on an Antarctic expedition.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ichiro Ozawa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Out of circulation: A police officer peels off a wanted poster of Tatsuya Ichihashi after he was arrested Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Inspirational: Shinobu Sakamoto holds a book by U.S. President Barack Obama on Nov. 1 as Aileen Smith looks on in Minamata, Kumamoto Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Road trip: Fuel-cell cars head out Wednesday from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry on a 1,100-km promotional journey to Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[K. C. Chan]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/national/princes-hold-key-emperor/</loc>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/national/emperor-marks-20th-year-of-reign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aglow: Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko wave lanterns before a crowd at an event at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of the Emperor's enthronement.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/national/cops-hand-ichihashi-over-to-prosecutors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091113a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Next stop: Tatsuya Ichihashi, the suspect in the 2007 slaying of Lindsay Ann Hawker, is escorted by police Thursday as he leaves Gyotoku Police Station in Chiba Prefecture bound for the Chiba District Public Prosecutor's Office.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/business/amr-equity-firm-to-match-offer-to-jal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/business/budget-cutting-panel-targets-more-projects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:01:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/national/ex-corinthian-exec-held-in-goodwill-tax-dodge/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/national/young-unemployed-taste-life-in-corporate-fast-lane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091113a8a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[As scary as the real thing: Young unemployed people have mock job interviews with JPMorgan staff during an event Thursday in Tokyo aimed at helping them find work.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/national/luxury-a-poor-fit-in-todays-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20091113n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091113n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tenant sought: This building in Tokyo used to house a Versace store. The luxury goods maker plans to close all of its boutiques in Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/national/nara-to-check-schools-flag-use-on-royalty-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/13/national/hatoyama-obama-to-express-support-for-alliance-afghanistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-13T09:04:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/obamas-ex-teacher-expects-successful-visit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/business/jal-lost-131-billion-in-half-skips-forecast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/nb20091114a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20091114a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Grim results: Japan Airline Corp. President Haruka Nishimatsu faces reporters Friday at the Tokyo Stock Exchang.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/death-sought-over-ibaraki-stabbing-spree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/business/national-local-car-taxes-may-be-merged/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/obama-hatoyama-prioritize-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/japan-u-s-share-goal-of-nuke-free-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/indians-aid-japans-it-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091114f5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Community leader: Jagmohan Chandrani, president of a firm that imports black tea and operator of a guesthouse, is a leader of the Indian community in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/recidivism-rate-at-record-high-in-08/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/fukuoka-cops-drop-child-snatching-case-against-savoie/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/80-cut-in-co2-by-50-reaffirmed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/business/miyazaki-nissan-to-cooperate-on-ev-charging-station-network/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:01:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/namesake-city-hopes-visit-revives-campaign-mania/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/pop-art-painting-fetches-434500/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/not-guilty-plead-lay-judges-convict/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:01:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/business/supercomputer-project-faces-freeze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:02:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/business/familymart-to-acquire-rival-ampm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:02:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20091114a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[More links in the chain: FamilyMart and am/pm Japan will have a combined total of about 8,700 stores following the acquisition.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/business/softbank-investment-drives-users-from-chinese-web-site/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:02:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/business/megabank-groups-log-first-half-net-profits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/all-aboard-rescued-after-ferry-runs-aground-off-mie-leaves-slick/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:03:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091114a6b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Contents may shift: The grounded ferry Ariake lies on its starboard side Friday noon off Kumano, Mie Prefecture, after starting to list early that morning.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/airlines-hope-china-route-gives-lift/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:03:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nn20091114f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091114f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Crack the market: From left, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai, Parliamentary Secretary for Land, Infrastructure and Transport and Tourism Takashi Nagayasu, All Nippon Airways President Shinichiro Ito and Japan Airlines President Haruka Nishimatsu celebrate the opening of a charter flight route between Haneda airport and Beijing airport Oct. 25 at a "kagami-biraki" ceremony at Haneda airport.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/china-extradites-99-heist-fugitive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:04:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/eye-association-estimates-cost-of-diseases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:04:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/14/national/ldp-loss-medias-fault-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-14T09:04:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091114f3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[LDP heavyweight: Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori is interviewed Monday at The Japan Times in Minato Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/history/babe-ruth-in-japan-protestors-storm-diet-morinaga-candy-poisoned/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/singapores-new-japan-center-to-boost-exchanges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/first-u-s-pacific-president-vows-leadership-in-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091115f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boosting ties: U.S. President Barack Obama delivers a speech Saturday at Suntory Hall in Minato Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/japan-central-to-asia-plans-obama-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/priests-1603-book-found-in-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/business/mufg-mulling-1-trillion-in-public-offerings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/ichihashi-stays-silent-refuses-food/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/business/toyota-to-fix-gas-pedals-in-u-s-recall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/hatoyama-and-obama-put-off-hard-decisions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/five-japanese-believed-dead-in-s-korea-blaze/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/abductees-kin-hail-obamas-north-stance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:03:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/15/national/obama-touches-most-bases-in-well-received-asia-speech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-15T09:04:01+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/national/osaka-doubles-money-at-wine-sale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-16T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091116a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bargain hunters: People participating in a wine auction held by the Osaka Municipal Government on Saturday examine the offerings, which included a French vintage that fetched a bid of ¥1.5 million.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/business/u-s-must-keep-trading-system-from-coming-unglued-economist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-16T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Benn Steil]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/national/winds-obama-delay-haneda-flights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-16T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/national/american-airs-oneworld-partners-crafting-incentives-to-retain-jal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-16T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/national/team-hatoyama-off-to-good-start-ex-blair-adviser/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-16T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/national/four-dead-three-missing-after-boat-ship-collide-off-nagasaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-16T09:01:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Disabled: The South Korean fishing boat 3 Dae Kyong drifts off Nagasaki Prefecture on Sunday morning after colliding with the Hong Kong freighter Joshu Maru.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/national/hatoyama-outlines-east-asia-bloc/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-16T09:02:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/16/national/okada-pursues-base-solution-in-okinawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-16T09:02:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20091116a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Let's deal: Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima welcomes Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at his prefectural offices in Naha on Sunday. Okada flew in from Tokyo for talks on solving the Futenma air base issue, which is putting a strain on ties with Washington.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/business/firms-lay-contingency-plans-for-major-swine-flu-outbreak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/national/fat-trimmers-target-kansai-airport-grants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/national/ichihashi-wants-parents-kept-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/business/deflation-may-return-to-government-assessment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/national/apec-offers-japan-chance-to-display-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:01:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/business/hitachi-to-raise-extra-415-billion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/national/with-stars-clothing-tv-show-blurs-ad-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/business/economy-grew-4-8-in-latest-quarter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/national/japanese-death-toll-at-busan-shooting-range-fire-at-seven/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:01:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/business/oops-trade-chief-leaks-gdp-data/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/business/gdp-data-will-not-affect-extra-budget/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:02:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/17/business/laox-to-open-110-stores-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2009-11-17T09:02:35+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Slicing, dicing: Reporters cover a working group meeting Tuesday under the Government Revitalization Unit in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takeshi Erikawa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Akihiko Hoshide]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gutted: The burned interior of the Ganadara shooting range in Busan, South Korea, is opened to the media Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Desperate measures: A cell phone in Shibuya, Tokyo, shows an "iede saito" (runaway site), where runaway girls post requests for a place to stay in return for sex.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Idled: The Lower House Internal Affairs Committee is empty Friday morning as opposition lawmakers boycott the session.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Collect the whole set: The world's first "urushi" lacquered chess set, handcrafted in Japan, is shown Monday in New York.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[How much?: Yukio Edano, a Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker in charge of the ongoing budget screening process, takes part in Tuesday's session in Shinjuku Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Takeo Mashimo]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2009/11/26/business/cost-cutting-body-takes-aim-at-climate-change-pr-funds/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Walk on: Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, who has been plagued by scandals involving false entries in his political funds reports, heads toward a Cabinet meeting Tuesday at the Diet.]]></image:caption>
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