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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Unfit for consumption: Workers take out containers of culled chickens from a poultry farm in Miyazaki on Saturday in an attempt to contain another bird flu outbreak.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Getting the lay of the land: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano views the U.S. Futenma base from a hill in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-01-23T09:05:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soichiro Tahara]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Back at last: Thousands of people flood Chuo-dori, Akihabara's main street, on Sunday after the pedestrian-only shopping zone was reopened for the first time since a vehicular assault and knife attack killed seven people in Tokyo's famous manga and electronics district.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-01-24T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-01-24T09:02:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/24/national/ldp-pledges-to-send-ruling-party-packing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-24T09:06:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/24/national/edanos-legal-role-in-sayama-incident-creating-conflict/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-24T09:06:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/25/national/msdf-pair-face-two-years-over-fatal-collision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-25T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Facing the music: Maritime Self-Defense Force officers Lt. Cmdr. Tomohisa Nagaiwa (right) and Lt. Cmdr. Keitaro Ushirogata sit through their trial at the Yokohama District Court on Monday as prosecutors sought two years' imprisonment for professional negligence resulting in death.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/25/national/mishimas-menacing-monkey-manages-zoo-breakout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-25T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Monkey madness: Lucky, a female macaque, sits in her cage at Rakujuen National Park in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture, in December. The notorious monkey, which went on a biting spree that terrorized the city for weeks — was found missing from the park's zoo Monday morning.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-01-25T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/25/national/unep-mulls-new-mercury-treaty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-25T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Minamata reminder: Sumiko Kaneko, a Minamata disease patient, speaks Monday at the opening session of an international meeting in Chiba to discuss the U.N.'s comprehensive treaty for cutting mercury releases.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/25/national/miyazaki-starts-410000-chicken-containment-cull/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-25T09:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eradicated: Workers in protective gear bury dead chickens at a poultry farm contaminated with bird flu in the town of Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-01-25T09:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-01-25T09:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Divisive appointment: Kaoru Yosano, economic and fiscal policy minister, enters the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Tokyo on Jan. 14.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/25/national/onus-on-all-in-diet-to-fix-system-kan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-25T09:03:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naoto kan]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sweet charity: Minoru Kamata, head of Japan Iraq Medical Network, holds cans of chocolate that will help fund medical care for pediatric cancer patients in Iraq.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/25/national/india-nuke-tech-pact-hits-snags/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/26/national/sculptures-of-dead-pets-console-owners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-26T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taxidermy alternative: Craftswoman Azusa Ueno shows off stone sculptures of deceased pets at the Ueshin stonemasonry in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture, last month.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open skies: Wigeons fly over the Hitotsuse River in Shintomi, Miyazaki Prefecture, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/26/national/ichihashi-book-details-life-on-run/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hole in the wall: Murder suspect Tatsuya Ichihashi is believed to have hidden in this concrete structure photographed Monday on Ohajima, a tiny island off Kumejima in Okinawa.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-01-26T09:02:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/26/national/gallows-urged-over-akihabara-rampage/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomohiro Kato]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Facing the music: Hiromichi Otsubo (left), a former head of a special investigative squad at the Osaka District Public Prosecutor's Office, and Motoaki Saga, a former deputy head of the squad, speak before reporters in Osaka on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/tokyo-dome-ride-hit-by-fatal-fall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fatal fall: Investigators examine the Spinning Coaster Maihime ride at the Tokyo Dome City Attractions amusement park in Bunkyo Ward on Sunday afternoon after a 34-year-old man fell to his death from a carriage earlier in the day.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/taxpayers-freed-from-housing-loan-bailout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/trios-isle-visit-on-russian-visas-angers-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110131a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Disputed isle: Ships are shown docked at Furukamappu port on disputed Kunashiri Island off Hokkaido on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/komeito-snubs-budget-bills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:02:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110131a2b.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Naoto Kan]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/fccj-looks-to-woo-new-journalists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/maehara-hints-he-could-step-in-to-spell-kan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:03:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110131a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seiji Maehara]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/14-fall-off-gifu-temples-thatched-roof/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:03:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110131a6a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Long way down: Myozenji Temple sits snowbound in the village of Shirakawa, Gifu Prefecture, Sunday morning.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/embolism-kills-death-row-inmate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:04:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/yokouchi-re-elected-in-yamanashi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:05:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/01/31/national/jica-plans-tours-following-rebuke/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-01-31T09:06:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/reference/trendy-harajuku-draws-crowds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110201i1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Youthful paradise: Known for its many fashion outlets and stores that cater to pop idols, the street known as Takeshita-dori is a popular spot in Harajuku for young visitors.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/marine-assault-ship-invites-press/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/volcano-evacuation-zone-widens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20110201a2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110201a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Extracurricular: Children clean a hallway covered with volcanic ash at their elementary school Monday in Takaharu, Miyazaki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/kingpins-political-future-up-to-him-okada-repeats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/ozawa-charged-over-funds-misreporting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20110201a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110201a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ichiro Ozawa]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/sapporo-obihiro-to-get-17-asiad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/ninth-case-of-bird-flu-confirmed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:01:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/barrier-free-films-screened-for-hearing-visually-impaired-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110201f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Inclusive: Subtitles appear on a display for a man with a hearing disability at a Tokyo theater in November.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/japan-scrambles-to-fly-out-tourists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/tropical-fish-dying-in-frigid-wakayama/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20110201f2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110201f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Weather shock: Dead fish apparently killed by unseasonably cold temperatures are shown to the media Thursday in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/ozawa-saga-moves-to-trial-phase/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:03:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20110201a4a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110201a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[It's official: An official from the Tokyo District Court posts a notice detailing the decision to indict Democratic Party of Japan "shadow shogun" Ichiro Ozawa outside the court house in Chiyoda Ward on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/asia-cup-match-viewed-by-a-third/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:04:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/more-russian-officials-drop-by-kunashiri-to-view-infrastructure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:04:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/01/national/stranded-fukui-travelers-sleep-in-cars-trains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-01T09:06:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/40-of-budget-hostage-to-diet-split/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/cities-mull-tour-allure-of-factory-lights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20110202f2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110202f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Powered up: Night factory views of Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, and Kawasaki (below) are becoming popular tourist attractions.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/erupting-kyushu-volcanos-outbursts-get-more-serious/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/japanese-flown-out-of-egypt-arrive-in-rome/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20110202a7a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110202a7a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rome sweet Rome: Japanese travelers arrive at Leonardo da Vinci International Airport in Rome late Monday night on a flight from Cairo chartered by the Japanese government.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/kyoto-plan-to-boost-visitors-with-aquarium-irks-locals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20110202f1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110202f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Breaking ground: Construction of a new aquarium is under way in Umekoji Park, about a 20-minute walk from Kyoto Station. It is expected to open in spring 2012.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/man-nabbed-over-fake-nuptials/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:02:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/safety-flaws-found-in-dome-ride/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:04:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20110202a1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110202a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thematic: Metropolitan police officers inspect the Spinning Coaster Maihime attraction at the Tokyo Dome amusement park in Bunkyo Ward on Tuesday in their probe into a man's fatal fall from the ride Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/kan-hints-at-allowance-shortfall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:04:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/more-bird-flu-feared-in-miyazaki/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:05:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/natural-eel-eggs-found-for-first-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:06:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/02/national/firms-playing-catchup-in-africa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-02T09:06:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/movie-adaptations-of-artists-real-life-manga-win-over-hearts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/snow-buried-niigata-asks-for-troops/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/eda-unsure-if-he-will-sign-hanging-orders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110203f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the horns of a dilemma: Justice Minister Satsuki Eda speaks with a group of journalists in his office Jan. 26.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/maritime-talks-with-china-eyed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/dpj-execs-to-go-easy-on-ozawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/tokyo-jazz-shop-bucks-online-trend-with-100000-cds-and-lps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110203f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[All that jazz: A shopper browses through the offerings at diskunion JazzTokyo in the Ochanomizu district. The LP and CD store bills itself as one of the world's largest devoted to the genre.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/group-to-sue-to-keep-isahaya-closed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:02:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/u-s-venture-assigns-stem-cell-patent-rights-to-kyoto-u/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:03:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/tokyo-urges-democracy-in-cairo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:03:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/volcanos-eruptions-gaining-in-frequency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:04:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110203a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fallout: A cabby in Takahara, Miyazaki Prefecture, wipes ash from the hood of his car after a nearby volcano erupted for the sixth and seventh times in a week Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/whopper-of-a-tuna-has-toi-port-hopeful-for-a-better-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:05:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110203f3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Catch of a lifetime: Meat from the bluefin tuna that fetched a record 32.49 million yen is displayed Jan. 5 at the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/03/national/publishers-to-baidu-delete-our-works/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-03T09:05:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/tsuruga-nuke-work-delayed-till-12/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/menace-truly-lurks-in-bond-villains-volcano/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/oita-finishes-cull-of-8100-chickens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/match-throwing-final-nail-in-sumo-coffin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:03:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110204a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Busted: Enatsukasa, one of three sumo wrestlers who have reportedly admitted to participating in match-fixing, is surrounded by reporters Thursday as he leaves his stable in the city of Saitama.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/three-admit-to-throwing-sumo-bouts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:04:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/human-trafficking-at-record-low/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:04:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/citizen-journalists-playing-big-role-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:05:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/man-gets-life-term-for-slaying-woman/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:05:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/four-countries-ink-biodiversity-nagoya-protocol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:06:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/bout-fixing-matches-messages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:06:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/04/national/higashikokubaru-noncommittal-on-tokyo-run/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-04T09:06:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Under scutiny: A group headed by award-winning journalist Ryo Hagiwara has published these Japanese versions of Korean-language history textbooks used in pro-Pyongyang high schools.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Anatoly Serdyukov]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Housing high: A new condominium tower being built in Higashi Betsuin in Nagoya opens in May.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Show goes on: Sumo wrestlers enter the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Minimalist: Harry Cheng, founder and president of La Ditta Limited, shows off a copy of "Been There Done That," a travel diary he produced, at the International House of Japan in Tokyo's Roppongi district on Jan. 27.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Suspended animation: A Tokyo Monorail Line train sits on an overpass Friday after being stranded by a fire at a power substation near Tennozu Isle Station.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Solidarity: Protesters denounce the regime of President Hosni Mubarak and demand his ouster during a rally in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Straight from Shinmoe: A worker shovels volcanic ash from Mount Shinmoe on Saturday in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-07T09:03:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Speaking from experience: Reiko Yamada talks to students at Brooklyn International High School in December about her ordeal surviving the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomohiro Ishikawa]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just don't melt: A train passes Meiji Seika Kaisha Ltd.'s chocolate factory, which sports a facade representing the sweets, in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Balanced approach: Dennis Blair, former director of U.S. National Intelligence, is seen during a recent interview.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Aid agenda: From right, Prime Minister Naoto Kan, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung arrive for the 13th ASEAN Plus Three summit in Hanoi last October.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Head-to-head: Prime Minister Naoto Kan answers questions from Sadakazu Tanigaki, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, during a one-on-one debate in the Upper House on Feb. 9.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/15/national/emperor-feels-up-to-diet-library-trip/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-15T09:04:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-15T09:04:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Had enough: Demonstration organizer Beatrice Lombardi (center) poses Sunday with two other Italians in front of the Italian Cultural Institute in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. Her T-shirt reads: "Bunka Si, Bunga Bunga No" ("Yes to Culture, No to Orgies").]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/15/national/russia-held-isles-past-point-of-return/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-15T09:06:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Island entreaty: Sergei Naryshkin, head of the Russian Presidential Administration (third from right), and Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara (third from left) hold talks in Moscow on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cooking up more: Renowned chef Tateru Yoshino poses during a recent interview.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Out of line: British newspapers report on the controversy sparked by a BBC program that joked about Tsutomu Yamaguchi, who lived through both the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in 1945.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/16/national/kan-vows-to-repatriate-all-dead-soldiers-from-battle-of-iwojima/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[War legacy: People pray for the war dead during a memorial service Tuesday in central Tokyo for Imperial Japanese soldiers who died in the 1945 Battle of Iwojima.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-16T09:06:05+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Good packing: Yuzuki Nishiyama, 3, tries to help clear snow in a parking lot in Suginami Ward, Tokyo, on Tuesday morning.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/16/national/supreme-court-cultist-must-hang/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masami Tsuchiya]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Smoke-free zone: Petty Officer Luke Riblet stands in the former smoking area in the engine room of the attack sub USS Charlotte at the Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture last week.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:03:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mr. Mom: Masashi Nihei, a 30-year-old stay-at-home husband in Kanagawa Prefecture, entertains his baby son at their home in January.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/17/national/activists-win-whale-hunt-halts-in-antarctic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:03:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:04:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In this corner: Democratic Party of Japan heavyweight Ichiro Ozawa attends a House of Representatives plenary session Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:04:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Taking precautions: Workers remove culled chickens from a poultry farm in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday after a bird flu outbreak was confirmed at the farm the previous day.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/17/national/maehara-steadfast-on-islands-claim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:05:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:05:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:06:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/17/national/embassy-worker-said-held-in-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-17T09:06:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Koichi Wakata]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/18/national/pandas-due-at-ueno-zoo-on-monday/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[While the getting is good: An elderly woman is escorted to a shelter Thursday in Miyakonojo, Miyazaki Prefecture, after evacuating her home near Mount Shinmoe amid the threat of rain-triggered volcanic ash slides.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/18/national/teachers-worried-about-new-english-classes/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:03:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masaharu Isshiki]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/18/national/gates-hopes-for-futenma-resolution-by-the-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:04:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Robert Gates]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/18/national/coca-colas-3-d-tv-ad-blitz-to-air-in-um-2-d/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:04:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Message in a bottle: Coca-Cola (Japan) Co. President Dan Sayre holds up a bottle of Coke as he explains the firm's business strategy at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/18/national/punish-ozawa-at-your-peril-16-dpj-allies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:05:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The loyal opposition: Koichiro Watanabe (front row, second from right), a Democratic Party of Japan member close to Ichiro Ozawa, faces the media Thursday along with other DPJ Lower House lawmakers to announce their wish to leave the party's parliamentary group in the Diet.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/18/national/jcp-to-oppose-dpj-child-allowances-in-diet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/18/national/icrc-operating-between-the-lines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:05:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Middle ground: Pierre Kraehenbuehl, director of operations at the International Committee of the Red Cross, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/18/national/antiwhaling-group-claims-victory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-18T09:06:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Clash looms: The Yushin Maru No. 3 whaling ship approaches the Gojira, a high-speed trimaran operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, in the Antarctic Ocean on Feb. 4.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/nagoya-mayor-eyes-lower-house-poll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/dpj-revolt-shows-signs-of-growing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/akasaka-prince-hotel-starts-nostalgic-farewell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110219f2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[End of an era: The Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka towers over Tokyo's Akasaka district. The 40-story bubble era icon will close at the end of March.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/takefuji-founders-son-wins-case/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/russia-slams-radical-stance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/sumo-panel-quizzes-hakuho-helper/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:02:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/land-return-sought-in-67/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:03:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Men of their time: A collage from the '60s shows (from left) U.S. Ambassador to Japan Alexis Johnson, Prime Minister Eisaku Sato and Foreign Ministry Administrative Vice Minister Nobuhiko Ushiba.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/u-s-sought-650-million-for-okinawa-reversion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:04:41+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/tabloids-feast-on-imperial-family-foibles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:04:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110219f1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Crown Princess is flanked by Princess Kiko (left) and Empress Michiko during the awards ceremony for the 39th Florence Nightingale Medals at the Japanese Red Cross Society's headquarters in Tokyo in June 2003.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/19/national/ministry-ends-seasons-whaling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-19T09:05:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110219a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Short fuse: A member of Sea Shepherd throws a smoke bomb at the Yushin Maru No. 3 whaling ship in this undated file photo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ichikawa Ebizo]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Budget blues: Liberal Democratic Party President Sadakazu Tanigaki (left) speaks during a meeting with Japan Business Federation Chairman Hiromasa Yonekura on Monday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Learning the lingo: A group of Kurdish women seeking political asylum attend a Japanese class earlier this month. The class was organized by the Japan Association for Refugees, one of around 200 nonprofit organizations authorized by the National Tax Agency.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Inside information: Former military nurse Toyo Ishii speaks about Unit 731, Japan's wartime germ and biological warfare outfit, at her home in Tokyo in July 2006.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting of minds: Lawmakers, intellectuals and business leaders from Japan and the United States gather at a Tokyo hotel Tuesday to discuss ways to boost bilateral ties.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Go bananas: A girl takes a picture of a vending machine selling bunches of bananas Monday at the Tenjin downtown area of the city of Fukuoka.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-24T09:06:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wigging out: A customer at the fuwat hair salon in Tokyo's Akihabara district dresses up, complete with wig, to look like the Shampoo character in the "Ranma 1/2" manga series.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kazuhiro Haraguchi]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/25/national/nobuko-kan-fliers-rile-worry-dpj-members/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kenko Matsuki]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/25/national/lawmaker-ishikawa-denies-getting-contractor-payoff-as-ozawa-aide/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tomohiro Ishikawa]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/25/national/battling-u-s-for-huge-deal-eurofighter-woos-japan/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[High stakes: An F-35C fighter jet prototype conducts a test flight over Chesapeake Bay. U.S.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-26T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gift of gab: Ayumi Yoshida (front row, center) holds the winner's certificate while her mother, Wakaba, holds a trophy after the All Japan Junior English Speech Contest in Tokyo in early February.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/26/national/asian-european-peers-have-big-head-start-but-success-unquestioned/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-26T09:02:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Vital statistics: A researcher measures a terra cotta "haniwa" figurine, believed to be one of the oldest of its kind ever discovered, in Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Brave new world: Teaching materials such as Eigo Noto (English Notes) will be used in compulsory English-language classes at elementary schools nationwide from April.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-26T09:06:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jun Azumi]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/02/27/national/media-national/ditching-materialism-for-the-simple-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-02-27T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-27T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prince of hearts: A favorite with Japanese fans, actor Ben Barnes in Tokyo, Feb. 14.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-02-27T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cultural export: Staff and talent involved in "Amerika wo Warawasero" ("Make America Laugh!") at a Tokyo studio last week. Left to right: Yoshimoto Entertainment USA Inc.'s Aki Yorihiro, Matthew Glick of Reveille Productions, comedian and MC Koji Imada, actor-turned-producer Masi Oka, TBS announcer Yuko Aoki and TBS producer Takanobu Goda.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Holding onto hope: Japanese rescuers search through the wreckage of the CTV building in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last stop: A bus lies on its side early Saturday morning on the Sanyo Expressway in Hiroshima Prefecture after a university student attempted to wrest control of it from the driver.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Survivor: Matashichi Oishi, a member of the Fukuryu Maru No. 5 when it was irradiated by a U.S. hydrogen bomb test on March 1, 1954, speaks in Tokyo on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-01T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The biscuit please: A poodle presses its nose against the photo of a smiling woman during a survey carried out by animal experts at Azabu University of Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Health check: A Tanita Corp. employee demonstrates a device to check sugar levels in urine at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 22.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-01T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-01T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Blowing its top: An eruption from Mount Shinmoe is observed from Miyazaki Prefecture on Feb. 18.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-01T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-01T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Free to smoke: A businessman takes a break at a smoking area in the Roppongi Hills complex, one of the places listed in the recently updated "Tokyo Smoking Area Map."]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Touch and go: Surveillance cameras to combat "chikan," or perverts, are installed in the ceiling of a Keio Line train that debuted Monday in the suburbs of western Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Get the DVD: Ric O'Barry, whose efforts to save dolphins are documented in the Oscar-winning film "The Cove," speaks during an interview in Tokyo last year.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/02/national/u-k-pitch-free-trade-eurofighter-and-hague/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-02T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[London's view: David Howell, British minister of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, is interviewed at the British Embassy in Tokyo last week.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Christiana Figueres]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[When in Rome: Chinese tourists have dinner at a Japanese inn run by a Chinese businessman (left) who goes by the Japanese name Ryunosuke Hayashi, at the Isawa hot spring resort in Yamanashi Prefecture in January.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/12/national/aichi-firm-unmasks-its-potential/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-12T09:02:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seeing double: Masao Ito, president of One Face, holds his face mask in Kasugai, Aichi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/12/national/with-trains-shut-down-tokyoites-have-to-rough-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-12T09:03:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Left in limbo: Stranded passengers watch a TV at JR Shinbashi Station after Friday's big earthquake stopped railways in the Kanto region and northern Japan.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/12/national/killer-tohoku-temblor-tops-scale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-12T09:04:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20110312a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mother Nature's wrath: A wide, debris-clogged tsunami swamps a residential area near the Natori River in Miyagi Prefecture following an 8.8-magnitude temblor off northern Japan on Friday afternoon.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/12/national/punished-tokyo-teachers-win-appeal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-12T09:04:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/12/national/kan-pledges-full-rescue-response/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-12T09:04:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Elderly women huddle in blankets after being evacuated in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/12/national/chinese-take-to-tokyo-property-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-12T09:05:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moving in: Michihiro Abe, vice president of China Investment Management Inc., is interviewed at his office in Tokyo last month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/12/national/antipiracy-law-rife-with-hiccups/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-12T09:05:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game over: Suspected pirates signal their surrender to the U.S. Navy from the bow of the Japan-owned oil tanker the Guanabara in the Arabian Sea on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/deaths-people-missing-set-to-top-1700-edano/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bad to worst: A man stares Saturday at what used to be a rice field in Sendai.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/science-health/study-chips-away-further-at-humans-uniqueness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Monkey business: Muriquis (aka woolly spider monkeys) hang out together in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, now the only place they are found. Rarely among primates, this is a species whose males do not fight for access to mates.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/rather-than-hoof-it-stranded-rush-to-buy-bicycles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:01:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/media-national/japans-future-is-hardly-predictable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:01:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/survivors-in-trauma-after-life-changing-nightmare-day/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[What's left: Residents of Miyagino Ward, Sendai, walk amid the ruins of their neighborhood Saturday morning as they evacuate to safer areas.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/basic-nuclear-policy-questioned/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/disney-reality-check-for-the-stuck/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:02:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/sdf-in-full-disaster-deployment-u-s-military-pitches-in/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/seabed-split-quake-tilted-earths-axis-10-cm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:03:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stay close: A mother holds her child as aftershocks rattle a ward office in Sendai on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/hospitals-stretched-to-the-breaking-point/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:03:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/13/national/tepco-warns-of-blackouts-urges-energy-cut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-13T09:03:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/no-signs-yet-of-a-chernobyl-type-catastrophe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shattered lives: A woman recovers a photo frame Sunday from the debris of her house in the city of Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/contingency-funds-to-help-cover-quake-tsunami-relief-measures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/communication-outages-grow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/death-toll-may-surpass-10000-in-miyagi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Off the map: The Shizugawa area of Minamisanriku in Miyagi Prefecture is little more than rubble after Friday's tsunami.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/vehicle-manufacturers-to-cut-output-at-plants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/embassies-firms-search-for-citizens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Destruction from the sea: A wrecked fishing boat lies in Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/rolling-blackouts-set-for-nine-prefectures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:02:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/global-rescue-teams-arrive-to-lend-hand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:03:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[German help: Rescue team members from Germany wait with their dogs for a bus to travel to Sendai on Sunday after arriving at Narita airport.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/14/national/warning-over-chain-letters-issued/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-14T09:05:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/reference/hivaids-awareness-often-too-late/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[AIDS awareness: Staff of the Japan Foundation for AIDS Prevention promote World AIDS Day last Dec. 1 in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/lessons-learned-in-kobe-aid-relief-effort/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lucky one: A baby who survived last Friday's mega-quake is fed milk by a member of the Japanese Red Cross National Disaster Response Team at Ishinomaki Red Cross Hospital in Ishinomaki on Saturday. The photo was provided by the Japanese Red Cross Society.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/rolling-blackouts-to-affect-lifelines-transportation-medical-needs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/fukawa-incident-case-acquittal-may-stir-reforms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Out in the open: Takao Sugiyama (right) and Shoji Sakurai attend a public meeting in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 12 to discuss the Fukawa Incident.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/commuters-confused-by-outages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Less is more: Passengers crowd the ticket gate Monday morning at JR Kichijoji Station on the Chuo Line, where services were reduced due to expected power outages.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/chaos-erupts-as-rolling-power-outages-begin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/clinics-do-their-best-to-deal-with-outages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:02:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/hardships-suffering-in-earthquake-zone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:04:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trying to cope: Residents survey the destruction in the town of Yamada, Iwate Prefecture, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/reactor-fuel-rods-fully-exposed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:05:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/15/national/2000-more-added-to-death-toll-in-miyagi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-15T09:05:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/16/national/exposure-risk-tied-to-variables/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/16/national/take-proper-steps-to-avoid-exposure-to-fallout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/16/national/tohoku-joins-tepco-in-rationing-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:01:29+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hot or not: People are checked for radiation exposure in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/16/national/overseas-aid-offers-flow-in/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/16/national/survivors-fret-over-lack-of-gas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:03:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/16/national/3373-people-confirmed-dead-6746-missing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-16T09:05:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Where to begin: Firefighters search tsunami-devastated areas of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Tuesday as a big ship lies high and dry among the debris.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/shizuoka-6-4-temblor-unwelcome-harbinger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/seoul-to-send-boron-in-bid-to-cool-reactors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/kansai-officials-brace-for-sudden-deluge-of-refugees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/containment-vessel-failure-unlikely-edano/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Quake survivors brave a snowfall to dig for belongings where their homes once stood in Sendai.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/sdf-chopper-cant-drop-water/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:02:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/ueno-zoo-panda-coming-out-delayed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:03:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/international-anime-fair-canceled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:03:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/rice-stockpile-stands-ready-kano/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:03:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/emperor-issues-video-message-over-tragedy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:04:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/quake-manual-now-in-31-languages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:04:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/thousands-swamp-immigration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:04:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Safer at home: Foreign nationals line up at the Tokyo Regional Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward on Wednesday. Most sought a re-entry permit so they can go home and return to Japan when the situation is safe.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/17/national/identification-of-dead-taxing-as-toll-soars/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:05:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-17T09:05:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-18T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-18T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reading the situation: An evacuee is checked for radiation at a shelter in the city of Fukushima on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/19/national/fukushima-fallout-the-stark-backdrop-to-seoul-beijing-tokyo-summit/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Displaced: A family who evacuated from Fukushima Prefecture to escape the nuclear power plant crisis takes a rest with other evacuees at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama Prefecture on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Temporary morgue: Coffins containing victims of the March 11 killer tsunami fill a gymnasium in Rifu, Miyagi Prefecture, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/19/national/u-s-preps-450-member-crisis-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-19T09:03:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/19/national/quake-takes-heaviest-toll-on-elderly/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Couldn't be saved: Firefighters pray for the dead among the rubble of quake-hit Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Scary similarity: The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is seen from the nearby city of Goldsboro, Pa., on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/20/national/media-national/sumo-seeks-to-recover-from-disaster-of-its-own-making/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Big issue: Cover of the March issue of Sumo magazine, showing Hanaregoma, the JSA head, bowing in apology. The headline reads: "Can Sumo survive?"]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-20T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-20T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[World class: Makoto Harada, head of NHK's International Planning and Broadcasting Department, at the Shibuya Broadcasting Center, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/20/national/construction-of-prefab-housing-gets-under-way/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting a need: Sailors stack supplies on the flight deck of the U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan for transfer to waiting helicopters off the coast of Japan on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/22/national/dead-and-missing-up-to-21911/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/22/national/comfort-woman-activist-found-safe/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cremation deferred: Self-Defense Forces personnel prepare to bury a tsunami victim Tuesday at a cemetery in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/23/national/media-national/images-from-disaster-in-tohoku-lend-visual-wallop-to-narrative/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eyes glued: Traders at the New York Stock Exchange watch footage of a tsunami that swept across Miyagi Prefecture on March 11.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/23/national/currying-flavor-town-gets-food-aid/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/23/national/chubu-plant-generator-moved-to-high-ground/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/23/national/sakhalin-urging-chinese-investment/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/23/national/more-than-300-interpreters-ready-to-help-quake-affected-foreigners/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-23T09:03:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/24/national/disasters-cost-may-hit-25-trillion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-24T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Swabbies: U.S. Navy crew members mop up the flight deck to remove radioactive contamination from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan, off Japan's northeast coast Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/24/national/bangladeshi-sri-lankan-group-providing-warm-help-for-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-24T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pitching in: Saber Sakura (right) and other Bangladeshi and Sri Lankans from Kanagawa Prefecture serve curry to evacuees of the March 11 Tohoku catastrophe at a shelter in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/24/national/radiation-rises-in-tokyo-water/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-24T09:02:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/24/national/evacuees-served-hot-meals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-24T09:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hot meals: Volunteers (left) distribute food to Fukushima Prefecture evacuees at Tokyo Budokan in Adachi Ward.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/24/national/donations-go-to-victims-aid-groups/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-24T09:03:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/24/national/kan-widens-ban-on-contaminated-food/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-24T09:05:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Safe, so far: Spinach and other leaf vegetables are displayed Wednesday in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, together with signs that they are from Kanagawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/25/national/nuke-disaster-hinders-search-for-missing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-25T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/25/national/infants-30-km-from-plant-at-radiation-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-25T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/25/national/pollen-caused-yellow-rain-agency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-25T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/25/national/north-donates-100000-in-relief-aid-for-evacuees/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-25T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/03/25/national/media-national/comics-tweets-tackle-specter-of-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-03-25T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Calming voice: Television personality and commentator Dave Spector speaks with The Japan Times from his office in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Spector's Twitter account rocketed in popularity after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami disasters. In the aftermath, he began tweeting jokes to try and cheer people up.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just a precaution: A child holds a bottle of water at a nursery in Koto Ward, Tokyo, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bloc bid: A map of prefectures participating in the Kansai Unity Project is shown along with its leader, Hyogo Gov. Toshizo Ido.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liquid load: A man loads his car with water bottles Wednesday outside a Tokyo supermarket, after the metropolitan government issued an advisory for residents in its 23 wards and five cities not to give infants younger than 1 year old tap water due to a high level of radioactive iodine.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New accommodations: Workers construct temporary housing in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, on Saturday, for survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-03-31T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/01/national/radioactive-iodine-traces-detected-in-new-york/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-01T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-01T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-01T09:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/01/national/sarkozy-kan-meet-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-01T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/01/national/coming-together-for-the-survivors/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-01T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[One community: Abi (left) and Roger Lowther (second from left), missionaries with Grace City Church Tokyo, gather with other volunteers at a community room in Tokyo's Tsukishima neighborhood to pack boxes of donated goods to send up north to the disaster areas.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/01/national/kato-death-sentence-appeal-filed/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/01/national/s-korea-renovates-islet-heliport/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-01T09:04:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Calamity, humanity: The March 11 tsunami aftermath in Nobiru, Miyagi Prefecture, is shown on March 25.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/01/national/mayors-confer-on-lessons-learned-from-twin-disaster-way-forward/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-02T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/02/national/volunteer-sensitivity-to-locals-needs-called-for/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/02/national/boston-doctor-joins-volunteers/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/02/national/tohoku-disaster-causes-natto-shortage/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/02/national/grand-coalition-plan-divides-dpj/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A friend in need: Iwate Gov. Takuya Tasso greets Sadakazu Tanigaki, president of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the Iwate prefectural office Friday. Tasso was a Democratic Party of Japan member before becoming governor.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/02/national/panda-fans-finally-see-ri-ri-and-shin-shin/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Care team: Child care specialists from across the nation gather in Morioka, Iwate Prefecture, on March 25 to search and care for children orphaned by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/02/national/sdf-u-s-start-huge-search-for-missing/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/03/national/tepco-dumps-concrete-to-plug-radiation-leak-at-no-2/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Holed up: A worker at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant points to a cracked storage pit from which highly radioactive water was found leaking Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/03/national/kan-visits-j-village-nuclear-responders-tsunami-hit-city/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Meeting survivors: Prime Minister Naoto Kan speaks Saturday with a woman at Yonesaki Elementary School, a shelter for those who lost their homes in the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/03/national/fukushima-farmers-seek-to-prove-their-food-is-safe/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Proof is in the pudding: Fukushima farmer Masaichi Mimura holds a Geiger counter to prove the safety of the prefecture's rice and other fresh produce at an open-air market in Tokyo's Yurakucho district Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/03/national/media-national/renewed-national-pride-will-shape-japans-future/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-03T09:02:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Child's play: Japan Times staff writer Eric Johnston tries out an arcade-style nuclear reactor game at the atomic energy science museum At Home in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, last week.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Communal evacuation: An elderly evacuee leaves a shelter at Shizukawa Junior High School in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sunday as part of the mass evacuation of more than 1,000 local residents.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Iwate hold 'em: Young evacuees play cards at an evacuation center in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/05/national/radiation-free-certificates-coveted/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Geiger factor: A woman is screened for radiation at a health center in Kawamata, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 25.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Goodwill envoy: U.S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos encourages evacuees at a shelter in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 23.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Safe distance: The crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is shown in this photo taken by an unmanned aircraft on March 24.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinichi Sato]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Plugging away: No highly radioactive water is seen leaking early Wednesday from the reactor 2 storage pit (top), where it was seen pouring from a crack Tuesday afternoon (bottom).]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Last order?: A chef serves fatty tuna rolls at a sushi restaurant in Tokyo on Tuesday. Fishermen near the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant are worried that leakage of radioactive water into the ocean could cost them their livelihoods.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/08/national/on-relief-duty-after-okinawa-slur-chided-u-s-diplomat-maher-quits/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Maher]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Liftoff: Liquefaction caused by the March 11 quake has partially lifted an elevator out of the ground near Shin Urayasu Station in Chiba Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/08/national/only-chernobyl-tops-fukushima-u-n-says/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Step by step: Workers restore power lines in tsunami-wrecked Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoshifumi Okamura]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/08/national/tepco-pumps-nitrogen-into-reactor-1/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Three weeks later: Police search for missing people in the 10- to 20-km evacuation zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Monday. A full-scale search involving 300 officers was launched Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Room without a view: An operation room in a quake-proof building at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, where Tokyo Electric Power Co. employee Yasuki Murata has spent most of his time since March 11, is seen in this Tepco handout.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Growing pains: Wrecked houses and dead trees litter a destroyed rice paddy in Wakabayashi Ward, Sendai, on March 29. About 80 percent of eastern Sendai's farmland was damaged by the March 11 tsunami, including the first floor of farmer Kiichi Endo's house (below) in Sanbonzuka, Wakabayashi Ward.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[True colors: Fifty "tairyo bata" banners used to adorn fishing boats are hung out to dry in the backyard of Eiaki Ito in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 30. Ito and his wife, Kazuyo (below), are interviewed in their tsunami-hit fishing equipment shop in Shiogama on March 31.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Helping out: Evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture check into the old Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, which opened its doors Saturday as a temporary shelter until the end of June.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Someone's: A police officer checks a bag with cash and belongings found in the tsunami debris on April 2.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Search still on: A Self-Defense Force member on Sunday searches for people still missing from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture. About 12,000 SDF members and more than 100 U.S. military personnel were involved in the search on the same day.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Costly cleanup: Smoke billows from reactor No. 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on March 15. Decommissioning damaged reactors 1, 2, 3 and 4 (left to right) will be time-consuming and costly work.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/12/national/hashimoto-falls-short-of-goal-for-majorities/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hasn't gone away: An elderly man observes an area devastated by the giant quake and tsunami in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Monday, exactly a month after the disaster.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moment of silence: A survivor prays in an area destroyed by the March 11 tsunami in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tsunehiko Maeda]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The dangers: Foreign students at Hokkaido University listen to an expert's lecture Monday on the situation at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Many foreign students are shunning Japan amid radiation fears.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/13/national/fukushima-crisis-now-at-chernobyl-level/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Up in smoke: A fire burns near a box containing batteries in a building near the No. 4 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant Tuesday morning. It was extinguished seven minutes later.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Wecome back: A JAL Express jetliner from Tokyo arrives at Sendai Airport in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/14/national/why-so-many-aftershocks-why-so-large/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/14/national/radiation-surges-above-4s-fuel-pool/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/14/national/tsunami-hit-more-than-100-designated-evacuation-sites/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No safe haven: Koganji Temple in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, lies in ruins after being devastated by a tsunami on March 11. The temple had been designated as an evacuation site, but it was not far enough from the coast to escape the powerful waves.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-14T09:05:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/14/national/world-right-to-slam-nuke-program-mismanagement-expert/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-14T09:06:35+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/14/national/tepco-chief-vows-to-stay-at-helm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-14T09:06:57+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masataka Shimizu]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/15/national/japanese-ambassador-says-rocket-hit-his-residence-in-cote-divoire/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Under attack: Yoshifumi Okamura, ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire, speaks at a recent interview in Abidjan.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/15/national/task-force-starts-to-draw-up-ways-to-revive-tohoku/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-15T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/15/national/fish-near-fukushima-have-cesium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-15T09:02:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Faulty foundation: The discovery of this huge crack Wednesday in a school playground has halted construction of temporary housing for tsunami survivors in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Open season: Tuna are laid out at a fish market in Shiogama, Miyagi Prefecture, for the first time since the March 11 monster earthquake and tsunami as fishermen returned to the sea.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/15/national/ozawa-slams-kans-handling-of-mega-disasters/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ichiro Ozawa]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/16/national/tokyo-disneyland-reopens-with-fewer-lights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-16T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-16T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/16/national/scholars-eye-extensive-study-on-nuclear-crisis/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reaching out: Actor Ken Watanabe goes on the air at a community radio station in Ishinomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/16/national/tepco-to-meet-95-of-demand/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Masataka Shimizu]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fallen compatriots: Self-Defense Forces members stand and salute victims of the quake and tsunami discovered Saturday in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-17T09:03:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-17T09:04:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[We've got each other: Takahiro Watanabe photographs his wife, Akemi, and three children (from left) Daiki, Chisato and Taisho in front of where their house once stood in Shichigahama, Miyagi Prefecture, to commemorate Chisato's entry to a kindergarten Saturday morning.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/17/national/fukuyama-apologizes-to-iitate-over-evac-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-17T09:05:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/17/national/currency-move-said-effective/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-17T09:05:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/kan-pens-regret-over-nuke-plant-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/ban-lifted-on-more-fukushima-milk-shipments/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:01:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/power-loss-risk-for-emerging-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/displaced-to-get-support-from-state/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[First tour: Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano speaks to reporters on Sunday during his first visit to Fukushima since the March 11 earthquake.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/reactor-shutdowns-nine-months-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:03:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fearless: Robots similar to this one are being used to examine the reactor buildings at the damaged Fukushima No. 1 power plant.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/market-reopens-in-kesennuma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:05:12+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Revival: The morning bazaar comes to life again at devastated Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/imf-to-monitor-impact-of-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:05:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/new-round-of-local-polls-start/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:06:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/18/national/clinton-meets-with-matsumoto/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-18T09:06:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/witness-disputes-maher-denial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-19T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Kevin Maher]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/ikata-nuke-plant-holds-drill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-19T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/saudi-gets-fukushima-briefing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-19T09:01:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/crane-runs-over-kills-six-children/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deadly deviation: A mobile crane sits in debris after hitting and killing six children in an accident Monday in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/success-no-given-in-tepco-road-map/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/tsunami-warnings-ignored-in-west/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/miami-eye-clinic-van-pitches-in/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The eyes have it: The Vision Van mobile eye clinic from the University of Miami is parked at an evacuation center in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on Friday to provide free treatment.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/high-court-upholds-oshio-jail-sentence/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Manabu Oshio]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/19/national/no-relief-for-gas-prices-but-maybe-for-quake-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-19T09:06:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2011-04-20T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/20/national/powder-to-remove-radiation-developed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-20T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Whiter than white: This powder developed by a Japanese chemist and an Akita-based company can capture and precipitate radioactive substances in water, including iodine, cesium and strontium.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/20/national/nuke-theme-films-to-be-shown-on-chernobyl-anniversary/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-20T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/20/national/trucker-who-killed-six-kids-was-dozing-off/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-20T09:02:45+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Deadly doze: Masato Shibata, who ran over and killed six children with his mobile crane Monday, exits a police station in Kanuma, Tochigi Prefecture, on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/20/national/pneumonia-cases-rise-in-tohoku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-20T09:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/20/national/indict-chinese-trawler-skipper-in-senkakus-run-in-judicial-panel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-20T09:03:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/20/national/disaster-response-top-issue-between-japan-asean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-20T09:04:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2011/04/20/national/tohoku-schools-hold-opening-days/</loc>
		<lastmod>2011-04-20T09:05:25+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Home schooling: Students from Arahama Elementary School in Sendai attend an opening ceremony Tuesday at Higashimiyagino Elementary School, where they have evacuated.]]></image:caption>
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