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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/14/business/tepco-to-humbly-seek-state-nod-to-hike-rates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:06:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/04/business/panasonic-revamps-business-fields-puts-more-focus-on-energy-sector/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:06:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/06/business/woodford-holding-shareholder-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:06:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/11/business/console-games-expected-to-stage-comeback-thanks-to-3ds-vita/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:06:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120111a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[La dolce vita: Game enthusiasts show off Sony's new PlayStation Vita consoles they purchased at a Tokyo store on Dec. 17, the first day the hand-held players went on sale.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/19/business/eurozone-aid-hinges-on-reining-in-debt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:06:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120119a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[In agreement: Finance Minister Jun Azumi greets British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne before their talks Wednesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/18/business/group-to-develop-deep-sea-vehicle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:06:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:06:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/06/business/sharp-to-focus-on-appliances-displays/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/25/business/reform-or-face-eurozone-type-crisis-azumi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/31/business/tv-makers-see-shakeout-approaching/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/17/business/boj-downgrades-seven-regional-economies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/19/business/takayama-vows-to-stay-at-olympus-helm-until-late-april/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/31/business/mitarai-to-return-as-canons-president-in-march/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/24/business/weak-euros-perks-said-few-unlike-dollars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/21/business/japan-asks-washington-to-grant-waiver-on-latest-iran-oil-sanctions/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/24/business/women-chase-opportunities-overseas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120124a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[My way: Naoko Kageyama, who launched a bridal business in China after experiencing gender discrimination in Japan, speaks to a customer during a makeup session last month in Shanghai.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/16/business/toyotas-unions-to-push-for-keeping-current-pay-scale/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:07:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/16/business/boj-faced-pressure-over-inflation-goals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:09:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/15/business/december-output-revised-downward/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:09:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/29/business/azumi-option-of-intervention-still-on-table/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:09:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:09:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:09:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/28/business/berlitz-loses-suit-over-union-teacher-strikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/03/business/tv-cellphone-medical-businesses-key-to-revival-new-chief/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/16/business/jr-east-to-promote-vice-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/22/business/nonregulars-at-record-35-2-of-workforce/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/07/business/u-s-agrees-to-scrap-zeroing-practice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/09/business/electronics-giants-start-chip-integration-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/24/business/more-advance-tpp-talks-set-with-washington/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/09/business/5-billion-set-for-rare-earth-projects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/28/business/yens-historical-rise-slows-but-relief-may-not-last/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120228a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Turning point: The dollar-yen rate is displayed at a foreign-exchange firm in Tokyo on Wednesday as the dollar strengthened to ¥80 for the first time since Aug. 4.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/17/business/economy-showing-feeble-signs-of-revival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/03/business/l-a-woman-wins-hybrid-mileage-suit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/04/business/elpida-to-map-out-rehab-by-march/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:10:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/16/business/haier-to-expand-japan-operations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/09/business/yen-yuan-exchange-market-touted/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/10/business/toyota-shifts-highlander-output-to-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120210a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Here no more: Toyota Motor Corp. is shifting production of its Highlander sport utility vehicle to overseas plants.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/02/business/daiwa-mizuho-to-cut-more-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/17/business/execs-arrested-over-olympus-loss-coverup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nb20120217a1b.jpg</image:loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hisashi Mori]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/28/business/kepco-set-to-log-record-net-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/10/business/ntt-to-offer-global-internet-access-in-laos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/11/business/condo-delay-hurts-sales-at-top-developers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/04/business/2011-a-year-electronics-makers-want-to-forget/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120204a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Short-circuited: Panasonic Corp. President Fumio Otsubo faces reporters Friday in Tokyo, after the firm projected a record annual loss of 780 billion yen for the current business year.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/18/business/january-electricity-sales-slide-3-7/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/02/business/docomo-to-market-disney-themed-smartphones-from-end-of-month/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Smart move: Actress Maki Horikita displays an NTT DoCoMo Inc. Disney smartphone at a news conference Wednesday. The new gadget hits the market later this month.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/10/business/next-generation-tvs-key-sonys-hirai/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/09/business/nissan-sales-rise-but-profits-decline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:11:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/21/business/fuji-heavy-says-106-million-taken/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/17/business/karaoke-box-caters-to-shy-soloists/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going solo: A man belts out a song at the One Kara karaoke establishment near JR Kanda Station in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:12:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/10/business/long-courting-of-myanmar-may-finally-pay-off/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sewed up: Japanese businessmen tour a sewing plant in the Mingaladon Industrial Park in Yangon in December.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/15/business/boj-targets-inflation-of-1-boosts-easing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:12:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/10/business/core-machinery-orders-plunge-7-1/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/07/business/suzukis-april-december-net-falls-4-7/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:12:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/10/business/toshiba-to-supply-texas-power-plant/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/11/business/malaysia-singapore-back-tpp-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T12:12:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/10/business/36-million-gold-jack-sparrow-figures-released/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Pirate gold: A solid-gold figure of Jack Sparrow, the main character in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movies, is shown to the media Wednesday by Toyama-based Kurotani Corp.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/01/business/jfe-ihi-plan-october-merger-for-shipbuilding/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/29/business/nagasaki-shanghai-ferry-to-begin/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Weigh anchor: The ferry Ocean Rose, operated by HTB Cruise Co., will launch a Nagasaki-Shanghai service Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/02/03/business/no-quick-fix-for-eu-debt-yamaguchi/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New energy: Samples of methane hydrate drilled from the seabed near Oregon are shown in this undated photo released by the Center for Deep Earth Exploration.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cat and mouse: A Japan Coast Guard patrol ship (far left) tries to chase off a Chinese maritime surveillance vessel (second from left) that entered Japan's territorial waters near the islet of Uotsuri in the Senkaku chain Oct. 2.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Not too Goofy: A customer checks out a bag for adults adorned with Disney characters at a Samantha Thavasa shop in Tokyo's Omotesando district earlier this month.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[AIJ fallout: A gathering organized by asset management firms Wednesday in Tokyo is broadcast on the Internet to publicize their efforts to differentiate themselves from scandal-ridden AIJ Investment Advisors Co.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thai-up: Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra meet Wednesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[End of the line: Visitors view a 300 Series bullet train earlier this month at the SCMAGLEV and Railway Park in Nagoya. The 300 Series will be retired Friday before the Japan Railway Group releases its spring train schedules Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In demand: A Chinese student quizzes corporate representatives at a recruitment seminar Saturday in Tokyo held by six Japanese firms, including Panasonic Corp., that are eager to hire them.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[When in Tokyo: Qu Yingyin, a Shanghai native who manages a Lawson Inc. convenience store outlet in Tokyo, instructs her Japanese staff during a recent meeting.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Asian foray: The new outlet of Danish variety store chain Tiger is shown to the media Thursday before its grand opening Saturday in Osaka's Shinsaibashi shopping district. It is the first Tiger store in Asia.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Failure to communicate: Security guards stand near a gutted reception area at the Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. plant in Manesar, southwest of New Delhi, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Knit one pearl two: A woman looks at a dress inlaid with more than 13,000 pearls on display at the Mikimoto &amp; Co. outlet in Nagoya on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Catching some rays?: A beachcomber walks near the San Onofre nuclear power plant in Southern California in March 2011.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Let's make a deal: Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Supply, demand: Mitsuomi Koizumi, president and CEO of Japan Tobacco, gives a recent interview in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Approach shot: Honma Golf Co. Chairman Liu Jianguo speaks during a recent interview in Shanghai.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Keeping in touch: Joji Sato, a nuclear evacuee from Iitate, Fukushima Prefecture, chats with Iitate Mayor Norio Kanno using a tablet PC provided by the village.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Reaching out: Suzuki Motor Corp. Chairman and CEO Osamu Suzuki gestures in a traditional turban in the village of Hansalpur, western India, on Saturday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thai-up: Mitsubishi Motor's new Mirage hatchback, which will be assembled in Thailand and exported to Japan from the end of the month, is unveiled to the media Wednesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Gamed system: A woman plays a game on a mobile phone. Game developers have suffered little from a ban on the so-called complete gacha sales method, which encourages players to continue to spend money to obtain rare items associated with the games.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Walking the walk: The Stride Management Assist is demonstrated at Honda Motor Co. headquarters in Tokyo last month.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Quest fulfilled:  Yuji Horii (left), creator of the popular "Dragon Quest" series of video games, hands Kensuke Matayoshi the latest version, which hit the market  Thursday. Matayoshi was first in line at the  Tsutaya book and game store in Shibuya Ward,  Tokyo, when it began selling the game  Thursday morning.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going solar: Workers undergo training to set up a Chinese-made solar panel on a mock roof at a factory of Suntech Power Japan Corp. in Saku, Nagano Prefecture, in May.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ready to roll: A Nissan Motor Co. NV200 minivan (right) is displayed in London on Monday. The model was chosen to join the fleet of black cabs in the capital from the spring of 2014. On the left is the New York taxi version of the same model.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Seeing the light: Solar panels installed on a condo in Itabashi Ward, Tokyo, are seen in June.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Phone-hacking risk?: A smartphone can work as a credit card reader by attaching a PayPal Here system to it.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Just add detergent: Actress Michiko Kichise shows off a new washing machine that can be connected to a smartphone at a Panasonic Corp. press event Tuesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Right place, right time: The 100 millionth visitors to Central Japan International Airport in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, are photographed  Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Newly minted: Special ¥1,000 and ¥500 coins feature Miyagi Prefecture designs to mark the 60th anniversary of the local autonomy act.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[No rough stuff: Security guards stand Tuesday at the gate of the Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar, India, as the company resumed operations suspended after a deadly riot in July.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:38:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hideo Yamada]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/01/business/jobless-rate-unchanged-at-4-3-in-july-future-iffy/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On command: A Mitsui Home Co. employee waves at a control panel to turn the lights on and off in the living room of its pilot "smart house" in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[For the home: A model shows off the AiSEG, Panasonic Corp.'s new energy-management device for the home, during a media preview  Tuesday in  Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Moving forward:  Takanobu Ito, president of Honda Motor Co., holds a news conference at the automaker's headquarters in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Saunders]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Maintaining standards: Workers check the bodies and paint jobs on Toyota Motor Corp.'s best-selling car, the Corolla, at a plant at its subsidiary Central Motor in the village of Ohira in Miyagi Prefecture on May 11.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Now on the shelves: Google Inc. Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt promotes the Nexus 7 tablet device at a launch ceremony in  Tokyo on  Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Climbing back: Passengers prepare Monday to board a China Eastern Airlines chartered flight bound for Shanghai at Fukushima Airport, which resumed international services for the first time since the March 2011 disasters.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/21/business/smaller-creditors-to-stand-by-sharp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:42:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/27/business/new-renewable-energy-generation-program-gets-off-to-promising-start/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:42:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/01/business/three-year-guidelines-stick-to-71-trillion-spending-cap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:42:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/11/business/japans-energy-mix-requires-examining-trade-offs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:42:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120911d1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Paul Scalise (left) of the University of Tokyo's Institute of Social Science discusses Japan's energy policy as Kenji Yamaji, a professor emeritus of the University of Tokyo and director general of the Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth, looks on during an Aug. 3 seminar at Keidanren Kaikan in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/01/business/agriculture-would-take-big-tpp-hit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:43:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/12/business/denso-plans-third-indonesian-plant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:43:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:43:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Handy: A customer touches a palm-scanning ID sensor at Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank ATM in Hashima, Gifu Prefecture, on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/26/business/hitachi-partner-win-power-plant-bid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:43:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/28/business/sony-going-with-big-lcd-television/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:43:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/19/business/japanese-companies-become-protest-targets-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:43:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[My country: A young boy with a Chinese flag draped over his shoulders and a miniature one stuck to his forehead sits on a man's shoulders during a protest near the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/15/business/toyota-to-raise-prices-abroad-over-yens-rise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:43:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/20/business/japan-related-book-publishing-banned-in-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:43:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/05/business/daimaru-reopens-larger-store-near-tokyo-station/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Branding: Shoppers look at luxury fashion brand items Monday on a newly opened floor of the Daimaru department store near Tokyo Station.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/20/business/land-prices-continue-decline-but-at-slower-pace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/05/business/localities-4-trillion-tax-grants-deferred/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/08/business/komatsu-to-train-russia-engineers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/01/business/fujitsu-to-withdraw-from-japan-semiconductor-production/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/11/business/reformed-myanmar-ready-for-foreign-investment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:19+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Myanmar journalists (from left) Nwe Yin Aye, Tha Sein and Zaw Myint discuss the prospect of the country's reforms during an Aug. 1 seminar in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/22/business/new-walkmans-to-pack-super-sound/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120922a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Jams in progress: Models display Sony Corp.'s latest digital Walkman series, the Android OS-based F800 (left) with a Bluetooth wireless headphone, and an S770 series MP3 player with a speaker and FM radio recharging cradle in Tokyo on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/13/business/beer-shipments-up-2-8-in-august/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/05/business/big-kumamoto-solar-plant-planned/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/22/business/struggling-sharp-eyes-lcd-tieup-with-intel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/14/business/jal-narita-heathrow-jets-to-get-revamped-seats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120914a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Horizontal flight: A model reads a book while lying down on Japan Airlines Co.'s new first class seat.  The airline plans to begin installing the fully reclining model starting in January.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/05/business/sharp-chief-to-visit-taiwan-to-meet-hon-hai-honcho/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/27/business/boj-may-ease-policy-with-riskier-asset-purchases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:52+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120927a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Stepping up: Bank of Japan Policy Board member Takahide Kiuchi gives an interview Tuesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/07/business/sharp-puts-up-properties-in-bid-to-secure-fresh-bank-loans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/11/business/seven-eleven-plans-shikoku-entry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:44:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/28/business/uniqlo-bic-camera-open-joint-giant-outlet-called-bicqlo-in-tokyo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:45:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120928a5a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Two for one: A customer checks out a display of mannequins wearing Uniqlo-brand clothes and holding cameras from retailer Bic Camera at Bicqlo, the two brands' first joint outlet, in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/05/business/overtime-hours-fall-amid-weaker-mood/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:45:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/13/business/google-twitter-to-mine-internet-disaster-data/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:45:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/05/business/panasonic-bread-bakers-milestone/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:45:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/28/business/dignitaries-to-get-fukushima-dolls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:45:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/01/business/sharps-fate-in-limbo-amid-stalemate-with-hon-hai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:45:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Terry Gou]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/13/business/mazda-sets-up-venture-in-malaysia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:45:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/22/business/new-optical-fiber-sends-record-5000-movies-in-second/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:46:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/21/business/yamato-to-pay-u-s-fine-for-fee-fixing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:46:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/04/business/toshiba-alstom-planning-power-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:46:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/24/business/toll-of-double-tax-hikes-on-the-economy-will-be-even-worse-than-in-97/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:46:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/27/business/japanese-businesses-booted-from-major-china-trade-fair/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:46:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Global reach: A demonstrator is silhouetted against a Chinese flag at the Japanese Embassy in Budapest on Monday during a protest over the Senkaku Islands dispute.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/15/business/utility-to-raise-cash-for-safety-fix/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:46:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/22/business/new-hitachi-plant-on-way-in-mexico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:46:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/08/business/next-adb-chief-from-japan-urged/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:46:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/21/business/game-show-highlights-smartphone-offerings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:47:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hooked: Media and business representatives try out "Professor Layton" by game maker Level-5 at the Tokyo Game Show 2012 in Makuhari Messe, Chiba Prefecture, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/28/business/jal-foreign-investors-exceed-limit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:47:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:47:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/13/business/machinery-orders-rose-4-6-in-july/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:47:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-02-22T15:47:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/15/business/yen-rise-sparks-intervention-threat/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Haruhiko Kuroda]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Double takes: A customer wearing a Steve Jobs mask also shows a portrait of the late Apple founder on his iPad while waiting to buy an iPhone 5 at a Softbank shop in Tokyo on Friday. In the new Apple Maps, which comes installed in the iPhone 5, the Senkaku Islands appear to be duplicated and the pin location is out in the water.]]></image:caption>
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