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			<image:caption><![CDATA[That fast: Cell phone carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s Xi device, used for high-capacity data communications, is connected to a PC in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[College first: Toshio Nagashima, professor and director of Tokyo University of Agriculture, holds a bottle of Iwai — a beer brewed by students from the university — at the Okhotsk campus in Abashiri, Hokkaido.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hot seller: An employee at the Tobu department store near JR Ikebukuro Station in Tokyo shows off one of the many "haramaki" belly warmers marketed for men this winter.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Turning back time: The Japan Bank for International Cooperation in Tokyo's Otemachi district will be spun off from Japan Finance Corp.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rolling in dough: Masanori Okamoto, a product planning manager for Sanyo Consumer Electronics Co., shows off a loaf of bread made with rice in the firm's Gopan bread cooker during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 13.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cybernetic enhancement: Wearing power-enhancing robotic gear, grape farmer Koji Sakamoto checks a plant at his farm in Kofu, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Playmaker: Tomy Co. executive Hisanao Takahashi sets up the toy maker's Tomica Mega Station Set at its headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[President Obama Nominates Tom Perez For Labor Secretary]]></image:title>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the record: Kenneth Santos, vice mayor of the community where rampage suspect Chad Ryan De Soto resides, speaks to reporters Saturday at his office in Guam.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Running: Reactors 3 (above) and 4 of the Oi power plant in Fukui Prefecture are seen in February.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'll take a hot dog: A customer talks to a shop clerk selling "ekiben" boxed lunches Tuesday at New York's Grand Central Terminal, which is holding a special Japan Week event through Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Common language: A courtroom at the Naha District Court in Okinawa is seen on Feb. 26. When needed, interpreters occupy the empty seats at right, below the judges.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Outside the "law": Supporters greet Dr. Othman al-Haj Othman on March 14 in Aleppo, Syria, after his release from the headquarters of a new authority that is trying to assert Islamic law. Othman was detained for taking down a poster bearing the Muslim declaration of faith. Left: Activist Wael Ibrahim, 30, was sentenced to 10 lashes with a small pipe last month for tossing aside an Islamic banner at a protest.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/21/national/politics-diplomacy/ldp-new-komeito-to-unify-campaign-pledges/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-21T01:23:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[All ears: Haruka Nakanishi, a doctor at the University of Miyazaki's Faculty of Medicine, speaks during an interview there in November.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/21/national/n-korean-trade-bank-set-to-be-black-listed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-21T01:50:28+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A U.S. Marine watches a statue of Saddam Hussein being toppled in Baghdad's Firdaus Square on April 9, 2003.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[p1 sarin-boximg 20130321]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Widow's prayer: Shizue Takahashi, who lost her husband in the 1995 sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway system, prays before an altar at Kasumigaseki Station in Chiyoda Ward during a ceremony Wednesday morning. The attack by Aum Shinrikyo 18 years ago killed 13 people and wounded more than 6,000.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/21/national/tepco-smells-rat-in-fukushima-no-1-fuel-pool-cooling-glitch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-21T16:15:58+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Rat-zap: A dead rat lies near a switchboard Wednesday at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co. suspects the rodent caused the Monday short-circuit that disabled the cooling systems for the fuel pools of the plant's stricken reactors.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:04:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:05:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:06:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/world/rise-of-jesuit-to-papacy-surprises-cerebral-orders-membership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:11:01+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The Loyola opposition: Pope Benedict XVI greets Jesuit Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini at the Vatican in May 2005. Jesuits had been sidelined by recent popes, but the election of Pope Francis has given the order renewed hope.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:11:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:12:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:13:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/senior-diplomat-to-head-tpp-negotiating-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:13:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:13:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:15:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/82-pan-am-bomber-who-killed-boy-freed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:16:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/japan-may-up-taiwan-fishing-rights-off-islets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:19:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/business/corporate-business/resona-sees-25-loan-jump-for-expansion-into-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:25:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Expanded lending: Kazuhiro Higashi, new president of Resona Holdings Inc., is interviewed March 13 in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/business/corporate-business/kitte-mall-opens-doors-at-jp-tower/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:26:34+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Away we go: A ribbon-cutting ceremony is held to mark the launch of the Kitte commercial facility Thursday morning inside the JP Tower building near Tokyo Station.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/business/team-finds-rare-earths-in-pacific/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T00:34:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/politics-diplomacy/abe-asked-obama-to-draw-up-plans-for-early-return-of-some-okinawa-bases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T02:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/business/economy-business/deflation-foe-kuroda-takes-helm-of-boj-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T10:50:41+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Showtime: New Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda faces reporters Thursday at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/college-students-get-global-outlook-in-dorm-life/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T11:25:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/12-inland-sea-islets-put-on-international-art-festival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T11:27:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fine art: The start of the Setouchi International Art Festival, a triennial contemporary art event, is celebrated with "mikoshi" portable shrines  Wednesday in Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/hiraoka-to-run-as-independent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T11:27:47+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Party plug: Democratic Party of Japan leader Banri Kaieda speaks during a news conference Thursday while former Justice Minister Hideo Hiraoka looks on in the city of Yamaguchi.]]></image:caption>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/business/economy-business/decline-in-average-land-prices-slows/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T11:28:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going up: The rising Umeda commercial district of Kita Ward, Osaka, on the north side of Osaka Station, logged the highest land prices in the Kinki region in a government survey released Thursday, at ¥8.47 million per sq. meter.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/suit-in-68-kanemi-oil-poisoning-axed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T11:28:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Technicality knockout: Sadako Iwamura, 63, weeps Thursday after a Fukuoka District Court branch ruled against the suit she and scores of others were pursuing against Kanemi Soko K.K. over a 1968 mass food poisoning in Kitakyushu.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-22T16:18:49+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tetsuya Tsurumaru]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/world/u-s-congress-approves-temporary-spending-bill-to-keep-government-open/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T19:52:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/tepco-snubs-%c2%a510-5-billion-cleanup-tab/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T20:06:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/utilities-unable-to-devise-plan-on-use-of-reprocessed-fissile-plutonium/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T20:10:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/politics-diplomacy/ministry-files-to-start-work-on-futenmas-replacement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T21:18:18+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Expansion plan: The Henoko district of Nago, adjacent to U.S. Camp Schwab on Okinawa Island, is seen last April.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/22/national/crime-legal/trial-translation-faults-irk-lay-judges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-22T21:18:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:36:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Silenced: Nataliya Magnitskaya holds a portrait of her son Sergei Magnitsky, who died in jail in 2009. He was arrested on tax evasion charges after he alleged Russian officials and organized criminals conspired to claim $230 million in tax rebates.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/national/evacuee-sixth-graders-graduate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:37:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Baby steps: Namie Elementary School students from Fukushima Prefecture attend a graduation ceremony Friday in Nihonmatsu, where the school evacuated to after the 3/11 disasters.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/world/as-rival-theories-tumble-mystery-of-stonehenge-keeps-scientists-guessing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:38:27+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Prehistoric puzzle: Archeologists know who built Stonehenge and when, but its purpose remains unresolved.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:39:06+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cross-cultural ties: Yin Myat Noe Aung attends her graduation ceremony at a beauty college in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, on March 11.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/business/tipsters-to-face-prison-for-insider-trading/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:40:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/business/economy-business/foreign-visitors-surge-to-record-high/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:40:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/business/economy-business/lower-house-passes-bill-to-ease-corporate-levy-if-firms-hire-invest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:40:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:40:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:40:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/business/economy-business/aso-hedges-on-2-inflation-target/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:41:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/national/crime-legal/poll-unconstitutional-stands-another-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:41:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/world/science-health-world/stunning-baby-picture-of-universe-yields-profound-surprises-questions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:44:07+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/wn20130323n3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[Cosmic Microwave Background]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Baby steps: This image shows the afterglow of the Big Bang, as detected by the European Space Agency's Planck space probe. The radiation was imprinted on the sky when the universe was still in its infancy, 370,000 years old. The temperature fluctuations correspond to regions of slightly different densities, representing the seeds of all future structure: the stars and galaxies of today.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/business/unicharm-chases-myanmar-diapers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:48:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/national/denver-consulate-audited-for-info-leak/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:48:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/national/media-national/to-survive-anime-must-adapt-but-not-too-much/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:52:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[fd20130324a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Foreign perspective: German anime buyer Daniel Otto is interviewed by members of the Japanese media on March 21 during the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2013.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/23/business/economy-business/diet-to-confirm-five-year-term-for-bojs-kuroda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-23T00:53:21+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin]]></image:title>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Farm Minister Norihiko Akagi visits a Beijing department store Thursday as Japanese rice sales start back up in China]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:31:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:31:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/11/business/consumption-tax-hike-cant-be-ruled-out-omi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:32:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:32:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:32:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:32:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:32:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:33:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:33:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:33:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/21/business/crude-steel-output-reaches-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:33:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:33:31+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20070713a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Humanoid robot Wakamaru shows off its communication skills with an employee at the People Staff Co. office in Nagoya. The temp agency is renting out the robots to serve as receptionists]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20070724a4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shigeo Hirano, founder and chairman of Mystar60 Corp., and his colleaguesat company headquarters in Chiba Prefecture]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/31/business/arroyo-presses-for-fta-progress/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/28/business/nippon-oil-to-hike-wholesale-gasoline-prices/</loc>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:41:03+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20070726a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Toyota Motor Corp. employee displays plugs for the automaker's plug-in hybrid vehicle Wednesday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/31/business/sanyo-group-balance-back-in-black/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:43:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:43:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/20/business/murakami-investor-activist-turned-greenmailer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:45:59+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20070720a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Former shareholder activist Yoshiaki Murakami walks to a Tokyo courthouse to hear the ruling on his case]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/18/business/docomo-to-sell-japanese-blackberry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:46:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/11/business/aisin-seiki-to-expand-car-parts-plant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:46:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/29/business/yakult-settles-suit-over-princeton-bond-scam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:46:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/04/business/casio-docomo-to-form-jv-for-digital-payment-services/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:46:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/07/business/sanrio-to-sell-3-9-million-yen-doghouse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T12:46:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/20/business/kddi-announces-fee-cuts-could-spur-industry-price-war/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/08/business/nippon-life-reportedly-to-invest-in-resona/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/26/business/cyprus-bailouts-long-term-impact-uncertain/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20130326b2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[People on March 10 are dwarfed by the Kyotoku Maru No. 18, which was left stranded on a pier in Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, by the March 11, 2011, tsunami. Officials said Monday the vessel will be dismantled in April.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/26/national/crime-legal/2012-election-results-voided-in-hiroshima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:06:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/19/business/japanese-companies-catch-on-to-value-of-licensing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:45:48+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20070719a2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Numerous big-name firms were on hand for the International Licensing Expo at the Jacob K. Javits Center in Manhattan]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/10/business/arbitration-sought-in-tussle-between-docomo-japan-communications/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:45:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/10/business/court-rules-bull-dog-takeover-defense-legal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:46:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/06/business/mazda-revamps-mainstay-demio/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:47:36+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20070706a1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mazda Motor Corp. President Hisakazu Imaki shows off the automaker]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/07/business/game-consoles-software-sales-hit-high/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:58:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/15/business/new-haneda-takeoff-slots-allocated/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:58:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/10/business/toshiba-eyes-2-trillion-yen-in-chip-sales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:58:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/11/business/aeon-maruetsu-marubeni-tie-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T13:58:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/14/business/mid-tokyo-gets-yamada-denki-outlet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20070714a3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[A Yamada Denki Co. employee beckons to customers Friday lined up for the grand opening of the LABI Ikebukuro store in Tokyo's Toshima Ward, the home electronics retailer's first outlet in central Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/24/business/weather-dampens-supermarket-sales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:01:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/04/business/life-insurers-lambasted-by-policyholders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/12/business/corporate-bankruptcies-up-32-4/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/08/business/shiseido-to-boost-female-managers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/19/business/japan-unhappy-with-new-doha-texts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/11/business/it-foreign-investment-slack-meti/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/31/business/market-watchers-still-upbeat-after-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:10:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[A man passes a screen showing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Nikkei stock average in Tokyo's Marunouchi district Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/21/national/dpj-files-criminal-complaint-against-abe-over-ads/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T14:35:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/07/10/national/are-sia-workers-the-pension-scapegoat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T15:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T15:57:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/26/national/media-national/paying-a-record-tuna-price-is-simply-good-advertising/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T16:05:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fd20130127bja.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[fd20130127bja.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Fishy business: Kiyoshi Kimura (center), president of Sushi Zanmai, told Nikkan Gendai, "Actually, I never thought it would reach that price. Honestly, I was surprised, but we decided to buy with the thought of wanting — this year as well — to serve our customers the best tuna, so all we could do was keep bidding."]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/01/26/national/spring-pollen-count-expected-to-explode/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yukika Sohma gives an interview July 17 at Kensei Kinenkan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/08/21/reference/hanko-fate-sealed-by-test-of-time/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20070821i1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA["Hanko" stamp impressions are the main proof of authenticity in Japanese culture.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/26/national/japan-eu-agree-to-open-fta-talks-in-april/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/08/18/reference/special-presentations/spared-korean-war-criminal-pursues-redress/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Lee Hak Rae (left) poses with other Korean civilian workers recruited by the Imperial Japanese Army to guard POWs forced to build the Thai-Burma railway in Thailand in 1942.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T16:37:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-26T16:47:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/03/03/business/aussie-coal-firm-prices-aid-utilities/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/01/07/business/nomura-lists-top-small-midsize-firms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-26T16:47:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/06/12/business/stringer-youth-women-key-to-growth/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2007/08/22/reference/special-presentations/vet-blames-those-on-high-for-wars-sins-delusions/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Susumu Iida stands inside Tokyo's Sugamo Prison in this photo taken around 1952. The prison facilities were demolished by 1971. The site was resurrected in 1978 as Sunshine City, featuring a building complex with museums and theme parks.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/06/08/business/nuke-share-may-fall-50-tokyo-gas-exec-says/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Space to let: Rents in Tokyo have dropped every month for more than three years, while the vacancy rate rose to 9.01 percent in December.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Narendra Modi]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Surprise verdict: A monitor at Umeda Station in the city of Osaka carries the news of the unprecedented decision Monday by the Hiroshima High Court to nullify the results of the December Lower House election in the Hiroshima No. 1 and 2 districts.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Holding the line: Seibu Holdings Inc. President Takashi Goto appears at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the hunt: Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd.'s P-1 next-generation antisubmarine patrol aircraft is unveiled at its plant in Gifu Prefecture on Tuesday. The new aircraft will be used by the Maritime Self-Defense Force.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hot seat: Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda answers questions during a Lower House committee session Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Marching orders: Small statues of cherubic Chinese soldiers meant to promote patriotism line the lawn of a Beijing military school last November.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New toy: NTT DoCoMo's Regza smartphone is displayed at an event held in Tokyo in October.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Checking things out: DoCoMo's Galaxy tablet device, manufactured by Samsung Electronics Co.,  is examined by members of the media in Tokyo in early September.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eisuke Sakakibara]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T11:09:08+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[All packed: Containers are stacked up at a shipping terminal in Tokyo on Jan. 25. The economy remains weak following disruptions caused by last year's earthquake and tsunami.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[New face: Takashi Okuda (right), who will become Sharp Corp.'s new president next month, attends a news conference alongside current President Mikio Katayama in Osaka on Wednesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Building up: Residential buildings are seen in Tokyo. Mitsui Fudosan Co. plans to triple the size of its private real-estate investment trust in three years.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Nuts and bolts: Kanto Auto Works Ltd. employees assemble a Toyota Motor Corp. Aqua hybrid at the firm's plant in Kanegasaki, Iwate Prefecture, on Friday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Dream boat: Japan Airlines Co. President Yoshiharu Ueki fields questions from reporters Tuesday evening after the airline's first Boeing Co. 787 jet landed at Narita International Airport.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Future plans: Mazda Motor Corp. Chief Executive Officer Takashi Yamanouchi speaks at the launch ceremony for the new CX-5 sport utility vehicle in Tokyo in February.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120406n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Point man: Kazuo Hirai, the new president and chief executive officer of Sony Corp., speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 9.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/05/09/business/youngest-billionaire-extends-losses-as-gree-plunges/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Start of an era: This is the new Mazda Motor Corp. SkyActiv engine. The last Mazda with a rotary engine will roll off the assembly line this month.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Going off the grid: Visitors look at a Panasonic Corp. concept solar panel during the World Smart Energy Week 2012 trade show in Tokyo on Feb. 29.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bright lights, pricey city: The Dotonbori district is illuminated June 2 in Osaka, which has been ranked third in a list of the world's most expensive cities for expatriates. Tokyo claimed the top spot, according to the survey.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The bigger picture:  A 55-inch Samsung OLED TV is unveiled in Seoul on May 10. Sony and Panasonic have agreed to work together to develop organic light-emitting diode TVs, reversing decades of rivalry as they try to catch up with South Korea's electronics leader.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In partnership: Takashi Okuda, who became president of Sharp Corp. in April, announces March 27 in Tokyo a capital alliance with Taiwan's Hon Hai Precision Industry Co.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tadahiro Matsushita]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Forging ahead: The Posco logo is displayed on a steel sphere at the company's showroom in Seoul on April 20.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Labor unrest: Indian police officers enter the vandalized Maruti Suzuki factory in Manesar, near New Delhi, on July 21.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/19/business/easing-of-u-s-beef-import-curbs-mulled/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eisuke Sakakibara]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/20/business/property-mogul-mori-bets-202-million-on-china/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mover, shaker: Akira Mori, president and chief executive officer of Mori Trust Co., is interviewed in Tokyo on July 12.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/04/business/japan-to-become-no-2-solar-market/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[On sunny days: A worker walks near solar panels at Kyocera Corp.'s Ogishima power plant, operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co., in Kawasaki in December.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/31/business/adviser-gives-railways-edge-in-regional-deals/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/25/business/sony-terumo-still-possible-partners-olympus-chief/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/13/business/toray-raises-20-billion-to-fund-carbon-fiber-expansion/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Preflight prep: Workers use Toray Industries Inc.'s carbon fiber on a main wing section of a Boeing 787 jetliner at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s plant in Aichi Prefecture in 2007.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/25/business/sharp-faces-100-billion-loss-eyes-huge-cuts/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Priced to move: Lexus vehicles jam the lot at  Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc.'s Miyata plant in Fukuoka Prefecture before shipment on July 6.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Product launch: A Jetstar Japan Co. aircraft taxis at Narita International Airport on Tuesday. Part-owned by Qantas Airways Ltd. and Japan Airlines Co., the company is the second of what will be three low-cost carriers to begin services this year.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/07/28/business/surprise-drop-in-prices-shows-recovery-cooling/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Adding flavor: Ajinomoto Co. chief Masatoshi Ito is interviewed in Tokyo on July. 3.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Greater than the parts: A worker assembles a car at the  Toyota plant in Princeton, Indiana, in this undated photo]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In the money: Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ's profits have beat analyst forecasts as it and fellow megabank Mizuho weather Europe's financial crisis.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/14/business/utilities-lose-46-billion-as-nuclear-era-nears-end/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120814n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hot spot: Reporters and Tokyo Electric Power staff view the blown-out building for reactor 4 at Tepco's Fukushima No. 1 power plant near Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on May 26.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/09/business/citi-moving-bank-hq-to-shinjuku/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:47:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120809n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the move: The Citibank retail banking unit's Tokyo headquarters will be moved from Shinagawa to Shinjuku in 2014.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/28/business/contraction-risk-rises-amid-faltering-europe-china-demand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:47:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/02/business/nippon-yusen-slashes-spending-as-rates-slump/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:50:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Outward bound:  Vehicles wait to be loaded onto Nippon  Yusen vessels in  Yokohama last week.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/08/business/95-minute-glitch-halts-tse-derivatives-trading/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:53:33+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120808n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bourse breakdown: Employees work Tuesday on the trading floor of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, where a fresh computer problem halted trading for more than 90 minutes.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/10/business/okis-shares-plunge-on-spain-accounting-woes/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120810n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[I'm on it: Oki Electric Industry Co. President Hideichi Kawasaki speaks at a news conference Wednesday at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/11/business/growth-likely-slowed-in-quarter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:54:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:55:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:55:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:55:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/18/business/orix-looking-to-buy-stake-in-dubai-life-insurance-firm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:55:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/01/business/honda-net-april-june-profit-up-on-sales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:55:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/01/business/panasonic-logs-profit-for-quarter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:55:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/10/business/btmu-yanks-third-london-worker-amid-libor-probe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:55:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/01/business/avoid-buying-foreign-currency-bonds-boj-told/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:57:39+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120801n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[No ATMs here:  The Bank of Japan could lose its independence, a former Finance Ministry official warns.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/03/business/goldman-led-all-foreign-banks-in-domestic-job-cutting-blitz/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:57:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/07/business/share-rout-cues-record-margin-trades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:57:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/10/business/utilities-co-emissions-jump-a-year-after-fukushima/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:57:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/25/business/okada-to-seek-wynn-resorts-books/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T14:57:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/28/business/home-purchases-rise-ahead-of-tax-increase/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:08:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120828n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Balancing act: Carpenters work on a new home at a construction site in Yokohama in July.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/24/business/consumer-reports-reviewer-hired-as-nissan-quality-exec/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:12:54+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120824n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Ready to roll: The Nissan Motor Co. logo is seen on an Altima unveiled at the New York International Auto Show on April 4.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/29/business/ldp-likely-to-halt-deficit-bond-bill/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:12:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/18/business/government-foresees-deflation-end-even-though-prices-are-still-falling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:13:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/21/business/yen-traders-say-shirakawa-missed-the-price-target-boat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:17:09+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120821n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Feeling the squeeze: Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki Shirakawa faces reporters in Tokyo on July 12.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/24/business/sony-may-move-phone-development-from-sweden-to-japan-cut-1000-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:17:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/29/business/analyst-forecast-shrinkage-spurs-first-downgrade-in-last-10-months/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:17:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/31/business/reverse-imports-on-the-rise-thanks-to-strong-yen/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:18:46+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120831n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Made by Japan: A Nissan Motor Co. March compact manufactured in Thailand appears in an undated handout  photograph provided to the media in July 2010.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/04/business/japan-turns-to-brazilian-corn-amid-u-s-drought/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:18:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/04/business/dpj-split-on-central-bank-buying-foreign-bonds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:18:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/08/business/after-two-year-ban-japan-plans-to-resume-beef-exports-to-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:18:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/29/business/foxconn-ailing-sharp-plot-new-terms-to-forge-tieup/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:25:17+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In Sharp focus:  Terry Gou, chairman of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., is surrounded by reporters Monday as he leaves a  Tokyo news conference.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/21/business/sony-to-ship-new-sensors-for-phones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:25:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/01/business/biggest-shipping-lines-narrow-losses/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:25:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:28:37+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120807n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hard choices: Takashi Okuda, president of Sharp Corp., pauses during a news conference Thursday in Tokyo. The maker of Aquos TVs said it will cut 5,000 jobs after widening its annual loss forecast to ¥250 billion as demand for its sets slumps.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/10/business/boj-stays-course-at-pairs-first-policy-board-meeting/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120810n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Bankers of the round table: Bank of Japan Gov. Masaaki  Shirakawa (center) and other members of the BOJ Policy Board pose for a photograph before they start a policy meeting Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/09/business/fukushima-hot-springs-town-to-build-geothermal-plant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:30:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/29/business/mhi-in-talks-with-wind-turbine-maker/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:30:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/08/31/business/hon-hai-says-talks-with-sharp-cant-fail/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/08/business/toray-ups-output-to-meet-daimler-boeing-demand/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:40:56+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120908n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beyond aluminum:  Wings for Boeing 787 passenger jets are manufactured at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.'s plant in Aichi Prefecture in April 2007. Mitsubishi uses  Toray's carbon fiber plastic and builds preassembly wings and fuselage parts for the Dreamliner.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/06/business/jal-reportedly-gets-all-ipo-orders/</loc>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120906n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Plane facts: A Japan Airlines Co. jetliner taxis near other JAL jets parked at Narita International Airport on Aug. 3.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/25/business/board-members-wanted-all-options-available-against-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:42:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/19/business/dole-sells-packaged-food-asia-units-to-itochu-for-1-69-billion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:42:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:42:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/26/business/kubota-buys-water-treatment-firm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:42:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/22/business/jal-to-suspend-some-flights-to-china-in-october/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:42:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/14/business/sharps-losses-may-approach-300-billion-frighten-lenders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:44:22+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120914n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Eye to eye: A woman passes a liquid crystal display monitor showing the Sharp Corp. logo in Tokyo on Aug. 2. The catchline says: "We are aiming for a different future."]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:46:15+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120911n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On tap:  Tsutomu Kamijo, president of Sapporo Holdings Ltd., poses for a photo  Thursday in  Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/07/business/focus-on-longer-term-jgbs-raises-yield-risks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:46:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/25/business/fujitsu-looking-to-sell-off-chip-unit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:46:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/07/business/nearly-half-of-nomuras-cost-cuts-based-in-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:49:11+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120907n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cost-cutting: People pass the Nomura Holdings Inc. headquarters in Tokyo on July 25.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/20/business/boj-surprises-markets-with-additional-easing-measures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:49:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/26/business/mitsubishi-estate-raises-11-2-billion-to-purchase-four-properties-for-reit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:57:51+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20120926n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Mirror image: Mitsubishi Estate Co.-owned office buildings, including the Shin-Marunouchi Building (bottom right), are reflected on the facade of a nearby building in May.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/15/business/lng-imports-set-august-record/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:57:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/06/business/bojs-miyao-issues-dire-warning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:57:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/11/business/growth-in-last-quarter-halved-to-0-7-pace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:58:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/21/business/exports-slide-again-on-eu-china-gloom/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:58:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/20/business/u-s-to-probe-hitachi-metal-complaint/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T15:58:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/12/business/moodys-lowers-credit-ratings-for-panasonic-due-to-weak-earnings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T16:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[When it rains: Panasonic Corp.'s credit ratings have been cut by Moody's due to weak earnings and high debt.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/21/business/komatsu-aims-to-halve-power-use-in-three-years/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Hare-brained?: People sporting rabbit ears play with  Wii U consoles during the E3 Expo in Los Angeles on June 5.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Cost-cutting blur: People walk past the building housing Daiwa Securities Group Inc.'s headquarters in Tokyo last year.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Towering achievement: A special train marking the 100th day since the opening of  Tokyo Skytree stops at  Tobu Railway Co.'s  Tokyo Skytree Station on Aug. 29.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Acquisition target: A woman walks by a SoftBank shop in  Tokyo on April 26 while a man walks past a Sprint store (right) in 2010 in New  York.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Soon under new management?: A woman passes a Sprint Nextel Corp. shop in New York in April.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T16:28:14+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Balance of payments: Vehicles wait to be shipped from the port of Yokohama on Monday. Government data show that Japan had its biggest trade deficit ever in the first half of this fiscal year, making it harder to service the world's largest debt.]]></image:caption>
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		<lastmod>2013-03-27T16:33:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/10/04/business/sonys-hirai-says-efforts-to-revive-tv-business-are-ahead-of-schedule/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[The last word in TV tech: A visitor at the CEATEC Japan 2012 high-tech exhibition reads a newspaper on Sony Corp.'s new 4K liquid crystal display TV set in Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture on Tuesday.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121016n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Betting big: Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of Softbank Corp., shows off an Apple iPhone 5 during its launch in  Tokyo on Sept. 21.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/10/03/business/maehara-vows-extra-scrutiny-of-boj/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[First words: Economic and fiscal policy minister Seiji Maehara (above) and Finance Minister Koriki Jojima face the media during news conferences following their first Cabinet meeting at the prime minister's office Monday evening.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boycott buster?: Visitors check out Toyota's booth at a motor show in Guangzhou, southern China, on Thursday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/13/business/olympus-climbs-back-into-black-after-scandal/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Looking up: Olympus Corp. President Hiroyuki Sasa (center) announces the company's first-half financial results at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Monday.]]></image:caption>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/16/business/abe-ups-pressure-on-boj-for-unlimited-stimulus/</loc>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Shinzo Abe]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Trapped in time: Debris clogs streets and yards Saturday in Union Beach, New Jersey, five days after Superstorm Sandy swooped in to wreak widespread destruction, flooding and power outages.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[In restructure mode: Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., leaves a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 31.]]></image:caption>
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			<image:caption><![CDATA[Most vital resource: Stepped-up interest in Japan's water resources, especially in Hokkaido, from overseas investors is being spurred by global concerns about future supply shortages.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/06/business/panasonic-stock-hits-37-year-low/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:05:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/07/business/tepco-to-invite-thermal-supply-bids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:05:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/13/business/investment-in-china-off-as-feud-drags-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:05:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/30/business/boj-should-cede-right-to-set-inflation-target-abe-adviser/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:06:43+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121130n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121130n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Yoichi Takahashi]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/03/business/boj-ranks-say-japan-is-in-recessionary-phase/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:06:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/14/business/consumers-batten-down-their-wallets/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:08:00+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121114n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121114n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Left holding the bag: Shoppers make the rounds in Tokyo on Aug. 13.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/02/business/court-taps-micron-for-elpida-rescue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:08:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/29/business/teen-drivers-text-far-more-than-parents-believe-study-finds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:08:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/20/business/abe-call-for-unlimited-boj-easing-rattles-bond-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:10:50+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121120n3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121120n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Applying pressure: Liberal Democratic Party President Shinzo Abe faces reporters Saturday in the city of Kumamoto.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/07/business/unlimited-lending-may-help-to-weaken-yen-boj/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:10:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/17/business/election-may-curtail-stimulus-even-as-recession-looms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:10:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/29/business/mori-plans-100-billion-in-property-buys-rent-hikes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:13:53+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121129n3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121129n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Property mogul: Akira Mori, president of Mori Trust Co., is interviewed recently in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/10/business/mizuho-china-fund-to-bank-on-new-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:13:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/27/business/new-boj-members-sought-stronger-wording-on-prices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:13:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/23/business/parts-thieves-shun-one-model-prius/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:14:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/30/business/mhi-hitachi-plan-to-merge-thermal-power-units-to-boost-overseas-sales/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:14:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/08/business/ldp-seeks-sharp-plan-before-bailout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:14:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/20/business/fujitsu-to-expand-services-sales-as-hardware-slumps/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:15:47+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121120n2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121120n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[One of the players: The Fujitsu Ltd. logo is displayed at the e-Book Expo Tokyo in July.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/15/business/for-hitachi-theres-life-after-ditching-tvs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:21:40+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121115n2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121115n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Beyond TVs: Visitors view the Hitachi Ltd. display at last month's CEATEC Japan 2012 exhibition in the city of Chiba.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/07/business/nissan-income-forecast-cut-20/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:21:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/07/business/g-20-prods-on-passage-of-bond-legislation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:21:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/30/business/export-weakening-to-drag-down-yen-expert-says/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:21:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/30/business/imports-of-iranian-oil-down-63/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:21:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/22/business/exports-at-three-year-low-as-recession-nears/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:21:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/14/business/lng-imports-rose-15-in-october/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:21:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/14/business/japan-to-mint-bangladesh-coins-for-6-5-million/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:22:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/01/business/in-u-turn-panasonic-faces-765-billion-loss/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:22:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/17/business/resona-targeting-loans-at-retiring-entrepreneurs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:23:32+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121117n2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121117n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Boom, baby: Resona Holdings Inc. President Seiji Higaki explains the bank's latest strategy Monday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/15/business/intel-may-pump-up-to-40-billion-into-ailing-sharp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:25:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/19/business/following-delays-and-tight-supplies-nintendo-launches-new-wii-u-home-console-in-u-s-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:27:21+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121119n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121119n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Game faces: People dressed as video game characters line up at Nintendo Co.'s flagship Nintendo World Store in New York as the firm's new Wii U console hit the U.S. market Sunday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/22/business/nintendo-warns-of-wii-u-software-update-dangers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:30:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/21/business/honda-still-sees-25-u-s-sales-rise-despite-sandy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:35:31+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121121n3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121121n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Windfall: Honda and other carmakers are looking forward to eventually selling new cars to all of the people whose vehicles were damaged by Superstorm Sandy.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/11/06/business/loss-forecast-may-send-sharp-to-government-purse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:39:45+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121106n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121106n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Sinking feeling: Takashi Okuda, president of Sharp Corp., engages in a news conference Thursday in Tokyo.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/15/business/hitachi-aiming-to-triple-revenues-from-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:41:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/27/business/best-yen-analysts-join-skepticism-of-abe-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:43:23+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121227n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121227n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Weak at the knees: The yen weakened to the 85 level against the dollar Wednesday morning.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/01/business/factory-output-up-on-iphone-in-surprise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:43:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/22/business/abes-return-could-ease-yen-aid-exporters-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:44:50+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121222n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121222n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[The only way is down: Traders monitor foreign-exchange rates at a trading company in Tokyo on Friday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/11/business/suntory-eyeing-bid-for-beam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:44:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/18/business/toyota-on-verge-of-seizing-sales-crown-as-volkswagen-gm-vie-for-second-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:47:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121218n4a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121218n4a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[On the next tide: Toyota Motor Corp. cars, including Aqua hybrid compacts, wait to be loaded Friday at Sendai port.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/19/business/fuji-xerox-may-miss-target-as-demand-eases-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:47:46+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121219n2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121219n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Demanding outlook: Tadahito Yamamoto, president of Fuji Xerox Co., poses for a photograph after an interview in Tokyo on Monday.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/12/business/nitto-denko-counters-tv-slump-with-smartphones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:47:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/20/business/inpex-oks-20-billion-to-finance-aussie-lng-project-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:47:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/14/business/teijin-to-boost-carbon-fiber-in-u-s-for-gas-auto-needs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:47:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/11/business/mad-cow-case-sees-suspension-of-brazil-beef-imports/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:47:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/13/business/mazda-leads-diesel-revival-as-dirty-clunker-label-fades/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:49:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121213n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121213n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Second look: A diesel-engine CX-5 made by Mazda Motor Corp. is displayed in Tokyo's Minato Ward in February.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/05/business/automakers-thai-expansion-may-buoy-baht/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:51:24+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121205n2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121205n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Thai ties: Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda speaks at a ceremony Nov. 8 in Bangkok to cerebrate 50 years since the carmaker established a foothold in Thailand.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/26/business/bojs-23-trillion-jgb-spree-sees-record-gains-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:53:36+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121226n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121226n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Tailwind: A man passes a quotation board of a Tokyo brokerage Tuesday, when the stock index jumped. Japanese government bonds are meanwhile headed for their longest run of annual gains.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/01/business/cabinet-oks-880-billion-stimulus-plan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:53:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/09/28/national/typhoon-jelawat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:53:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/18/business/torrent-of-support-for-ldp-clears-pipes-for-fiscal-spigot-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:55:08+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121218n3a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121218n3a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Market reaction: Monitors at foreign exchange firm Gaitame.Com Co. in Minato Ward, Tokyo, show the yen-dollar rate and the Nikkei average on Monday. Tokyo stocks rose almost across the board in the morning as the yen sank in response to the Liberal Democratic Party's victory in Sunday's general election.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/10/01/national/powerful-typhoon-makes-landfall-on-japans-main-island/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:55:30+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/nn20120930x1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nn20120930x1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Huge waves caused by powerful Typhoon Jelawat hit breakwaters off a port in Kihocho, Mie Prefecture, on Sunday.]]></image:caption>
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	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/21/business/james-bond-cant-fix-sony-as-japan-makers-hit-lows-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:57:55+09:00</lastmod>
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			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121221n1a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121221n1a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[Losing luster: Kazuhiro Tsuga, president of Panasonic Corp., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 1.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/04/business/japans-no-pressures-u-s-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:57:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/29/business/mitsubishi-ufj-to-tie-up-with-advise-key-myanmar-lender-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:58:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/20/business/toyota-to-pay-record-fine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T17:58:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/news/2012/12/11/business/sony-loses-science-talent-as-student-resumes-go-to-dairies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2013-03-27T18:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
		<image:image>
			<image:loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/nb20121211n2a.jpg</image:loc>
			<image:title><![CDATA[nb20121211n2a.jpg]]></image:title>
			<image:caption><![CDATA[New directions: University students take part in the Mynavi job expo, a job fair hosted by Mainichi Communications Inc., in Tokyo on Jan. 8, 2011.]]></image:caption>
		</image:image>
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