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		<lastmod>1999-03-02T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-03-13T09:09:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-03-17T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-03-17T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/17/editorials/beleaguered-china-stays-on-course/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-17T09:12:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/18/editorials/more-melodrama-in-moscow/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-18T09:09:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/19/commentary/a-battle-that-earned-a-place-in-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-19T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/19/editorials/a-welcome-step-forward/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-19T09:11:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/20/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-apologists-for-china-disregard-reality/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-20T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/20/commentary/the-squirrel-or-the-eagle/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-20T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/20/commentary/world-commentary/learning-on-the-job-can-be-a-good-idea/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-20T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/20/commentary/a-cloudy-outlook-for-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-20T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/20/editorials/much-ado-about-doing-nothing/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-20T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/21/commentary/consensus-or-confrontation/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-21T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/23/commentary/strategies-for-a-secure-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-23T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/23/editorials/another-global-survival-gambit/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-23T09:18:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/24/commentary/a-testing-summit-for-the-eu/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-24T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/24/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-cronyism-hinders-reform-efforts/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-24T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/24/editorials/fingerprints-on-cyberspace/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-24T09:19:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/25/editorials/banking-on-the-euro/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-25T09:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/26/editorials/high-stakes-in-kosovo/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-26T09:18:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/27/editorials/vote-local-think-national/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-27T09:04:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/30/editorials/prodi-steps-into-the-breach/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-30T09:19:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/03/31/editorials/a-token-gesture/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-03-31T09:06:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/01/commentary/world-commentary/pinochet-advances-human-rights-after-all/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-01T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/01/commentary/russias-new-paranoia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-01T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/01/editorials/russias-shaky-vote-of-confidence/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-01T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/01/editorials/a-warning-to-tyrants-everywhere/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-01T09:14:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/02/editorials/stumbling-over-myanmar/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-02T09:18:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/03/editorials/in-praise-of-irish-fudge/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-03T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/03/commentary/world-commentary/the-autonomy-imperative/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-03T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/03/commentary/world-commentary/rethinking-joint-strategy-on-north-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-03T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/04/commentary/world-commentary/the-united-states-is-drowning-in-hubris/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-04T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/04/editorials/lunchtime-in-lotus-land/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-04T09:18:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/06/editorials/enact-new-child-sex-laws-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-06T09:16:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/07/commentary/world-commentary/foreign-policy-to-the-fore-in-washington/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-07T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/07/commentary/world-commentary/in-the-wake-of-the-spy-boats/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-07T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/07/editorials/message-in-a-bombing/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-07T09:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/08/commentary/europes-new-killing-fields/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-08T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/08/editorials/a-reprieve-not-a-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-08T09:14:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/09/commentary/national-security-put-to-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-09T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/09/commentary/zhus-u-s-visit-kicks-off-strategic-dialogue/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-09T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/09/editorials/justice-for-victims-of-pan-am-103/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-09T09:05:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/10/editorials/key-defense-questions-need-answers/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-10T09:09:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/11/commentary/shadows-of-vietnam-in-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-11T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/11/editorials/spring-the-sweet-spring/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-11T09:18:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/13/editorials/bad-news-for-party-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-13T09:15:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/14/commentary/a-clear-victory-for-nato/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-14T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/14/editorials/who-profits-from-indonesias-violence/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-14T09:20:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/15/commentary/everyone-loses-but-milosevic/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-15T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/15/editorials/justice-for-all-even-prosecutors/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-15T09:17:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/16/commentary/moving-from-words-to-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-16T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/16/editorials/tit-for-tat-in-south-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-16T09:09:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/17/commentary/world-commentary/fourteen-planes-six-boats-and-a-chopper/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-17T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/17/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-trade-policy-all-at-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-17T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/17/editorials/a-long-shadow-over-malaysia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-17T09:12:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/18/commentary/world-commentary/learning-to-break-the-cycle-of-poverty/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-18T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/18/commentary/world-commentary/its-the-domestic-economy-stupid/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-18T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/18/commentary/world-commentary/silicone-valley-clones-lack-the-right-stuff/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-18T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/18/editorials/goodbye-to-all-that/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-18T09:04:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/20/commentary/last-gasp-for-political-parties/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-20T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/20/commentary/world-commentary/east-timor-reveals-wests-hypocrisy/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-20T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/21/editorials/mof-by-any-other-name/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-21T09:10:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/22/editorials/when-the-military-says-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-22T09:12:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/23/editorials/another-senseless-tragedy/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-23T09:16:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/24/commentary/world-commentary/support-not-coercion-for-indonesia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-24T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/24/commentary/test-pyongyangs-sincerity/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-24T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/24/editorials/big-hopes-for-small-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-24T09:12:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/25/commentary/world-commentary/nato-steps-into-a-quagmire/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-25T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/25/commentary/world-commentary/mixed-feelings-greet-u-s-aid-in-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-25T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/26/editorials/victims-in-their-own-homes/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-26T09:03:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/27/editorials/somber-nato-turns-50/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-27T09:01:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/28/editorials/no-victory-for-the-security-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-28T09:19:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/29/commentary/world-commentary/restructuring-isnt-the-cure-all-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-29T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/29/editorials/break-the-stalemate-with-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-29T09:07:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/04/30/editorials/on-the-road-to-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-04-30T09:10:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/01/commentary/obuchi-confounds-the-skeptics/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-01T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/01/editorials/a-promise-of-change-for-women/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-01T09:04:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/03/commentary/world-commentary/cultural-understanding-holds-the-key/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-03T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/03/commentary/world-commentary/balkans-destroy-old-certainties/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-03T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/03/editorials/hope-in-east-timor/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-03T09:19:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/04/commentary/world-commentary/india-rightly-resists-the-chinese-model/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-04T09:01:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/04/editorials/a-shrinking-pool-of-jobs/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-04T09:05:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/05/commentary/a-game-plan-for-ishihara/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-05T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/05/commentary/hold-off-on-u-s-style-layoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-05T09:04:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/05/editorials/all-smiles-at-the-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-05T09:15:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/05/editorials/yugoslavias-real-hostages/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-05T09:16:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/07/editorials/a-brush-with-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-07T09:09:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/08/commentary/hope-returns-to-lebanon/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-08T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/08/commentary/japan-remains-a-military-laughingstock/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-08T09:03:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/08/editorials/blair-gambles-on-federalism-and-wins/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-08T09:03:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/11/editorials/first-breach-in-the-government-wall/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-11T09:19:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/12/editorials/a-sudden-reversal-in-kosovo/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-12T09:07:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/13/editorials/president-kim-takes-up-the-challenge/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-13T09:14:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/14/editorials/playing-the-jerusalem-card/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-14T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/14/editorials/mr-rubin-moves-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-14T09:10:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/15/commentary/world-commentary/the-problem-of-indias-untouchables/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-15T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/15/editorials/more-legal-help-for-japanese-citizens/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-15T09:17:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/16/commentary/enhancing-regional-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-16T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/16/commentary/does-nato-really-have-justice-on-its-side/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-16T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/16/editorials/star-wars-in-their-eyes/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-16T09:17:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/18/editorials/keep-trade-reform-alive/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-18T09:13:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/19/commentary/world-commentary/kosovo-refugees-need-the-worlds-help/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-19T09:03:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/19/editorials/now-a-different-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-19T09:17:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/20/commentary/ever-optimistic-mr-blair/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-20T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/20/editorials/workers-in-the-new-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-20T09:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/21/editorials/new-economy-under-siege/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-21T09:03:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/22/editorials/red-alert-for-the-loonies/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-22T09:19:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/23/commentary/world-commentary/save-whales-with-science-not-sentiment/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-23T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/23/editorials/break-the-corporate-extortion-habit/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-23T09:05:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/24/editorials/the-worlds-second-oldest-profession/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-24T09:17:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/25/editorials/security-not-served-by-vagueness/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-25T09:08:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/26/editorials/the-imf-is-called-to-account/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-26T09:14:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/27/editorials/tiny-but-deadly-killers/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-27T09:11:01+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/28/commentary/a-step-in-the-right-direction-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-28T09:02:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/28/editorials/an-old-conflict-a-new-twist/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-28T09:17:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/31/commentary/world-commentary/a-de-facto-treaty-revision/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-31T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/31/commentary/world-commentary/trade-must-extend-to-poorer-countries/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-31T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/05/31/commentary/world-commentary/tiananmen-martyrs-rebels-without-a-cause/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-05-31T09:02:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/01/editorials/ratify-the-stand-against-torture/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-01T09:06:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/02/commentary/world-commentary/frances-corsican-question/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-02T09:03:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/02/editorials/cautious-optimism-on-pyongyang/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-02T09:04:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/03/editorials/a-new-world-for-japanese-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-03T09:18:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/04/commentary/world-commentary/both-sides-to-blame-for-sino-u-s-troubles/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-04T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/04/commentary/obuchi-set-for-one-more-term/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-04T09:02:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/04/editorials/ten-years-after-tiananmen/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-04T09:12:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/05/editorials/a-wakeup-call-for-us-all/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-05T09:09:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/08/commentary/world-commentary/recovery-hinges-on-fast-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-08T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/08/editorials/help-for-battered-wives-is-overdue/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/09/editorials/dangerous-posturing-in-kashmir/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-09T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/10/editorials/fear-on-the-table/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-10T09:01:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/10/editorials/peace-and-priorities-in-kosovo/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-10T09:05:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/11/commentary/world-commentary/come-clean-on-defense-policy/</loc>
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		<lastmod>1999-06-11T09:17:21+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/12/editorials/the-prospect-of-peace-in-kosovo/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-12T09:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/12/commentary/world-commentary/restrain-japan-contain-india/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/17/editorials/symbols-of-unity-or-division/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-17T09:12:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/18/editorials/candidates-off-and-running/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-18T09:15:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/19/commentary/world-commentary/chinas-oppression-of-tibet-continues/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/20/commentary/world-commentary/y2k-the-liability-millennium/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-20T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/20/editorials/fast-faster-and-fastest/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-20T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/20/editorials/a-matter-of-principle-at-the-wto/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-20T09:17:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/21/editorials/mr-mandelas-mixed-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-21T09:20:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/22/editorials/no-strong-message-from-cologne/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-22T09:19:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/23/editorials/a-debt-to-the-united-nations/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-23T09:09:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/23/editorials/the-north-korean-enigma/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-23T09:20:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/24/editorials/the-storm-over-tibet/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-24T09:06:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/25/editorials/a-vote-delayed-in-east-timor/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-25T09:11:10+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/26/editorials/cracks-in-the-wall-of-silence/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-26T09:04:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/28/editorials/staring-at-the-abyss-in-northern-ireland/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-28T09:17:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/29/commentary/japan-presses-asias-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-29T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/29/editorials/getting-tough-on-dioxin-pollution/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-29T09:20:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/06/30/editorials/mercosurs-new-allure/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-06-30T09:19:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/01/commentary/world-commentary/frances-right-on-the-run/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-01T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-07-01T09:03:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/01/editorials/serving-justice-in-turkey/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-01T09:14:35+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/02/editorials/complacency-is-the-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-02T09:07:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/03/editorials/ntt-readies-for-the-digital-era/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-03T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/04/commentary/world-commentary/to-buy-or-not-to-buy-russian/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-04T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/04/commentary/world-commentary/promise-of-autonomy-fades-in-hong-kong/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-04T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/04/editorials/stone-the-crows/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-04T09:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/04/commentary/world-commentary/a-paler-shade-of-green-hurts-germany/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-04T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/06/commentary/world-commentary/chinese-nuclear-threat-is-real/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-06T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/06/commentary/world-commentary/resist-steel-industrys-call-for-protection/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-06T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/06/editorials/new-life-for-mideast-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-06T09:13:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/numbers-shape-u-s-political-landscape/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-07T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/07/editorials/toward-a-debate-on-national-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-07T09:12:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/08/editorials/living-without-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-08T09:07:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/09/commentary/national-symbols-deserve-legal-recognition/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-09T09:01:53+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/09/editorials/new-komeitos-role/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-09T09:13:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/10/commentary/world-commentary/tasting-the-politics-of-food/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-10T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/10/commentary/world-commentary/indias-window-of-opportunity-in-kashmir/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-10T09:03:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/10/editorials/from-the-rhine-to-the-spree/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-10T09:14:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/13/commentary/break-deadlock-on-base-issues/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-13T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/13/editorials/hard-questions-for-hong-kong/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-13T09:09:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/14/commentary/the-russian-capitals-bazaar-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-14T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/14/editorials/an-uneasy-peace-in-kashmir/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-14T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/15/editorials/sierra-leone-tests-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-15T09:05:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/16/editorials/lessons-unlearned-at-genden/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-16T09:13:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/17/commentary/world-commentary/taliban-conducts-a-war-against-women/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-17T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/17/commentary/cross-strait-relations-at-risk/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/17/commentary/world-commentary/how-globalization-can-undercut-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-17T09:01:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/17/editorials/booking-a-vacation/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/18/commentary/world-commentary/apparently-all-roads-lead-to-vladivostok/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-18T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/18/commentary/world-commentary/how-mahathir-overcame-the-asian-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-18T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/18/editorials/food-safety-has-to-be-assured/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-18T09:07:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-07-19T09:02:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/19/editorials/irans-shrewd-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-19T09:16:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/tax-cuts-put-japan-on-track/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-20T09:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/20/editorials/cobwebs-on-the-lunar-way-station/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-20T09:09:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/21/editorials/a-fuzzy-blueprint-for-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-21T09:08:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/22/editorials/pointless-and-reckless-in-taipei/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-22T09:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/23/editorials/true-leadership-in-the-21st-century/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-23T09:19:28+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/africa-a-blind-spot-for-europes-left/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-24T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/24/commentary/the-pendulum-swings-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-24T09:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/24/commentary/the-third-way-once-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-24T09:03:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/24/editorials/and-now-to-work-at-the-wto/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-24T09:10:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/soongs-presidential-bid-is-good-for-taiwan/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-25T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/cohabitation-still-confounds/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-25T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/25/commentary/world-commentary/fear-and-loathing-for-russian-journalists/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-25T09:03:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-07-25T09:03:58+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/26/commentary/bureaucrats-block-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-26T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/26/editorials/drawing-a-line-in-colombia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-26T09:10:47+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/27/editorials/moroccos-visionary-passes-away/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-27T09:10:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/29/editorials/new-komeito-makes-an-about-face/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-29T09:07:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/30/editorials/taking-up-the-fight-against-tb/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-30T09:02:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/30/commentary/selling-out-in-nagata-cho/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-30T09:04:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/31/commentary/provocation-or-extortion/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-31T09:02:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/07/31/editorials/renewed-hope-for-the-arf/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-07-31T09:04:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/01/commentary/congress-squanders-another-opportunity/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-01T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/01/commentary/russias-navy-lists-in-port/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-01T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/03/editorials/mending-relations-with-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-03T09:10:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/04/commentary/world-commentary/facing-the-reality-of-taiwan/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-04T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/04/editorials/a-last-push-by-the-taliban/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-04T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/05/editorials/chinas-east-wind-blows-ill/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-05T09:15:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/06/editorials/first-a-tally-now-the-trading/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/07/commentary/world-commentary/afghanistans-miserable-war-continues/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-07T09:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/08/editorials/bringing-peace-to-the-balkans/</loc>
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		<lastmod>1999-08-09T09:13:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/10/editorials/accomplices-in-our-own-destruction/</loc>
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		<lastmod>1999-08-11T09:03:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/12/editorials/symbols-to-unite-that-divide/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-12T09:16:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/13/commentary/ozawas-future-appears-bleak/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-13T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/13/editorials/russias-new-islamic-nightmare/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/14/commentary/junk-science-has-u-s-justice-on-the-ropes/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/14/editorials/wiretap-with-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-14T09:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/15/commentary/world-commentary/end-the-one-china-fiction/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-15T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/15/commentary/world-commentary/angola-a-catastrophe-in-the-making/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/15/commentary/u-s-taiwan-policy-is-courting-disaster/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/15/editorials/richard-nixons-long-shadow/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-15T09:12:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/17/editorials/the-good-fight-against-war-crimes/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-17T09:14:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/18/commentary/world-commentary/high-price-of-blood-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-18T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/20/commentary/a-season-for-political-typhoons/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-20T09:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/20/editorials/ethics-drive-is-losing-steam/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-20T09:20:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/no-mystery-to-doing-business-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-21T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/south-asias-dwindling-hopes-for-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-21T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/21/commentary/mr-robertsons-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-21T09:03:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/21/editorials/a-super-bank-in-the-making/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-21T09:09:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/23/editorials/bridging-kosovos-gulf-of-hatred/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-23T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/24/commentary/japans-false-sense-of-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-24T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/24/editorials/steps-to-stop-the-aids-threat/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-24T09:06:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/25/editorials/the-hidden-war-against-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-25T09:07:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/26/editorials/close-the-business-loophole/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-26T09:05:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/27/editorials/jitters-in-central-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-27T09:20:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/28/commentary/world-commentary/aid-that-gets-lost-en-route-to-the-poor/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-28T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/28/commentary/politicians-go-head-to-head/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-28T09:03:58+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/28/editorials/the-slow-road-to-gender-equality/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-28T09:10:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/30/commentary/the-social-safety-net-tightens/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-30T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/08/31/commentary/oda-helps-japan-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-08-31T09:04:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-08-31T09:07:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/01/editorials/a-peace-process-without-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-09-01T09:03:11+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/02/editorials/another-stab-at-peace-in-congo/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-09-02T09:17:12+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/04/editorials/business-embraces-the-bit/</loc>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/05/commentary/world-commentary/the-politics-of-love-and-hate/</loc>
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		<lastmod>1999-09-07T09:06:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-09-16T09:14:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/17/editorials/eyes-on-the-ball-at-apec/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-09-17T09:11:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-09-20T09:09:17+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/22/commentary/world-commentary/americans-debate-the-whys-and-whens-of-intervention/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-09-22T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/22/commentary/world-commentary/advance-australia-fair-takes-on-a-whole-new-meaning/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-09-22T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/22/commentary/world-commentary/australias-belated-epiphany/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-09-22T09:03:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-09-23T09:07:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/09/29/editorials/japans-binding-promise-to-the-g7/</loc>
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		<lastmod>1999-09-30T09:15:13+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/02/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-quake-shakes-chinas-mandate/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-02T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/02/commentary/blair-touts-the-vision-thing/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-02T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/02/editorials/a-last-chance-for-indonesia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-02T09:08:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/02/editorials/celebrations-and-sublimations/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-02T09:20:17+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/06/commentary/world-commentary/the-world-as-policeman/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-06T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/06/commentary/world-commentary/grim-lessons-from-east-timor/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-06T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/06/commentary/world-commentary/back-to-the-brink-in-indonesia/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-06T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/06/editorials/familiar-features-of-a-new-cabinet/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-06T09:14:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/07/commentary/world-commentary/behind-the-echizen-rutgers-connection/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-07T09:01:42+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/07/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-alliances-under-strain/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-07T09:03:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/07/editorials/from-a-cakewalk-to-a-campaign/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-07T09:06:30+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/chongqing-leads-the-next-china-boom/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-09T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/chinas-canny-strategy-in-east-timor/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-09T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/skeletons-in-yeltsins-closet/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-09T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/toward-a-leaner-meaner-defense-budget/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-09T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-10-09T09:15:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/10/commentary/munich-and-pat-buchanan/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-10T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/10/commentary/world-commentary/breaking-the-pakistani-link-to-terrorism/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-10T09:02:51+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/10/editorials/dishonored-by-the-honors-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-10T09:12:28+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/14/editorials/the-limits-in-pakistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-14T09:02:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/14/commentary/world-commentary/megawati-has-lost-her-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-14T09:03:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/15/editorials/the-shortsighted-u-s-senate/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-15T09:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/18/editorials/first-bigger-then-better/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-18T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/19/commentary/world-commentary/aum-fills-a-spiritual-need/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-19T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/19/editorials/now-it-is-up-to-pyongyang/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-19T09:19:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/20/editorials/nissan-is-in-bad-shape/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-20T09:16:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/22/commentary/voters-send-ldp-a-message/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-22T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/22/editorials/speaking-without-thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-22T09:09:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/24/commentary/world-commentary/farewell-to-russias-final-romanov/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-24T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/24/commentary/world-commentary/australia-out-for-justice-in-east-timor/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-24T09:02:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/24/editorials/save-the-beaches/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-24T09:02:22+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/26/editorials/money-talks-in-u-s-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-26T09:13:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/27/commentary/world-commentary/new-policy-left-driverless/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-27T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/27/commentary/world-commentary/jospin-rides-high-blessed-by-luck-and-skill/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-27T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/27/editorials/the-risks-of-getting-involved/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-27T09:15:32+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/29/editorials/lessons-unlearned-in-chechnya/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-29T09:20:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/30/editorials/leaving-the-scene/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-30T09:03:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/31/editorials/the-end-of-a-movie-era/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-31T09:03:02+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/10/31/commentary/ending-the-balkan-tragedy/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-10-31T09:03:16+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/01/editorials/kid-gloves-and-iron-fists/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-01T09:18:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/02/editorials/an-unconvincing-debut/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-02T09:14:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/03/commentary/the-ctbt-is-not-dead-yet/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-03T09:02:27+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/03/editorials/not-transparent-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-03T09:07:33+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/04/editorials/two-parties-in-tehran/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-04T09:04:20+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/05/editorials/getting-children-out-of-the-sex-trade/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-05T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/06/editorials/coming-to-legal-grips-with-aum/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-06T09:08:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/07/commentary/world-commentary/another-anglo-french-beef/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-07T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/07/commentary/world-commentary/prospects-of-a-military-coup-in-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-07T09:02:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/08/editorials/a-welcome-step-toward-pyongyang/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-08T09:09:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/09/editorials/rejoicing-in-uncertainty/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-09T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/10/commentary/america-should-cut-taxes-not-the-debt/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-10T09:01:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/10/editorials/cracking-down-on-loan-sharks/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-10T09:18:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/11/commentary/world-commentary/crown-tops-bush-hat-for-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-11T09:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/11/editorials/banishing-the-nuclear-specter/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-11T09:15:28+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/12/editorials/mr-bushs-quiz-show/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-12T09:15:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/13/commentary/a-cynics-guide-to-survival/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-13T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/13/commentary/world-commentary/three-views-of-some-troubled-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-13T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/13/commentary/end-of-the-house-of-lords/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-13T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/13/editorials/ending-the-politics-of-money/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-13T09:08:44+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/16/editorials/a-final-push-for-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-16T09:03:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/17/commentary/japan-on-the-verge-of-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-17T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/17/editorials/bringing-china-into-the-fold/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-17T09:06:34+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/18/editorials/integrity-too-precious-to-squander/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-18T09:11:19+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/19/editorials/the-challenge-of-jobs-for-graduates/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-19T09:12:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/20/commentary/heading-for-a-showdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-20T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/20/commentary/world-commentary/australias-republic-if-not-now-when/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-20T09:04:14+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/20/editorials/only-disconnect/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-20T09:17:38+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/23/editorials/terror-for-the-21st-century/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-23T09:03:03+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/24/commentary/new-luddites-at-the-gates/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-24T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/24/commentary/japans-middle-east-role/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-24T09:03:18+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/24/editorials/the-primary-tools-of-violence/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-24T09:10:58+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/25/editorials/racing-toward-the-unwired-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-25T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/26/editorials/the-computer-giant-stumbles/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-26T09:07:09+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/27/commentary/tough-times-again-for-ozawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-27T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/27/editorials/britains-beef-brawl/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-27T09:19:52+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/28/commentary/world-commentary/global-cop-or-rogue-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-28T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/28/editorials/seasons-bleatings/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-28T09:09:05+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/11/30/editorials/the-other-clinton-runs/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-11-30T09:20:15+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/01/commentary/world-commentary/trade-is-better-than-aid/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-01T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/01/editorials/aseans-confidence-returns/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-01T09:11:52+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/02/editorials/citizen-subversives-in-our-midst/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-02T09:17:54+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/03/commentary/bully-politics-back-in-vogue/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-03T09:01:52+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/03/editorials/corporate-japan-turns-the-corner/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-03T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/04/commentary/the-buzz-in-washington-new-millennium-parties-and-would-be-new-presidents/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-04T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/04/commentary/world-commentary/in-britain-now-tis-the-season-to-be-silly/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-04T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/04/editorials/an-empty-place-at-the-washington-zoo/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-04T09:08:19+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/05/commentary/right-to-life-liberty-and-free-atm-use/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-05T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/05/editorials/aums-surprise-expression-of-regret/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-05T09:19:08+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/06/editorials/a-cabinet-like-no-other/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-06T09:08:28+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/07/editorials/on-track-to-normalization/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-07T09:16:39+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/08/commentary/world-commentary/losing-the-battle-in-seattle/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-08T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/08/editorials/seattles-silver-lining/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-08T09:03:21+09:00</lastmod>
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	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/09/editorials/this-pension-reform-slights-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-09T09:04:56+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/10/editorials/victims-of-money-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-10T09:02:25+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-11T09:07:43+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/17/commentary/why-put-up-with-u-s-bases/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-17T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-17T09:08:47+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/18/editorials/the-need-for-policing-the-police/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-18T09:13:48+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-20T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-20T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-20T09:02:49+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-20T09:02:55+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-21T09:03:46+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-23T09:07:26+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-26T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-26T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
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		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/1999/12/28/commentary/world-commentary/happy-in-the-gucci-nation/</loc>
		<lastmod>1999-12-28T09:02:45+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>1999-12-28T09:12:24+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2000-03-20T09:19:57+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2000-03-21T09:14:52+09:00</lastmod>
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		<lastmod>2000-03-22T09:06:29+09:00</lastmod>
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