<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="//wp.japantimes.co.jp/main-sitemap.xsl"?>
<urlset xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:image="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-image/1.1" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9 http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9/sitemap.xsd" xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/01/editorials/the-elian-saga-is-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-01T09:14:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/02/commentary/world-commentary/kim-jong-il-still-an-enigma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-02T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/02/commentary/world-commentary/winds-of-change-blowing-through-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-02T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/02/editorials/dumb-and-dumber/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-02T09:16:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/03/commentary/japans-money-loving-youth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-03T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/03/commentary/world-commentary/australia-pays-for-security-on-the-cheap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-03T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/03/commentary/world-commentary/australia-warily-watches-arc-of-insecurity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-03T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/03/editorials/mr-mugabes-choice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-03T09:04:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/04/commentary/japan-is-financially-and-morally-bankrupt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-04T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/04/editorials/a-step-toward-financial-stability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-04T09:18:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/05/commentary/world-commentary/a-japan-u-s-alliance-for-an-altered-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-05T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/05/commentary/advancing-smartly-backward/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-05T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/05/editorials/new-cabinet-must-earn-its-mandate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-05T09:08:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/06/commentary/world-commentary/bangkok-sticks-with-its-old-style-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-06T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/06/commentary/bush-pulls-ahead-in-presidential-polls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-06T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/06/editorials/outfoxed-in-mexico/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-06T09:06:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/07/commentary/election-results-are-disappointing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-07T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/chinas-unruly-untrustworthy-territory/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-07T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/07/commentary/world-commentary/euphoria-fading-fast-in-south-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-07T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/07/editorials/a-new-breed-of-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-07T09:07:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/08/commentary/world-commentary/pakistan-managing-a-nuclear-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-08T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/08/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-wary-of-chens-willingness-to-talk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-08T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/08/editorials/chechen-war-round-3/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-08T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/08/editorials/end-belfasts-annual-nightmare/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-08T09:08:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/09/commentary/world-commentary/money-talks-loudly-in-american-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-09T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/09/commentary/world-commentary/the-decade-that-was-and-always-will-be/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-09T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/09/commentary/world-commentary/opposition-gives-flawed-economic-message/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-09T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/09/commentary/taking-better-care-of-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-09T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/09/editorials/putting-out-more-flags/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-09T09:13:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/11/commentary/world-commentary/fathers-must-do-their-duties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-11T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/11/editorials/a-terrifying-epidemic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-11T09:18:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/12/commentary/world-commentary/remedies-for-globalizations-side-effects/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-12T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/12/editorials/snow-brand-pays-the-price/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-12T09:17:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/13/commentary/world-commentary/will-arafat-follow-sadat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-13T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/13/commentary/japans-new-cabinet-avoids-hard-choices/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-13T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/13/editorials/drawing-lines-in-the-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-13T09:12:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/14/commentary/rough-start-for-mori-cabinet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-14T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/14/commentary/world-commentary/a-yen-for-stability-in-a-new-age/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-14T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/14/commentary/world-commentary/growing-islamic-tide-in-region-heightens-singapores-vulnerability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-14T09:01:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/14/editorials/japan-by-the-numbers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-14T09:07:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/15/commentary/u-s-bases-shut-down-the-cold-war-relic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-15T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/15/commentary/world-commentary/china-and-pakistan-forge-stronger-links/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-15T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/15/commentary/president-putins-100-days/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-15T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/15/editorials/the-kashmir-knot-tightens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-15T09:09:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/16/commentary/world-commentary/whalers-come-out-on-top-in-iwc-meeting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-16T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/16/commentary/world-commentary/will-g8-swelter-in-sartorial-splendor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-16T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/16/editorials/the-reliable-magic-of-harry-potter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-16T09:19:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/17/commentary/world-commentary/private-sector-ccps-double-edged-sword/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-17T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/17/commentary/world-commentary/g8-must-act-to-save-forests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-17T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/17/commentary/one-last-chance-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-17T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/17/editorials/mindanaos-nightmare-continues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-17T09:12:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/18/commentary/world-commentary/raising-taxes-invites-economic-catastrophe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-18T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/18/commentary/a-new-era-unfolds-in-taiwan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-18T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/18/editorials/a-call-for-real-police-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-18T09:08:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/beat-swords-into-plowshares/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-19T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/19/commentary/world-commentary/time-to-update-the-u-s-japan-tax-treaty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-19T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/19/editorials/the-tax-commission-falls-short/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-19T09:15:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/my-thoughts-toward-okinawa-as-host/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-20T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/a-chance-for-japan-to-define-and-refocus-the-globalization-debate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-20T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/balancing-act-for-g8-leaders-in-a-land-apart/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-20T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/okinawans-behind-japan-u-s-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-20T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/summit-holds-key-to-vision-for-okinawa-in-the-21st-century/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-20T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/20/commentary/its-convention-time-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-20T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/20/commentary/world-commentary/a-critical-visit-for-clinton/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-20T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/20/editorials/remembrance-and-responsibility/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-20T09:02:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/21/commentary/world-commentary/few-anti-base-protests-before-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-21T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/21/commentary/spotlight-shines-on-okinawa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-21T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/21/editorials/make-the-summit-a-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-21T09:09:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/22/commentary/world-commentary/no-point-mourning-the-loss-of-languages/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-22T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/22/commentary/korean-summit-a-potential-win-win-for-all/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-22T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/22/editorials/mr-clintons-bold-gamble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-22T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/23/commentary/world-commentary/japan-as-a-global-environmental-model/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-23T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/23/editorials/as-mighty-as-the-mouse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-23T09:15:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/g8-nations-vs-the-rest-of-the-planet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-24T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/24/commentary/echelon-knows-what-youre-thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-24T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/24/commentary/ethical-void-damages-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-24T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/24/commentary/world-commentary/south-koreas-new-take-on-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-24T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/24/editorials/reaping-the-whirlwind-in-fiji/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-24T09:03:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/25/commentary/media-credibility-is-at-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-25T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/25/editorials/g8-shapes-up-for-a-new-century/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-25T09:16:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/swastikas-under-the-onion-domes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-26T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/testing-times-for-sino-pakistani-friendship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-26T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/26/commentary/ethics-for-a-turbulent-age/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-26T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/26/commentary/world-commentary/russia-gets-back-into-the-korean-fray/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-26T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/26/editorials/the-latest-summer-hazard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-26T09:09:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/27/commentary/wily-putin-seduces-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-27T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/27/commentary/world-commentary/a-tale-of-two-protests-in-bangkok-and-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-27T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/27/editorials/dont-concede-the-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-27T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/yasser-arafat-draws-the-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-28T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/28/commentary/world-commentary/pessimists-in-the-mist-japanese-still-mired-in-crisis-of-confidence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-28T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/28/editorials/tough-choices-for-asean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-28T09:20:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/29/commentary/world-commentary/foreigners-are-key-to-economic-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-29T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/29/commentary/world-commentary/teaming-up-to-make-globalization-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-29T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/29/commentary/putin-the-big-winner-at-g8-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-29T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/29/commentary/play-revives-old-debate-over-nazi-a-bomb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-29T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/29/commentary/world-commentary/china-continues-to-bully-arf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-29T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/29/editorials/fujimoris-last-chance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-29T09:18:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/30/commentary/world-commentary/enlist-currency-speculators-in-poverty-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-30T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/30/commentary/world-commentary/asean-strives-to-make-a-comeback/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-30T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/30/commentary/summits-worth-questionable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-30T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/30/editorials/pulp-free-fiction-at-a-price/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-30T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/roots-of-juvenile-crime-lie-in-parenting/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-31T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/japan-russia-exchanges-build-vital-trust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-31T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/31/editorials/real-support-not-sympathy-is-key/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-31T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/31/commentary/united-states-puts-junk-science-on-trial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-31T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/07/31/commentary/world-commentary/russians-cheer-thaw-with-pyongyang/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-07-31T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/01/commentary/world-commentary/revise-the-tax-treaty-fairly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-01T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/01/commentary/world-commentary/east-asia-feels-impact-of-the-putin-effect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-01T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/01/editorials/educational-reform-not-regression/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-01T09:19:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/02/commentary/hasten-slowly-on-ties-with-pyongyang/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-02T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/02/commentary/world-commentary/lebanons-daily-star-does-battle-on-a-new-front/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-02T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/02/commentary/a-decade-of-transformation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-02T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/02/editorials/milosevic-vs-montenegro/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-02T09:06:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/03/editorials/mr-mori-fails-his-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-03T09:05:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/04/commentary/mori-on-a-slippery-slope/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-04T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/04/commentary/world-commentary/a-faltering-lama-and-the-boy-who-is-tibets-new-hope/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-04T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/04/commentary/world-commentary/a-decade-on-hussein-remains-a-force/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-04T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/04/editorials/kashmirs-best-chance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-04T09:14:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/05/commentary/world-commentary/asean-slowly-embraces-human-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-05T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/05/editorials/the-philadelphia-story/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-05T09:11:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/06/commentary/world-commentary/a-step-forward-in-asian-cooperation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-06T09:01:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/06/commentary/world-commentary/journalistic-cleansing-at-the-boston-globe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-06T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/06/commentary/world-commentary/its-delhis-move-in-kashmir/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-06T09:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/06/editorials/between-a-rock-and-a-riptide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-06T09:07:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/07/commentary/updating-the-nuclear-debate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-07T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/07/commentary/world-commentary/muslims-under-fire-in-russian-far-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-07T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/07/commentary/laissez-faire-destroys-itself/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-07T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/07/editorials/information-law-loaded-with-perils/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-07T09:14:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/08/commentary/the-bush-machine-rolls-along/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-08T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/08/commentary/world-commentary/recognizing-japans-key-role-in-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-08T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/08/editorials/a-lesson-from-the-police/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-08T09:07:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/09/editorials/gores-surprising-choice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-09T09:11:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/10/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-forces-remain-critical-to-northeast-asian-security/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-10T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/10/commentary/world-commentary/its-summertime-and-the-news-is-slim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-10T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/10/editorials/keep-the-nonnuclear-faith/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-10T09:11:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/11/commentary/mori-reign-remains-shaky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-11T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/11/commentary/world-commentary/time-for-delhi-to-show-trust-in-kashmiris/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-11T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/11/editorials/nowhere-for-tyrants-to-hide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-11T09:05:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/12/commentary/world-commentary/summit-highlights-need-for-new-diplomacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-12T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/12/commentary/what-are-the-worlds-options-in-myanmar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-12T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/12/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-support-crucial-to-international-court/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-12T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/12/commentary/lieberman-gives-gore-a-boost/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-12T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/12/commentary/bush-makes-moscow-nervous/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-12T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/12/editorials/preparing-to-welcome-foreign-students/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-12T09:07:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/13/commentary/world-commentary/rash-media-prolonging-hostage-crises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-13T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/13/commentary/world-commentary/beijing-boils-over-chens-u-s-stopover/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-13T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/13/editorials/not-so-lonely-planet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-13T09:15:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/15/commentary/ldp-faces-the-ethics-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-15T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/15/editorials/hands-off-the-bank-of-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-15T09:07:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/16/commentary/world-commentary/australia-splits-on-single-mothers-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-16T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/16/commentary/japan-logic-and-the-bomb/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-16T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/16/editorials/spain-under-siege/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-16T09:07:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/16/editorials/malaysia-makes-a-martyr/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-16T09:11:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/17/commentary/world-commentary/people-to-people-ties-will-reunite-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-17T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/17/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-military-is-no-paper-tiger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-17T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/17/editorials/the-power-of-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-17T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/18/commentary/world-war-ii-lessons-go-unlearned/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-18T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/18/commentary/world-commentary/state-owned-enterprises-continue-to-hinder-chinese-growth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-18T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/18/editorials/when-technology-fails/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-18T09:08:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/19/commentary/world-commentary/lessons-for-peace-from-a-double-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-19T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/19/commentary/labor-challenges-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-19T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/19/commentary/world-commentary/south-asias-place-in-japans-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-19T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/19/commentary/world-commentary/socialist-international-surveys-the-scene/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-19T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/19/editorials/who-is-al-gore/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-19T09:08:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/20/commentary/world-commentary/the-targeting-of-a-journalistic-pariah/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-20T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/20/commentary/world-commentary/suffer-the-stolen-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-20T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/20/editorials/et-in-arcadia-too-much-ego/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-20T09:09:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/addressing-the-growing-role-of-ngos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-21T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/welcome-end-to-the-zero-rate-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-21T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/japans-missing-management/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-21T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/21/commentary/world-commentary/world-still-sorting-out-macarthurs-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-21T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/21/commentary/china-rethinks-taiwan-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-21T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/21/editorials/public-works-should-serve-the-public/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-21T09:13:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/22/commentary/still-coping-with-the-gulf-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-22T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/22/commentary/world-commentary/aids-takes-a-toll-in-african-classrooms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-22T09:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/22/editorials/wahid-gets-a-reprieve/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-22T09:15:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/23/commentary/the-summer-silly-season-everywhere/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-23T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/23/editorials/pride-before-a-fall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-23T09:16:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/24/commentary/world-commentary/koreas-chaebol-are-obstacles-not-answers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-24T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/24/commentary/handling-of-kursk-fiasco-belies-putins-promise-of-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-24T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/24/editorials/the-children-must-be-protected/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-24T09:19:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/25/commentary/turbulent-times-await-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-25T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/25/commentary/world-commentary/wahid-battered-but-still-kicking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-25T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/25/editorials/listen-to-the-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-25T09:16:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/26/commentary/world-commentary/the-case-against-japans-whaling-program/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-26T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/26/commentary/is-the-bank-of-japan-right/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-26T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/26/commentary/world-commentary/language-questions-reflect-changing-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-26T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/26/editorials/making-peace-the-hard-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-26T09:05:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/27/editorials/shattering-the-myth-of-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-27T09:11:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/28/commentary/a-revisionists-view-of-japanese-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-28T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/28/commentary/u-n-central-to-future-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-28T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/28/editorials/wiretap-but-carefully/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-28T09:09:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/29/commentary/japan-sits-out-antismoking-campaign/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-29T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/29/commentary/pressure-india-and-pakistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-29T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/29/editorials/an-achievement-of-sorts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-29T09:06:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/30/commentary/the-21st-century-neurosis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-30T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/30/commentary/world-commentary/little-reason-to-celebrate-in-east-timor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-30T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/30/editorials/keep-iraq-on-the-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-30T09:10:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/31/commentary/world-commentary/russia-lies-between-korea-and-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-31T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/31/commentary/when-silence-is-truly-golden/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-31T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/08/31/editorials/more-than-a-private-matter/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-08-31T09:05:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/01/commentary/world-commentary/prospects-bleak-for-sharif-but-may-be-bleaker-still-for-musharraf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-01T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/01/commentary/faction-plots-to-replace-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-01T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/01/editorials/a-shameful-concession/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-01T09:06:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/01/editorials/myanmars-accidental-tourist/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-01T09:11:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/02/editorials/a-fragile-outpost-in-space/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-02T09:03:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/03/commentary/world-commentary/striving-for-a-healthier-wealthier-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-03T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/03/commentary/new-zealand-let-down-by-laissez-faire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-03T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/03/commentary/world-commentary/crackdown-keeps-online-china-in-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-03T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/03/commentary/world-commentary/sydneysiders-counting-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-03T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/03/editorials/canberras-unsightly-pique/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-03T09:15:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/04/commentary/world-commentary/bloody-birth-of-multicultural-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-04T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/04/commentary/japan-flounders-without-goals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-04T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/04/editorials/budget-reform-not-budget-tricks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-04T09:05:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/05/commentary/world-commentary/a-sea-of-troubles-for-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-05T09:01:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/05/editorials/on-the-precipice-in-colombia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-05T09:13:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/06/commentary/america-enters-the-election-homestretch/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-06T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/06/commentary/a-haphazard-path-to-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-06T09:01:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/06/editorials/slow-progress-toward-a-peace-treaty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-06T09:14:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/07/commentary/world-commentary/china-blocks-disarmament/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-07T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/07/commentary/gore-presidency-could-be-a-taxing-time/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-07T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/07/editorials/the-price-of-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-07T09:19:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/08/editorials/no-hurry-when-it-comes-to-nmd/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-08T09:16:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/09/editorials/dreaming-of-a-better-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-09T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/09/commentary/world-commentary/nationalism-before-the-national-interest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-09T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/09/commentary/world-commentary/the-two-koreas-and-the-great-powers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-09T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/09/commentary/world-commentary/historical-irony-haunts-chinese-uprising/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-09T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/09/commentary/parties-plan-for-the-2001-vote/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-09T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/09/commentary/putins-obscure-mind-games/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-09T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/10/commentary/world-commentary/multiculturalism-and-meritocracy-are-key/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-10T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/10/commentary/world-commentary/corruption-continues-to-plague-cambodia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-10T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/10/commentary/world-commentary/high-costs-a-barrier-for-foreign-students/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-10T09:01:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/10/editorials/old-friends-are-the-best/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-10T09:17:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/12/commentary/japan-needs-a-third-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-12T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/12/editorials/a-hazardous-occupation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-12T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/12/editorials/third-oil-shock-still-on-the-horizon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-12T09:06:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/13/commentary/fragile-foundations-for-the-nations-youth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-13T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/13/commentary/religions-small-role-in-the-public-realm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-13T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/13/editorials/copyright-law-for-a-new-age/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-13T09:19:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/14/commentary/paving-the-road-to-failure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-14T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/14/editorials/what-did-russia-want/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-14T09:11:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/15/commentary/looking-for-moris-successor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-15T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/15/editorials/the-olympic-love-hate-affair/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-15T09:01:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/16/commentary/public-tv-in-the-digital-era/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-16T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/16/commentary/world-commentary/shining-a-light-on-global-big-brother/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-16T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/16/commentary/world-commentary/california-the-colors-of-tomorrows-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-16T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/16/editorials/an-equal-value-for-every-vote/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-16T09:09:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/17/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-whaling-sanctions-smack-of-hypocrisy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-17T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/17/commentary/world-commentary/worlds-eyes-on-australia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-17T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/17/commentary/world-commentary/declassify-cia-files-on-the-disappeared/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-17T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/17/editorials/what-about-the-foreign-residents/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-17T09:06:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/18/commentary/world-commentary/who-wants-an-all-white-world-anyway/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-18T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/18/commentary/toward-peace-with-pyongyang/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-18T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/18/commentary/world-commentary/north-korea-drawing-the-right-lessons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-18T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/18/commentary/u-s-role-in-korea-nearly-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-18T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/18/editorials/kinder-gentler-animal-farms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-18T09:02:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/19/commentary/dispute-defies-quick-solution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-19T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/19/editorials/a-welcome-slowdown/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-19T09:04:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/20/commentary/world-commentary/taiwan-is-worthy-of-a-place-in-the-u-n/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-20T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/20/editorials/changes-in-crime-and-punishment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-20T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/20/commentary/councils-proposals-bode-well/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-20T09:01:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/21/commentary/world-commentary/macarthurs-audacious-landing-at-inchon-astounded-everyone-except-mao/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-21T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/21/editorials/mr-fujimoris-latest-surprise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-21T09:11:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/22/commentary/world-commentary/sabah-unfinished-business-between-malaysia-and-the-philippines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-22T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/22/commentary/world-commentary/rebirth-of-sino-russian-alliance-unlikely/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-22T09:01:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/22/editorials/china-surmounts-a-wto-hurdle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-22T09:11:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/23/commentary/world-commentary/no-german-blueprint-for-the-two-koreas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-23T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/23/commentary/world-commentary/spy-scandal-undercuts-putins-diplomacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-23T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/23/commentary/the-tide-turns-and-gore-seizes-the-moment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-23T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/23/commentary/politicians-face-a-busy-fall/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-23T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/23/editorials/mr-estrada-takes-the-offensive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-23T09:18:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/24/commentary/from-lady-killer-to-whale-protector/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-24T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/24/commentary/world-commentary/debt-relief-key-to-poor-nations-progress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-24T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/24/commentary/world-commentary/beijings-de-facto-currency-devaluation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-24T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/24/commentary/world-commentary/u-n-deaths-are-no-surprise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-24T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/24/editorials/a-feminist-ties-the-knot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-24T09:11:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/25/commentary/weak-unions-weak-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-25T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/25/commentary/world-commentary/japans-not-ready-for-permanent-unsc-seat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-25T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/25/commentary/world-commentary/next-up-in-the-drug-war-plan-colombia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-25T09:01:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/25/editorials/the-whitewater-washout/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-25T09:14:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/26/commentary/hazards-of-electoral-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-26T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/26/editorials/more-facts-less-politics-on-education/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-26T09:05:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/27/commentary/old-memo-presages-present-struggles/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-27T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/27/editorials/solving-problems-in-prague/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-27T09:15:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/28/commentary/world-commentary/koreas-need-peace-not-a-peace-treaty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-28T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/28/commentary/world-commentary/japans-nonprofits-carve-out-a-space-of-their-own/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-28T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/28/editorials/police-promises-are-not-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-28T09:07:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/29/commentary/world-commentary/warmer-ties-do-not-signal-u-s-tilt-toward-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-29T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/29/commentary/an-olympic-games-message-of-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-29T09:01:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/29/editorials/mr-moris-missing-road-map/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-29T09:10:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/30/commentary/world-commentary/a-final-act-for-milosevic/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-30T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/30/commentary/world-commentary/vietnam-proves-a-reluctant-reformer/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-30T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/30/commentary/world-commentary/time-to-reassess-the-nuclear-energy-option/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-30T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/30/commentary/russian-contempt-for-japan-nothing-new/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-30T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/30/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-should-drain-strategic-oil-reserves-dry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-30T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/09/30/editorials/denmark-says-no-thank-you/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-09-30T09:14:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/01/commentary/world-commentary/make-or-break-for-the-oslo-declaration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-01T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/01/commentary/world-commentary/the-right-wto-strategy-for-the-wrong-reasons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-01T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/01/commentary/log-on-to-network-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-01T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/01/editorials/life-after-the-olympics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-01T09:05:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/02/commentary/japans-ills-threaten-the-world/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-02T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/02/commentary/is-drug-price-cure-worse-than-the-disease/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-02T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/02/commentary/world-commentary/japan-must-commence-nuclear-reforms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-02T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/02/editorials/indonesias-justice-on-trial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-02T09:19:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/03/commentary/world-commentary/jcp-reforms-in-name-only/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-03T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/03/commentary/world-commentary/a-real-german-lesson-for-the-two-koreas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-03T09:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/03/editorials/dont-shortchange-young-readers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-03T09:11:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/04/commentary/world-commentary/why-the-arabs-are-rallying-to-baghdad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-04T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/04/commentary/putins-key-mission-to-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-04T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/04/editorials/banks-must-get-better-not-just-bigger/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-04T09:07:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/05/commentary/todays-luddites-go-global/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-05T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/05/commentary/no-rush-to-grant-foreigners-voting-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-05T09:01:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/05/editorials/the-middle-east-boils-over/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-05T09:17:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/06/commentary/world-commentary/singapore-media-monopolies-break-into-rivals-turf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-06T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/06/commentary/stymied-by-electoral-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-06T09:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/06/editorials/chinas-war-on-faith/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-06T09:04:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/07/commentary/world-commentary/britains-future-is-at-the-heart-of-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-07T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/07/commentary/and-now-the-green-peril/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-07T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/07/editorials/the-u-s-gets-a-real-choice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-07T09:05:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/08/commentary/the-japanese-people-really-are-different/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-08T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/08/commentary/world-commentary/can-arafat-turn-mideast-violence-to-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-08T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/08/commentary/world-commentary/bushs-energy-plan-is-a-lot-of-hot-air/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-08T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/08/editorials/yugoslavias-new-beginning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-08T09:10:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/09/commentary/a-chicken-in-every-pot-tvs-in-every-home/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-09T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/asean3-gives-asia-hope-for-the-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-09T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/taiwans-experiment-in-government-fails/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-09T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/09/commentary/the-crystal-balls-grow-opaque/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-09T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/09/commentary/world-commentary/palestinians-fight-decades-of-injustice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-09T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/09/editorials/whats-in-a-symbol/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-09T09:18:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/11/commentary/u-s-race-is-too-close-to-call/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-11T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/11/editorials/patient-safety-must-come-first/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-11T09:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/12/commentary/world-commentary/in-labors-moment-of-crisis-blair-delivers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-12T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/12/editorials/pakistans-year-of-living-dangerously/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-12T09:12:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/13/commentary/world-commentary/will-arab-fury-translate-into-action/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-13T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/13/commentary/communists-to-tolerate-sdf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-13T09:01:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/13/editorials/mr-moris-misplaced-priorities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-13T09:16:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/14/commentary/prospects-are-brightening-for-ukraine/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-14T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/14/commentary/world-commentary/cambodian-media-cowed-and-corrupt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-14T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/14/editorials/tread-carefully-with-pyongyang/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-14T09:15:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/15/commentary/world-commentary/olympic-success-puts-sydney-at-the-top/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-15T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/15/commentary/world-commentary/raising-japans-children-the-right-way/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-15T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/15/commentary/world-commentary/where-do-the-japanese-stand-today/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-15T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/15/commentary/world-commentary/india-shooting-itself-in-the-foot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-15T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/15/editorials/turning-the-clock-back/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-15T09:07:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/16/commentary/world-commentary/south-korea-grapples-with-rapprochement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-16T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/16/commentary/world-commentary/the-net-surviving-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-16T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/16/commentary/world-commentary/globalization-proves-a-taxing-issue/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-16T09:01:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/16/commentary/reorganization-isnt-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-16T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/16/editorials/a-nobel-lesson-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-16T09:19:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/17/commentary/world-commentary/an-unambiguous-democrat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-17T09:01:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/17/editorials/economy-inspires-cautious-optimism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-17T09:16:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/18/commentary/charting-a-course-for-europe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-18T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/18/commentary/world-commentary/sri-lanka-and-the-bandaranaike-legacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-18T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/18/editorials/the-case-of-bessies-gaur/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-18T09:05:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/19/commentary/world-commentary/a-prize-for-all-south-koreans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-19T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/19/editorials/back-to-step-one-in-the-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-19T09:11:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/20/commentary/world-commentary/peace-far-away-under-fragile-coalition/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-20T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/20/commentary/still-no-respite-from-turmoil/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-20T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/20/editorials/keep-the-victims-in-mind/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-20T09:04:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/21/commentary/world-commentary/more-symbol-than-substance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-21T09:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/21/editorials/reform-starts-with-big-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-21T09:19:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/22/commentary/world-commentary/bidding-goodbye-to-the-monoculture-myth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-22T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/22/editorials/libraries-without-limits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-22T09:07:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/23/commentary/ldp-is-up-to-its-old-tricks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-23T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/23/editorials/yugoslavias-long-road/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-23T09:03:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/24/commentary/executives-must-obey-the-law/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-24T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/24/commentary/world-commentary/asia-getting-mixed-messages-from-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-24T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/24/editorials/the-reality-gap-still-looms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-24T09:16:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/25/commentary/western-policies-ignore-serbias-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-25T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/25/commentary/when-leaders-fail-to-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-25T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/25/editorials/entangled-by-the-truth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-25T09:01:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/26/editorials/time-for-a-reality-check/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-26T09:06:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/27/commentary/the-coalition-loads-the-dice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-27T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/27/editorials/car-safety-promises-unfulfilled/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-27T09:06:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/28/commentary/luck-gets-clinton-out-of-a-balkan-jam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-28T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/28/commentary/world-commentary/what-price-natos-new-philosophy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-28T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/28/editorials/shortsighted-electoral-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-28T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/29/commentary/world-commentary/sexism-remains-a-rampant-social-disease/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-29T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/29/editorials/glamour-in-a-good-cause/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-29T09:16:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/30/commentary/zhu-puts-relations-to-rights/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-30T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/30/commentary/u-s-reporter-misses-the-mark-on-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-30T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/30/commentary/world-commentary/team-effort-beats-polio-in-western-pacific/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-30T09:01:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/30/commentary/world-commentary/west-papua-indonesias-next-east-timor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-30T09:01:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/30/editorials/mr-fujimori-fights-back/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-30T09:10:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/31/commentary/world-commentary/a-lonely-voice-calls-for-shared-values/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-31T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/31/commentary/world-commentary/japans-visionless-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-31T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/10/31/editorials/a-medical-advance-fails-in-its-promise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-10-31T09:16:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/01/commentary/world-commentary/russias-back-window-onto-north-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-01T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/01/editorials/japans-new-disarmament-offensive/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-01T09:11:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/02/commentary/world-commentary/cooperation-is-key-to-ending-northern-territories-impasse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-02T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/02/commentary/the-closest-u-s-presidential-election-in-40-years/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-02T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/02/commentary/kims-diplomatic-slam-dunk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-02T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/02/commentary/the-changing-face-of-nuclear-deterrence/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-02T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/02/editorials/when-the-people-rise-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-02T09:01:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/03/commentary/world-commentary/furor-over-hindu-die-hards/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-03T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/03/commentary/world-commentary/behind-the-rush-to-pyongyang/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-03T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/03/commentary/secrecy-and-greed-behind-bse-tragedy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-03T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/03/editorials/amazon-flows-into-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-03T09:18:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/04/commentary/mori-fumbles-japan-drifts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-04T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/04/commentary/world-commentary/two-koreas-grapple-with-a-long-history/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-04T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/04/commentary/world-commentary/tax-evasion-vs-official-misbehavior/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-04T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/04/commentary/getting-beyond-gridlock/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-04T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/04/editorials/babes-in-gizmoland/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-04T09:20:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/05/commentary/mori-administration-reeling/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-05T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/05/commentary/world-commentary/do-the-japanese-have-a-sense-of-humor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-05T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/05/editorials/the-eta-wages-war-against-reason/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-05T09:18:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/06/commentary/japan-has-no-monopoly-on-obscuring-past/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-06T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/06/commentary/profit-but-at-whose-expense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-06T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/06/editorials/neighbors-yet-strangers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-06T09:15:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/07/commentary/world-commentary/china-refuses-to-let-history-be/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-07T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/07/commentary/u-s-vote-goes-all-the-way-to-the-wire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-07T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/07/editorials/shadows-fall-over-fiji-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-07T09:04:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/08/commentary/world-commentary/the-outlook-after-100-days/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-08T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/08/commentary/world-commentary/a-chance-to-reshape-u-s-japan-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-08T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/08/editorials/reform-is-key-to-winning-it-race/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-08T09:14:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/09/commentary/chinese-irredentism-threatens-asia-and-may-come-back-to-haunt-beijing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-09T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/09/commentary/world-commentary/moderate-arab-leaders-under-mounting-pressure-to-take-a-tough-line-against-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-09T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/09/commentary/world-commentary/amid-uncertainties-the-universe-beckons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-09T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/09/commentary/world-commentary/jiangs-troubling-ambitions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-09T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/09/editorials/death-from-overwork-still-threatens/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-09T09:19:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/10/commentary/moris-nine-lives-are-almost-used-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-10T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/10/editorials/down-to-the-wire-and-beyond/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-10T09:15:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/11/commentary/world-commentary/the-special-mandate-of-peace-research/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-11T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/11/commentary/world-commentary/where-information-is-only-for-the-rich/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-11T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/11/commentary/and-the-confusion-begins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-11T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/11/editorials/taiwans-democratic-growing-pains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-11T09:15:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/12/commentary/world-commentary/japans-not-so-silent-media-conspiracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-12T09:00:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/12/commentary/world-commentary/apec-gearing-up-for-the-new-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-12T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/12/commentary/dont-be-fooled-by-n-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-12T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/12/editorials/through-a-glass-creatively/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-12T09:15:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/14/commentary/world-commentary/reasons-for-hope-in-kosovo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-14T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/14/editorials/jra-arrest-seals-the-end-of-an-era/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-14T09:11:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/15/commentary/right-move-wrong-reason/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-15T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/15/commentary/world-commentary/new-look-forum-heralds-peace-in-paradise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-15T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/15/editorials/ground-the-flying-tanker-plans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-15T09:09:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/16/commentary/in-all-but-economics-kato-makes-sense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-16T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/16/editorials/the-middle-east-loses-a-lioness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-16T09:16:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/17/commentary/world-commentary/generosity-toward-china-faces-tough-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-17T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/17/commentary/kato-challenge-divides-ldp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-17T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/17/commentary/world-commentary/deadly-defoliant-continues-to-take-a-toll/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-17T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/17/editorials/the-austrian-disaster/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-17T09:04:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/18/commentary/world-commentary/a-history-lesson-for-the-litigants-in-florida/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-18T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/18/commentary/world-commentary/rich-and-poor-have-stake-in-cleaner-planet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-18T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/18/commentary/russia-delights-in-u-s-electoral-confusion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-18T09:01:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/18/commentary/wired-world-has-its-limits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-18T09:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/18/editorials/apec-grapples-with-relevance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-18T09:10:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/19/commentary/world-commentary/scourge-of-child-prostitution-spreading/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-19T09:00:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/19/commentary/world-commentary/education-yesterday-today-and-tomorrow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-19T09:00:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/19/commentary/world-commentary/awards-lift-expectations-of-kim-dae-jung/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-19T09:00:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/19/commentary/u-s-credibility-put-to-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-19T09:01:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/19/editorials/the-real-danger-to-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-19T09:03:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/20/commentary/world-commentary/dusting-off-russo-indian-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-20T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/20/commentary/world-commentary/is-pyongyang-coming-in-from-the-cold/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-20T09:00:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/20/commentary/confusion-rocks-the-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-20T09:01:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/20/commentary/world-commentary/transparency-crucial-to-corporate-survival/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-20T09:01:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/20/editorials/mr-kato-throws-down-the-gauntlet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-20T09:18:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/21/commentary/world-commentary/wto-falling-victim-to-its-own-success/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-21T09:01:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/21/editorials/an-electoral-tremor-in-tochigi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-21T09:06:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/22/commentary/world-commentary/two-countries-one-system/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-22T09:01:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/22/commentary/world-commentary/japan-needs-to-abandon-the-image-game/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-22T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/23/commentary/japanese-politics-come-up-short-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-23T09:01:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/23/commentary/world-commentary/awakening-the-spirit-of-voluntarism-in-japanese-youth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-23T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/23/editorials/a-less-than-gracious-farewell/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-23T09:09:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/24/commentary/world-commentary/kato-made-the-wrong-choice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-24T09:00:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/24/commentary/world-commentary/ethnic-chinese-see-school-plan-as-ploy-to-erode-their-identity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-24T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/24/commentary/world-commentary/to-flourish-sonia-needs-indiras-cunning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-24T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/24/editorials/the-eu-gets-an-army-sort-of/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-24T09:08:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/25/commentary/world-commentary/western-peacekeepers-flight-from-africa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-25T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/25/commentary/can-the-system-be-salvaged/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-25T09:01:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/25/commentary/world-commentary/in-peru-the-strong-man-takes-his-leave/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-25T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/25/editorials/battle-fatigue-in-the-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-25T09:04:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/26/commentary/eu-treaty-anything-but-nice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-26T09:01:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/26/commentary/world-commentary/with-affluence-comes-intellectual-decay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-26T09:01:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/26/editorials/emissaries-with-feet-of-clay/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-26T09:17:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/27/commentary/world-commentary/asia-debates-the-merit-of-political-debates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-27T09:00:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/27/commentary/world-commentary/shaky-finances-threaten-to-sink-kedo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-27T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/27/commentary/world-commentary/russia-on-the-right-track/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-27T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/27/commentary/japan-reconsiders-the-free-trade-agreement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-27T09:01:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/27/editorials/europe-chokes-on-its-beef/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-27T09:14:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/28/commentary/world-commentary/back-to-square-one-in-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-28T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/28/editorials/quit-coddling-ntt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-28T09:18:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/29/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-blocks-the-road-to-a-greener-planet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-29T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/29/editorials/sinking-the-climate-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-29T09:06:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/30/commentary/world-commentary/the-russian-far-east-reaps-peace-dividend/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-30T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/11/30/editorials/help-societys-youngest-victims/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-11-30T09:04:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/01/commentary/the-end-of-a-nasty-election-in-sight-at-last/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-01T09:00:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/01/commentary/kato-shoots-himself-in-the-foot/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-01T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/01/commentary/world-commentary/wooing-rebels-may-calm-paradise-lost/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-01T09:02:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/01/editorials/asean-eclipsed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-01T09:17:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/02/commentary/the-new-american-autism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-02T09:01:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/02/commentary/world-commentary/lack-of-leadership-doomed-climate-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-02T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/02/commentary/world-commentary/keep-government-out-of-the-stock-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-02T09:02:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/02/editorials/mr-baraks-bold-gamble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-02T09:09:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/03/commentary/world-commentary/2002-world-cup-soccer-without-fear/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-03T09:01:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/03/commentary/britons-going-nowhere-fast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-03T09:01:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/03/commentary/world-commentary/korean-democracy-suffers-growing-pains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-03T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/03/commentary/world-commentary/middle-class-myth-comes-tumbling-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-03T09:01:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/03/editorials/handsome-is-as-handsome-does/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-03T09:10:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/03/editorials/the-incarnation-of-hal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-03T09:15:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/04/commentary/fight-the-spread-of-small-arms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-04T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/04/commentary/judging-historys-single-most-violent-act/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-04T09:00:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/04/commentary/turning-a-blind-eye-to-chinese-proliferation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-04T09:00:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/04/commentary/kosovos-meaning-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-04T09:01:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/04/editorials/prepare-for-bumps-ahead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-04T09:11:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/05/editorials/a-ticket-to-ride-at-what-price/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-05T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/05/commentary/old-guard-may-still-deliver/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-05T09:02:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/05/commentary/world-commentary/a-taiwanese-lesson-in-statesmanship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-05T09:02:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/06/commentary/world-commentary/obstacles-in-the-road-to-a-toxic-free-future/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-06T09:01:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/06/editorials/getting-real-on-the-net/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-06T09:14:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/07/editorials/new-cabinet-looks-familiar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-07T09:05:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/08/commentary/moris-prospects-remain-dim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-08T09:00:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/08/commentary/world-commentary/flood-of-goods-from-china-an-eye-opener-for-indians/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-08T09:00:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/08/editorials/europes-growing-pains/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-08T09:02:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/09/commentary/world-commentary/refuges-are-running-out-for-pinochet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-09T09:00:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/09/editorials/mr-fox-gets-down-to-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-09T09:10:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/10/commentary/world-commentary/the-japanese-language-goes-international/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-10T09:00:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/10/commentary/american-democracy-teeters-on-the-brink/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-10T09:00:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/10/editorials/blood-in-the-music/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-10T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/10/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-presidential-elections-should-go-global/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-10T09:01:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/10/commentary/conservation-and-clean-energy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-10T09:01:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/12/commentary/economic-outlook-is-gloomy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-12T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/12/editorials/the-banks-lost-decade-continues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-12T09:01:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/13/commentary/look-to-history-for-guidance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-13T09:01:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/13/editorials/the-eu-makes-nice-in-nice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-13T09:03:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/14/editorials/help-needed-for-discontented-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-14T09:15:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/15/commentary/japan-ties-under-bush-hinge-on-u-s-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-15T09:01:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/15/editorials/its-official-its-mr-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-15T09:08:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/16/commentary/world-commentary/africas-growing-thirst-for-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-16T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/16/commentary/an-isolated-government-clings-to-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-16T09:00:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/16/editorials/draw-the-line-at-human-clones/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-16T09:15:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/17/commentary/no-place-for-tainted-symbols/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-17T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/17/commentary/world-commentary/strong-pound-strangling-british-industry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-17T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/17/commentary/world-commentary/the-stage-is-set-for-genuine-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-17T09:02:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/17/editorials/words-in-their-best-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-17T09:18:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/18/commentary/at-long-last-signs-of-progress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-18T09:00:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/18/commentary/bushs-role-on-the-korean-peninsula/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-18T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/18/commentary/world-commentary/sharif-deal-puts-pressure-on-musharraf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-18T09:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/18/editorials/myanmar-in-the-middle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-18T09:14:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/19/commentary/world-commentary/australia-aims-to-be-a-more-credible-ally/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-19T09:00:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/19/commentary/world-commentary/eco-terrorism-threatens-galapagos-natural-treasures-eco-tourism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-19T09:01:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/19/editorials/structural-reform-is-still-key/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-19T09:19:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/20/commentary/the-world-may-welcome-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-20T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/20/commentary/a-divided-capitol-awaits-new-president/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-20T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/20/editorials/english-for-the-21st-century/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-20T09:04:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/21/commentary/world-commentary/time-once-again-for-russias-perennial-heating-crisis/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-21T09:01:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/21/commentary/world-commentary/mounting-problems-to-test-cambodias-new-stability/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-21T09:02:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/21/commentary/world-commentary/kim-de-gaulle-visionary-but-vulnerable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-21T09:02:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/21/editorials/taking-it-easy-on-tax-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-21T09:11:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/22/commentary/the-eu-gets-ready-to-grow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-22T09:00:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/22/editorials/punishing-a-haven-of-lawlessness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-22T09:17:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/23/commentary/cabinet-reshuffle-solves-little/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-23T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/23/commentary/world-commentary/volunteerism-not-just-a-western-idea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-23T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/23/commentary/robert-downeys-problem-is-not-criminal/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-23T09:00:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/23/editorials/another-round-in-kashmir/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-23T09:09:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/24/commentary/world-commentary/arms-policy-playing-into-chinas-hands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-24T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/24/commentary/english-education-reform-gets-watered-down/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-24T09:01:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/24/commentary/world-commentary/how-fast-is-chinas-economy-growing/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-24T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/24/editorials/the-lessons-of-chernobyl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-24T09:03:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/25/commentary/world-commentary/sanctions-target-the-innocent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-25T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/25/commentary/judicial-reform-falls-short/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-25T09:00:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/25/commentary/chinas-u-s-envoy-is-no-stranger-to-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-25T09:00:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/25/commentary/world-commentary/flexibility-the-key-to-success-of-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-25T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/25/commentary/emotion-trumps-logic-in-whaling-debate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-25T09:02:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/25/editorials/budget-does-japan-a-disservice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-25T09:10:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/26/commentary/world-commentary/real-reform-is-just-beginning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-26T09:01:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/26/commentary/world-commentary/dont-retreat-from-the-sunshine-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-26T09:02:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/26/editorials/take-it-easy-mr-clinton/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-26T09:05:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/27/commentary/world-commentary/common-interest-warms-kmt-ccp-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-27T09:00:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/27/commentary/world-commentary/signs-of-hope-in-kashmir/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-27T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/27/commentary/world-commentary/surging-arms-sales-exacerbate-third-world-poverty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-27T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/27/editorials/learning-the-wrong-lessons/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-27T09:18:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/28/commentary/world-commentary/protecting-japans-right-to-freedom-of-navigation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-28T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/28/commentary/the-fight-for-liberty-continues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-28T09:01:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/28/editorials/protect-the-rights-of-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-28T09:08:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/29/commentary/world-commentary/popular-challenger-lets-down-many-thais/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-29T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/29/commentary/world-commentary/rare-rumblings-of-dissent-ruffle-dalai-lamas-agenda/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-29T09:01:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/29/commentary/world-commentary/arms-sales-exacerbating-global-poverty/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-29T09:02:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/29/editorials/a-good-year-for-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-29T09:13:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/30/commentary/world-commentary/the-right-man-for-the-korean-problem/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-30T09:00:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/30/commentary/world-commentary/falling-victim-to-u-s-chinese-diplomacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-30T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/30/commentary/world-commentary/an-era-of-u-s-superficiality/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-30T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/30/editorials/economy-still-stuck-in-a-rut/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-30T09:12:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/31/commentary/world-commentary/solving-the-kashmir-dispute/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-31T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/31/commentary/flaws-are-part-and-parcel-of-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-31T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2000/12/31/editorials/politicians-fail-to-deliver/</loc>
		<lastmod>2000-12-31T09:04:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/the-true-meaning-of-civilization/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/a-possible-third-way-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/open-network-at-core-of-japans-it-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/progress-alone-wont-be-enough/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/toward-mutually-assured-peace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/wanted-a-leadership-strategy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/a-question-of-hegemony/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/can-peace-be-globalized-in-the-21st-century/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/an-asia-pacific-checklist-for-bush-administration/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/policy-cooperation-key-to-resolving-korean-issues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/japan-needs-open-clear-agenda-in-an-age-of-life-science/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-japan-ties-face-new-challenges/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:00:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/its-time-for-bold-diplomacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:01:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/much-ado-about-nothing-2/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:01:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/commentary/world-commentary/new-opportunities-for-japan-u-s-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:02:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/01/editorials/the-rebuilding-starts-now/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-01T09:07:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/03/commentary/world-commentary/a-landmark-event-in-buddhist-studies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-03T09:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/03/editorials/the-dangers-that-lie-ahead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-03T09:13:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/04/commentary/britain-frets-its-economic-ills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-04T09:00:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/04/commentary/world-commentary/for-freedom-to-work-we-need-fairness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-04T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/04/editorials/hal-are-you-out-there/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-04T09:13:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/05/commentary/world-commentary/the-high-human-cost-of-anticapitalism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-05T09:01:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/05/editorials/familiar-faces-in-washington/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-05T09:11:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/06/commentary/china-and-taiwan-fight-over-the-wto/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-06T09:00:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/06/commentary/globalism-our-last-best-hope/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-06T09:00:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/06/editorials/good-luck-mr-bush-youll-need-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-06T09:19:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/07/commentary/world-commentary/corruption-trials-show-justice-is-working/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-07T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/07/commentary/world-commentary/australias-humble-founders-got-it-right/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-07T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/07/editorials/road-safety-requires-enforcement/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-07T09:02:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/08/commentary/a-simple-test-for-leaders/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-08T09:00:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/08/commentary/world-commentary/korean-relations-under-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-08T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/08/commentary/world-commentary/signs-of-hope-emerge-in-south-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-08T09:00:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/08/commentary/world-commentary/apec-paving-the-way-for-cooperation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-08T09:01:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/08/editorials/symbolism-and-the-strait/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-08T09:15:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/09/commentary/world-commentary/caution-and-patience-are-key-to-japan-north-korea-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-09T09:02:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/09/editorials/ministry-shakeup-just-a-beginning/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-09T09:05:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/10/commentary/tests-loom-for-u-s-china-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-10T09:01:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/10/commentary/world-commentary/reflections-on-an-imbroglio-in-vientiane/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-10T09:01:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/10/editorials/behind-the-quest-for-more-babies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-10T09:17:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/11/commentary/world-commentary/chinas-democratic-option/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-11T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/11/editorials/uranium-munition-in-the-cross-hairs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-11T09:09:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/12/commentary/still-waiting-for-real-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-12T09:00:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/12/commentary/world-commentary/india-paying-dearly-for-its-bully-image/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-12T09:00:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/12/editorials/a-last-chance-for-africa/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-12T09:08:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/13/commentary/world-commentary/fates-of-estrada-philippines-hang-on-trial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-13T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/13/commentary/world-commentary/in-thailand-good-losers-teach-a-key-lesson/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-13T09:00:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/13/commentary/muscovites-get-all-fired-up/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-13T09:01:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/13/editorials/help-china-to-help-itself/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-13T09:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/14/commentary/world-commentary/how-washington-turns-virtue-into-vice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-14T09:02:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/14/commentary/world-commentary/china-tightens-grip-on-the-net/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-14T09:03:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/14/editorials/hope-for-myanmars-democrats/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-14T09:05:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/15/commentary/world-commentary/tory-grip-on-rural-areas-must-be-broken/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-15T09:00:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/15/editorials/territories-in-the-middle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-15T09:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/15/commentary/world-commentary/italian-lessons-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-15T09:03:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/15/commentary/calling-off-all-bets-on-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-15T09:04:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/15/commentary/world-commentary/no-wonder-seouls-politicos-get-no-respect/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-15T09:08:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/15/commentary/world-commentary/overseas-indians-use-them-or-lose-them/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-15T09:09:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/16/editorials/freedom-worth-fighting-for/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-16T09:05:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/16/commentary/best-politics-money-can-buy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-16T09:06:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/17/commentary/world-commentary/arafat-and-the-art-of-missing-opportunities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-17T09:07:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/17/editorials/alarming-fall-in-the-market/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-17T09:11:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/18/commentary/bush-faces-an-expectation-gap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-18T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/18/editorials/corruption-tests-beijings-courage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-18T09:02:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/18/commentary/world-commentary/bush-brings-opportunity-to-bolster-japan-u-s-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-18T09:02:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/19/commentary/eu-overlooking-a-vital-ally-in-turkey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-19T09:00:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/19/commentary/moris-fate-hangs-on-upper-house-election/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-19T09:04:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/19/editorials/no-mileage-in-banana-peels/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-19T09:18:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/20/commentary/a-good-pick-for-key-asian-policy-post/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-20T09:01:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/20/commentary/world-commentary/bush-inherits-his-fathers-legacy-in-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-20T09:03:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/20/editorials/the-troubles-in-congo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-20T09:10:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/21/editorials/mr-estrada-calls-it-quits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-21T09:03:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/21/commentary/world-commentary/avoiding-generalizations-about-asean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-21T09:09:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/22/commentary/world-commentary/partnerships-for-humanitarian-crises/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-22T09:00:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/22/commentary/dealing-with-regional-anxiety/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-22T09:01:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/22/commentary/world-commentary/the-clock-is-ticking-for-gen-musharraf/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-22T09:04:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/22/editorials/mr-bush-gets-down-to-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-22T09:09:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/22/commentary/fairness-for-foreign-workers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-22T09:09:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/23/commentary/world-commentary/give-aid-to-china-but-remain-vigilant/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-23T09:03:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/23/editorials/mr-kims-tutorial/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-23T09:08:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/24/commentary/time-for-japan-to-root-out-corruption/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-24T09:02:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/24/commentary/world-commentary/russia-can-teach-california-a-few-things-about-blackouts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-24T09:03:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/24/editorials/putting-bureaucrats-in-the-back-seat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-24T09:14:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/25/editorials/scandal-threatens-the-mori-cabinet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-25T09:16:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/26/commentary/world-commentary/its-up-to-japan-to-act-on-trade-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-26T09:00:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/26/commentary/world-commentary/japans-banking-system-still-shaky-despite-reforms/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-26T09:03:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/26/commentary/world-commentary/macroeconomic-pacing-urged/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-26T09:05:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/26/commentary/world-commentary/major-trends-start-at-microeconomic-level/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-26T09:06:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/26/commentary/plagued-by-scandal-yet-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-26T09:06:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/26/editorials/environment-under-assault/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-26T09:19:25+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/27/commentary/world-commentary/corruption-in-china-business-as-usual/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-27T09:02:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/27/commentary/world-commentary/nothing-new-about-u-s-boom-bust-cycle/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-27T09:02:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/27/commentary/world-commentary/gop-keeps-its-faith-in-the-confederacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-27T09:07:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/27/editorials/remembering-queen-victoria/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-27T09:08:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/27/commentary/ksd-places-mori-in-peril/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-27T09:09:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/28/editorials/what-makes-children-strong/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-28T09:01:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/28/commentary/world-commentary/back-to-the-future-with-george-w-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-28T09:03:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/28/commentary/world-commentary/challenges-for-south-korean-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-28T09:04:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/28/commentary/a-return-to-chillier-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-28T09:10:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/29/commentary/world-commentary/banks-untouched-by-evolution/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-29T09:01:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/29/commentary/was-pearl-harbor-really-a-surprise/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-29T09:02:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/29/commentary/bubble-ethics-cripple-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-29T09:04:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/29/commentary/real-deregulation-is-a-powerful-idea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-29T09:04:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/29/editorials/prepare-for-the-unexpected-mr-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-29T09:19:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/30/editorials/the-view-from-davos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-30T09:16:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/31/editorials/gujarat-digs-out-of-the-rubble/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-31T09:04:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/01/31/commentary/world-commentary/what-will-sanctions-do-to-afghanistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-01-31T09:04:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/01/editorials/and-the-restructuring-begins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-01T09:00:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/01/commentary/resist-the-revisionist-impulse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-01T09:03:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/02/commentary/end-of-the-line-for-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-02T09:00:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/02/commentary/world-commentary/tokyo-new-delhi-eager-to-put-synergy-back-in-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-02T09:07:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/02/editorials/mr-moris-vision-fails-to-inspire/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-02T09:11:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/03/commentary/is-asian-democracy-at-risk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-03T09:00:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/03/commentary/bush-can-win-over-african-americans/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-03T09:05:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/03/commentary/world-commentary/afghanistan-and-the-gods-of-little-things/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-03T09:08:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/03/commentary/world-commentary/europe-puts-out-feelers-toward-n-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-03T09:09:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/03/editorials/justice-delayed-or-justice-denied/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-03T09:09:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/04/commentary/world-commentary/review-of-u-s-whaling-policy-in-order/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-04T09:06:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/04/commentary/world-commentary/quake-made-worse-by-greed-and-ineptness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-04T09:06:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/04/commentary/globalizations-saddest-victim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-04T09:06:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/04/editorials/ginger-the-new-it-girl/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-04T09:09:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/05/commentary/complacency-fatal-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-05T09:01:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/05/editorials/save-ariake-sea-before-it-dies/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-05T09:05:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/06/commentary/why-cant-russia-be-more-reasonable/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-06T09:02:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/06/commentary/civil-servants-are-not-serfs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-06T09:07:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/06/editorials/reaching-out-to-problem-children/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-06T09:08:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/07/commentary/in-defense-of-davos-ideals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-07T09:00:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/07/editorials/averting-tragedy-in-the-sky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-07T09:02:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/07/commentary/world-commentary/few-lessons-for-wahid-in-estradas-fate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-07T09:04:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/08/commentary/with-cabinet-approved-bush-gets-down-to-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-08T09:02:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/08/editorials/fear-is-the-winner-in-israel/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-08T09:14:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/09/commentary/world-commentary/hope-fades-for-reconciliation-in-kosovo/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-09T09:01:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/09/commentary/world-commentary/musharraf-blows-chance-to-end-impasse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-09T09:02:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/09/commentary/which-global-standard/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-09T09:10:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/09/editorials/a-mixed-outlook-for-north-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-09T09:12:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/10/commentary/upheaval-on-the-horizon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-10T09:07:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/10/commentary/world-commentary/whos-afraid-of-the-wto-not-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-10T09:07:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/10/commentary/world-commentary/reflections-on-a-ticklish-relationship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-10T09:10:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/10/editorials/the-best-politics-money-can-buy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-10T09:11:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/11/commentary/yeltsin-and-reagan-revisited/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-11T09:00:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/11/commentary/in-the-land-of-the-militantly-mellow/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-11T09:02:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/11/editorials/how-do-you-spell-that-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-11T09:13:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/12/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-needs-allies-not-deputy-sheriffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-12T09:05:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/12/commentary/destroying-a-fragile-trust/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-12T09:05:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/12/editorials/a-nation-without-a-road-map/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-12T09:06:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/12/commentary/world-commentary/give-power-to-the-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-12T09:07:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/12/commentary/world-commentary/hints-of-thaw-in-indo-pakistani-relations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-12T09:08:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/14/commentary/the-freeter-phenomenon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-14T09:08:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/14/editorials/picking-priorities-in-russia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-14T09:19:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/15/editorials/shed-light-on-unbelievable-accident/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-15T09:10:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/16/editorials/the-lucie-blackman-case/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-16T09:03:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/16/commentary/the-ehime-maru-tragedy-spotlight-on-failed-leadership/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-16T09:05:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/17/commentary/filling-in-bushs-asia-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-17T09:06:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/17/commentary/press-is-partly-to-blame-for-moris-image/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-17T09:10:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/17/editorials/where-does-napster-go-from-here/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-17T09:13:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/18/commentary/world-commentary/falun-gong-feels-the-heat/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-18T09:07:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/18/commentary/this-cup-of-coffee-is-on-george-w-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-18T09:10:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/18/commentary/world-commentary/okinawans-have-good-reason-to-be-angry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-18T09:10:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/18/editorials/extend-a-helping-hand-to-mongolia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-18T09:13:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/19/commentary/defense-issues-move-to-the-fore/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-19T09:00:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/19/commentary/should-war-criminals-worry/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-19T09:04:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/19/editorials/name-them-and-shame-them/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-19T09:16:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/20/editorials/no-game-plan-for-a-new-politics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-20T09:07:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/20/commentary/world-commentary/corporate-investment-is-key/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-20T09:07:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/21/editorials/the-g7-prescription-for-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-21T09:01:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/21/commentary/world-commentary/unequal-treatment-in-the-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-21T09:08:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/21/commentary/world-commentary/indias-barbaric-idea-of-school-discipline/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-21T09:08:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/21/commentary/japan-u-s-ties-lost-at-sea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-21T09:08:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/22/editorials/game-over-for-dreamcast/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-22T09:01:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/22/commentary/selling-tax-cuts-to-congress/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-22T09:01:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/22/editorials/binding-the-internet/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-22T09:03:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/22/commentary/world-commentary/irian-jayas-valleys-of-death/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-22T09:08:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/23/commentary/world-commentary/indias-census-will-only-confirm-the-obvious-the-nation-is-overpopulated/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-23T09:00:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/23/editorials/explain-the-collision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-23T09:03:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/23/commentary/time-running-out-for-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-23T09:03:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/24/commentary/moris-lame-duck-maneuvers/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-24T09:02:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/24/commentary/world-commentary/putin-history-and-the-korean-peninsula/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-24T09:05:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/24/commentary/world-commentary/nuclear-pakistan-and-the-new-bush-team/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-24T09:05:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/24/commentary/world-commentary/learned-societies-still-have-a-key-role/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-24T09:05:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/24/editorials/iraq-defiant-yet-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-24T09:07:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/25/commentary/breaking-the-yakuzas-grip/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-25T09:00:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/25/editorials/ode-to-the-oedo-line/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-25T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/25/commentary/world-commentary/myanmars-best-hope-lies-in-reconciliation/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-25T09:03:59+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/26/commentary/u-s-navy-must-come-clean/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-26T09:01:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/26/commentary/oda-without-a-conscience/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-26T09:04:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/26/commentary/world-commentary/nice-treaty-upholds-britains-interests/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-26T09:05:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/26/commentary/world-commentary/british-bill-puts-tamil-tigers-on-notice/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-26T09:08:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/26/editorials/the-ioc-gets-down-to-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-26T09:09:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/27/commentary/a-crash-and-a-culture-clash/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-27T09:03:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/27/editorials/strains-test-major-alliances/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-27T09:17:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/28/commentary/world-commentary/how-the-anti-iraq-raids-played-in-france/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-28T09:02:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/28/commentary/alleviating-anxiety-in-seoul/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-28T09:03:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/28/editorials/the-legal-drug-menace/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-28T09:08:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/02/28/editorials/pirates-without-the-romance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-02-28T09:14:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/01/commentary/world-commentary/dont-bet-against-chinas-industrial-policy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-01T09:01:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/01/commentary/world-commentary/the-spy-game-high-stakes-low-payoffs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-01T09:06:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/01/commentary/bush-presidency-ehime-maru-tragedy-bring-national-security-issues-to-the-fore/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-01T09:07:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/01/commentary/lessons-of-failed-iraq-policy-elude-bush/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-01T09:09:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/01/editorials/truth-of-scandal-remains-buried/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-01T09:16:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/02/commentary/world-commentary/fear-obsession-hold-back-japan-china-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-02T09:03:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/02/editorials/the-challenge-facing-turkey/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-02T09:05:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/02/commentary/moris-time-is-running-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-02T09:07:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/03/commentary/world-commentary/tightening-the-noose-on-war-criminals/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-03T09:04:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/03/commentary/no-quick-fixes-for-japans-ills/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-03T09:06:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/03/commentary/two-unloved-bureaucratic-behemoths/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-03T09:06:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/03/editorials/breaking-stones-and-hearts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-03T09:06:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/03/commentary/world-commentary/south-koreas-media-and-transparency/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-03T09:09:27+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/04/commentary/the-media-close-in-on-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-04T09:09:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/04/editorials/just-the-tip-of-the-iceberg/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-04T09:09:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/05/commentary/world-commentary/meeting-mutual-expectations/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-05T09:02:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/05/commentary/nanjing-massacre-evidence-twisted-at-historians-whim/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-05T09:04:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/05/editorials/mr-bush-focuses-on-the-home-front/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-05T09:04:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/05/commentary/are-falling-prices-that-bad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-05T09:07:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/05/commentary/bush-works-on-tax-cuts-while-clinton-dodges-more-controversy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-05T09:09:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/06/commentary/world-commentary/proceed-cautiously-in-irkutsk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-06T09:00:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/06/editorials/the-horns-of-a-dilemma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-06T09:13:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/07/commentary/agribusiness-at-a-crossroads/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-07T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/07/editorials/dont-throw-in-the-towel-on-free-trade/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-07T09:15:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/08/commentary/world-commentary/genetically-modified-corn-slips-into-human-food-chain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-08T09:01:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/08/commentary/putin-plays-a-bad-hand-well/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-08T09:09:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/08/editorials/tightening-the-net/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-08T09:14:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/08/editorials/protection-for-women-in-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-08T09:14:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/09/commentary/world-commentary/thais-make-an-enemy-out-of-myanmar/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-09T09:00:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/09/commentary/the-ldp-just-doesnt-get-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-09T09:03:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/09/editorials/wary-in-washington/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-09T09:07:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/09/commentary/world-commentary/cultural-cleansing-exposes-outrageous-methods-of-taliban/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-09T09:08:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/10/commentary/world-commentary/let-china-set-the-human-rights-debate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-10T09:03:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/10/editorials/an-untimely-defense-move/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-10T09:04:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/10/commentary/world-commentary/what-women-can-do-for-the-environment/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-10T09:06:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/10/commentary/world-commentary/talibans-defiance-isolates-afghanistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-10T09:07:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/11/commentary/world-commentary/history-will-affirm-kims-heroism-vision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-11T09:03:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/11/commentary/world-commentary/trade-nmd-for-the-ctbt/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-11T09:04:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/11/commentary/regionalism-threatens-global-prosperity/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-11T09:05:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/11/editorials/when-is-a-gaffe-not-a-gaffe/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-11T09:18:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/13/commentary/postindustrial-economy-calls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-13T09:07:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/13/editorials/chinas-misplaced-priorities/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-13T09:14:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/14/commentary/world-commentary/the-anti-buddhist-fury-in-afghanistan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-14T09:02:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/14/commentary/agriculture-policies-gone-wild/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-14T09:03:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/14/editorials/no-more-secret-funds/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-14T09:10:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/15/commentary/world-commentary/the-choice-is-north-koreas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-15T09:04:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/15/editorials/making-sense-of-the-slide/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-15T09:12:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/16/commentary/world-commentary/failed-experiment-haunts-jakarta/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-16T09:05:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/16/editorials/the-enemy-of-my-enemy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-16T09:08:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/16/commentary/world-commentary/has-cycle-of-peace-begun/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-16T09:08:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/16/commentary/pointless-summits-as-mori-clings-to-power/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-16T09:08:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/17/commentary/world-commentary/taliban-fanaticism-is-not-typical-of-islam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-17T09:02:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/17/commentary/two-old-allies-two-visions/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-17T09:02:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/17/commentary/world-commentary/sadly-conflicts-make-sense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-17T09:03:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/17/editorials/go-mr-mori-and-soon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-17T09:06:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/17/commentary/world-commentary/an-opportunity-for-the-worlds-poorest/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-17T09:09:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/18/commentary/world-commentary/confucius-rescues-chinas-communists/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-18T09:01:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/18/commentary/world-commentary/torture-continues-to-be-big-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-18T09:05:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/18/commentary/world-commentary/zapatour-gives-hope-to-mexicos-poor/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-18T09:08:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/18/commentary/solving-the-democracy-deficit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-18T09:10:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/18/editorials/a-hole-in-the-sky/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-18T09:18:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/19/commentary/u-s-south-korea-summit-a-good-start/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-19T09:05:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/19/commentary/world-commentary/an-african-win-in-the-war-against-aids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-19T09:06:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/19/commentary/world-commentary/indonesias-future-is-visible-in-kalimantan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-19T09:06:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/19/commentary/world-commentary/good-signs-for-japan-u-s-alliance/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-19T09:07:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/19/editorials/mr-sharon-goes-to-work/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-19T09:11:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/20/commentary/world-commentary/u-s-rok-ties-show-new-signs-of-strain/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-20T09:02:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/20/commentary/japan-wasting-its-top-resource/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-20T09:05:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/20/editorials/explosive-pressures-in-china/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-20T09:14:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/21/commentary/world-commentary/an-asian-financial-crisis-chinese-style/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-21T09:01:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/21/commentary/world-commentary/dissenting-from-globalism/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-21T09:04:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/21/commentary/world-commentary/president-bush-be-cautious-with-iraq/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-21T09:05:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/21/editorials/welcome-return-to-zero-interest-rates/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-21T09:07:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/22/commentary/no-winner-in-frances-vote/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-22T09:03:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/22/commentary/bush-rises-while-mori-falls/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-22T09:05:45+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/22/editorials/a-surprisingly-successful-summit/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-22T09:11:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/23/editorials/the-fear-on-the-farm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-23T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/23/commentary/challenges-for-japan-u-s-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-23T09:02:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/23/commentary/world-commentary/indian-politicians-bought-for-a-few-good-lakhs/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-23T09:08:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/24/commentary/the-long-view-on-the-kurils/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-24T09:03:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/24/commentary/world-commentary/detours-on-pakistans-road-to-democracy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-24T09:05:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/24/commentary/world-commentary/natos-weakness-threatens-macedonia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-24T09:06:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/24/commentary/let-the-deal-making-begin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-24T09:09:19+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/24/editorials/direct-elections-are-not-the-cure/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-24T09:10:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/25/commentary/world-commentary/east-pakistans-bloody-death-30-years-on/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-25T09:05:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/25/commentary/campaign-finance-reforms-stifle-free-speech/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-25T09:07:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/25/editorials/ghosts-on-the-loose/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-25T09:11:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/26/commentary/too-little-too-late-for-reform/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-26T09:00:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/26/commentary/world-commentary/bushs-crash-course-in-global-diplomacy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-26T09:02:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/26/commentary/never-say-youve-apologized-too-much/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-26T09:02:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/26/commentary/russians-living-la-vida-loca/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-26T09:10:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/26/editorials/act-now-to-save-macedonia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-26T09:10:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/27/editorials/a-small-step-forward-in-irkutsk/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-27T09:05:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/27/commentary/the-limits-of-public-opinion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-27T09:08:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/28/commentary/understanding-leadership-in-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-28T09:07:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/28/commentary/world-commentary/australians-try-to-sort-good-economic-news-from-bad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-28T09:08:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/28/editorials/mr-bushs-new-thinking/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-28T09:13:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/29/commentary/time-to-act-is-running-out/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-29T09:06:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/29/commentary/world-commentary/reform-out-of-reach-for-kim-dae-jung/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-29T09:10:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/29/editorials/success-in-stockholm/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-29T09:10:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/30/editorials/chiba-sends-a-signal-to-the-parties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-30T09:01:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/30/commentary/world-commentary/young-asian-forum-already-has-impressive-pedigree/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-30T09:03:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/30/commentary/jockeying-to-replace-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-30T09:06:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/31/editorials/not-guilty-is-not-innocent/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-31T09:02:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/31/commentary/the-power-of-the-camera/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-31T09:06:07+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/03/31/commentary/lack-of-leaders-is-destroying-the-ldp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-03-31T09:06:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/01/editorials/not-so-brilliant-green-tea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-01T09:00:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/01/editorials/a-crime-for-the-times/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-01T09:05:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/01/commentary/world-commentary/should-english-be-forced-on-immigrants/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-01T09:06:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/01/commentary/world-commentary/a-time-of-hopeful-change-in-the-philippines/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-01T09:09:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/01/commentary/banks-offer-no-miracle-cures/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-01T09:09:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/02/commentary/japans-economic-kuroko/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-02T09:00:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/02/commentary/world-commentary/shattering-the-myth-of-a-leaderless-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-02T09:06:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/02/commentary/close-the-book-on-censorship/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-02T09:06:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/02/commentary/world-commentary/end-the-neglect-of-mental-health-care/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-02T09:06:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/02/commentary/world-commentary/hope-afghanistans-scarcest-resource/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-02T09:08:16+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/02/commentary/world-commentary/india-wages-an-uphill-battle-against-aids/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-02T09:09:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/02/editorials/allies-need-to-clear-the-air/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-02T09:11:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/03/editorials/silence-isnt-golden-in-the-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-03T09:02:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/03/commentary/world-commentary/homegrown-it-plans-are-best/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-03T09:04:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/03/commentary/slaves-to-enduring-myths-of-the-civil-war/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-03T09:09:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/03/commentary/world-commentary/burying-the-dover-dead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-03T09:10:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/04/commentary/world-commentary/making-the-case-for-private-cosmonauts/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-04T09:03:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/04/commentary/world-commentary/the-second-intifada-at-a-turning-point/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-04T09:06:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/04/editorials/a-dangerous-game-of-cat-and-mouse/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-04T09:07:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/05/commentary/collision-tests-u-s-china-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-05T09:02:54+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/05/editorials/mr-milosevic-behind-bars/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-05T09:18:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/06/commentary/world-commentary/a-springtime-dilemma/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-06T09:04:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/06/commentary/few-worthy-leaders-in-ldp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-06T09:08:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/06/editorials/asia-dusts-off-some-bad-habits/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-06T09:13:13+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/07/commentary/animal-rights-terrorist-tactics/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-07T09:06:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/07/commentary/the-u-2-affair-all-over-again/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-07T09:06:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/07/editorials/one-year-on-for-mr-putin/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-07T09:10:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/08/commentary/panic-commands-a-high-price/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-08T09:08:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/08/editorials/heidi-gets-a-makeover/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-08T09:19:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/10/commentary/reasons-to-thank-mr-mori/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-10T09:01:11+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/10/commentary/world-commentary/spy-plane-incident-bolsters-pla-position/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-10T09:04:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/10/editorials/troubling-times-in-vietnam/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-10T09:11:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/11/commentary/a-turning-point-for-the-ldp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-11T09:05:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/11/commentary/the-hazards-of-reform-british-style/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-11T09:05:17+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/11/commentary/world-commentary/the-bank-of-japans-new-policy-is-sound/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-11T09:08:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/11/editorials/peru-returns-to-normalcy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-11T09:17:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/11/editorials/mr-putins-timely-conversion/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-11T09:19:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/12/commentary/world-commentary/will-pyongyang-split-u-s-south-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-12T09:02:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/12/commentary/world-commentary/a-cold-war-in-the-making/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-12T09:04:12+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/12/commentary/environment-takes-back-seat-to-u-s-economic-recovery/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-12T09:04:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/12/editorials/forty-years-of-flying-and-dreaming/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-12T09:12:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/13/commentary/world-commentary/spat-over-whaling-unlikely-to-sour-business/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-13T09:01:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/13/commentary/media-guilty-of-hounding-mori-from-office/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-13T09:09:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/13/editorials/diplomacy-does-the-trick/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-13T09:10:21+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/14/commentary/clintons-shadow-over-india/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-14T09:00:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/14/commentary/world-commentary/korean-impasse-is-u-s-fault/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-14T09:01:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/14/editorials/the-great-tiger-woods-debate/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-14T09:03:43+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/14/commentary/world-commentary/a-japanese-pm-as-seen-from-abroad/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-14T09:06:00+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/14/commentary/world-commentary/russias-dark-clouds-have-silver-linings/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-14T09:07:39+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/15/commentary/world-commentary/bushs-spanish-narrows-gap-with-latinos/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-15T09:01:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/15/commentary/world-commentary/shared-interests-bolster-sino-pakistani-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-15T09:08:53+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/15/editorials/prepare-now-for-demographic-changes/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-15T09:11:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/16/commentary/the-curse-of-shikata-ga-nai/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-16T09:00:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/16/commentary/world-commentary/the-worst-is-yet-to-come-in-macedonia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-16T09:02:50+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/16/commentary/world-commentary/understanding-the-message-in-the-madness/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-16T09:04:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/16/editorials/sanctioning-death-in-the-netherlands/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-16T09:04:55+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/17/editorials/spoiling-for-a-fight-in-iran/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-17T09:03:28+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/17/commentary/world-commentary/hopes-for-peace-are-fading/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-17T09:10:40+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/18/commentary/mistaken-cures-for-the-japanese-economy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-18T09:06:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/18/commentary/the-crews-home-now-what/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-18T09:09:02+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/18/editorials/mr-moris-year-in-review/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-18T09:11:41+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/19/commentary/world-commentary/mideast-raids-fuel-fear-of-regional-conflict/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-19T09:03:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/19/commentary/bushs-mettle-gets-put-to-test/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-19T09:06:52+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/19/editorials/beyond-the-textbook-controversy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-19T09:09:32+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/20/commentary/world-commentary/shame-on-the-government/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-20T09:02:30+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/20/editorials/use-agriculture-safeguards-sparingly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-20T09:12:08+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/21/commentary/u-s-must-seek-three-way-balance-in-asia/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-21T09:00:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/21/commentary/koizumi-takes-an-early-lead/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-21T09:02:23+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/21/commentary/world-commentary/china-faces-a-dilemma-in-ties-with-u-s/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-21T09:05:49+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/21/editorials/a-reassuring-signal-from-the-fed/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-21T09:19:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/22/commentary/overlooking-the-real-victims-of-foot-and-mouth-disease/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-22T09:02:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/22/commentary/ldp-must-reform-for-the-nations-good/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-22T09:03:34+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/22/commentary/world-commentary/should-the-u-s-help-china-to-get-rich/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-22T09:05:09+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/22/commentary/world-commentary/europe-seeks-a-greater-role-in-korea/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-22T09:06:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/22/editorials/poetry-and-the-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-22T09:16:33+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/23/commentary/world-commentary/bush-may-not-be-wrong-to-reject-kyoto/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-23T09:01:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/23/commentary/world-commentary/musharraf-sets-his-sights-on-illegal-guns/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-23T09:02:18+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/23/editorials/minimum-restraint-in-the-middle-east/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-23T09:03:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/23/commentary/signs-of-political-upheaval-on-the-horizon/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-23T09:04:10+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/23/commentary/moscow-exiles-a-mogul-with-good-taste/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-23T09:04:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/23/commentary/textbook-serves-japan-poorly/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-23T09:09:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/23/commentary/diplomatic-tests-await-japan/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-23T09:09:44+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/24/commentary/economy-keeps-blair-on-top/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-24T09:00:51+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/24/editorials/mr-lee-comes-with-baggage/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-24T09:13:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/25/editorials/a-new-era-for-the-americas/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-25T09:01:56+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/25/commentary/world-commentary/riding-roughshod-over-planet-and-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-25T09:02:37+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/25/commentary/world-commentary/global-green-alliance-swells-down-under/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-25T09:03:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/26/commentary/antiglobalism-guarantees-poverty-for-all/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-26T09:04:20+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/26/editorials/a-bold-new-start-for-the-ldp/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-26T09:05:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/26/commentary/world-commentary/parliamentary-democracy-isnt-perfect-but-its-the-best-form-of-government-we-have/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-26T09:08:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/27/commentary/world-commentary/india-cant-afford-another-border-enemy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-27T09:07:24+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/27/commentary/world-commentary/is-asias-little-dragon-awakening-at-last/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-27T09:10:01+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/27/commentary/calls-for-change-heeded/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-27T09:10:35+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/27/editorials/koizumis-uphill-battle-begins/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-27T09:16:15+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/28/commentary/world-commentary/jospin-still-far-from-the-top/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-28T09:01:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/28/editorials/fit-punishment-for-tragic-error/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-28T09:02:03+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/29/editorials/going-somewhere-in-golden-week/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-29T09:18:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/30/commentary/world-commentary/a-high-price-for-textbook-flap/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-30T09:00:47+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/30/commentary/a-real-chance-for-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-30T09:00:48+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/30/commentary/world-commentary/myanmar-solutions-require-three-way-talks/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-30T09:02:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/30/commentary/world-commentary/deal-with-the-taliban-by-humanizing-it/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-30T09:02:57+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/30/commentary/world-commentary/myanmars-shan-state-a-complex-tragedy/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-30T09:03:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/30/editorials/stand-up-to-beijings-fury/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-30T09:03:14+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/04/30/commentary/one-mans-fight-for-the-unvarnished-truth/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-04-30T09:06:38+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/01/commentary/bush-strains-cross-atlantic-ties/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-01T09:07:42+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/01/editorials/economic-ills-have-a-silver-lining/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-01T09:17:05+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/01/editorials/a-new-generation-in-hanoi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-01T09:18:31+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/02/commentary/an-end-to-hopes-of-change/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-02T09:01:04+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/02/editorials/strike-two-for-mr-wahid/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-02T09:08:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/02/commentary/world-commentary/south-korea-weighs-a-constitutional-revision/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-02T09:10:29+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/03/commentary/world-commentary/turn-the-pm-into-a-man-of-the-people/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-03T09:00:22+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/03/commentary/world-commentary/arafat-remains-unbowed-as-his-long-march-continues/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-03T09:05:26+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/03/commentary/take-the-lead-mr-koizumi/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-03T09:05:36+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/03/commentary/bush-administrations-asian-policy-gets-off-to-a-rocky-start/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-03T09:08:06+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/03/editorials/peace-security-and-missile-defense/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-03T09:19:46+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
	<url>
		<loc>https://wp.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2001/05/04/commentary/world-commentary/bjps-bond-with-nationalists-quietly-eases/</loc>
		<lastmod>2001-05-04T09:05:58+09:00</lastmod>
	</url>
</urlset>
<!-- XML Sitemap generated by Yoast SEO -->